THIS WEEK: Defending national champion and No. 1-ranked North Dakota State faces Butler at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at Target Field in Minneapolis presented by Pioneer. It is the first Division I game and second college football game at the home of Minnesota Twins baseball. Gates open at 12 p.m. with a pregame concert hosted by Cenex featuring country artist Jordan Davis beginning at 1 p.m. TELEVISION: KVLY and the NBC North Dakota network will carry the game with Brian Shawn joined by Lee Timmerman and sideline reporter Ryan Gellner. Pregame coverage hosted by Beth Hoole and Alex Egan begins at 1:30 p.m. The game will be available to ESPN+ subscribers on the ESPN app. RADIO: Coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. on the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network with fourth-year NDSU play-by-play voice Jeff Culhane joined by NDSU and Buffalo Bills hall of famer Phil Hansen and NDSU sideline reporter Jeremy Jorgenson. Extended coverage locally on 107.9 The Fox, Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM includes “Bison Tailgate” from 11:00-12:00 with Brad Jones and Nate Tanguay and “Bison Game Day” from 12:00-2:30 with Keith Brake and Cole Jirik. Brake and Jirik return for “Bison Hotline” with Chris Hanson and Kyle Emanuel for two hours following the network broadcast. ONLINE: NDSU All Access offers free audio streaming of all NDSU football games as well as live video of Bison home games to subscribers on GoBison.com/allaccess and the NDSU Athletics mobile app. Live stats for NDSU home games are available on BisonStats.com. Follow along with in-game updates on Twitter @NDSUfootball. TICKETS AVAILABLE: Tickets are available starting at $20 at TwinsBaseball.com/football, by calling 612-33-TWINS (612-338-9467) or 800-33-TWINS (800-338-9467), or in-person at the Target Field ticket office. Game tickets include the pregame concert. STADIUM POLICIES: The Minnesota Twins recently enacted new entry policies at Target Field that will be in effect for the NDSU-Butler football game. Football fans coming to Target Field are reminded to plan ahead, arrive early and consider all the transportation options available, whether you plan to drive, take transit, bike or walk. NDSU TWIN CITIES PEP FEST: Join Bison fans from all over the region at the NDSU Twin Cities Pep Fest hosted by the NDSU Foundation and Alumni Association from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, at the Renaissance Depot in Minneapolis featuring live music by the Front Fenders. Tickets are on sale at NDSUFoundation.com and are $10 for adults and $7 for children ages 3-12. TOP 10 CROWD FOR BISON FOOTBALL: Saturday will be the first Division I game and second football game played at Target Field. St. John’s and St. Thomas drew a Division III-record crowd of 37,555 fans on Sept. 23, 2017. With more than 32,000 tickets sold and a capacity of 38,544, this week’s game will be either the ninth or 10th largest crowd in Bison football history. Largest Crowds for NDSU Football 1. 70,585 – at Iowa, 9/17/2016 (W, 23-21) 2. 63,088 – at Minnesota, 10/20/2007 (W, 27-21) 3. 62,845 – at Minnesota, 10/21/2006 (L, 9-10) -- 8. 48,417 – at Kansas, 9/4/2010 (W, 6-3) 9. 35,342 – at San Diego State, 11/5/1966 (L, 0-36) 10. 27,000 – at Minnesota, 9/29/1934 (L, 12-52) North Dakota State BISON FootbalL 35 Conference Championships | 15 National Championships 2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference and NCAA Division I FCS Champions 2019 Schedule (0-0 overall, 0-0 MVFC) Date Opponent Time A31 vs. Butler (at Target Field) 3 p.m. S7 NORTH DAKOTA 2:30 p.m. S14 at Delaware 1 p.m. ET S21 UC DAVIS 2:30 p.m. O5 *at Illinois State 12 p.m. O12 *NORTHERN IOWA (Homecoming) 1 p.m. O19 *MISSOURI STATE 2:30 p.m. O26 *at South Dakota State (Dakota Marker) 2 p.m. N2 *at Youngstown State 6 p.m. ET N9 *WESTERN ILLINOIS (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. N16 *SOUTH DAKOTA 2:30 p.m. N23 *at Southern Illinois 2 p.m. *MVFC games Quick Facts Location: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,549) Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 13,796 (fall 2018) Nickname: Bison Colors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343) Stadium: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700) Surface: AstroTurf GameDay Grass Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Missouri Valley Football (MVFC) Last Year’s Record: 15-0, 8-0 MVFC (1st) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 39/22 Starters Returning/Lost: 7/15 Offense: 3/8 Defense: 4/7 Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3 President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984) Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996) Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981 Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378 Football Staff Head Coach: Matt Entz (Wartburg College, 1995) Record at NDSU: 0-0 (1st season) Career Record: same Assistant Coaches/Staff: *Randy Hedberg (Minot St., 1977)............... Assoc. Head Coach Passing Game Coord./QBs *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 AJ Blazek (Iowa, 2002) .................................... Offensive Line Dan Larson (UW-Eau Claire, 2003) ................... Running Backs *Kody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012) ............ Cornerbacks Grant Olson (NDSU, 2014) ................................... Linebackers Noah Pauley (Minn.-Duluth, 2012) ...................Wide Receivers *Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009) ..... Defensive Ends *Ben Klinger (Minnesota, 2015) .................Off. Quality Control *Luke Olson (Minnesota, 2012) ................ Def. Quality Control Nathan Bjoralt (NDSU, 2013) .......Dir. of Football Ops. & Equip. Josh Kittell (Jamestown, 2008) ....... Dir. of Football Recruiting John Riley (Arkansas State, 2008) .. Dir. of Football Video Ops. Jim Kramer (UW-La Crosse, 1989) ...Asst. AD/Ath. Performance *press box on game day Athletic Communications Contact: Ryan Perreault Office: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521 Email: [email protected]Website: GoBison.com Facebook: @NDSUathletics Twitter: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball Instagram: @NDSUathletics @NDSUfootball YouTube: @NDSUathletics North Dakota State, Butler Meet Saturday in First Division I Game at Target Field NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON (0-0, 0-0 MVFC) Rank: 1/1 (STATS/AFCA) Last Game: Jan. 5 def. Eastern Wash. 38-24 Streak: Won 21 On Road: 0-0 (Won 5+2) Coach: Matt Entz Record: 0-0 (1st) BUTLER BULLDOGS (0-0, 0-0 PFL) Rank: not ranked Last Game: Nov. 17 lost at Davidson 41-38 Streak: Lost 1 On Road: 0-0 (Lost 4) Coach: Jeff Voris Record: 74-72 (14th)
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THIS WEEK: Defending national champion and No. 1-ranked North Dakota State faces Butler at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at Target Field in Minneapolis presented by Pioneer. It is the first Division I game and second college football game at the home of Minnesota Twins baseball. Gates open at 12 p.m. with a pregame concert hosted by Cenex featuring country artist Jordan Davis beginning at 1 p.m.
TELEVISION: KVLY and the NBC North Dakota network will carry the game with Brian Shawn joined by Lee Timmerman and sideline reporter Ryan Gellner. Pregame coverage hosted by Beth Hoole and Alex Egan begins at 1:30 p.m. The game will be available to ESPN+ subscribers on the ESPN app.
RADIO: Coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. on the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network with fourth-year NDSU play-by-play voice Jeff Culhane joined by NDSU and Buffalo Bills hall of famer Phil Hansen and NDSU sideline reporter Jeremy Jorgenson. Extended coverage locally on 107.9 The Fox, Bison 1660 and 92.7 FM includes “Bison Tailgate” from 11:00-12:00 with Brad Jones and Nate Tanguay and “Bison Game Day” from 12:00-2:30 with Keith Brake and Cole Jirik. Brake and Jirik return for “Bison Hotline” with Chris Hanson and Kyle Emanuel for two hours following the network broadcast.
