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)
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
Preseason All–MVFC team
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The Bison had six players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.[ 3]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 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
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Butler Bulldogs (0–0) vs. North Dakota State Bison (0–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bulldogs
0
0
10 0 10
No. 1 Bison
15
21
14 7 57
at Target Field, Minneapolis, MN
Date : August 31, 2019Game time : 3:00 p.m.Game weather : Mostly cloudy; 70 °F (21 °C); Wind: CalmGame attendance : 34,544Referee : Matt GallagherTV : ESPN+[1]
Statistics
Butler
North Dakota State
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
BUTL
NDSU
1st
10:20
8
90
4:30
NDSU
Trey Lance (#5) 33-yard touchdown run, 2-point run good
0
8
1st
7:58
2
68
0:40
NDSU
Phoenix Sproles (#11) 47-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
0
15
2nd
11:02
5
40
1:36
NDSU
Josh Babicz (#81) 15-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
0
22
2nd
5:24
4
57
2:00
NDSU
Noah Gindorff (#87) 26-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
0
29
2nd
0:45
6
31
3:13
NDSU
Josh Babicz (#81) 3-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
0
36
3rd
9:47
13
63
5:13
BUTL
29-yard field goal by Drew Bevelhimer (#36)
3
36
3rd
9:33
BUTL
Fumble recovery returned 29 yards for touchdown by Dan DelGrosso (#49), Drew Bevelhimer (#36) kick good
10
36
3rd
7:45
5
80
1:45
NDSU
Ty Brooks (#28) 36-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
10
43
3rd
6:14
1
61
0:11
NDSU
Trey Lance (#5) 61-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
10
50
4th
9:25
7
72
3:32
NDSU
Saybein Clark (#30) 7-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
10
57
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
10
57
North Dakota Fighting Hawks (1–0) vs. North Dakota State Bison (1–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Fighting Hawks
0
7
0 0 7
No. 1 Bison
14
7
10 7 38
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Date : September 7, 2019Game time : 2:30 p.m.Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 18,923Referee : Jeremy ValentineTV : ESPN+[2]
Statistics
North Dakota
North Dakota State
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
UND
NDSU
1st
11:14
9
68
3:40
NDSU
Dimitri Williams (#4) 3-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
0
7
1st
0:34
10
80
5:35
NDSU
Trey Lance (#5) 8-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
0
14
2nd
9:20
13
75
6:14
UND
James Johannesson (#33) 3-yard touchdown run, Brady Leach (#27) kick good
7
14
2nd
4:44
8
73
4:30
NDSU
Ben Ellefson (#82) 2-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
7
21
3rd
10:38
7
19
3:36
NDSU
27-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#36)
7
24
3rd
4:56
7
78
3:39
NDSU
Noah Gindorff (#87) 34-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
7
31
4th
9:23
14
80
7:06
NDSU
Trey Lance (#5) 14-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
7
38
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
7
38
North Dakota State Bison (2–0) vs. Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (2–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 1 Bison
10
17
6 14 47
No. 18 Fightin' Blue Hens
5
0
3 14 22
at Delaware Stadium, Newark, DE
Date : September 14, 2019Game time : 12:00 p.m.Game weather : Overcast; 77 °F (25 °C); Wind: S 8 MPHGame attendance : 14,489Referee : Matt OvertonTV : FloSports[3]
Statistics
North Dakota State
Delaware
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
NDSU
DELA
1st
13:14
DELA
NDSU Punt blocked by Luke Frederick and recovered for a safety
0
2
1st
10:12
4
35
1:36
NDSU
Kobe Johnson (#24) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
7
2
1st
5:45
5
26
2:09
NDSU
46-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#36)
10
2
1st
2:17
8
14
3:19
DELA
36-yard field goal by Jake Roth (#36)
10
5
2nd
14:11
8
75
3:06
NDSU
Adam Cofield (#18) 24-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
17
5
2nd
6:57
9
42
4:12
NDSU
23-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#36)
20
5
2nd
0:30
7
80
2:36
NDSU
Ben Ellefson (#82) 5-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
27
5
3rd
8:47
9
50
4:53
NDSU
Noah Gindorff (#87) 4-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick no good
33
5
3rd
3:29
11
84
4:35
DELA
23-yard field goal by Jake Roth (#36)
33
8
4th
12:01
8
81
2:50
