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THIS WEEK: No. 1-ranked North Dakota State (4-0, 1-0 MVFC) makes its first road trip of the season this week to face the No. 22-ranked Northern Iowa Panthers (2-2, 1-0 MVFC). Game time is 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the UNI-Dome (16,324) in Cedar Falls, Iowa. TELEVISION: Coverage begins at 1 p.m. on KVLY and the NBC North Dakota network with Brian Shawn calling the play-by-play, Lee Tim- merman color analyst, and Ryan Gellner on the sidelines. Pregame coverage hosted by Alex Egan and Beth Hoole begins 1 hour prior to kickoff. ESPN+ will carry the Panther Sports Network telecast on ESPN.com and the ESPN app with subscriptions starting at $4.99/month. RADIO: Coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. on the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network with third-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 9:30-10:30 a.m. with Brad Jones, “Bison Game Day” from 10:30-12:30 and “Bison Hotline” for two hours following the network broadcast with hosts Keith Brake, Chris Hanson and former NDSU defensive end Cole Jirik. 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. Live stats for NDSU home games are available on BisonStats.com. Follow @NDSUfootball on Twitter for game updates. THE SERIES: This is the 52nd meeting between North Dakota State and Northern Iowa dating back to 1938. UNI leads the series 26-25 but NDSU has won four straight and seven of the last eight including last year’s 30-14 victory in Fargo. UNI’s last win in the series was 23-3 at the UNI-Dome in 2014. The Bison are 2-3 in Cedar Falls since joining the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2008. LAST YEAR’S MEETING: Northern Iowa intercepted two passes and blocked two field goal tries in the first half, but NDSU scored 30 straight points to beat UNI 30-14 in Fargo last year. Robbie Grimsley’s 27-yard interception return touchdown tied the game 7-7 before halftime and Ty Brooks22-yard TD run capped an eight-play, 75-yard scoring drive to open the third quarter. The Bison scored 17 points off five UNI turnovers - interceptions by Grimsley and Tre Dempsey, two strip sacks by linebacker Nick DeLuca and another by defensive end Derrek Tuszka. Linebacker Levi Jordheim tied NDSU and MVFC records with three fumble recoveries. BISON TAKE BACK DAKOTA MARKER: Darrius Shepherd caught five passes for a career-high 118 yards as NDSU won the Dakota Marker for the first time since 2015 with a 21-17 victory over South Dakota State. Shepherd caught a 41-yard TD pass in the second quarter to give NDSU its first lead 14-7, and the Bison went ahead for good early in the fourth quarter when Easton Stick’s five-yard run capped an eight-play, 80-yard drive. Jabril Cox and Robbie Grimsley each made eight tackles and Jalen Allison intercepted a pass in the end zone to highlight NDSU’s defensive effort. The Bison converted 8 of 16 third-down opportunities; SDSU was 3 of 12. The Bison lead the Dakota Marker series 9-6 since its beginning in 2004. WEGNER SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State punter Garret Wegner was named Missouri Valley Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 47.4 yards on five punts with three inside the 20-yard line in NDSU’s 21-17 win over South Dakota State. Wegner booted a 49-yard punt out-of-bounds at the SDSU 2 with just 1:15 left before halftime, and he launched a key 54-yarder to the SDSU 7 that led to a three-and-out on SDSU’s final offensive possession. Wegner ranks sixth in the FCS with a league-best 44.9 punting average and the Bison are eighth in the FCS in net punting. North Dakota State BISON FootbalL 34 Conference Championships | 14 National Championships 2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference and NCAA Division I FCS Champions 2018 Schedule (4-0 overall, 1-0 MVFC) Date Opponent Time S1 CAL POLY W, 49-3 S15 NORTH ALABAMA W, 38-7 S22 DELAWARE (Homecoming) W, 38-10 S29 *#3/3 S. DAKOTA ST. (Dakota Marker) W, 21-17 O6 *at #22/22 Northern Iowa 1 p.m. O13 *at Western Illinois 6 p.m. O20 *ILLINOIS STATE 2:30 p.m. O27 *at South Dakota 2 p.m. N3 *YOUNGSTOWN ST. (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m. N10 *at Missouri State 2 p.m. N17 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 2:30 p.m. *MVFC games #STATS/AFCA rankings 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: 14-1, 7-1 MVFC (1st) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 46/19 Starters Returning/Lost: 13/9 Offense: 6/5 Defense: 7/4 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: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) Record at NDSU: 58-6 (5th season) Career Record: 61-13 (6th season) Assistant Coaches/Staff: *Courtney Messingham (N. Iowa, 1990)..........Off. Coord./RBs Matt Entz (Wartburg, 1995) ........................... Def. Coord./LBs Conor Riley (Omaha, 2003).............. Running Game Coord./OL Nick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003) ... Spec. Teams Coord./DTs *Randy Hedberg (Minot State, 1977).................. Quarterbacks *Joe Klanderman (MSU Mankato, 2001) ........ Defensive Backs Kody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012) .............. Cornerbacks Jason Ray (Missouri, 2007) .............................Wide Receivers Tyler Roehl (NDSU, 2009) ....................... Tight Ends/Fullbacks *Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009) ..... Defensive Ends *Ben Klinger (Minnesota, 2015) .................Off. Quality Control *Daniel Goodman (Emporia State, 2014) ... Def. Quality Control Jake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013) ........................ Video Coordinator Hank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014) ............ Dir. of Football Operations Jim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989)...... Dir. of Ath. Performance Bobby Knodel (NDSU, 2002) ................... Asst. Athletic Trainer *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: @NDbison Twitter: @NDSUfootball YouTube: @NDSUathletics No. 1 North Dakota State Makes First Road Trip Saturday to No. 22 Northern Iowa NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON (4-0, 1-0 MVFC) Rank: 1/1 (STATS/AFCA) Last Game: Sept. 29 def. South Dakota State 21-17 Streak: Won 10 On Road: 0-0 (Won 1 +1) Coach: Chris Klieman Record: 58-6 (5th) NORTHERN IOWA PANTHERS (2-2, 1-0 MVFC) Rank: 22/22 (STATS/AFCA) Last Game: Sept. 27 def. Indiana State 33-0 Streak: Won 2 At Home: 1-0 (Won 5) Coach: Mark Farley Record: 144-74 (18th)

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THIS WEEK: No. 1-ranked North Dakota State (4-0, 1-0 MVFC) makes its first road trip of the season this week to face the No. 22-ranked Northern Iowa Panthers (2-2, 1-0 MVFC). Game time is 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the UNI-Dome (16,324) in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

TELEVISION: Coverage begins at 1 p.m. on KVLY and the NBC North Dakota network with Brian Shawn calling the play-by-play, Lee Tim-merman color analyst, and Ryan Gellner on the sidelines. Pregame coverage hosted by Alex Egan and Beth Hoole begins 1 hour prior to kickoff. ESPN+ will carry the Panther Sports Network telecast on ESPN.com and the ESPN app with subscriptions starting at $4.99/month.

RADIO: Coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. on the Peterson Farms Seed Bison Radio Network with third-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 9:30-10:30 a.m. with Brad Jones, “Bison Game Day” from 10:30-12:30 and “Bison Hotline” for two hours following the network broadcast with hosts Keith Brake, Chris Hanson and former NDSU defensive end Cole Jirik.

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. Live stats for NDSU home games are available on BisonStats.com. Follow @NDSUfootball on Twitter for game updates.

THE SERIES: This is the 52nd meeting between North Dakota State and Northern Iowa dating back to 1938. UNI leads the series 26-25 but NDSU has won four straight and seven of the last eight including last year’s 30-14 victory in Fargo. UNI’s last win in the series was 23-3 at the UNI-Dome in 2014. The Bison are 2-3 in Cedar Falls since joining the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2008.

LAST YEAR’S MEETING: Northern Iowa intercepted two passes and blocked two field goal tries in the first half, but NDSU scored 30 straight points to beat UNI 30-14 in Fargo last year. Robbie Grimsley’s 27-yard interception return touchdown tied the game 7-7 before halftime and Ty Brooks’ 22-yard TD run capped an eight-play, 75-yard scoring drive to open the third quarter. The Bison scored 17 points off five UNI turnovers - interceptions by Grimsley and Tre Dempsey, two strip sacks by linebacker Nick DeLuca and another by defensive end Derrek Tuszka. Linebacker Levi Jordheim tied NDSU and MVFC records with three fumble recoveries.

BISON TAKE BACK DAKOTA MARKER: Darrius Shepherd caught five passes for a career-high 118 yards as NDSU won the Dakota Marker for the first time since 2015 with a 21-17 victory over South Dakota State. Shepherd caught a 41-yard TD pass in the second quarter to give NDSU its first lead 14-7, and the Bison went ahead for good early in the fourth quarter when Easton Stick’s five-yard run capped an eight-play, 80-yard drive. Jabril Cox and Robbie Grimsley each made eight tackles and Jalen Allison intercepted a pass in the end zone to highlight NDSU’s defensive effort. The Bison converted 8 of 16 third-down opportunities; SDSU was 3 of 12. The Bison lead the Dakota Marker series 9-6 since its beginning in 2004.

WEGNER SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State punter Garret Wegner was named Missouri Valley Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 47.4 yards on five punts with three inside the 20-yard line in NDSU’s 21-17 win over South Dakota State. Wegner booted a 49-yard punt out-of-bounds at the SDSU 2 with just 1:15 left before halftime, and he launched a key 54-yarder to the SDSU 7 that led to a three-and-out on SDSU’s final offensive possession. Wegner ranks sixth in the FCS with a league-best 44.9 punting average and the Bison are eighth in the FCS in net punting.

