2024 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 2024 North Dakota State Bison football team represents North Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison are led by first-year head coach Tim Polasek. Polasek joined the Bison after being an offensive coordinator at North Dakota State, Iowa, and most recently, Wyoming. Polasek is assisted by first-year offensive coordinator Jake Landry,[1] who joins the Bison from St. Thomas, as well as co-defensive coordinators Grant Olson and Nick Goeser.[2] The Bison play home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.

2024 North Dakota State Bison football
MVFC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
Record10–1 (7–0 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJake Landry (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Co-defensive coordinatorNick Goeser (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorGrant Olson (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 0     10 1  
Missouri State*   6 1     8 3  
No. 3 South Dakota State   6 1     9 2  
No. 4 South Dakota   6 1     8 2  
No. 14 Illinois State   5 2     8 3  
Indiana State   3 4     4 7  
Youngstown State   3 5     4 8  
North Dakota   2 5     5 6  
Southern Illinois   1 6     3 8  
Murray State   0 7     1 10  
Northern Iowa   0 7     2 9  
* Missouri State ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of November 20, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 pmat Colorado*No. 2ESPNL 26–3149,438
September 72:30 pmTennessee State*No. 2ABC ND/ESPN+W 52–316,811
September 144:30 pmat East Tennessee State*No. 2ABC ND/ESPN+W 38–3511,040
September 211:00 pmTowson* No. 2
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ABC ND/ESPN+W 41–2417,185
September 282:00 pmat No. 18 Illinois StateNo. 2ABC ND/ESPN+W 42–1011,687
October 52:30 pmNo. 7 North DakotaNo. 2
ABC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+W 41–1718,723
October 122:00 pmat Southern IllinoisNo. 2ESPN+W 24–39,610
October 197:00 pmNo. 1 South Dakota StateNo. 2
ESPN2W 13–918,807
October 261:00 pmat Murray StateNo. 1ABC ND/ESPN+W 59–66,133
November 22:30 pmNorthern IowaNo. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ABC ND/ESPN+W 42–1914,528
November 162:30 pmMissouri StateNo. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ABC ND/ESPN+W 59–2114,679
November 231:00 pmat No. 4 South DakotaNo. 1ABC ND/ESPN+
  • *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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Colorado (FBS)

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No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (0–0) vs. Colorado Buffaloes (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Bison 10 10 0626
Buffaloes 14 3 7731

at Folsum Field, Boulder, CO

  • Date: August 29, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 pm
  • Game weather: Clear; 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 49,438
  • Referee: Stephen Baron
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter)
  • [1]
Statistics North Dakota State Colorado
First downs 25 22
Plays–yards 69–449 57–504
Rushes–yards 43–157 23–59
Passing yards 292 445
Passing: compattint 20–26–0 26–34–1
Time of possession 36:44 23:16
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 18/22, 277 yds, TD
Rushing Cam Miller 16 car, 81 yds, TD
Receiving Braylon Henderson 5 rec, 72 yds
Colorado Passing Shedeur Sanders 26/34, 445 yds, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Dallan Hayden 9 car, 20 yds
Receiving Jimmy Horn Jr. 7 rec, 198 yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NDSU CU
1st 12:12 6 57 2:48 NDSU 36-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 3 0
1st 9:31 6 75 2:42 CU Travis Hunter (#12) 41-yard touchdown reception from Shedeur Sanders (#2), Alejandro Mata (#16) kick good 3 7
1st 3:59 10 75 5:32 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 7-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 10 7
1st 3:15 2 75 0:44 CU Jimmy Horn Jr. (#5) 69-yard touchdown reception from Shedeur Sanders (#2), Alejandro Mata (#16) kick good 10 14
2nd 12:07 10 77 6:02 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 7-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 17 14
2nd 4:33 11 21 5:36 NDSU 31-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 20 14
2nd 0:00 8 89 0:56 CU 27-yard field goal by Alejandro Mata (#16) 20 17
3rd 7:45 5 72 2:04 CU Travis Hunter (#12) 13-yard touchdown reception from Shedeur Sanders (#2), Alejandro Mata (#16) kick good 20 24
4th 7:57 17 80 8:10 CU Travis Hunter (#12) 3-yard touchdown reception from Shedeur Sanders (#2), Alejandro Mata (#16) kick good 20 31
4th 2:19 11 75 5:38 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 20-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass incomplete 26 31
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 26 31

