North Dakota State BISON FootbalL 36 Conference Championships | 16 National Championships 2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference & NCAA FCS National Champions 2020-21 Schedule Sixth-Ranked Bison Look to Bounce Back From (2-1 overall, 1-1 MVFC) Date Opponent Time 10/3 #11 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 39-28 First Loss Saturday at Missouri State 2/21 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 25-7 2/27 *at Southern Illinois L, 14-38 THIS WEEK: No. 6-ranked North Dakota 3/6 *at Missouri State 2 p.m. State (2-1, 1-1 MVFC) looks to bounce back from 3/13 *ILLINOIS STATE 2:30 p.m. its first loss in more than three calendar years 3/20 *NORTH DAKOTA 2:30 p.m. this Saturday, March 6, against Missouri State NORTH DAKOTA STATE MISSOURI STATE 3/27 *at South Dakota 1 p.m. (1-3, 1-0 MVFC). Game time is 2 p.m. at Plaster 4/3 *SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 2:30 p.m. Stadium in Springfield, Mo. BISON BEARS 4/10 *at Northern Iowa 4 p.m. (2-1, 1-1 MVFC) (1-3, 1-0 MVFC) #STATS/AFCA rankings *MVFC games ^FCS playoffs TELEVISION: NBC North Dakota will have Rank: 6 (STATS) Rank: NR (STATS) Quick Facts statewide television coverage with Lee Tim- Last Game: Feb. 27 lost at Last Game: Feb. 27 def. Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 124,662) Southern Illinois 38-14 Western Illinois 30-24 merman (play-by-play), (analyst) Streak: Lost 1 Streak: Won 1 Founded: 1890 and Ryan Gellner (sideline). Pregame coverage On Road: 0-1 (Lost 1) At Home: 0-1 (Lost 9) Enrollment: 12,846 (fall 2020) begins at 1 p.m. with KVLY TV’s Beth Hoole and Coach: Matt Entz Coach: Nickname: Bison Record: 18-1 (2nd) Record: 1-3 (1st) Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) Devin Fry. ESPN+ will carry the game beginning Stadium: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) at 2 p.m. ESPN+ is available by subscription on Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass ESPN.com and the ESPN app. Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Missouri Valley Football (MVFC) RADIO: Coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. on the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network includ- Last Year’s Record: 16-0, 8-0 MVFC (1st) ing 107.9 The Fox in Fargo with Jeff Culhane (play-by-play), Phil Hansen (analyst) and Cole Jirik Starters Returning/Lost: 14/8 (sideline). Extended coverage locally on Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM includes “Bison Tailgate” from Offense: 9/2 Defense: 5/6 10:30-11:30, “Bison Game Day” from 11:30-1:30 and the “Bison Hotline” call-in show following the Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) network broadcast. Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 ONLINE: NDSU All Access offers free audio streaming of all NDSU football games as well as Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 live video of Bison home games to subscribers on GoBison.com/allaccess and the NDSU Athletics mobile app. Links to live streams and live in-game stats are available at GoBison.com/coverage. Football Staff Follow along with in-game updates on Twitter @NDSUfootball. Head Coach: Matt Entz (Wartburg College, 1995) Record at NDSU: 18-1 (2nd season) Career Record: same THE SERIES: This is the 13th meeting between North Dakota State and Missouri State since Assistant Coaches/Staff: 2008. NDSU has won nine straight and leads the series 10-2 after last year’s 22-0 victory in Fargo. * (Minot St., 1977)...... Assoc. Head Coach The Bison are 5-1 in Springfield with the only loss coming in the 2010 regular-season finale, 3-0. Passing Game Coord./QBs * (NDSU, 2009)....Off. Coord./Tight Ends/Fullbacks David Braun (Winona St., 2008)...... Def. Coord./Safeties LAST YEAR’S MEETING: North Dakota State’s defense allowed just 185 total yards and posted Nick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003)..... Spec.Teams Coord./DTs its only shutout of the season last year in a 22-0 victory over Missouri State. The Bears found suc- Joe Beschorner (Simpson, 2000)...... Running Backs cess with a short passing game completing 20 of 37 attempts for 164 yards, but MSU managed just Dan Larson (UW-Eau Claire, 2003)...... Offensive Line *Kody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012)...... Cornerbacks 21 net yards rushing and was 5 of 16 on third down. Jackson Hankey led the Bison with nine tackles Grant Olson (NDSU, 2014)...... Linebackers and Spencer Waege was in on two of NDSU’s three sacks. Phoenix Sproles led nine Bison receivers Noah Pauley (Minn.-Duluth, 2012)...... Wide Receivers with six receptions for 52 yards as finished 21 of 31 passing for 225 yards. *Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009)...... Defensive Ends *Connor Senger (UW-Oshkosh, 2017)...... Off. Quality Control *Lee Pronschinske (Winona State, 2019)... Def. Quality Control SALUKIS END 39-GAME WINNING STREAK: North Dakota State went 1,210 calendar days Nathan Bjoralt (NDSU, 2013)...... Dir. of Football Ops. & Equip. between losses before Southern Illinois snapped NDSU’s FCS-record 39-game winning streak with a Josh Kittell (Jamestown, 2008)...... Dir. of Football Recruiting 38-14 victory in Carbondale last week. The Salukis converted 11 of 16 third down attempts and con- John Riley (Arkansas State, 2008)... Dir. of Football Video Ops. Jim Kramer (UW-La Crosse, 1989)....Asst. AD/Ath. Performance trolled the ball for more than 41 minutes in handing NDSU its first loss since Nov. 4, 2017, at South *press box on game day Dakota State. SIU outgained NDSU by a 443-268 margin in total yards and limited the Bison rushing game to 109 net yards with 63 of those coming on one Jalen Bussey rush late in the game. Zeb Athletic Communications Noland went 13 of 24 passing for 159 yards, Bussey finished with 72 yards on three rushes, andJake Contact: Ryan Perreault Lippe led nine Bison receivers with career-high three catches and 53 yards. Safety Dom Jones made Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 Email: [email protected] a game-high eight tackles, all solos. Jackson Hankey, Jasir Cox, Michael Tutsie and Josh Hayes had Website: GoBison.com seven tackles apiece. Facebook: @NDSUathletics Twitter: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball BOUNCING BACK VS. BEARS: North Dakota State’s streak of five straight years winning back- Instagram: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball to-back road games in the Missouri Valley Football Conference came to end with last week’s 38-14 YouTube: @NDSUathletics loss at Southern Illinois. This week’s opponent, Missouri State, is the same opponent NDSU faced in 2014 in a second straight MVFC road game after 19th-ranked Northern Iowa snapped NDSU’s then FCS-record 33-game winning streak. The Bison beat the Bears 45-10 in Springfield that year. NDSU has not lost back-to-back games in conference or non-conference play since 2009 when the Bison lost five straight to open the Missouri Valley Football Conference schedule. BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA ST. (2-1, 1-1 MVFC) MISSOURI STATE (1-3, 1-0 MVFC) BISON OPP BEARS OPP Points/Game 26.0 24.3 Points/Game 18.5 33.0 First Downs 56 51 First Downs 65 70 Rushing/Game 209.3 97.3 Rushing/Game 106.8 90.8 Passing/Game 127.3 206.3 Passing/Game 190.5 254.8 Total Offense/Game 336.7 303.7 Total Offense/Game 297.2 345.5 VALLEY OVERALL Had Intercepted 2 2 Had Intercepted 8 4 W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Fumbles-Lost 5-2 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 10-6 3-3 #4 North Dakota 2-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 Penalties-Avg. Yards 7-25.7 10-31.0 Penalties-Avg. Yards 38-77.8 29-69.2 #20 South Dakota 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 Net Punt Avg. 41.6 38.5 Net Punt Avg. 31.9 29.1 Missouri State 1-0 1.000 1-3 .250 Time of Poss./Game 26:58 33:02 Time of Poss./Game 30:14 29:47 #11 Southern Illinois 1-1 .500 2-1 .667 3rd Down Conversions 38% 39% 3rd Down Conversions 28% 31% #6 North Dakota St. 1-1 .500 2-1 .667 4th Down Conversions 1/1 3/3 4th Down Conversions 0/5 1/4 #3 Northern Iowa 1-1 .500 1-1 .500 #8 South Dakota St. 1-1 .500 1-1 .500 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS #15 Illinois State 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Western Illinois 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 Kobe Johnson 34 173 5.1 1 57.7 Jeremiah Wilson 23 154 6.7 2 77.0 Youngstown State 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 Jalen Bussey 9 115 12.8 2 57.5 Celdon Manning 16 69 4.3 1 69.0 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG (Indiana State not participating) Zeb Noland 22-42-1 52.4 1 116.5 Jaden Johnson 57-107-6 53.3 1 165.2 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Josh Babicz 5 55 11.0 1 18.3 Damoriea Vick 15 233 15.5 0 58.2 Schedule & Scores Jake Lippe 4 64 16.0 1 21.3 Lorenzo Thomas 7 111 15.9 0 37.0 All Times Central DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR Jackson Hankey 15-14-29 0.5 0 0-0 Tylar Wiltz 20-18-38 3.0 0 0-1 Saturday, Feb. 27 James Kaczor 14-13-27 0.0 0 0-0 Titus Wall 21-11-32 0.0 0 0-0 *Northern Iowa 21, at Youngstown State 0 Jasir Cox 10-9-19 1.0 0 0-0 F. Manuleleua 13-19-32 4.5 0 1-0 *at Southern Illinois 38, North Dakota State 14 *South Dakota 27, at Illinois State 20 *at North Dakota 28, South Dakota State 17 BISON IN THE POLLS: North Dakota State dropped from first to sixth in the Stats Perform FCS *Missouri State 30, at Western Illinois 24 Top 25 poll following the loss to Southern Illinois. Ranked No. 1 since the 2017 postseason final poll, NDSU had been ranked fifth or higher in the FCS Top 25 since Nov. 9, 2015, three weeks after South Thursday, March 4 Dakota upset the Bison 24-21 in Fargo. NDSU dropped from second to eighth with that loss to USD *South Dakota at North Dakota, 5 p.m. and spent the following weeks ranked eighth, seventh and sixth before returning to a No. 2 ranking after three straight wins over Indiana State, Southern Illinois and Western Illinois. NDSU has not Saturday, March 6 been outside the FCS Top 10 since opening the 2011 season ranked No. 11 for two weeks against *Southern Illinois at Youngstown State, 11 a.m. Lafayette and St. Francis. The Bison climbed into the top five for the remainder of NDSU’s first FCS *North Dakota State at Missouri State, 2 p.m. national championship season in 2011 after beating Minnesota 37-24. *Western Illinois at South Dakota State, 2 p.m. *Illinois State at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m. REINHOLZ PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Junior kicker Jake Reinholz was named Missouri Valley Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after scoring seven points in the win over Saturday, March 13 Youngstown State. His two-point conversion run put NDSU ahead 8-0 late in the first quarter, and his *Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois, 12 p.m. *North Dakota at Western Illinois, 12 p.m. second career field goal (from 28 yards) gave the Bison an 11-0 lead before halftime. Reinholz added *Missouri State at South Dakota, 1 p.m. a pair of extra-point kicks and averaged 62.8 yards on five kickoffs with two touchbacks. It was his *Youngstown State at South Dakota State, 2 p.m. first player of the week honor. *Illinois State at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m. FIRST SUNDAY GAME: NDSU’s conference opener with Youngstown State was the first Sunday game in NDSU football history dating back to 1894. The game was held on Sunday due to a schedul- ing conflict at the Fargodome, which hosted the North Dakota high school wrestling state champion- ships Thursday through Saturday. A crowd of 6,578 was on hand to see the Bison and Penguins, less than the 50 percent capacity limit of 9,500 set for the game.