DELA
Gene Coleman II (#5) 7-yard touchdown reception from Nolan Henderson (#14), 2-point pass good
33
16
4th
9:40
5
75
2:21
NDSU
Adam Cofield (#18) 10-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
40
16
4th
6:00
7
80
3:35
DELA
Chichi Amachi (#2) 44-yard touchdown reception from Nolan Henderson (#14), 2-point rush failed
40
22
4th
1:46
9
75
4:14
NDSU
Saybein Clark (#30) 20-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
47
22
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
47
22
UC Davis Aggies (2–1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (3–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 4 Aggies
7
6
3 0 16
No. 1 Bison
7
10
3 7 27
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Date : September 21, 2019Game time : 2:30 p.m.Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 18,425Referee : Matt PackowskiTV : ESPN+[4]
Statistics
UC Davis
North Dakota State
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
UCD
NDSU
1st
11:58
6
33
2:27
NDSU
Adam Cofield (#18) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
0
7
1st
4:59
5
44
2:31
UCD
Wes Preece (#87) 17-yard touchdown reception from Jake Maier (#15), Max O'Rourke (#43) kick good
7
7
2nd
10:28
8
49
3:39
UCD
48-yard field goal by Max O'Rourke (#43)
10
7
2nd
7:24
6
69
2:56
NDSU
Trey Lance (#5) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
10
14
2nd
0:54
10
66
2:23
UCD
44-yard field goal by Max O'Rourke (#43)
13
14
2nd
0:00
6
39
0:47
NDSU
42-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#36)
13
17
3rd
7:32
11
61
5:36
NDSU
26-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#36)
13
20
3rd
4:07
10
57
3:23
UCD
40-yard field goal by Max O'Rourke (#43)
16
20
4th
2:50
3
18
0:53
NDSU
Trey Lance (#5) 10-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
16
27
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
16
27
North Dakota State Bison (4–0) vs. Illinois State Redbirds (3–1)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 1 Bison
16
7
7 7 37
No. 10 Redbirds
3
0
0 0 3
at Hancock Stadium, Normal, IL
Date : October 5, 2019Game time : 12:00 p.m.Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 13,391Referee : David SiegleTV : ESPN+[5]
Statistics
North Dakota State
Illinois State
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
NDSU
ILL ST
1st
11:11
5
56
1:59
NDSU
Noah Gindorff (#87) 35-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
7
0
1st
8:20
3
63
1:13
NDSU
Ty Brooks (#28) 53-yard touchdown run, 2-point rush failed
13
0
1st
2:03
12
56
6:17
ILL ST
25-yard field goal by Sam Fenlason (#36)
13
3
1st
0:07
4
-3
1:44
NDSU
38-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#36)
16
3
2nd
2:17
9
80
4:56
NDSU
Adam Cofield (#18) 4-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
23
3
3rd
2:43
11
80
5:51
NDSU
Christian Watson (#1) 42-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
30
3
4th
7:32
15
92
7:47
NDSU
Ben Ellefson (#82) 7-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
37
3
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
37
3
Northern Iowa Panthers (3–2) vs. North Dakota State Bison (5–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 10 Panthers
0
14
0 0 14
No. 1 Bison
15
3
7 21 46
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Date : October 12, 2019Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 18,178Referee : Art BrownTV : ESPN+[6]
Statistics
Northern Iowa
North Dakota State
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
UNI
NDSU
1st
10:57
8
77
3:57
NDSU
Phoenix Sproles (#11) 36-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), 2-point rush good
0
8
1st
2:12
6
44
2:58
NDSU
Christian Watson (#1) 19-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
0
15
2nd
13:13
2
11
0:44
UNI
Isaiah Weston 17-yard touchdown reception from Will McElvain, Matthew Cook kick good
7
15
2nd
6:29
14
64
6:38
NDSU
25-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#36)
7
18
2nd
2:40
8
65
3:49
UNI
Tyler Hoosman 6-yard touchdown run, Matthew Cook kick good
14
18
3rd
13:02
2
35
0:42
NDSU
Noah Gindorff (#87) 30-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
14
25
4th
12:53
11
68
4:51
NDSU
Adam Cofield (#18) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
14
32
4th
9:05
4
54
1:51
NDSU
Adam Cofield (#18) 37-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
14
39
4th
2:05
5
65
2:52
NDSU
Kobe Johnson (#24) 50-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
14
46
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
14
46
Missouri State Bears (1–4) vs. North Dakota State Bison (6–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bears