ONLINE: NDSU All Access offers free audio streaming of all NDSU football games as well as live video of Bison home games to subscribers on GoBison.com/allaccess and the NDSU Athletics mobile app. Live stats for NDSU home games are available on BisonStats.com. Follow along with in-game updates on Twitter @NDSUfootball.
TICKETS AVAILABLE: Tickets are available starting at $20 at TwinsBaseball.com/football, by calling 612-33-TWINS (612-338-9467) or 800-33-TWINS (800-338-9467), or in-person at the Target Field ticket office. Game tickets include the pregame concert.
STADIUM POLICIES: The Minnesota Twins recently enacted new entry policies at Target Field that will be in effect for the NDSU-Butler football game. Football fans coming to Target Field are reminded to plan ahead, arrive early and consider all the transportation options available, whether you plan to drive, take transit, bike or walk.
NDSU TWIN CITIES PEP FEST: Join Bison fans from all over the region at the NDSU Twin Cities Pep Fest hosted by the NDSU Foundation and Alumni Association from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, at the Renaissance Depot in Minneapolis featuring live music by the Front Fenders. Tickets are on sale at NDSUFoundation.com and are $10 for adults and $7 for children ages 3-12.
TOP 10 CROWD FOR BISON FOOTBALL: Saturday will be the first Division I game and second football game played at Target Field. St. John’s and St. Thomas drew a Division III-record crowd of 37,555 fans on Sept. 23, 2017. With more than 32,000 tickets sold and a capacity of 38,544, this week’s game will be either the ninth or 10th largest crowd in Bison football history. Largest Crowds for NDSU Football 1. 70,585 – at Iowa, 9/17/2016 (W, 23-21) 2. 63,088 – at Minnesota, 10/20/2007 (W, 27-21) 3. 62,845 – at Minnesota, 10/21/2006 (L, 9-10) -- 8. 48,417 – at Kansas, 9/4/2010 (W, 6-3) 9. 35,342 – at San Diego State, 11/5/1966 (L, 0-36) 10. 27,000 – at Minnesota, 9/29/1934 (L, 12-52)
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35 Conference Championships | 15 National Championships2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference and NCAA Division I FCS Champions
2019 Schedule(0-0 overall, 0-0 MVFC)
Date Opponent TimeA31 vs. Butler (at Target Field) 3 p.m.S7 NORTH DAKOTA 2:30 p.m.S14 at Delaware 1 p.m. ETS21 UC DAVIS 2:30 p.m.O5 *at Illinois State 12 p.m.O12 *NORTHERN IOWA (Homecoming) 1 p.m.O19 *MISSOURI STATE 2:30 p.m.O26 *at South Dakota State (Dakota Marker) 2 p.m.N2 *at Youngstown State 6 p.m. ETN9 *WESTERN ILLINOIS (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m.N16 *SOUTH DAKOTA 2:30 p.m.N23 *at Southern Illinois 2 p.m.*MVFC games
Quick FactsLocation: Fargo, ND 58102 (pop. 105,549)Founded: 1890Enrollment: 13,796 (fall 2018)Nickname: BisonColors: Yellow and Green (PMS 123, 343)Stadium: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome (18,700)Surface: AstroTurf GameDay GrassAffiliation: NCAA Division I FCSConference: Missouri Valley Football (MVFC)Last Year’s Record: 15-0, 8-0 MVFC (1st)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 39/22Starters Returning/Lost: 7/15 Offense: 3/8 Defense: 4/7Basic Offense: Pro Style Basic Defense: 4-3President: Dr. Dean L. Bresciani (Humboldt State, 1984)Director of Athletics: Matt Larsen (Stony Brook, 1996)Athletic Department Phone: (701) 231-8981Ticket Office Phone: (888) 231-6378
Football StaffHead Coach: Matt Entz (Wartburg College, 1995)Record at NDSU: 0-0 (1st season)Career Record: sameAssistant Coaches/Staff:*Randy Hedberg (Minot St., 1977) ............... Assoc. Head Coach Passing Game Coord./QBs*Tyler Roehl (NDSU, 2009) ...Off. Coord./Tight Ends/FullbacksDavid Braun (Winona St., 2008) ...............Def. Coord./SafetiesNick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003) .... Spec.Teams Coord./DTsAJ Blazek (Iowa, 2002) .................................... Offensive LineDan Larson (UW-Eau Claire, 2003) ................... Running Backs*Kody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012) ............ CornerbacksGrant Olson (NDSU, 2014) ................................... LinebackersNoah Pauley (Minn.-Duluth, 2012) ...................Wide Receivers*Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009) ..... Defensive Ends*Ben Klinger (Minnesota, 2015) .................Off. Quality Control*Luke Olson (Minnesota, 2012) ................ Def. Quality ControlNathan Bjoralt (NDSU, 2013) .......Dir. of Football Ops. & Equip.Josh Kittell (Jamestown, 2008) ....... Dir. of Football RecruitingJohn Riley (Arkansas State, 2008) .. Dir. of Football Video Ops.Jim Kramer (UW-La Crosse, 1989) ...Asst. AD/Ath. Performance*press box on game day
North Dakota State, Butler Meet Saturday inFirst Division I Game at Target Field
NORTH DAKOTA STATEBISON(0-0, 0-0 MVFC)Rank: 1/1 (STATS/AFCA)Last Game: Jan. 5 def. Eastern Wash. 38-24Streak: Won 21On Road: 0-0 (Won 5+2)Coach: Matt EntzRecord: 0-0 (1st)
BUTLERBULLDOGS(0-0, 0-0 PFL)Rank: not rankedLast Game: Nov. 17 lost at Davidson 41-38Streak: Lost 1On Road: 0-0 (Lost 4)Coach: Jeff VorisRecord: 74-72 (14th)
THE SERIES: This is the first meeting between North Dakota State and the Butler Bulldogs from the Pioneer Football League. NDSU is 3-0 against PFL teams including a pair of home playoff victo-ries over San Diego 45-7 in 2016 and 38-3 in 2017. The other matchup was the 2004 home opener against Valparaiso with NDSU winning 52-0 in the first game of its Division I era.
FRESHMAN LANCE TO QUARTERBACK BISON: Trey Lance, a 6-foot-3, 221-pound redshirt freshman from Marshall, Minn., will be North Dakota State’s new starting quarterback in this week’s opener against Butler. Lance played in two games last year against North Alabama and South Dakota completing his only pass attempt and rushing for two touchdowns. He will be the seventh starting quarterback for the Bison dating back to the start of NDSU’s Division I era in 2004. Five of the six previous QBs won their first start including Lance’s predecessor, Easton Stick, who led the Bison to a 28-14 win at Indiana State in 2015. First Start as NDSU Quarterback 2015 – Easton Stick, at Indiana State (W, 28-14) 2014 – Carson Wentz, at Iowa State (W, 34-14) 2010 – Brock Jensen, South Dakota (W, 38-16) 2009 – Jose Mohler, Missouri State (L, 17-21) 2008 – Nick Mertens, Austin Peay (W, 41-6) 2004 – Steve Walker, Northwestern State (W, 30-17)
BISON RETURN SEVEN FULL-TIME STARTERS: North Dakota State returns three offensive starters and four defensive starters from last year’s 15-0 national championship team. Offensive linemen Dillon Radunz and Zack Johnson return with tight end Ben Ellefson on an offensive unit that will have a new quarterback and lost 65% of its rushing yards, 80% of its receptions and 84% of its receiving yards. NDSU still has depth at running back where Ty Brooks, Adam Cofield and Saybein Clark combined for 200 carries, 1,391 yards and 12 touchdowns last year. On defense, the Bison return their leading tackler in Buck Buchanan Award candidate Jabril Cox at linebacker, second-lead-ing sack-getter in defensive end Derrek Tuszka, leading pass defender James Hendricks at safety, and cornerback Marquise Bridges.