BISON FAVORED TO WIN: North Dakota State was picked to win its 10th straight Missouri Val- ley Football Conference title in a preseason poll of the league’s head coaches. One point separated Northern Iowa and South Dakota State for second and third place, respectively. Illinois State was fourth and Southern Illinois fifth followed by South Dakota, North Dakota and Youngstown State with Missouri State and Western Illinois tying for the ninth and final spot.

EIGHT ON PRESEASON MVFC TEAM: NDSU has a league-best eight first-team picks on the preseason All-Missouri Valley Football Conference team including fullback Hunter Luepke, wide receiver Christian Watson, offensive lineman Cordell Volson, long snapper Ross Kennelly, defensive lineman Spencer Waege, linebacker Jackson Hankey, cornerback Josh Hayes and safety Michael Tutsie. Tight end Josh Babicz earned honorable mention. BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 3

Peterson Farms Seed FOUR PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS: North Dakota State offensive lineman Cordell Volson and safety Michael Tutsie were named to the HERO Sports spring preseason All-America team. Bison Radio Network Volson and wide receiver Christian Watson were named to the Athlon Sports spring preseason All- NDSU football can be heard live on 26 stations America team. Prior to the fall season, Volson and linebacker Jackson Hankey were named to the across North Dakota and Minnesota. Coverage Stats Perform FCS preseason All-America second team and Tutsie was third team. includes 30-minute pregame and postgame shows. Head coach Matt Entz is also a guest 16-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: North Dakota State has won 16 football national champion- on “The Bison Football Radio Show” Wednesday ships. NDSU claimed three College Division national championships in 1965, 1968 and 1969 via the nights from 6:30 to 8:00 (Mondays after national polls, five Division II playoff titles in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1990, and was the first basketball season). Call the studio at (701) 476- team in college football history to win five straight national titles with FCS crowns in 2011, 2012, 1660 or email [email protected]. 2013, 2014 and 2015 before winning again in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

BROADCAST TEAM NINE STRAIGHT TITLES: North Dakota State in 2019 won its ninth straight Missouri Valley Jeff Culhane...... Play-By-Play Football Conference championship and fifth outright crown including 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2018. Phil Hansen...... Analyst North Dakota State has won 36 football conference championships including 26 in the North Central Cole Jirik...... Sideline Conference (last in 1994) and one in the Great West Football Conference (2006). Most Consecutive Conference Titles in Division I Football LOCATION SIGNAL 14 - Oklahoma (Big 8, 1946-59) Fargo KPFX-FM 107.9 The Fox 12 - Montana (Big Sky, 1998-09) Fargo KQWB Bison 1660/92.7 FM 10 - BYU (WAC, 1976-85) Ada, MN KRJB-FM 106.5 9 - Florida State (ACC, 1992-00) Bemidji, MN KKWB-FM 102.5 9 - North Dakota State (MVFC, 2011-19) Bismarck KXMR-AM 710 Bowman KPOK-AM 1340 UNDEFEATED FIRST-YEAR HEAD COACHES: North Dakota State’s Matt Entz last year became Brainerd, MN KLKS-FM 100.1 the first Division I head football coach to win all 16 games in his first season at the helm. Entz’s Detroit Lakes, MN KDLB-FM 94.5 streak extended to 18 straight wins including the first two games of the 2020-21 season. Among Devils Lake KDVL-FM 102.5 other notable winning streaks for first-time head coaches, Walter Camp won his first 28 games at Dickinson KLTC-AM 1460 Yale in 1888 and 1889, Larry Coker won his first 24 games at Miami (Fla.) in 2001 and 2002. Fergus Falls, MN KBRF-AM 1250 Fosston, MN KKCQ-FM 96.7 THIRD LONGEST WINNING STREAK: North Dakota State’s 39-game winning streak that ended in Glenwood, MN KMGK-FM 107.1 February is the third longest in Division I history and the longest in FCS history surpassing the record Grafton KXPO-AM 1340 33-game Bison winning streak from 2012-14. NDSU went 1,210 calendar days between losses and Harvey KHND-AM 1470 beat 22 nationally ranked opponents during the 39-game streak. The Bison outscored opponents by Jamestown KSJB-AM 600 an average of 26 points and trailed in only 14 of those 39 contests (6 percent of the minutes played). Marshall, MN KMHL-AM 1400 Longest Division I Football Winning Streaks Mpls-St. Paul, MN KYCR-AM 1440 47—Oklahoma, 1953-57 Minot KCJB-AM 910 40—Washington, 1908-14 Oakes KDDR-AM 1220 39—North Dakota State, 2017-present Park Rapids, MN KXKK-FM 92.5 37—Yale, 1890-93 Roseau, MN KCAJ-FM 102.1 37—Yale, 1887-89 Rugby KZZJ-AM 1450 35—Toledo, 1969-71 Thief River Falls, MN KTRF-AM 1230 34—Miami (Fla.), 2000-03 Wahpeton KBMW-AM 1450 34—Penn, 1894-96 Williston KEYZ-AM 660 33—North Dakota State, 2012-14 The Bison Football Show HOME STREAK AT 30 GAMES: North Dakota State is on a school-record 30-game home win- The Bison Football Show with head coach Matt Entz ning streak, which is tied for fifth longest in FCS history behind Georgia Southern (39, 38), Eastern airs live at 10:30 a.m. Sundays on KXJB-TV in Fargo Kentucky (34), Middle Tennessee State (31) and Montana (30). It is the longest active home winning and Grand Forks. The show re-airs at 10:35 p.m. streak in Division I and a new Missouri Valley Football Conference record, topping NDSU’s 26-game Sunday nights on KVLY-TV in Fargo and Grand Forks home winning streak from 2012-15. The Bison had a 36-game home unbeaten streak 1964-71 includ- and KFYR-TV in Bismarck and 11 p.m. on West Dakota ing a 1970 season-opening tie with Eastern Michigan. NDSU has won 69 of the last 71 home games Fox. Online viewing is at www.valleynewslive.com. over non-conference opponents with its last home loss coming in the 2016 semifinals to James Madison. NDSU is 27-4 at home all-time against FCS Top 10 teams. Bison Television Schedule Opponent Coverage COORDINATORS NAMED TO 35 UNDER 35: North Dakota State offensive coordinator Tyler Central Arkansas NBC ND / ESPN+ Roehl and defensive coordinator David Braun were selected to the 2020 class of the American Foot- Youngstown State NBC ND / ESPN+ ball Coaches Association’s 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute, a prestigious program aimed at Southern Illinois NBC ND / ESPN+ at identifying and developing premier, future leaders in the football coaching profession. Selected at Missouri State NBC ND / ESPN+ participants are invited to attend the one-day institute that features a curriculum of interactive Illinois State NBC ND / ESPN+ lectures focused on topics specifically tailored to emphasize leadership in the coaching profession, North Dakota NBC ND / MidcoSN / ESPN+ ethics, influential responsibilities, career progression, and family balance. at South Dakota NBC ND / MidcoSN / ESPN+ South Dakota State NBC ND / MidcoSN / ESPN+ at Northern Iowa ESPN+ BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 4