North Dakota StateBISON FootbalL

34 Conference Championships | 14 National Championships2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference and NCAA Division I FCS Champions

2018 Schedule(4-0 overall, 1-0 MVFC)

Date Opponent TimeS1 CAL POLY W, 49-3S15 NORTH ALABAMA W, 38-7S22 DELAWARE (Homecoming) W, 38-10S29 *#3/3 S. DAKOTA ST. (Dakota Marker) W, 21-17O6 *at #22/22 Northern Iowa 1 p.m.O13 *at Western Illinois 6 p.m.O20 *ILLINOIS STATE 2:30 p.m.O27 *at South Dakota 2 p.m.N3 *YOUNGSTOWN ST. (Harvest Bowl) 2:30 p.m.N10 *at Missouri State 2 p.m.N17 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 2:30 p.m.*MVFC games #STATS/AFCA rankings

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: 14-1, 7-1 MVFC (1st)Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 46/19Starters Returning/Lost: 13/9 Offense: 6/5 Defense: 7/4Basic 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: Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990)Record at NDSU: 58-6 (5th season)Career Record: 61-13 (6th season)Assistant Coaches/Staff:*Courtney Messingham (N. Iowa, 1990) ..........Off. Coord./RBsMatt Entz (Wartburg, 1995) ........................... Def. Coord./LBsConor Riley (Omaha, 2003) .............. Running Game Coord./OLNick Goeser (UW-Eau Claire, 2003) ... Spec. Teams Coord./DTs*Randy Hedberg (Minot State, 1977) .................. Quarterbacks*Joe Klanderman (MSU Mankato, 2001) ........Defensive BacksKody Morgan (UW-Stevens Point, 2012) .............. CornerbacksJason Ray (Missouri, 2007) .............................Wide ReceiversTyler Roehl (NDSU, 2009) .......................Tight Ends/Fullbacks*Buddha Williams (U. of Charleston, 2009) ..... Defensive Ends*Ben Klinger (Minnesota, 2015) .................Off. Quality Control*Daniel Goodman (Emporia State, 2014) ... Def. Quality ControlJake Otten (Cal Poly, 2013) ........................ Video CoordinatorHank Jacobs (NDSU, 2014) ............ Dir. of Football OperationsJim Kramer (Wis.-La Crosse, 1989) ......Dir. of Ath. PerformanceBobby Knodel (NDSU, 2002) ................... Asst. Athletic Trainer*press box on game day

Athletic CommunicationsContact: Ryan PerreaultOffice: (701) 231-8331 Mobile: (701) 793-0521Email: [email protected]: GoBison.comFacebook: @NDbison Twitter: @NDSUfootballYouTube: @NDSUathletics

No. 1 North Dakota State Makes First Road Trip Saturday to No. 22 Northern Iowa

NORTH DAKOTA STATEBISON(4-0, 1-0 MVFC)Rank: 1/1 (STATS/AFCA)Last Game: Sept. 29 def. South Dakota State 21-17Streak: Won 10On Road: 0-0 (Won 1 +1)Coach: Chris KliemanRecord: 58-6 (5th)

NORTHERN IOWAPANTHERS(2-2, 1-0 MVFC)Rank: 22/22 (STATS/AFCA)Last Game: Sept. 27 def. Indiana State 33-0Streak: Won 2At Home: 1-0 (Won 5)Coach: Mark FarleyRecord: 144-74 (18th)

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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State has had five players of the week in the Missouri Valley Football Conference this year. Bruce Anderson, Offense (9/2) — Rushed 11 times for a career-high 185 yards averaging 16.8 yards per carry with two touchdowns against Cal Poly...Scored on runs of 10 and 86 yards...Finished with 239 all-purpose yards including kickoff returns of 23 and 24 yards and one reception. Tanner Volson, Offensive Line (9/4) — Four knockdowns with zero penalties, sacks or hurries in the win over Cal Poly...Led the Bison OL with an 89% technique grade and 100% on assignment...NDSU rushed for 458 yards and seven TDs averaging 10.2 yards per carry. Easton Stick, Offense (9/23) — Accounted for 321 yards of total offese and four TDs in the win over Delaware...Went 17 of 26 passing for 280 yards and rushed five times for 41 yards and two TDs. Dillon Radunz, Offensive Line (9/24) — Helped lead NDSU to 527 yards of offense against Delaware’s No. 9-ranked defense...Coaching grade of 97% assignment and 82% technique with two explosive blocks...Team allowed zero sacks for the third straight week. Garret Wegner, Special Teams (10/1) — Averaged 47.4 yards on five punts with three inside the 20 against South Dakota State...Booted a 49-yard punt out-of-bounds at the SDSU 2 with just 1:15 left before halftime...Launched a key 54-yarder to the SDSU 7 that led to a three-and-out on SDSU’s final offensive possession.

CAPITALIZING ON TURNOVERS: NDSU is tied for fourth in the MVFC with a plus-4 turnover margin, but the Bison have scored a conference-best 42 points off eight opponent turnovers through four games. Linebacker Jabril Cox became the first NDSU player since safety Del Gehrett in 1967 to record an interception return for touchdown in back-to-back games against North Alabama (43 yards) and Delaware (36 yards).

RED ZONE OPPORTUNITIES: North Dakota State leads the MVFC in red zone defense this year allowing opponents inside the 20-yard line only four times with one touchdown and one field goal. This week’s opponent, Northern Iowa, is a perfect 16 of 16 scoring in the red zone with 11 touch-downs. NDSU has converted 16 of 18 red zone chances with 14 TDs and two field goals.

SHEPHERD PASSES 2,000 YARDS: Senior wide receiver Darrius Shepherd surpassed 2,000 career receiving yards in last week’s win over South Dakota State. Shepherd had five catches for a career-high 118 yards and now ranks seventh in NDSU history with 2,003 receiving yards. He is 229 yards behind Warren Holloway (2008-11) for sixth place on that list.

BISON WINNING LINE OF SCRIMMAGE: NDSU leads the Missouri Valley Football Conference with 15 sacks and the Bison rank seventh in FCS averaging 3.75 sacks per game. Cole Karcz leads the Bison with four sacks and Greg Menard has three. NDSU is also the league leader in sacks al-lowed (3), rushing offense (274.2) and rushing defense (99.0) through four contests.

NORTH DAKOTA ST. (4-0, 1-0 MVFC)TEAM STATS BISON OPPPoints/Game 36.5 9.2First Downs 80 50Rushing/Game 274.2 99.0Passing/Game 174.2 132.5Total Offense/Game 448.5 231.5Had Intercepted 1 5Fumbles-Lost 6-3 5-3Penalties-Avg. Yards 15-37.8 21-36.0Net Punt Avg. 41.1 37.1Time of Poss/Game. 30:55 29:053rd Down Conversions 48% 29%4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/6

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPGBruce Anderson 44 322 7.3 3 80.5Lance Dunn 35 213 6.1 3 53.2PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPGEaston Stick 40-72-1 55.6 5 168.0RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPGD. Shepherd 11 227 20.6 2 56.8Dallas Freeman 7 198 28.3 0 49.5DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FRRobbie Grimsley 17-13-30 1.5 1 0-0Jabril Cox 18-5-23 2.0 2 0-0Dan Marlette 16-6-22 4.5 0 0-0

NORTHERN IOWA (2-2, 1-0 MVFC)TEAM STATS PANTHERS OPPPoints/Game 28.5 16.0First Downs 86 71Rushing/Game 142.2 145.8Passing/Game 206.0 202.0Total Offense/Game 348.2 347.8Had Intercepted 2 7Fumbles-Lost 8-2 3-1Penalties-Avg. Yards 21-48.5 37-83.5Net Punt Avg. 37.4 37.1Time of Poss./Game 29:42 30:183rd Down Conversions 40% 28%4th Down Conversions 4/5 3/8

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPGTrevor Allen 61 312 5.1 3 78.0M. Weymiller 57 208 3.6 2 52.0PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPGEli Dunne 55-95-1 57.9 5 158.2RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg TD YPGBriley Moore 17 180 10.6 1 45.0Deion McShane 14 203 14.5 1 50.8DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FRChris Kolarevic 14-29-43 2.0 1 0-0Duncan Ferch 8-25-33 1.5 2 0-0Alex Allen 13-14-27 0.0 2 0-0

TEAM COMPARISONSNCAA RANKINGS NDSU UNIScoring Off. 16th 54thRushing Off. 9th 67thPassing Off. 91st 69thTotal Offense 28th 78thPassing Eff. 26th 81stScoring Def. 4th 12thRushing Def. 10th 42ndPassing Def. 2nd 39thTotal Defense 3rd 32ndPass Eff. Def. 5th 35thNet Punting 8th 36thPunt Returns 26th 113thKick Returns 75th 110thTurnover Mar. 15th 15thPen Yds/Gm 5th 36thTime of Poss. 40th 66th3rd Dn Conv. 9th 46th3rd Dn Def. 12th 11th4th Dn Conv. 1st 10th4th Dn Def. 1st 33rd

Standings VALLEY OVERALL W-L Pct. W-L Pct. North Dakota State 1-0 1.000 4-0 1.000Missouri State 1-0 1.000 3-1 .750Northern Iowa 1-0 1.000 2-2 .500South Dakota 1-0 1.000 2-2 .500Western Illinois 1-0 1.000 2-2 .500Illinois State 0-1 .000 3-1 .750South Dakota State 0-1 .000 2-1 .667Indiana State 0-1 .000 2-2 .500Southern Illinois 0-1 .000 1-3 .250Youngstown State 0-1 .000 1-3 .250

ScheduleAll times Central

Thursday, Sept. 27*Northern Iowa 33, at Indiana State 0

Saturday, Sept. 29*at Missouri State 24, Illinois State 21*at North Dakota St. 21, South Dakota St. 17*at Western Illinois 45, Youngstown State 38*South Dakota 31, at Southern Illinois 24

Saturday, Oct. 6*North Dakota State at Northern Iowa, 1 p.m.*Western Illinois at Illinois State, 2 p.m.*Missouri State at South Dakota, 2 p.m.*Southern Illinois at Youngstown State, 5 p.m.*Indiana State at South Dakota State, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 13*Missouri State at Indiana State, 1 p.m.*Southern Illinois at Illinois State, 2 p.m.*Youngstown State at South Dakota State, 2 p.m.*North Dakota State at Western Illinois, 6 p.m.*Northern Iowa at South Dakota, 6 p.m.

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LONGEST WINNING STREAK IN FCS: North Dakota State has the longest active winning streak in the FCS with 10 straight victories dating back to last November. Colgate is second on that list with nine straight wins. UCF (17) and Ohio State (10) have the two longest active winning streaks in FBS.

LATE FIRST ROAD GAMES: October 6 is the latest first road game for an NDSU football team since 1961 when the Bison played three straight at home before going to Morningside October 7. This year, North Dakota State (4-0) and Campbell (3-1 home, 1-0 road) are the only teams in FCS to have played four home games in the first five weeks of the season. Jacksonville State, which lost the FCS Kickoff game at a neutral site, is playing its first true road game Saturday at Eastern Kentucky. NDSU hadn’t played four straight regular-season home games since opening the 1997 season with West Georgia, Texas A&M-Commerce, Nebraska-Omaha and Augustana.

MENARD FOURTH IN CAREER SACKS: Defensive end Greg Menard picked up his 31st career sack against South Dakota State and is now tied with Coulter Boyer (2008-11) for fourth place on NDSU’s all-time sacks list. The school record of 41 total sacks is held by Jerry Dahl (1973-74), Phil Hansen (1987-90) and Kyle Emanuel (2011-14).

NINE FRESHMEN PLAY: NDSU has played nine true freshmen in the first three contests of the season. Wide receiver Phoenix Sproles, safety James Kaczor and linebacker Jasir Cox all played in the opener against Cal Poly. Quarterback Trey Lance, wide receiver Kenneth Channelle, defensive end Tony Pierce Jr., cornerback Destin Talbert and linebacker Mark Stumpf debuted against North Alabama. Running back Saybein Clark played his first game against Delaware. A new NCAA football rule this year allows student-athletes to participate in up to four games and still take a redshirt year.

PEDERSEN OWNS CAREER PAT MARKS: Senior kicker Cam Pedersen is NDSU’s new career record holder for PAT kicks made (199) and attempted (205), passing the previous marks of 191-for-198 set by Adam Keller (2011-14). Pedersen also ranks fourth in field goals made (39) and is third in attempts (64) at NDSU. His 316 career points rank 13th all-time in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, fifth overall at NDSU, and second among NDSU kickers.

FOURTH-YEAR STARTING QB: Fourth-year starting quarterback Easton Stick is 38-3 as NDSU’s starting QB and has moved into third on the NDSU career lists for pass attempts, completions and yards and ranks second with 65 passing touchdowns. He is second in total offense with 8,618 yards trailing only Brock Jensen’s 9,838 yards (2010-13).

