2023 North Dakota State Bison football team

2023 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 3
FCS CoachesNo. 3
Record11–4 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTyler Roehl (5th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJason Petrino (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 South Dakota State $^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 4 South Dakota ^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 3 North Dakota State ^   5 – 3     11 – 4  
No. 19 Youngstown State ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 16 North Dakota ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Northern Iowa   5 – 3     6 – 5  
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Illinois State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Missouri State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Murray State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Indiana State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Western Illinois   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of December 19, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by fifth-year head coach Matt Entz. Following the season he was hired by USC as the team's linebackers coach.[1] The Bison played home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The North Dakota State Bison football team drew an average home attendance of 15,121 in 2023.

The Bison finished the regular season with an overall record of 8–3 and 5–3 in MVFC play. NDSU was unseeded and played in the first round of the FCS playoffs. The Bison then beat Drake in the first round, sixth-seeded Montana State in the second round in overtime, third-seeded South Dakota in the quarterfinals, before falling to second-seeded Montana in the semifinals. It was the first time that NDSU missed the championship game in a fall season since 2016, and the first time in NDSU's Division I era that they didn't win a national title for two consecutive seasons.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:30 pmvs. Eastern Washington*No. 2
ABC ND/ESPN+W 35–1022,546
September 92:30 pmMaine*No. 2
ABC ND/ESPN+W 44–715,044
September 162:30 pmCentral Arkansas*No. 2
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ABC ND/ESPN+W 49–3115,016
September 301:00 pmSouth DakotadaggerNo. 2
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ABC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+L 19–2418,342
October 72:00 pmat Missouri StateNo. 7
ESPN+W 38–108,727
October 141:00 pmat No. 15 North DakotaNo. 6
ABC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+L 24–4913,091
October 212:30 pmWestern IllinoisNo. 14
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ABC ND/ESPN+W 52–714,255
October 282:30 pmMurray StateNo. 12
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ABC ND/ESPN+W 38–613,876
November 42:00 pmat No. 1 South Dakota StateNo. 11
ABC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+L 16–3319,431
November 112:30 pmNo. 11 Southern IllinoisNo. 12
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ABC ND/ESPN+W 34–1014,191
November 184:00 pmat No. 22 Northern IowaNo. 9
ABC ND/ESPN+W 48–279,852
November 252:30 pmDrake*No. 8
ESPN+W 66–37,798
December 22:00 pmat No. 5 Montana State*No. 8
ESPN+W 35–34 OT17,247
December 91:30 p.m.at No. 3 South Dakota*No. 8
ABCW 45–179,141
December 163:30 p.m.at No. 2 Montana*No. 8
ESPN2L 29–31 2OT26,544
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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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Eastern Washington

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See also: 2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
Eastern Washington Eagles (0–0) vs No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 7 0 0310
No. 2 Bison 14 7 7735

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

  • Date: September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 22,546
  • Referee: Jason Berg
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [1]
Statistics Eastern Washington North Dakota State
First downs 16 22
Plays–yards 67–339 67–513
Rushes–yards 28–72 39–337
Passing yards 267 176
Passing: comp–att–int 23–39–1 19–28–0
Time of possession 26:13 30:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Washington Passing Kekoa Visperas 23/39, 266 yds, TD, INT
Rushing Michael Wortham 5 car, 41 yds
Receiving Efton Chism III 7 rec, 74 yds
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 18/25, 174 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Cole Payton 6 car, 104 yds, TD
Receiving Zach Mathis 4 rec, 53 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP EWU NDSU
1st 9:23 8 80 3:12 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#84) 7-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7
1st 7:02 3 72 0:46 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 54-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 14
1st 4:55 7 75 2:07 EWU Nolan Ulm (#17) 34-yard touchdown reception from Kekoa Visperas (#0), Soren McKee (#96) kick good 7 14
2nd 10:10 4 92 2:10 NDSU Cole Payton (#9) 70-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 21
3rd 2:56 9 70 4:42 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 14-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 28
4th 8:30 13 86 7:16 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 3-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 35
4th 4:01 12 61 4:23 EWU 36-yard field goal by Soren McKee (#96) 10 35
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 35

Maine

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See also: 2023 Maine Black Bears football team
Maine Black Bears (0–1) vs No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (1–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Black Bears 0 0 077
No. 2 Bison 6 10 141444

