2024 North Dakota State Bison football team

2024 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division I champion
MVFC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
Record14–2 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJake Landry (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Co-defensive coordinators
  • Nick Goeser (1st season)
  • Grant Olson (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFargodome
2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 +^   7 – 1     14 – 2  
No. 3 South Dakota State +^   7 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 4 South Dakota +^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 11 Illinois State ^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
Missouri State *   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Youngstown State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Indiana State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
North Dakota   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Southern Illinois   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Northern Iowa   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Murray State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 North Dakota State Bison football team represented 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 were 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 was assisted by first-year offensive coordinator Jake Landry,[1] who joined the Bison from St. Thomas, as well as co-defensive coordinators Grant Olson and Nick Goeser.[2] The Bison played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.

The Bison finished their regular season with a 10–2 record (7–1 in conference), losing to Colorado[3] and South Dakota.[4] They were seeded second in the FCS playoffs and received a first round bye; they then defeated Abilene Christian,[5] Mercer,[6] and South Dakota State[7] to reach the championship game. The Bison completed their season by defeating Montana State on January 6 in Frisco, Texas, to capture the program's tenth FCS title in 14 seasons,[8] and 18th overall title.

Preseason

MVFC poll

Main article: 2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference season § Preseason

The Missouri Valley Football Conference released its preseason poll on July 22, 2024, voted on by league athletic directors, coaches, and media members. The Bison were predicted to finish second in the conference.[9]

MVFC media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 South Dakota State 482 (42)
2 North Dakota State 437 (1)
3 South Dakota 371
4 Southern Illinois 293
5 North Dakota 276
6 Illinois State 264
7 Youngtown State 255
8 Northern Iowa 227
9 Missouri State 164 (1)
10 Indiana State 68
11 Murray State 67

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 pmat Colorado*No. 2
ESPNL 26–3149,438
September 72:30 pmTennessee State*No. 2
ABC ND/ESPN+W 52–316,811
September 144:30 pmat East Tennessee State*No. 2
ABC 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. 2
ABC 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. 2
ESPN+W 24–39,610
October 197:00 pmNo. 1 South Dakota StateNo. 2
ESPN2W 13–918,807
October 261:00 pmat Murray StateNo. 1
ABC 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. 1
ABC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+L 28–299,062
December 72:00 pmNo. 15 Abilene Christian*No. 3
ESPN+W 51–3110,373
December 142:30 pmNo. 8 Mercer*No. 3
ABCW 31–710,353
December 2111:00 amNo. 2 South Dakota State*No. 3
ABCW 28–2117,849
January 6, 20256:00 pmvs. No. 1 Montana State*No. 3
ESPNW 35–3218,005
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[10][11]

Game summaries

Regular season

Colorado (FBS)

See also: 2024 Colorado Buffaloes football team
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)
  • [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: comp–att–int 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

See also: 2024 Tennessee State Tigers football team
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: comp–att–int 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

See also: 2024 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
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: comp–att–int 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

See also: 2024 Towson Tigers football team
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: comp–att–int 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

See also: 2024 Illinois State Redbirds football team
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+
  • [5]
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: comp–att–int 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

See also: 2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team and Nickel Trophy
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+
  • [6]
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: comp–att–int 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

See also: 2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
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+
  • [7]
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: comp–att–int 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

See also: 2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team and Dakota Marker
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)
  • [8]
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: comp–att–int 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 yds, 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

See also: 2024 Murray State Racers football team
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+
  • [9]
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: comp–att–int 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

See also: 2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
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+
  • [10]
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: comp–att–int 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

See also: 2024 Missouri State Bears football team
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+
  • [11]
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: comp–att–int 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 (#7), 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 (#7), 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 (#7), 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 (#7), 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

See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team
No. 1 North Dakota State Bison (10–1) vs. No. 4 South Dakota Coyotes (8–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Bison 0 14 7728
No. 4 Coyotes 7 7 31229

