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 First-Place North Dakota State, Youngstown State Meet 7-1 overall, 4-1 MVFC Date Opponent Time Saturday in 43rd Annual Harvest Bowl A27 #7/6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W, 24-17 (ot) S10 #8/8 EASTERN WASHINGTON W, 50-44 (ot) THIS WEEK: Missouri Valley Football Conference S17 at #13/11 Iowa W, 23-21 leaders North Dakota State (7-1) and Youngstown O1 *#18/20 ILLINOIS ST. (Homecoming) W, 31-10 State (6-2) meet in the 43rd annual Harvest Bowl on O8 *at Missouri State W, 27-3 Saturday, Nov. 5. Game time is 2:30 p.m. at Gate City NORTH DAKOTA STATE YOUNGSTOWN STATE O15 *#11/14 SOUTH DAKOTA ST. (Dakota Marker) L, 17-19 Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700). Both teams are O22 *at #12/13 Western Illinois W, 21-13 4-1 and tied with South Dakota State for first place in BISON PENGUINS O29 *at Northern Iowa W, 24-20 the conference. (7-1, 4-1 MVFC) (6-2, 4-1 MVFC) N5 *#15/13 YOUNGSTOWN ST. (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. Rank: 4/4 (STATS/Coaches) Rank: 15/13 (STATS/Coaches) Last Game: Oct. 29 Last Game: Oct. 29 N12 *INDIANA STATE 2:30 p.m. TELEVISION: KVLY and the NBC North Dakota def. Northern Iowa 24-20 def. Indiana State 13-10 N19 *at South Dakota 2 p.m. network will have live coverage with Brian Shawn Streak: Won 2 Streak: Won 1 *MVFC games calling the play-by-play, Lee Timmerman color ana- At Home: 3-1 (Lost 1) On Road: 1-2 (Lost 1) Rankings are STATS/FCS Coaches (AP/coaches for FBS) lyst, and Beth Hoole on the sidelines. ESPN3 will carry Coach: Chris Klieman Coach: Bo Pelini Quick Facts the telecast on WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app. Record: 35-4 (3rd) Record: 11-8 (2nd) Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,925) Founded: 1890 RADIO: Coverage begins at 2 p.m. on KPFX-FM 107.9 The Fox and the Peterson Farms Enrollment: 14,432 (fall 2016) Seed Bison Radio Network with Jeff Culhane calling the play-by-play, NDSU and Buffalo Bills Nickname: Bison Hall of Famer Phil Hansen as color analyst, and NDSU’s Jeremy Jorgenson reporting from the Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) sideline. Extended coverage on 107.9 The Fox and Bison 1660 includes “Bison Game Day” from Home Field: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) 12 to 2 p.m. and “Bison Hotline” for 2 hours following the network broadcast with hosts Keith Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass Brake, Chris Hanson and former NDSU safety Christian Dudzik. Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) ONLINE: NDSU All Access live video streaming for home games is by subscription on Last Year’s Record: 13-2 overall, 7-1 MVFC (1st, tie) GoBison.com/allaccess. Audio streaming of the Bison Radio Network broadcast for every NDSU Lettermen Returning/Lost: 48/15 football game is available free of charge. Live stats for NDSU home games are 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 11th meeting between North Dakota State and Youngstown State Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) dating back to 1972 and the ninth as Valley Football opponents since 2008. NDSU holds a 6-4 Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 edge in the series after last year’s 27-24 win in Youngstown, and the Bison are 3-2 at home with Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 two straight wins. Football Staff LAST YEAR: North Dakota State scored 17 fourth-quarter points to erase a 24-10 deficit Head Coach: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) and earn a 27-24 victory at Youngstown State last year. NDSU scored on a 7-yard touchdown Record at NDSU: 35-4 (3rd season) Career: 38-11 (3rd) run by King Frazier with 14:22 left in the game and a 40-yard field goal by freshman Cam Assistant Coaches/Staff: Pedersen with 9:57 remaining to trim its deficit to 24-20. Easton Stick darted up the middle Matt Entz (Wartburg, 1995) ........................ Defensive Coordinator/LBs for the game-winning, 4-yard touchdown run with only 0:35 left in the game. Stick’s TD capped *Tim Polasek (Concordia Wisconsin, 2002) ...Offensive Coordinator/RBs a nine-play, 54-yard drive that took 4:51 off the clock. Atif Austin (Iowa State, 2003) ............. Special Teams Coordinator/WRs Jamar Cain (New Mexico State, 2002) ...........................Defensive Ends *Nick Goeser (Wis.