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 15,044
  • Referee: Jason Perkins
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [2]
Statistics Maine North Dakota State
First downs 13 24
Plays–yards 54–223 71–456
Rushes–yards 25–106 47–264
Passing yards 117 192
Passing: comp–att–int 18–29–3 17–24–0
Time of possession 24:51 35:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Maine Passing Derek Robertson 18/29, 117 yds, 3 INT
Rushing Tristen Kenan 14 car, 53 yds
Receiving Jamie Lamson 6 rec, 42 yds
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 14/19, 152 yds
Rushing Cole Payton 8 car, 102 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Zach Mathis 4 rec, 62 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP MAINE NDSU
1st 11:29 4 5 2:00 NDSU 27-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 0 3
1st 4:01 5 1 1:51 NDSU 40-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 0 6
2nd 4:15 11 40 5:09 NDSU 31-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 0 9
2nd 0:52 6 48 1:37 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 16
3rd 8:22 12 75 6:38 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 23
3rd 1:18 5 30 2:42 NDSU Cole Payton (#9) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 30
4th 12:54 2 59 0:52 NDSU Cole Payton (#9) 61-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 37
4th 6:06 12 89 6:43 MAINE John Gay (#46) 13-yard touchdown run, Cody Williams (#59) kick good 7 37
4th 0:22 9 59 5:37 NDSU Owen Johnson (#4) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 44
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 44

Central Arkansas

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See also: 2023 Central Arkansas Bears football team
Central Arkansas Bears (1–1) vs No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (2–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 10 01431
No. 2 Bison 21 14 7749

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 15,016
  • Referee: CJ Jackson
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [3]
Statistics Central Arkansas North Dakota State
First downs 18 26
Plays–yards 58–431 62–481
Rushes–yards 27–221 40–235
Passing yards 210 246
Passing: comp–att–int 22–31–1 20–22–0
Time of possession 25:25 34:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Arkansas Passing Will McElvain 22/31, 210 yds, TD, INT
Rushing ShunDerrick Powell 18 car, 218 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Myles Butler 6 rec, 88 yds, TD
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 18/19, 200 yds, 2 TD
Rushing TaMerik Williams 13 car, 83 yds, TD
Receiving Eli Green 4 rec, 86 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UCA NDSU
1st 12:33 5 81 2:22 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7
1st 6:51 NDSU Interception returned 35 yards for touchdown by Eli Mostaert (#53), Grffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 14
1st 5:25 3 75 1:26 UCA ShunDerrick Powell (#27) 43-yard touchdown run, Jake Gaster (#22) kick good 7 14
1st 2:45 5 66 2:33 NDSU TK Marshall (#28) 11-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 21
2nd 12:03 12 58 5:42 UCA 35-yard field goal by Jake Gaster (#22) 10 21
2nd 7:07 8 78 4:50 NDSU Hunter Brozio (#49) 6-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 10 28
2nd 6:24 2 75 0:43 UCA ShunDerrick Powell (#27) 71-yard touchdown run, Jake Gaster kick good 17 28
2nd 1:41 9 75 4:43 NDSU Cole Payton (#9) 26-yard touchdown run, Grffin Crosa (#39) kick good 17 35
3rd 7:46 9 49 5:26 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 13-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 17 42
4th 13:11 14 81 7:47 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 8-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 17 49
4th 6:53 14 75 6:18 UCA Myles Butler (#14) 4-yard touchdown reception from Will McElvain (#2), Jake Gaster (#22) kick good 24 49
4th 2:16 7 69 2:51 UCA Darius Hale (#4) 10-yard touchdown run, Jake Gaster (#22) kick good 31 49
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 49

South Dakota

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See also: 2023 South Dakota Coyotes football team
South Dakota Coyotes (2–1) vs No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (3–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Coyotes 7 14 0324
No. 2 Bison 3 0 7919

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: September 30, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 18,342
  • Referee: Marcel Kerr
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [4]
Statistics South Dakota North Dakota State
First downs 15 23
Plays–yards 38–269 65–348
Rushes–yards 26–101 40–194
Passing yards 168 154
Passing: comp–att–int 10–12–0 18–25–1
Time of possession 24:28 35:32
Team Category Player Statistics
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 10/12, 168 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Nate Thomas 14 car, 49 yds
Receiving Carter Bell 5 rec, 124 yds, 2 TD
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 18/25, 154 yds, TD, INT
Rushing Cam Miller 12 car, 70 yds
Receiving Zach Mathis 4 rec, 42 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP USD NDSU
1st 11:23 6 75 3:37 USD Carter Bell (#14) 50-yard touchdown reception from Aidan Bouman (#2), Will Leyland (#15) kick good 7 0
1st 1:16 16 56 10:07 NDSU 37-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 7 3
2nd 9:47 11 78 6:23 USD Keyondre Jones (#21) 8-yard touchdown run, Will Leyland (#15) kick good 14 3
2nd 5:30 2 46 1:11 USD Carter Bell (#14) 52-yard touchdown reception from Aidan Bouman (#2), Will Leyland (#15) kick good 21 3
3rd 7:23 12 89 7:31 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 7-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 10
4th 11:10 16 80 9:24 NDSU 26-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 21 13
4th 2:49 12 54 8:14 USD 37-yard field goal by Will Leyland (#15) 24 13
4th 0:36 12 75 2:13 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 2-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), 2-point pass failed 24 19
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 19