AFCA FCS Top 25 NDSU’s 39-Game Win Streak WEGNER ON WATCH LIST: North Dakota FINAL 2019 — NEXT POLL MARCH 15 State’s Garret Wegner is one of 22 punters on Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv Date Opponent NDSU Opp the preseason watch list for the 2020 FCS Punt- 1. North Dakota St. (25) 16-0 625 1 11/11/17 *#10 SOUTH DAKOTA 49 14 +35 er of the Year Award. Created in 2019, the award 2. James Madison 14-2 600 2 11/18/17 *at #21 Illinois St. 20 7 +13 honors the nation’s top collegiate punter in the 3. Weber St. 11-4 569 4 12/2/17 SAN DIEGO 38 3 +35 Football Championship Subdivision. Wegner, 4. Montana St. 11-4 551 5 12/9/17 #8 WOFFORD 42 10 +32 a senior from Lodi, Wis., averaged 40.5 yards 5. Northern Iowa 10-5 505 6 12/15/17 #5 SAM HOUSTON ST. 55 13 +42 on 53 punts last season and had nine punts of 1/6/18 vs #1 James Madison 17 13 +4 6. Montana 10-4 495 8 50-plus yards. He ranked second in the Missouri 7. Illinois St. 10-5 451 14 9/1/18 CAL POLY 49 3 +46 Valley Football Conference with 22 fair catches. 8. Kennesaw St. 11-3 405 9 Wegner was a third team FCS All-America selec- 9. Sacramento St. 9-4 396 3 9/15/18 NORTH ALABAMA 38 7 +31 9/22/18 DELAWARE 38 10 +28 tion by Stats Perform and The Associated Press 10. Austin Peay 11-4 394 17 9/29/18 *#3 SOUTH DAKOTA ST. 21 17 +4 11. Central Arkansas 9-4 363 7 as a sophomore in 2018. 10/6/18 *at #22 Northern Iowa 56 31 +25 12. South Dakota St. 8-5 359 12 10/13/18 *at Western Illinois 34 7 +27 13. Monmouth 11-3 338 11 SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: NDSU has a 9-3 10/20/18 *#7 ILLINOIS ST. 28 14 +14 record against Football Bowl Subdivision oppo- 14. Nicholls St. 9-5 265 19 10/27/18 *at South Dakota 59 14 +45 15. Villanova 9-4 256 10 11/3/18 *YOUNGSTOWN ST. 17 7 +10 nents and has won six in a row against FBS foes 16. Southeast Missouri St. 9-4 244 13 11/10/18 *at Missouri St. 48 7 +41 since 2010 with wins at Kansas (6-3), Minnesota 17. Wofford 8-4 215 15 11/17/18 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 65 17 +48 (37-24), Colorado State (22-7), Kansas State 18. Southeastern Louisiana 8-5 183 24 12/1/18 #23 MONTANA ST. 52 10 +42 (24-21), Iowa State (34-14) and 11th-ranked 19. Furman 8-5 154 16 12/8/18 #7 COLGATE 35 0 +35 Iowa (23-21). NDSU has two future FBS games 20. Albany 9-5 137 NR 12/14/18 #5 SOUTH DAKOTA ST. 44 21 +23 against Arizona in 2022 and Colorado in 2024. 21. Dartmouth 9-1 125 20 1/5/19 vs #3 Eastern Wash. 38 24 +14 NDSU’s first three FBS wins were against Ball 22. Central Connecticut St. 11-2 121 18 State (2006), Central Michigan (2007) and Min- 23. North Carolina A&T 9-3 119 22 8/31/19 vs Butler 57 10 +47 nesota (2007). 24. Yale 9-1 79 23 9/7/19 NORTH DAKOTA 38 7 +31 25. Florida A&M 9-2 61 21 9/14/19 at #18 Delaware 47 22 +25 Dropped out: Southern Illinois (25) 9/21/19 #4 UC DAVIS 27 16 +11 Others receiving votes: North Dakota 36, 10/5/19 *at #6 Illinois St. 37 3 +34 Southern Illinois 26, San Diego 14, South Carolina St. 10/12/19 *#10 NORTHERN IOWA 46 14 +32 13, Towson 10, Holy Cross 9, Eastern Washington 4, 10/19/19 *MISSOURI ST. 22 0 +22 Tennessee-Martin 3. 10/26/19 *at #3 South Dakota St. 23 16 +7 11/2/19 *at Youngstown St. 56 17 +39 Stats Perform FCS Top 25 11/9/19 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 57 21 +36 MARCH 1, 2021 11/16/19 *SOUTH DAKOTA 49 14 +35 Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv 11/23/19 *at #25 Southern Illinois 21 7 +14 1 James Madison (34) 2-0 992 2 12/7/19 #19 NICHOLLS ST. 37 13 +24 2 Weber State (4) 1-0 945 4 12/14/19 #13 ILLINOIS ST. 9 3 +6 3 Northern Iowa 1-1 855 5 12/21/19 #5 MONTANA ST. 42 14 +28 4 North Dakota (2) 2-0 846 14 1/11/20 vs #2 James Madison 28 20 +8 5 Villanova 0-0 788 6 10/3/20 #11 CENTRAL ARK. 39 28 +11 6 North Dakota State 2-1 784 1 2/21/21 *YOUNGSTOWN ST. 25 7 +18 7 Nicholls State 2-0 756 9 8 South Dakota State 1-1 736 3 Total Points 1503 481 +26.2 9 Kennesaw State 1-0 714 8 25 Home Games 962 283 +27.2 10 Jacksonville State 4-1 597 16 10 Road Games 401 131 +27.0 11 Southern Illinois 2-1 594 NR 4 Neutral Games 140 67 +18.3 12 Sam Houston State 1-0 552 17 22 Ranked Opponents 813 330 +22.0 13 Albany 0-0 456 13 14 New Hampshire 0-0 382 15 Total time trailing: 138:14 15 Illinois State 0-1 374 7 (6.1% of the 2,280 minutes in 38 games) 16 Southeast Missouri State 1-1 329 21 Total time trailing at home: 69:08 17 Furman 1-1 277 10 (4.8% of the 1,440 minutes in 24 home games) 18 Charleston Southern 0-0 268 NR Games trailed in: 14 of 39 19 Idaho 1-0 267 NR Largest deficit: 14 points, at Northern Iowa, 20 Wofford 1-1 229 11 10/6/2018 (down 14-0, won 56-31) 20 South Dakota 1-0 229 NR Longest deficit: 34:24, at South Dakota State, 22 Eastern Washington 0-1 228 12 10/26/2019 (down 6-0, won 23-16) 23 Monmouth 0-0 165 20 23 Southeastern Louisiana 0-1 165 18 25 Delaware 0-0 101 25 Others receiving votes: Austin Peay 75, Incarnate Word 58, McNeese State 39, VMI 32, Jackson State 22, Richmond 17, San Diego 16, Gardner-Webb 16, East Tennessee State 14, Dixie State 14, Tennessee Tech 13, Tarleton State 11, South Carolina State 10, Southern University 8, UC Davis 7. BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 5 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School No. Name Pos. 0 Zach Mathis WR 6-6 192 So. Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep HS 84 Adrian Adams WR 1 Christian Watson WR 6-4 200 Jr. Tampa, Fla./Plant HS 60 Seth Anderson OT 2 Dawson Weber FS 6-2 181 Jr. Elk Grove, Calif./Pleasant Grove HS 46 Austin Avery TE 3 Jasir Cox LB 6-0 207 Jr. Kansas City, Mo./Bishop Miege HS 81 Josh Babicz TE 4 Logan Graetz QB 6-4 213 RFr. River Falls, Wis./River Falls HS 46 Caleb Beebe SS 5 Tony Pierce DE 6-1 233 So. Lake Alfred, Fla./Auburndale HS 42 Oscar Benson LB 6 Destin Talbert CB 6-0 185 Jr. Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South HS 49 Hunter Brozio FB 7 Josh Hayes CB 5-11 185 Sr. Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson HS 69 Michael Buetow DT 7 Cam Miller QB 6-1 205 Fr. Solon, Iowa/Solon HS 21 Jalen Bussey RB 8 Zeb Noland QB 6-2 224 Sr. Watkinsville, Ga./Iowa State 36 Will Cardinal P 9 DJ Hart WR 5-11 189 Fr. Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett HS 88 Andre Carrier TE 10 Dom Jones FS 6-2 194 RFr. Duluth, Ga./Peachtree Ridge HS 94 Costner Ching DT 11 Phoenix Sproles WR 6-0 188 Jr. New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 13 Anthony Coleman CB 12 Braylon Henderson WR 5-8 170 RFr. Wylie, Texas/Plano East HS 95 Brendan Cook DE 13 Ty Satter SS 6-1 199 Fr. Fargo, N.D./Fargo Davies HS 3 Jasir Cox LB 13 Anthony Coleman CB 5-9 178 RFr. Grimes, Iowa/Johnston HS 39 Griffin Crosa K 14 Cam Smith FS 5-11 174 RFr. Gulfport, Fla./Admiral Farragut Academy 58 Javier Derritt DT 15 Kaden Kuntz WR 5-9 175 RFr. Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 18 Courtney Eubanks CB 16 Tyson Gordon FS 6-2 189 Fr. Omaha, Neb./Skutt Catholic HS 65 Bryce Friday DT 16 Quincy Patterson QB 6-3 235 So. Chicago, Ill./Virginia Tech 87 Noah Gindorff TE 17 RaJa Nelson WR 5-9 187 Fr. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 43 Nathan Goldade RB 18 Courtney Eubanks CB 5-10 182 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Admiral Farragut Academy 29 Dominic Gonnella RB 19 Jake Lippe WR 6-2 205 RFr. Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington HS 16 Tyson Gordon FS 20 Julian Wlodarczyk SS 6-3 203 So. Naperville, Ill./Metea Valley HS 4 Logan Graetz QB 21 Jalen Bussey RB 5-5 161 RFr. Brandon, Fla./Tampa Catholic HS 52 Jackson Hankey LB 22 Seth Wilson RB 5-10 191 Jr. Holmen, Wis./Holmen HS 9 DJ Hart WR 23 Jayden Price CB 6-0 181 So. Derby, Kan./Mulvane HS 7 Josh Hayes CB 24 Kobe Johnson RB 5-9 180 So. Lawrenceville, Ga./Discovery HS 12 Braylon Henderson WR 24 Dalton Tieman CB 5-8 175 Fr. Springfield, Ill./Rochester HS 50 Dylan Hendricks LB 25 Michael Tutsie SS 5-11 192 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central HS 33 Logan Hofstedt FB 26 James Kaczor LB 6-0 211 Jr. St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech HS 51 Mason Hofstedt LB 27 Marques Sigle CB 5-11 174 Fr. Omaha, Neb./Omaha North HS 30 Nasir Howell CB 27 Kaedin Steindorf P 6-0 180 Fr. Sherwood, Ore./Sherwood HS 86 Peter Isais WR 28 TK Marshall RB 5-11 199 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn./Southwest HS 89 Cole Jacob WR 29 Dominic Gonnella RB 5-11 205 Fr. Riverview, Fla./Bloomingdale HS 62 Nolan Jacobs DT 30 Jenaro Wathum-Ocama CB 6-0 186 RFr. Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS 66 Nash Jensen OG 30 Nasir Howell CB 6-0 170 Fr. Acworth, Ga./North Cobb HS 24 Kobe Johnson RB 31 Cole Wisniewski LB 6-3 218 Fr. Sparta, Wis./Sparta HS 59 Hayden Johnston OG 31 Nathan Whiting K 5-10 198 Fr. Rosemount, Minn./Rosemount HS 10 Dom Jones FS 33 Logan Hofstedt FB 6-1 237 RFr. Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls HS 35 Sam Jung SS 35 Sam Jung SS 5-10 184 Fr. Neenah, Wis./Neenah HS 26 James Kaczor LB 36 Nick Kubitz LB 6-3 208 RFr. Dubuque, Iowa/Dubuque HS 45 Mitchell Kartes LB 36 Will Cardinal P 6-2 193 RFr. Fridley, Minn./Totino-Grace HS 54 Jake Kava DE 37 Jake Reinholz K 6-3 217 Jr. Fargo, N.D./Shanley HS 90 Joe Kava DT 38 Garret Wegner P 6-0 197 Sr. Lodi, Wis./Lodi HS 41 Ross Kennelly LS 39 Griffin Crosa K 6-1 166 So. Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Scioto HS 85 Jaden Klabo TE 40 Travis Yohnke TE 6-4 246 RFr. Carlos, Minn./Parkers Prairie HS 85 Nathan Kraft TE 41 Ross Kennelly LS 5-11 213 Sr. Superior, Wis./Superior HS 63 Jake Kubas OG 42 Oscar Benson LB 6-1 208 Fr. Hillsboro, N.D./Hillsboro HS 61 Zach Kubas OG 43 Nathan Goldade RB 5-11 198 Fr. West Fargo, N.D./Sheyenne HS 36 Nick Kubitz LB 43 Cade Powers TE 6-1 196 RFr. Oriska, N.D./Valley City HS 15 Kaden Kuntz WR 44 Hunter Luepke FB 6-1 245 So. Spencer, Wis./Spencer HS 19 Jake Lippe WR 45 Mitchell Kartes LB 6-0 207 So. Albertville, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 44 Hunter Luepke FB 46 Caleb Beebe SS 5-10 179 RFr. North Aurora, Ill./Aurora Christian HS 28 TK Marshall RB 46 Austin Avery TE 6-3 249 Jr. Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville HS 0 Zach Mathis WR 47 Luke Weerts LB 6-1 219 So. Batavia, Ill./Batavia HS 70 Cody Mauch OT 48 Mark Stumpf LB 6-3 225 So. Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 93 Logan McCormick DE 49 Hunter Brozio FB 6-0 235 RFr. Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson HS 7 Cam Miller QB 50 Dylan Hendricks LB 6-3 236 RFr. Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski HS 73 Mason Miller OT 51 Mason Hofstedt LB 6-1 225 Jr. Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls HS 53 Eli Mostaert DT 52 Jackson Hankey LB 6-1 219 Jr. Park River, N.D./Park River HS 91 Will Mostaert DE 53 Eli Mostaert DT 6-3 275 RFr. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 17 RaJa Nelson WR BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 6