Tennessee State

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Tennessee State Tigers (1–0) vs. No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (0–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 0 0 033
No. 2 Bison 14 21 31452

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 2:30 pm
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 16,811
  • Referee: David Hergert
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [2]
Statistics Tennessee State North Dakota State
First downs 12 21
Plays–yards 55–200 64–436
Rushes–yards 30–72 41–226
Passing yards 128 210
Passing: compattint 17–25–0 17–23–1
Time of possession 29:46 30:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Tennessee State Passing Draylen Ellis 17/25, 128 yds
Rushing Draylen Ellis 11 car, 27 yds
Receiving Jalal Dean 3 rec, 51 yds
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 14/18, 181 yds, 3 TD
Rushing Nathan Hayes 1 car, 51 yds, TD
Receiving Bryce Lance 7 rec, 106 yds, 2 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP TNST NDSU
1st 6:47 12 77 6:21 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 24-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7
1st 2:20 6 69 2:22 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 14-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 14
2nd 9:37 4 4 2:02 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 3-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 21
2nd 3:13 8 76 4:04 NDSU John Gores (#80) 12-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 28
2nd 0:16 8 60 1:00 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 6-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 35
3rd 8:33 4 7 2:02 NDSU 51-yard field goal by Eli Ozick (#38) 0 38
4th 13:32 4 30 1:30 NDSU Mekhi Collins (#15) 19-yard touchdown reception from Cole Payton (#9), Eli Ozick (#38) kick good 0 45
4th 10:46 3 57 1:00 NDSU Nathan Hayes (#12) 51-yard touchdown run, Eli Ozick (#38) kick good 0 52
4th 5:34 9 74 5:12 TNST 19-yard field goal by James Lowery (#99) 3 52
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 52

East Tennessee State

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No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (1–1) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (1–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Bison 14 3 61538
Buccaneers 7 14 7735

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium, Johnson City, TN

  • Date: September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 4:30 pm
  • Game weather: Clear; 79 °F (26 °C); Wind: E 10 mph
  • Game attendance: 11,040
  • Referee: Bruce Austin
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [3]
Statistics North Dakota State East Tennessee State
First downs 28 20
Plays–yards 78–481 54–383
Rushes–yards 44–231 38–270
Passing yards 250 113
Passing: compattint 21–34–0 6–16–1
Time of possession 36:41 23:19
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 21/33, 250 yds, TD
Rushing CharMar Brown 11 car, 65 yds
Receiving Mekhi Collins 4 rec, 67 yds
East Tennessee State Passing Jaylen King 6/15, 113 yds, TD, INT
Rushing Bryson Irby 15 car, 147 yds, 3 TD
Receiving Cameron Lewis 5 rec, 73 yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NDSU ETSU
1st 9:58 9 82 4:57 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 18-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 0
1st 5:32 10 75 4:26 ETSU Bryson Irby (#7) 3-yard touchdown run, Ewan Johnson (#15) kick good 7 7
1st 1:12 8 75 4:20 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 5-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 7
2nd 13:13 6 75 2:59 ETSU Ty Anderson (#10) 1-yard touchdown run, Ewan Johnson (#15) kick good 14 14
2nd 10:26 5 16 2:37 NDSU 54-yard field goal by Eli Ozick (#38) 17 14
2nd 8:55 5 75 1:31 ETSU Bryson Irby (#7) 61-yard touchdown run, Ewan Johnson (#15) kick good 17 21
3rd 8:21 14 75 6:39 ETSU Bryson Irby (#7) 10-yard touchdown run, Ewan Johnson (#15) kick good 17 28
3rd 1:08 13 57 7:06 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass incomplete 23 28
4th 8:39 4 63 2:23 ETSU Cameron Lewis (#0) 19-yard touchdown reception from Jaylen King (#2), Ewan Johnson (#15) kick good 23 35
4th 1:59 6 51 0:50 NDSU TK Marshall (#28) 3-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 30 35
4th 0:50 6 58 1:07 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 11-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass to Bryce Lance (#5) good 38 35
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 35

