North Dakota State BISON FootbalL Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 NCAA Division I FCS National Champions 2011, 2012, 2013 2014 SCHEDULE Chanticleers Return to Fargo for FCS Quarterfinals (12-1 overall, 7-1 MVFC) Date Opponent Time Aug. 30 at Iowa State W, 34-14 Saturday on ESPN Sept. 6 at Weber State W, 24-7 THIS WEEK: No. 2 seed North Dakota State (12-1) Sept. 13 INCARNATE WORD W, 58-0 hosts No. 7 seed Coastal Carolina (12-1) in an NCAA Sept. 20 #4/3 MONTANA W, 22-10 Division I quarterfinal game for the second straight Oct. 4 *at Western Illinois W, 17-10 season at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at Gate City Bank Oct. 11 *#12/13 SOUTHERN ILL. (Homecoming) W, 38-10 NORTH DAKOTA STATE COASTAL CAROLINA Oct. 18 *#22/23 INDIANA STATE W, 34-17 Field at the Fargodome (18,700). The winner advances BISON CHANTICLEERS Oct. 25 *at South Dakota W, 47-7 to face either Sam Houston State or Villanova in the (12-1, 7-1) (12-1, 4-1) Nov. 1 *#18/19 S. DAKOTA ST. (Dakota Marker) W, 37-17 semifinals Dec. 19 or 20. Nov. 8 *at #19/20 Northern Iowa L, 3-23 Rank: 2/3 (TSN/Coaches) Rank: 6/6 (TSN/Coaches) Last Game: Dec. 6 Last Game: Dec. 6 TELEVISION: Live coverage begins at 11 a.m. Nov. 15 *at Missouri State W, 45-10 def. S. Dakota St. 27-24 def. Richmond 36-15 Nov. 22 *#20/20 YOUNGSTOWN ST. (Harvest Bowl) W, 38-14 on ESPN and the WatchESPN mobile app with Anish Streak: Won 3 Streak: Won 1 Dec. 6 ^#14/13 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W, 27-24 Shroff calling the play-by-play and Kelly Stouffer as At Home: 7-0 (Won 21) On Road: 7-0 (Won 7) Dec. 13 ^#6/6 COASTAL CAROLINA 11 a.m. color analyst. Coach: Chris Klieman Coach: Joe Moglia *MVFC games ^ NCAA Division I FCS playoff games Record: 12-1 (1st) Record: 32-9 (3rd) Rankings are Sports Network/FCS Coaches RADIO: KFGO-AM 790 and KRWK-FM 101.9 QUICK Facts of Fargo along with the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network will have live coverage Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,549) beginning at 10:30 a.m. KFGO’s Scott Miller will describe the play-by-play with NDSU and Founded: 1890 Buffalo Bills Hall of Famer Phil Hansen as color analyst and NDSU’s Jeremy Jorgenson Enrollment: 14,747 (fall 2014) reporting from the sidelines. A live audio stream will be available free of charge on GoBison. Nickname: Bison com/allaccess. Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) Home Field: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) TICKETS: Saturday’s FCS quarterfinal game between North Dakota State and Coastal Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Carolina is sold out. Season ticket holders have until 5 p.m. Tuesday to purchase their same Conference: Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) seats. Unclaimed season tickets go on sale to the public at 8 a.m. Wednesday. Additional Last Year’s Record: 15-0 overall, 8-0 MVFC (1st) tickets may become available Friday at 8 a.m. on GoBison.com/tickets or at the NDSU ticket Lettermen Returning/Lost: 38/25 office in the Fargodome east lobby. Box office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Starters Returning: 10 (4 offense, 6 defense) Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 GOLD RUSH: Saturday’s game will be the third “Gold Rush” of the season with NDSU President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani wearing its alternate yellow jersey and Bison fans encouraged to wear yellow in every section Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen of the Fargodome. NDSU has a 17-0 record in its yellow jerseys since being introduced in 2011, Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 including victories this year’s regular season wins over Incarnate Word and South Dakota State. Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 THE SERIES: This is the second meeting between North Dakota State and Coastal Football Staff Carolina. The Bison won 48-18 in last year’s quarterfinal round. NDSU has not played another Head Coach: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1992) Big South opponent. CCU is 0-2 all-time against the Missouri Valley Football Conference Record at NDSU: 12-1 (1st season) Career Record: 15-8 (2nd season) including a 17-10 home playoff loss to Western Illinois in 2010. Assistant Coaches/Staff: Matt Entz (Wartburg, 1995) .................................Defensive Coord./LBs LAST YEAR’S QUARTERFINAL: North Dakota State rolled up 623 yards of total offense *Tim Polasek (Concordia Wisconsin, 2002) ...........Offensive Coord./RBs and had seven players combine for 424 rushing yards – the most by NDSU since 1996 – as the Atif Austin (Iowa State, 2003) ......................Special Teams Coord./WRs Bison beat Coastal Carolina 48-14 in last year’s quarterfinals. Zach Vraa and Kevin Vaadeland *Jamar