North Dakota State BISON FootbalL 34 Conference Championships | 14 National Championships 2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference and NCAA Division I FCS Champions 2018 Schedule North Dakota State Hosts Unbeaten (1-0 overall, 0-0 MVFC) Date Opponent Time S1 CAL POLY W, 49-3 FCS Newcomer North Alabama Saturday S15 NORTH ALABAMA 2:30 p.m. THIS WEEK: North Dakota State (1-0) S22 DELAWARE (Homecoming) 1 p.m. returns from a bye week to host FCS newcomer S29 *SOUTH DAKOTA ST. (Dakota Marker) 2:30 p.m. O6 *at Northern Iowa 1 p.m. North Alabama (2-0) on Saturday, Sept. 15. Game O13 *at Western Illinois 6 p.m. time is 2:30 p.m. at Gate City Bank Field at the NORTH DAKOTA STATE NORTH ALABAMA O20 *ILLINOIS STATE 2:30 p.m. Fargodome (18,700). The Lions, who won three O27 *at South Dakota 2 p.m. straight Division II national championships in the BISON LIONS N3 *YOUNGSTOWN ST. (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. 1990s and were national runners-up as recently (1-0, 0-0 MVFC) (2-0) N10 *at Missouri State 2 p.m. as 2016, have beaten Southern Utah and Alabama Rank: 1/1 (STATS/AFCA) Rank: none N17 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 2:30 p.m. A&M in their first two games as an FCS program. Last Game: Sept. 1 Last Game: Sept. 8 def. *MVFC games North Alabama is an independent team this year, def. Cal Poly 49-3 Alabama A&M 25-20 Streak: Won 7 Streak: Won 3 Quick Facts but will join the Big South Conference in 2019. At Home: 1-0 (Won 10) On Road: 2-0 (Won 2) Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,549) Coach: Chris Klieman Coach: Chris Willis Founded: 1890 TELEVISION: Coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. Record: 55-6 (5th) Record: 7-5 (2nd) Enrollment: 14,358 (fall 2017) on KVLY and the NBC North Dakota network with Nickname: Bison Brian Shawn calling the play-by-play, Lee Timmerman color analyst, and Ryan Gellner on the side- Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) lines. Pregame coverage hosted by Alex Egan and Beth Hoole begins 1 hour prior to kickoff. ESPN+ Stadium: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass will carry the game on ESPN.com and the ESPN app with subscriptions starting at $4.99/month. Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Missouri Valley Football (MVFC) RADIO: Coverage begins at 2 p.m. on the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network with Last Year’s Record: 14-1, 7-1 MVFC (1st) third-year NDSU play-by-play voice Jeff Culhane joined by NDSU and Buffalo Bills hall of famer Phil Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 46/19 Hansen and NDSU sideline reporter Jeremy Jorgenson. Extended coverage locally on 107.9 The Fox, Starters Returning/Lost: 13/9 Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM includes “Bison Tailgate” from 11 a.m. to noon with Brad Jones, “Bison Offense: 6/5 Defense: 7/4 Game Day” from noon to 2 p.m. and “Bison Hotline” for two hours following the network broadcast Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 with hosts Keith Brake, Chris Hanson and former NDSU defensive end Cole Jirik. President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) 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. Live stats for NDSU home games are available on BisonStats.com. Follow @NDSUfootball on Twitter for game updates. Football Staff TICKETS: Available single-game tickets go on sale at 6 a.m. Friday before each Bison home Head Coach: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) Record at NDSU: 55-6 (5th season) game ONLINE ONLY at GoBison.com/tickets. Game day ticket sales and will call are available in the Career Record: 58-13 (6th season) east lobby of the Fargodome beginning five hours prior to kickoff. Assistant Coaches/Staff: *Courtney Messingham (N. Iowa, 1990) ..........Off. Coord./RBs DON’T WAIT TOO LATE: NDSU Athletics and the Fargodome are encouraging fans to enter Matt Entz (Wartburg, 1995) ........................... Def. Coord./LBs the stadium early and be prepared for longer wait times with the addition of 30 walk-through metal Conor Riley (Omaha, 2003) .............. Running Game Coord./OL Nick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003) ... Spec. Teams Coord./DTs detectors around the facility. Doors open 90 minutes prior to kickoff. It is strongly recommended *Randy Hedberg (Minot State, 1977) .................. Quarterbacks that no unnecessary bags are brought in. Clear bags are recommended but not required, and any bag *Joe Klanderman (MSU Mankato, 2001) ........Defensive Backs must be 13”x13” or smaller. Express lines will be available for fans not carrying bags. Kody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012) .............. Cornerbacks