-Eau Claire, 2003) ...........DTs/Recruiting Coordinator HARVEST BOWL HISTORY: This is the 42nd game in 43 years of the Harvest Bowl *Randy Hedberg (Minot State, 1977) ...............................Quarterbacks program, which celebrates excellence in agriculture, education and athletics. NDSU is 37-2-2 *Joe Klanderman (Minn. St. Mankato, 2001) ...............Defensive Backs all-time and has won six straight Harvest Bowl games including last year’s 59-7 victory over Conor Riley (Omaha, 2003) .............................................Offensive Line Western Illinois. The event began in 1974 with NDSU beating Wisconsin-Milwaukee 14-7. The Tyler Roehl (NDSU, 2009) ..................................... Tight Ends/Fullbacks 1991 game with Nebraska-Omaha on Nov. 2 of that year was canceled due to a blizzard. Bryan Shepherd (NDSU, 2015) ............................... Defensive Assistant *Kody Morgan (Wis.-Stevens Point, 2012) .....Offensive Quality Control HARVEST HELMETS: North Dakota State will wear its alternate gold jersey and green Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013) ........................................Video Coordinator “Harvest Helmet” with green pants this week. NDSU is 22-0 in the gold jersey since its debut Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014) ...........................Dir. of Football Operations Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989) ............ Dir. of Athletic Performance in 2011 and the Bison went 3-0 in last year’s debut of the green helmets with victories over Nathan Bjoralt (NDSU, 2013) ........................Dir. of Equipment Services Western Illinois, Northern Iowa and Jacksonville State. *press box on game day LAST WEEK: Matt Plank and Tre Dempsey intercepted passes on the final two drives Athletic Communications as North Dakota State held on for a 24-20 win at Northern Iowa last week. Lance Dunn had a Contact: Ryan Perreault career-high 23 carries for 118 yards. NDSU outgained UNI 335-284 including a 217-68 rushing Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 advantage. Dempsey had two of NDSU’s four interceptions in the game. Robbie Grimsley’s Email: [email protected] Website: GoBison.com first quarter pick led to a 24-yard scoring drive capped by King Frazier’s 1-yard TD run. Jeff Il- lies caught a 31-yard TD and Chase Morlock ran for another score as the Bison built a 21-6 lead /ndbison /ndsufootball /ndsuathletics midway through the third quarter. BISON FOOTBALL 2016 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA STATE (7-1, 4-1 MVFC) YOUNGSTOWN STATE (6-2, 4-1 MVFC) NCAA RANKINGS TEAM STATS BISON OPP TEAM STATS PENGUINS OPP NDSU YSU Points/Game 27.1 18.4 Points/Game 23.9 15.5 Scoring Offense 58th 77th First Downs 154 140 First Downs 160 122 Rushing Offense 19th 10th Rushing/Game 223.4 93.8 Rushing/Game 237.8 102.9 Passing Offense 92nd 105th Passing/Game 176.4 236.5 Passing/Game 151.9 173.2 Total Offense 41st 50th Total Offense/Game 399.8 330.2 Total Offense/Game 389.6 276.1 Passing Eff. 22nd 81st Had Intercepted 6 14 Had Intercepted 11 6 Scoring Defense 11th 4th VALLEY FOOTBALL STANDINGS Fumbles-Lost 11-5 6-4 Fumbles-Lost 12-5 11-7 Rushing Defense 8th 13th VALLEY OVERALL Penalties-Avg. Yards 53-62.2 41-41.0 Penalties-Avg. Yards 51-64.5 44-48.5 Pass Defense 76th 17th W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Net Punt Avg. 35.3 39.6 Net Punt Avg. 37.4 34.9 Total Defense 24th 7th Time of Possession/Game 32:44 27:15 Time of Possession/Game 33:17 26:43 Pass Eff. Defense 47th 27th North Dakota State 4-1 .800 7-1 .875 3rd Down Conversions 42% 38% 3rd Down Conversions 45% 29% Net Punting 58th 32nd Youngstown State 4-1 .800 6-2 .750 4th Down Conversions 7/9 6/15 4th Down Conversions 7/11 4/9 Punt Returns 84th 10th South Dakota State 4-1 .800 5-3 .625 Kickoff Returns 38th 94th Western Illinois 3-2 .600 6-2 .750 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Turnover Margin 16th 78th South Dakota 3-2 .600 4-4 .500 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Fewest Penalty YPG 67th 78th Missouri State 2-3 .400 4-4 .500 King Frazier 115 579 5.0 8 72.4 Martin Ruiz 127 695 5.5 7 86.9 Time of Poss. 15th 9th Northern Iowa 2-3 .400 3-5 .375 Lance Dunn 96 487 5.1 2 60.9 Jody Webb 65 297 4.6 0 49.5 3rd Down Conv. 27th 19th Indiana State 2-4 .333 4-5 .444 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG 3rd Down Defense 62nd 9th Easton Stick 100-164-6 61.0 11 176.4 Ricky Davis 55-106-5 51.9 5 144.0 4th Down Conv.