Missouri State

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See also: 2023 Missouri State Bears football team
No. 7 North Dakota State Bison (3–1) vs. Missouri State Bears (1–3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Bison 14 14 3738
Bears 7 0 3010

at Robert W. Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO

  • Date: October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Sunny; 60 °F (16 °C); Wind: NW 8 mph
  • Game attendance: 8,727
  • Referee: Jason Berg
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [5]
Statistics North Dakota State Missouri State
First downs 23 21
Plays–yards 64–534 64–351
Rushes–yards 40–258 20–82
Passing yards 276 269
Passing: comp–att–int 18–24–0 25–44–3
Time of possession 33:28 26:32
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 16/20, 256 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Owen Johnson 9 car, 82 yds
Receiving Zach Mathis 6 rec, 160 yds, 2 TD
Missouri State Passing Jordan Pachot 25/44, 269 yds, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Jacardia Wright 15 car, 65 yds
Receiving Raylen Sharpe 13 rec, 153 yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NDSU MOST
1st 9:31 9 73 5:21 NDSU Zach Mathis (#0) 23-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 0
1st 5:18 6 77 2:51 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 9-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 0
1st 1:40 7 73 3:31 MOST Raylen Sharpe (#6) 21-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Pachot (#2), Owen Rozanc (#35) kick good 14 7
2nd 11:02 4 53 1:51 NDSU Cole Payton (#9) 20-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 7
2nd 0:39 9 89 2:10 NDSU Zach Mathis (#0) 33-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 28 7
3rd 8:49 16 48 6:11 MOST 44-yard field goal by Owen Rozanc (#35) 28 10
3rd 2:40 10 66 6:03 NDSU 40-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 31 10
4th 11:56 6 38 3:08 NDSU Jake Lippe (#19) 4-yard touchdown reception from Cole Payton (#9), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 38 10
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 10

North Dakota

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See also: 2023 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
See also: Nickel Trophy
No. 6 North Dakota State Bison (4–1) vs. No. 15 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (3–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Bison 7 10 0724
No. 15 Fighting Hawks 21 7 71449

at Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND

  • Date: October 14, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 13,091
  • Referee: Aaron Adams
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [6]
Statistics North Dakota State North Dakota
First downs 17 18
Plays–yards 57–364 51–328
Rushes–yards 38–15 39–215
Passing yards 214 113
Passing: comp–att–int 13–19–1 9–12–0
Time of possession 31:38 28:22
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 11/16, 175 yds, TD, INT
Rushing Cam Miller 9 car, 48 yds, TD
Receiving Eli Green 4 rec, 96 yds
North Dakota Passing Tommy Schuster 9/12, 113 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Gaven Ziebarth 18 car, 156 yds, 3 TD
Receiving Bo Belquist 2 rec, 41 yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NDSU UND
1st 14:47 UND Kickoff returned 100 yards for touchdown by Luke Skokna (#7), CJ Elrichs (#53) kick good 0 7
1st 10:00 9 75 4:47 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 26-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 7
1st 5:28 8 73 4:27 UND Gaven Ziebarth (#28) 5-yard touchdown run, CJ Elrichs (#53) kick good 7 14
1st 1:40 4 35 1:40 UND Luke Skokna (#7) 13-yard touchdown reception from Tommy Schuster (#2), CJ Elrichs (#53) kick good 7 21
2nd 13:28 6 58 3:07 NDSU 36-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 10 21
2nd 4:32 11 67 7:26 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 1-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 17 21
2nd 0:13 10 75 4:19 UND Luke Skokna (#7) 4-yard touchdown run, CJ Elrichs (#53) kick good 17 28
3rd 7:13 4 23 2:14 UND Gaven Ziebarth (#28) 7-yard touchdown run, CJ Elrichs (#53) kick good 17 35
4th 10:58 15 63 9:39 UND Bo Belquist (#1) 9-yard touchdown reception from Tommy Schuster (#2), CJ Elrichs (#53) kick good 17 42
4th 7:18 3 65 1:43 UND Gaven Ziebarth (#28) 59-yard touchdown run, CJ Elrichs (#53) kick good 17 49
4th 2:42 10 75 4:36 NDSU Jake Lippe (#13) 6-yard touchdown reception from Cole Payton (#9), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 24 49
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 49

Western Illinois

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See also: 2023 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
Western Illinois Leathernecks (0–6) vs No. 14 North Dakota State Bison (4–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Leathernecks 0 0 077
No. 14 Bison 14 24 14052