Towson

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No. RV Towson Tigers (1–2) vs. No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (2–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. RV Tigers 3 0 71424
No. 2 Bison 3 21 71041

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 pm
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 17,185
  • Referee: Tyler Downs
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [4]
Statistics Towson North Dakota State
First downs 16 26
Plays–yards 51–366 72–407
Rushes–yards 24–204 52–188
Passing yards 161 219
Passing: compattint 16–27–1 17–20–0
Time of possession 20:07 39:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Towson Passing Carlos Davis 14/24, 135 yds, INT
Rushing Tyrell Greene Jr. 5 car, 94 yds, TD
Receiving Carter Runyon 6 rec, 59 yds
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 17/19, 219 yds, TD
Rushing CharMar Brown 24 car, 126 yds, 3 TD
Receiving Bryce Lance 5 rec, 63 yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP TOW NDSU
1st 8:45 10 57 6:12 NDSU 37-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 0 3
1st 5:46 8 52 2:59 TOW 40-yard field goal by Keegan Vaughan 3 3
2nd 13:57 11 80 6:45 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 10
2nd 5:26 NDSU Punt returned 67 yards for touchdown by Jackson Williams (#81), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 17
2nd 0:23 9 88 3:16 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 19-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 24
3rd 5:33 8 74 3:36 TOW Nathan Kent 2-yard touchdown run, Keegan Vaughan kick good 10 24
3rd 1:09 9 83 4:17 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 3-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 10 31
4th 12:00 10 65 4:09 TOW Carlos Davis 15-yard touchdown run, Keegan Vaughan kick good 17 31
4th 10:05 1 72 0:11 TOW Tyrell Greene Jr. 72-yard touchdown run, Keegan Vaughan kick good 24 31
4th 4:28 9 40 5:28 NDSU 34-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 24 34
4th 1:04 7 20 1:47 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 24 41
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 41

Illinois State

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No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (3–1) vs. No. 18 Illinois State Redbirds (3–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Bison 7 7 21742
No. 18 Redbirds 0 7 0310

at Hancock Stadium, Normal, IL

  • Date: September 28, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 pm
  • Game weather: Sunny; 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 11,687
  • Referee: Aaron Adams
  • TV: ESPN+
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Statistics North Dakota State Illinois State
First downs 29 12
Plays–yards 71–544 49–206
Rushes–yards 47–307 25–8
Passing yards 237 198
Passing: compattint 21–24–0 17–24–0
Time of possession 38:57 21:03
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 20/23, 216 yds, 3 TD
Rushing CharMar Brown 17 car, 100 yds, TD
Receiving Bryce Lance 8 rec, 65 yds, TD
Illinois State Passing Tommy Rittenhouse 10/14, 132 yds
Rushing Wenkers Wright 9 car, 24 yds, TD
Receiving Xavier Loyd 3 rec, 52 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NDSU ILST
1st 6:45 11 64 6:47 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 7-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 0
2nd 4:45 16 80 10:09 NDSU Mekhi Collins (#15) 11-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 0
2nd 2:56 5 74 1:43 ILST Wenkers Wright (#32) 2-yard touchdown run, Ian Wagner (#31) kick good 14 7
3rd 10:55 7 69 4:01 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 40-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 7
3rd 6:07 6 51 3:05 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 14-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 28 7
3rd 1:51 4 48 2:25 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 9-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 35 7
4th 11:27 4 97 2:18 NDSU Cole Payton (#9) 73-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 42 7
4th 5:44 13 54 5:43 ILST 38-yard field goal by Ian Wagner (#31) 42 10
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 42 10

North Dakota

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No. 7 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (4–1) vs. No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (4–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Fighting Hawks 0 10 0717
No. 2 Bison 14 10 14341

