2011 North Dakota State Bison football team

2011 North Dakota State Bison football
2011 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division I champion; MVFC co-champion
NCAA Division I Championship, W 17–6 vs. Sam Houston State
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 1
FCS Coaches	No. 1
Record	14–1 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach	Craig Bohl (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brent Vigen (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Scottie Hazelton (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Fargodome
	Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State +^	7	–	1	14	–	1
No. 6 Northern Iowa +^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 20 Illinois State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Indiana State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Youngstown State	4	–	4	6	–	5
South Dakota State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Southern Illinois	2	–	6	4	–	7
Missouri State	2	–	6	2	–	9
Western Illinois	1	–	7	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by ninth year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 14–1, 7–1 in MVFC play to share the conference title with Northern Iowa.^[1]

The Bison received the conference's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs, their second FCS playoff bid in school history, where they advanced to the National Championship Game and defeated Sam Houston State to win their first FCS National Championship and their first national championship since 1990 when they won the Division II championship.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	6:00 pm	Lafayette*	No. 11	Fargodome Fargo, ND		W 42–6	17,023	^[2]
September 10	6:00 pm	Saint Francis (PA)*	No. 11	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ND-NBC	W 56–3	18,341	^[3]
September 24	6:00 pm	at Minnesota*	No. 8	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 37–24	48,802	^[4]
October 1	1:00 pm	Illinois State	No. 5	Fargodome Fargo, ND	CSNC	W 20–10	18,904	^[5]
October 8	2:00 pm	at No. 20 Southern Illinois	No. 4	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	W 9–3	9,059	^[6]
October 15	6:00 pm	Missouri State	No. 4	Fargodome Fargo, ND	MSN	W 51–21	18,029	^[7]
October 22	2:00 pm	at South Dakota State	No. 3	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker)	MSN	W 38–14	14,823	^[8]
October 29	3:00 pm	No. 2 Northern Iowa	No. 3	Fargodome Fargo, ND	FCS Central	W 27–19	18,886	^[9]
November 5	1:00 pm	at No. 21 Indiana State	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN3	W 27–16	6,412	^[10]
November 12	3:00 pm	Youngstown State	No. 1	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ND-NBC	L 24–27	18,450	^[11]
November 19	1:00 pm	at Western Illinois	No. 5	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	KXJB-TV	W 37–21	3,560	^[12]
December 3	3:00 pm	No. 17 James Madison*	No. 4	Fargodome Fargo, ND (FCS Second Round)	ESPN3	W 26–14	17,432	^[13]
December 10	3:00 pm	No. 6 Lehigh*	No. 4	Fargodome Fargo, ND (FCS Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	W 24–0	18,111	^[14]
December 17	1:00 pm	No. 3 Georgia Southern*	No. 4	Fargodome Fargo, ND (FCS Semifinals)	ESPNU	W 35–7	18,108	^[15]
January 7	12:00 pm	No. 1 Sam Houston State*	No. 4	Pizza Hut Park Frisco, TX (FCS National Championship Game)	ESPN2	W 17–6	20,586	^[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
Sports Network	11	11	8 (1)	8 (1)	5 (5)	4 (7)	4 (6)	3 (9)	3 (10)	1 (133)	1 (143)	5 (1)	5 (1)	1
Coaches	11	8	6	12	6 т	5	5	5	3	1 (22)	1 (26)	5	4 (1)	1