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: October 21, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 14,255
  • Referee: Gregory Gompf
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [7]
Statistics Western Illinois North Dakota State
First downs 10 22
Plays–yards 52–184 60–625
Rushes–yards 39–113 44–425
Passing yards 71 200
Passing: comp–att–int 8–13–1 11–16–0
Time of possession 27:41 32:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Illinois Passing Matt Morrissey 8/13, 71 yds, TD, INT
Rushing Seth Glatz 11 car, 64 yds
Receiving AJ Coons 2 rec, 48 yds, TD
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 8/12, 103 yds
Rushing RaJa Nelson 3 car, 103 yds, TD
Receiving Joe Stoffel 2 rec, 84 yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP WIU NDSU
1st 9:02 10 10 5:58 NDSU TK Marshall (#28) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7
1st 1:51 7 65 4:11 NDSU TK Marshall (#28) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 14
2nd 13:12 4 20 1:35 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 5-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 21
2nd 11:14 1 76 0:13 NDSU RaJa Nelson (#6) 76-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 28
2nd 8:48 1 49 0:11 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 49-yard touchdown reception from Cole Payton (#9), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 35
2nd 0:05 12 81 5:14 NDSU 29-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 0 38
3rd 10:45 4 65 2:13 NDSU TK Marshall (#28) 38-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 45
3rd 4:36 6 75 3:44 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 24-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 52
4th 6:26 2 48 0:44 WIU AJ Coons (#15) 43-yard touchdown reception from Matt Morrissey (#7), Owen Valek (#57) kick good 7 52
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 52

Murray State

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See also: 2023 Murray State Racers football team
Murray State Racers (2–5) vs No. 12 North Dakota State Bison (5–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Racers 0 3 306
No. 12 Bison 21 7 7338

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: October 28, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 13,876
  • Referee: Jason Perkins
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [8]
Statistics Murray State North Dakota State
First downs 11 19
Plays–yards 55–164 62–377
Rushes–yards 28–56 34–175
Passing yards 108 202
Passing: comp–att–int 15–27–1 20–28–0
Time of possession 28:28 31:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Murray State Passing DJ Williams 15/26, 108 yds, INT
Rushing Jawaun Northington 9 car, 37 yds
Receiving Michael Fox 4 rec, 27 yds
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 18/24, 192 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Cam Miller 6 car, 55 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Zach Mathis 8 rec, 74 yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP MUST NDSU
1st 12:14 5 65 2:46 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 15-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7
1st 5:35 10 77 5:04 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 9-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 14
1st 3:11 4 29 2:19 NDSU Braylon Henderson (#1) 8-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 21
2nd 6:23 8 57 5:13 NDSU Zach Mathis (#0) 15-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 28
2nd 1:49 11 40 4:34 MUST 53-yard field goal by James London (#83) 3 28
3rd 13:07 NDSU Punt returned 66 yards for touchdown by Jayden Price (#23), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 35
3rd 5:49 13 63 7:10 MUST 39-yard field goal by Matt Maldonado (#37) 6 35
4th 4:05 4 -2 1:21 NDSU 36-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 6 38
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 6 38

South Dakota State

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See also: 2023 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
See also: Dakota Marker
No. 11 North Dakota State Bison (6–2) vs. No. 1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (8–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 11 Bison 6 3 0716
No. 1 Jackrabbits 7 13 7633

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD

  • Date: November 4, 2023
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Sunny; 54 °F (12 °C); Wind: S 10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 19,431
  • Referee: Aaron Adams
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [9]
Statistics North Dakota State South Dakota State
First downs 19 17
Plays–yards 64–325 52–365
Rushes–yards 35–158 33–152
Passing yards 167 213
Passing: comp–att–int 18–29–2 12–19–0
Time of possession 30:18 29:42
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 18/29, 167 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Cam Miller 17 car, 93 yds
Receiving Eli Green 4 rec, 47 yds
South Dakota State Passing Mark Gronowski 12/19, 213 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Isaiah Davis 17 car, 106 yds, TD
Receiving Jadon Janke 5 rec, 89 yds, 2 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NDSU SDSU
1st 7:44 12 75 7:16 NDSU Zach Mathis (#0) 1-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick blocked 6 0
1st 0:46 13 75 6:58 SDSU Isaiah Davis (#22) 1-yard touchdown run, Hunter Dustman (#10) kick good 6 7
2nd 10:09 11 52 4:51 NDSU 27-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 9 7
2nd 7:12 6 57 2:50 SDSU 31-yard field goal by Hunter Dustman (#10) 9 10
2nd 5:15 3 46 0:55 SDSU Jadon Janke (#1) 46-yard touchdown reception from Mark Gronowski (#11), Hunter Dustman kick good 9 17
2nd 1:50 6 27 3:14 SDSU 21-yard field goal by Hunter Dustman (#10) 9 20
3rd 11:26 6 75 3:34 SDSU Jadon Janke (#1) 7-yard touchdown reception from Mark Gronowski (#11), Hunter Dustman (#10) kick good 9 27
4th 11:52 8 45 4:22 SDSU 44-yard field goal by Hunter Dustman (#10) 9 30
4th 6:33 11 75 5:19 NDSU Zach Mathis (#0) 10-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Eli Ozick (#81) kick good 16 30
4th 0:56 4 6 1:51 SDSU 26-yard field goal by Hunter Dustman (#10) 16 33
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 16 33