RUSHING QUARTERBACKS: NDSU’s Easton Stick is positioned to challenge the Missouri Valley Football Conference record for rushing yards by a quarterback. MVFC Career Rushing Yards by QB 2,276 - DeAndre Smith, Missouri State (1987-90) 2,176 - Tirrell Rennie, Northern Iowa (2010-11) 2,005 - Easton Stick, North Dakota State (2015-18) 1,880 - Jeff Ryan, Youngstown State (1998-01)

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NDSU football can be heard live on 24 stations across North Dakota and Minnesota. Audio streaming is free on GoBison.com/allaccess. Coverage includes 30-minute pregame and postgame shows. Head coach Chris Klieman 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.

BROADCAST TEAMJeff Culhane............................... Play-By-PlayPhil Hansen ................................ AnalystJeremy Jorgenson ...................... Sidelines

LOCATION SIGNALFargo KPFX-FM 107.9 The FoxFargo KQWB Bison 1660/92.7 FMBemidji, MN KKWB-FM 102.5Bismarck KXMR-AM 710Bowman KPOK-AM 1340Brainerd, MN KLKS-FM 100.1Detroit Lakes, MN KDLB-FM 94.5Devils Lake KDVL-FM 102.5Dickinson KLTC-AM 1460Fergus Falls, MN KBRF-AM 1250Fosston, MN KKCQ-FM 96.7Glenwood, MN KMGK-FM 107.1Grafton KXPO-AM 1340Harvey KHND-AM 1470Jamestown KSJB-AM 600Mpls-St. Paul, MN KYCR-AM 1440Minot KRRZ-AM 1390Oakes KDDR-AM 1220Park Rapids, MN KXKK-FM 92.5Roseau, MN KCAJ-FM 102.1Rugby KZZJ-AM 1450Thief River Falls, MN KKAQ-AM 1460Wahpeton KBMW-AM 1450Williston KEYZ-AM 660

The Bison Football ShowNorth Dakota State University’s Jeremy Jorgenson hosts the weekly television show with head coach Chris Klieman 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 CoverageCal Poly NBC ND/ESPN+North Alabama NBC ND/ESPN+Delaware NBC ND/ESPN+South Dakota State NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+Northern Iowa NBC ND/ESPN+Western Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+Illinois State NBC ND/ESPN+South Dakota NBC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+Youngstown State NBC ND/ESPN+Missouri State ESPN+Southern Illinois NBC ND/ESPN+

NDSU Career Rushing Yards by QB 3,313 - Chris Simdorn (1987-90) 2,945 - Jeff Bentrim (1983-86) 2,473 - Kevin Feeney (1995-98) 2,264 - Mark Speral (1977-80) 2,005 - Easton Stick (2015-18)

NATIONAL AWARD CANDIDATES: NDSU safety Robbie Grimsley and defensive end Greg Menard were named to the 25-man preseason watch list for the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award, presented annually to the FCS defensive player of the year. Bison quarterback Easton Stick and run-ning back Bruce Anderson were nominated for the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award, presented to the FCS offensive player of the year.

SEVEN PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS: North Dakota State led all teams in the FCS with a school-record seven players named to the STATS FCS Preseason All-America team. Running back Bruce Anderson and safety Robbie Grimsley were named to the first team. Quarterback Easton Stick, center Tanner Volson and defensive end Greg Menard earned second-team honors. Offensive tackle Zack Johnson and linebacker Jabril Cox were on the third team.

LEAGUE-BEST 11 ON PRESEASON SQUAD: NDSU had a league-high 11 players named to the preseason All-Missouri Valley Football Conference teams. First-team offense picks were running back Bruce Anderson, fullback Brock Robbins, offensive tackle Zack Johnson and center Tanner Volson. Quarterback Easton Stick and receiver Darrius Shepherd were second team. First-team defense picks were defensive end Greg Menard, defensive tackle Aaron Steidl, linebacker Jabril Cox and safety Robbie Grimsley. Defensive end Derrek Tuszka was named to the second team.

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BISON PICKED TO WIN VALLEY: North Dakota State was the unanimous pick to win the Mis-souri Valley Football Conference followed by South Dakota State in second, Northern Iowa third, Youngstown State fourth, Illinois State fifth and South Dakota sixth. Western Illinois, Southern Illinois, Missouri State and Indiana State rounded out the final four spots in order. NDSU’s 2013 team was the only other team in league history to earn all of the preseason first place votes.

SEVEN STRAIGHT CONFERENCE TITLES: NDSU won its seventh consecutive Missouri Valley Football Conference championship last year, tying the league record set by Northern Iowa in the early 1990s. NDSU won outright MVFC titles in 2012, 2013 and 2017. The Bison shared the 2011 title with Northern Iowa and the 2014 and 2015 crowns with Illinois State. North Dakota State has won 34 football conference championships including 26 in the North Central Conference (last in 1994) and one in the Great West Football Conference (2006).

14-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS: North Dakota State won its 14th football national champion-ship in 2017. 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.

BISON AT HOME: NDSU is 68-6 at home since 2010. The Bison have won 62 of the last 64 home games over non-conference opponents with its last home loss coming in the 2016 semifinals to James Madison. NDSU is 21-4 at home all-time against FCS Top 10 teams and 21-1 at home in the FCS playoffs. North Dakota State ranked seventh in FCS last year with an average home attendance of 18,333. The Bison drew 18,000-plus to 54 straight home contests from the 2011 quarterfinals through the 2017 second round.

DECADE LEADER: North Dakota State’s 110 wins this decade are more than any other program in college football. NDSU is 101-8 since the beginning of 2011, the first of five national champion-ship 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) 110 - North Dakota State (110-13) 88 - Sam Houston State (88-29) 82 - Eastern Washington (82-29) 79 - Jacksonville State (79-25) 77 - James Madison (77-30) FCS Winningest Teams, 2010s (by pct.) .893 - North Dakota State (109-13) .795 - Harvard (66-17) .760 - Jacksonville State (79-25) .752 - Sam Houston State (88-29) .739 - Eastern Washington (82-29)

MORE THAN 700 WINS: North Dakota State has played 1,119 games with a 714-371-34 record in its 122nd season of football, good for a .653 winning percentage. Only four Ivy League teams each with at least 20 more years of football have more wins at the FCS level: Yale (904), Harvard (871), Penn (852) and Princeton (824). Northern Iowa has the second most wins among Missouri Valley Football Conference programs with 665. NDSU’s 101 victories since 2011 are more than any other team in Division I football ahead of Alabama (94), Clemson (87), Ohio State (84) and Sam Houston State (82).

SUCCESS VS. THE FBS: North Dakota State 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), Minne-sota (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 Min-nesota (2007).

AFCA FCS Top 25Issued Oct. 1, 2018

Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv1. North Dakota State (26) 4-0 650 12. James Madison 4-1 624 23. Kennesaw State 4-1 581 44t. Eastern Washington 4-1 557 54t. South Dakota State 2-1 557 36. Wofford 3-1 530 67. Weber State 3-1 500 78. Jacksonville State 3-1 466 89. Elon 3-1 438 910. McNeese State 4-1 418 1111. North Carolina A&T 4-1 368 1312. Nicholls State 3-2 344 1513. Stony Brook 4-1 330 1714. Illinois State 3-1 266 1015. Montana 4-1 262 1816. Sam Houston State 2-2 242 1917. Rhode Island 3-1 205 2018. Central Arkansas 2-2 198 1219. Villanova 3-2 185 1420. Colgate 4-0 149 2321. UC Davis 3-1 144 2222. Northern Iowa 2-2 139 2123. Princeton 3-0 72 2524. Towson 3-1 65 NR25. Maine 2-2 63 16 Others receiving votes: East Tennessee State 17, South Dakota 15, Chattanooga 14, Missouri State 13, Western Illinois 10, Sacramento State 7, SE Louisiana 5, Yale 4, Dartmouth 3, Montana State 3, Delaware 2, Idaho State 2, Harvard 1, Tennessee State 1.

STATS FCS Top 25Issued Oct. 1, 2018

Team (First Place) W-L Pts. Prv1. North Dakota State (155) 4-0 3947 12. James Madison (3) 4-1 3794 23. South Dakota State 2-1 3433 34. Kennesaw State 4-1 3432 45. Eastern Washington 4-1 3351 56. Weber State 3-1 3124 67. Wofford 3-1 3002 78. Jacksonville State 3-1 2692 89. McNeese State 4-1 2578 1010. Elon 3-1 2438 1111. North Carolina A&T 4-1 2253 1212. Nicholls State 3-2 1971 1513. Stony Brook 4-1 1969 1814. Montana 4-1 1731 1715. Illinois State 3-1 1700 916. UC Davis 3-1 1420 1917. Sam Houston State 2-2 1291 2118. Rhode Island 3-1 1012 2219. Villanova 3-2 990 1320. Central Arkansas 2-2 972 1321. Colgate 4-0 723 2422. Northern Iowa 2-2 672 2323. Towson 3-1 586 2524. Missouri State 3-1 566 NR25. Maine 2-2 409 16 Others receiving votes: Chattanooga 254, East Tennessee State 224, Princeton 187, South Dakota 162, Western Illinois 80, Montana State 70, North Dakota 65, Idaho State 54, Yale 46, Dartmouth 27, Sacramento State 23, Tennessee State 21, Prairie View A&M 14, Delaware 9, Harvard 7, Mercer 4, Howard 2.

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ALPHABETICALNo. Name Pos.65 Jack Albrecht OG21 Jalen Allison CB97 Quinn Alo DT8 Bruce Anderson RB88 Matt Anderson TE46 Austin Avery TE81 Josh Babicz TE29 Eric Bachmeier WR71 Luke Bacon OG47 Max Bautch LB41 Jack Begley LB32 Bryce Bennot CB45 Tyler Bergstrom TE98 Matt Biegler DT9 Marquise Bridges CB28 Ty Brooks RB3 Jaxon Brown LB95 Caleb Butler DE13 Desmond Cain WR24 Kenneth Channelle WR40 Costner Ching TE30 Saybein Clark RB18 Adam Cofield RB64 Colin Conner OG64 Brendan Cook DT42 Jabril Cox LB49 Jasir Cox LB92 Jack Darnell DT2 Dom Davis CB56 Nate Dirkes OT10 Lance Dunn RB44 Ross Effertz CB82 Ben Ellefson TE20 Jackson Enz FS62 Dylan Evans DT7 Tre Fort CB83 Dallas Freeman WR87 Noah Gindorff TE5 Robbie Grimsley SS52 Jackson Hankey LB14 Josh Hayes CB76 Ben Hecht OG84 Trevor Heit WR6 James Hendricks FS51 Mason Hofstedt LB23 Ben Hoggarth FS15 Holden Hotchkiss QB58 Josh Howieson OT86 Peter Isais WR89 Cole Jacob WR66 Nash Jensen OG85 Nate Jenson TE68 Zack Johnson OT94 Stanley Jones DE45 Levi Jordheim LB26 James Kaczor SS53 Cole Karcz DT54 Mitchell Kartes LB58 Jake Kava LB88 Justice Kelly DE50 Ross Kennelly LS19 Jimmy Kepouros WR31 Victor Kizewski WR63 Jacob Kubas OG61 Zach Kubas OG5 Trey Lance QB44 Hunter Luepke FB39 Garrett Malstrom FB

NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School 1 Christian Watson WR 6-3 193 RFr. 2 Tampa, Fla./Plant HS 2 Dom Davis CB 5-11 183 Jr. 4 Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS 3 Jaxon Brown LB 6-2 209 Jr. 4 Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 4 Dimitri Williams RB 5-11 204 Sr. 4 Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount HS 5 Robbie Grimsley SS 6-0 194 Sr. 4 Hutchinson, Minn./Hutchinson HS 5 Trey Lance QB 6-3 215 Fr. 1 Marshall, Minn./Marshall HS 6 James Hendricks FS 6-1 209 Jr. 4 Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS 7 Tre Fort CB 5-8 188 Jr. 4 Moorhead, Minn./Fargo Shanley HS 8 Bruce Anderson RB 5-11 210 Sr. 4 Ruskin, Fla./Newsome HS 9 Marquise Bridges CB 5-11 180 Jr. 4 Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle HS 10 Lance Dunn RB 5-9 208 Sr. 5 Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West HS 11 Phoenix Sproles WR 5-11 183 Fr. 1 New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Cooper HS 12 Easton Stick QB 6-2 221 Sr. 5 Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep HS 13 Desmond Cain WR 5-11 187 Sr. 4 Boynton Beach, Fla./American Heritage HS/Illinois 14 Josh Hayes CB 5-11 187 So. 2 Lakeland, Fla./Lake Gibson HS 15 Holden Hotchkiss QB 6-3 196 RFr. 2 Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland HS 16 Noah Sanders QB 6-3 216 RFr. 2 Lakeville, Minn./Apple Valley HS 17 Carson Yaggie WR 6-1 197 RFr. 2 Breckenridge, Minn./Breckenridge HS 17 Zach Mathis WR 6-6 187 Fr. 1 Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep HS 18 Adam Cofield RB 5-11 200 So. 3 Lee’s Summit, Mo./Blue Springs South HS 19 Jimmy Kepouros WR 5-8 177 Jr. 4 Lemont, Ill./Lemont HS/Western Michigan 20 Darrius Shepherd WR 5-11 188 Sr. 5 Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs HS 20 Jackson Enz FS 6-0 195 Fr. 1 Walworth, Wis./Big Foot HS 21 Jalen Allison CB 6-0 188 Sr. 5 Papillion, Neb./Papillion-La Vista HS 22 Seth Wilson RB 5-10 199 So. 2 Holmen, Wis./Holmen HS 23 Jaylaan Wimbush FS 6-0 195 Sr. 5 St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega HS 23 Ben Hoggarth FS 5-9 206 Fr. 1 Fargo, N.D./Oak Grove HS 24 Kenneth Channelle WR 5-10 176 Fr. 1 Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault HS 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 6-1 198 Jr. 4 Wauwatosa, Wis./Wauwatosa West HS 25 Michael Tutsie SS 5-10 192 RFr. 2 Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central HS 26 James Kaczor SS 6-0 198 Fr. 1 St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech HS 27 Dawson Weber FS 6-2 193 RFr. 2 Elk Grove, Calif./Pleasant Grove HS 28 Ty Brooks RB 5-9 178 Jr. 4 Fargo, N.D./Fargo South HS 29 Eric Bachmeier WR 6-2 200 Sr. 5 Kindred, N.D./Kindred HS 30 Saybein Clark RB 6-1 199 Fr. 1 Sioux City, Iowa/Bishop Heelan HS 31 Victor Kizewski WR 6-0 191 So. 3 Stevens Point, Wis./Stevens Point HS 32 Bryce Bennot CB 5-8 173 Sr. 5 Coloma, Wis./Wautoma HS 32 DJ Stewart WR 5-11 173 Fr. 1 Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly HS 33 Destin Talbert CB 5-11 172 Fr. 1 Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South HS 33 Mason Schwerzler P 6-0 185 Fr. 1 Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS 34 Brock Robbins FB 6-1 248 Jr. 4 Cavalier, N.D./Cavalier HS 35 Nick Phelps P 5-10 213 Fr. 1 Kingsley, Iowa/Woodbury Central HS 35 Jayden Price CB 6-0 170 Fr. 1 Derby, Kan./Mulvane HS 36 Cam Pedersen K 6-2 197 Sr. 4 Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 37 Jake Reinholz K 6-2 208 RFr. 2 Fargo, N.D./Shanley HS 38 Garret Wegner P 6-0 191 So. 3 Lodi, Wis./Lodi HS 39 Garrett Malstrom FB 6-0 251 Jr. 4 Vergas, Minn./Frazee-Vergas HS 40 Costner Ching TE 6-3 268 RFr. 2 Castlewood, S.D./Castlewood HS 41 Jack Begley LB 6-2 217 RFr. 2 Omaha, Neb./Millard North HS 42 Jabril Cox LB 6-3 231 So. 2 Kansas City, Mo./Raytown South HS 43 Beau Pauly LB 6-2 217 So. 3 Becker, Minn./Becker HS 44 Ross Effertz CB 5-11 204 Sr. 5 Mandan, N.D./Mandan HS 44 Hunter Luepke FB 6-1 239 Fr. 1 Spencer, Wis./Spencer HS 44 Juanye Tillman LB 5-11 203 Fr. 1 Orlando, Fla./Winter Park HS 45 Levi Jordheim LB 6-2 222 Sr. 5 Dickinson, N.D./Dickinson HS 45 Tyler Bergstrom TE 6-3 228 Fr. 1 Hillsboro, N.D./Hillsboro-Central Valley HS 46 Austin Avery TE 6-3 244 RFr. 2 Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville HS 47 Max Bautch LB 6-0 223 RFr. 2 Ham Lake, Minn./Blaine HS 48 Dan Marlette LB 6-1 226 Sr. 5 Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS 49 Jasir Cox LB 6-0 201 Fr. 1 Kansas City, Mo./Bishop Miege HS 50 Ross Kennelly LS 5-11 210 So. 3 Superior, Wis./Superior HS 51 Mason Hofstedt LB 6-0 208 RFr. 2 Cannon Falls, Minn./Cannon Falls HS 52 Jackson Hankey LB 6-1 224 RFr. 2 Park River, N.D./Park River HS 53 Cole Karcz DT 6-4 270 Jr. 4 Germantown, Wis./Germantown HS 54 Mark Stumpf LB 6-2 204 Fr. 1 Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 54 Mitchell Kartes LB 5-11 200 Fr. 1 Albertville, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 55 Aaron Mercadel LB 5-11 213 Jr. 4 Oakland, Calif./Saint Mary’s College HS 56 Nate Dirkes OT 6-5 256 Fr. 1 Wheeling, Ill./Wheeling HS

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School 56 Tanner Sundt DE 6-4 240 RFr. 2 Farmington, Minn./Farmington HS 57 Zach Willis C 6-3 294 RFr. 2 Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS 58 Josh Howieson OT 6-5 305 So. 3 Baxter, Minn./Brainerd HS 58 Jake Kava LB 6-1 223 Fr. 1 Moorhead, Minn./Shanley HS 59 Karson Schoening C 6-5 299 So. 3 Rolla, N.D./Rolla HS 60 Lane Tucker DT 6-4 269 RFr. 2 Gillette, Wyo./Campbell County HS 61 Zach Kubas OG 6-4 294 So. 3 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 62 Dylan Evans DT 6-4 269 Fr. 1 Williston, N.D./Williston HS 63 Jacob Kubas OG 6-3 274 Fr. 1 Dickinson, N.D./Trinity HS 63 Aaron Steidl DT 6-2 292 Sr. 5 Carlos, Minn./Alexandria Jefferson HS 64 Colin Conner OG 6-5 309 Sr. 5 Mineral Point, Wis./Iowa-Grant HS 64 Brendan Cook DT 6-3 239 Fr. 1 Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville HS 65 Jack Albrecht OG 6-5 286 Jr. 4 Rolling Meadows, Ill./Fremd HS 65 Bartholomew Ogbu DE 6-2 231 Fr. 1 Bismarck, N.D./Shiloh Christian HS 66 Nash Jensen OG 6-4 328 RFr. 2 Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS 67 Cordell Volson OT 6-6 311 So. 3 Balfour, N.D./Drake HS 68 Zack Johnson OT 6-6 316 Jr. 4 Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS 69 Blake Williams DT 6-3 288 Sr. 5 Washington, Mich./Romeo HS 70 Cody Mauch OT 6-4 269 RFr. 2 Hankinson, N.D./Hankinson HS 71 Luke Bacon OG 6-5 300 Sr. 5 Granville, N.D./Towner-Granville-Upham HS 71 Samuel Moore DT 6-5 258 Fr. 1 Verndale, Minn./Verndale HS 72 Jalen Sundell OT 6-5 270 Fr. 1 Maryville, Mo./Maryville HS 73 Joe Schreiber C 6-2 274 Fr. 1 Chanhassen, Minn./Eden Prairie HS 74 Tanner Volson C 6-4 306 Sr. 5 Balfour, N.D./Drake-Anamoose HS 75 Dillon Radunz OT 6-6 299 So. 3 Becker, Minn./Becker HS 76 Ben Hecht OG 6-5 290 So. 3 Shawnee, Kan./Mill Valley HS 77 Bryan Nohava OG 6-4 278 Fr. 1 Hawarden, Iowa/Gehlen Catholic HS 80 Andy Voyen WR 6-2 201 RFr. 2 Stillwater, Minn./Mahtomedi HS 81 Josh Babicz TE 6-6 248 RFr. 2 Barrington, Ill./Barrington HS 82 Ben Ellefson TE 6-3 249 Jr. 4 Hawley, Minn./Hawley HS 83 Dallas Freeman WR 6-1 197 Sr. 5 St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS 84 Trevor Heit WR 5-9 178 So. 3 Pepin, Wis./Pepin-Alma HS 85 Nate Jenson TE 6-6 246 Sr. 5 Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca HS 86 Peter Isais WR 5-11 175 RFr. 2 Colorado Springs, Colo./Pine Creek HS 87 Noah Gindorff TE 6-6 257 RFr. 2 Crosby, Minn./Crosby-Ironton HS 88 Matt Anderson TE 6-4 250 Jr. 4 Lakeland, Minn./Stillwater HS 88 Justice Kelly DE 6-3 211 So. 3 Milwaukee, Wis./University HS 89 Cole Jacob WR 6-1 200 So. 3 Medina, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s HS 90 Tony Pierce Jr. DE 6-0 231 Fr. 1 Lake Alfred, Fla./Auburndale HS 91 Derrek Tuszka DE 6-5 240 Jr. 4 Warner, S.D./Warner HS 92 Jack Darnell DT 6-2 291 Jr. 4 Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park HS 93 Logan McCormick DE 6-2 237 So. 2 Appleton, Wis./Kimberly HS 94 Stanley Jones DE 6-3 241 Sr. 5 Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS 95 Caleb Butler DE 6-3 240 Sr. 5 Coon Rapids, Minn./Blaine HS 96 Greg Menard DE 6-2 240 RSr. 5 Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS 97 Quinn Alo DT 6-2 298 So. 3 LaMoure, N.D./LaMoure HS 98 Matt Biegler DT 6-3 275 So. 3 Underwood, Minn./Underwood HS 99 Spencer Waege DE 6-5 258 RFr. 2 South Shore, S.D./Watertown HS