Personnel

2011 North Dakota State Bison football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`3`	Trevor Gebhart	Fr
WR	`4`	Ryan Smith	So
QB	`5`	Dante Perez	Sr
RB	`8`	D. J. McNorton	Sr
QB	`9`	Esley Thornton	Fr
QB	`11`	Carson Wentz	Fr
WR	`12`	Cooper Wahlo	So
WR	`15`	Dylan Dunn	Fr
QB	`16`	Brock Jensen	So
QB	`18`	Ryan Stanford	Fr
RB	`22`	Sam Ojuri	So
RB	`23`	Matt Voigtlander	Sr
FB	`30`	Jedre Cyr	Fr
RB	`31`	Amos Buehner	Jr
RB	`33`	Matt Jones	Fr
FB	`37`	Berkley Grimm	Fr
FB	`39`	Brennan Cable	Fr
FB	`40`	Andrew Grothmann	So
RB	`42`	Derrick Lang	So
FB	`46`	Andrew Bonnet	Fr
TE	`47`	Garrett Bruhn	Jr
TE	`49`	Derek Lee	Fr
G	`57`	Boen Andersen	Sr
OT	`59`	Joe Haeg	Fr
OL	`61`	Will Britt	Sr
G	`62`	Jacob Lesar	Fr
G	`63`	Austin Richard	Sr
OL	`64`	Josh Colville	Fr
G	`65`	Adam Schueller	Fr
G	`68`	Ty Beckius	Jr
G	`71`	Tyler Gimmestad	So
OL	`72`	Jeff Jerve	So
C	`73`	Joe Lund	Jr
OL	`74`	Andrew Nack	So
OT	`75`	Jason Pomerenke	Fr
C	`76`	Jesse Hinz	So
OT	`77`	Billy Turner	So
OT	`78`	Paul Cornick	Sr
WR	`80`	Nate Moody	Fr
WR	`81`	Warren Holloway	Sr
TE	`82`	Matt Veldman	Sr
WR	`83`	Brady Hansen	Sr
TE	`85`	Kevin Vaadeland	So
TE	`86`	Taylor Nelson	So
WR	`87`	Andrew Okland	Fr
TE	`88`	Luke Albers	Fr
WR	`89`	Zach Vraa	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`1`	Marcus Williams	So
CB	`2`	Brendan Pierre	Jr
FS	`7`	Daniel Evans	Sr
SS	`10`	Bobby Ollman	Jr
CB	`13`	Aireal Boyd	Jr
SS	`14`	Brock Gion	Jr
DB	`15`	John Pike	Sr
SS	`20`	Colten Heagle	So
SS	`21`	Frank Veldman	Fr
CB	`24`	Bryan Shepherd	So
DB	`26`	Joey Blackmore	So
CB	`27`	Zach Colvin	Fr
CB	`28`	C. J. Smith	Fr
SS	`29`	A. J. Van Voorhis	So
CB	`32`	Jordan Champion	Fr
LB	`34`	Grant Olson	So
CB	`35`	Christian Dudzik	Fr
FS	`36`	Joey Sonnenfeld	Fr
LB	`38`	Carlton Littlejohn	Fr
S	`41`	Michael Wiest	Fr
LB	`43`	Don Carter	So
LB	`44`	Preston Evans	Sr
LB	`45`	Chad Wilson	Sr
LB	`48`	Logan Hushka	So
LB	`49`	Codee Lee	Fr
LB	`51`	DeShawn Dinwiddie	Fr
LB	`52`	Travis Beck	Fr
DE	`53`	Kyle Emanuel	Fr
LB	`54`	Tyler Gefroh	Fr
LB	`55`	Nick Scoliere	Fr
LB	`56`	Brandon Jemison	Jr
LB	`58`	Alex Yaggie	Sr
LB	`59`	Alex LaVoy	Fr
NG	`60`	Ryan Drevlow	So
DL	`61`	Brian Schaetz	Fr
DT	`66`	Josh Liseneby	Fr
DE	`67`	Leighton Talmadge	Fr
DT	`69`	Leevon Perry	So
DE	`70`	Lyle Norman	Fr
DL	`90`	Anthony LaVoy	So
DE	`91`	Mike Hardie	Fr
DE	`92`	Coulter Boyer	Sr
DE	`93`	Cole Jirik	So
DT	`94`	Danny Luecke	So
DT	`95`	Dan Wood	Fr
DE	`96`	Ricky Hagen	Jr
NG	`97`	Justin Juckem	So
DE	`98`	Scott Stoczynski	Sr
DT	`99`	Joe Horvath	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
PK	`17`	Adam Keller	Fr
P	`19`	Ben LeCompte	Fr
P	`23`	Matt Voigtlander	Sr
PK	`30`	Ryan Jastram	Sr
LS	`50`	Michael Murphy	So

Head coach

Craig Bohl

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Brent Vigen
Offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks
Scottie Hazelton
Defensive coordinator
Linebackers
Kenni Burns
Wide receivers
A. J. Cooper
Defensive ends
Scott Fuchs
Offensive line
Nick Goeser
Defensive tackles
Chris Klieman
Defensive backs
Tim Polasek
Special teams coordinator
Running backs
Recruiting coordinator

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2024

Game summaries

Lafayette

Lafayette Leopards at No. 11 North Dakota State Bison – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	0	0	0	6	6
No. 11 Bison	0	14	14	14	42

at Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota

Date: September 3
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 17,023
Referee: Greg Blum
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

NDSU – Warren Holloway 67-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 14:49. Bison 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 1:46.
NDSU – D. J. McNorton 1-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 0:08. Bison 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 4:51.'

Third quarter

NDSU – D. J. McNorton 21-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 12:25. Bison 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:27.
NDSU – D. J. McNorton 2-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 4:49. Bison 28–0. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 5:49.