Southern Illinois

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See also: 2023 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
No. 11 Southern Illinois Salukis (6–3) vs No. 12 North Dakota State Bison (6–3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 11 Salukis 7 3 0010
No. 12 Bison 7 6 71434

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: November 11, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 14,191
  • Referee: Marcel Kerr
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [10]
Statistics Southern Illinois North Dakota State
First downs 12 21
Plays–yards 55–206 64–449
Rushes–yards 26–55 45–217
Passing yards 151 232
Passing: comp–att–int 16–29–1 15–19–0
Time of possession 21:44 38:16
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Illinois Passing Nic Baker 12/17, 114 yds
Rushing Ro Elliott 10 car, 25 yds, TD
Receiving Izaiah Hartrup 5 rec, 71 yds
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 15/19, 232 yds
Rushing TaMerik Williams 8 car, 51 yds, 2 TD
Receiving RaJa Nelson 4 rec, 81 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP SIU NDSU
1st 10:36 7 75 4:24 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 8-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7
1st 5:34 11 65 4:56 SIU Ro Elliott (#1) 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Baumgarte (#91) kick good 7 7
2nd 14:57 11 76 5:26 NDSU 25-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 7 10
2nd 2:27 7 42 4:41 NDSU 44-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 7 13
2nd 0:19 6 30 0:50 SIU 32-yard field goal by Jake Baumgarte (#91) 10 13
3rd 8:47 8 70 4:34 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 34-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 10 20
4th 13:03 7 59 3:32 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 10 27
4th 8:40 5 31 2:44 NDSU TK Marshall (#28) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 10 34
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 34

Northern Iowa

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See also: 2023 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
No. 9 North Dakota State Bison (7–3) vs. No. 22 Northern Iowa Panthers (6–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Bison 14 13 71448
No. 22 Panthers 3 7 10727

at UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, IA

  • Date: November 18, 2023
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 9,852
  • Referee: Rick Warne
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [11]
Statistics North Dakota State Northern Iowa
First downs 18 25
Plays–yards 58–399 67–407
Rushes–yards 36–161 29–65
Passing yards 238 342
Passing: comp–att–int 17–22–0 24–38–4
Time of possession 30:33 28:15
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 17/22, 238 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Cole Payton 4 car, 79 yds, 2 TD
Receiving RaJa Nelson 6 rec, 113 yds, TD
Northern Iowa Passing Theo Day 24/38, 342 yds, 2 TD, 4 INT
Rushing Tyjahree Edwards 12 car, 67 yds, TD
Receiving Sam Schnee 8 rec, 164 yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NDSU UNI
1st 11:30 7 68 3:23 NDSU Eli Green (#13) 36-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 0
1st 7:05 12 62 4:19 UNI 26-yard field goal by Matthew Cook (#97) 7 3
1st 1:12 10 75 5:53 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 3
2nd 13:51 4 30 1:03 NDSU RaJa Nelson (#3) 15-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 3
2nd 11:28 5 84 2:17 UNI Tyjahree Edwards (#2) 40-yard touchdown run, Matthew Cook (#97) kick good 21 10
2nd 7:11 4 1 0:40 NDSU 34-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 24 10
2nd 0:13 13 32 6:15 NDSU 37-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 27 10
3rd 9:30 10 61 5:26 UNI 30-yard field goal by Matthew Cook (#97) 27 13
3rd 5:48 1 65 0:11 NDSU Cole Payton (#9) 65-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 34 13
3rd 0:56 10 75 4:52 UNI Sam Schnee (#23) 11-yard touchdown reception from Theo Day (#12), Matthew Cook (#97) kick good 34 20
4th 12:47 7 75 3:09 NDSU Cole Payton (#9) 23-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 41 20
4th 11:59 NDSU Interception returned 75 yards for touchdown by Cole Wisniewski (#31), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 48 20
4th 9:11 9 65 2:48 UNI Amauri Pesek-Hickson (#5) 15-yard touchdown reception from Theo Day (#12), Matthew Cook (#97) kick good 48 27
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 48 27

NCAA Division I playoffs

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See also: 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season § Postseason

Drake (first round)

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See also: 2023 Drake Bulldogs football team
No. 8 North Dakota State Bison (8–3) vs. Drake Bulldogs (8–3)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 3 0 003
No. 8 Bison 14 21 102166