12-GAME SCHEDULE: While 12-game regular season schedules are the norm for the Football Bowl Subdivision, this year’s 12-game schedule in the Football Championship Subdivision is a rare departure from the usual 11-game slate based on the 2019 calendar. Teams are not required to play 12 games. NDSU opponents North Dakota and Missouri State each have 11-game schedules with two bye weeks. The last time NDSU played a 12-game regular season was 2014 when the Bison beat Iowa State 34-14 in the opener and went on to win their fourth FCS national championship. The next 12-game schedule opportunity is in 2024.
Standings & ScheduleAll times Central
VALLEY OVERALL W-L Pct. W-L Pct. North Dakota State 8-0 1.000 15-0 1.000South Dakota State 6-2 .750 10-3 .769Indiana State 5-3 .625 7-4 .636Northern Iowa 5-3 .625 7-6 .538Western Illinois 4-4 .500 5-6 .455Illinois State 3-5 .375 6-5 .545South Dakota 3-5 .375 4-7 .364Youngstown State 3-5 .375 4-7 .364Missouri State 2-6 .250 4-7 .364Southern Illinois 1-7 .125 2-9 .182
Saturday, Aug. 24Youngstown State 45, Samford 22
Thursday, Aug. 29Southern Illinois at Southeast Missouri, 6:30 p.m.Western Illinois at North Alabama, 7 p.m.South Dakota State at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Missouri State at Northern Arizona, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 31Northern Iowa at Iowa State, 11 a.m.Indiana State at Kansas, 12 p.m.Montana at South Dakota, 2 p.m.North Dakota State vs. Butler, 3 p.m.Illinois State at Northern Illinois, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 7Dayton at Indiana State, 12 p.m.Howard at Youngstown State, 1 p.m.North Dakota at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m.Southern Illinois at UMass, 2:30 p.m.Western Illinois at Colorado State, 3 p.m.Southern Utah at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m.South Dakota at Oklahoma, 6 p.m.Long Island at South Dakota State, 6 p.m.Morehead State at Illinois State, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 14North Dakota State at Delaware, 12 p.m.Eastern Kentucky at Indiana State, 12 p.m.Drake at South Dakota State, 1 p.m.Duquesne at Youngstown State, 1 p.m.Houston Baptist at South Dakota, 2 p.m.Illinois State at Eastern Illinois, 2 p.m.Montana State at Western Illinois, 3 p.m.UT Martin at Southern Illinois, 6 p.m.Missouri State at Tulane, 7 p.m.
NORTH DAKOTA ST. (0-0, 0-0 MVFC)TEAM STATS BISON OPPPoints/Game 41.5 12.6First Downs 327 216Rushing/Game 286.2 114.5Passing/Game 185.5 174.7Total Offense/Game 471.7 289.3Had Intercepted 7 23Fumbles-Lost 13-4 17-7Penalties-Avg. Yards 75-46.1 77-39.3Net Punt Avg. 39.2 35.6Time of Poss/Game. 32:46 27:143rd Down Conversions 52% 28%4th Down Conversions 6/7 7/34
COX ON BUCHANAN WATCH LIST: Junior linebacker Jabril Cox was on the 25-man preseason watch list for the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award presented annually to the top defensive player in the FCS. Cox finished fourth in the voting last year after being selected as the Defensive Player of the Year in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. He led the Bison defense and ranked 10th in the MVFC with 91 total tackles in 2018 and finished with 9.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, four intercep-tions including two for touchdowns, three pass breakups and seven quarterback hurries. He was the 2017 MVFC Newcomer of the Year and Freshman of the Year.
WEGNER ON WATCH LIST FOR FCS PUNTER OF THE YEAR: Junior punter Garret Wegner is on the preseason watch list for the inaugural FCS Punter of the Year award by the Augusta Sports Council, which has been home to the Ray Guy Award since 2000 honoring the nation’s best punters as the FBS level. Wegner was All-MVFC first team in 2018 averaging 43.0 yards on 59 punts, which was 11th in the FCS. He had 14 punts of 50-plus yards, a league-best 27 punts inside the 20-yard line, and another 16 fair catches. NDSU opponents returned 20 punts for just 3.3 yards per return and the Bison ranked sixth nationally in net punting with a 39.15 average.
FIVE PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS: North Dakota State has five preseason All-Americans including junior linebacker Jabril Cox and senior offensive lineman Zack Johnson, who were each named to first teams by HERO Sports, Athlon Sports and STATS FCS. Junior offensive lineman Dillon Radunz was second team by HERO Sports, senior defensive end Derrek Tuszka was named to the STATS FCS second team and HERO Sports third team, and junior punter Garret Wegner was third team by STATS FCS.
PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE: North Dakota State led the way with six players named to the Preseason All-Missouri Valley Football Conference team. Offensive linemen Zack Johnson and Dillon Radunz joined linebacker Jabril Cox, safety James Hendricks, defensive end Derrek Tuszka and punter Garret Wegner on the first team. NDSU had three honorable mentions in tight end Ben Ellefson, defensive tackle Cole Karcz and long snapper Ross Kennelly.
CAPTAINS: North Dakota State’s six captains in 2019 selected by a vote of team members are safety James Hendricks, cornerback Marquise Bridges, running back Ty Brooks, tight end Ben Ellefson, offensive lineman Zack Johnson and defensive end Derrek Tuszka.
MERCADEL GETS SIXTH YEAR: After missing the 2018 season with a knee injury, North Dakota State linebacker Aaron Mercadel has received a sixth year of eligibility in 2020. That news brings NDSU’s current senior class to just 14 after the Bison boasted their largest outgoing class ever with 24 seniors on the 2018 team.
BISON ON 21-GAME WINNING STREAK: North Dakota State owns the longest active winning streak in the FCS at 21 games, which is second longest in Missouri Valley Football Conference his-tory and tied for sixth longest in FCS history behind the record 33-game Bison winning streak from 2012 to 2014. FCS Longest Winning Streaks 33 - North Dakota State, 2012-14 26 - James Madison, 2016-17 24 - Montana, 2001-02 24 - Penn, 1992-95 22 - Harvard, 2013-15 21 - North Dakota State, 2017-present 21 - Colgate, 2002-03 21 - Montana, 1995-96
15-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: North Dakota State won its 15th football national champion-ship in 2018. NDSU claimed three College Division national championships in 1965, 1968 and 1969, five Division II titles in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1990, and was the first team in college football history to win five straight national titles with FCS crowns in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 before winning again in 2017.
BISON WIN RECORD SEVENTH FCS TITLE: North Dakota State has won seven of the last eight FCS championships to surpass Georgia Southern’s record of six FCS titles. The Bison are 7-0 in seven FCS title game appearances. Most FCS Championship Game Appearances 8 - Georgia Southern (6-2) 7 - North Dakota State (7-0) 7 - Youngstown State (4-3) 7 - Montana (2-5)
Peterson Farms SeedBison Radio Network
NDSU football can be heard live on 25 stations across North Dakota and Minnesota. Audio streaming is free on GoBison.com/allaccess. Coverage includes 30-minute pregame and postgame shows. Head coach Matt Entz is also a guest on “The Bison Football Radio Show” each Monday during the season from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The studio line is (701) 476-1660.