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: October 5, 2024
  • Game time: 2:30 pm
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 18,723
  • Referee: Gregory Gompf
  • TV: ESPN+
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Statistics North Dakota North Dakota State
First downs 14 25
Plays–yards 54–267 69–429
Rushes–yards 31–101 45–208
Passing yards 166 221
Passing: compattint 18–23–0 16–24–0
Time of possession 25:41 34:19
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota Passing Simon Romfo 18/23, 166 yds, TD
Rushing Gaven Ziebarth 12 car, 65 yds
Receiving Bo Belquist 4 rec, 61 yds
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 13/19, 168 yds, 2 TD
Rushing CharMar Brown 21 car, 83 yds, TD
Receiving Bryce Lance 2 rec, 50 yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UND NDSU
1st 10:39 7 56 4:11 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7
1st 2:14 7 61 3:36 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 36-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 14
2nd 10:38 11 75 3:36 UND Quincy Vaughn (#1) 1-yard touchdown run, CJ Elrichs (#53) kick good 7 14
2nd 7:47 5 65 2:51 NDSU Chris Harris (#15) 16-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 21
2nd 3:02 10 47 4:45 UND 45-yard field goal by CJ Elrichs (#53) 10 21
2nd 0:34 11 58 2:20 NDSU 34-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 10 24
3rd 11:10 8 38 3:44 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 10 31
3rd 3:02 9 85 4:59 NDSU Mekhi Collins (#16) 33-yard touchdown reception from Cole Payton (#9), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 10 38
4th 12:33 1 5 0:04 UND Caden Dennis (#10) 5-yard touchdown reception from Simon Romfo (#6), CJ Elrichs (#53) kick good 17 38
4th 5:58 13 48 6:35 NDSU 45-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 17 41
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 41

Southern Illinois

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No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (5–1) vs. No. RV Southern Illinois Salukis (2–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Bison 7 7 3724
No. RV Salukis 0 3 003

at Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, IL

  • Date: October 12, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 pm
  • Game weather: Cloudy; 82 °F (28 °C); Wind: NE 7 mph
  • Game attendance: 9,610
  • Referee: David Hergert
  • TV: ESPN+
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Statistics North Dakota State Southern Illinois
First downs 22 14
Plays–yards 67–363 50–187
Rushes–yards 42–163 23–35
Passing yards 200 152
Passing: compattint 19–25–0 15–27–1
Time of possession 35:29 24:31
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 18/24, 193 yds, TD
Rushing CharMar Brown 20 car, 95 yds, TD
Receiving Bryce Lance 5 rec, 63 yds
Southern Illinois Passing Jake Curry 15/27, 152 yds, INT
Rushing Keontez Lewis 2 car, 20 yds
Receiving Allen Middleton 5 rec, 60 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NDSU SIU
1st 6:55 7 76 3:47 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 6-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 0
2nd 5:17 9 42 5:34 SIU 50-yard field goal by Paul Geelen (#97) 7 3
2nd 0:31 14 75 4:46 NDSU Chris Harris (#19) 11-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 3
3rd 5:49 9 52 4:26 NDSU 34-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 17 3
4th 4:09 11 87 7:03 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 9-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 24 3
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 3

South Dakota State

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No. 1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (5–1) vs. No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (6–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Jackrabbits 0 9 009
No. 2 Bison 0 7 0613

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: October 19, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 pm
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 18,807
  • Referee: Jason Perkins
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst)
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Statistics South Dakota State North Dakota State
First downs 17 17
Plays–yards 66–333 59–275
Rushes–yards 36–215 32–112
Passing yards 118 163
Passing: compattint 17–30–1 20–27–0
Time of possession 28:10 31:50
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 14/21, 92 yds
Rushing Chase Mason 5 car, 80 yds, TD
Receiving Griffin Wilde 5 rec, 32 yds
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 20/27, 163, 2 TD
Rushing Barika Kpeenu 6 car, 35 yds
Receiving RaJa Nelson 4 rec, 48 yds, 2 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP SDSU NDSU
2nd 6:03 13 69 7:08 NDSU RaJa Nelson (#3) 18-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7
2nd 4:43 3 75 1:20 SDSU Chase Mason (#7) 66-yard touchdown run, Hunter Dustman (#10) kick blocked 6 7
2nd 0:00 15 65 3:27 SDSU 42-yard field goal by Hunter Dustman (#10) 9 7
4th 1:49 10 92 5:25 NDSU RaJa Nelson (#3) 20-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller, 2-point pass incomplete 9 13
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 9 13

