North Dakota State BISON FootbalL 36 Conference Championships | 16 National Championships 2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference & NCAA FCS National Champions 2020-21 Schedule No. 2 Bison, No. 4 Jackrabbits Meet Saturday in (6-1 overall, 5-1 MVFC) Date Opponent Time 10/3 #11 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 39-28 17th Annual Dakota Marker Game 2/21 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 25-7 2/27 *at Southern Illinois L, 14-38 THIS WEEK: No. 2-ranked North Dakota 3/6 *at Missouri State W, 25-0 State (6-1, 5-1 MVFC) and No. 4-ranked South 3/13 *#22 ILLINOIS STATE W, 21-13 Dakota State (4-1, 4-1 MVFC) are scheduled to 3/20 *#2/2 NORTH DAKOTA W, 34-13 play the 17th annual Dakota Marker game at 2:30 NORTH DAKOTA STATE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 3/27 *at South Dakota Canceled p.m. Saturday, April 17, at Gate City Bank Field at 4/10 *at #24/21 Northern Iowa W, 23-20 the Fargodome. BISON JACKRABBITS 4/17 *#4/4 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 2:30 p.m. (6-1, 5-1 MVFC) (4-1, 4-1 MVFC) #STATS/AFCA rankings *MVFC games ^FCS playoffs TELEVISION: NBC North Dakota will have Rank: 2/3 (STATS/AFCA) Rank: 4/4 (STATS/AFCA) Quick Facts statewide television coverage with Brian Shawn Last Game: April 10 def. Last Game: March 20 def. Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 124,662) Northern Iowa 23-20 Southern Illinois 44-3 (play-by-play), Lee Timmerman (analyst) and Streak: Won 4 Streak: Won 3 Founded: 1890 Ryan Gellner (sideline). Pregame coverage At Home: 4-0 (Won 32) On Road: 2-1 (Won 1) Enrollment: 12,846 (fall 2020) begins at 1:30 p.m. with Beth Hoole, Devin Fry Coach: Matt Entz Coach: John Stiegelmeier Nickname: Bison Record: 22-1 (2nd) Record: 170-106 (24th) Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) and Kyle Emanuel. ESPN+ will carry the game Stadium: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) beginning at 2:30 p.m. ESPN+ is available by Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass subscription on ESPN.com and the ESPN app. 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 including Last Year’s Record: 16-0, 8-0 MVFC (1st) 107.9 The Fox in Fargo with Jeff Culhane (play-by-play), Phil Hansen (analyst) and Cole Jirik (sideline). Starters Returning/Lost: 14/8 Extended coverage locally on Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM includes “Bison Tailgate” from 11:00-12:00, “Bi- Offense: 9/2 Defense: 5/6 son Game Day” from 12:00-2:00 and the “Bison Hotline” call-in show following the network broadcast. Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) ONLINE: NDSU All Access offers free audio streaming of all NDSU football games as well as Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 live video of Bison home games to subscribers on GoBison.com/allaccess and the NDSU Athletics Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 mobile app. Links to live streams and live in-game stats are available at GoBison.com/coverage. Football Staff Follow along with in-game updates on Twitter @NDSUfootball. Head Coach: Matt Entz (Wartburg College, 1995) Record at NDSU: 22-1 (2nd season) TICKETS ON SALE: Seating for this week’s game is limited to 50 percent capacity up to 9,500 Career Record: same spectators. Tickets remain on sale for this week’s game and seating is sold in pods of one, two or Assistant Coaches/Staff: four tickets with a limit of eight tickets per account. Tickets are available at GoBison.com/tickets or *Randy Hedberg (Minot St., 1977) ............... Assoc. Head Coach at the Bison Ticket Office in the south lobby of the Sanford Health Athletic Complex between 8 a.m. Passing Game Coord./QBs and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. *Tyler Roehl (NDSU, 2009) ...Off. Coord./Tight Ends/Fullbacks David Braun (Winona St., 2008) ...............Def. Coord./Safeties Nick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003) .... Spec.Teams Coord./DTs PARKING AND STADIUM ENTRANCE: On game day, parking lots will open at noon and stadium Joe Beschorner (Simpson, 2000) ..................... Running Backs doors open at 12:30 p.m. Tailgating will not be allowed while stadium capacity is less than 100 per- Dan Larson (UW-Eau Claire, 2003) ....................Offensive Line *Kody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012) ............ Cornerbacks cent. Parking will be $5 per spot and there will be no recreational vehicles, buses or trailers allowed Grant Olson (NDSU, 2014) ................................... Linebackers in the parking lots. Those with game tickets in Sections 1-6 or Sections 24-34 should park on the Noah Pauley (Minn.-Duluth, 2012) ...................Wide Receivers east side of the Fargodome in lots B or C and enter through the north and east entrances. Those with *Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009) ..... Defensive Ends game tickets in Sections 7-23 should park on the west side of the Fargodome in lots E, F or G and *Connor Senger (UW-Oshkosh, 2017) .........Off. Quality Control *Lee Pronschinske (Winona State, 2019) .. Def. Quality Control enter through the south and west entrances. Nathan Bjoralt (NDSU, 2013) .......Dir. of Football Ops. & Equip. Josh Kittell (Jamestown, 2008) ....... Dir. of Football Recruiting MASKS REQUIRED: Masks will be required upon entering the Fargodome and must be worn John Riley (Arkansas State, 2008) .. Dir. of Football Video Ops. Jim Kramer (UW-La Crosse, 1989) ...Asst. AD/Ath. Performance throughout the duration of the game. For those that do not have a mask, one will be provided. Failure *press box on game day to follow the directions of event personnel or failure to wear a mask (when not eating or drinking) Athletic Communications could result in ticket revocation and the loss of ticket privileges in the future. Contact: Ryan Perreault NEW DIGITAL PROGRAMS: A new digital game day program will be available to fans free of Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 Email: [email protected] charge through GoBison.com and the NDSU Athletics mobile app available for download in the Website: GoBison.com Apple App Store and Google Play. A free roster card presented by Gate City Bank will be available for Facebook: @NDSUathletics pickup on the concourse. Twitter: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball Instagram: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball THE SERIES: This is the 111th meeting between North Dakota State and South Dakota State YouTube: @NDSUathletics dating back to 1903. NDSU has won three straight and leads the all-time series 63-42-5 including a 38-14-4 mark in Fargo. The teams have played for the Dakota Marker since beginning Division I competition in 2004. NDSU has a 10-6 edge in the trophy games. The Dakota Marker is a 75-pound model replica of the original quartzite monuments that were placed in 1891 and 1892 in half-mile increments along the North Dakota/South Dakota border. BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA ST. (6-1, 5-1 MVFC) SOUTH DAKOTA ST. (4-1, 4-1 MVFC) NCAA RANKINGS BISON OPP JACKS OPP NDSU SDSU Points/Game 25.9 17.0 Points/Game 29.8 15.6 Scoring Off. 41st 24th First Downs 122 107 First Downs 95 75 Rushing Off. 8th 10th Rushing/Game 217.9 106.7 Rushing/Game 218.6 121.8 Passing Off. 80th 62nd Passing/Game 134.9 176.7 Passing/Game 183.0 162.8 Total Offense 42nd 24th Total Offense/Game 352.7 283.4 Total Offense/Game 401.6 284.6 Passing Eff. 63rd 37th VALLEY OVERALL Had Intercepted 7 4 Had Intercepted 3 9 Scoring Def. 14th 12th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Fumbles-Lost 11-5 4-1 Fumbles-Lost 8-6 3-2 Rushing Def. 16th 25th North Dakota State 5-1 .833 6-1 .857 Penalties-Avg. Yards 22-31.7 25-29.4 Penalties-Avg. Yards 27-44.8 18-21.2 Passing Def. 30th 15th Missouri State 5-1 .833 5-4 .556 Net Punt Avg. 42.9 37.9 Net Punt Avg. 35.6 36.1 Total Defense 19th 17th North Dakota 4-1 .800 4-1 .800 Time of Poss./Game 30:07 29:53 Time of Poss./Game 31:20 28:40 Pass Eff. Def. 27th 10th South Dakota State 4-1 .800 4-1 .800 3rd Down Conversions 39% 31% 3rd Down Conversions 45% 31% Net Punting 6th 54th Southern Illinois 3-3 .500 4-3 .571 4th Down Conversions 2/6 6/12 4th Down Conversions 2/5 7/15 Punt Returns 1st 40th Northern Iowa 3-4 .429 3-4 .429 Kick Returns 21st 3rd South Dakota 1-3 .250 1-3 .250 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Mar. 82nd 32nd Illinois State 1-3 .250 1-3 .250 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Pen Yds/Gm 9th 31st Western Illinois 1-5 .167 1-5 .167 Hunter Luepke 49 312 6.4 5 104.0 Pierre Strong 69 358 5.2 1 89.5 Time of Poss. 45th 29th Youngstown State 1-6 .143 1-6 .143 Dominic Gonnella 57 278 4.9 0 46.3 Isaiah Davis 37 288 7.8 4 57.6 3rd Dn Conv. 42nd 25th PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Dn Def. 18th 20th Indiana State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Zeb Noland 51-99-6 51.5 5 120.2 Mark Gronowski 66-199-3 55.5 7 180.4 4th Dn Conv.