The Bison Football ShowNorth Dakota State University’s Jeremy Jorgenson hosts the weekly television show with head coach Matt Entz live at 10:30 a.m. Sundays on KXJB-TV in Fargo and Grand Forks, and across the NBC North Dakota network in Bismarck, Minot, Dickinson and Williston. The show re-airs after the late local news Sunday nights on KVLY-TV in Fargo and Grand Forks. Online viewing is at www.valleynewslive.com.
Bison Television ScheduleOpponent Coveragevs. Butler NBC ND/ESPN+North Dakota NBC ND/ESPN+at Delaware NBC ND/FloSports.TVUC Davis NBC ND/ESPN+at Illinois State NBC ND/ESPN+Northern Iowa NBC ND/ESPN+Missouri State NBC ND/ESPN+at South Dakota St. NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+at Youngstown St. ESPN+Western Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+South Dakota NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+at Southern Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+
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FIFTH UNDEFEATED, UNTIED FCS CHAMPION: Last year’s 15-0 North Dakota State team was the fifth to go undefeated and untied in winning the FCS championship joining Eastern Kentucky in 1982 (13-0), Georgia Southern in 1989 (15-0), Marshall in 1996 (15-0) and NDSU in 2013 (15-0).
UNBEATEN SEASONS: Eleven teams have gone unbeaten in Missouri Valley Football Confer-ence games since 1985, and only North Dakota State (2013 and 2018) and Southern Illinois (2009) have done it through an eight-game conference schedule. There have been 15 undefeated NDSU teams since 1894 including the 2018 national champions (15-0).
EIGHT STRAIGHT CONFERENCE TITLES: NDSU won its eighth consecutive Missouri Valley Football Conference championship in 2018, topping the league record seven straight by Northern Iowa in the early 1990s. NDSU won outright MVFC titles in 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2018. North Dakota State has won 35 football conference championships including 26 in the North Central Conference (last in 1994) and one in the Great West Football Conference (2006). Most Consecutive Conference Titles in Division I Football 14 - Oklahoma (Big 8, 1946-59) 12 - Montana (Big Sky, 1998-09) 10 - BYU (WAC, 1976-85) 9 - Florida State (ACC, 1992-00) 8 - Nebraska (Big 8, 1910-17) 8 - North Dakota State (MVFC, 2011-18)
BISON PICKED TO WIN VALLEY FOOTBALL CROWN: North Dakota State topped the Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason poll with 392 points and 32 of the 40 first-place votes from the league’s coaches, media and sports information directors. South Dakota State earned the second spot in the poll, finishing with 348 total points and four first-place votes. Illinois State (289 points), Indiana State (279) and Northern Iowa (266) were tightly bunched for third, fourth and fifth place, while Illinois State (3) and Indiana State (1) also received first-place mentions. South Dakota came in sixth followed by Youngstown State, Western Illinois, Southern Illinois and Missouri State (80).
BISON AT HOME: NDSU is 74-6 at home since 2010 including a 24-1 mark in the FCS playoffs. The Bison have won 64 of the last 66 home games over non-conference opponents with its last home loss coming in the 2016 semifinals to James Madison. NDSU is 24-4 at home all-time against FCS Top 10 teams. North Dakota State ranked fifth in the FCS last year with an average home atten-dance of 18,106.
DECADE LEADER: North Dakota State’s 121 wins this decade are more than any other program in college football. NDSU is 112-8 since the beginning of 2011, the first of five consecutive national championship seasons. North Dakota State holds the distinction of being the winningest Division II program of the 1980s, going 103-20-2 from 1980-89 with four national titles in that span. FCS Winningest Teams, 2010s (by wins) 121 - North Dakota State (121-13) 92 - Sam Houston State (92-32) 90 - Eastern Washington (90-30) 85 - Jacksonville State (85-28) 82 - James Madison (82-33) FCS Winningest Teams, 2010s (by pct.) .903 - North Dakota State (121-13) .778 - Harvard (70-20) .752 - Jacksonville State (85-28) .750 - Eastern Washington (90-30) .742 - Sam Houston State (92-32)
SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: NDSU has a 9-3 record against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents and has won six in a row against FBS foes since 2010 with wins at Kansas (6-3), Minnesota (37-24), Colorado State (22-7), Kansas State (24-21), Iowa State (34-14) and 11th-ranked Iowa (23-21). NDSU has three future FBS games against Oregon in 2020, Arizona in 2022 and Colorado in 2024. NDSU’s first three FBS wins were against Ball State (2006), Central Michigan (2007) and Minnesota (2007).
ANNIVERSARY SEASONS: Three milestones are being celebrated this year with the 150th anniversary of college football, the 125th anniversary of NDSU football, and the 35th anniversary of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. NDSU has commissioned artist Terrence Fogarty for a limited-edition commemorative painting on sale at GoBison.com/painting. It features iconic images from the program’s humble beginnings in 1894 through NDSU’s modern-day FCS dynasty.
AFCA FCS Top 25Issued Aug. 19, 2019
Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv1. North Dakota St. (23) 15-0 644 12. James Madison (1) 9-4 597 103. Eastern Washington (2) 12-3 588 24. South Dakota St. 10-3 579 35. UC Davis 10-3 537 86. Jacksonville St. 9-4 500 137. Maine 10-4 473 58. Wofford 9-4 437 129. Weber St. 10-3 432 610. Kennesaw St. 11-2 404 411. Nicholls 9-4 385 1412. Towson 7-5 349 2213. Illinois St. 6-5 290 NR14. Colgate 10-2 272 715. Montana St. 8-5 271 1716. Indiana St. 7-4 192 2517. Furman 6-4 183 NR18. Southeast Missouri St. 9-4 178 1619. North Carolina A&T 10-2 158 1120. Northern Iowa 7-6 157 NR21. Elon 6-5 155 1922. Sam Houston St. 6-5 117 NR23. Delaware 7-5 87 2324. Princeton 10-0 85 925. Central Arkansas 6-5 66 NR Others receiving votes: Montana 52, Yale 41, Incarnate Word 31, East Tennessee St. 23, Tennessee-Chattanooga 23, Northern Arizona 20, Idaho 18, North Dakota 17, Alcorn St. 16, Monmouth (N.J.) 13, Eastern Kentucky 12, Dartmouth 11, South Dakota 9, Duquesne 7, Stony Brook 7, McNeese St. 4, San Diego 3, New Hampshire 2, Southern 2, The Citadel 2, Lamar 1.
STATS FCS Top 25Issued Aug. 5, 2019
Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv1. North Dakota St. (142) 15-0 3,971 12. James Madison (14) 9-4 3,635 93. South Dakota State (1) 10-3 3,631 34. Eastern Washington (3) 12-3 3,594 25. UC Davis 10-3 3,210 76. Jacksonville State 9-4 3,004 107. Maine 10-4 2,891 48. Weber State 10-3 2,827 69. Wofford 10-3 2,522 1310. Kennesaw State 11-2 2,361 511. Towson 7-5 2,330 2012. Nicholls State 9-4 2,156 1413. Colgate 10-2 1,892 814. Montana State 8-5 1,866 1715. Illinois State 6-5 1,432 NR16. Indiana State 7-4 1,192 NR17. Southeast Missouri 9-4 1,166 1518. Northern Iowa 7-6 1,136 2319. Furman 6-4 1,074 NR20. North Carolina A&T 10-2 885 1221. Elon 6-5 870 1922. Delaware 7-5 798 2423. Sam Houston State 6-5 564 NR24. Princeton 10-0 432 1125. Montana 6-5 413 NR Others receiving votes: East Tennessee State 323, Stony Brook 257, Duquesne 235, San Diego 209, Eastern Kentucky 175, Dartmouth 149, Central Arkansas 125, McNeese State 110, Monmouth 110, Incarnate Word 108, Alcorn State 85, Yale 52, New Hampshire 42, Chattanooga 38, South Dakota 27, Northern Arizona 16, Lamar 14, Villanova 14, Richmond 8, The Citadel 7, Mercer 7, Rhode Island 7, Abilene Christian 6, Southeastern Louisiana 6, Idaho State 5, Youngstown State 4, Southern 3, Samford 2, North Dakota 1, Sacred Heart 1, Wagner 1, Western Illinois 1.
