North Dakota State BISON FootbalL 36 Conference Championships | 15 National Championships 2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions 2019 Schedule No. 1 North Dakota State, No. 2 James Madison (15-0 overall, 8-0 MVFC) Date Opponent Time A31 vs. Butler (at Target Field) W, 57-10 Meet in FCS Championship Saturday on ABC S7 NORTH DAKOTA W, 38-7 S14 at #18/18 Delaware W, 47-22 THIS WEEK: No. 1-ranked North Dakota S21 #4/4 UC DAVIS W, 27-16 State (15-0) faces No. 2 James Madison (14-1) in O5 *at #10/6 Illinois State W, 37-3 O12 *#10/10 NORTHERN IOWA (Homecoming) W, 46-14 the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game O19 *MISSOURI STATE (Trees Bowl) W, 22-0 at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11, at Toyota Stadium NORTH DAKOTA STATE JAMES MADISON O26 *at #3/3 S. Dakota St. (Dakota Marker) W, 23-16 (20,500) in Frisco, Texas. This is a rematch of the N2 *at Youngstown State W, 56-17 2017 national championship game. NDSU has BISON DUKES N9 *WESTERN ILLINOIS (Harvest Bowl) W, 57-21 won two straight and seven of the last eight FCS (15-0, 8-0 MVFC) (14-1, 8-0 CAA) N16 *SOUTH DAKOTA W, 49-14 Rank: 1/1 (STATS/AFCA) Rank: 2/2 (STATS/AFCA) N23 *at #RV/25 Southern Illinois W, 21-7 championships with JMU taking the 2016 title after beating NDSU in the semifinals. JMU is mak- Last Game: Dec. 21 def. Last Game: Dec. 21 def. D7 ^#19/19 NICHOLLS W, 37-13 Montana State 42-14 Weber State 30-14 D14 ^#13/14 ILLINOIS STATE W, 9-3 ing its third title game appearance in four years. Streak: Won 36 Streak: Won 14 D21 ^#5/5 MONTANA STATE W, 42-14 On Road: 6-0 (Won 10+3) On Road: 5-1 (Won 5) J11 ^#2/2 JAMES MADISON 11 a.m. TELEVISION: Coverage begins at 11 a.m. Coach: Matt Entz Coach: Curt Cignetti #STATS/AFCA rankings *MVFC games ^FCS playoffs on ABC and ESPN3 with Mark Jones (play-by- Record: 15-0 (1st) Record: 14-1 (1st) Quick Facts play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst) and Olivia Dekker Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,549) (reporter). The FCS Championship pregame show hosted by Kris Budden, Rene Ingoglia and Jay Founded: 1890 Walker begins at 10 a.m. on ESPNews. Enrollment: 13,173 (fall 2019) Nickname: Bison Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) RADIO: Coverage begins at 10:30 a.m. on the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network with Stadium: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) fourth-year NDSU play-by-play voice Jeff Culhane joined by NDSU and Buffalo Bills hall of famer Phil Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass Hansen and NDSU sideline reporter Jeremy Jorgenson. Extended coverage locally on 107.9 The Fox, Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM includes “Bison Tailgate” from 7:30-8:30 with Brad Jones and “Bison Game Conference: Missouri Valley Football (MVFC) Day” from 8:30-10:30 with Keith Brake and Cole Jirik. Brake and Jirik return for “Bison Hotline” Last Year’s Record: 15-0, 8-0 MVFC (1st) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 39/22 with Chris Hanson and Kyle Emanuel for two hours following the network broadcast. National radio Starters Returning/Lost: 7/15 coverage on Westwood One Sports will begin at 10:30 a.m. with Jason Horowitz (play-by-play) and Offense: 3/8 Defense: 4/7 Al Groh (analyst). Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) ONLINE: NDSU All Access offers free audio streaming on GoBison.com/allaccess and the Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 NDSU Athletics mobile app. Live stats are available on NCAA.com. Follow along with in-game up- Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 dates on Twitter @NDSUfootball and the #FCSChampionship hashtag. Football Staff TICKETS: Tickets may be purchased via the NCAA Ticket Exchange, the official fan-to-fan Head Coach: Matt Entz (Wartburg College, 1995) Record at NDSU: 15-0 (1st season) marketplace. For details, visit NCAA.com/FCS and click on the Tickets and Hospitality link. A limited Career Record: same number of standing room only tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6. Assistant Coaches/Staff: *Randy Hedberg (Minot St., 1977) ............... Assoc. Head Coach CLEAR BAG POLICY: New for 2020, Toyota Stadium will have a bag policy in effect. Any bag Passing Game Coord./QBs *Tyler Roehl (NDSU, 2009) ...Off. Coord./Tight Ends/Fullbacks larger than a small clutch purse will not be permitted into the stadium unless it is a clear bag. Clear David Braun (Winona St., 2008) ...............Def. Coord./Safeties bags may not exceed 14” x 6” x 14” and small clutch purses or crossbody bags may not exceed 5.5” Nick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003) .... Spec.Teams Coord./DTs x 8.5” with or without straps. Email [email protected] to get special clearance for AJ Blazek (Iowa, 2002) ....................................Offensive Line Dan Larson (UW-Eau Claire, 2003) ................... Running Backs medically necessary items. More information is available on the Toyota Stadium policies webpage. *Kody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012) ............ Cornerbacks Grant Olson (NDSU, 2014) ................................... Linebackers PARKING AND TAILGATING: General public parking is $20 per spot and opens at 6 a.m. Satur- Noah Pauley (Minn.-Duluth, 2012) ...................Wide Receivers *Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009) ..... Defensive Ends day in Toyota Stadium’s red, blue and green parking lots. RVs and campers will be charged $40 per *Ben Klinger (Minnesota, 2015) .................Off. Quality Control parking space occupied. ADA parking is available in all lots. All parking is on a first-come, first-serve *Luke Olson (Minnesota, 2012) ................ Def. Quality Control basis. Parking lots will remain open for tailgating after the game. All vehicles must be off property Nathan Bjoralt (NDSU, 2013) .......Dir. of Football Ops. & Equip. Josh Kittell (Jamestown, 2008) ....... Dir. of Football Recruiting by 11:30 p.m. Saturday. John Riley (Arkansas State, 2008) .. Dir. of Football Video Ops. Jim Kramer (UW-La Crosse, 1989) ...Asst. AD/Ath. Performance TEAM ARRIVALS AND TAILGATE TOWN: Fans are invited to line up on Lamar Hunt Way from *press box on game day Toyota Stadium west to World Cup Way for team arrivals beginning with an NDSU pep rally at 8:15 Athletic Communications a.m. and team arrival at 8:25 followed by JMU’s team arrival at 8:45 and pep rally at 8:55. Tailgate Contact: Ryan Perreault Town, a free interactive fan festival, opens at 9 a.m. in the north plaza of Toyota Stadium and is open Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 through halftime. Email: [email protected] Website: GoBison.com Facebook: @NDSUathletics NDSU PEP FEST: The NDSU Pep Fest presented by Gate City Bank is a free, family-friendly Twitter: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball event Friday, Jan. 10, at the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas. Doors and beer garden open at 3 p.m. Instagram: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball with live music from 5 to 9 p.m. by the Emerald City Band and the pep fest program beginning at YouTube: @NDSUathletics 6:45. The first 4,000 fans will receive a commemorative NDSU rally towel. BISON FOOTBALL 2019 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP VS. JAMES MADISON PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA ST. (15-0, 8-0 MVFC) JAMES MADISON (14-1, 8-0 CAA) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS DUKES OPP NDSU JMU Points/Game 37.9 11.8 Points/Game 41.3 14.9 Scoring Off. 7th 2nd First Downs 324 221 First Downs 373 213 Rushing Off. 4th 10th Rushing/Game 288.0 134.4 Rushing/Game 248.3 61.1 Passing Off. 90th 56th Passing/Game 189.3 134.3 Passing/Game 224.1 203.6 Total Offense 6th 9th Total Offense/Game 477.3 268.7 Total Offense/Game 472.5 264.7 Passing Eff. 1st 3rd VALLEY OVERALL Had Intercepted 1 16 Had Intercepted 5 17 Scoring Def. 1st 3rd W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Fumbles-Lost 12-5 18-6 Fumbles-Lost 22-10 21-9 Rushing Def. 30th 1st North Dakota State 8-0 1.000 15-0 1.000 Penalties-Avg. Yards 90-54.5 72-40.1 Penalties-Avg. Yards 76-51.2 62-36.1 Passing Def. 1st 38th Northern Iowa 6-2 .750 10-5 .667 Net Punt Avg. 36.1 35.7 Net Punt Avg. 36.2 33.5 Total Defense 2nd 1st Illinois State 5-3 .625 10-5 .667 Time of Poss./Game 32:08 27:52 Time of Poss./Game 33:21 26:39 Pass Eff. Def. 1st 6th South Dakota State 5-3 .625 8-5 .615 3rd Down Conversions 51% 33% 3rd Down Conversions 54% 29% Net Punting 49th 45th Southern Illinois 5-3 .625 7-5 .583 4th Down Conversions 12/17 8/24 4th Down Conversions 14/16 11/26 Punt Returns 21st 16th South Dakota 4-4 .500 5-7 .417 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Kick Returns 8th 2nd Indiana State 3-5 .375 5-7 .417 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Turnover Mar. 4th 19th Youngstown State 2-6 .250 6-6 .500 Ty Brooks 130 940 7.2 5 62.7 P. Agyei-Obese 241 1143 4.7 19 76.2 Pen Yds/Gm 65th 50th Missouri State 1-7 .125 1-10 .091 Trey Lance 139 934 6.7 13 62.3 Jawon Hamilton 160 896 5.6 5 59.7 Time of Poss.