Fourth quarter

LAF – Mitch Bennett 6-yard pass from Ryan O'Neil (kick failed), 14:52. Bison 28–6. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:52.
NDSU – Warren Holloway 57-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 9:04. Bison 35–6. Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:54.
NDSU – Derrick Lang 9-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 1:37. Bison 42–6. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:01.

Statistics	LAF	NDSU
First downs	8	18
Total yards	198	416
Rushing yards	54	180
Passing yards	144	236
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	27:55	32:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lafayette	Passing	Ryan O'Neil	15/20, 144 yards, TD
	Rushing	Ross Scheuerman	8 rushes, 46 yards
	Receiving	Mitchell Bennett	3 receptions, 45 yards, TD
North Dakota State	Passing	Brock Jensen	15/22, 197 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	D. J. McNorton	13 rushes, 80 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Warren Holloway	6 receptions, 147 yards, 2 TD

Saint Francis (PA)

Saint Francis Red Flash at No. 11 North Dakota State Bison – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	0	0	3	3
No. 11 Bison	7	21	28	0	56

at Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota

Date: September 10
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 18,341
Referee: Tom Stapleton
TV: ND-NBC
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

NDSU – Sam Ojuri 95-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 2:45. Bison 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 99 yards, 0:55.

Second quarter

NDSU – Cooper Wahlo 12-yard punt return (Ryan Jastram kick), 11:24. Bison 14–0.
NDSU – Brock Jensen 8-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 7:42. Bison 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:31.
NDSU – Warren Holloway 22-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 0:18. Bison 28–0. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:50.

Third quarter

NDSU – Wes Hudson 10-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 12:51. Bison 35–0. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 2:01.
NDSU – Matt Veldman 18-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 7:44. Bison 42–0. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:41.
NDSU – Carlton Littlejohn 37-yard interception return (Ryan Jastram kick), 6:37. Bison 49–0.
NDSU – Wes Hudson 1-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 2:17. Bison 56–0. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 3:02.

Fourth quarter

STF – Josh Thiel 26-yard field goal, 10:42. Bison 56–3. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:29.

Statistics	STF	NDSU
First downs	15	17
Total yards	182	394
Rushing yards	66	233
Passing yards	116	161
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	37:31	22:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Saint Francis	Passing	John Kelly	8/17, 62 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kyle Harbridge	14 rushes, 41 yards
	Receiving	Ryan Laduke	5 receptions, 42 yards
North Dakota State	Passing	Brock Jensen	11/13, 139 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Sam Ojuri	12 rushes, 165 yards, TD
	Receiving	Warren Holloway	4 receptions, 73 yards, TD

At Minnesota

No. 8 North Dakota State Bison at Minnesota Golden Gophers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Bison	0	28	3	6	37
Golden Gophers	7	7	3	7	24

at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: September 24
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Clear, 59 °F (15 °C)
Game attendance: 48,802
Referee: John O'Neill
TV: BTN
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

MINN – Donnell Kirkwood 4-yard run (Chris Hawthorne kick), 8:39. Golden Gophers 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:21.

Second quarter

NDSU – Brock Jensen 1-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 14:57. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 8:42.
NDSU – Sam Ojuri 3-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 7:30. Bison 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:47.
MINN – Donnell Kirkwood 30-yard run (Chris Hawthorne kick), 2:11. Tied 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 95 yards, 5:19.
NDSU – D. J. McNorton 2-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 0:24. Bison 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:47.
NDSU – Marcus Williams 52-yard interception return (Ryan Jastram kick), 0:00. Bison 28–14.

Third quarter

NDSU – Ryan Jastram 49-yard field goal, 6:25. Bison 31–14. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 8:35.
MINN – Chris Hawthorne 36-yard field goal, 1:12. Bison 31–17. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:13.

Fourth quarter

MINN – Eric Lair 20-yard pass from Max Shortell (Chris Hawthorne kick), 9:05. Bison 31–24. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:41.
NDSU – Marcus Williams 40-yard interception return (kick failed), 2:36. Bison 37–24.

Statistics	NDSU	MINN
First downs	17	18
Total yards	336	292
Rushing yards	139	168
Passing yards	197	124
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	31:21	28:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Brock Jensen	16/21, 197 yards
	Rushing	D. J. McNorton	13 rushes, 92 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ryan Smith	4 receptions, 74 yards
Minnesota	Passing	Max Shortell	4/8, 71 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Duane Bennett	13 rushes, 74 yards
	Receiving	Eric Lair	2 receptions, 41 yards, TD

Illinois State

Illinois State Redbirds at No. 5 North Dakota State Bison – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Redbirds	0	3	0	7	10
No. 5 Bison	0	7	13	0	20

at Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota

Date: October 1
Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 18,904
Referee: Jerry Frump
TV: CSNC
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

NDSU – D. J. McNorton 36-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 8:19. Bison 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:51.
ILST – Nick Aussieker 27-yard field goal, 2:57. Bison 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:16.