0
0
0 0 0
No. 1 Bison
8
7
0 7 22
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Date : October 19, 2019Game time : 2:30 p.m.Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 18,252Referee : Andy SpecialeTV : ESPN+[7]
Statistics
Missouri State
North Dakota State
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
MOST
NDSU
1st
7:40
6
65
3:35
NDSU
Trey Lance (#5) 21-yard touchdown run, 2-point rush good
0
8
2nd
9:44
9
87
4:22
NDSU
Adam Cofield (#18) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
0
15
4th
5:48
8
54
3:26
NDSU
Adam Cofield (#18) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
0
22
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
0
22
North Dakota State Bison (7–0) vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits (6–1)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 1 Bison
0
3
13 7 23
No. 3 Jackrabbits
6
0
3 7 16
at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD
Date : October 26, 2019Game time : 2:00 p.m.Game weather : Sunny; 62 °F (17 °C); Wind: S 15-20 MPHGame attendance : 19,371Referee : David SiegleTV : ESPN+[8]
Statistics
North Dakota State
South Dakota State
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
NDSU
SDSU
1st
12:39
6
64
2:21
SDSU
29-yard field goal by Chase Vinatieri (#4)
0
3
1st
2:11
12
72
5:14
SDSU
25-yard field goal by Chase Vinatieri (#4)
0
6
2nd
5:53
15
85
8:15
NDSU
22-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#36)
3
6
3rd
8:15
6
80
2:38
NDSU
Ty Brooks (#28) 59-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
10
6
3rd
5:57
5
14
2:07
NDSU
Ben Ellefson (#82) 6-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), 2-point rush good
16
6
3rd
0:56
9
52
5:01
SDSU
40-yard field goal by Chase Vinatieri (#4)
16
9
4th
7:22
9
80
4:54
SDSU
Keaton Heide (#13) 3-yard touchdown run, Chase Vinatieri (#4) kick good
16
16
4th
2:32
4
80
2:24
NDSU
Adam Cofield (#18) 71-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
23
16
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
23
16
North Dakota State Bison (8–0) vs. Youngstown State Penguins (5–3)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 1 Bison
21
21
7 7 56
Penguins
0
7
3 7 17
at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OH
Date : November 2, 2019Game time : 5:00 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy; 44 °F (7 °C); Wind: WSW 12 MPHGame attendance : 11,102Referee : Art BrownTV : ESPN+[9]
Statistics
North Dakota State
Youngstown State
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
NDSU
YSU
1st
10:42
4
25
2:05
NDSU
Trey Lance (#5) 9-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
7
0
1st
5:22
4
88
1:27
NDSU
Christian Watson (#1) 69-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
14
0
1st
1:09
5
62
2:24
NDSU
Josh Babicz (#81) 6-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
21
0
2nd
9:17
3
41
1:16
NDSU
Josh Babicz (#81) 6-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
28
0
2nd
2:35
5
43
2:35
NDSU
Dimitri Williams (#4) 4-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
35
0
2nd
0:55
5
33
1:28
YSU
Miles Joiner 23-yard touchdown reception from Joe Craycraft, Colten McFadden kick good
35
7
2nd
0:42
NDSU
Kickoff returned 94 yards for touchdown by Kobe Johnson (#24), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
42
7
3rd
7:53
14
77
7:02
YSU
27-yard field goal by Colten McFadden
42
10
3rd
6:20
3
83
1:27
NDSU
Kobe Johnson (#24) 75-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
49
10
4th
13:49
7
74
3:27
NDSU
Dimitri Williams (#4) 30-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
56
10
4th
8:17
10
66
5:27
YSU
Mark Waid 27-yard touchdown run, Colten McFadden kick good
56
17
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
56
17
Western Illinois Leathernecks (1–8) vs. North Dakota State Bison (9–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Leathernecks
0
0
7 14 21
No. 1 Bison
13
14
13 17 57
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Date : November 9, 2019Game time : 2:30 p.m.Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 17,441Referee : Aaron AdamsTV : ESPN+[10]
Statistics
Western Illinois
North Dakota State
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
WIU
NDSU
1st
11:19
5
50
2:27
NDSU
Adam Cofield (#18) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
0
7
1st
7:48
3
46
1:35
NDSU
Dimitri Williams (#4) 10-yard touchdown run, 2-point rush good
0
13
2nd
13:33
13
80
6:54
NDSU
Trey Lance (#5) 23-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
0