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ALPHABETICALNo. Name Pos.29 Adrian Adams WR69 Quinn Alo OL46 Austin Avery TE81 Josh Babicz TE83 DJ Baptist WR46 Caleb Beebe DB98 Matt Biegler DT9 Marquise Bridges CB28 Ty Brooks RB3 Jaxon Brown LB59 Hunter Brozio LB21 Jalen Bussey RB34 Will Cardinal K/P94 Costner Ching DT30 Saybein Clark RB18 Adam Cofield RB13 Anthony Coleman CB95 Brendan Cook DT42 Jabril Cox LB31 Jasir Cox LB36 Griffin Crosa K/P92 Jack Darnell DT2 Dom Davis CB96 Javier Derritt DT78 Nate Dirkes DL82 Ben Ellefson TE20 Jackson Enz FS62 Dylan Evans DT7 Tre Fort CB87 Noah Gindorff TE43 Zach Gottwalt TE10 Logan Graetz QB29 Terrell Hall CB26 Jacob Halverson WR52 Jackson Hankey LB14 Josh Hayes CB84 Trevor Heit WR12 Braylon Henderson WR50 Dylan Hendricks LB6 James Hendricks FS33 Logan Hofstedt FB51 Mason Hofstedt LB5 Ben Hoggarth S58 Josh Howieson OT86 Peter Isais WR89 Cole Jacob WR66 Nash Jensen OG7 Jayden Johannsen QB24 Kobe Johnson RB68 Zack Johnson OT10 Dom Jones DB26 James Kaczor SS53 Cole Karcz DT45 Mitchell Kartes LB54 Jake Kava LB56 Justice Kelly DE41 Ross Kennelly LS19 Jimmy Kepouros WR85 Jaden Klabo TE63 Jake Kubas OG61 Zach Kubas OG49 Nick Kubitz LB15 Kaden Kuntz WR5 Trey Lance QB35 Jake Lippe WR44 Hunter Luepke FB39 Garrett Malstrom FB
NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School 1 Christian Watson WR 6-3 196 So. 3 Tampa, Fla./Plant HS 2 Dom Davis CB 5-11 186 Sr. 5 Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 3 Jaxon Brown LB 6-2 212 Sr. 5 Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 4 Dimitri Williams RB 5-11 201 RSr. 5 Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount HS 4 Julian Wlodarczyk DB 6-3 202 Fr. 1 Naperville, Ill./Metea Valley HS 5 Trey Lance QB 6-3 221 RFr. 2 Marshall, Minn./Marshall HS 5 Ben Hoggarth S 5-9 210 RFr. 2 Fargo, N.D./Oak Grove HS 6 James Hendricks FS 6-1 206 Sr. 5 Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS 6 Giancarlo Volpentesta WR 6-0 191 Fr. 1 Highland Park, Ill./Highland Park HS 7 Tre Fort CB 5-8 181 Sr. 5 Moorhead, Minn./Fargo Shanley HS 7 Jayden Johannsen QB 6-2 186 Fr. 1 Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 8 Zeb Noland QB 6-2 220 Jr. 4 Watkinsville, Ga./Oconee County HS/Iowa State 9 Marquise Bridges CB 5-11 186 Sr. 5 Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle HS 10 Logan Graetz QB 6-4 202 Fr. 1 River Falls, Wis./River Falls HS 10 Dom Jones DB 6-2 184 Fr. 1 Duluth, Ga./Peachtree Ridge HS 11 Phoenix Sproles WR 5-11 187 So. 2 New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 12 Braylon Henderson WR 5-8 172 Fr. 1 Wylie, Texas/Plano East HS 13 Anthony Coleman CB 5-9 172 Fr. 1 Grimes, Iowa/Johnston HS 14 Josh Hayes CB 5-11 186 Jr. 3 Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson HS 15 Kaden Kuntz WR 5-8 168 Fr. 1 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 16 Noah Sanders QB 6-3 220 So. 3 Lakeville, Minn./Apple Valley HS 17 Zach Mathis WR 6-6 186 RFr. 2 Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep HS 18 Adam Cofield RB 5-11 202 Jr. 4 Lee’s Summit, Mo./Blue Springs South HS 18 Cam Smith DB 5-11 184 Fr. 1 Gulfport, Fla./Admiral Farragut Academy 19 Jimmy Kepouros WR 5-8 180 Sr. 5 Lemont, Ill./Lemont HS/Western Michigan 20 Jackson Enz FS 6-0 196 RFr. 2 Walworth, Wis./Big Foot HS 20 Braden Zuroff RB 5-11 192 Fr. 1 Hebron, N.D./Glen Ullin HS 21 Jalen Bussey RB 5-5 153 Fr. 1 Brandon, Fla./Tampa Catholic HS 22 Seth Wilson RB 5-10 198 RSo. 3 Holmen, Wis./Holmen HS 23 Carson Yaggie WR 6-1 196 So. 3 Breckenridge, Minn./Breckenridge HS 24 Kobe Johnson RB 5-9 177 Fr. 1 Lawrenceville, Ga./Discovery HS 25 Michael Tutsie SS 5-10 194 So. 3 Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central HS 26 James Kaczor SS 6-0 205 So. 2 St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech HS 26 Jacob Halverson WR 6-2 183 Fr. 1 Casselton, N.D./Central Cass HS 27 Dawson Weber FS 6-2 193 So. 3 Elk Grove, Calif./Pleasant Grove HS 28 Ty Brooks RB 5-9 180 Sr. 5 Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 29 Adrian Adams WR 6-0 165 Fr. 1 Robbinsdale, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 29 Terrell Hall CB 5-10 186 Fr. 1 Winona, Minn./Winona HS 30 Saybein Clark RB 6-1 206 RFr. 2 Sioux City, Iowa/Bishop Heelan HS 31 Jasir Cox LB 6-0 205 So. 2 Kansas City, Mo./Bishop Miege HS 32 DJ Stewart WR 5-11 185 RFr. 2 Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly HS 33 Destin Talbert CB 5-11 180 So. 2 Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South HS 33 Logan Hofstedt FB 6-1 233 Fr. 1 Cannon Falls, Minn./Canon Falls HS 34 Will Cardinal K/P 6-2 180 Fr. 1 Fridley, Minn./Totino-Grace HS 34 Juanye Tillman LB 5-11 216 RFr. 2 Orlando, Fla./Winter Park HS 35 Jayden Price CB 6-0 184 RFr. 2 Derby, Kan./Mulvane HS 35 Jake Lippe WR 6-2 199 Fr. 1 Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington HS 36 Griffin Crosa K/P 6-1 165 Fr. 1 Powell, Ohio/Dublin Scioto HS 37 Jake Reinholz K 6-2 216 So. 3 Fargo, N.D./Shanley HS 38 Garret Wegner P 6-0 194 Jr. 4 Lodi, Wis./Lodi HS 39 Garrett Malstrom FB 6-0 250 Sr. 5 Vergas, Minn./Frazee-Vergas HS 39 Jenaro Wathum-Ocama CB 6-0 178 Fr. 1 Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS 40 Travis Yohnke TE 6-4 248 Fr. 1 Carlos, Minn./Parkers Prairie HS 41 Ross Kennelly LS 5-11 214 Jr. 4 Superior, Wis./Superior HS 42 Jabril Cox LB 6-3 233 Jr. 3 Kansas City, Mo./Raytown South HS 43 Beau Pauly LB 6-2 221 Jr. 4 Becker, Minn./Becker HS 43 Zach Gottwalt TE 6-4 195 Fr. 1 Rice, Minn./Royalton HS 44 Hunter Luepke FB 6-1 249 RFr. 2 Spencer, Wis./Spencer HS 45 Mitchell Kartes LB 5-11 208 RFr. 2 Albertville, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 46 Austin Avery TE 6-3 247 So. 3 Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville HS 46 Caleb Beebe DB 5-10 166 Fr. 1 North Aurora, Ill./Aurora Christian HS 47 Luke Weerts LB 6-1 215 Fr. 1 Batavia, Ill./Batavia HS 48 Mark Stumpf LB 6-2 221 RFr. 2 Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 49 Nick Kubitz LB 6-2 202 Fr. 1 Dubuque, Iowa/Dubuque HS 50 Dylan Hendricks LB 6-3 225 Fr. 1 Pulaski, Wis./Pulaski HS 51 Mason Hofstedt LB 6-0 211 So. 3 Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls HS 52 Jackson Hankey LB 6-1 220 So. 3 Park River, N.D./Park River HS