Captains: Robbie Grimsley, Bruce Anderson, Easton Stick, Darrius Shepherd, Levi Jordheim, Aaron Steidl

No. Name Pos.48 Dan Marlette LB17 Zach Mathis WR70 Cody Mauch OT93 Logan McCormick DE96 Greg Menard DE55 Aaron Mercadel LB71 Samuel Moore DT77 Bryan Nohava OG65 Bartholomew Ogbu DE43 Beau Pauly LB36 Cam Pedersen K35 Nick Phelps P90 Tony Pierce Jr. DE35 Jayden Price CB24 Demaris Purifoy RB75 Dillon Radunz OT37 Jake Reinholz K34 Brock Robbins FB16 Noah Sanders QB59 Karson Schoening C73 Joe Schreiber C33 Mason Schwerzler P20 Darrius Shepherd WR11 Phoenix Sproles WR63 Aaron Steidl DT32 DJ Stewart WR12 Easton Stick QB54 Mark Stumpf LB72 Jalen Sundell OT56 Tanner Sundt DE33 Destin Talbert CB44 Juanye Tillman LB60 Lane Tucker DT91 Derrek Tuszka DE25 Michael Tutsie SS67 Cordell Volson OT74 Tanner Volson C80 Andy Voyen WR99 Spencer Waege DE1 Christian Watson WR27 Dawson Weber FS38 Garret Wegner P69 Blake Williams DT4 Dimitri Williams RB57 Zach Willis C22 Seth Wilson RB23 Jaylaan Wimbush FS17 Carson Yaggie WR

NUMERICAL ROSTER (cont.) ALPHABETICAL

PRONUNCIATIONSAlo (AH-low)Babicz (BAB-itch)Bachmeier (BOCK-my-ur)Bautch (like “ouch”)Bennot (BEN-it)Biegler (BEE-glur)Channelle (shuh-NELL)Demaris (duh-MAHR-iss)Ellefson (ELL-uff-son)Gindorff (GHIN-dorf)Goeser (GAY-zer)Hecht (HECKT)Heit (like “height”)

Hoggarth (HOE-garth)Howieson (HOW-uh-son)Isais (eye-ZAY-us)Jabril (juh-BRILL)Jalen (JAY-lin)Jasir (juh-SEER)Jaylaan (JAY-lin)Juanye (WAHN-yay)Kaczor (KAY-zer)Karcz (kartch)Kartes (KAR-tiss)Kepouros (kuh-PORE-uss)Kennelly (KEN-uh-lee)

Kizewski (key-SHEV-skee)Klieman (KLY-men)Kubas (KOO-bus)Lodi (LO-dye)Luepke (LOOP-kee)Marlette (mar-LET)Marquise (mar-KEESE)Mauch (mouck)Mercadel (MERK-uh-del)Nohava (no-HAH-vuh)Ogbu (OHG-boo)Pedersen (PETE-er-sen)Pepin (PEPP-in)

Purifoy (PURE-ih-foy)Radunz (RAY-duhns)Reinholz (RINE-holtz)Roehl (like “roll”)Saybein (SAY-bee-in)Schoening (SHOON-ing)Steidl (STY-dull)Talbert (TAL-burt)Tuszka (TUSS-kuh)Tutsie (TUHT-zee)Waege (WAY-jee)Weber (WEBB-er)Yaggie (YAG-ee)

BY YEARSeniors .................................. 25Juniors .................................. 18Sophomores ........................... 20Redshirt Freshmen ................. 23Freshmen ............................... 30

BY STATEMinnesota ...... 35North Dakota .. 22Wisconsin ...... 17Florida ........... 10Illinois .............. 8Missouri ........... 5Iowa ................ 4South Dakota ... 4

Nebraska ......... 3California ......... 2Kansas............. 2Colorado .......... 1Indiana............. 1Michigan .......... 1Wyoming .......... 1

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BISON DEPTH CHARTOffense

Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown LT 75 Dillon Radunz 6-6 299 So. Becker, Minn. 67 Cordell Volson 6-6 311 So. Balfour, N.D. LG 64 Colin Conner 6-5 309 Sr. Mineral Point, Wis. 61 Zach Kubas 6-4 294 So. Dickinson, N.D. C 74 Tanner Volson 6-4 306 Sr. Balfour, N.D. 59 Karson Schoening 6-5 299 So. Rolla, N.D. RG 71 Luke Bacon 6-5 300 Sr. Granville, N.D. 66 Nash Jensen 6-4 328 RFr. Maple Grove, Minn. RT 68 Zack Johnson 6-6 316 Jr. Blaine, Minn. 71 Luke Bacon 6-5 300 Sr. Granville, N.D. TE 82 Ben Ellefson 6-3 250 Jr. Hawley, Minn. 85 Nate Jenson 6-6 246 Sr. Waupaca, Wis. QB 12 Easton Stick 6-2 221 Sr. Omaha, Neb. 15 Holden Hotchkiss 6-3 196 RFr. Lakeland, Fla. FB 34 Brock Robbins 6-1 248 Jr. Cavalier, N.D. 39 Garrett Malstrom 6-0 251 Jr. Vergas, Minn. RB 8 Bruce Anderson 5-11 211 Sr. Ruskin, Fla. or 10 Lance Dunn 5-9 214 Sr. Waterloo, Iowa WR 83 Dallas Freeman 6-1 197 Sr. St. Michael, Minn. 1 Christian Watson 6-3 193 RFr. Tampa, Fla. WR 20 Darrius Shepherd 5-11 188 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo. 13 Desmond Cain 5-11 187 Sr. Boynton Beach, Fla.

DefensePos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown LE 95 Caleb Butler 6-3 240 Sr. Coon Rapids, Minn. or 94 Stanley Jones 6-3 241 Sr. Bismarck, N.D. DT 69 Blake Williams 6-3 288 Sr. Washington, Mich. 53 Cole Karcz 6-4 270 Jr. Germantown, Wis. NG 63 Aaron Steidl 6-2 292 Sr. Carlos, Minn. 92 Jack Darnell 6-2 291 Jr. Champlin, Minn. RE 96 Greg Menard 6-2 240 RSr. Lakeville, Minn. or 91 Derrek Tuszka 6-5 243 Jr. Warner, S.D. WLB 45 Levi Jordheim 6-2 222 Sr. Dickinson, N.D. 3 Jaxon Brown 6-2 209 Jr. Eau Claire, Wis. MLB 48 Dan Marlette 6-1 226 Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D. 52 Jackson Hankey 6-1 224 RFr. Park River, N.D. SLB 42 Jabril Cox 6-3 231 So. Kansas City, Mo. 3 Jaxon Brown 6-2 209 Jr. Eau Claire, Wis. CB 21 Jalen Allison 6-0 188 Sr. Papillion, Neb. 7 Tre Fort 5-8 188 Jr. Moorhead, Minn. SS 5 Robbie Grimsley 6-0 194 Sr. Hutchinson, Minn. 25 Michael Tutsie 5-10 192 RFr. Indianapolis, Ind. FS 6 James Hendricks 6-1 209 Jr. Bemidji, Minn. or 23 Jaylaan Wimbush 6-0 195 Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla. CB 9 Marquise Bridges 5-11 180 Jr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. 14 Josh Hayes 5-11 187 So. Lakeland, Fla.

SpecialistsPos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown K 36 Cam Pedersen 6-2 197 Sr. Eau Claire, Wis. 37 Jake Reinholz 6-2 208 RFr. Fargo, N.D. H 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 191 So. Lodi, Wis. 6 James Hendricks 6-1 209 Jr. Bemidji, Minn. LS 50 Ross Kennelly 5-11 210 So. Superior, Wis. 88 Matt Anderson 6-4 250 Jr. Lakeland, Minn. P 38 Garret Wegner 6-0 191 So. Lodi, Wis. 35 Nick Phelps 5-10 213 Fr. Kingsley, Iowa KR 8 Bruce Anderson 5-11 211 Sr. Ruskin, Fla. 28 Ty Brooks 5-9 178 Jr. Fargo, N.D. PR 20 Darrius Shepherd 5-11 188 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo. 5 Robbie Grimsley 6-0 194 Sr. Hutchinson, Minn.

NDSU Head CoachChris Klieman

n Eddie Robinson Award Finalist 2014, 2016, 2017

n 2014 Rawlings Football/Ameri-can Football Monthly FCS Coach of the Year

n 2017 Bruce Craddock MVFC Coach of the Yearn 2012 Football Scoop FCS Coordinator of the

Year

Fifth-year North Dakota State head coach Chris Klieman (Northern Iowa, 1990) has won four conference championships and three national titles at the helm of the Bison. He has a 58-6 record at NDSU with four 7-1 finishes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Klieman has been part of all six FCS nation-al championship teams in his seven years since coming to NDSU in 2011 as the defensive backs coach. He was the defensive coordinator in 2012 and 2013 and was elevated to head coach in 2014. After winning an unprecedented five con-secutive national championships from 2011 to 2015, the Bison bounced back from a semifinal loss in 2016 to win another national title in 2017. Klieman was named the Bruce Craddock MVFC Coach of the Year in 2017 after leading NDSU to its third outright league crown. Klieman, who is under contract with NDSU through the 2023 season, was elected to the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees in 2018. North Dakota State is 34-5 against FCS Top 25 teams under Klieman. NDSU has had 21 players named to All-America teams, including Buck Buchanan Award-winning defensive end Kyle Emanuel, and five CoSIDA Academic All-America® selections.

Year School Position1991 Northern Iowa Graduate Assistant1992 Northern Iowa Graduate Assistant1993 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach1994 Western Illinois Assistant Coach1995 Western Illinois Assistant Coach1996 Western Illinois Assistant Coach1997 Kansas Graduate Assistant1999 Missouri State Assistant Coach2002 Loras Defensive Coordinator2003 Loras Defensive Coordinator2004 Loras Defensive Coordinator2005 Loras Head Coach (3-7)2006 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach2007 Northern Iowa Assistant Coach2008 Northern Iowa Co-Def. Coordinator2009 Northern Iowa Defensive Coordinator2010 Northern Iowa Defensive Coordinator2011 North Dakota State Assistant Coach2012 North Dakota State Defensive Coordinator2013 North Dakota State Defensive Coordinator2014 North Dakota State Head Coach (15-1, 7-1)2015 North Dakota State Head Coach (13-2, 7-1)2016 North Dakota State Head Coach (12-2, 7-1)2017 North Dakota State Head Coach (14-1, 7-1)2018 North Dakota State Head Coach (4-0, 1-0)Record at NDSU: 58-6, 29-4 MVFC (5th season)Career Head Coaching Record: 61-13 (6th season)

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2018 STARTERS, GAME BY GAME

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2018 North Dakota State FootballNorth Dakota State Game Results (as of Sep 30, 2018)