NUMERICAL ROSTER (cont.) ALPHABETICAL 54 Jake Kava DE 6-1 238 So. Moorhead, Minn./Shanley HS 8 Zeb Noland QB 55 Trey Steinbach DE 6-3 238 Fr. Marshall, Minn./Marshall HS 97 Bartholomew Ogbu DE 56 Loshiaka Roques DE 6-2 217 Fr. Maple Grove, Minn./Wayzata HS 16 Quincy Patterson QB 57 Zach Willis C 6-4 303 Jr. Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 5 Tony Pierce DE 58 Javier Derritt DT 6-2 279 RFr. Warrensburg, Mo./St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Kan.) 76 Hunter Poncius OT 59 Hayden Johnston OG 6-2 276 Fr. Albert Lea, Minn./Albert Lea HS 43 Cade Powers TE 60 Seth Anderson OT 6-4 257 Fr. Moorhead, Minn./Moorhead HS 23 Jayden Price CB 61 Zach Kubas OG 6-4 300 Sr. Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 75 Nick Radunz OG 62 Nolan Jacobs DT 6-2 256 Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy HS 37 Jake Reinholz K 63 Jake Kubas OG 6-4 300 So. Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 78 Jake Rock OT 64 Reed Ryan DE 6-2 235 RFr. Waunakee, Wis./Waunakee HS 56 Loshiaka Roques DE 65 Bryce Friday DT 6-3 278 Fr. Markesan, Wis./Markesan HS 64 Reed Ryan DE 66 Nash Jensen OG 6-4 327 Jr. Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS 13 Ty Satter SS 67 Cordell Volson OT 6-7 310 Sr. Balfour, N.D./Drake HS 27 Marques Sigle CB 69 Michael Buetow DT 6-0 283 Sr. Fond du Lac, Wis./Minnesota State Mankato 14 Cam Smith FS 70 Cody Mauch OT 6-5 295 Jr. Hankinson, N.D./Hankinson HS 11 Phoenix Sproles WR 71 Brandon Westberg OG 6-4 284 RFr. Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti HS 55 Trey Steinbach DE 72 Jalen Sundell C 6-5 294 So. Maryville, Mo./Maryville HS 27 Kaedin Steindorf P 73 Mason Miller OT 6-6 277 Fr. Ada, Minn./Ada-Borup HS 82 Joe Stoffel TE 74 Grey Zabel C 6-5 286 Fr. Pierre, S.D./T.F. Riggs HS 48 Mark Stumpf LB 75 Nick Radunz OG 6-3 292 Jr. Becker, Minn./NDSCS 72 Jalen Sundell C 76 Hunter Poncius OT 6-8 300 RFr. Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS 6 Destin Talbert CB 78 Jake Rock OT 6-6 297 RFr. Delafield, Wis./Kettle Moraine HS 80 Tyler Terhark WR 80 Tyler Terhark WR 6-2 203 Fr. Horace, N.D./Sheyenne HS 98 Brayden Thomas DE 81 Josh Babicz TE 6-6 255 Jr. Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS 24 Dalton Tieman CB 82 Joe Stoffel TE 6-3 245 Fr. River Falls, Wis./River Falls HS 92 Lane Tucker DT 83 Giancarlo Volpentesta WR 6-0 199 RFr. Highland Park, Ill./Highland Park HS 25 Michael Tutsie SS 84 Adrian Adams WR 6-0 162 RFr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 83 Giancarlo Volpentesta WR 85 Nathan Kraft TE 6-1 210 RFr. Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck Century HS 67 Cordell Volson OT 85 Jaden Klabo TE 6-4 232 RFr. Fargo, N.D./Fargo Davies HS 99 Spencer Waege DE 86 Peter Isais WR 5-11 177 Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo./Pine Creek HS 30 Jenaro Wathum-Ocama CB 87 Noah Gindorff TE 6-6 266 Jr. Crosby, Minn./Crosby-Ironton HS 1 Christian Watson WR 88 Andre Carrier TE 6-3 217 Fr. Cavalier, N.D./Cavalier HS 2 Dawson Weber FS 89 Cole Jacob WR 6-1 203 Sr. Medina, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s HS 47 Luke Weerts LB 90 Joe Kava DT 5-11 247 Fr. Moorhead, Minn./Fargo Shanley HS 38 Garret Wegner P 91 Will Mostaert DE 6-2 256 RFr. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 71 Brandon Westberg OG 92 Lane Tucker DT 6-3 278 Jr. Gillette, Wyo./Campbell County HS 31 Nathan Whiting K 93 Logan McCormick DE 6-2 246 Jr. Appleton, Wis./Kimberly HS 57 Zach Willis C 94 Costner Ching DT 6-3 283 Jr. Castlewood, S.D./Castlewood HS 22 Seth Wilson RB 95 Brendan Cook DE 6-3 237 So. Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville HS 31 Cole Wisniewski LB 97 Bartholomew Ogbu DE 6-3 244 Jr. Bismarck, N.D./Shiloh Christian HS 20 Julian Wlodarczyk SS 98 Brayden Thomas DE 6-3 260 Sr. Bismarck, N.D./Minnesota State Mankato 40 Travis Yohnke TE 99 Spencer Waege DE 6-5 274 Jr. South Shore, S.D./Watertown HS 74 Grey Zabel C

Captains: Jackson Hankey, Josh Hayes, Cole Jacob (special teams), Logan McCormick, Zeb Noland, Cordell Volson