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: November 25, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,798
  • Referee: Brad Carrell
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Noah Reed, Charles Arbuckle
  • [12]
Statistics Drake North Dakota State
First downs 12 27
Plays–yards 56–177 64–547
Rushes–yards 31–61 51–318
Passing yards 116 229
Passing: comp–att–int 14–25–2 12–13–0
Time of possession 26:24 33:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Drake Passing Luke Bailey 13/24, 111 yds, 2 INT
Rushing Dorian Boyland 9 car, 67 yds
Receiving Trey Radocha 4 rec, 41 yds
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 10/11, 206 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Cole Payton 13 car, 104 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Eli Green 3 rec, 91 yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP DRAKE NDSU
1st 12:34 6 37 2:18 DRAKE 30-yard field goal by Shane Dunning (#89) 3 0
1st 10:10 5 65 2:24 NDSU Cole Payton (#9) 20-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 7
1st 3:40 5 25 2:19 NDSU RaJa Nelson (#3) 5-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 14
2nd 14:08 4 77 1:58 NDSU RaJa Nelson (#3) 40-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 21
2nd 4:10 12 90 7:11 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 4-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 28
2nd 0:17 4 80 0:34 NDSU Eli Green (#13) 34-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 35
3rd 9:57 8 26 4:11 NDSU 31-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 3 38
3rd 4:30 7 48 4:14 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 14-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 45
4th 9:54 9 63 5:45 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 52
4th 5:00 6 64 3:12 NDSU Cole Payton (#9) 36-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 59
4th 3:32 NDSU Fumble recovery returned 5 yards for touchdown by Kelton McCaslin (#92), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 66
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 66

Montana State (second round)

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See also: 2023 Montana State Bobcats football team
No. 8 North Dakota State Bison (9–3) vs. No. 5 (6) Montana State Bobcats (8–3)
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
No. 8 Bison 0 14 77735
No. 5 (6) Bobcats 7 7 140634

at Bobcat Stadium, Bozeman, MT

  • Date: December 2, 2023
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Sunny; 36 °F (2 °C); Wind: W 15 mph
  • Game attendance: 17,247
  • Referee: Bruce Austin
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Noah Reed, Charles Arbuckle
  • [13]
Statistics North Dakota State Montana State
First downs 18 21
Plays–yards 57–374 59–509
Rushes–yards 43–296 40–279
Passing yards 78 230
Passing: comp–att–int 6–14–0 14–19–1
Time of possession 29:43 30:17
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 5/13, 66 yds, TD
Rushing TaMerik Williams 11 car, 162 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Eli Green 4 rec, 63 yds
Montana State Passing Tommy Mellott 13/17, 204 yds, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Tommy Mellott 18 car, 151 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Ty McCullouch 4 rec, 92 yds TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NDSU MTST
1st 1:57 3 63 1:11 MTST Ty McCullouch (#6) 34-yard touchdown reception from Tommy Mellott (#4), Casey Kautzman (#38) kick good 0 7
2nd 8:52 5 39 2:56 NDSU Zach Mathis (#0) 3-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 7
2nd 4:07 5 93 2:58 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 44-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 7
2nd 1:05 6 71 3:02 MTST Tommy Mellott (#4) 6-yard touchdown run, Casey Kautzman (#38) kick good 14 14
3rd 14:50 1 75 0:10 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 75-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 14
3rd 13:56 2 86 0:48 MTST Tommy Mellott (#4) 76-yard touchdown run, Casey Kautzman (#38) kick good 21 21
3rd 8:08 8 69 4:11 MTST Clevan Thomas Jr. (#2) 9-yard touchdown reception from Tommy Mellott (#4), Casey Kautzman (#38) kick good 21 21
4th 2:33 9 89 4:48 NDSU TK Marshall (#28) 29-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 28 28
OT 5 25 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 3-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 35 28
OT 1 25 MTST Scottre Humphrey (#22) 25-yard touchdown run, Casey Kautzman (#38) kick blocked 35 34
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 35 34

South Dakota (quarterfinal)

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See also: 2023 South Dakota Coyotes football team
No. 8 North Dakota State Bison (10–3) vs. No. 3 (3) South Dakota Coyotes (10–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Bison 21 14 3745
No. 3 (3) Coyotes 3 0 7717