Murray State

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No. 1 North Dakota State Bison (7–1) vs. Murray State Racers (1–6)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Bison 21 21 10759
Racers 0 3 036

at Roy Stewart Stadium, Murray, KY

  • Date: October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 pm
  • Game weather: Cloudy; 66 °F (19 °C); Wind: NE 10 mph
  • Game attendance: 6,133
  • Referee: Aaron Adams
  • TV: ESPN+
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Statistics North Dakota State Murray State
First downs 23 19
Plays–yards 61–459 76–308
Rushes–yards 41–190 43–116
Passing yards 269 192
Passing: compattint 14–20–0 18–33–3
Time of possession 29:00 31:00
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Nathan Hayes 9/15, 141 yds, 2 TD
Rushing CharMar Brown 13 car, 97 yds, 3 TD
Receiving Bryce Lance 4 rec, 108 yds, 3 TD
Murray State Passing Jayden Johannsen 13/22, 139 yds, 3 INT
Rushing Q'Darryius Jennings 7 car, 36 yds
Receiving J'Kalon Carter 4 rec, 70 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP MUR NDSU
1st 11:55 6 75 3:05 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 7-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7
1st 5:05 1 74 0:11 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 74-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 14
1st 4:14 NDSU Interception returned 34 yards for touchdown by Enock Sibomana (#14), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 21
2nd 12:47 7 60 3:21 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 3-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 28
2nd 8:32 10 69 4:15 MUR 24-yard field goal by James London (#83) 3 28
2nd 6:58 3 42 1:34 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 17-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 35
2nd 0:53 7 80 2:08 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 6-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Hayes (#12), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 42
3rd 13:16 5 30 1:38 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 49
3rd 10:09 7 12 2:27 NDSU 31-yard field goal by Eli Ozick (#38) 3 52
4th 7:58 4 -2 1:13 MUR 47-yard field goal by James London (#83) 6 52
4th 1:11 12 75 6:47 NDSU John Gores (#80) 9-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Hayes (#12), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 6 59
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 6 59

Northern Iowa

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Northern Iowa Panthers (2–6) vs. No. 1 North Dakota State Bison (8–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 3 0 16019
No. 1 Bison 14 14 7742

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: November 2, 2024
  • Game time: 2:30 pm
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 14,528
  • Referee: Jason Berg
  • TV: ESPN+
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Statistics Northern Iowa North Dakota State
First downs 18 24
Plays–yards 58–344 58–422
Rushes–yards 26–74 37–189
Passing yards 270 233
Passing: compattint 22–32–0 18–21–0
Time of possession 28:46 31:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Iowa Passing Matthew Schecklman 22/32, 270 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Tye Edwards 12 car, 48 yds
Receiving Sergio Morancy 4 rec, 102 yds, 2 TD
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 17/20, 216 yds, 2 TD
Rushing CharMar Brown 18 car, 124 yds, TD
Receiving Bryce Lance 4 rec, 77 yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UNI NDSU
1st 14:44 NDSU Kickoff returned 100 yards for touchdown by TK Marshall (#28), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7
1st 8:44 12 52 6:00 UNI 40-yard field goal by Caden Palmer (#95) 3 7
1st 0:58 13 74 7:40 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 5-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 14
2nd 6:54 13 94 6:34 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 14-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 21
2nd 1:47 7 80 2:57 NDSU Braylon Henderson (#1) 15-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 28
3rd 12:48 2 48 0:40 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 6-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 35
3rd 9:05 6 75 3:43 UNI Sergio Morancy (#21) 31-yard touchdown reception from Matthew Schecklman (#3), 2-point pass complete 11 35
3rd 1:52 9 55 4:18 UNI Sergio Morancy (#21) 9-yard touchdown reception from Matthew Schecklman (#3), 2-point pass complete 19 35
4th 12:59 7 75 3:43 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 11-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 19 42
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 19 42

Missouri State

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Missouri State Bears (8–2) vs. No. 1 North Dakota State Bison (9–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 14 0721
No. 1 Bison 21 14 141059