BY YEAR PRONUNCIATIONS Jalen (JAY-lin) Marques (mar-KEESE) Tieman (TEE-men) Seniors...... 9 Babicz (BAB-itch) Jasir (juh-SEER) Mauch (mouck) Tutsie (TUHT-zee) Juniors...... 24 Beebe (BEE-bee) Javier (haw-vee-AIR) Mostaert (MO-start) Volpentesta (vohl-pen-TEST-uh) Sophomores...... 15 Beschorner (buh-SHAWN-ur) Jenaro (juh-NAR-oh) Nohava (no-HAH-vuh) Waege (WAY-jee) Redshirt Freshmen...... 28 Brozio (BRO-zee-oh) Jung (young) Ogbu (OHG-boo) Wathum-Ocama Freshmen...... 29 Buetow (BYOO-toe) Kaczor (KAY-zer) Poncius (PAWN-shus) (wa-TOOM-oh-CHAH-ma) Bussey (BUS-ee) Kartes (KAR-tiss) Radunz (RAY-duhns) Weber (WEBB-er) BY STATE Carrier (CARE-ee-er) Kennelly (KEN-uh-lee) RaJa (RAH-zhah) Weerts (wurts) Minnesota...... 27 Nebraska...... 2 Crosa (CRO-suh) Klabo (KLAY-bo) Reinholz (RINE-holtz) Whiting (WHITE-ing) North Dakota...... 19 California...... 1 Derritt (DARE-it) Kobe (KO-bee) Roehl (role) Wisniewski (wiss-NESS-skee) Wisconsin...... 15 Colorado...... 1 Giancarlo (jon-CAR-loh) Kubas (KOO-bus) Roques (roaks) Wlodarczyk (wuh-DAR-sick) Illinois...... 10 Indiana...... 1 Gindorff (GHIN-dorf) Kubitz (KOO-bits) Sigle (SEE-gull) Yohnke (YAWN-kee) Florida...... 9 Kansas...... 1 Goeser (GAY-zer) Kuntz (KOONTS) Solon (SO-lun) Zabel (ZAY-bull) Georgia...... 5 Ohio...... 1 Goldade (GOAL-dad-ee) Lippe (LIP-ee) Steinbach (STINE-bock) Iowa...... 4 Oregon...... 1 Gonnella (guh-NELL-uh) Lodi (LO-dye) Stoffel (STUFF-uhl) Missouri...... 3 Texas...... 1 South Dakota...... 3 Graetz (gretts) Loshiaka (lo-SHOCK-uh) Talbert (TAL-burt) Wyoming...... 1 Isais (eye-ZAY-us) Luepke (LOOP-kee) Terhark (TER-hark) BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 7 NDSU Head Coach BISON DEPTH CHART Matt Entz Offense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown n 2019 Stats Perform FCS Eddie LT 67 Cordell Volson 6-7 310 Sr. Balfour, N.D. Robinson Award Runner-up 73 Mason Miller 6-6 277 Fr. Ada, Minn. n 2019 AFCA FCS National LG 66 Nash Jensen 6-4 327 Jr. Maple Grove, Minn. Coach of the Year 57 Zach Willis 6-4 303 Jr. Fargo, N.D. n 2019 AFCA FCS Region 4 Coach of the Year or 71 Brandon Westberg 6-4 284 RFr. Cambridge, Minn. n 2019 Bruce Craddock MVFC Coach of the Year C 72 Jalen Sundell 6-5 294 So. Maryville, Mo. n 2018 Football Scoop FCS Coordinator of the Year 74 Grey Zabel 6-5 286 Fr. Pierre, S.D. n 2008 AFCA Division II Asst. Coach of the Year RG 61 Zach Kubas 6-4 300 Sr. Dickinson, N.D. 63 Jake Kubas 6-4 300 So. Dickinson, N.D. Matt Entz was named head football coach at RT 70 Cody Mauch 6-5 295 Jr. Hankinson, N.D. North Dakota State University for the 2019 season 78 Jake Rock 6-6 297 RFr. Delafield, Wis. after spending five seasons as the NDSU’s defensive TE 87 Noah Gindorff 6-6 266 Jr. Crosby, Minn. coordinator. He is the 31st head coach in program 81 Josh Babicz 6-6 255 Jr. Barrington, Ill. history. WR 1 Christian Watson 6-4 200 Jr. Tampa, Fla. Entz became the first Division I head football 19 Jake Lippe 6-2 205 RFr. Port Washington, Wis. coach to go 16-0 in his first full season at the helm, WR 89 Cole Jacob 6-1 203 Sr. Medina, Minn. and the 2019 Bison became the first modern-era col- 12 Braylon Henderson 5-8 170 RFr. Wylie, Texas lege football team in any division to finish a season 16-0, joining the 1894 Yale Bulldogs as the only 16-0 FB 44 Hunter Luepke 6-1 245 So. Spencer, Wis. teams in college football history. 49 Hunter Brozio 6-0 235 RFr. Lakeland, Fla. Following the departure of 24 seniors, and with RB 24 Kobe Johnson 5-9 180 So. Lawrenceville, Ga. five new assistant coaches, North Dakota State com- 29 Dominic Gonnella 5-11 205 Fr. Riverview, Fla. pleted the 2019 season with an FCS-record 37-game QB 8 Zeb Noland 6-2 224 Sr. Watkinsville, Ga. winning streak, the third longest in Division I football 7 Cam Miller 6-1 205 Fr. Solon, Iowa history. NDSU won its ninth consecutive Missouri Val- or 4 Logan Graetz 6-4 213 RFr. River Falls, Wis. ley Football Conference title and the program’s eighth NCAA national championship in nine seasons. Defense This is the first head coaching job for Entz, Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown who was an assistant coach for more than 20 years DE 5 Tony Pierce 6-1 233 So. Lake Alfred, Fla. including 15 years of experience as a defensive or 99 Spencer Waege 6-5 274 Jr. South Shore, S.D. coordinator and eight as an associate head coach in DT 92 Lane Tucker 6-3 278 Jr. Gillette, Wyo. two programs. At NDSU, he’s been part of six Missouri 53 Eli Mostaert 6-3 275 RFr. Lakeville, Minn. Valley Football Conference championships and five NG 94 Costner Ching 6-3 283 Jr. Castlewood, S.D. NCAA national championships with the Bison. 58 Javier Derritt 6-2 279 RFr. Warrensburg, Mo. Entz, who was named the 2018 FCS Coordinator of the Year in his third time as a finalist for the award, DE 93 Logan McCormick 6-2 246 Jr. Appleton, Wis. has led a Bison defense that allowed less than 14 98 Brayden Thomas 6-3 260 Sr. Bismarck, N.D. points per game over his five seasons as the defensive or 95 Brendan Cook 6-3 237 So. Libertyville, Ill. coordinator and consistently ranked in the top five of WLB 26 James Kaczor 6-0 211 Jr. St. Cloud, Minn. FCS in scoring defense and total defense. 51 Mason Hofstedt 6-1 225 Jr. Cannon Falls, Minn. NDSU had eight FCS All-America honorees on MLB 52 Jackson Hankey 6-1 219 Jr. Park River, N.D. defense, and two of Entz’s former linebackers, Nick 47 Luke Weerts 6-1 219 So. Batavia, Ill. DeLuca and , went on to play in the NFL. SLB 3 Jasir Cox 6-0 207 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. The Missouri Valley Football Conference is famil- 31 Cole Wisniewski 6-3 218 Fr. Sparta, Wis. iar territory for Entz. He came to NDSU in 2014 under CB 23 Jayden Price 6-0 181 So. Derby, Kan. head coach after one season as the 6 Destin Talbert 6-0 185 Jr. Darien, Ill. associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator and SS 25 Michael Tutsie 5-11 192 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. defensive line coach at Western Illinois in 2013, and 20 Julian Wlodarczyk 6-3 203 So. Naperville, Ill. spent three previous years at Northern Iowa. FS 2 Dawson Weber 6-2 181 Jr. Elk Grove, Calif. He was named defensive line coach in 2010 at 10 Dom Jones 6-2 194 RFr. Duluth, Ga. Northern Iowa and assumed defensive coordinator du- CB 7 Josh Hayes 5-11 185 Sr. Lakeland, Fla. ties at UNI in 2012 after Klieman departed for NDSU. Entz was defensive coordinator from 2002 to 18 Courtney Eubanks 5-10 182 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. 2009 at Winona State, where he was promoted to associate head coach in 2003 and coached defensive Specialists line for three years and linebackers for five years. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Prior to that, Entz was the assistant head K 37 Jake Reinholz 6-3 217 Jr. Fargo, N.D. football coach and linebackers coach at Wayne (Neb.) 39 Griffin Crosa 6-1 166 So. Dublin, Ohio State from 1999 to 2001 and the defensive coordinator LS 41 Ross Kennelly 5-11 213 Sr. Superior, Wis. at Illinois College in 1998. He holds certification from 49 Hunter Brozio 6-0 235 RFr. Lakeland, Fla. the National Strength and Conditioning Association H 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 197 Sr. Lodi, Wis. and served as an assistant strength and conditioning 26 James Kaczor 6-0 211 Jr. St. Cloud, Minn. coach during his time at Wayne State. P 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 197 Sr. Lodi, Wis. Entz earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from 27 Kaedin Steindorf 6-0 180 Fr. Sherwood, Ore. Wartburg College in 1995 and a master’s degree in KR 24 Kobe Johnson 5-9 180 So. Lawrenceville, Ga. education and exercise science from Wayne (Neb.) or 17 RaJa Nelson 5-9 187 Fr. Lakeville, Minn. State College in 1998. He and his wife, Brenda, have PR 23 Jayden Price 6-0 181 So. Derby, Kan. two sons, Kellen and Konner. 12 Braylon Henderson 5-8 170 RFr. Wylie, Texas BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 8 PLAYER PARTICIPATION Played 20-21 Played Career Played Streak Played Starts 20-21 Starts Career Starts Streak Ark. Central St. Youngstown Southern Ill. Missouri St. Illinois St. North Dakota South Dakota South Dakota St. Northern Iowa Avery 1 21 *** Babicz 3 33 7 2 8 2 *** TE TE Brozio 2 2 2 *** *** Buetow 2 2 2 *** *** Bussey 2 3 2 *** *** Cardinal 3 Ching 3 22 19 3 3 3 NG NG NG Cook 3 5 3 *** *** *** Cox 3 26 15 3 3 3 SLB SLB SLB Crosa 14 Derritt 3 5 3 *** *** *** Eubanks 1 1 1 *** Gindorff 3 31 28 3 11 3 TE TE TE Gonnella 2 2 2 *** *** Hankey 3 33 30 2 18 2 *** MLB MLB Hayes 3 49 49 3 22 19 CB CB CB Henderson 3 7 3 *** *** *** L. Hofstedt 2 4 2 *** *** M. Hofstedt 2 17 2 *** *** Isais 3 11 3 *** *** *** Jacob 3 25 19 2 5 2 *** WR WR Jensen 3 34 34 3 19 19 LG LG LG Johnson 3 17 6 1 3 1 *** *** RB Jones 3 4 3 2 2 2 *** FS FS Jung 2 2 2 *** *** Kaczor 3 29 9 3 11 7 WLB WLB WLB Kartes 2 17 2 *** *** Jake Kava 11 Kennelly 3 42 40 *** *** *** Klabo 2 J. Kubas 2 7 2 *** *** Z. Kubas 3 29 3 3 3 3 RG RG RG Kubitz 2 2 2 *** *** Lippe 3 5 3 1 1 1 *** *** WR Luepke 1 15 1 3 FB Mathis 1 11 *** Mauch 3 25 19 2 2 2 *** RT RT McCormick 3 36 19 3 16 9 DE DE DE Miller 1 1 1 *** E. Mostaert 3 5 3 *** *** *** W. Mostaert 2 6 1 *** *** Nelson 3 3 3 *** *** *** Noland 2 19 2 2 2 2 QB QB Ogbu 1 5 *** Pierce 3 18 9 1 1 DE *** *** Price 3 19 19 2 2 2 *** CB CB Reinholz 3 8 4 *** *** *** Rock 2 3 2 *** *** Smith 1 1 *** Sproles 1 31 1 10 WR Stoffel 2 2 2 *** *** BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 9

PLAYER PARTICIPATION (cont.) Played 20-21 Played Career Played Streak Played Starts 20-21 Starts Career Starts Streak Ark. Central St. Youngstown Southern Ill. Missouri St. Illinois St. North Dakota South Dakota South Dakota St. Northern Iowa Stumpf 1 5 *** Sundell 3 19 19 2 2 2 *** C C Talbert 3 30 29 1 1 CB *** *** Thomas 2 2 2 *** *** Tucker 3 20 15 2 2 2 *** DT DT Tutsie 3 31 25 3 19 19 SS SS SS Volpentesta 2 2 2 *** *** Volson 3 43 33 3 19 19 RT LT LT Waege 2 32 2 2 6 2 DE DE Watson 3 33 33 2 15 WR WR *** Weber 1 27 1 3 FS Weerts 3 15 3 *** *** *** Wegner 3 40 35 *** *** *** Willis 5 Wilson 2 14 1 1 *** RB Wisniewski 3 3 3 *** *** *** Wlodarczyk 3 18 9 *** *** *** Yohnke 2 3 2 *** ***

2020-21 STARTERS, GAME BY GAME OFF. LT LG C RG RT TE WR/TE WR FB/TE RB QB UCA D.Radunz Jensen Schoening Z.Kubas Volson Gindorff Sproles Watson Luepke Cofield Lance YSU Volson Jensen Sundell Z.Kubas Mauch Gindorff Jacob Watson Babicz Wilson Noland at SIU Volson Jensen Sundell Z.Kubas Mauch Gindorff Jacob Lippe Babicz Johnson Noland at MOST ILST UND at USD SDSU at UNI

DEF. DE DT NG DE SLB MLB WLB CB SS FS CB UCA McCormick Biegler Ching Pierce Cox Pauly Kaczor Talbert Tutsie Weber Hayes YSU McCormick Tucker Ching Waege Cox Hankey Kaczor Price Tutsie Jones Hayes at SIU McCormick Tucker Ching Waege Cox Hankey Kaczor Price Tutsie Jones Hayes at MOST ILST UND at USD SDSU at UNI BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 10

2020 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Results (as of Feb 27, 2021) All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend Oct 03, 2020 #11 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W 39-28 1-0 0-0 3:14 471 * Feb 21, 2021 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 25-7 2-0 1-0 2:49 6578 * Feb 27, 2021 at Southern Illinois L 14-38 2-1 1-1 2:53 2400

* Missouri Valley Football Conference games

2020 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Feb 27, 2021) All games