20
2nd
1:41
3
86
0:35
NDSU
Josh Babicz (#81) 88-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
0
27
3rd
11:58
7
75
3:02
NDSU
Christian Watson (#1) 51-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick no good
0
33
3rd
9:21
8
72
2:31
WIU
Clint Ratkovich (#25) 9-yard touchdown reception from Kevin Johnson, Nathan Erickson (#33) kick good
7
33
3rd
5:42
8
75
3:39
NDSU
Dimitri Williams (#4) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
7
40
4th
12:26
5
65
1:41
WIU
George Wahee (#11) 17-yard touchdown reception from Kevin Johnson (#19), Nathan Erickson (#33) kick good
14
40
4th
12:15
1
65
0:17
NDSU
Jalen Bussey (#21) 65-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
14
47
4th
11:21
4
1
0:48
NDSU
32-yard field goal by Will Cardinal (#15)
14
50
4th
9:04
7
60
2:06
WIU
George Wahee (#11) 28-yard touchdown run, Nathan Erickson (#19) kick good
21
50
4th
8:47
1
45
0:09
NDSU
Jalen Bussey (#21) 45-yard touchdown run, Will Cardinal (#15) kick good
21
57
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
21
57
South Dakota Coyotes (4–6) vs. North Dakota State Bison (10–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Coyotes
0
7
0 7 14
No. 1 Bison
14
14
14 7 49
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Date : November 16, 2019Game time : 2:30 p.m.Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 17,844Referee : David SiegleTV : ESPN+[11]
Statistics
South Dakota
North Dakota State
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
USD
NDSU
1st
9:22
8
84
3:02
NDSU
Ty Brooks (#28) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
0
7
1st
4:33
6
58
2:11
NDSU
Adam Cofield (#18) 7-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
0
14
2nd
14:53
5
90
2:02
NDSU
Ben Ellefson (#82) 32-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#36), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
0
21
2nd
7:50
9
90
4:33
NDSU
Christian Watson (#1) 43-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
0
28
2nd
5:01
7
65
2:49
USD
Kai Henry (#2) 1-yard touchdown run, Mason Lorber (#31) kick good
7
28
3rd
12:13
5
68
2:39
NDSU
Hunter Luepke (#44) 7-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
7
35
3rd
6:58
8
60
3:18
NDSU
Ty Brooks (#28) 4-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
7
42
4th
14:56
10
66
4:59
NDSU
Hunter Luepke (#44) 3-yard touchdown reception from Zeb Noland (#8), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
7
49
4th
7:03
19
74
7:46
USD
Canaan Brooks (#25) 2-yard touchdown run, Mason Lorber (#31) kick good
14
49
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
14
49
North Dakota State Bison (11–0) vs. Southern Illinois Salukis (7–4)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 1 Bison
7
0
7 7 21
Salukis
0
7
0 0 7
at Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, IL
Date : November 23, 2019Game time : 2:00 p.m.Game weather : Overcast; 39 °F (4 °C); NW 11 MPHGame attendance : 5,423Referee : Matt GallagherTV : ESPN+[12]
Statistics
North Dakota State
Southern Illinois
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
NDSU
SIU
1st
9:59
10
91
5:01
NDSU
Kobe Johnson (#24) 44-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
7
0
2nd
9:35
10
60
5:40
SIU
Javon Williams (#15) 28-yard touchdown run, Nico Gualdoni (#99) kick good
7
7
3rd
5:15
10
74
5:34
NDSU
Adam Cofield (#18) 8-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
14
7
4th
11:36
13
86
6:50
NDSU
Trey Lance 34-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
21
7
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
21
7
The Bison entered the postseason tournament as the number one seed, with a first-round bye.[ 6]
Nicholls Colonels (9–4) vs. North Dakota State Bison (12–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 19 Colonels
3
7
3 0 13
No. 1 (1) Bison
7
7
10 13 37
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Date : December 7, 2019Game time : 2:30 p.m.Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 15,690Referee : Bob JohnsonTV announcers (ESPN3) : Jim Barbar, John Gregory[13]
Statistics
Nicholls
North Dakota State
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
NICH
NDSU
1st
3:03
9
62
3:17
NICH
35-yard field goal by Gavin Lasseigne (#46)
3
0
1st
0:00
6
6
84
NDSU
Phoenix Sproles (#11) 55-yard touchdown run, Will Cardinal (#15) kick good
3
7
2nd
12:53
12
82
2:03
NICH
Dai'Jean Dixon (#5) 25-yard touchdown reception from Chase Fourcade (#9), Gavin Lasseigne (#46) kick good
10
7
2nd
4:13
6
80
3:36
NDSU
Jimmy Kepouros (#19) 43-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Will Cardinal (#15) kick good
