2019 North Dakota State Bison football team

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]

2019 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division I champion
MVFC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
Record16–0 (8–0 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTyler Roehl (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDavid Braun (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

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MVFC poll

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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]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
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
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
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
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/ESPN+ W 46–14 18,178
October 19 2:30 p.m. Missouri State No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
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
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/ESPN+ W 57–21 17,411
November 16 2:30 p.m. South Dakota No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
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
ESPNW 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
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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Regular season

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Butler

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Butler Bulldogs (0–0) vs. North Dakota State Bison (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 0 10010
No. 1 Bison 15 21 14757

at Target Field, Minneapolis, MN

  • Date: August 31, 2019
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy; 70 °F (21 °C); Wind: Calm
  • Game attendance: 34,544
  • Referee: Matt Gallagher
  • TV: 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: compattint 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

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North Dakota Fighting Hawks (1–0) vs. North Dakota State Bison (1–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Fighting Hawks 0 7 007
No. 1 Bison 14 7 10738

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: September 7, 2019
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 18,923
  • Referee: Jeremy Valentine
  • TV: 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: compattint 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

Delaware

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North Dakota State Bison (2–0) vs. Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (2–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Bison 10 17 61447
No. 18 Fightin' Blue Hens 5 0 31422

at Delaware Stadium, Newark, DE

  • Date: September 14, 2019
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Overcast; 77 °F (25 °C); Wind: S 8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 14,489
  • Referee: Matt Overton
  • TV: 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: compattint 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

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UC Davis Aggies (2–1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (3–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Aggies 7 6 3016
No. 1 Bison 7 10 3727

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: September 21, 2019
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 18,425
  • Referee: Matt Packowski
  • TV: 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: compattint 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

Illinois State

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North Dakota State Bison (4–0) vs. Illinois State Redbirds (3–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Bison 16 7 7737
No. 10 Redbirds 3 0 003

at Hancock Stadium, Normal, IL

  • Date: October 5, 2019
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 13,391
  • Referee: David Siegle
  • TV: ESPN+
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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: compattint 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

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Northern Iowa Panthers (3–2) vs. North Dakota State Bison (5–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Panthers 0 14 0014
No. 1 Bison 15 3 72146

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: October 12, 2019
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 18,178
  • Referee: Art Brown
  • TV: ESPN+
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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: compattint 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

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Missouri State Bears (1–4) vs. North Dakota State Bison (6–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 000
No. 1 Bison 8 7 0722

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: October 19, 2019
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 18,252
  • Referee: Andy Speciale
  • TV: ESPN+
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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: compattint 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

South Dakota State

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North Dakota State Bison (7–0) vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits (6–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Bison 0 3 13723
No. 3 Jackrabbits 6 0 3716

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD

  • Date: October 26, 2019
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny; 62 °F (17 °C); Wind: S 15-20 MPH
  • Game attendance: 19,371
  • Referee: David Siegle
  • TV: ESPN+
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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: compattint 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
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Youngstown State

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North Dakota State Bison (8–0) vs. Youngstown State Penguins (5–3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Bison 21 21 7756
Penguins 0 7 3717

at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OH

  • Date: November 2, 2019
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy; 44 °F (7 °C); Wind: WSW 12 MPH
  • Game attendance: 11,102
  • Referee: Art Brown
  • TV: ESPN+
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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: compattint 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

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Western Illinois Leathernecks (1–8) vs. North Dakota State Bison (9–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Leathernecks 0 0 71421
No. 1 Bison 13 14 131757

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: November 9, 2019
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 17,441
  • Referee: Aaron Adams
  • TV: ESPN+
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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: compattint 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

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South Dakota Coyotes (4–6) vs. North Dakota State Bison (10–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Coyotes 0 7 0714
No. 1 Bison 14 14 14749

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: November 16, 2019
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 17,844
  • Referee: David Siegle
  • TV: 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: compattint 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

Southern Illinois

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North Dakota State Bison (11–0) vs. Southern Illinois Salukis (7–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Bison 7 0 7721
Salukis 0 7 007

at Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, IL

  • Date: November 23, 2019
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Overcast; 39 °F (4 °C); NW 11 MPH
  • Game attendance: 5,423
  • Referee: Matt Gallagher
  • TV: 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: compattint 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

FCS Playoffs

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The Bison entered the postseason tournament as the number one seed, with a first-round bye.[6]

Nicholls

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Nicholls Colonels (9–4) vs. North Dakota State Bison (12–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Colonels 3 7 3013
No. 1 (1) Bison 7 7 101337

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: December 7, 2019
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 15,690
  • Referee: Bob Johnson
  • TV 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: compattint 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

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Illinois State Redbirds (10–4) vs. North Dakota State Bison (13–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Redbirds 0 0 303
No. 1 (1) Bison 0 9 009

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: December 14, 2019
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 14,132
  • Referee: Matt Overton
  • TV 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: compattint 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

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Montana State Bobcats (11–3) vs. North Dakota State Bison (14–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 5 (5) Bobcats 0 7 7014
No. 1 (1) Bison 7 22 7642

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: December 21, 2019
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 18,077
  • Referee: Steve Hazle
  • TV: 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: compattint 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

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James Madison Dukes (14–1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (15–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 2 (2) Dukes 7 3 3720
No. 1 (1) Bison 7 14 0728

at Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX

  • Date: January 11, 2020
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy; 30 °F (−1 °C); Wind: WNW 16 MPH
  • Game attendance: 17,866
  • Referee: Kelly Holman
  • TV 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: compattint 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

Ranking movements

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AP Poll
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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APRVRVRV
FCS polls
Ranking movements
Legend: ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS1 (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)

Players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL team
7 254 Derrek Tuszka OLB Denver Broncos

References

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  1. ^ "North Dakota State beats James Madison, wins eighth FCS title". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 11, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 North Dakota State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  5. ^ "North Dakota State University Athletics - 2019 Football Schedule". gobison.com. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.