North Dakota State BISON FootbalL 34 Conference Championships | 14 National Championships 2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference and NCAA Division I FCS Champions 2018 Schedule No. 1 Bison Host No. 3 Jackrabbits Saturday in (3-0 overall, 0-0 MVFC) Date Opponent Time S1 CAL POLY W, 49-3 15th Annual Dakota Marker Game S15 NORTH ALABAMA W, 38-7 THIS WEEK: No. 1-ranked North Dakota S22 DELAWARE (Homecoming) W, 38-10 State (3-0) hosts third-ranked South Dakota State S29 *SOUTH DAKOTA ST. (Dakota Marker) 2:30 p.m. O6 *at Northern Iowa 1 p.m. (2-0) in the 15th annual Dakota Marker game Sat- O13 *at Western Illinois 6 p.m. urday, Sept. 29. Game time is 2:30 p.m. at Gate NORTH DAKOTA STATE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE O20 *ILLINOIS STATE 2:30 p.m. City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700). It is O27 *at South Dakota 2 p.m. the Missouri Valley Football Conference opener BISON JACKRABBITS N3 *YOUNGSTOWN ST. (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. for both teams. (3-0, 0-0 MVFC) (2-0, 0-0 MVFC) N10 *at Missouri State 2 p.m. Rank: 1/1 (STATS/AFCA) Rank: 3/3 (STATS/AFCA) N17 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 2:30 p.m. TELEVISION: Coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. Last Game: Sept. 22 Last Game: Sept. 15 *MVFC games on KVLY and the NBC North Dakota network with def. Delaware 38-10 def. Ark.-Pine Bluff 90-6 Streak: Won 9 Streak: Won 2 Quick Facts Brian Shawn calling the play-by-play, Lee Tim- At Home: 3-0 (Won 12) On Road: 0-0 (Lost 1) Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,549) merman color analyst, and Ryan Gellner on the Coach: Chris Klieman Coach: John Stiegelmeier Founded: 1890 sidelines. Pregame coverage hosted by Alex Egan Record: 57-6 (5th) Record: 150-97 (22nd) Enrollment: 13,796 (fall 2018) and Beth Hoole begins 1 hour prior to kickoff. Nickname: Bison ESPN+ will carry the game on ESPN.com and the ESPN app with subscriptions starting at $4.99/ Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) month. Midco Sports Network will televise the game with Tom Nieman and Hank McCall describing Stadium: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass the action. MidcoSN’s broadcast will be on Comcast channel 999 in the Minneapolis-St.Paul market. 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: 57-6 (5th season) game ONLINE ONLY at GoBison.com/tickets. Game day ticket sales and will call are available in the Career Record: 60-13 (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 TREES BOWL: This is the 28th Trees Bowl game sponsored by the North Dakota Forest Service. *Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009) ..... Defensive Ends NDSU is 24-3 in the Trees Bowl and has won nine straight including a 56-0 victory over Robert Mor- *Ben Klinger (Minnesota, 2015) .................Off. Quality Control ris. The event dates back to 1990 with one cancellation in 2001 due to the 9/11 attacks. *Daniel Goodman (Emporia State, 2014) ... Def. Quality Control Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013) ........................ Video Coordinator Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014) ............ Dir. of Football Operations THE SERIES: This is the 108th meeting between North Dakota State and South Dakota State Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989) ......Dir. of Ath. Performance dating back to 1903. It is the 14th most-played rivalry among the current Football Championship Bobby Knodel (NDSU, 2002) ................... Asst. Athletic Trainer *press box on game day Subdivision membership. NDSU leads the series 60-42-5 including a 14-2 advantage in the Far- godome since 1993. The teams have met three times in the FCS playoffs, all in Fargo, with NDSU Athletic Communications winning second round games in 2012 and 2014 and a quarterfinal game in 2016. SDSU has not won Contact: Ryan Perreault back-to-back games against NDSU since winning three straight from 2007 to 2009. Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 Email: [email protected] DAKOTA MARKER HISTORY: This is the 15th annual Dakota Marker game, which was es- Website: GoBison.com Facebook: @NDbison Twitter: @NDSUfootball tablished in 2004 when the Bison and Jackrabbits began Division I competition. NDSU leads the YouTube: @NDSUathletics series 8-6 but SDSU has won the last two meetings 19-17 two years ago in Fargo and 33-21 last year in Brookings. Postseason games are not included in the Dakota Marker series. The trophy is a 75-pound model replica of the original quartzite monuments that were 7 feet long and 10 inches square and placed at half-mile intervals along the border in the summers of 1891 and 1892. BISON FOOTBALL 2018 VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA ST. (3-0, 0-0 MVFC) SOUTH DAKOTA ST. (2-0, 0-0 MVFC) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS JACKS OPP NDSU SDSU Points/Game 41.7 6.7 Points/Game 67.5 10.0 Scoring Off. 10th 1st First Downs 59 34 First Downs 52 17 Rushing Off. 7th 10th Rushing/Game 296.7 80.3 Rushing/Game 281.0 104.0 Passing Off. 92nd 1st Passing/Game 171.7 109.3 Passing/Game 438.0 147.5 Total Offense 21st 1st Total Offense/Game 468.3 189.7 Total Offense/Game 719.0 251.5 Passing Eff. 27th 1st Had Intercepted 0 4 Had Intercepted 0 4 Scoring Def. 1st 7th Standings Fumbles-Lost 4-3 5-3 Fumbles-Lost 3-0 4-2 Rushing Def. 11th 18th VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 11-37.0 19-44.7 Penalties-Avg. Yards 17-71.0 11-55.5 Passing Def. 1st 12th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Net Punt Avg. 39.3 36.3 Net Punt Avg. 43.0 40.5 Total Defense 2nd 10th Illinois State 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 Time of Poss/Game. 30:04 29:56 Time of Poss./Game 33:23 26:38 Pass Eff. Def. 2nd 8th North Dakota State 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 3rd Down Conversions 47% 30% 3rd Down Conversions 62% 32% Net Punting 18th 5th 4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/5 4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1 Punt Returns 18th 69th South Dakota State 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 Kick Returns 29th 84th Indiana State 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Mar. 11th 1st Missouri State 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Pen Yds/Gm 13th 95th Northern Iowa 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 Bruce Anderson 32 264 8.2 3 88.0 Isaac Wallace 14 222 15.9 2 111.0 Time of Poss. 60th 15th South Dakota 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 Lance Dunn 23 157 6.8 3 52.3 C.J. Wilson 20 128 6.4 0 64.0 3rd Dn Conv. 15th 1st Southern Illinois 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Dn Def. 24th 33rd Western Illinois 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 Easton Stick 31-52-0 59.6 3 163.3 Taryn Christion 34-43-0 79.1 9 325.5 4th Dn Conv.