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD

  • Date: December 9, 2023
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 9,141
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV announcers (ABC): Roy Philpott, Roddy Jones, Lauren Sisler
  • [14]
Statistics North Dakota State South Dakota
First downs 22 16
Plays–yards 60–416 52–298
Rushes–yards 45–206 20–52
Passing yards 210 246
Passing: comp–att–int 13–15–0 18–32–3
Time of possession 36:08 23:52
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 13/15, 210 yds, TD
Rushing Cole Payton 6 car, 65 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Eli Green 5 rec, 116 yds
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 13/22, 199 yds, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Travis Theis 6 car, 32 yds
Receiving Javion Phelps 3 rec, 81 yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NDSU USD
1st 8:30 10 75 6:30 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 9-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 0
1st 5:32 8 60 2:58 USD 32-yard field goal by Will Leyland (#15) 7 3
1st 1:57 7 76 3:30 NDSU Cole Payton (#9) 43-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 3
1st 0:05 NDSU Punt returned 82 yards for touchdown by Jayden Price (#23), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 3
2nd 6:59 9 81 5:27 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 4-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 28 3
2nd 0:23 7 54 3:35 NDSU Cole Payton (#9) 17-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 35 3
3rd 10:07 9 75 4:53 USD Javion Phelps (#8) 16-yard touchdown reception from Aidan Bouman (#2), Will Leyland (#15) kick good 35 10
3rd 0:50 53 15 9:17 NDSU 40-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 38 10
4th 9:12 7 45 4:40 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 19-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 45 10
4th 2:58 14 74 6:09 USD Charles Pierre Jr. (#3) 5-yard touchdown run, Will Leyland (#15) kick good 45 17
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 45 17

Montana (semifinal)

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See also: 2023 Montana Grizzlies football team
No. 8 North Dakota State Bison (11–3) vs. No. 2 (2) Montana Grizzlies (12–1)
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
No. 8 Bison 3 3 377629
No. 2 (2) Grizzlies 0 10 067831

at Washington-Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

  • Date: December 16, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Cloudy; 36 °F (2 °C); No Wind
  • Game attendance: 26,544
  • Referee: Brian Holland
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Lowell Galindo, Tyoka Jackson, Dawn Davenport
  • [15]
Statistics North Dakota State Montana
First downs 19 20
Plays–yards 63–332 69–284
Rushes–yards 40–175 39–124
Passing yards 157 160
Passing: comp–att–int 9–23–0 16–30–0
Time of possession 28:26 31:34
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 9/22, 157 yds, TD
Rushing TaMerik Williams 11 car, 52 yds
Receiving Eli Green 5 rec, 98 yds, TD
Montana Passing Clifton McDowell 16/30, 160 yds, TD
Rushing Eli Gillman 12 car, 49 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Junior Bergen 6 rec, 59 yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NDSU MONT
1st 11:43 7 63 3:17 NDSU 30-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 3 0
2nd 11:55 16 87 7:53 MONT Eli Gillman (#10) 3-yard touchdown run, Nico Ramos (#83) kick good 3 7
2nd 2:55 8 44 5:05 MONT 46-yard field goal by Grant Glasgow (#97) 3 10
2nd 0:00 13 58 2:55 NDSU 35-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 6 10
3rd 5:09 9 36 4:33 NDSU 38-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 9 10
4th 11:22 MONT Punt returned 47 yards for touchdown by Junior Bergen (#5), Nico Ramos (#83) kick missed wide left 9 16
4th 0:51 9 81 4:15 NDSU Eli Green (#13) 9-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 16 16
OT 1 25 NDSU Cole Payton (#9) 25-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 23 16
OT 2 25 MONT Junior Bergen (#5) 22-yard touchdown reception from Clifton McDowell (#17), Nico Ramos (#83) kick good 23 23
2OT 3 25 MONT Eli Gillman (#10) 13-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass complete 23 31
2OT 3 25 NDSU TK Marshall (#28) 2-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass intercepted 29 31
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 29 31