Cain (New Mexico State, 2002) .........................Defensive Ends each caught touchdown passes and Adam Keller kicked field goals of 26 and 48 yards as Nick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003) ......................DTs/Recruiting Coord. *Randy Hedberg (Minot State, 1977) ...............................Quarterbacks the Bison took a 34-7 halftime lead. Carlton Littlejohn made a team-high nine tackles and *Joe Klanderman (Minn. State Mankato, 2001) ...........Defensive Backs Christian Dudzik made two interceptions on back-to-back possessions in the fourth quarter. Conor Riley (Omaha, 2003) .............................................Offensive Line Coastal Carolina running back Lorenzo Taliaferro, currently with the Baltimore Ravens, ran 11 Tyler Roehl (NDSU, 2009) ..................................... Tight Ends/Fullbacks times for 53 yards. Coastal quarterback Alex Ross was 13 of 26 passing for 185 yards and Matt Joey Blackmore (NDSU, 2014) ................................ Defensive Assistant Hazel, a member of the Miami Dolphins practice squad, caught eight passes for 91 yards. *Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014) ...........................Offensive Quality Control Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013) ........................................Video Coordinator Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989) ............ Dir. of Athletic Performance BISON RALLY PAST JACKS: Two freshmen made game-changing plays in North Brian Gordon (South Florida, 2002) ........ Dir. of FB Ops./Equip. Services Dakota State’s 27-24 second round win over South Dakota State. RJ Urzendowski’s 12-yard *press box on game day touchdown catch with 54 seconds left and Tre Dempsey’s first career interception on the ensuing possession allowed the Bison to run out the clock with one first down. John Crockett MEDIA Relations rushed for 102 yards on 23 carries and Carson Wentz was 14 of 25 passing for 235 yards with Contact: Ryan Perreault Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 two TDs to Urzendowski, including a 27-yard strike in the first quarter. Urzendowski made four Email: [email protected] Website: GoBison.com catches for 109 yards and Wentz had a 27-yard TD run and finished with 13 carries for 70 yards. Carlton Littlejohn led the Bison defense with 11 tackles including seven solo stops. /ndbison /ndsuathletics /ndsuathletics BISON FOOTBALL 2014 PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA STATE (12-1, 7-1 MVFC) COASTAL CAROLINA (12-1, 4-1 Big South) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS CHANTICLEERS OPP NDSU CCU Points/Game 32.6 12.5 Points/Game 37.7 18.1 Scoring Offense 26th 13th First Downs 278 183 First Downs 319 262 Rushing Offense 13th 19th Rushing/Game 231.0 111.3 Rushing/Game 217.8 167.1 Passing Offense 75th 28th Passing/Game 197.2 145.7 Passing/Game 251.8 214.3 Total Offense 29th 14th Total Offense/Game 428.2 257.0 Total Offense/Game 469.5 381.4 Passing Eff. 9th 21st Had Intercepted 9 16 Had Intercepted 6 13 Scoring Defense 2nd 10th Valley Football StanDINGS Fumbles-Lost 11-5 23-9 Fumbles-Lost 21-11 20-9 Rushing Defense 14th 54th VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 88-55.9 60-38.7 Penalties-Avg. Yards 62-42.7 79-53.7 Pass Defense 2nd 63rd Net Punt Avg. 37.6 38.2 Net Punt Avg. 35.2 32.6 Total Defense 3rd 58th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Time of Possession/Game 34:05 25:54 Time of Possession/Game 29:19 30:38 Pass Eff. Defense 2nd 21st North Dakota State 7-1 .875 12-1 .923 3rd Down Conversions 49% 30% 3rd Down Conversions 49% 36% Net Punting 14th 51st Illinois State 7-1 .875 11-1 .917 4th Down Conversions 4/8 11/27 4th Down Conversions 9/11 12/23 Punt Returns 40th 101st Northern Iowa 6-2 .750 9-5 .643 Kickoff Returns 78th 31st South Dakota State 5-3 .625 9-5 .643 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Margin 11th 35th Indiana State 4-4 .500 8-6 .571 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Penalty Yards/Gm 57th 9th Youngstown State 4-4 .500 7-5 .583 John Crockett 294 1527 5.2 15 117.5 De’Angelo Henderson 210 1391 6.6 19 107.0 Time of Poss. 1st 79th Southern Illinois 3-5 .375 6-6 .500 King Frazier 100 535 5.3 3 41.2 Osharmar Abercrombie 58 288 5.0 4 22.2 3rd Down Conv. 7th 5th Western Illinois 3-5 .375 5-7 .417 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Down Defense 10th 36th Carson Wentz 189-300-9 63.0 21 194.0 Alex Ross 260-398-6 65.3 20 245.5 4th Down Conv. 52nd 1st Missouri State 1-7 .125 4-8 .333 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG 4th Down Defense 25th 72nd South Dakota 0-8 .000 2-10 .167 Zach Vraa 39 580 14.9 4 44.6 Bruce Mapp 67 878 13.1 6 67.5 RJ Urzendowski 24 464 19.3 4 35.7 Tyrell Blanks 50 625 12.5 4 48.1 DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int.