2019 North Dakota State Bison football | |
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NCAA Division I champion MVFC champion | |
NCAA Division I Championship Game, W 28–20 vs. James Madison | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 1 |
FCS Coaches | No. 1 |
Record | 16–0 (8–0 MVFC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Tyler Roehl (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | David Braun (1st season) |
Base defense | Multiple 4–3 |
Home stadium | Fargodome |
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No. 1 North Dakota State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Northern Iowa ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Illinois State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 South Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Matt Entz. The team played in the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota, for the 27th season as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They entered the season as defending national champions, having won seven of the prior eight FCS titles. In 2019, the Bison finished the regular season 12–0, the second consecutive undefeated Bison season, and won their ninth consecutive MVFC title. They received an automatic qualifying bid to the FCS playoff tournament and were seeded as the No. 1 team. The Bison then went 4–0 in the FCS playoffs to finish 16–0 as FCS champions, becoming the first team at any level of college football to finish a season 16–0 since Yale in 1894. They also extended their FCS-record winning streak to 37 games. [1]
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Bison were predicted to finish in first place. [2]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | North Dakota State | 392 (32) |
2 | South Dakota State | 348 (4) |
3 | Illinois State | 289 (3) |
4 | Indiana State | 279 (1) |
5 | Northern Iowa | 266 |
6 | South Dakota | 176 |
7 | Youngstown State | 153 |
8 | Western Illinois | 128 |
9 | Southern Illinois | 89 |
10 | Missouri State | 80 |
The Bison had six players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team. [3]
Offense Zack Johnson – OL Dillon Radunz – OL | Defense Derrek Tuszka – DL Jabril Cox – LB James Hendricks – DB Garret Wegner – P |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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August 31 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Butler * | No. 1 | NBC ND/ESPN+ | W 57–10 | 34,544 | |||
September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | North Dakota * | No. 1 | NBC ND/ESPN+ | W 38–7 | 18,923 | |||
September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Delaware * | No. 1 | NBC ND/FloSports | W 47–22 | 14,489 | |||
September 21 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 4 UC Davis * | No. 1 |
| NBC ND/ESPN+ | W 27–16 | 18,425 | ||
October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Illinois State | No. 1 | NBC ND/ESPN+ | W 37–3 | 13,391 | |||
October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 10 Northern Iowa | No. 1 |
| NBC ND/ESPN+ | W 46–14 | 18,178 | ||
October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Missouri State | No. 1 |
| NBC ND/ESPN+ | W 22–0 | 18,252 | ||
October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 3 South Dakota State | No. 1 | NBC ND/ESPN+/Midco | W 23–16 | 19,371 | |||
November 2 | 5:00 p.m. | at Youngstown State | No. 1 | NBC ND/ESPN+ | W 56–17 | 11,102 | |||
November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | Western Illinois | No. 1 |
| NBC ND/ESPN+ | W 57–21 | 17,411 | ||
November 16 | 2:30 p.m. | South Dakota | No. 1 |
| NBC ND/ESPN+/Midco | W 49–14 | 17,844 | ||
November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Southern Illinois | No. 1 | NBC ND/ESPN+ | W 21–7 | 5,423 | |||
December 7 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 19 Nicholls * | No. 1 |
| ESPN3 | W 37–13 | 15,690 | ||
December 14 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 13 Illinois State * | No. 1 |
| ESPN | W 9–3 | 14,132 | ||
December 21 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 5 Montana State * | No. 1 |
| ESPN2 | W 42–14 | 18,077 | ||
January 11 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 2 James Madison | No. 1 | ABC | W 28–20 | 17,866 | |||
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Statistics | Butler | North Dakota State |
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First downs | 14 | 25 |
Plays–yards | 60–198 | 59–605 |
Rushes–yards | 30–88 | 45–388 |
Passing yards | 110 | 217 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 16–30–1 | 12–14–0 |
Time of possession | 30:49 | 29:11 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Butler | Passing | Sam Brown | 12/26, 85 yds, INT |