Roster

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2023 North Dakota State Bison football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Zach Mathis  Sr
WR 1 Braylon Henderson  Sr
WR 2 Kellen Entz  Fr
WR 3 Raja Nelson Sr
RB 4 Owen Johnson  So
WR 5 Bryce Lance  So
WR 6 Tyler Terhark  Jr
QB 7 Cam Miller Sr
RB 8 Barika Kpeenu  So
QB 9 Cole Payton  So
QB 10 Trey Drake Fr
QB 12 Nathan Hayes  Fr
WR 13 Eli Green  So
WR 15 Mekhi Collins  Fr
QB 16 Peter Anderson  So
WR 17 Carson Hegerle  Fr
WR 19 Jake Lippe  Sr
RB 22 TaMerik Williams  Sr
RB 25 CharMar Brown Fr
RB 28 TK Marshall Sr
FB 30 Josiah Azure Fr
RB 32 Kelly Watson Fr
FB 33 Logan Hofstedt  Sr
RB 34 Jonathan Harvey  Fr
TE 40 Kaden Zenzen  Fr
TE 43 Collin Knorr Fr
TE 44 Luke Kokat  Fr
RB 45 Brady Wavrunek Fr
FB 46 Truman Werremeyer  So
TE 47 Dylan Klancher Fr
FB 49 Hunter Brozio  Sr
OL 54 AJ Heins Fr
G 59 Hayden Johnston  Jr
OL 60 Isaac Zatechka  So
OL 61 Austin Schultz Fr
OL 62 Griffin Empey Fr
G 63 Jake Kubas  Sr
OL 65 Bryce Friday  Jr
OL 66 Jack Liwienski Fr
OL 67 Kaden Chadwick  Fr
OL 68 Nate Schneckloth Fr
OL 69 Devin Lockerby  Fr
OL 70 Beau Johnson Fr
C 72 Jalen Sundell  Sr
OT 73 Mason Miller Sr
G 74 Grey Zabel Sr
OT 75 Trevor Fiecko  So
OT 76 Hunter Poncius  Sr
C 77 Brandon Westberg  Sr
OT 78 Jake Rock  Sr
WR 80 John Gores  Fr
WR 81 Carter Kriewaldt Fr
TE 82 Joe Stoffel Sr
WR 83 Giancarlo Volpentesta  Sr
WR 84 Chris Harris  So
TE 85 Jacob Streit  Sr
WR 86 Cedric Wall  Fr
TE 87 Nate Forystek  Fr
TE 88 Carson Williams  So
TE 89 Finn Diggins  So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 10 Marcus Sheppard Sr
LB 11 Oscar Benson  Jr
DB 13 Najee Nelson Fr
LB 14 Enock Sibomana  So
DB 17 Jailen Duffie Fr
CB 18 Jaquise Alexander  Fr
DB 19 Reese Sheldon Fr
LB 20 Julian Wlodarczyk  Sr
CB 21 Reggie King  So
S 22 Hudson Artz  Fr
CB 23 Jayden Price  Sr
CB 24 Jenaro Ocama  Sr
LB 26 Marcus Gulley Jr
S 27 Ryan Jones  So
DB 28 Noah Taylor Fr
DB 29 Darius Givance  Fr
CB 30 Chase Nixon Jr
LB 31 Cole Wisniewski Sr
S 32 Ty Satter  Jr
DB 33 Termaine Turner Fr
CB 34 Kegan Huber  Fr
S 35 Sam Jung Sr
LB 36 Nick Kubitz  Sr
DB 37 Isaac Hyland  Fr
CB 38 Alex Oechsner  So
LB 39 Cade Powers  Sr
LB 41 Josh Hendricks Fr
LB 42 Jaiden Pickett Fr
LB 43 Logan Kopp  So
LB 44 Brit Senftner  Fr
DB 45 Jaylin Crumby Fr
LB 46 Oliver Lucht Fr
LB 47 Luke Weerts  Sr
DT 50 Kody Huisman  So
LB 51 Austin Altepeter  Fr
LB 52 Nathaniel Staehling  Fr
DT 53 Eli Mostaert  Sr
DE 54 Jake Kava  Sr
DE 55 Kole Menz  So
DE 56 Loshiaka Roques  Jr
DE 57 Allante Burley  Fr
DT 58 Javier Derritt  Sr
LB 59 Dylan Taves Sr
DE 63 Brennan Palmer Fr
DT 64 Jaxon Duttenhefer  So
DT 71 Keenan Wilson Fr
DE 72 Victor Isele Fr
DE 90 Matt Weerts  So
DT 91 Will Mostaert  Sr
DE 92 Kelton McCaslin  Fr
DE 93 Toby Anene  Fr
DT 94 Logan Larson  Fr
DE 95 Dylan Hendricks  Sr
DE 96 Abraham Myers Fr
DE 97 Gannon Williams  Fr
DT 98 Josh Magin  Fr
DE 99 Hunter Zenzen  Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 35 Eli Ozick Fr
K 37 Drew Klein  Fr
K 39 Griffin Crosa  Sr
P 41 Kaedin Steindorf  Jr
LS 48 Caleb Bowers  Fr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Randy Hedberg (Associate HC / passing game coordinator / quarterbacks)
  • Tyler Roehl (offensive coordinator / tight ends / fullbacks)
  • Jason Petrino (defensive coordinator / safeties)
  • Grant Olson (special teams coordinator / linebackers)
  • Joe Beshorner (running backs)
  • Steve Crutchley (wide receivers)
  • Nick Goeser (defensive line)
  • Dan Larson (offensive line)
  • Jeff Phelps (defensive tackles)
  • Tucker Meyer (outside linebackers)
  • Lewis Walker (cornerbacks)
  • Seth Hestness (offensive line assistant)
  • Bobby Mornhinweg (offensive analyst)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 3, 2023

Rankings

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Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS22 (1)2 (3)2 (3)2 (2)7614121112983
Coaches2 (1)22228715111013973

References

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  1. ^ "USC adds North Dakota State's Matt Entz to coach linebackers". espn.com. ESPN. December 10, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 North Dakota State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Football Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
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