Jason Ray (Missouri, 2007) .............................Wide Receivers Tyler Roehl (NDSU, 2009) .......................Tight Ends/Fullbacks THE SERIES: This is the second meeting between North Dakota State and North Alabama. *Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009) ..... Defensive Ends NDSU won 35-7 in the 1985 Palm Bowl, the NCAA Division II national championship game, played *Ben Klinger (Minnesota, 2015) .................Off. Quality Control in McAllen, Texas, before a live television audience on ESPN. The Bison scored on two of their first *Daniel Goodman (Emporia State, 2014) ... Def. Quality Control Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013) ........................ Video Coordinator three possessions and then turned three straight UNA turnovers into touchdowns in the third quarter. Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014) ............ Dir. of Football Operations Tyrone Braxton set the tone for the day returning the opening kickoff 73 yards to set up a six-play Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989) ......Dir. of Ath. Performance scoring drive. NDSU’s defense allowed just 71 yards in the first half, intercepted three passes and Bobby Knodel (NDSU, 2002) ................... Asst. Athletic Trainer *press box on game day recovered three fumbles. Fullback Chad Stark rushed 18 times for 113 yards and a TD, and quarter- back Jeff Bentrim rushed 16 times for 43 yards and two scores. Athletic Communications Contact: Ryan Perreault BISON HAVE BEEN TO UNA: While North Dakota State and North Alabama have only played Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 once in McAllen, Texas, the Bison are no stranger to UNA’s home in Florence, Ala. NDSU played in Email: [email protected] three NCAA Division II national championship games at Braly Stadium winning all three trips in 1986 Website: GoBison.com Facebook: @NDbison Twitter: @NDSUfootball over South Dakota 27-7, in 1988 over Portland State 35-21, and in 1990 over Indiana (Pa.) 51-11. YouTube: @NDSUathletics BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. north alabama PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA STATE (1-0, 0-0) NORTH ALABAMA (2-0) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS LIONS OPP NDSU UNA Points/Game 49.0 3.0 Points/Game 29.5 25.0 Scoring Off. 3rd 49th First Downs 22 10 First Downs 47 50 Rushing Off. 1st 33rd Rushing/Game 458.0 82.0 Rushing/Game 184.0 168.5 Passing Off. 114th 37th Passing/Game 54.0 125.0 Passing/Game 251.0 266.0 Total Offense 11th 26th Total Offense/Game 512.0 207.0 Total Offense/Game 435.0 434.5 Passing Eff. 109th 38th Had Intercepted 0 0 Had Intercepted 2 1 Scoring Def. 1st 44th Standings Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-1 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 3-1 Rushing Def. 13th 56th VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 2-21.0 5-40.0 Penalties-Avg. Yards 19-78.0 15-64.5 Passing Def. 12th 91st W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Net Punt Avg. 44.3 42.0 Net Punt Avg. 38.9 34.4 Total Defense 6th 77th Illinois State 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 Time of Poss/Game. 29:07 30:53 Time of Poss./Game 29:30 30:30 Pass Eff. Def. 83rd 69th North Dakota State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 3rd Down Conversions 56% 29% 3rd Down Conversions 50% 47% Net Punting 5th 25th 4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/3 4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/2 Punt Returns 62nd 92nd South Dakota State 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Kick Returns 25th 76th Indiana State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 TOP RETURNERS TOP RETURNERS Turnover Mar. 49th 49th Missouri State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Pen Yds/Gm 2nd 92nd South Dakota 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 Bruce Anderson 11 185 16.8 2 185.0 Damon Cox 31 149 4.8 0 74.5 Time of Poss. 68th 59th Southern Illinois 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 Ty Brooks 12 82 6.8 0 82.0 T. Humphrey 16 99 6.2 0 49.5 3rd Dn Conv. 3rd 7th Northern Iowa 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Dn Def. 28th 86th Western Illinois 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 Easton Stick 4-9-0 44.4 0 48.0 Christian Lopez 37-61-1 60.7 5 248.0 4th Dn Conv. 83rd 83rd Youngstown State 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Dn Def. 1st 1st Dallas Freeman 1 18 18.0 0 18.0 Jakobi Byrd 13 160 12.3 3 80.0 Darrius Shepherd 1 14 14.0 0 14.0 Dexter Boykin 9 144 16.0 2 72.0 Schedule DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int.