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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School 53 Cole Karcz DT 6-4 271 Sr. 5 Germantown, Wis./Germantown HS 54 Jake Kava LB 6-1 222 RFr. 2 Moorhead, Minn./Shanley HS 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 5-11 212 Jr. 5 Oakland, Calif./Saint Mary’s College HS 56 Justice Kelly DE 6-3 221 Jr. 4 Milwaukee, Wis./University HS 57 Zach Willis C 6-3 301 So. 3 Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 58 Josh Howieson OT 6-5 305 Jr. 4 Baxter, Minn./Brainerd HS 59 Karson Schoening C 6-5 303 Jr. 4 Rolla, N.D./Rolla HS 59 Hunter Brozio LB 6-0 233 Fr. 1 Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson HS 60 Lane Tucker DT 6-4 278 So. 3 Gillette, Wyo./Campbell County HS 61 Zach Kubas OG 6-4 299 Jr. 4 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 62 Dylan Evans DT 6-4 286 RFr. 2 Williston, N.D./Williston HS 63 Jake Kubas OG 6-3 290 RFr. 2 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 64 Jake Rock OL 6-6 287 Fr. 1 Delafield, Wis./Kettle Moraine HS 64 Reed Ryan DE 6-2 233 Fr. 1 DeForest, Wis./Waunakee HS 65 Joe Schreiber C 6-2 288 RFr. 2 Chanhassen, Minn./Eden Prairie HS 66 Nash Jensen OG 6-4 326 So. 3 Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS 67 Cordell Volson OT 6-6 309 Jr. 4 Balfour, N.D./Drake HS 68 Zack Johnson OT 6-6 315 Sr. 5 Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS 69 Quinn Alo OL 6-2 298 Jr. 4 LaMoure, N.D./LaMoure HS 70 Cody Mauch OT 6-4 290 So. 3 Hankinson, N.D./Hankinson HS 71 Brandon Westberg OL 6-3 288 Fr. 1 Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti HS 72 Jalen Sundell OT 6-5 290 RFr. 2 Maryville, Mo./Maryville HS 73 Eli Mostaert DE 6-3 254 Fr. 1 Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 74 Will Mostaert DE 6-3 246 Fr. 1 Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 75 Dillon Radunz OT 6-6 298 Jr. 4 Becker, Minn./Becker HS 76 Hunter Poncius OL 6-8 276 Fr. 1 Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS 77 Bryan Nohava OG 6-4 288 RFr. 2 Hawarden, Iowa/Gehlen Catholic HS 78 Nate Dirkes DL 6-5 280 RFr. 2 Wheeling, Ill./Wheeling HS 80 Andy Voyen WR 6-2 203 So. 3 Stillwater, Minn./Mahtomedi HS 81 Josh Babicz TE 6-6 253 So. 3 Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS 82 Ben Ellefson TE 6-3 250 Sr. 5 Hawley, Minn./Hawley HS 83 DJ Baptist WR 6-0 185 Fr. 1 Hutto, Texas/Hutto HS 84 Trevor Heit WR 5-9 179 Jr. 4 Pepin, Wis./Pepin-Alma HS 85 Jaden Klabo TE 6-4 227 Fr. 1 Fargo, N.D./Fargo Davies HS 86 Peter Isais WR 5-11 180 So. 3 Colorado Springs, Colo./Pine Creek HS 87 Noah Gindorff TE 6-6 262 So. 3 Crosby, Minn./Crosby-Ironton HS 88 Dawson Weisenberger TE 6-4 225 Fr. 1 Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 89 Cole Jacob WR 6-1 202 Jr. 4 Medina, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s HS 90 Tony Pierce DE 6-0 230 RFr. 2 Lake Alfred, Fla./Auburndale HS 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 6-5 246 Sr. 5 Warner, S.D./Warner HS 92 Jack Darnell DT 6-2 288 Sr. 5 Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS 93 Logan McCormick DE 6-2 240 RSo. 3 Appleton, Wis./Kimberly HS 94 Costner Ching DT 6-3 280 So. 3 Castlewood, S.D./Castlewood HS 95 Brendan Cook DT 6-3 243 RFr. 2 Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville HS 96 Javier Derritt DT 6-1 276 Fr. 1 Olathe, Kan./St. Thomas Aquinas HS 97 Bartholomew Ogbu DE 6-2 241 RFr. 2 Bismarck, N.D./Shiloh Christian HS 98 Matt Biegler DT 6-3 283 Jr. 4 Underwood, Minn./Underwood HS 99 Spencer Waege DE 6-5 259 So. 3 South Shore, S.D./Watertown HS
No. Name Pos.17 Zach Mathis WR70 Cody Mauch OT93 Logan McCormick DE55 Aaron Mercadel LB73 Eli Mostaert DE74 Will Mostaert DE77 Bryan Nohava OG8 Zeb Noland QB97 Bartholomew Ogbu DE43 Beau Pauly LB90 Tony Pierce DE76 Hunter Poncius OL35 Jayden Price CB75 Dillon Radunz OT37 Jake Reinholz K64 Jake Rock OL64 Reed Ryan DE16 Noah Sanders QB59 Karson Schoening C65 Joe Schreiber C18 Cam Smith DB11 Phoenix Sproles WR32 DJ Stewart WR48 Mark Stumpf LB72 Jalen Sundell OT33 Destin Talbert CB34 Juanye Tillman LB60 Lane Tucker DT91 Derrek Tuszka DE25 Michael Tutsie SS6 Giancarlo Volpentesta WR67 Cordell Volson OT80 Andy Voyen WR99 Spencer Waege DE39 Jenaro Wathum-Ocama CB1 Christian Watson WR27 Dawson Weber FS47 Luke Weerts LB38 Garret Wegner P88 Dawson Weisenberger TE71 Brandon Westberg OL4 Dimitri Williams RB57 Zach Willis C22 Seth Wilson RB4 Julian Wlodarczyk DB23 Carson Yaggie WR40 Travis Yohnke TE20 Braden Zuroff RB
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown LT 75 Dillon Radunz 6-6 298 Jr. Becker, Minn. 70 Cody Mauch 6-4 290 So. Hankinson, N.D. LG 66 Nash Jensen 6-4 326 So. Maple Grove, Minn. 61 Zach Kubas 6-4 299 Jr. Dickinson, N.D. C 59 Karson Schoening 6-5 303 Jr. Rolla, N.D. 57 Zach Willis 6-3 301 So. Fargo, N.D. RG 68 Zack Johnson 6-6 315 Sr. Blaine, Minn. 69 Quinn Alo 6-2 298 Jr. LaMoure, N.D. RT 67 Cordell Volson 6-6 309 Jr. Balfour, N.D. 72 Jalen Sundell 6-5 290 RFr. Maryville, Mo. TE 82 Ben Ellefson 6-3 250 Sr. Hawley, Minn. 81 Josh Babicz 6-6 253 So. Barrington, Ill. QB 5 Trey Lance 6-3 221 RFr. Marshall, Minn. 8 Zeb Noland 6-2 220 Jr. Watkinsville, Ga. FB 39 Garrett Malstrom 6-0 250 Sr. Vergas, Minn. 44 Hunter Luepke 6-1 249 RFr. Spencer, Wis. RB 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 180 Sr. Fargo, N.D. 4 Dimitri Williams 5-11 201 RSr. Lakeville, Minn. WR 1 Christian Watson 6-3 196 So. Tampa, Fla. 80 Andy Voyen 6-2 203 So. Stillwater, Minn. WR 11 Phoenix Sproles 5-11 187 So. New Hope, Minn. 89 Cole Jacob 6-1 202 Jr. Medina, Minn.