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: November 16, 2024
  • Game time: 2:30 pm
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 14,679
  • Referee: Jason Perkins
  • TV: ESPN+
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Statistics Missouri State North Dakota State
First downs 22 27
Plays–yards 67–382 65–575
Rushes–yards 65–86 38–364
Passing yards 296 211
Passing: compattint 20–32–0 19–27–1
Time of possession 31:21 28:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri State Passing Jacob Clark 18/30, 247 yds, TD
Rushing Jacardia Wright 13 car, 68 yds, TD
Receiving Hunter Wood 4 rec, 73 yds
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 17/24, 155 yds, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Barika Kpeenu 10 car, 169 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Chris Harris 3 rec, 48 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP MOST NDSU
1st 13:14 2 52 0:19 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 52-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7
1st 10:48 5 13 2:12 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 3-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 14
1st 1:32 12 95 7:09 NDSU Jackson Williams (#81) 22-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 21
2nd 8:16 9 80 4:09 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 4-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 28
2nd 2:48 10 78 5:22 MOST Jacardia Wright (#9) 1-yard touchdown run, Yousef Obeid (#36) kick good 7 28
2nd 1:44 1 40 0:09 MOST Jayden Becks (#5) 40-yard touchdown reception from Hunter Wood (#2), Yousef Obeid (#36 kick good 14 28
2nd 0:08 11 65 1:36 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 1-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 35
3rd 13:03 4 75 1:57 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 48-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 42
3rd 2:36 7 85 4:03 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 49-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 49
4th 13:44 13 75 3:46 MOST Jmariyae Robinson (#0) 2-yard touchdown reception from Jacob Clark (#12), Yousef Obeid (#36) kick good 21 49
4th 11:16 8 58 2:28 NDSU 32-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 21 52
4th 7:47 3 31 1:28 NDSU John Gores (#80) 27-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Hayes (#12), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 59
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 59

South Dakota

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No. 1 North Dakota State Bison (10–1) vs. No. 4 South Dakota Coyotes (8–2)
Quarter 1 2 Total
No. 1 Bison 0
No. 4 Coyotes 0

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD

  • Date: November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 pm
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • TV: ESPN+