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD

  • Date: November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 pm
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 9,062
  • Referee: Aaron Adams
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [12]
Statistics North Dakota State South Dakota
First downs 19 23
Plays–yards 69–340 60–391
Rushes–yards 47–166 30–119
Passing yards 174 272
Passing: comp–att–int 10–22–0 18–30–0
Time of possession 30:46 29:14
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 10/22, 174 yds, TD
Rushing Cam Miller 19 car, 82 yds, TD
Receiving RaJa Nelson 3 rec, 48 yds
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 18/30, 272 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Travis Theis 13 car, 66 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Javion Phelps 3 rec, 79 yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NDSU USD
1st 6:35 11 80 6:14 USD Travis Theis (#5) 6-yard touchdown run, Will Leyland (#15) kick good 0 7
2nd 12:44 7 73 4:13 USD Travis Theis (#5) 14-yard touchdown run, Will Leyland (#15) kick good 0 14
2nd 2:39 6 66 2:57 NDSU Braylon Henderson (#1) 23-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 14
2nd 0:26 9 83 1:17 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 3-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 14
3rd 10:21 10 51 4:39 USD 37-yard field goal by Will Leyland (#15) 14 17
3rd 4:48 10 80 5:29 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 17
4th 4:10 20 99 10:53 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 28 17
4th 3:22 6 71 0:48 USD Jack Martens (#15) 40-yard touchdown reception from Aidan Bouman (#2), 2-point pass incomplete 28 23
4th 0:12 6 58 1:04 USD Javion Phelps (#8) 25-yard touchdown reception from Aidan Bouman (#2), 2-point pass incomplete 28 29
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 28 29

NCAA Division I playoffs

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season § NCAA Division I playoff bracket

Abilene Christian (second round)

See also: 2024 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
No. 15 Abilene Christian Wildcats (9–4) vs. No. 3 North Dakota State Bison (10–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Wildcats 14 3 7731
No. 3 Bison 3 17 211051

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: December 7, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 10,373
  • Referee: Matt Overton
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Noah Reed (play-by-play), Craig Haubert (analyst)
  • [13]
Statistics Abilene Christian North Dakota State
First downs 16 19
Plays–yards 61–345 60–375
Rushes–yards 29–192 31–101
Passing yards 153 274
Passing: comp–att–int 20–32–2 20–29–1
Time of possession 29:28 30:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Abilene Christian Passing Maverick McIvor 20/32, 153 yds, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Sam Hicks 16 car, 153 yds, 2 TD
Receiving JJ Henry 7 rec, 70 yds, TD
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 20/29, 274 yds, 3 TD, INT
Rushing CharMar Brown 16 car, 58 yds
Receiving Bryce Lance 5 rec, 70 yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP ACU NDSU
1st 8:52 12 72 6:08 NDSU 21-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 0 3
1st 2:45 12 75 6:07 ACU JJ Henry (#4) 13-yard touchdown reception from Maverick McIvor (#1), Ritse Vaes (#48) kick good 7 3
1st 0:00 1 90 0:04 ACU Sam Hicks (#6) 90-yard touchdown run, Ritse Vaes (#48) kick good 14 3
2nd 10:35 4 1 0:57 ACU 29-yard field goal by Ritse Vaes (#48) 17 3
2nd 10:24 NDSU Kickoff returned 100 yards for touchdown by Jackson Williams (#81), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 17 10
2nd 5:58 6 25 2:18 NDSU 37-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 17 13
2nd 0:21 9 66 2:28 NDSU RaJa Nelson (#3) 6-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 17 20
3rd 10:38 4 28 1:47 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 17 27
3rd 6:08 4 28 1:47 NDSU TK Marshall (#28) 30-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 17 34
3rd 3:23 5 39 2:35 ACU Sam Hicks (#6) 3-yard touchdown run, Ritse Vaes (#48) kick good 24 34
3rd 0:40 5 75 2:43 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 36-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 24 41
4th 11:11 10 75 4:29 ACU Rovaughn Banks Jr. (#3) 2-yard touchdown run, Ritse Vaes (#48) kick good 31 41
4th 3:34 4 3 1:42 NDSU 24-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 31 44
4th 3:25 NDSU Interception returned 31 yards for touchdown by Logan Kopp (#31), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 31 51
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 51

