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North Dakota State BISON FootbalL 36 Conference Championships | 16 National Championships 2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference & NCAA FCS National Champions 2020-21 Schedule North Dakota State at Sam Houston Sunday for (7-2 overall, 5-2 MVFC) Date Opponent Time 10/3 #11 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 39-28 NCAA Quarterfinal on ESPN 2/21 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 25-7 2/27 *at Southern Illinois L, 14-38 THIS WEEK: No. 6/7-ranked North Dakota 3/6 *at Missouri State W, 25-0 State will make its 11th consecutive NCAA quar- 3/13 *#22 ILLINOIS STATE W, 21-13 terfinal appearance this Sunday, May 2, when the 3/20 *#2/2 NORTH DAKOTA W, 34-13 Bison (7-2) face Southland Conference champion 3/27 *at South Dakota Canceled and No. 2 seed Sam Houston (7-0). Game time NORTH DAKOTA STATE SAM HOUSTON 4/10 *at #24/21 Northern Iowa W, 23-20 is 2 p.m. at Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas. BISON BEARKATS 4/17 *#4/4 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L, 17-27 The winner will advance to face either North (7-2, 5-2 MVFC) (7-0, 6-0 Southland) 4/24 ^#9/8 EASTERN WASHINGTON W, 42-20 Rank: 6/7 (STATS/AFCA) Rank: 4/4 (STATS/AFCA) 5/2 ^at #4/4 Sam Houston 2 p.m. Dakota or No. 3 seed James Madison in the semifinal round Saturday, May 8. Last Game: April 24 def. Last Game: April 24 def. #STATS/AFCA rankings *MVFC games ^FCS playoffs E. Washington 42-20 Monmouth 21-15 Streak: Won 1 Streak: Won 8 Quick Facts TELEVISION: Live coverage on ESPN will On Road: 2-1 (Won 2) At Home: 4-0 (Won 5) Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 124,662) begin at 2 p.m. with Roy Philpott (play-by-play) Coach: Matt Entz Coach: K.C. Keeler Founded: 1890 and Tom Luginbill (analyst) describing the action. Record: 23-2 (2nd) Record: 66-22 (7th) Enrollment: 12,846 (fall 2020) Nickname: Bison Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) RADIO: Coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. on the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network including Stadium: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) 107.9 The Fox in Fargo with Jeff Culhane (play-by-play), Phil Hansen (analyst) and Cole Jirik (sideline). Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass Extended coverage locally on Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM includes “Bison Tailgate” from 10:30-11:30, “Bi- Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS son Game Day” from 11:30-1:30 and the “Bison Hotline” call-in show following the network broadcast. Conference: Missouri Valley Football (MVFC) Last Year’s Record: 16-0, 8-0 MVFC (1st) ONLINE: Free audio streaming of all NDSU football games is available on NDSU All Access Starters Returning/Lost: 14/8 through GoBison.com/allaccess and the NDSU Athletics mobile app. Live in-game statistics will be Offense: 9/2 Defense: 5/6 Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 available on NCAA.com. Follow along with in-game updates on Twitter @NDSUfootball. President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) THE SERIES: North Dakota State is 5-1 against Sam Houston including four straight wins, all in Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 the FCS playoffs. The teams met in back-to-back championship games with NDSU winning 17-6 for Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 the 2011 title and 39-13 for the 2012 championship. NDSU won semifinal games 35-3 in 2014 and Football Staff 55-13 in 2017, both in Fargo. The Bison lost 48-45 in their only trip to Huntsville in 2009. Head Coach: Matt Entz (Wartburg College, 1995) Record at NDSU: 23-2 (2nd season) AGAINST THE SOUTHLAND: North Dakota State has a 14-1 record against teams from the Career Record: same Southland Conference including a 39-28 home victory over Central Arkansas in October. The Bison Assistant Coaches/Staff: are 5-0 in the playoffs against Sam Houston (4-0) and Nicholls (1-0). SHSU has an 8-9-1 record *Randy Hedberg (Minot St., 1977) ............... Assoc. Head Coach against Missouri Valley Football Conference opponents with its last win coming in the 2017 second Passing Game Coord./QBs *Tyler Roehl (NDSU, 2009) ...Off. Coord./Tight Ends/Fullbacks round 54-42 at home against South Dakota. David Braun (Winona St., 2008) ...............Def. Coord./Safeties Nick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003) .... Spec.Teams Coord./DTs 11th STRAIGHT POSTSEASON: North Dakota State is in the postseason for the 11th straight Joe Beschorner (Simpson, 2000) ..................... Running Backs season dating back to 2010 when the Bison advanced to the FCS quarterfinals in their first appear- Dan Larson (UW-Eau Claire, 2003) ....................Offensive Line *Kody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012) ............ Cornerbacks ance. NDSU has a 37-2 record in the FCS playoffs, including a 28-1 record in the Fargodome. This is Grant Olson (NDSU, 2014) ................................... Linebackers North Dakota State’s 34th postseason appearance since 1964. The Bison are 72-15 all-time in the Noah Pauley (Minn.-Duluth, 2012) ...................Wide Receivers postseason including a 67-14 record in the NCAA playoff format since 1973. *Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009) ..... Defensive Ends Highest FCS Playoff Winning Percentages *Connor Senger (UW-Oshkosh, 2017) .........Off. Quality Control Most Consecutive FCS Playoff Appearances *Lee Pronschinske (Winona State, 2019) .. Def. Quality Control 17 - Montana, 1993-2009 .949 - North Dakota State (37-2) Nathan Bjoralt (NDSU, 2013) .......Dir. of Football Ops. & Equip. 14 - New Hampshire, 2004-2017 .793 - Marshall (23-6) Josh Kittell (Jamestown, 2008) ....... Dir. of Football Recruiting 11 - North Dakota State, 2010-2019 .777 - Youngstown State (28-8) John Riley (Arkansas State, 2008) .. Dir. of Football Video Ops. Jim Kramer (UW-La Crosse, 1989) ...Asst. AD/Ath. Performance 10 - Eastern Kentucky, 1986-1995 .776 - Georgia Southern (45-13) *press box on game day Most FCS Playoff Games Won Athletic Communications 45 - Georgia Southern Contact: Ryan Perreault Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 37 - North Dakota State Email: [email protected] 33 - Montana Website: GoBison.com Facebook: @NDSUathletics FOUR VALLEY TEAMS STILL ALIVE: The Missouri Valley Football Conference represents half Twitter: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball of the remaining playoff field after going 4-1 in the first round last Saturday. The only loss came in Instagram: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball a head-to-head matchup with North Dakota beating Missouri State 44-10. No. 1 overall seed South YouTube: @NDSUathletics Dakota State cruised past Holy Cross 31-3, Southern Illinois scored with 51 seconds left to win 34-31 at Weber State, and defending national champion North Dakota State rushed for 422 yards in a 42-20 home win over Eastern Washington. BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA ST. (7-2, 5-2 MVFC) SAM HOUSTON (7-0, 6-0 Southland) NCAA RANKINGS BISON OPP BEARKATS OPP NDSU SHSU Points/Game 26.7 18.4 Points/Game 41.4 17.1 Scoring Off. 30th 4th First Downs 163 146 First Downs 151 146 Rushing Off. 8th 22nd Rushing/Game 227.1 123.7 Rushing/Game 177.7 58.9 Passing Off. 84th 9th Passing/Game 127.0 181.3 Passing/Game 308.7 305.3 Total Offense 44th 9th Total Offense/Game 354.1 305.0 Total Offense/Game 486.4 364.1 Passing Eff. 60th 7th VALLEY OVERALL Had Intercepted 8 5 Had Intercepted 8 5 Scoring Def. 18th 11th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Fumbles-Lost 11-5 4-1 Fumbles-Lost 15-5 17-12 Rushing Def. 27th 3rd South Dakota State 5-1 .833 6-1 .857 Penalties-Avg. Yards 25-28.4 35-32.7 Penalties-Avg. Yards 35-47.4 44-56.7 Passing Def. 28th 92nd Missouri State 5-1 .833 5-5 .500 Net Punt Avg. 42.0 38.2 Net Punt Avg. 40.8 36.9 Total Defense 24th 52nd Time of Poss./Game 30:21 29:39 Time of Poss./Game 28:49 31:11 Pass Eff. Def. 40th 42nd North Dakota 4-1 .800 5-1 .833 3rd Down Conversions 43% 33% 3rd Down Conversions 46% 36% Net Punting 5th 7th North Dakota State 5-2 .714 7-2 .778 4th Down Conversions 3/9 9/16 4th Down Conversions 4/9 8/23 Punt Returns 2nd 5th Southern Illinois 3-3 .500 6-3 .667 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Kick Returns 31st 53rd Northern Iowa 3-4 .429 3-4 .429 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Turnover Mar. 73rd 23rd South Dakota 1-3 .250 1-3 .250 D. Gonnella 81 449 5.5 2 56.1 Ramon Jefferson 82 570 7.0 5 81.4 Pen Yds/Gm 3rd 37th Illinois State 1-3 .250 1-3 .250 Hunter Luepke 72 401 5.6 6 80.2 Eric Schmid 64 291 4.5 5 41.6 Time of Poss. 36th 70th Western Illinois 1-5 .167 1-5 .167 Jalen Bussey 40 390 9.8 3 65.0 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Dn Conv. 28th 14th Youngstown State 1-6 .143 1-6 .143 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG Eric Schmid 136-224-7 60.7 15 307.7 3rd Dn Def. 20th 32nd Cam Miller 23-41-1 56.1 2 39.0 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Dn Conv. 74th 49th Indiana State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Cody Chrest 33 401 12.2 2 57.3 4th Dn Def.