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2019 North Dakota State Bison football
2019 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division I champion; MVFC champion
NCAA Division I Championship Game, W 28–20 vs. James Madison
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 1
FCS Coaches	No. 1
Record	16–0 (8–0 MVFC)
Head coach	Matt Entz (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Tyler Roehl (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	David Braun (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Fargodome
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 North Dakota State Bison football team

American college football season

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]

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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)

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

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Montana State

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Montana State Bobcats (11–3) vs. North Dakota State Bison (14–0)

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

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James Madison Dukes (14–1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (15–0)

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

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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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:00 p.m.	vs. Butler*	No. 1	Target Field Minneapolis, MN	NBC ND/ESPN+	W 57–10	34,544
September 7	2:30 p.m.	North Dakota*	No. 1	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	NBC ND/ESPN+	W 38–7	18,923
September 14	12:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Delaware*	No. 1	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	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	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	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	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker / College GameDay)	NBC ND/ESPN+/Midco	W 23–16	19,371
November 2	5:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State	No. 1	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	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	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	NBC ND/ESPN+	W 21–7	5,423
December 7	2:00 p.m.	No. 19 Nicholls*	No. 1	Fargodome Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 37–13	15,690
December 14	11:00 a.m.	No. 13 Illinois State*	No. 1	Fargodome Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN	W 9–3	14,132
December 21	1:00 p.m.	No. 5 Montana State*	No. 1	Fargodome Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Semifinals)	ESPN2	W 42–14	18,077
January 11	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 2 James Madison*	No. 1	Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX (FCS Championship Game)	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

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	0	7	0	0	7
No. 1 Bison	14	7	10	7	38

2019_North_Dakota_State_Bison_football_team

2019 North Dakota State Bison football team

Preseason

MVFC poll

Preseason All–MVFC team

Schedule

Game summaries

Regular season

Butler

North Dakota

Delaware

UC Davis

Illinois State

Northern Iowa

Missouri State

South Dakota State

Youngstown State

Western Illinois

South Dakota

Southern Illinois

FCS Playoffs

Nicholls

Illinois State

Montana State

James Madison

Ranking movements

Players drafted into the NFL

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2019 North Dakota State Bison football

NCAA Division I champion MVFC champion
NCAA Division I Championship Game, W 28–20 vs. James Madison
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 1
FCS Coaches	No. 1
Record	16–0 (8–0 MVFC)
Head coach	Matt Entz (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tyler Roehl (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	David Braun (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Fargodome
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

v t e
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	1 (142)	1 (148)	1 (149)	1 (150)	1 (153)	1 (152)	1 (155)	1 (155)	1 (156)	1 (154)	1 (155)	1 (153)	1 (156)	1 (152)	1 (153)