Mercer (quarterfinal)

See also: 2024 Mercer Bears football team
No. 8 Mercer Bears (11–2) vs. No. 3 North Dakota State Bison (11–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Bears 7 0 007
No. 3 Bison 14 10 0731

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: December 14, 2024
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 10,353
  • Referee: Kelly Holman
  • TV announcers (ABC): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)
  • [14]
Statistics Mercer North Dakota State
First downs 8 20
Plays–yards 51–195 67–392
Rushes–yards 31–109 41–133
Passing yards 86 259
Passing: comp–att–int 10–20–1 16–26–2
Time of possession 24:22 35:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Mercer Passing Whitt Newbauer 8/18, 90 yds, TD, INT
Rushing Dwayne McGee 14 car, 59 yds
Receiving Kelin Parsons 1 rec, 38 yds, TD
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 16/25, 259 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing CharMar Brown 11 car, 58 yds
Receiving Mekhi Collins 4 rec, 119 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP MER NDSU
1st 12:03 4 50 1:57 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 40-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7
1st 9:31 2 74 0:30 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 4-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#7) kick good 0 14
1st 7:01 5 73 2:25 MER Kelin Parsons (#13) 38-yard touchdown reception from Whitt Newbauer (#8), Reice Griffith (#93) kick good 7 14
2nd 12:01 6 55 2:52 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 34-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 21
2nd 0:11 6 70 0:59 NDSU 38-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 7 24
4th 1:57 11 54 5:59 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 31
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 31

South Dakota State (semifinal)

See also: 2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
No. 2 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (12–2) vs. No. 3 North Dakota State Bison (12–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Jackrabbits 7 7 0721
No. 3 Bison 7 7 01428

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: December 21, 2024
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 17,849
  • Referee: Jeff Page
  • TV announcers (ABC): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline)
  • [15]
Statistics South Dakota State North Dakota State
First downs 18 19
Plays–yards 66–333 56–329
Rushes–yards 40–129 37–150
Passing yards 204 179
Passing: comp–att–int 14–26–0 13–19–0
Time of possession 29:39 30:21
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 14/25, 204 yds, TD
Rushing Amar Johnson 15 car, 77 yds, TD
Receiving Griffin Wilde 4 rec, 66 yds
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 13/19, 179 yds, 3 TD
Rushing Cam Miller 15 car, 93 yds, TD
Receiving Bryce Lance 6 rec, 125 yds, 3 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP SDSU NDSU
1st 9:34 7 80 3:41 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 21-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7
1st 4:14 10 75 5:20 SDSU Mark Gronowski (#11) 1-yard touchdown run, Hunter Dustman (#10) kick good 7 7
2nd 11:29 11 86 6:06 SDSU Amar Johnson (#3) 39-yard touchdown run, Hunter Dustman (#10) kick good 14 7
2nd 1:57 7 23 3:22 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 14
4th 12:56 3 70 1:18 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 47-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 21
4th 8:20 10 90 4:30 SDSU Grahm Goering (#12) 14-yard touchdown reception from Mark Gronowski (#11), Hunter Dustman (#10) kick good 21 21
4th 4:02 8 75 4:18 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 10-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 28
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 28

Montana State (national championship)

See also: 2025 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game and 2024 Montana State Bobcats football team
No. 3 North Dakota State Bison (13–2) vs. No. 1 Montana State Bobcats (15–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Bison 14 7 01435
No. 1 Bobcats 0 3 151432

at Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX

  • Date: January 6, 2025
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Clear; 34 °F (1 °C); Wind: NW 7 mph
  • Game attendance: 18,005
  • Referee: Matt Overton
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
  • [16]
Statistics North Dakota State Montana State
First downs 18 19
Plays–yards 59–401 61–393
Rushes–yards 36–202 37–198
Passing yards 199 195
Passing: comp–att–int 19–23–0 13–24–0
Time of possession 27:53 31:01
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 19/22, 199 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Cam Miller 18 car, 121 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Bryce Lance 9 rec, 107 yds, TD
Montana State Passing Tommy Mellott 13/24, 195 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Tommy Mellott 14 car, 135 yds, TD
Receiving Ryan Lonergan 1 rec, 53 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NDSU MTST
1st 7:55 12 75 7:05 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 0
1st 1:51 5 92 3:05 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 64-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 0
2nd 5:38 17 61 11:13 MTST 32-yard field goal by Myles Sansted (#39) 14 3
2nd 0:12 10 56 0:47 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 1-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 3
3rd 8:09 11 75 6:44 MTST Scottre Humphrey (#22) 1-yard touchdown run, Myles Sansted (#39) kick good 21 10
3rd 4:03 2 58 0:57 MTST Rohan Jones (# 5-yard touchdown reception from Tommy Mellott (#4), 2-point pass result 21 18
4th 14:18 8 75 4:45 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 1-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 28 18
4th 11:25 5 75 2:53 MTST Tommy Mellott (#4) 44-yard touchdown run, Myles Sansted (#39) kick good 28 25
4th 2:41 9 66 5:06 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 3-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 35 25
4th 1:09 10 73 1:26 MTST Taco Dowler (#14) 19-yard touchdown reception from Tommy Mellott (#4), Myles Sansted (#39) kick good 35 32
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 35 32

Roster

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
WR 19 Chris Harris  Jr
RB 25 CharMar Brown  Fr
RB 28 TK Marshall Sr
RB 30 Kelly Watson  Fr
FB 33 Logan Hofstedt  Sr
RB 34 Jonathan Harvey  So
RB 36 McClain Miller Fr
TE 40 Kaden Zenzen  So
TE 42 Reis Kessel Fr
RB 42 Brady Wavrunek  Fr
TE 44 Luke Kokat  So
RB 45 Peder Haugo Fr
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
C 61 Gage Schmidt Fr
G 62 Griffin Empey  Fr
C 63 Trent Fraley So
G 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 84 Jacob Kilzer 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
LB 32 Austin Altepeter  So
CB 34 Will Washington Fr
S 35 Sam Jung Sr
LB 35 Ryland Satter Fr
LB 36 Nick Kubitz  Sr
S 37 Will Frattalone  Fr
S 39 Landon Meier 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: December 9, 2024

2025 NFL draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

The following Bison players were selected in the 2025 NFL draft.

Player Position School Draft
round 		Round
pick 		Overall
pick 		Team
Grey Zabel
OG
 North Dakota State 1 18 18 Seattle Seahawks
Cam Miller
QB
 North Dakota State 6 39 215 Las Vegas Raiders

Rankings

Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
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)3 (2)1 (56)
Coaches22 (5)2 (2)2 (1)2 (1)2 (3)2 (3)2 (2)1 (24)1 (24)1 (24)1 (24)1 (23)41 (16)

References

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  2. ^ "Bison football promotes Grant Olson to defensive coordinator". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. December 21, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders star as Buffaloes rally". cbssports.com. CBS Sports. August 30, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  4. ^ "South Dakota scores with 12 seconds left to beat FCS top ranked North Dakota State". sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo! Sports. November 23, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  5. ^ "North Dakota State erases 14-point deficit, beats Abilene Christian 51-31 in FCS second round". apnews.com. Associated Press. December 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  6. ^ "Miller thorws for 2 TDs, runs for another as North Dakota State tops Mercer 31-7 in FCS quarterfinal". apnews.com. Associated Press. December 14, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  7. ^ "Lance and Miller team to send North Dakota State to FCS title game with 28-21 win over Jackrabbits". apnews.com. Associated Press. December 21, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  8. ^ "North Dakota State wins 10th FCS title with 35-32 win over Montana State". sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo! Sports. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  9. ^ "Valley Football 2024 Preseason Team and Poll". Missouri Valley Football Conference. July 22, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 Football Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  11. ^ "North Dakota State Bison Schedule 2024". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
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