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

*Missouri Valley Football Conference games

2018 North Dakota State FootballNorth Dakota State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Sep 30, 2018)

All games

First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Return Turn-Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards OversCAL POLY 49 - 3 22 / 10 19 / 4 2 / 5 1 / 1 45-458 / 52-82 5-13-0 / 6-11-0 54 / 125 58-512 / 63-207 53 / 156 1 / 1NORTH ALABAMA 38 - 7 14 / 13 9 / 8 5 / 4 0 / 1 33-192 / 38-102 11-18-0 / 12-25-1 174 / 108 51-366 / 63-210 64 / 30 1 / 2DELAWARE 38 - 10 23 / 11 8 / 4 13 / 6 2 / 1 41-240 / 26-57 19-28-0 / 11-29-3 287 / 95 69-527 / 55-152 97 / 238 1 / 4SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 21 - 17 21 / 16 13 / 9 8 / 7 0 / 0 47-207 / 27-155 9-20-1 / 19-29-1 182 / 202 67-389 / 56-357 102 / 72 1 / 1Totals 146 - 37 80 / 50 49 / 25 28 / 22 3 / 3 166-1097 / 143-396 44-79-1 / 48-94-5 697 / 530 245-1794 / 237-926 316 / 496 4 / 8

3rd Down 4th Down Time of TOP Avg Avg Avg Punting PenaltiesOpponent Conversions Conversions Possession Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Number-Avg Number-Yards SacksCAL POLY 5-9 / 5-17 0-0 / 0-3 29:07 / 30:53 -1:46 10.2 / 1.6 4.2 / 11.4 8.8 / 3.3 3-45.7 / 6-43.0 2-21 / 5-40 5 / 0NORTH ALABAMA 3-10 / 4-14 0-0 / 0-1 26:37 / 33:23 -6:46 5.8 / 2.7 9.7 / 4.3 7.2 / 3.3 5-43.8 / 9-40.4 2-20 / 11-76 4 / 0DELAWARE 7-13 / 4-13 1-1 / 0-1 34:28 / 25:32 8 : 5 6 5.9 / 2.2 10.2 / 3.3 7.6 / 2.8 3-42.0 / 6-40.0 7-70 / 3-18 3 / 0SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 8-16 / 3-12 0-0 / 0-1 33:27 / 26:33 6 : 5 4 4.4 / 5.7 9.1 / 7.0 5.8 / 6.4 5-47.4 / 5-40.2 4-40 / 2-10 3 / 3Totals 23-48 / 16-56 1-1 / 0-6 123:39 / 116:21 7 : 1 8 6.6 / 2.8 8.8 / 5.6 7.3 / 3.9 16-44.9 / 26-40.9 15-151 / 21-144 15 / 3

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 Sep 30, 2018)

All games

Team Statistics NDSU OPPSCORING 146 37 Points Per Game 36.5 9.2 Points Off Turnovers 42 10FIRST DOWNS 80 50 R u s h i n g 49 25 P a s s i n g 28 22 P e n a l t y 3 3RUSHING YARDAGE 1097 396 Yards gained rushing 1147 568 Yards lost rushing 50 172 Rushing Attempts 166 143 Average Per Rush 6.6 2.8 Average Per Game 274.2 99.0 TDs Rushing 13 1PASSING YARDAGE 697 530 C o m p - A t t - I n t 44-79-1 48-94-5 Average Per Pass 8.8 5.6 Average Per Catch 15.8 11.0 Average Per Game 174.2 132.5 TDs Passing 5 2TOTAL OFFENSE 1794 926 Total Plays 245 237 Average Per Play 7.3 3.9 Average Per Game 448.5 231.5KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 6-119 18-383PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-78 7-21INT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-119 1-0KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.8 21.3PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13.0 3.0INT RETURN AVERAGE 23.8 0.0FUMBLES-LOST 6-3 5-3PENALTIES-Yards 15-151 21-144 Average Per Game 37.8 36.0PUNTS-Yards 16-719 26-1063 Average Per Punt 44.9 40.9 Net punt average 41.1 37.1KICKOFFS-Yards 26-1549 11-710 Average Per Kick 59.6 64.5 Net kick average 41.0 42.4TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 5 5 2 9 : 0 53RD-DOWN Conversions 23/48 16/56 3rd-Down Pct 48% 29%4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/1 0/6 4th-Down Pct 100% 0%SACKS BY-Yards 15-102 3-15MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 20 4FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-4 3-4ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (16-18) 89% (2-4) 50%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (14-18) 78% (1-4) 25%PAT-ATTEMPTS (20-20) 100% (4-4) 100%ATTENDANCE 74769 0 Games/Avg Per Game 4/18692 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalNorth Dakota State 42 52 24 28 0 146Opponents 10 0 10 17 0 37

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2018 North Dakota State FootballNorth Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 30, 2018)

All games

SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gBruce Anderson 4 44 333 11 322 7.3 3 86 80.5 43 406 2383 89 2294 5.7 18 86 53.3Lance Dunn 4 35 214 1 213 6.1 3 35 53.2 39 389 2413 52 2361 6.1 24 73 60.5Ty Brooks 4 30 174 3 171 5.7 0 30 42.8 23 110 909 21 888 8.1 7 55 38.6Easton Stick 4 25 174 15 159 6.4 5 24 39.8 44 335 2355 350 2005 6.0 29 80 45.6Adam Cofield 4 17 144 7 137 8.1 0 59 34.2 10 60 310 10 300 5.0 1 59 30.0Trey Lance 1 2 54 0 54 27.0 1 44 54.0 1 2 54 0 54 27.0 1 44 54.0Holden Hotchkiss 2 5 30 2 28 5.6 1 12 14.0 2 5 30 2 28 5.6 1 12 14.0Brock Robbins 4 2 13 0 13 6.5 0 10 3.2 26 2 13 0 13 6.5 0 10 0.5Saybein Clark 1 2 11 0 11 5.5 0 7 11.0 1 2 11 0 11 5.5 0 7 11.0Kenneth Channelle 1 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0 1 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0Dallas Freeman 4 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -1.0 31 4 35 4 31 7.8 0 31 1.0TEAM 1 2 0 5 -5 -2.5 0 0 -5.0Total 4 166 1147 50 1097 6.6 13 86 274.2Opponents 4 143 568 172 396 2.8 1 61 99.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gEaston Stick 4 154.09 40-72-1 55.6 672 5 54 168.0 44 154.21 463-771-22 60.1 6613 65 77 150.3Holden Hotchkiss 2 68.20 3-6-0 50.0 13 0 6 6.5 2 68.20 3-6-0 50.0 13 0 6 6.5Trey Lance 1 200.80 1-1-0 100.0 12 0 12 12.0 1 200.80 1-1-0 100.0 12 0 12 12.0Total 4 148.16 44-79-1 55.7 697 5 54 174.2Opponents 4 94.81 48-94-5 51.1 530 2 47 132.5

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gDarrius Shepherd 4 11 227 20.6 2 41 56.8 46 137 2003 14.6 13 67 43.5Dallas Freeman 4 7 198 28.3 0 54 49.5 31 19 350 18.4 1 54 11.3Ben Ellefson 4 5 69 13.8 2 21 17.2 33 11 139 12.6 5 21 4.2Desmond Cain 3 4 89 22.2 0 37 29.7 18 9 167 18.6 0 37 9.3Bruce Anderson 4 4 41 10.2 1 18 10.2 43 24 290 12.1 5 48 6.7Lance Dunn 4 3 15 5.0 0 11 3.8 39 24 186 7.8 2 38 4.8Ty Brooks 4 3 9 3.0 0 7 2.2 23 6 63 10.5 1 27 2.7Brock Robbins 4 2 14 7.0 0 8 3.5 26 6 46 7.7 0 15 1.8Kenneth Channelle 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 12.0 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 12.0Christian Watson 3 1 10 10.0 0 10 3.3 3 1 10 10.0 0 10 3.3Adam Cofield 4 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.5 10 2 5 2.5 0 6 0.5Nate Jenson 4 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.0 47 19 307 16.2 2 44 6.5Matt H Anderson 3 1 3 3.0 0 3 1.0 12 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.2Total 4 44 697 15.8 5 54 174.2Opponents 4 48 530 11.0 2 47 132.5

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/gEaston Stick 4 97 159 672 831 207.8 44 1106 2005 6613 8618 195.9Bruce Anderson 4 44 322 0 322 80.5 43 406 2294 0 2294 53.3Lance Dunn 4 35 213 0 213 53.2 39 389 2361 0 2361 60.5Ty Brooks 4 30 171 0 171 42.8 23 110 888 0 888 38.6Adam Cofield 4 17 137 0 137 34.2 10 60 300 0 300 30.0Trey Lance 1 3 54 12 66 66.0 1 3 54 12 66 66.0Holden Hotchkiss 2 11 28 13 41 20.5 2 11 28 13 41 20.5Brock Robbins 4 2 13 0 13 3.2 26 2 13 0 13 0.5Saybein Clark 1 2 11 0 11 11.0 1 2 11 0 11 11.0Kenneth Channelle 1 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 1 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0Dallas Freeman 4 1 -4 0 -4 -1.0 31 4 31 0 31 1.0TEAM 1 2 -5 0 -5 -5.0Total 4 245 1097 697 1794 448.5Opponents 4 237 396 530 926 231.5

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2018 North Dakota State FootballNorth Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 30, 2018)

All games

SEASON CAREER

PAT PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsEaston Stick 5 - - - - - - - 30 29 - - - - 0-1 - - 174Bruce Anderson 4 - - - - - - - 24 25 - - - - - - - 150Cam Pedersen - 2-4 18-18 - - - - - 24 - 39-64 199-205 - - - - - 316Lance Dunn 3 - - - - - - - 18 26 - - - - - - - 156Jabril Cox 2 - - - - - - - 12 2 - - - - - - - 12Ben Ellefson 2 - - - - - - - 12 5 - - - - - - - 30Darrius Shepherd 2 - - - - - - - 12 15 - - - - - - - 90Trey Lance 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6Holden Hotchkiss 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6Jake Reinholz - - 2-2 - - - - - 2 - - 2-2 - - - - - 2Total 20 2-4 20-20 - - - - - 146Opponents 4 3-4 4-4 - - - - - 37

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgDarrius Shepherd 5 72 14.4 0 49 30 354 11.8 1 84Trevor Heit 1 6 6.0 0 6 1 6 6.0 0 6Total 6 78 13.0 0 49Opponents 7 21 3.0 0 10

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgBruce Anderson 6 119 19.8 0 24 48 1260 26.2 2 100Total 6 119 19.8 0 24Opponents 18 383 21.3 0 30

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgJabril Cox 2 79 39.5 2 43 3 111 37.0 2 43Robbie Grimsley 1 0 0.0 0 0 12 104 8.7 1 38Jaylaan Wimbush 1 9 9.0 0 9 1 9 9.0 0 9Jalen Allison 1 31 31.0 0 31 7 97 13.9 1 31Total 5 119 23.8 2 43Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgTotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 1 92 92.0 1 92