Third quarter

NDSU – D. J. McNorton 15-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 7:39. Bison 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:08.
NDSU – Bobby Ollman 82-yard interception return (kick blocked), 4:46. Bison 20–3.

Fourth quarter

ILST – Milton Cobert 43-yard pass from Matt Brown (Nick Aussieker kick), 3:07. Bison 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:27.

Statistics	ILST	NDSU
First downs	21	16
Total yards	397	331
Rushing yards	127	124
Passing yards	270	207
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	30:44	29:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois State	Passing	Matt Brown	31/48, 270 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ashton Leggett	16 rushes, 73 yards
	Receiving	Lechein Neblett	9 receptions, 78 yards
North Dakota State	Passing	Brock Jensen	15/22, 207 yards, TD
	Rushing	D. J. McNorton	17 rushes, 56 yards, TD
	Receiving	Warren Holloway	6 receptions, 70 yards

At No. 20 Southern Illinois

No. 8 North Dakota State Bison at No. 20 Southern Illinois Salukis – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Bison	0	0	3	6	9
No. 20 Salukis	0	3	0	0	3

at Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, Illinois

Date: October 8
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Clear, 75 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 9,059
Referee: Bill Etzler
TV: ESPN3
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

SIU – Jackson MacLachlan 31-yard field goal, 3:26. Salukis 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:09.

Third quarter

NDSU – Ryan Jastram 36-yard field goal, 3:25. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:21.

Fourth quarter

NDSU – Matt Veldman 10-yard pass from Brock Jensen (kick failed), 6:51. Bison 9–3. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:59.

Statistics	NDSU	SIU
First downs	9	17
Total yards	210	297
Rushing yards	60	128
Passing yards	150	169
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	28:28	31:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Brock Jensen	13/23, 150 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	D. J. McNorton	13 rushes, 31 yards
	Receiving	Ryan Smith	3 receptions, 70 yards
Southern Illinois	Passing	Kory Faulkner	16/28, 169 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Jewel Hampton	23 rushes, 120 yards
	Receiving	Cam Fuller	2 receptions, 59 yards

Missouri State

Missouri State Bears at No. 4 North Dakota State Bison – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	7	7	0	21
No. 4 Bison	10	14	17	10	51

at Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota

Date: October 15
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 18,029
Referee: Wally Righton
TV: MSN
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

NDSU – Ryan Jastram 34-yard field goal, 9:47. Bison 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:32.
MOST – Ian Starnes 29-yard pass from Trevor Wooden (Austin Witmer kick), 5:50. Bears 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:51.
NDSU – Warren Holloway 31-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 1:37. Bison 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:08.

Second quarter

MOST – Chris Douglas 19-yard pass from Trevor Wooden (Austin Witmer kick), 14:31. Bears 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:00.
NDSU – Warren Holloway 47-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 11:06. Bison 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:19.
NDSU – D. J. McNorton 20-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 2:11. Bison 24–14. Drive: 10 plays, 96 yards, 5:31.

Third quarter

NDSU – Marcus Williams 90-yard kickoff return (Ryan Jastram kick), 14:49. Bison 31–14.
NDSU – Ryan Jastram 33-yard field goal, 9:08. Bison 34–14. Drive: 10 plays, 14 yards, 5:38.
NDSU – Matt Veldman 10-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 6:48. Bison 41–14. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:09.
MOST – Trevor Wooden 1-yard run (Austin Witmer kick), 2:22. Bison 41–21. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:20.

Fourth quarter

NDSU – Ryan Jastram 35-yard field goal, 12:45. Bison 44–21. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:32.
NDSU – D. J. McNorton 9-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 11:27. Bison 51–21. Drive: 1 play, 9 yards, 0:07.