Rushing | Brad Sznajder | 14 car, 58 yds | |
Receiving | John Turley | 3 rec, 39 yds | |
North Dakota State | Passing | Trey Lance | 10/11, 185 yds, 4 TD |
Rushing | Trey Lance | 5 car, 116 yds, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Phoenix Sproles | 2 rec, 71 yds, TD |
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Statistics | North Dakota | North Dakota State |
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First downs | 14 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 55–230 | 65–428 |
Rushes–yards | 26–68 | 50–266 |
Passing yards | 162 | 162 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–29–2 | 11–15–0 |
Time of possession | 24:54 | 35:06 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Dakota | Passing | Andrew Zimmerman | 16/27, 150 yds, 2 INT |
Rushing | James Johannesson | 7 car, 21 yds, TD | |
Receiving | Garett Maag | 6 rec, 76 yds | |
North Dakota State | Passing | Trey Lance | 11/15, 162 yds, 2 TD |
Rushing | Trey Lance | 16 car, 95 yds, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Zach Mathis | 1 rec, 41 yds |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 1 Bison | 10 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 47 |
No. 18 Fightin' Blue Hens | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 22 |
at Delaware Stadium, Newark, DE
Statistics | North Dakota State | Delaware |
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First downs | 26 | 14 |
Plays–yards | 65–490 | 57–261 |
Rushes–yards | 41–295 | 36–125 |
Passing yards | 195 | 136 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 18–24–0 | 11–21–1 |
Time of possession | 31:56 | 28:04 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Dakota State | Passing | Trey Lance | 18/23, 195 yds, 3 TD |
Rushing | Kobe Johnson | 11 car, 101 yds, TD | |
Receiving | Phoenix Sproles | 3 rec, 72 yds | |
Delaware | Passing | Nolan Henderson | 9/12, 125 yds, 2 TD |
Rushing | Will Knight | 8 car, 115 yds | |
Receiving | Will Knight | 3 rec, 46 yds |
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Statistics | UC Davis | North Dakota State |
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First downs | 19 | 16 |
Plays–yards | 80–422 | 67–354 |
Rushes–yards | 32–110 | 44–198 |
Passing yards | 312 | 156 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 29–48–3 | 13–23–0 |
Time of possession | 29:33 | 30:27 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UC Davis | Passing | Jake Maier | 29/48, 312 yds, TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Ulonzo Gilliam Jr. | 19 car, 73 yds | |
Receiving | Jared Harrell | 12 rec, 102 yds | |
North Dakota State | Passing | Trey Lance | 13/23, 156 yds |
Rushing | Ty Brooks | 11 car, 104 yds | |
Receiving | Christian Watson | 4 rec, 56 yds |
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Statistics | North Dakota State | Illinois State |
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First downs | 22 | 11 |
Plays–yards | 70–482 | 51–200 |
Rushes–yards | 55–293 | 31–79 |
Passing yards | 189 | 121 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 12–15–0 | 8–20–0 |
Time of possession | 35:57 | 24:03 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Dakota State | Passing | Trey Lance | 12/15, 189 yds, 3 TD |
Rushing | Ty Brooks | 9 car, 106 yds, TD | |
Receiving | Christian Watson | 3 rec, 57 yds, TD | |
Illinois State | Passing | Brady Davis | 8/20, 121 yds |
Rushing | James Robinson | 20 car, 94 yds | |
Receiving | Kacper Rutkiewicz | 3 rec, 83 yds |
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Statistics | Northern Iowa | North Dakota State |
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First downs | 14 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 63–339 | 69–492 |
Rushes–yards | 33–106 | 51–347 |
Passing yards | 233 | 145 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 15–30–1 | 10–18–0 |
Time of possession | 28:20 | 31:40 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Northern Iowa | Passing | Will McElvain | 15/29, 233 yds, TD |
Rushing | Tyler Hoosman | 12 car, 54 yds, TD | |
Receiving | Isaiah Weston | 5 rec, 129 yds, TD | |
North Dakota State | Passing | Trey Lance | 10/18, 145 yds, 3 TD |
Rushing | Adam Cofield | 15 car, 104 yds, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Phoenix Sproles | 3 rec, 59 yds, TD |
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Statistics | Missouri State | North Dakota State |
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First downs | 12 | 22 |
Plays–yards | 57–185 | 74–447 |
Rushes–yards | 20–21 | 43–222 |
Passing yards | 164 | 225 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 20–37–0 | 21–31–0 |