10
14
3rd
10:36
8
69
4:24
NICH
23-yard field goal by Gavin Lasseigne (#46)
13
14
3rd
6:26
4
2
1:26
NDSU
32-yard field goal by Will Cardinal (#15)
13
17
3rd
2:58
4
13
1:55
NDSU
Noah Gindorff (#87) 3-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Will Cardinal (#15) kick good
13
24
4th
8:21
12
85
6:30
NDSU
Trey Lance (#5) 6-yard touchdown run, Will Cardinal (#15) kick good
13
31
4th
3:12
5
44
2:58
NDSU
Dimitri Williams (#4) 3-yard touchdown run, Will Cardinal (#15) kick no good
13
37
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
13
37
Illinois State Redbirds (10–4) vs. North Dakota State Bison (13–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 13 Redbirds
0
0
3 0 3
No. 1 (1) Bison
0
9
0 0 9
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Date : December 14, 2019Game time : 11:00 a.m.Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 14,132Referee : Matt OvertonTV announcers (ESPN) : Jay Alter, Ray Bentley[14]
Statistics
Illinois State
North Dakota State
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
ILL ST
NDSU
2nd
14:23
9
40
3:51
NDSU
38-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#36)
0
3
2nd
10:00
5
50
2:18
NDSU
33-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#36)
0
6
2nd
0:27
17
69
7:23
NDSU
22-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#36)
0
9
3rd
2:02
12
70
6:27
ILL ST
27-yard field goal by Sam Fenlason (#36)
3
9
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
3
9
Montana State Bobcats (11–3) vs. North Dakota State Bison (14–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 5 (5) Bobcats
0
7
7 0 14
No. 1 (1) Bison
7
22
7 6 42
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Date : December 21, 2019Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 18,077Referee : Steve HazleTV : ESPN2[15]
Statistics
Montana State
North Dakota State
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
MON ST
NDSU
1st
7:35
12
73
6:39
NDSU
Trey Lance (#5) 8-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
0
7
2nd
12:44
8
78
4:08
MON ST
Travis Jonsen (#10) 1-yard touchdown run, Tristan Bailey (#23) kick good
7
7
2nd
12:34
1
75
0:10
NDSU
Christian Watson (#1) 75-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
7
14
2nd
10:51
1
70
0:10
NDSU
Christian Watson (#1) 70-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good
7
22
2nd
0:24
15
75
8:20
NDSU
Jimmy Kepouros (#19) 6-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
7
29
3rd
6:27
2
45
0:41
MON ST
Kevin Kassis (#85) 41-yard touchdown reception from Tucker Rovig (#12), Tristan Bailey (#23) kick good
14
29
3rd
4:46
3
78
1:37
NDSU
Dimitri Williams (#4) 73-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Griffin Crosa (#36) kick good
14
36
4th
13:23
2
50
0:45
NDSU
Trey Lance (#5) 6-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed
14
42
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
14
42
James Madison Dukes (14–1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (15–0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 2 (2) Dukes
7
3
3 7 20
No. 1 (1) Bison
7
14
0 7 28
at Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX
Date : January 11, 2020Game time : 11:00 a.m.Game weather : Cloudy; 30 °F (−1 °C); Wind: WNW 16 MPHGame attendance : 17,866Referee : Kelly HolmanTV announcers (ESPN2) : Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Olivia Dekker[16]
Statistics
James Madison
North Dakota State
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
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
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
JMU
NDSU
1st
7:27
17
86
7:33
JMU
Riley Stapleton (#10) 5-yard touchdown reception from Ben DiNucci (#6), Ethan Ratke (#91) kick good
7
0
1st
3:30
8
70
3:54
NDSU
Adam Cofield (#18) 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good
7
7
2nd
14:50
4
69
2:13
NDSU
Phoenix Sproles (#11) 38-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good
7
14
2nd
9:37
11
56
5:13
JMU
26-yard field goal by Ethan Ratke (#91)
10
14
2nd
3:47
12
81
5:46
NDSU
James Hendricks (#6) 20-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good
10
21
3rd
8:45
10
50
4:02
JMU
27-yard field goal by Ethan Ratke (#91)
13
21
4th
14:50
6
65
2:50
NDSU
Trey Lance (#5) 44-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good
13
28
4th
6:55
11
46
4:29
JMU
Riley Stapleton (#10) 5-yard touchdown reception from Ben DiNucci (#6), Ethan Ratke kick good
20
28
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
20
28
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