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gBruce Anderson 4 322 41 0 119 0 482 120.5 43 2294 290 0 1260 0 3844 89.4Darrius Shepherd 4 0 227 72 0 0 299 74.8 46 178 2003 354 2 0 2537 55.2Lance Dunn 4 213 15 0 0 0 228 57.0 39 2361 186 0 74 0 2621 67.2Dallas Freeman 4 -4 198 0 0 0 194 48.5 31 31 350 0 0 0 381 12.3Ty Brooks 4 171 9 0 0 0 180 45.0 23 888 63 0 280 0 1231 53.5Easton Stick 4 159 0 0 0 0 159 39.8 44 2005 -1 0 0 0 2004 45.5Adam Cofield 4 137 6 0 0 0 143 35.8 10 300 5 0 0 0 305 30.5Desmond Cain 3 0 89 0 0 0 89 29.7 18 0 167 0 0 0 167 9.3Jabril Cox 4 0 0 0 0 79 79 19.8 19 0 0 0 0 111 111 5.8Ben Ellefson 4 0 69 0 0 0 69 17.2 33 0 139 0 0 0 139 4.2Trey Lance 1 54 0 0 0 0 54 54.0 1 54 0 0 0 0 54 54.0Jalen Allison 4 0 0 0 0 31 31 7.8 47 0 0 0 0 97 97 2.1Holden Hotchkiss 2 28 0 0 0 0 28 14.0 2 28 0 0 0 0 28 14.0Brock Robbins 4 13 14 0 0 0 27 6.8 26 13 46 0 0 0 59 2.3Saybein Clark 1 11 0 0 0 0 11 11.0 1 11 0 0 0 0 11 11.0Christian Watson 3 0 10 0 0 0 10 3.3 3 0 10 0 0 0 10 3.3Kenneth Channel 1 -2 12 0 0 0 10 10.0 1 -2 12 0 0 0 10 10.0Jaylaan Wimbus 4 0 0 0 0 9 9 2.2 46 0 0 0 0 9 9 0.2Trevor Heit 3 0 0 6 0 0 6 2.0 4 0 0 6 0 0 6 1.5Nate Jenson 4 0 4 0 0 0 4 1.0 47 0 307 0 0 0 307 6.5Matt H Anderson 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 1.0 12 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.2TEAM 1 -5 0 0 0 0 -5 -5.0Total 4 1097 697 78 119 119 2110 527.5Opponents 4 396 530 21 383 0 1330 332.5

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2018 North Dakota State FootballNorth Dakota State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 30, 2018)

All games

SEASON CAREER

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkdCam Pedersen 4 2 34 0 64 39 52 5Total 4 2 34 0Opponents 4 3 50 0

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blkGarret Wegner 16 719 44.9 57 0 19 817 43.0 57 0Total 16 719 44.9 57 0Opponents 26 1063 40.9 55 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb obCam Pedersen 16 982 61.4 2 0 177 10680 60.3 32 9Garret Wegner 8 464 58.0 2 0 21 1266 60.3 3 0Jake Reinholz 2 103 51.5 0 0 2 103 51.5 0 0Total 26 1549 59.6 4 0Opponents 11 710 64.5 5 0

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk5 Robbie Grimsley 4 1 7 1 3 3 0 1.5 . 1 1 . . . 48 1 2 7 1 2 4 2 5 1 10.5 3 . 0 12 1 6 2 3 .42 Jabril Cox 4 1 8 5 2 3 2.0 . 2 2 . . . 19 6 5 3 3 9 8 15.0 4 . 5 3 5 3 1 .48 Dan Marlette 4 1 6 6 2 2 4.5 1 . 0 . . . . . 37 3 4 1 9 5 3 5.5 1 . 5 . 1 . 2 .45 Levi Jordheim 4 7 1 0 1 7 0.0 . . . . . . 39 4 1 3 4 7 5 5.0 3 . 0 . 2 3 1 .94 Stanley Jones 4 5 8 1 3 3.0 2 . 0 . . . . . 44 2 7 3 9 6 6 19.0 8 . 0 . 1 2 1 153 Cole Karcz 4 6 6 1 2 4.5 4 . 0 . . . . . 23 1 2 2 3 3 5 8.0 7 . 0 . . . . .63 Aaron Steidl 4 6 6 1 2 2.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 48 4 1 5 7 9 8 12.0 4 . 0 . . 1 2 .3 Jaxon Brown 4 6 5 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 28 1 7 9 2 6 0.0 . 1 1 . . .6 James Hendricks 4 6 5 1 1 0.0 . . 2 1 . . 21 2 9 1 8 4 7 3.0 . 4 5 1 . .21 Jalen Allison 4 5 4 9 0.0 . 1 3 . . . 47 9 3 5 1 1 4 4 4.5 2 . 5 7 2 3 1 3 .52 Jackson Hankey 3 5 4 9 0.0 . . . . . . 3 5 4 9 0.0 . . . . . .69 Blake Williams 4 4 5 9 1.5 1 . 0 . . . . . 34 1 7 4 3 6 0 5.0 1 . 5 . 1 . . .96 Greg Menard 4 6 2 8 4.0 3 . 0 . 1 . . . 47 6 1 7 2 1 3 3 37.5 2 7 . 0 . 2 5 4 123 Jaylaan Wimbush 4 4 3 7 0.0 . 1 . . . . 46 5 4 4 7 1 0 1 5.0 1 . 0 1 1 0 2 1 19 Marquise Bridges 4 2 5 7 0.0 . . 1 . . . 22 1 6 1 3 2 9 1.5 . 3 4 . . .91 Derrek Tuszka 4 5 2 7 1.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 27 2 5 1 9 4 4 12.0 9 . 5 . 1 . 2 .93 Logan McCormick 2 3 3 6 2.0 1 . 0 . . 1 . . 15 4 5 9 3.5 1 . 5 . . 2 1 .99 Spencer Waege 4 2 4 6 1.0 . . . . . . 4 2 4 6 1.0 . . . . . .14 Josh Hayes 4 1 4 5 0.0 . . . . . . 19 1 1 9 2 0 0.0 . . 3 . 1 .95 Caleb Butler 3 2 2 4 1.5 1 . 0 . 1 1 . . 45 5 1 3 7 8 8 20.5 1 2 . 0 . 4 2 2 .18 Adam Cofield 4 3 1 4 0.0 . . . . . . 10 3 1 4 0.0 . . . . . .25 Michael Tutsie 4 2 2 4 0.0 . . . . . . 4 2 2 4 0.0 . . . . . .7 Tre Fort 4 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . . 30 3 1 4 0.0 . . . . . .92 Jack Darnell 4 . 2 2 0.5 . . . . . . 15 2 1 1 1 3 1.0 0 . 5 . . . . .60 Lane Tucker 2 . 2 2 0.0 . . . . . . 2 . 2 2 0.0 . . . . . .54 Mark Stumpf 2 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 2 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .50 Ross Kennelly 4 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 12 5 . 5 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . .98 Matt Biegler 3 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 5 3 1 4 0.0 . . . . . .26 James Kaczor 2 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 2 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .33 Destin Talbert 1 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 1 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .31 Victor Kizewski 2 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 9 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . .90 Tony Pierce Jr. 2 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 2 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .97 Quinn Alo 4 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 6 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .

Total 4 1 4 0 1 1 0 2 5 0 29 15 5 1 1 3 2 .Opponents 4 1 2 4 1 5 0 2 7 4 18 3 1 1 3 3 5 .

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2018 North Dakota State FootballNorth Dakota State - Long Plays

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86* Rush Bruce Anderson Cal Poly59 Rush Adam Cofield Delaware54 Pass Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick North Alabama49 PR Darrius Shepherd Delaware48 Pass Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick North Alabama44* Rush Trey Lance North Alabama43* INT Jabril Cox North Alabama41* Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick South Dakota State39 Pass Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick Delaware39 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Delaware37 Pass Desmond Cain from Easton Stick Delaware36* INT Jabril Cox Delaware35* Rush Lance Dunn Cal Poly34 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick South Dakota State31 INT Jalen Allison South Dakota State30 Rush Ty Brooks Cal Poly29 Pass Desmond Cain from Easton Stick Delaware28 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick South Dakota State27 Rush Ty Brooks North Alabama27 Rush Bruce Anderson North Alabama24 Pass Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick South Dakota State24 KR Bruce Anderson Cal Poly24 Rush Easton Stick Cal Poly23 KR Bruce Anderson Cal Poly23 Rush Bruce Anderson Cal Poly22 Rush Easton Stick South Dakota State22 Rush Adam Cofield Cal Poly21 Pass Ben Ellefson from Easton Stick Delaware21 Pass Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick Delaware20 KR Bruce Anderson South Dakota State

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LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERSLong Plays By Yards No. TD100+ 0 090-99 0 080-89 1 170-79 0 060-69 0 050-59 2 040-49 5 330-39 8 220-29 14 0

Long Plays By Type No. TDRushing 11 3Passing 12 1Punt returns 1 0Kick returns 3 0Interceptions 3 2Fumble returns 0 0Other 0 0TOTAL 30 6

20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYERPlayer No. TD R P KR PR IR FRDarrius Shepherd 6 1 0 5 0 1 0 0Bruce Anderson 6 1 3 0 3 0 0 0Dallas Freeman 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0Jabril Cox 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0Ty Brooks 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0Easton Stick 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0Adam Cofield 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0Desmond Cain 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0Lance Dunn 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0Trey Lance 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0Ben Ellefson 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Jalen Allison 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0TOTAL 30 6 11 12 3 1 3 0

LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEARRushing86 Bruce Anderson vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018)Rushing Touchdown86 Bruce Anderson vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018)Passing54 Dallas Freeman from Easton Stick

vs North Alabama (9/15/2018)Passing Touchdown41 Darrius Shepherd from Easton Stick

vs South Dakota State (9/29/2018)Punt Return49 Darrius Shepherd vs Delaware (9/22/2018)Kick Return24 Bruce Anderson vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018)Interception Return43 Jabril Cox vs North Alabama (9/15/2018)Fumble ReturnNonePunt57 Garret Wegner vs Cal Poly (9/1/2018)Field Goal34 Cam Pedersen vs Delaware (9/22/2018)

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NCAA Statistics

North Dakota St. - 2018-19 Football Ranking Summary thru games 09/29/2018

StatisticNational

Rank

Conference

RankValueNational Leader Value

Conference

LeaderValue

3rd Down Conversion Pct (124 ranked) 9 2 0.479 Davidson 0.554 South Dakota St. 0.485

3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (124 ranked) 12 2 0.286 Dartmouth 0.194 UNI 0.281

4th Down Conversion Pct (119 ranked) 1 1 1.000 8 teams tied 1.000 North Dakota St. 1.000

4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (118 ranked) 1 1 0.000 4 teams tied 0.000 North Dakota St. 0.000

Blocked Kicks (26 ranked) Davidson 6 Indiana St. 2

Blocked Kicks Allowed (123 ranked) 1 1 0 54 teams tied 0 7 teams tied 0

Blocked Punts (9 ranked) Florida A&M 4 Southern Ill. 1

Blocked Punts Allowed (124 ranked) 1 1 0 93 teams tied 0 8 teams tied 0

Completion Percentage (124 ranked) 71 8 0.557 Dartmouth 0.753 South Dakota St. 0.747

Defensive TDs (4 ranked) 4 2 2 Stony Brook

James Madison

4

4

Southern Ill. 3

Fewest Penalties (124 ranked) 6 1 15 Princeton 6 North Dakota St. 15

Fewest Penalties Per Game (124 ranked) 5 1 3.75 Princeton 2.00 North Dakota St. 3.75

Fewest Penalty Yards (124 ranked) 11 1 151 Princeton 60 North Dakota St. 151

Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (124 ranked) 9 1 37.75 Princeton 20.00 North Dakota St. 37.75