Time of possession | 25:08 | 34:52 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Missouri State | Passing | Peyton Huslig | 20/37, 164 yds |
Rushing | Myron Mason | 4 car, 15 yds | |
Receiving | Damoriea Vick | 6 rec, 72 yds | |
North Dakota State | Passing | Trey Lance | 21/31, 225 yds |
Rushing | Adam Cofield | 12 car, 93 yds, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Phoenix Sproles | 6 rec, 52 yds |
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No. 1 Bison | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 23 |
No. 3 Jackrabbits | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD
Statistics | North Dakota State | South Dakota State |
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First downs | 18 | 19 |
Plays–yards | 59–394 | 60–330 |
Rushes–yards | 44–332 | 43–220 |
Passing yards | 62 | 110 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 7–15–1 | 7–17–1 |
Time of possession | 30:57 | 29:03 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Dakota State | Passing | Trey Lance | 7/14, 62 yds, TD |
Rushing | Ty Brooks | 9 car, 97 yds, TD | |
Receiving | Phoenix Sproles | 1 rec, 24 yds | |
South Dakota State | Passing | J'Bore Gibbs | 3/5, 70 yds |
Rushing | Pierre Strong Jr. | 19 car, 120 yds | |
Receiving | Cade Johnson | 4 rec, 76 yds |
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Statistics | North Dakota State | Youngstown State |
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First downs | 12 | 16 |
Plays–yards | 45–447 | 65–279 |
Rushes–yards | 34–251 | 43–173 |
Passing yards | 196 | 106 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 9–11–0 | 11–22–0 |
Time of possession | 24:11 | 35:49 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Dakota State | Passing | Trey Lance | 7/9, 160 yds, 3 TD |
Rushing | Kobe Johnson | 6 car, 103 yds, TD | |
Receiving | Christian Watson Phoenix Sproles | 1 rec, 69 yds, TD 3 rec, 69 yds | |
Youngstown State | Passing | Mark Waid | 5/10, 52 yds |
Rushing | Mark Waid | 8 car, 79 yds, TD | |
Receiving | Miles Joiner | 3 rec, 37 yds, TD |
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Statistics | Western Illinois | North Dakota State |
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First downs | 18 | 27 |
Plays–yards | 63–308 | 78–690 |
Rushes–yards | 36–169 | 49–352 |
Passing yards | 139 | 338 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 17–27–2 | 20–29–0 |
Time of possession | 21:10 | 38:50 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Western Illinois | Passing | Kevin Johnson | 9/12, 84 yds, 2 TD |
Rushing | Tony Tate | 6 car, 51 yds | |
Receiving | Dennis Houston | 3 rec, 40 yds | |
North Dakota State | Passing | Trey Lance | 17/22, 313 yds, 2 TD |
Rushing | Jalen Bussey | 6 car, 123 yds, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Christian Watson | 4 rec, 121 yds, TD |
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Statistics | South Dakota | North Dakota State |
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First downs | 16 | 33 |
Plays–yards | 64–245 | 70–700 |
Rushes–yards | 45–172 | 52–419 |
Passing yards | 73 | 281 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 11–19–0 | 15–18–0 |
Time of possession | 27:40 | 32:20 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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South Dakota | Passing | Austin Simmons | 11/19, 73 yds |
Rushing | Kai Henry | 8 car, 58 yds, TD | |
Receiving | Carter Bell | 3 rec, 46 yds | |
North Dakota State | Passing | Trey Lance | 12/15, 249 yds, 2 TD |
Rushing | Ty Brooks | 11 car, 128 yds, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Christian Watson | 3 rec, 94 yds, TD |
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Statistics | North Dakota State | Southern Illinois |
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First downs | 22 | 14 |
Plays–yards | 68–392 | 52–276 |
Rushes–yards | 45–246 | 42–206 |
Passing yards | 146 | 70 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 13–23–0 | 6–10–1 |
Time of possession | 31:14 | 28:46 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Dakota State | Passing | Trey Lance | 13/23, 146 yds |
Rushing | Adam Cofield | 15 car, 87 yds, TD | |
Receiving | Jimmy Kepouros | 6 rec, 80 yds | |
Southern Illinois | Passing | Kare Lyles | 6/10, 70 yds, INT |
Rushing | Javon Williams Jr. | 23 car, 117 yds, TD | |
Receiving | Avante Cox | 2 rec, 25 yds |
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The Bison entered the postseason tournament as the number one seed, with a first-round bye. [6]
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 19 Colonels | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
