North Dakota State BISON FootbalL 36 Conference Championships | 16 National Championships 2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference & NCAA FCS National Champions 2020-21 Schedule Sixth-Ranked Bison Look to Bounce Back From (2-1 overall, 1-1 MVFC) Date Opponent Time 10/3 #11 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W, 39-28 First Loss Saturday at Missouri State 2/21 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 25-7 2/27 *at Southern Illinois L, 14-38 THIS WEEK: No. 6-ranked North Dakota 3/6 *at Missouri State 2 p.m. State (2-1, 1-1 MVFC) looks to bounce back from 3/13 *ILLINOIS STATE 2:30 p.m. its first loss in more than three calendar years 3/20 *NORTH DAKOTA 2:30 p.m. this Saturday, March 6, against Missouri State NORTH DAKOTA STATE MISSOURI STATE 3/27 *at South Dakota 1 p.m. (1-3, 1-0 MVFC). Game time is 2 p.m. at Plaster 4/3 *SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 2:30 p.m. Stadium in Springfield, Mo. BISON BEARS 4/10 *at Northern Iowa 4 p.m. (2-1, 1-1 MVFC) (1-3, 1-0 MVFC) #STATS/AFCA rankings *MVFC games ^FCS playoffs TELEVISION: NBC North Dakota will have Rank: 6 (STATS) Rank: NR (STATS) Quick Facts statewide television coverage with Lee Tim- Last Game: Feb. 27 lost at Last Game: Feb. 27 def. Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 124,662) Southern Illinois 38-14 Western Illinois 30-24 merman (play-by-play), Kyle Emanuel (analyst) Streak: Lost 1 Streak: Won 1 Founded: 1890 and Ryan Gellner (sideline). Pregame coverage On Road: 0-1 (Lost 1) At Home: 0-1 (Lost 9) Enrollment: 12,846 (fall 2020) begins at 1 p.m. with KVLY TV’s Beth Hoole and Coach: Matt Entz Coach: Bobby Petrino Nickname: Bison Record: 18-1 (2nd) Record: 1-3 (1st) Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) Devin Fry. ESPN+ will carry the game beginning Stadium: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) at 2 p.m. ESPN+ is available by subscription on Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass ESPN.com and the ESPN app. Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Missouri Valley Football (MVFC) RADIO: Coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. on the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network includ- Last Year’s Record: 16-0, 8-0 MVFC (1st) ing 107.9 The Fox in Fargo with Jeff Culhane (play-by-play), Phil Hansen (analyst) and Cole Jirik Starters Returning/Lost: 14/8 (sideline). Extended coverage locally on Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM includes “Bison Tailgate” from Offense: 9/2 Defense: 5/6 10:30-11:30, “Bison Game Day” from 11:30-1:30 and the “Bison Hotline” call-in show following the Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) network broadcast. 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 and the NDSU Athletics 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: 18-1 (2nd season) Career Record: same THE SERIES: This is the 13th meeting between North Dakota State and Missouri State since Assistant Coaches/Staff: 2008. NDSU has won nine straight and leads the series 10-2 after last year’s 22-0 victory in Fargo. *Randy Hedberg (Minot St., 1977) ............... Assoc. Head Coach The Bison are 5-1 in Springfield with the only loss coming in the 2010 regular-season finale, 3-0. Passing Game Coord./QBs *Tyler Roehl (NDSU, 2009) ...Off. Coord./Tight Ends/Fullbacks David Braun (Winona St., 2008) ...............Def. Coord./Safeties LAST YEAR’S MEETING: North Dakota State’s defense allowed just 185 total yards and posted Nick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003) .... Spec.Teams Coord./DTs its only shutout of the season last year in a 22-0 victory over Missouri State. The Bears found suc- Joe Beschorner (Simpson, 2000) ..................... Running Backs cess with a short passing game completing 20 of 37 attempts for 164 yards, but MSU managed just Dan Larson (UW-Eau Claire, 2003) ....................Offensive Line *Kody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012) ............ Cornerbacks 21 net yards rushing and was 5 of 16 on third down. Jackson Hankey led the Bison with nine tackles Grant Olson (NDSU, 2014) ................................... Linebackers and Spencer Waege was in on two of NDSU’s three sacks. Phoenix Sproles led nine Bison receivers Noah Pauley (Minn.