Roster

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2024 North Dakota State Bison football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Braylon Henderson (C)   Sr
WR 2 Kellen Entz   So
WR 3 RaJa Nelson   Sr
RB 4 Owen Johnson   Jr
WR 5 Bryce Lance   Jr
WR 6 Tyler Terhark   Sr
QB 7 Cam Miller (C) Sr
RB 8 Barika Kpeenu   Jr
QB 9 Cole Payton     Jr
QB 10 Trey Drake   Fr
QB 12 Nathan Hayes   So
WR 15 Mekhi Collins   So
WR 16 Silas Evans   Fr
WR 17 Isiah St. Romain Fr
QB 18 Jacob Kilzer Fr
WR 19 Chris Harris   Jr
RB 25 CharMar Brown   Fr
RB 26 Brady Wavrunek   Fr
RB 28 TK Marshall Sr
RB 30 Kelly Watson   Fr
FB 33 Logan Hofstedt   Sr
RB 34 Jonathan Harvey   So
FB 35 Ryland Satter Fr
RB 36 McClain Miller Fr
TE 40 Kaden Zenzen   So
TE 42 Reis Kessel Fr
TE 43 Carter Zeller Fr
TE 44 Luke Kokat   So
FB 46 Truman Werremeyer   Jr
FB 47 Dylan Klancher   Fr
FB 49 Hunter Brozio     Sr
OL 57 Noah Stommes Fr
C 59 Hayden Johnston   Sr
G 60 Isaac Zatechka   Jr
OL 61 Gage Schmidt Fr
G 62 Griffin Empey     Fr
C 63 Trent Fraley So
C 66 Jack Liwienski   Fr
G 67 Kaden Chadwick   So
OL 68 Coy Okeson Fr
G 69 Devin Lockerby   So
OT 70 Beau Johnson   Fr
OL 71 Nate Tastad Fr
OT 72 Nate Schneckloth   Fr
OT 73 Mason Miller Sr
G 74 Grey Zabel (C) Sr
OL 75 Josh Magin   So
OT 76 Hunter Poncius   Sr
G 77 Austin Schultz   Fr
OT 78 Jake Rock   Sr
WR 80 John Gores   So
WR 81 Jackson Williams Fr
TE 82 Joe Stoffel Sr
WR 83 Cade Osterman   Fr
WR 84 Logan Conklin Fr
WR 85 Carter Kriewaldt   Fr
TE 85 Jett Zabel Fr
WR 86 Cedric Wall   So
TE 87 Nate Forystek   So
TE 88 Carson Williams   Jr
TE 89 Finn Diggins   Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 0 Marcus Gulley Sr
S 4 Jaylin Crumby   Fr
CB 10 Marcus Sheppard Sr
LB 11 Oscar Benson   Sr
CB 13 Najee Nelson   Fr
LB 14 Enock Sibomana   Jr
CB 17 Jailen Duffie   Fr
CB 18 Jaquise Alexander   So
CB 19 Will Rosenmeyer Fr
S 20 Reese Sheldon   Fr
S 21 Noah Taylor   Fr
S 22 Hudson Artz   So
CB 23 Kegan Huber   So
CB 24 Anthony Chideme-Alfaro Jr
LB 25 Ray James Fr
S 26 Taylen Eady Fr
S 27 Ryan Jones   Jr
S 28 Will Steil Fr
S 29 Darius Givance   So
S 31 Cole Wisniewski   Sr
LB 32 Austin Altepeter   So
CB 33 Termaine Turner   Fr
CB 34 Will Washington Fr
S 35 Sam Jung   Sr
LB 36 Nick Kubitz   Sr
S 37 Will Frattalone   Fr
LB 41 Peder Haugo Fr
LB 43 Logan Kopp   Jr
LB 44 Brit Senftner   So
LB 47 Luke Weerts (C)   Sr
DE 49 Matthew Stenbroten Fr
DT 50 Kody Huisman   Jr
LB 51 Donovan Woolen Fr
LB 52 Nathaniel Staehling     So
DT 53 Eli Mostaert (C)   Sr
DE 54 Payton Bodine   Fr
DE 55 Kole Menz   Jr
DE 56 Loshiaka Roques   Sr
LB 57 Oliver Lucht   Fr
DT 58 Keenan Wilson   Fr
DT 64 Jaxon Duttenhefer   Jr
DT 65 Bryce Friday   Sr
DT 66 Jack Hansen Fr
DE 69 Zach Vanderpool Fr
DE 90 Wyatt Osterbauer Fr
DT 91 Will Mostaert   Sr
DE 92 Kelton McCaslin   So
DE 93 Toby Anene   So
DT 94 Logan Larson   So
DE 95 Dylan Hendricks   (C)   Sr
DE 96 Abraham Myers   Fr
DE 97 Victor Isele   Fr
DT 98 Brennan Palmer   Fr
DE 99 Hunter Zenzen   Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 22 Aaron Bickerton Jr
K 37 Drew Klein   So
K 38 Eli Ozick   Fr
K 39 Griffin Crosa   Sr
P 41 Kaedin Steindorf   Sr
LS 45 Grant Knodle Fr
LS 48 Caleb Bowers   So


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Randy Hedberg (associate HC / quarterbacks)
  • Jake Landry (offensive coordinator / running backs)
  • Grant Olson (co-defensive coordinator / linebackers)
  • Nick Goeser (co-defensive coordinator / defensive tackles)
  • Joe Beschorner (special teams coordinator / tight ends / fullbacks)
  • Dan Larson (running game coordinator / offensive line)
  • Steve Crutchley (wide receivers)
  • Will Johnson (cornerbacks)
  • Devin Klieman (safties)
  • Carlton Littlejohn (defensive ends)
  • Jack Plumb (offensive quality control)
  • Brett Bostad (offensive analyst)
  • Jared Taylor (defensive quality control)
  • David Wienke (defensive anaylst)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 14, 2024

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS2 (3)2 (11)2 (6)2 (5)2 (5)2 (10)2 (14)2 (8)1 (40)1 (43)1 (43)1 (42)1 (41)
Coaches22 (5)2 (2)2 (1)2 (1)2 (3)2 (3)2 (2)1 (24)1 (24)1 (24)1 (24)1 (23)

References

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  1. ^ "Jake Landry named NDSU Offensive Coordinator". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "Bison football promotes Grant Olson to defensive coordinator". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. December 21, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Football Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "North Dakota State Bison Schedule 2024". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved July 8, 2024.