No. 1 (1) Bison | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 37 |
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Statistics | Nicholls | North Dakota State |
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First downs | 18 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 56–265 | 57–434 |
Rushes–yards | 41–171 | 41–265 |
Passing yards | 94 | 169 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 11–15–2 | 10–16–0 |
Time of possession | 26:31 | 33:29 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Nicholls | Passing | Chase Fourcade | 11/15, 94 yds, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Julien Gums | 15 car, 77 yds | |
Receiving | Dai'Jean Dixon | 4 rec, 66 yds, TD | |
North Dakota State | Passing | Trey Lance | 10/16, 169 yds, 2 TD |
Rushing | Trey Lance | 11 car, 88 yds, TD | |
Receiving | Jimmy Kepouros | 2 rec, 62 yds, TD |
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No. 13 Redbirds | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
No. 1 (1) Bison | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Statistics | Illinois State | North Dakota State |
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First downs | 9 | 15 |
Plays–yards | 48–194 | 64–263 |
Rushes–yards | 40–160 | 43–128 |
Passing yards | 34 | 135 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 3–8–1 | 10–21–0 |
Time of possession | 27:33 | 32:27 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Illinois State | Passing | Bryce Jefferson | 3/8, 34 yds, INT |
Rushing | James Robinson | 24 car, 94 yds | |
Receiving | James Robinson | 1 rec, 16 yds | |
North Dakota State | Passing | Trey Lance | 10/21, 135 yds |
Rushing | Ty Brooks | 8 car, 49 yds | |
Receiving | Christian Watson | 7 rec, 107 yds |
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Statistics | Montana State | North Dakota State |
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First downs | 13 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 61–298 | 58–541 |
Rushes–yards | 39–148 | 37–318 |
Passing yards | 150 | 223 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 13–22–1 | 15–21–0 |
Time of possession | 30:34 | 29:26 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Montana State | Passing | Tucker Rovig | 13/22, 150 yds, TD, INT |
Rushing | Isaiah Ifanse | 11 car, 60 yds | |
Receiving | Kevin Kassis | 2 rec, 45 yds, TD | |
North Dakota State | Passing | Trey Lance | 15/21, 223 yds, 3 TD |
Rushing | Christian Watson | 3 car, 86 yds, TD | |
Receiving | Christian Watson | 2 rec, 88 yds, TD |
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No. 2 (2) Dukes | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
No. 1 (1) Bison | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX
Statistics | James Madison | North Dakota State |
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First downs | 24 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 78–365 | 55–353 |
Rushes–yards | 45–161 | 45–281 |
Passing yards | 204 | 72 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 22–33–1 | 6–10–0 |
Time of possession | 31:43 | 28:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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James Madison | Passing | Ben DiNucci | 22/33, 204 yds, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Percy Agyei-Obese | 18 car, 73 yds | |
Receiving | Riley Stapleton | 10 rec, 100 yds, 2 TD | |
North Dakota State | Passing | Trey Lance | 6/10, 72 yds |
Rushing | Trey Lance | 30 car, 166 yds, TD | |
Receiving | Noah Gindorff | 1 rec, 22 yds |
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STATS FCS | 1 (142) | 1 (148) | 1 (149) | 1 (150) | 1 (153) | 1 (152) | 1 (155) | 1 (155) | 1 (156) | 1 (154) | 1 (155) | 1 (153) | 1 (156) | 1 (152) | 1 (153) |
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
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7 | 254 | Derrek Tuszka | OLB | Denver Broncos |
The North Dakota State Bison football program represents North Dakota State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level and competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bison play in the 19,000-seat Fargodome located in Fargo. The Bison have won 17 national championships and 37 conference championships. They have won nine NCAA Division I AA FCS National Championships between 2011 and 2021. The Bison hold the record for most overall NCAA national championships and the record for the most consecutive championships with five titles between 2011 and 2015 for Division I FCS.
The 2011 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by ninth year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 14–1, 7–1 in MVFC play to share the conference title with Northern Iowa.