First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Return Turn- Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs CENTRAL ARKANSAS 39 - 28 26 / 14 15 / 3 9 / 10 2 / 1 46-276 / 25-71 15-30-1 / 25-38-2 149 / 226 76-425 / 63-297 47 / 68 2 / 2 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 25 - 7 18 / 12 12 / 4 5 / 7 1 / 1 40-243 / 34-51 9-18-0 / 12-22-0 74 / 120 58-317 / 56-171 29 / 39 0 / 0 Southern Illinois 14 - 38 12 / 25 3 / 9 9 / 14 0 / 2 21-109 / 48-170 13-24-1 / 18-25-0 159 / 273 45-268 / 73-443 74 / 17 2 / 0 Totals 78 - 73 56 / 51 30 / 16 23 / 31 3 / 4 107-628 / 107-292 37-72-2 / 55-85-2 382 / 619 179-1010 / 192-911 150 / 124 4 / 2

3rd Down 4th Down Time of TOP Avg Avg Avg Punting Penalties Opponent Conversions Conversions Possession Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Number-Avg Number-Yards Sacks CENTRAL ARKANSAS 3-12 / 2-14 1-1 / 0-0 33:22 / 26:38 6 :4 4 6.0 / 2.8 5.0 / 5.9 5.6 / 4.7 7-47.0 / 9-45.0 2-30 / 3-36 3 / 2 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 6-12 / 4-14 0-0 / 2-2 28:57 / 31:03 -2:06 6.1 / 1.5 4.1 / 5.5 5.5 / 3.1 5-38.4 / 8-40.4 1-15 / 4-40 1 / 0 Southern Illinois 4-10 / 11-16 0-0 / 1-1 18:34 / 41:26 -22:52 5.2 / 3.5 6.6 / 10.9 6.0 / 6.1 6-44.7 / 3-36.7 4-32 / 3-17 1 / 1 Totals 13-34 / 17-44 1-1 / 3-3 80:53 / 99:07 -18:14 5.9 / 2.7 5.3 / 7.3 5.6 / 4.7 18-43.8 / 20-41.9 7-77 / 10-93 5 / 3

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 11

2020 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Feb 27, 2021) All games

Team Statistics NDSU OPP SCORING 78 73 Points Per Game 26.0 24.3 Points Off Turnovers 0 24 FIRST DOWNS 56 51 R u s h in g 30 16 P a s s in g 23 31 P e n a lt y 3 4 RUSHING YARDAGE 628 292 Yards gained rushing 679 355 Yards lost rushing 51 63 Rushing Attempts 107 107 Average Per Rush 5.9 2.7 Average Per Game 209.3 97.3 TDs Rushing 7 4 PASSING YARDAGE 382 619 C o m p - A t t - I n t 37-72-2 55-85-2 Average Per Pass 5.3 7.3 Average Per Catch 10.3 11.3 Average Per Game 127.3 206.3 TDs Passing 3 5 TOTAL OFFENSE 1010 911 Total Plays 179 192 Average Per Play 5.6 4.7 Average Per Game 336.7 303.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 7-93 5-80 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-48 6-20 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-9 2-24 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 13.3 16.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 16.0 3.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 4.5 12.0 FUMBLES-LOST 5-2 0-0 PENALTIES-Yards 7-77 10-93 Average Per Game 25.7 31.0 PUNTS-Yards 18-789 20-838 Average Per Punt 43.8 41.9 Net punt average 41.6 38.5 KICKOFFS-Yards 13-719 15-806 Average Per Kick 55.3 53.7 Net kick average 43.4 42.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 6 : 5 8 3 3 : 0 2 3RD-DOWN Conversions 13/34 17/44 3rd-Down Pct 38% 39% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/1 3/3 4th-Down Pct 100% 100% SACKS BY-Yards 5-28 3-26 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 10 9 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-2 3-3 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (8-8) 100% (9-9) 100% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (6-8) 75% (8-9) 89% PAT-ATTEMPTS (8-8) 100% (8-8) 100% ATTENDANCE 7049 2400 Games/Avg Per Game 2/3524 1/2400 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total North Dakota State 8 20 15 35 0 78 Opponents 6 17 21 29 0 73 BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 12

2020 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Feb 27, 2021) All games

SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Kobe Johnson 3 34 174 1 173 5.1 1 54 57.7 17 120 854 21 833 6.9 5 75 49.0 Jalen Bussey 2 9 115 0 115 12.8 2 63 57.5 3 15 242 4 238 15.9 4 65 79.3 Seth Wilson 2 9 63 0 63 7.0 0 13 31.5 14 102 712 8 704 6.9 1 78 50.3 Christian Watson 3 6 59 3 56 9.3 0 30 18.7 33 19 233 15 218 11.5 1 70 6.6 Dominic Gonnella 2 10 48 2 46 4.6 0 10 23.0 2 10 48 2 46 4.6 0 10 23.0 Hunter Luepke 1 2 27 0 27 13.5 1 14 27.0 15 7 72 2 70 10.0 2 21 4.7 Zeb Noland 2 7 19 9 10 1.4 1 6 5.0 10 8 19 11 8 1.0 1 6 0.8 Cam Miller 1 2 2 0 2 1.0 0 2 2.0 1 2 2 0 2 1.0 0 2 2.0 Jake Lippe 3 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.7 5 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.4 TEAM 2 4 0 8 -8 -2.0 0 0 -4.0 Total 3 107 679 51 628 5.9 7 63 209.3 Opponents 3 107 355 63 292 2.7 4 20 97.3

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Zeb Noland 2 102.08 22-42-1 52.4 233 1 37 116.5 10 116.52 31-56-1 55.4 353 2 37 35.3 Total 3 104.15 37-72-2 51.4 382 3 37 127.3 Opponents 3 140.58 55-85-2 64.7 619 5 65 206.3

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Josh Babicz 3 5 55 11.0 1 21 18.3 33 17 247 14.5 6 88 7.5 Jake Lippe 3 4 64 16.0 1 37 21.3 5 4 64 16.0 1 37 12.8 Kobe Johnson 3 4 45 11.2 0 16 15.0 17 6 69 11.5 0 16 4.1 Braylon Henderson 3 4 43 10.8 0 15 14.3 7 6 66 11.0 0 15 9.4 Cole Jacob 3 4 41 10.2 0 13 13.7 25 12 125 10.4 0 20 5.0 Christian Watson 3 4 36 9.0 0 16 12.0 33 47 933 19.9 6 75 28.3 Noah Gindorff 3 4 35 8.8 0 15 11.7 31 14 205 14.6 6 35 6.6 Hunter Luepke 1 2 29 14.5 1 23 29.0 15 13 125 9.6 2 23 8.3 Zach Mathis 1 1 16 16.0 0 16 16.0 11 6 95 15.8 0 41 8.6 RaJa Nelson 3 1 8 8.0 0 8 2.7 3 1 8 8.0 0 8 2.7 Seth Wilson 2 1 7 7.0 0 7 3.5 14 9 110 12.2 2 32 7.9 Hunter Brozio 2 1 2 2.0 0 2 1.0 2 1 2 2.0 0 2 1.0 Jalen Bussey 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 3 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Total 3 37 382 10.3 3 37 127.3 Opponents 3 55 619 11.3 5 65 206.3

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g Zeb Noland 2 49 10 233 243 121.5 10 64 8 353 361 36.1 Kobe Johnson 3 34 173 0 173 57.7 17 120 833 0 833 49.0 Jalen Bussey 2 9 115 0 115 57.5 3 15 238 0 238 79.3 Seth Wilson 2 9 63 0 63 31.5 14 102 704 0 704 50.3 Christian Watson 3 6 56 0 56 18.7 33 19 218 0 218 6.6 Dominic Gonnella 2 10 46 0 46 23.0 2 10 46 0 46 23.0 Hunter Luepke 1 2 27 0 27 27.0 15 7 70 0 70 4.7 Cam Miller 1 2 2 0 2 2.0 1 2 2 0 2 2.0 Jake Lippe 3 1 -2 0 -2 -0.7 5 1 -2 0 -2 -0.4 TEAM 2 4 -8 0 -8 -4.0 Total 3 179 628 382 1010 336.7 Opponents 3 192 292 619 911 303.7

PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Jake Reinholz - 2-2 8-8 1-1 - - - - 16 - 2-2 15-15 2-2 - - - - 25 Jalen Bussey 2 ------12 4 ------24 Hunter Luepke 2 ------12 4 ------24 Josh Babicz 1 ------6 6 ------36 Jake Lippe 1 ------6 1 ------6 Kobe Johnson 1 ------6 6 ------36 Zeb Noland 1 ------6 1 ------6 James Kaczor - - - 1-1 - - - - 2 - - - 1-1 - - - - 2 Total 10 2-2 8-8 2-2 - - - - 78 Opponents 9 3-3 8-8 1-1 - - - - 73 BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 13

2020 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Feb 27, 2021) All games

SEASON CAREER

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Braylon Henderson 2 45 22.5 0 26 2 45 22.5 0 26 Jayden Price 1 3 3.0 0 3 1 3 3.0 0 3 Total 3 48 16.0 0 26 Opponents 6 20 3.3 0 7

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Braylon Henderson 3 53 17.7 0 34 3 53 17.7 0 34 RaJa Nelson 2 21 10.5 0 12 2 21 10.5 0 12 Christian Watson 2 19 9.5 0 17 8 140 17.5 0 36 Total 7 93 13.3 0 34 Opponents 5 80 16.0 0 20

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Dawson Weber 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Jayden Price 1 9 9.0 0 9 1 9 9.0 0 9 Total 2 9 4.5 0 9 Opponents 2 24 12.0 0 16

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Kobe Johnson 3 173 45 0 0 0 218 72.7 17 833 69 0 229 0 1131 66.5 Braylon Henders 3 0 43 45 53 0 141 47.0 7 0 66 45 53 0 164 23.4 Jalen Bussey 2 115 0 0 0 0 115 57.5 3 238 0 0 50 0 288 96.0 Christian Watson 3 56 36 0 19 0 111 37.0 33 218 933 0 140 0 1291 39.1 Seth Wilson 2 63 7 0 0 0 70 35.0 14 704 110 0 0 0 814 58.1 Jake Lippe 3 -2 64 0 0 0 62 20.7 5 -2 64 0 0 0 62 12.4 Hunter Luepke 1 27 29 0 0 0 56 56.0 15 70 125 0 0 0 195 13.0 Josh Babicz 3 0 55 0 0 0 55 18.3 33 0 247 0 0 0 247 7.5 Dominic Gonnell 2 46 0 0 0 0 46 23.0 2 46 0 0 0 0 46 23.0 Cole Jacob 3 0 41 0 0 0 41 13.7 25 0 125 0 0 0 125 5.0 Noah Gindorff 3 0 35 0 0 0 35 11.7 31 0 205 0 0 0 205 6.6 RaJa Nelson 3 0 8 0 21 0 29 9.7 3 0 8 0 21 0 29 9.7 Zach Mathis 1 0 16 0 0 0 16 16.0 11 0 95 0 0 0 95 8.6 Jayden Price 3 0 0 3 0 9 12 4.0 19 0 0 3 0 9 12 0.6 Zeb Noland 2 10 0 0 0 0 10 5.0 10 8 0 0 0 0 8 0.8 Hunter Brozio 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1.0 Cam Miller 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 TEAM 2 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -4.0 Total 3 628 382 48 93 9 1160 386.7 Opponents 3 292 619 20 80 24 1035 345.0