DefensePos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown LE 93 Logan McCormick 6-2 240 RSo. Appleton, Wis. 90 Tony Pierce 6-0 230 RFr. Lake Alfred, Fla. DT 53 Cole Karcz 6-4 271 Sr. Germantown, Wis. 98 Matt Biegler 6-3 283 Jr. Underwood, Minn. NG 92 Jack Darnell 6-2 288 Sr. Champlin, Minn. 94 Costner Ching 6-3 280 So. Castlewood, S.D. RE 91 Derrek Tuszka 6-5 246 Sr. Warner, S.D. 97 Bartholomew Ogbu 6-2 241 RFr. Bismarck, N.D. WLB 55 Aaron Mercadel 5-11 212 Jr. Oakland, Calif. 51 Mason Hofstedt 6-0 211 So. Cannon Falls, Minn. MLB 52 Jackson Hankey 6-1 220 So. Park River, N.D. 43 Beau Pauly 6-2 221 Jr. Becker, Minn. or 48 Mark Stumpf 6-2 221 RFr. Bismarck, N.D. SLB 42 Jabril Cox 6-3 233 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. 3 Jaxon Brown 6-2 212 Sr. Eau Claire, Wis. CB 9 Marquise Bridges 5-11 186 Sr. Minneapolis, Minn. 33 Destin Talbert 5-11 180 So. Darien, Ill. SS 25 Michael Tutsie 5-10 194 So. Indianapolis, Ind. 26 James Kaczor 6-0 205 So. St. Cloud, Minn. FS 6 James Hendricks 6-1 206 Sr. Bemidji, Minn. 27 Dawson Weber 6-2 193 So. Elk Grove, Calif. CB 14 Josh Hayes 5-11 186 Jr. Lakeland, Fla. 7 Tre Fort 5-8 181 Sr. Moorhead, Minn.
SpecialistsPos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown K 37 Jake Reinholz 6-2 216 So. Fargo, N.D. 36 Griffin Crosa 6-1 165 Fr. Powell, Ohio LS 41 Ross Kennelly 5-11 214 Jr. Superior, Wis. H 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 194 Jr. Lodi, Wis. P 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 194 Jr. Lodi, Wis. KR 4 Dimitri Williams 5-11 201 RSr. Lakeville, Minn. 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 180 Sr. Fargo, N.D. PR 19 Jimmy Kepouros 5-8 180 Sr. Lemont, Ill. 6 James Hendricks 6-1 206 Sr. Bemidji, Minn.
NDSU Head CoachMatt Entz
n 2018 Football Scoop FCS Coordinator of the Year
Matt Entz was named head football coach at North Dakota State for the 2019 season after five seasons as NDSU’s de-fensive coordinator. He is the 31st head coach in program history. This is the first head coaching job for Entz, a 21-year veteran assistant with 15 years of experience as a defensive coordinator and eight as an associate head coach in two programs. At NDSU, he’s been part of five Missouri Valley Football Conference championships and four NCAA national championships with the Bison. Entz, who was named the 2018 FCS Coordinator of the Year in his third time as a finalist for the award, has led a Bison defense that allowed less than 14 points per game over his five seasons as the defensive coordinator and consistently ranked in the top five of FCS in scoring defense and total defense. NDSU had eight FCS All-America honorees on defense the past five seasons, including line-backers MJ Stumpf, Nick DeLuca and Jabril Cox. Two of Entz’s former linebackers, DeLuca and Chris Board, are currently playing in the NFL. The Missouri Valley Football Conference is familiar territory for Entz. He came to NDSU in January 2014 under head coach Chris Klieman after one season as the associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Western Illinois in 2013, and spent three previous years at Northern Iowa. He was named defensive line coach in 2010 at Northern Iowa and assumed the de-fensive coordinator duties at UNI in 2012 after Klieman departed for NDSU. Entz was the defensive coordinator from 2002 to 2009 at Winona State, where he was promoted to associate head coach in 2003 and was with the defensive line for three years before becoming linebackers coach in 2005. He was named the AFCA Division II Assistant Coach of the Year in 2008. Prior to that, Entz was the assistant head football coach and linebackers coach at Wayne (Neb.) State from 1999 to 2001 and the defen-sive coordinator at Illinois College in 1998. He holds certification from the National Strength and Conditioning Association and served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach dur-ing his time at Wayne State.