-Duluth, 2012) ...................Wide Receivers with six receptions for 52 yards as Trey Lance finished 21 of 31 passing for 225 yards. *Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009) ..... Defensive Ends *Connor Senger (UW-Oshkosh, 2017) .........Off. Quality Control *Lee Pronschinske (Winona State, 2019) .. Def. Quality Control SALUKIS END 39-GAME WINNING STREAK: North Dakota State went 1,210 calendar days Nathan Bjoralt (NDSU, 2013) .......Dir. of Football Ops. & Equip. between losses before Southern Illinois snapped NDSU’s FCS-record 39-game winning streak with a Josh Kittell (Jamestown, 2008) ....... Dir. of Football Recruiting 38-14 victory in Carbondale last week. The Salukis converted 11 of 16 third down attempts and con- John Riley (Arkansas State, 2008) .. Dir. of Football Video Ops. Jim Kramer (UW-La Crosse, 1989) ...Asst. AD/Ath. Performance trolled the ball for more than 41 minutes in handing NDSU its first loss since Nov. 4, 2017, at South *press box on game day Dakota State. SIU outgained NDSU by a 443-268 margin in total yards and limited the Bison rushing game to 109 net yards with 63 of those coming on one Jalen Bussey rush late in the game. Zeb Athletic Communications Noland went 13 of 24 passing for 159 yards, Bussey finished with 72 yards on three rushes, andJake Contact: Ryan Perreault Lippe led nine Bison receivers with career-high three catches and 53 yards. Safety Dom Jones made Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 Email: [email protected] a game-high eight tackles, all solos. Jackson Hankey, Jasir Cox, Michael Tutsie and Josh Hayes had Website: GoBison.com seven tackles apiece. Facebook: @NDSUathletics Twitter: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball BOUNCING BACK VS. BEARS: North Dakota State’s streak of five straight years winning back- Instagram: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball to-back road games in the Missouri Valley Football Conference came to end with last week’s 38-14 YouTube: @NDSUathletics loss at Southern Illinois. This week’s opponent, Missouri State, is the same opponent NDSU faced in 2014 in a second straight MVFC road game after 19th-ranked Northern Iowa snapped NDSU’s then FCS-record 33-game winning streak. The Bison beat the Bears 45-10 in Springfield that year. NDSU has not lost back-to-back games in conference or non-conference play since 2009 when the Bison lost five straight to open the Missouri Valley Football Conference schedule. BISON FOOTBALL 2020-21 PAGE 2 TEAM COMPARISONS NORTH DAKOTA ST. (2-1, 1-1 MVFC) MISSOURI STATE (1-3, 1-0 MVFC) BISON OPP BEARS OPP Points/Game 26.0 24.3 Points/Game 18.5 33.0 First Downs 56 51 First Downs 65 70 Rushing/Game 209.3 97.3 Rushing/Game 106.8 90.8 Passing/Game 127.3 206.3 Passing/Game 190.5 254.8 Total Offense/Game 336.7 303.7 Total Offense/Game 297.2 345.5 VALLEY OVERALL Had Intercepted 2 2 Had Intercepted 8 4 W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Fumbles-Lost 5-2 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 10-6 3-3 #4 North Dakota 2-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 Penalties-Avg. Yards 7-25.7 10-31.0 Penalties-Avg. Yards 38-77.8 29-69.2 #20 South Dakota 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 Net Punt Avg. 41.6 38.5 Net Punt Avg. 31.9 29.1 Missouri State 1-0 1.000 1-3 .250 Time of Poss./Game 26:58 33:02 Time of Poss./Game 30:14 29:47 #11 Southern Illinois 1-1 .500 2-1 .667 3rd Down Conversions 38% 39% 3rd Down Conversions 28% 31% #6 North Dakota St. 1-1 .500 2-1 .667 4th Down Conversions 1/1 3/3 4th Down Conversions 0/5 1/4 #3 Northern Iowa 1-1 .500 1-1 .500 #8 South Dakota St. 1-1 .500 1-1 .500 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS #15 Illinois State 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Western Illinois 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 Kobe Johnson 34 173 5.1 1 57.7 Jeremiah Wilson 23 154 6.7 2 77.0 Youngstown State 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 Jalen Bussey 9 115 12.8 2 57.5 Celdon Manning 16 69 4.3 1 69.0 PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG (Indiana State not participating) Zeb Noland 22-42-1 52.4 1 116.5 Jaden Johnson 57-107-6 53.3 1 165.2 RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPG Josh Babicz 5 55 11.0 1 18.3 Damoriea Vick 15 233 15.5 0 58.2 Schedule & Scores Jake Lippe 4 64 16.0 1 21.3 Lorenzo Thomas 7 111 15.9 0 37.0 All Times Central DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int.