North Dakota State BISON FootbalL Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 NCAA Division I FCS National Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 2016 Schedule Bison Open Valley Football Schedule With Illinois State 3-0 overall, 0-0 MVFC Date Opponent Time Saturday in 96th Annual Homecoming Game Aug. 27 #7/6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W, 24-17 (ot) Sept. 10 #8/8 EASTERN WASHINGTON W, 50-44 (ot) THIS WEEK: No. 1-ranked North Dakota State Sept. 17 at #13/11 Iowa W, 23-21 opens Missouri Valley Football Conference play this Oct. 1 *#18/20 ILLINOIS ST. (Homecoming) 1 p.m. week when the Bison (3-0, 0-0 MVFC) host No. 18 Oct. 8 *at Missouri State 2 p.m. Illinois State (2-2, 0-1 MVFC) at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, NORTH DAKOTA STATE ILLINOIS STATE Oct. 15 *SOUTH DAKOTA ST. (Dakota Marker) 2:30 p.m. at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700). Oct. 22 *at Western Illinois 6 p.m. BISON REDBIRDS Oct. 29 *at Northern Iowa 6 p.m. TELEVISION: KVLY and the NBC North Dakota (3-0, 0-0 MVFC) (2-2, 0-1 MVFC) Nov. 5 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. network will have live coverage with Brian Shawn Rank: 1/1 (STATS/Coaches) Rank: 18/20 (STATS/Coaches) Nov. 12 *INDIANA STATE 2:30 p.m. calling the play-by-play, Lee Timmerman color Last Game: Sept. 17 Last Game: Sept. 24 def. Iowa 23-21 lost to Indiana St. 31-34 Nov. 19 *at South Dakota 2 p.m. analyst, and Beth Hoole reporting from the sidelines. Streak: Won 12 Streak: Lost 2 *MVFC games ESPN3 will carry the telecast on WatchESPN.com and At Home: 2-0 (Won 7) On Road: 1-1 (Lost 1) Rankings are STATS/FCS Coaches (AP/coaches for FBS) the WatchESPN mobile app through participating Coach: Chris Klieman Coach: Brock Spack Quick Facts Internet service providers. Record: 31-3 (3rd) Record: 58-31 (8th) Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,925) Founded: 1890 RADIO: Coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. on KPFX-FM 107.9 The Fox and the Peterson Farms Enrollment: 14,432 (fall 2016) Seed Bison Radio Network with Jeff Culhane calling the play-by-play, NDSU and Buffalo Bills Nickname: Bison Hall of Famer Phil Hansen as color analyst, and NDSU’s Jeremy Jorgenson reporting from the Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) sideline. Extended coverage on 107.9 The Fox includes “Bison Game Day” from 10:30 a.m. to Home Field: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) 12:30 p.m. and “Bison Hotline” for 2 hours following the network broadcast with hosts Keith Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass Brake, Chris Hanson and former NDSU safety Christian Dudzik. Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) ONLINE: NDSU All Access live video streaming for home games is by subscription on Last Year’s Record: 13-2 overall, 7-1 MVFC (1st, tie) GoBison.com/allaccess. Audio streaming of the Bison Radio Network broadcast for every NDSU Lettermen Returning/Lost: 48/15 football game is available free of charge. Live stats for NDSU home games are available on Starters Returning: 14 (6 offense, 8 defense) BisonStats.com. Follow @NDSUfootball on Twitter for game updates. Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) THE SERIES: This is the ninth meeting between Illinois State and North Dakota State dat- Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) ing back to 2007. NDSU has won four straight and leads the series 6-2. The teams did not meet Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 in the 2014 and 2015 regular seasons due to the conference schedule rotation, but the teams Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 both advanced to the 2014 national championship with NDSU winning 29-27. The Redbirds’ only win in four trips to Fargo was a 27-24 victory in the 2009 homecoming game. Football Staff Head Coach: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) LAST MEETING: North Dakota State went 78 yards in six plays and scored on a 5-yard Record at NDSU: 31-3 (3rd season) Career: 34-10 (3rd) Carson Wentz run with 37 seconds left to beat Illinois State 29-27 for the 2014 national Assistant Coaches/Staff: championship in the teams’ last meeting. Wentz completed passes of 32, 13 and 33 yards to Matt Entz (Wartburg, 1995) ........................ Defensive Coordinator/LBs RJ Urzendowski on the drive, which took just 1:01 off the clock. Linebacker Esley Thorton’s *Tim Polasek (Concordia Wisconsin, 2002) ...Offensive Coordinator/RBs interception with 8 seconds left sealed the victory. NDSU led 23-14 with 11:20 to go before a Atif Austin (Iowa State, 2003) ............. Special Teams Coordinator/WRs pair of Illinois State touchdowns. Quarterback Tre Roberson scored on a 58-yard run to put Jamar Cain (New Mexico State, 2002) ...........................Defensive Ends *Nick Goeser (Wis.