The 2013 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Craig Bohl, in his 11th and ultimately final season, as he left to become the head coach at Wyoming after the season. The team, which played their 21st season in the Fargodome, entered the season as the two-time defending national champions. The Bison have been members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference since the 2008 season.
The 2015 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Chris Klieman. The team, which played its 23rd season in the Fargodome, entered the season as the four-time defending national champions. The Bison have been members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) since the 2008 season.
The 2017 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Klieman. The team played their 25th season in the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bison finished the season 14–1, 7–1 in MVFC play to win the MVFC championship for the seventh consecutive year. As a result, the Bison received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs as the No. 2 seed. In the playoffs, they defeated San Diego, Wofford, and Sam Houston State to advance to the National Championship game. There they defeated James Madison 17–13 to win the school's sixth National Championship in seven years. The September 30 game against Missouri State was the 700th victory since the team's founding in 1894.
The 2018 North Dakota State Bison football team represents North Dakota State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Chris Klieman, who also coached his final season with the Bison before heading off to take over for the retiring Bill Snyder at Kansas State. The team played their 26th season in the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They entered the season as defending National Champions and had won six of the last seven FCS titles. In 2018, the Bison finished the regular season 11–0, the first undefeated Bison season since the 2013 campaign, and won their eighth consecutive MVFC title. They received an automatic qualifying bid to the FCS playoff tournament and were seeded as the No. 1 team. The Bison then went 4–0 in the FCS playoffs to finish 15–0 and FCS champions.
The 2019 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tim Rebowe, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 9–5 with a mark of 7–2 in conference play, sharing the Southland title with Central Arkansas. Nicholls State received the Southland's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship, beating North Dakota in the first round before losing to the eventual national champion, North Dakota State, in the second round. The team played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
The 2020 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Matt Entz. The team played in the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota, for the 28th season as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They entered the season as defending national champions, having won eight of the prior nine FCS titles.
The 2020 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Bearkats were led by seventh-year head coach K. C. Keeler and played their home games at Bowers Stadium.
The 2020 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by Bobby Petrino in his first season as the program's 21st head coach. The Bears play their home games at Robert W. Plaster Stadium. They competed as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bears won their 10th conference championship and returned the playoffs for the first time since 1990. They lost in the first round at North Dakota 44–10. Bobby Petrino won the conference coach of the year award in his first season. They finished the season ranked 13th in both Coaches and STATS poll.
The 2021 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) for the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bobby Petrino, and played their home games at Robert W. Plaster Stadium in Springfield, Missouri. This was the Bears 115th season overall and their 36th season as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bears came off a historic 2020 season which saw them return to the playoffs after a 30-year drought where they last made the playoffs in 1990. Entering the season the team was predicted to finish 6th in the conference. The Bears finished the regular season with an 8–3 record which was good enough for second place in the Valley and their best finish to a season since 1990. The 2021 team set and matched numerous school records. QB Jason Shelley broke several school records in total offense and passing yards. He broke the single season passing record, total offense in a game, total offense in a season, games with more than 200 passing yards and matched the record for passes completed in a game. WR Ty Scott set school records in receiving yards in a season, matched touchdown receptions in a season, and 100 yard receiving games in a season. Scott was also the first receiver in school history to eclipse a thousand receiving yards in a season. P Grant Burkett set school records in punting average in a game and punting average in a season. The Bears qualified for the playoffs for the second straight year and hosted UT- Martin in the first round. This was the first home playoff game in Springfield since 1990 when Missouri State hosted Idaho.
The 2021 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Todd Stepsis, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the PFL. The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
The 2021 North Dakota State Bison football team represented the North Dakota State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by third-year head coach Matt Entz. They played their home games at Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.
The 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team represented the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals played their home games at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium in San Antonio, Texas. They were led by first-year head coach G. J. Kinne.
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The Bison finished their regular season with an overall record of 9–2 and 7–1 in MVFC play. NDSU received the number 3 overall seed in the FCS playoffs. The Bison then beat Montana in the second round, Samford in the quarterfinals, and Incarnate Word in the semifinals, before falling to topseed and archrival South Dakota State in the FCS National Championship. This was the program's first loss in the FCS title game, and only their third ever loss in a title game at any level.
The 2022 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led 14th-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the MVFC. Illinois State played home games at Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois.
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