First Downs Defense (123 ranked) 6 2 50 Dartmouth 25 South Dakota St. 38

First Downs Offense (124 ranked) 64 6 80 Villanova 135 Southern Ill. 126

Fumbles Lost (124 ranked) 55 8 3 12 teams tied 0 South Dakota St. 0

Fumbles Recovered (99 ranked) 55 5 3 5 teams tied 8 Missouri St. 6

Kickoff Return Defense (124 ranked) 69 7 21.28 UT Martin 1.33 South Dakota St. 16.57

Kickoff Returns (124 ranked) 75 6 19.83 Kennesaw St. 36.00 Illinois St. 30.00

Net Punting (124 ranked) 8 3 41.13 Kennesaw St. 45.00 South Dakota St. 41.56

Passes Had Intercepted (124 ranked) 7 2 1 6 teams tied 0 Illinois St. 0

Passes Intercepted (109 ranked) 24 3 5 Northern Ariz. 10 Illinois St. 8

Passing Offense (124 ranked) 91 9 174.3 South Dakota St. 359.3 South Dakota St. 359.3

Passing Yards Allowed (124 ranked) 2 1 132.5 Dartmouth 132.0 North Dakota St. 132.5

Passing Yards per Completion (124 ranked) 9 2 15.84 The Citadel 22.87 South Dakota St. 18.27

Punt Return Defense (124 ranked) 17 3 3.00 Princeton -2.00 South Dakota St. -1.00

Punt Returns (124 ranked) 26 1 13.00 Savannah St. 30.25 North Dakota St. 13.00

Red Zone Defense (120 ranked) 2 1 0.500 Colgate 0.333 North Dakota St. 0.500

Red Zone Offense (124 ranked) 31 4 0.889 5 teams tied 1.000 UNI 1.000

Rushing Defense (124 ranked) 10 1 99.0 Harvard 50.0 North Dakota St. 99.0

Rushing Offense (124 ranked) 9 1 274.3 Davidson 403.6 North Dakota St. 274.3

Sacks Allowed (124 ranked) 11 1 0.75 Presbyterian 0.00 Youngstown St.

North Dakota St.

0.75

0.75

Scoring Defense (124 ranked) 4 1 9.3 Colgate 5.0 North Dakota St. 9.3

Scoring Offense (124 ranked) 16 4 36.5 South Dakota St. 50.7 South Dakota St. 50.7

Tackles for Loss Allowed (124 ranked) 17 2 4.50 Wofford 2.00 Illinois St. 3.50

Team Passing Efficiency (124 ranked) 26 3 148.16 South Dakota St. 241.08 South Dakota St. 241.08

Team Passing Efficiency Defense (124 ranked) 5 1 94.81 Alcorn 79.73 North Dakota St. 94.81

Team Sacks (121 ranked) 7 1 3.75 Penn 5.67 North Dakota St. 3.75

Team Tackles for Loss (122 ranked) 34 3 7.3 ETSU 9.8 South Dakota 8.5

Time of Possession (124 ranked) 40 4 30:54 Dartmouth 38:22 Southern Ill. 35:06

Total Defense (124 ranked) 3 1 231.5 Dartmouth 188.3 North Dakota St. 231.5

Total Offense (124 ranked) 28 5 448.5 South Dakota St. 598.3 South Dakota St. 598.3

Turnover Margin (123 ranked) 15 4 1.00 Dartmouth 2.33 Illinois St. 2.25

Turnovers Gained (122 ranked) 39 4 8 James Madison

Lamar University

Northern Ariz.

14

14

14

Illinois St.

Missouri St.

10

10

Turnovers Lost (124 ranked) 18 4 4 Princeton

Cornell

0

0

South Dakota St.

Illinois St.

1

1

Winning Percentage (114 ranked) 1 1 1.000 4 teams tied 1.000 North Dakota St. 1.000

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Statistic PlayerNational

Rank

Conference

RankValueNational Leader Value

Conference

LeaderValue

All Purpose (200 ranked) Bruce Anderson 41 7 120.50 Marquis Terry, Southeast Mo. St. 232.75 D.J. Davis, Southern Ill. 188.75

Blocked Kicks (3 ranked) Corey Coppola, Davidson 4 Rex Mosley, Indiana St. 2

Combined Kick Returns (199 ranked) Bruce Anderson

Darrius Shepherd

109

162

5

13

119

72

Jamichael Baldwin, Savannah St. 455 Dakota Caton, Indiana St. 403

Completion Percentage (113 ranked) Easton Stick 73 9 0.556 Derek Kyler, Dartmouth 0.753 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 0.736

Completions Per Game (148 ranked) Easton Stick 107 9 10.00 Devlin Hodges, Samford 32.00 Sam Straub, Southern Ill. 26.00

Field Goal Percentage (80 ranked) Cam Pedersen 64 6 0.500 13 players tied 1.000 Nico Gualdoni, Southern Ill.

Parker Lacina, Missouri St.

1.000

1.000

Field Goals Per Game (123 ranked) Cam Pedersen 79 8 0.50 Chris Alleyne, Columbia

Aidan O'Neill, Towson

Tim Semenza, Montana

2.00

2.00

2.00

Austin Errthum, UNI 1.75

Forced Fumbles (80 ranked) Aaron Steidl

Derrek Tuszka

80

80

12

12

0.25

0.25

Raphael Garner, Central Ark.

Juan Jackson, Central Ark.

Darius Royster, N.C. Central

0.75

0.75

0.75

Phillip Powell, South Dakota 0.67

Fumbles Recovered (32 ranked) Caleb Butler

James Hendricks

Logan McCormick

32

32

32

2

2

2

1

1

1

31 players tied 2 Qua Brown, Southern Ill. 2

Interceptions Per Game (126 ranked) Jabril Cox

Jalen Allison

Robbie Grimsley

Jaylaan Wimbush

25

126

126

126

4

14

14

14

0.5

0.3

0.3

0.3

Isiah Swann, Dartmouth 1.3 Jordan Brown, South Dakota St.

Zy Mosley, South Dakota St.

Phillip Powell, South Dakota

0.7

0.7

0.7

Kickoff Return TDs (2 ranked) Jimmie Robinson, Bethune-Cookman 2

Kickoff Returns (111 ranked) Bruce Anderson 77 3 19.8 Jimmie Robinson, Bethune-Cookman 45.4 Dakota Caton, Indiana St. 23.7

Passes Defended (59 ranked) Jabril Cox

Jalen Allison

59

59

8

8

1.0

1.0

Isiah Swann, Dartmouth 2.7 Mark Collins, South Dakota 2.0

Passing Efficiency (113 ranked) Easton Stick 21 3 154.1 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 216.2 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 216.2

Passing TDs (82 ranked) Easton Stick 64 7 5 4 players tied 13 Sean McGuire, Western Ill. 11

Passing Yards (150 ranked) Easton Stick 76 8 672 Devlin Hodges, Samford 1,639 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 1,262

Passing Yards Per Game (150 ranked) Easton Stick 77 8 168.0 Devlin Hodges, Samford 327.8 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 315.5

Passing Yards per Completion (113 ranked) Easton Stick 2 1 16.80 Kevin Thomson, Sacramento St. 18.83 Easton Stick, North Dakota St. 16.80

Points Responsible For (196 ranked) Easton Stick

Bruce Anderson

Cam Pedersen

30

196

196

6

21

21

60

24

24

Jalen Morton, Prairie View 108 Sean McGuire, Western Ill. 74

Points Responsible For Per Game (139 ranked) Easton Stick 28 6 15.0 John Lovett, Princeton 28.7 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 22.0

Punt Return TDs (2 ranked) Nick Rinella, Saint Francis (PA) 2 Dakota Caton, Indiana St.

Steve McShane, Western Ill.

1

1

Punt Returns (58 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 13 1 14.4 Booker Chambers, Mississippi Val. 28.0 Darrius Shepherd, North Dakota St. 14.4

Punting (105 ranked) Garret Wegner 6 1 44.9 Chris Faddoul, Florida A&M 48.3 Garret Wegner, North Dakota St. 44.9

Receiving TDs (84 ranked) Ben Ellefson

Darrius Shepherd

84

84

7

7

2

2

Alexander Hollins, Eastern Ill. 9 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 7

Receiving Yards (149 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 117 9 227 Bryce Nunnelly, Chattanooga 721 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 363

Receiving Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Darrius Shepherd

Dallas Freeman

100

144

9

14

56.8

49.5

Dev Holmes, Albany (NY) 146.8 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 121.0

Receptions Per Game (189 ranked) Kelvin McKnight, Samford 9.2 Raphael Leonard, Southern Ill. 6.0

Rush Yards Per Carry (141 ranked) Bruce Anderson 10 2 7.32 Ra'Quanne Dickens, Incarnate Word 10.30 James Robinson, Illinois St. 7.39

Rushing TDs (61 ranked) Easton Stick

Bruce Anderson

Lance Dunn

18

61

61

2

7

7

5

3

3

Chandler Burks, Kennesaw St. 10 Jaquan Keys, Indiana St. 6

Rushing Yards (198 ranked) Bruce Anderson

Lance Dunn

Ty Brooks

Easton Stick

60

129

176

195

6

12

14

17

322

213

171

159

Dawonya Tucker, Prairie View 795 D.J. Davis, Southern Ill. 537

Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Bruce Anderson

Lance Dunn

Ty Brooks

Easton Stick

48

120

161

177

6

12

15

18

80.5

53.3

42.8

39.8

Josh Davis, Weber St. 166.3 D.J. Davis, Southern Ill. 134.3

Sacks (182 ranked) Cole Karcz

Greg Menard

Stanley Jones

16

44

96

1

4

9

1.00

0.75

0.50

Adrian Hope, Furman 1.50 Cole Karcz, North Dakota St.

Claudio Martin, Missouri St.

1.00

1.00

Scoring (184 ranked) Easton Stick

Bruce Anderson

Cam Pedersen

55

97

97

9

13

13

7.5

6.0

6.0

Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 14.0 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 14.0

Solo Tackles (66 ranked) Quentin Moon, Western Ill. 7.3 Quentin Moon, Western Ill. 7.3

Tackles For Loss (117 ranked) Cole Karcz

Dan Marlette

Greg Menard

93

93

117

9

9

14

1.1

1.1

1.0

Darius Royster, N.C. Central 2.5 Shereif Bynum, Youngstown St.

Darin Greenfield, South Dakota

Pete Swenson, Western Ill.

1.6

1.6

1.6

Total Offense (200 ranked) Easton Stick

Bruce Anderson

60

174

8

16

207.8

80.5

Tom Flacco, Towson 363.0 Austin Simmons, South Dakota 323.5

Total Points Scored (0 ranked)

Total Tackles (199 ranked) Robbie Grimsley 115 11 7.5 Dante Olson, Montana 15.8 Quentin Moon, Western Ill. 11.0

Total Touchdowns (112 ranked) Easton Stick

Bruce Anderson

Lance Dunn

31

58

112

5

8

13

5

4

3

Chandler Burks, Kennesaw St. 10 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 7

Yards per Pass Attempt (113 ranked) Easton Stick 6 2 9.33 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 11.85 Taryn Christion, South Dakota St. 11.85

Yards per Reception (200 ranked) Darrius Shepherd 19 2 20.64 Charlie Taumoepeau, Portland St. 28.00 Cade Johnson, South Dakota St. 21.35