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 Five-Time FCS Champion North Dakota State Closes 2-0 overall, 0-0 MVFC Date Opponent Time Non-Conference Schedule at 11th-Ranked Iowa Saturday Aug. 27 #7/6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W, 24-17 (ot) Sept. 10 #8/8 EASTERN WASHINGTON W, 50-44 (ot) THIS WEEK: Five-time defending FCS national Sept. 17 at #13/11 Iowa 11 a.m. champion North Dakota State (2-0) closes its non-con- Oct. 1 *ILLINOIS STATE (Homecoming) 1 p.m. ference portion of the schedule this Saturday, Sept. 17, Oct. 8 *at Missouri State 2 p.m. when the Bison face the 11th-ranked Iowa Hawk- NORTH DAKOTA STATE IOWA Oct. 15 *SOUTH DAKOTA ST. (Dakota Marker) 2:30 p.m. eyes (2-0). Game time is 11 a.m. at Kinnick Stadium Oct. 22 *at Western Illinois 6 p.m. (70,585) in Iowa City, Iowa. BISON HAWKEYES Oct. 29 *at Northern Iowa 6 p.m. (2-0, 0-0 MVFC) (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Nov. 5 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. TELEVISION: Coverage begins at 11 a.m. on Rank: 1/1 (STATS/Coaches) Rank: 13/11 (AP/Coaches) Nov. 12 *INDIANA STATE 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 with Beth Mowins calling the play-by-play, Last Game: Sept. 10 def. Last Game: Sept. 10 Eastern Wash. 50-44 (ot) def. Iowa State 42-3 Nov. 19 *at South Dakota 2 p.m. Anthony Becht as color analyst, and Rocky Boiman Streak: Won 11 Streak: Won 2 *MVFC games Rankings are STATS/FCS Coaches (AP/coaches for FBS) reporting from the sidelines. On Road: 0-0 (Won 5) At Home: 2-0 (Won 9) Coach: Chris Klieman Coach: Kirk Ferentz Quick Facts Record: 30-3 (3rd) Record: 129-87 (18th) Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,925) RADIO: Coverage begins at 10:30 a.m. on KPFX- Founded: 1890 FM 107.9 The Fox and the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Enrollment: 14,516 (fall 2015) Radio Network with Jeff Culhane calling the play-by-play, NDSU and Buffalo Bills Hall of Famer Nickname: Bison Phil Hansen as color analyst, and NDSU’s Jeremy Jorgenson reporting from the sideline. Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) Extended coverage on 107.9 The Fox includes “Bison Game Day” from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and “Bi- Home Field: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) son Hotline” for 2 hours following the network broadcast with hosts Keith Brake, Chris Hanson Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass and former NDSU safety Christian Dudzik. Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) ONLINE: Live video streaming will be available on WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN Last Year’s Record: 13-2 overall, 7-1 MVFC (1st, tie) mobile app through participating TV providers. Audio streaming of the Peterson Farms Seed Lettermen Returning/Lost: 48/15 Bison Radio Network broadcast will be on GoBison.com/allaccess. Live stats will be 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 third meeting between North Dakota State and Iowa in football. Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) The Hawkeyes won 39-0 in 1946 and 59-0 in 1947, both in Iowa City. NDSU is 2-1 against Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 Big Ten opponents as a Division I program. The Bison lost 10-9 at Minnesota in 2006 before Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 winning twice at Minnesota in 2007 (27-21 at the Metrodome) and 2011 (37-24 at TCF Bank Stadium). Football Staff Head Coach: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: North Dakota State has an 8-3 record against Football Bowl Subdi- Record at NDSU: 30-3 (3rd season) Career: 33-10 (3rd) vision opponents and has won five in a row against FBS foes since 2010 with wins at Kansas (6- Assistant Coaches/Staff: 3), Minnesota (37-24), Colorado State (22-7), Kansas State (24-21) and Iowa State (34-14). NDSU Matt Entz (Wartburg, 1995) ........................ Defensive Coordinator/LBs did not play an FBS opponent in 2015 and does not have any other FBS opponents scheduled *Tim Polasek (Concordia Wisconsin, 2002) ...Offensive Coordinator/RBs until Oregon in 2020 and Colorado in 2024. NDSU’s first three FBS wins were against Ball State Atif Austin (Iowa State, 2003) ............. Special Teams Coordinator/WRs (2006), Central Michigan (2007) and Minnesota (2007). Jamar Cain (New Mexico State, 2002) ...........................Defensive Ends *Nick Goeser (Wis.