Statistics	MOST	NDSU
First downs	19	26
Total yards	363	428
Rushing yards	141	212
Passing yards	222	216
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	22:30	37:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri State	Passing	Trevor Wooden	18/25, 222 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Vernon Scott	13 rushes, 66 yards
	Receiving	Ian Starnes	5 receptions, 79 yards, TD
North Dakota State	Passing	Brock Jensen	19/23, 211 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	D. J. McNorton	14 rushes, 92 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Warren Holloway	6 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD

At South Dakota State

No. 3 North Dakota State Bison at South Dakota State Jackrabbits – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Bison	7	3	7	21	38
Jackrabbits	0	0	7	7	14

at Coughlin–Alumni Stadium, Brookings, South Dakota

Date: October 22
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
Game attendance: 14,823
Referee: Greg Blum
TV: MSN
Box score, Recap

Statistics	NDSU	SDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 2 Northern Iowa

No. 2 Northern Iowa Panthers at No. 3 North Dakota State Bison – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Panthers	3	10	0	6	19
No. 3 Bison	7	10	7	3	27

at Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota

Date: October 29
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 18,886
Referee: Bill Etzler
TV: FCS Central
Box score, Recap

Statistics	UNI	NDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At No. 21 Indiana State

No. 1 North Dakota State Bison at No. 21 Indiana State Sycamores – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Bison	10	7	0	10	27
No. 21 Sycamores	3	7	0	6	16

at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, Indiana

Date: November 5
Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT/2:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
Game attendance: 6,412
Referee: Wally Righton
TV: ESPN3
Box score, Recap

Statistics	NDSU	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Youngstown State

Youngstown State at No. 1 North Dakota State Bison – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	3	14	10	0	27
No. 1 Bison	7	14	3	0	24

at Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota

Date: November 12
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 18,450
Referee: Justin Ingalls
TV: ND-NBC
Box score, Recap

Statistics	YSU	NDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Youngstown State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Western Illinois

No. 5 North Dakota State Bison at Western Illinois Leathernecks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Bison	7	14	16	0	37
Leathernecks	0	0	7	14	21

at Hanson Field, Macomb, Illinois

Date: November 19
Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
Game attendance: 3,560
Referee: Tom Stapleton
TV: KXJB-TV
Box score, Recap

Statistics	NDSU	WIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Western Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 17 James Madison (FCS Second Round)

No. 17 James Madison Dukes at No. 4 North Dakota State Bison (FCS Second Round) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Dukes	0	7	0	7	14
No. 4 Bison	0	10	6	10	26

at Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota

Date: December 3
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 17,432
Referee: Ross Smith
TV: ESPN3
Box score, Recap

Statistics	JMU	NDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
James Madison	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 6 Lehigh (FCS Quarterfinals)

No. 6 Lehigh Mountain Hawks at No. 4 North Dakota State Bison (FCS Quarterfinals) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Mountain Hawks	0	0	0	0	0
No. 4 Bison	0	17	0	7	24

at Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota

Date: December 10
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 18,111
Referee: Kelly Hollman
TV: ESPN3
Box score, Recap

Statistics	LEH	NDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lehigh	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 3 Georgia Southern (FCS Semifinals)

No. 3 Georgia Southern Eagles at No. 4 North Dakota State Bison (FCS Semifinals) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Eagles	0	7	0	0	7
No. 4 Bison	7	7	6	15	35

at Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota

Date: December 17
Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 18,108
Referee: William Boyd
TV: ESPNU
Box score, Recap

Statistics	GASO	NDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Vs. Sam Houston State (FCS Championship Game)

No. 1 Sam Houston State Bearkats vs. No. 4 North Dakota State Bison (FCS Championship Game) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Bearkats	0	6	0	0	6
No. 4 Bison	3	0	7	7	17

at Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas

Date: January 7, 2012
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Overcast, 50 °F (10 °C)
Game attendance: 20,586
Referee: Tony Marcella
TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Neal, David Diaz-Infante, and Allison Williams
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

NDSU – Ryan Jastram 19-yard field goal, 0:03. Bison 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:56.

Second quarter

SHSU – Craig Alaniz 24-yard field goal, 2:18. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 4:11.
SHSU – Craig Alaniz 31-yard field goal, 0:40. Bearkats 6–3. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 1:04.

Third quarter

NDSU – D. J. McNorton 39-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 12:47. Bison 10–6. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:13.

Fourth quarter

NDSU – Brock Jensen 1-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 8:45. Bison 17–6. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:03.

Statistics	SHSU	NDSU
First downs	12	9
Total yards	210	235
Rushing yards	95	115
Passing yards	115	120
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	33:05	26:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sam Houston State	Passing	Brian Bell	12/31, 115 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Tim Flanders	21 rushes, 84 yards
	Receiving	Torrance Williams	3 receptions, 53 yards
North Dakota State	Passing	Brock Jensen	10/20, 120 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	D. J. McNorton	14 rushes, 39 yards
	Receiving	D. J. McNorton	2 receptions, 35 yards, TD

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