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd Jake Reinholz 2 2 28 0 2 2 28 0 Total 2 2 28 0 Opponents 3 3 41 0

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk Garret Wegner 18 789 43.8 58 0 133 5567 41.9 61 2 Total 18 789 43.8 58 0 Opponents 20 838 41.9 63 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob Jake Reinholz 12 655 54.6 3 1 17 928 54.6 3 1 Garret Wegner 1 64 64.0 0 0 130 7504 57.7 30 5 Total 13 719 55.3 3 1 Opponents 15 806 53.7 3 2 BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 14

2020 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Feb 27, 2021) All games

SEASON CAREER

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk 52 Jackson Hankey 3 1 5 1 4 2 9 0.5 . . 1 . . . 33 8 2 1 0 1 1 8 3 10.5 2 . 0 1 2 . . . 26 James Kaczor 3 1 4 1 3 2 7 0.0 ...... 29 5 7 5 6 1 1 3 5.0 . . 1 . . . 3 Jasir Cox 3 1 0 9 1 9 1.0 1 . 0 . 2 . . . 26 2 1 1 2 3 3 3.0 1 . 5 . 2 . . . 25 Michael Tutsie 3 9 7 1 6 1.0 ...... 31 6 5 7 3 1 3 8 4.5 . 9 2 . 1 1 7 Josh Hayes 3 5 8 1 3 0.0 . . 2 . . . 49 7 4 4 1 1 1 5 3.0 . 2 1 8 . 2 . 10 Dom Jones 3 9 3 1 2 1.0 ...... 4 9 3 1 2 1.0 ...... 92 Lane Tucker 3 6 3 9 3.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 20 2 2 2 1 4 3 5.0 1 . 0 . 1 . . . 6 Destin Talbert 3 8 . 8 0.0 . . 2 . . . 30 2 5 1 2 3 7 0.5 . . 7 . . . 99 Spencer Waege 2 3 5 8 2.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 32 3 3 3 7 7 0 18.0 7 . 5 . . 1 2 . 23 Jayden Price 3 5 3 8 0.5 . 1 . . . . 19 6 5 1 1 0.5 . 1 . 1 . . 5 Tony Pierce 3 . 8 8 2.0 0 . 5 . . . . . 18 1 4 1 9 3 3 5.5 2 . 5 . . . . . 93 Logan McCormick 3 2 5 7 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 36 2 5 2 4 4 9 10.5 7 . 5 . 1 2 1 . 98 Brayden Thomas 2 5 2 7 1.0 . . 1 . . . 2 5 2 7 1.0 . . 1 . . . 94 Costner Ching 3 2 4 6 0.5 ...... 22 1 3 2 1 3 4 3.5 1 . 0 . 1 . . . 58 Javier Derritt 3 3 2 5 0.0 ...... 5 3 3 6 0.0 ...... 47 Luke Weerts 3 2 3 5 0.0 ...... 15 8 4 1 2 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 53 Eli Mostaert 3 2 2 4 0.0 ...... 5 2 2 4 0.0 . . . 1 . . 95 Brendan Cook 3 2 1 3 1.0 ...... 5 5 4 9 2.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 98 Matt Biegler 1 2 1 3 2.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 29 2 1 2 1 4 2 8.5 1 . 5 . 3 1 . . 89 Cole Jacob 3 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 25 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 2 Dawson Weber 1 2 . 2 0.0 . 1 . . . . 27 2 7 5 3 2 1.0 . 1 2 . 1 . 31 Cole Wisniewski 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 20 Julian Wlodarczyk 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 18 7 9 1 6 0.0 ...... 91 Will Mostaert 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 6 3 2 5 2.0 2 . 0 . . . 1 . 41 Ross Kennelly 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 42 1 3 . 1 3 1.0 1 . 0 . . 1 . . 69 Michael Buetow 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 34 Juanye Tillman 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 3 3 1 4 0.0 ...... 12 Braylon Henderson 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 7 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 81 Josh Babicz 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 33 1 . 1 0.0 ...... Total 3 1 1 5 9 4 2 0 9 17 5 2 8 . . . Opponents 3 1 0 1 5 8 1 5 9 9 3 2 1 0 2 3 . BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 15

2020 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game (as of Feb 27, 2021) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Oct 03 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 46 276 3 54 15 149 2 23 15-30-1 149 2 23 2 19 0 17 1 19 0 19 425 Feb 21 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 40 243 3 54 9 74 0 13 9-18-0 74 0 13 0 0 0 0 2 29 0 26 317 Feb 27 at Southern Illinois 21 109 1 63 13 159 1 37 13-24-1 159 1 37 5 74 0 34 0 0 0 0 268 North Dakota State 107 628 7 63 37 382 3 37 37-72-2 382 3 37 7 93 0 34 3 48 0 26 1010 Opponents 107 292 4 20 55 619 5 65 55-85-2 619 5 65 5 80 0 20 6 20 0 7 911

Games: 3 • Avg/rush: 5.9 • Avg/catch: 10.3 • Pass effic: 104.15 • KR avg: 13.3 • PR avg: 16.0 • All purpose avg/game: 386.7 • Total offense avg/gm: 336.7

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Oct 03 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 37 24 61 5.0-21 3.0-12 0 0-0 2-9 4 2 0 4-4 1 0 0 0 39 Feb 21 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 29 40 69 7.0-31 1.0-8 0 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 2-2 1 0 0 0 25 Feb 27 at Southern Illinois 49 30 79 5.0-13 1.0-8 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 14 North Dakota State 115 94 209 17.0-65 5.0-28 0 0-0 2-9 6 8 0 8-8 2 0 0 0 78 Opponents 101 58 159 9.0-38 3.0-26 3 2-0 2-24 5 10 0 8-8 1 0 0 24 73

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Oct 03 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 7 329 47.0 58 0 0 3 2 2 1-1 27 0 7 388 55.4 1 1 Feb 21 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 5 192 38.4 47 0 0 1 0 3 1-1 28 0 5 291 58.2 2 0 Feb 27 at Southern Illinois 6 268 44.7 54 0 1 2 1 1 0-0 0 0 1 40 40.0 0 0 North Dakota State 18 789 43.8 58 0 1 6 3 6 2-2 28 0 13 719 55.3 3 1 Opponents 20 838 41.9 63 0 1 8 4 7 3-3 41 0 15 806 53.7 3 2 2020 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Feb 27, 2021) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Oct 03 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 25 71 0 13 25 226 3 39 25-38-2 226 3 39 3 45 0 20 2 7 0 7 297 Feb 21 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 34 51 0 12 12 120 1 30 12-22-0 120 1 30 2 35 0 18 2 4 0 2 171 Feb 27 at Southern Illinois 48 170 4 20 18 273 1 65 18-25-0 273 1 65 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 7 443 Opponents 107 292 4 20 55 619 5 65 55-85-2 619 5 65 5 80 0 20 6 20 0 7 911 North Dakota State 107 628 7 63 37 382 3 37 37-72-2 382 3 37 7 93 0 34 3 48 0 26 1010

Games: 3 • Avg/rush: 2.7 • Avg/catch: 11.3 • Pass effic: 140.58 • KR avg: 16.0 • PR avg: 3.3 • All purpose avg/game: 345.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 303.7

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Oct 03 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 42 22 64 4.0-23 2.0-18 1 1-0 1-16 2 6 0 2-2 1 0 0 10 28 Feb 21 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 32 22 54 2.0-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Feb 27 at Southern Illinois 27 14 41 3.0-12 1.0-8 2 1-0 1-8 1 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 14 38 Opponents 101 58 159 9.0-38 3.0-26 3 2-0 2-24 5 10 0 8-8 1 0 0 24 73 North Dakota State 115 94 209 17.0-65 5.0-28 0 0-0 2-9 6 8 0 8-8 2 0 0 0 78

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Oct 03 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 9 405 45.0 63 0 0 4 2 3 2-2 41 0 6 345 57.5 2 1 Feb 21 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 8 323 40.4 55 0 0 4 1 2 0-0 0 0 2 115 57.5 1 1 Feb 27 at Southern Illinois 3 110 36.7 52 0 1 0 1 2 1-1 39 0 7 346 49.4 0 0 Opponents 20 838 41.9 63 0 1 8 4 7 3-3 41 0 15 806 53.7 3 2 North Dakota State 18 789 43.8 58 0 1 6 3 6 2-2 28 0 13 719 55.3 3 1 BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 16

2020 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Red-Zone Results (as of Feb 27, 2021) All games

North Dakota State Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Oct 03, 2020 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W 39-28 4 4 24 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Feb 21, 2021 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 25-7 3 3 18 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Feb 27, 2021 at Southern Illinois L 14-38 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 8 8 49 6 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 of 8 (100.0%)

Opponents Inside North Dakota State Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Oct 03, 2020 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W 39-28 3 3 18 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Feb 21, 2021 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 25-7 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Feb 27, 2021 at Southern Illinois L 14-38 5 5 35 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 9 9 60 8 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 of 9 (100.0%)

2020 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Feb 27, 2021) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Oct 03, 2020 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W 39-28 3-12 25.0 0-3 0.0 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 Feb 21, 2021 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 25-7 6-12 50.0 2-3 66.7 0-4 0.0 1-1 100.0 3-4 75.0 Feb 27, 2021 at Southern Illinois L 14-38 4-10 40.0 0-1 0.0 1-3 33.3 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0 North Dakota State 13-34 38.2 2-7 28.6 2-11 18.2 5-9 55.6 4-7 57.1 0-0 0.0 Opponents 17-44 38.6 4-13 30.8 5-13 38.5 3-10 30.0 5-8 62.5 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Oct 03, 2020 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W 39-28 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Feb 21, 2021 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 25-7 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Feb 27, 2021 at Southern Illinois L 14-38 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 North Dakota State 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 3-3 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Oct 03, 2020 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W 39-28 33:22 5:44 8:36 9:15 9:47 Feb 21, 2021 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 25-7 28:57 10:26 5:53 2:56 9:42 Feb 27, 2021 at Southern Illinois L 14-38 18:34 4:49 3:45 7:20 2:40 North Dakota State Total 80:53 20:59 18:14 19:31 22:09 0:00 Avg. 26:57 6:59 6:04 6:30 7:23 0:00 Opponents Total 99:07 24:01 26:46 25:29 22:51 0:00 Avg. 33:02 8:00 8:55 8:29 7:37 0:00 BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 17