-Eau Claire, 2003) ...........DTs/Recruiting Coordinator *Randy Hedberg (Minot State, 1977) ...............................Quarterbacks FCS HAS SEVEN FBS WINS THIS YEAR: Seven FCS teams have claimed wins over FBS *Joe Klanderman (Minn. St. Mankato, 2001) ...............Defensive Backs opponents in the first two weeks of the 2016 season, including two Missouri Valley Football Conor Riley (Omaha, 2003) .............................................Offensive Line Conference teams Northern Iowa and Illinois State. Tyler Roehl (NDSU, 2009) ..................................... Tight Ends/Fullbacks FCS Wins Over FBS, 2016 Bryan Shepherd (NDSU, 2015) ............................... Defensive Assistant Albany 22, Buffalo 16 *Kody Morgan (Wis.-Stevens Point, 2012) .....Offensive Quality Control Eastern Washington 45, Washington State 42 Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013) ........................................Video Coordinator Northern Iowa 25, Iowa State 20 Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014) ............................Dir. of Football Recruiting Richmond 37, Virginia 20 Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989) ............ Dir. of Athletic Performance Illinois State 9, Northwestern 7 Brian Gordon (South Florida, 2002) ........ Dir. of FB Ops./Equip. Services Eastern Illinois 21, Miami (Ohio) 17 *press box on game day North Carolina A&T 39, Kent State 36 (4 OT) Athletic Communications FORMER BISON NOW HAWKEYES: Iowa’s top two athletic administrators both have ties Contact: Ryan Perreault to NDSU. Director of athletics Gary Barta was a quarterback for the Bison from 1982 to 1986 Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 and part of Division II national championship teams in 1983, 1985 and 1986. Deputy director of Email: [email protected] Website: GoBison.com athletics Gene Taylor was the NDSU athletic director for 13 seasons from 2001 to 2014. /ndbison /ndsufootball /ndsuathletics BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. IOWA PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA STATE (2-0, 0-0 MVFC) IOWA (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) FCS/FBS RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS HAWKEYES OPP NDSU IOWA Points/Game 37.0 30.5 Points/Game 43.5 12.0 Scoring Offense 21st 27th First Downs 43 38 First Downs 42 41 Rushing Offense 13th 52nd Rushing/Game 255.0 137.5 Rushing/Game 205.0 142.0 Passing Offense 39th 76th Passing/Game 225.5 272.0 Passing/Game 214.5 215.5 Total Offense 13th 63rd Total Offense/Game 480.5 409.5 Total Offense/Game 419.5 357.5 Passing Eff. 17th 31st Had Intercepted 1 4 Had Intercepted 0 1 Scoring Defense 62nd 14th VALLEY FOOTBALL STANDINGS Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 3-3 Rushing Defense 41st 69th VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 19-103.5 15-56.0 Penalties-Avg. Yards 8-35.0 15-47.5 Pass Defense 86th 65th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Net Punt Avg. 34.3 41.3 Net Punt Avg. 42.5 31.2 Total Defense 61st 66th Time of Possession/Game 33:27 26:33 Time of Possession/Game 27:53 32:07 Pass Eff. Defense 67th 51st Missouri State 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 3rd Down Conversions 56% 35% 3rd Down Conversions 42% 31% Net Punting 60th 22nd North Dakota State 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 4th Down Conversions 0/1 2/3 4th Down Conversions 2/2 3/4 Punt Returns 48th 52nd Western Illinois 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 Kickoff Returns 32nd 26th Illinois State 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Margin 36th 10th South Dakota State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Fewest Penalty YPG 110th 15th South Dakota 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 Lance Dunn 26 178 6.8 2 89.0 LeShun Daniels 25 195 7.8 3 97.5 Time of Poss. 17th 84th Indiana State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 King Frazier 21 118 5.6 2 59.0 Akrum Wadley 21 170 8.1 3 85.0 3rd Down Conv. 3rd 64th Youngstown State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Down Defense 34th 39th Easton Stick 34-53-1 64.2 4 225.5 CJ Beathard 32-48-0 66.7 4 213.5 4th Down Conv. 79th 1st Southern Illinois 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Down Defense 79th 103rd Northern Iowa 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 Darrius Shepherd 8 127 15.9 2 63.5 Matt VandeBerg 11 228 20.7 1 114.0 RJ Urzendowski 4 121 30.2 1 60.5 Jerminic Smith 4 55 13.8 1 27.5 DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FR VALLEY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Nick DeLuca 8-10-18 1.0 1 0-0 Ben Niemann 5-7-12 1.5 1 0-0 Saturday, Sept.