-Eau Claire, 2003) ...........DTs/Recruiting Coordinator the Redbirds up 27-23 with 1:38 left. Wentz finished 15 of 22 passing for 237 yards and rushed *Randy Hedberg (Minot State, 1977) ...............................Quarterbacks 16 times for 87 yards to earn the game’s Most Outstanding Player award. *Joe Klanderman (Minn. St. Mankato, 2001) ...............Defensive Backs Conor Riley (Omaha, 2003) .............................................Offensive Line HOMECOMING GAMES: This is the 96th annual homecoming game for North Dakota Tyler Roehl (NDSU, 2009) ..................................... Tight Ends/Fullbacks State and the Bison are 55-37-3 all-time since 1919 (no game in war years 1943 or 1944). NDSU Bryan Shepherd (NDSU, 2015) ............................... Defensive Assistant has won five straight homecoming contests after last year’s 31-28 come-from-behind victory *Kody Morgan (Wis.-Stevens Point, 2012) .....Offensive Quality Control over Northern Iowa. This is Illinois State’s third trip to Fargo as the homecoming opponent. The Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013) ........................................Video Coordinator Redbirds won 27-24 in 2009 and the Bison won 20-10 in 2011. Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014) ............................Dir. of Football Recruiting Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989) ............ Dir. of Athletic Performance Brian Gordon (South Florida, 2002) ........ Dir. of FB Ops./Equip. Services AFTER THE OPEN WEEK: North Dakota State has won 22 straight games after open weeks *press box on game day in the regular season and playoffs since a 2005 home loss to UC Davis. That streak includes 12 Athletic Communications home games, five road games and five national championship games in Frisco, Texas. Contact: Ryan Perreault CONFERENCE OPENERS: North Dakota State has won its last five Missouri Valley Football Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 Conference openers, and the Bison have gone on to win at least a share of the last five league Email: [email protected] Website: GoBison.com crowns. NDSU is 5-3 in league openers and is beginning conference play with Illinois State for the second time (2011). /ndbison /ndsufootball /ndsuathletics BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. ILLINOIS STATE PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA STATE (3-0, 0-0 MVFC) ILLINOIS STATE (2-2, 0-1 MVFC) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS REDBIRDS OPP NDSU ILST Points/Game 32.3 27.3 Points/Game 27.8 19.5 Scoring Offense 32nd 55th First Downs 64 50 First Downs 92 68 Rushing Offense 13th 49th Rushing/Game 249.7 103.0 Rushing/Game 161.2 113.0 Passing Offense 74th 30th Passing/Game 191.7 247.0 Passing/Game 252.0 165.8 Total Offense 23rd 35th Total Offense/Game 441.3 350.0 Total Offense/Game 413.2 278.8 Passing Eff. 26th 32nd Had Intercepted 2 5 Had Intercepted 4 3 Scoring Defense 60th 17th VALLEY FOOTBALL STANDINGS Fumbles-Lost 4-2 2-0 Fumbles-Lost 10-3 4-1 Rushing Defense 19th 25th VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 20-74.0 18-42.7 Penalties-Avg. Yards 23-59.0 25-57.0 Pass Defense 83rd 16th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Net Punt Avg. 33.4 41.7 Net Punt Avg. 40.7 36.4 Total Defense 41st 8th Time of Possession/Game 34:31 25:29 Time of Possession/Game 31:09 28:51 Pass Eff. Defense 82nd 8th Indiana State 1-0 1.000 3-1 .750 3rd Down Conversions 49% 36% 3rd Down Conversions 37% 32% Net Punting 83rd 10th North Dakota State 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 4th Down Conversions 2/3 3/4 4th Down Conversions 1/4 4/6 Punt Returns 64th 39th Western Illinois 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 Kickoff Returns 43rd 74th Missouri State 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Margin 43rd 92nd Southern Illinois 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Fewest Penalty YPG 100th 56th Youngstown State 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 Lance Dunn 37 239 6.5 2 79.7 George Moreira 35 240 6.9 3 60.0 Time of Poss. 4th 41st Northern Iowa 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 King Frazier 37 217 5.9 3 72.3 Jamal Towns 25 115 4.6 0 28.8 3rd Down Conv. 12th 52nd South Dakota 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Down Defense 49th 31st Easton Stick 45-72-2 62.5 5 191.7 Jake Kolbe 91-129-4 70.5 6 246.5 4th Down Conv. 31st 97th South Dakota State 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Down Defense 105th 90th Illinois State 0-1 .000 2-2 .500 Darrius Shepherd 11 150 13.6 2 50.0 Anthony Warrum 26 403 15.5 2 100.8 RJ Urzendowski 6 137 22.8 1 45.7 Spencer Schnell 24 193 8.0 1 48.2 DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int.