2020 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State - Long Plays 20-YARD PLUS PLAYS LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Yds Type Player(s) Opponent Long Plays By Yards No. TD 63 Rush Jalen Bussey Southern Illinois 100+ 0 0 54* Rush Trey Lance Central Arkansas 90-99 0 0 54 Rush Kobe Johnson Youngstown State 80-89 0 0 37* Pass Jake Lippe from Zeb Noland Southern Illinois 70-79 0 0 34 KR Braylon Henderson Southern Illinois 60-69 1 0 33 Rush Trey Lance Central Arkansas 50-59 2 1 30 Rush Christian Watson Youngstown State 40-49 0 0 26 Rush Trey Lance Central Arkansas 30-39 4 1 26 PR Braylon Henderson Youngstown State 20-29 5 2 23* Pass Hunter Luepke from Trey Lance Central Arkansas 22* Rush Jalen Bussey Youngstown State Long Plays By Type No. TD 21 Pass Josh Babicz from Trey Lance Central Arkansas Rushing 7 2 Passing 3 2 * touchdown scored on play Punt returns 1 0 Kick returns 1 0 Interceptions 0 0 Fumble returns 0 0 Other 0 0 TOTAL 12 4 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR Trey Lance 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 Jalen Bussey 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Braylon Henderson 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Jake Lippe 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Hunter Luepke 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Josh Babicz 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Kobe Johnson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Christian Watson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 12 4 7 3 1 1 0 0 LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR Rushing 63 Jalen Bussey vs Southern Illinois (2/27/2021) Rushing Touchdown 54 Trey Lance vs Central Arkansas (10/3/2020) Passing 37 Jake Lippe from Zeb Noland vs Southern Illinois (2/27/2021) Passing Touchdown 37 Jake Lippe from Zeb Noland vs Southern Illinois (2/27/2021) Punt Return 26 Braylon Henderson vs Youngstown State (2/21/2021) Kick Return 34 Braylon Henderson vs Southern Illinois (2/27/2021) Interception Return 9 Jayden Price vs Central Arkansas (10/3/2020) Fumble Return None Punt 58 Garret Wegner vs Central Arkansas (10/3/2020) Field Goal 28 Jake Reinholz vs Youngstown State (2/21/2021) BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 18 THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED... NORTH DAKOTA STATE RUSHING OPPONENT Kobe Johnson (114), Youngstown State, 2/21/2021 Player rushed for 100-149 yards Javon Williams Jr. (117), at Southern Illinois, 11/23/2019 Trey Lance (166), vs James Madison, 1/11/2020 Player rushed for 150-199 yards Sam McPherson (158), vs Eastern Wash., 1/5/2019 John Crockett (227), Coastal Carolina, 12/13/2014 Player rushed for 200+ yards Taiwan Jones (230), at Eastern Wash., 12/11/2010 , vs Eastern Washington, 1/5/2019 Player rushed for 3 TDs Herb Donaldson, at Western Illinois, 9/29/2007 Lance Dunn, Montana State, 12/1/2018 Player rushed for 4 TDs Dave Beyer, Minnesota State Mankato, 9/15/1984 Kevin Feeney, Minn. St. Mankato, 10/26/1996 Player rushed for 5 TDs Ronnie Moore, at Pittsburg State, 11/28/1992 B.Anderson(170)/L.Dunn(104), at Northern Iowa, 2018 Two 100-yard rushers T.Roberson(161)/M.Coprich(106), vs Illinois St. 2015 Dunn (127)/Anderson (118)/Brooks (103), Montana St., 12/1/2018 Three 100-yard rushers Unknown

PASSING Trey Lance (223), Montana State, 12/21/2019 QB passed for 200-249 yards Breylin Smith (226), Central Arkansas, 10/3/2020 Easton Stick (280), Delaware, 9/22/2018 QB passed for 250-299 yards Nic Baker (254), at Southern Illinois, 2/27/2021 Trey Lance (313), Western Illinois, 11/9/2019 QB passed for 300-399 yards Jake Maier (312), UC Davis, 9/21/2019 Steve Walker (451), at Ball State, 9/23/2006 QB passed for 400+ yards Gage Gubrud (450), Eastern Washington, 9/10/2016 Trey Lance, Montana State, 12/21/2019 QB passed for 3 TDs Breylin Smith, Central Arkansas, 10/3/2020 Trey Lance, vs Butler, 8/31/2019 QB passed for 4 TDs Gage Gubrud, Eastern Washington, 9/10/2016 Easton Stick, at Missouri State, 11/10/2018 QB passed for 5 TDs Never

RECEIVING Christian Watson (107), Illinois State, 12/14/2019 Player with 100-149 yards receiving Avante Cox (138), at Southern Illinois, 2/27/2021 Zach Vraa (179), Missouri State, 10/12/2013 Player with 150-199 yards receiving Isaiah Lesure (170), at Western Illinois, 10/13/2018 Tim Strehlow (206), at Northern Colorado, 11/6/1999 Player with 200+ yards receiving Jason Madkins (239), at Sam Houston State, 9/12/2009 Josh Babicz, at Youngstown State, 11/2/2019 Player caught 2 TDs Lujuan Winningham, Central Arkansas, 10/3/2020 Kole Heckendorf, Austin Peay, 8/28/2008 Player caught 3 TDs Neal Mozdzierz, Ferris State, 9/2/1999 TR McDonald, at St. Cloud State, 10/23/1993 Player caught 4 TDs Never J.Schultenover(115)/K.Heckendorf(112), at Cal Poly 2007 Two 100-yard receivers D.Goedert(150)/J.Wieneke(108), S. Dakota St. 2016

KICKING/PUNTING Cam Pedersen (52), Charleston Southern, 8/27/2016 Made FG 50+ yards Casey Sublette (50), Cal Poly, 9/1/2018 Cory Vartanian, UC Davis, 10/22/2005 (4Q, down 20-7) On-side kick recovered Brandyn Bangsund, Eastern Wash., 9/10/2016 (2Q, tied 7-7) Jake Reinholz, Southern Illinois, 2/27/2021 (4Q, down 38-14) On-side kick not recovered Andre Slyter, vs Eastern Wash., 1/5/2019 (4Q, down 31-24) Matt Voigtlander 27 run, vs Sam Houston St., 1/7/2012 (4&4) Fake punt Harry O’Kelly 24 run, vs James Madison, 1/6/2018 (4&9) James Hendricks 20 TD run, vs James Madison, 1/11/2020 (4&8) Fake field goal Jayce Gilder 2 TD from Gunner Talkington, vs E.Wash., 1/5/2019 (4&G) Michael Tutsie, Montana State, 12/1/2018 (Jered Padmos) Blocked a punt Luke Frederick, at Delaware, 9/14/2019 (Garret Wegner) Nate Tanguay, at Western Illinois, 10/22/2016 (Nathan Knuffman) Blocked a field goal Ryan Earith, at South Dakota State, 10/26/2019 (Griffin Crosa) Stanley Jones, Western Illinois, 10/21/2017 (Sam Crosa) Blocked a PAT kick Adam Conley, at Illinois State, 11/18/2017 (Cam Pedersen)

EXTRA POINTS Will Cardinal, Nicholls, 12/7/2019 PAT kick failed Sam Crosa, Western Illinois, 10/21/2017 (Stanley Jones block) TEAM, Western Illinois, 11/9/2019 (bad snap) Rush failed Gene Coleman, at Delaware, 9/14/2019 Jake Reinholz, Youngstown State, 2/21/2021 Rush conversion Breylin Smith, Central Arkansas, 10/3/2020 James Hendricks, Montana State, 12/21/2019 Pass failed JT Granato, Missouri State, 9/30/2017 Cody Mauch from James Hendricks, Montana State, 12/21/2019 Pass conversion Chichi Amachi from Thyrick Pitts, at Delaware, 9/14/2019 Kevin Best, Minn. St. Moorhead, 9/11/1999 (Chad Simmers block) Defensive PAT Joe Guereno, St. Cloud State, 10/10/1992 (blocked kick)

SCORING (84), Indiana State, 11/12/2016 Punt return TD Tre’Darrius Canady (10), Northern Iowa, 10/10/2009 (blocked) Paul Aanonson (94), at South Dakota State, 11/17/2007 (no block) Kobe Johnson (94), at Youngstown State, 11/2/2019 Kickoff return TD JeQuan Burton (100), Southern Illinois, 11/17/2018 (36), Delaware, 9/22/2018 Interception return TD Quentin Moon (43), Western Illinois, 10/21/2017 Dan Marlette (38), at Western Illinois, 10/13/2018 Fumble return TD Dan DelGrosso (29), vs Butler, 8/31/2019 Team, Southern Illinois, 11/17/2018 (punt snap out of end zone) Safety Team, at Delaware, 9/14/2019 (punt block out of end zone) Grant Morgan, South Dakota State, 12/10/2016 Safety (by player) Cameron Price, Missouri State, 9/30/2017 MISCELLANEOUS Back-to-back interceptions: 1/5/2019 vs Eastern Washington, Eric Barriere by NDSU’s James Hendricks then Easton Stick by EWU’s D’londo Tucker Back-to-back kickoff return TDs: 10/26/2013 at Indiana State, ISU’s LeMonte Booker (97) then NDSU’s Ryan Smith (100) NDSU QB back-to-back 100-yard rushing games: Trey Lance, 1/11/2020, vs James Madison (166); 10/3/2020, Central Arkansas (143) NDSU QB three straight 100-yard rushing games: Chris Simdorn, 9/24/1988, Augustana (210); 10/1, at Morningside (147); 10/8, St. Cloud State (155) NDSU player with 100 yards rushing & receiving in same game: DJ McNorton, 11/27/2010, Robert Morris (110 rush, 110 receiving) NDSU kickoff return TD and rushing TD in same game: Kobe Johnson, at Youngstown State, 11/2/2019 NDSU kickoff return TD and receiving TD in same game: Ryan Smith, at Indiana State, 10/26/2013 NDSU punt return TD and rushing TD in same game: Tony Satter, Northern Michigan, 9/9/1989 NDSU punt return TD and receiving TD in same game: Ryan Smith, Youngstown State, 10/6/2012 NDSU kickoff return TD and punt return TD in same game: Never NDSU rushing, receiving and return TD in same game: Never