2018 North Dakota State FootballNorth Dakota State Game Results (as of Jan 05, 2019)
All games
Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time AttendSep 01, 2018 CAL POLY W 49-3 1-0 0-0 2:38 18483Sep 15, 2018 NORTH ALABAMA W 38-7 2-0 0-0 2:47 18557Sep 22, 2018 DELAWARE W 38-10 3-0 0-0 2:52 18883
* Sep 29, 2018 #3 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 21-17 4-0 1-0 2:54 18846* Oct 06, 2018 at #22 Northern Iowa W 56-31 5-0 2-0 3:13 9899* Oct 13, 2018 at Western Illinois W 34-7 6-0 3-0 3:06 2709* Oct 20, 2018 #7 ILLINOIS STATE W 28-14 7-0 4-0 2:51 18553* Oct 27, 2018 at South Dakota W 59-14 8-0 5-0 3:02 9589* Nov 03, 2018 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 17-7 9-0 6-0 2:55 18028* Nov 10, 2018 at Missouri State W 48-7 10-0 7-0 2:59 5224* Nov 17, 2018 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS W 65-17 11-0 8-0 3:05 18008^ Dec 01, 2018 #23 MONTANA STATE W 52-10 12-0 8-0 2:50 17007^ Dec 08, 2018 #7 COLGATE W 35-0 13-0 8-0 2:50 16404^ Dec 14, 2018 #5 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 44-21 14-0 8-0 3:04 18286^ Jan 05, 2019 vs #3 Eastern Washington W 38-24 15-0 8-0 3:06 17802
*Missouri Valley Football Conference games^NCAA Division I FCS playoffs
2018 North Dakota State FootballNorth Dakota State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Jan 07, 2019)
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category
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2018 North Dakota State FootballNorth Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Jan 05, 2019)
All games
Team Statistics NDSU OPPSCORING 622 189 Points Per Game 41.5 12.6 Points Off Turnovers 115 10FIRST DOWNS 327 216 R u s h i n g 190 93 P a s s i n g 124 108 P e n a l t y 13 15RUSHING YARDAGE 4293 1718 Yards gained rushing 4476 2236 Yards lost rushing 183 518 Rushing Attempts 670 512 Average Per Rush 6.4 3.4 Average Per Game 286.2 114.5 TDs Rushing 54 10PASSING YARDAGE 2783 2621 C o m p - A t t - I n t 180-290-7 204-399-23 Average Per Pass 9.6 6.6 Average Per Catch 15.5 12.8 Average Per Game 185.5 174.7 TDs Passing 28 12TOTAL OFFENSE 7076 4339 Total Plays 960 911 Average Per Play 7.4 4.8 Average Per Game 471.7 289.3KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 29-620 53-1195PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 23-359 20-66INT RETURNS: #-Yards 23-317 7-16KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.4 22.5PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 15.6 3.3INT RETURN AVERAGE 13.8 2.3FUMBLES-LOST 13-4 17-7PENALTIES-Yards 75-691 77-589 Average Per Game 46.1 39.3PUNTS-Yards 60-2535 93-3753 Average Per Punt 42.2 40.4 Net punt average 39.2 35.6KICKOFFS-Yards 108-6372 45-2739 Average Per Kick 59.0 60.9 Net kick average 40.1 39.9TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 4 6 2 7 : 1 43RD-DOWN Conversions 98/187 58/204 3rd-Down Pct 52% 28%4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/7 7/34 4th-Down Pct 86% 21%SACKS BY-Yards 47-314 12-68MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 85 24FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 9-15 7-9ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES (56-63) 89% (13-24) 54%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (49-63) 78% (9-24) 38%PAT-ATTEMPTS (83-85) 98% (24-24) 100%ATTENDANCE 181055 27421 Games/Avg Per Game 10/18106 4/6855 Neutral Site Games 1/17802
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalNorth Dakota State 173 174 138 137 0 622Opponents 48 34 76 31 0 189
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2018 North Dakota State FootballNorth Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Jan 07, 2019)
2018 North Dakota State FootballNorth Dakota State - Long Plays
20-YARD PLUS PLAYSYds Type Player(s) Opponent
86* Rush Bruce Anderson Cal Poly78 Rush Seth Wilson South Dakota State78* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Eastern Washington75 Rush Lance Dunn South Dakota75* Pass Bruce Anderson from Easton Stick Northern Iowa69 PR Darrius Shepherd Illinois State60* Pass Nate Jenson from Easton Stick Southern Illinois59 Rush Adam Cofield Delaware55 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Illinois State54 Pass Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick North Alabama53 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick South Dakota51 Rush Adam Cofield South Dakota State50 Rush Ty Brooks Eastern Washington50 Pass Desmond Cain from Easton Stick Youngstown State49 PR Darrius Shepherd Delaware48 Pass Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick North Alabama48 Pass Christian Watson from Easton Stick Southern Illinois47* Rush Easton Stick South Dakota46* Rush Easton Stick Eastern Washington46* Rush Lance Dunn Montana State44 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Illinois State44* Rush Trey Lance North Alabama43* INT Jabril Cox North Alabama43* Pass Nate Jenson from Easton Stick Missouri State42* Rush Bruce Anderson Colgate41* Rush Bruce Anderson South Dakota State41* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick South Dakota State39 KR Ty Brooks Montana State39 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Delaware39 Pass Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick Delaware38 Pass Nate Jenson from Easton Stick Missouri State38* FR Dan Marlette Western Illinois38 PR Darrius Shepherd South Dakota37 Pass Christian Watson from Easton Stick South Dakota37 Rush Lance Dunn Youngstown State37 Pass Desmond Cain from Easton Stick Delaware36 KR Christian Watson Missouri State36* INT Jabril Cox Delaware36* Rush Ty Brooks Southern Illinois36 KR Ty Brooks Illinois State35* Rush Ty Brooks South Dakota35* Rush Lance Dunn Cal Poly34 PR Darrius Shepherd Illinois State34* Rush Easton Stick South Dakota State34 INT Jabril Cox Western Illinois34 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick South Dakota State34 INT Jabril Cox South Dakota33 INT Robbie Grimsley South Dakota State32 Rush Bruce Anderson Colgate32* Rush Bruce Anderson Montana State32 Pass Seth Wilson from Easton Stick South Dakota State32 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Southern Illinois32 Rush Saybein Clark Southern Illinois32 Pass Lance Dunn from Easton Stick Colgate31 KR Trevor Heit Southern Illinois31 INT Jalen Allison South Dakota State31* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Southern Illinois31* Rush Easton Stick Northern Iowa30 Rush Ty Brooks Cal Poly30 Rush Lance Dunn Youngstown State30* Pass Lance Dunn from Easton Stick Youngstown State30* Rush Ty Brooks Montana State30 Rush Seth Wilson Missouri State30 KR Bruce Anderson Montana State30* Rush Bruce Anderson Southern Illinois30 KR Ty Brooks Illinois State29* Pass Ben Ellefson from Easton Stick Missouri State29 INT Marquise Bridges Northern Iowa29* Pass Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick Missouri State29 Pass Desmond Cain from Easton Stick Delaware28* Rush Easton Stick South Dakota State28 PR Robbie Grimsley Montana State28 Pass Christian Watson from Easton Stick Montana State28 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick South Dakota State28 Rush Ty Brooks Montana State28 INT James Hendricks Eastern Washington
* touchdown scored on play
LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERSLong Plays By Yards No. TD100+ 0 090-99 0 080-89 1 170-79 4 260-69 2 150-59 7 040-49 13 930-39 39 1220-29 64 13
Long Plays By Type No. TDRushing 50 20Passing 48 15Punt returns 6 0Kick returns 17 0Interceptions 8 2Fumble returns 1 1Other 0 0TOTAL 130 38
LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEARRushing86 Bruce Anderson vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018)Rushing Touchdown86 Bruce Anderson vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018)Passing78 Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick
vs Eastern Washington (1/5/2019)Passing Touchdown78 Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick
vs Eastern Washington (1/5/2019)Punt Return69 Darrius Shepherd vs Illinois State (10/20/2018)Kick Return39 Ty Brooks vs Montana State (12/1/2018)Interception Return43 Jabril Cox vs North Alabama (9/15/2018)Fumble Return38 Dan Marlette vs Western Illinois (10/13/2018)Punt61 Garret Wegner vs Missouri State (11/10/2018)Field Goal47 Cam Pedersen vs Western Illinois (10/13/2018)
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NCAA Statistics
North Dakota St. - 2018-19 Football Ranking Summary thru games 01/05/2019
StatisticNational
Rank
Conference
RankValueNational Leader Value
Conference
LeaderValue
3rd Down Conversion Pct (124 ranked) 3 1 0.524 Davidson 0.554 North Dakota St. 0.524
3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (124 ranked) 8 1 0.284 N.C. A&T 0.254 North Dakota St. 0.284
4th Down Conversion Pct (124 ranked) 1 1 0.857 North Dakota St. 0.857 North Dakota St. 0.857
4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (124 ranked) 2 1 0.206 Saint Francis (PA) 0.200 North Dakota St. 0.206
Blocked Kicks (77 ranked) 77 4 1 Grambling 12 South Dakota St. 8
Blocked Kicks Allowed (123 ranked) 11 2 1 10 teams tied 0 UNI 0
Blocked Punts (28 ranked) 28 2 1 Holy Cross 6 South Dakota St. 4
Blocked Punts Allowed (122 ranked) 51 6 1 50 teams tied 0 5 teams tied 0
Completion Percentage (124 ranked) 13 1 0.621 Samford 0.702 North Dakota St. 0.621