2021 North Dakota State Bison football team

2021 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division I champion MVFC champion
NCAA Division I Championship Game, W 38–10 vs. Montana State
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 1
FCS Coaches	No. 1
Record	14–1 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach	Matt Entz (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tyler Roehl (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	David Braun (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Fargodome
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 14 Missouri State ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 16 Southern Illinois ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
No. 18 South Dakota ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
No. 4 South Dakota State ^		5	–	3					11	–	4
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^		4	–	4					6	–	6
Indiana State		3	–	5					5	–	6
North Dakota		3	–	5					5	–	6
Western Illinois		2	–	6					2	–	9
Illinois State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Youngstown State		2	–	6					3	–	7
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 North Dakota State Bison football team represented the North Dakota State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by third-year head coach Matt Entz. They played their home games at Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.

The Bison finished their regular season with a 10–1 record (7–1 in conference), losing only to South Dakota State. ^[1] They were seeded second in the FCS postseason tournament and received a first-round bye; they then defeated Southern Illinois, East Tennessee State, and James Madison to reach the championship game. The Bison completed their season by defeating Montana State on January 8 in Frisco, Texas, to capture the program's ninth FCS title in 11 seasons. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	2:30 p.m.	Albany *	No. 4	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 28–6	15,156
September 11	2:30 p.m.	Valparaiso *	No. 5	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 64–0	15,118
September 18	5:00 p.m.	at Towson *	No. 5	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 35–7	9,109
October 2	2:00 p.m.	at No. 10 North Dakota	No. 5	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	ABC ND/ESPN+/Midco	W 16–10	12,846
October 9	1:00 p.m.	No. 16 Northern Iowa	No. 5	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 34–20	18,536
October 16	2:00 p.m.	at Illinois State	No. 3	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 20–0	12,416
October 23	2:30 p.m.	No. 17 Missouri State	No. 3	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 27–20	15,559
October 30	2:30 p.m.	Indiana State	No. 2	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 44–2	14,383
November 6	2:00 p.m.	at No. 9 South Dakota State	No. 2	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker)	ABC ND/ESPN+/Midco	L 19–27	18,122
November 13	11:00 a.m.	at Youngstown State	No. 5	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	W 49–17	8,307
November 20	2:30 p.m.	No. 16 South Dakota	No. 4	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/ESPN+/Midco	W 52–24	16,252
December 4	2:30 p.m.	No. 21 Southern Illinois *	No. 3	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	W 38–7	12,557
December 11	11:00 a.m.	No. 7 East Tennessee State *	No. 3	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN	W 27–3	11,794
December 17	8:15 p.m.	No. 2 James Madison *	No. 3	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ESPN2	W 20–14	16,550
January 8, 2022	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 7 Montana State	No. 3	Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX (NCAA Division I Championship Game)	ESPN2	W 38–10	18,942
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Regular season

Albany

See also: 2021 Albany Great Danes football team

Albany Great Danes (0-0) vs. North Dakota State Bison (0-0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	0	6	0	0	6
No. 4 Bison	7	7	7	7	28

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: September 4, 2021
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 15,156
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	Albany	North Dakota State
First downs	8	20
Plays–yards	47-205	62-387
Rushes–yards	19-22	43-259
Passing yards	183	128
Passing: comp–att–int	16-28-2	14-19-0
Time of possession	23:29	36:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Albany	Passing	Jeff Undercuffer	16/28, 183 yds, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Karl Mofor	11 car, 21 yds
	Receiving	Roy Alexander	4 rec, 113 yds, TD
North Dakota State	Passing	Quincy Patterson	12/16, 115 yds, TD
	Rushing	Dominic Gonnella	13 car, 135 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Christian Watson	4 rec, 37 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ALB NDSU 1st 1:41 8 80 3:59 NDSU Dominic Gonnella (#29) 3-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 7 2nd 0:20 5 39 1:45 NDSU Josh Babicz (#81) 18-yard touchdown reception from Quincy Patterson (#2), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 14 2nd 0:04 1 67 0:11 ALB Roy Alexander (#11) 67-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Undercuffer (#13), 2-point pass incomplete 6 14 3rd 14:47 1 75 0:13 NDSU Dominic Gonnella (#29) 75-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 6 21 4th 7:10 5 28 2:09 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 7-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 6 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 6 28

Valparaiso

See also: 2021 Valparaiso Beacons football team

Valparaiso Beacons (0-1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (1-0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Beacons	0	0	0	0	0
No. 5 Bison	22	21	14	7	64

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: September 11, 2021
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 15,118
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	Valparaiso	North Dakota State
First downs	15	22
Plays–yards	64-185	49-583
Rushes–yards	41-73	43-458
Passing yards	112	125
Passing: comp–att–int	14-23-1	5-6-0
Time of possession	35:03	24:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Valparaiso	Passing	Ben Nimz	9/14, 63 yds
	Rushing	Ben Nimz	5 car, 20 yds
	Receiving	Jordan Bingham	4 rec, 34 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Quincy Patterson	4/5, 102 yds, TD
	Rushing	Quincy Patterson	4 car, 94 yds, TD
	Receiving	Christian Watson	2 rec, 83 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP VALPO NDSU 1st 13:14 NDSU Punt returned 45 yards for touchdown by Jayden Price (#23), 2-point rush good 0 8 1st 5:22 9 92 3:45 NDSU Braylon Henderson (#12) 28-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 15 1st 0:10 4 67 2:15 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 20-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 22 2nd 12:32 1 65 0:10 NDSU Christian Watson (#1) 65-yard touchdown reception from Quincy Patterson (#2), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 29 2nd 7:03 3 80 1:06 NDSU Jalen Bussey (#21) 72-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 36 2nd 0:24 6 83 1:28 NDSU Quincy Patterson (#2) 52-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 43 3rd 10:58 1 9 0:04 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 9-yard touchdown run, Will Cardinal (#38) kick good 0 50 3rd 1:57 10 91 5:59 NDSU Jalen Bussey (#21) 23-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Will Cardinal (#38) kick good 0 57 4th 5:34 10 80 6:12 NDSU Cole Payton (#15) 37-yard touchdown run, Will Cardinal (#38) kick good 0 64 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 64

Towson

See also: 2021 Towson Tigers football team

North Dakota State Bison (2-0) vs. Towson Tigers (1-1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Bison	6	15	7	7	35
Tigers	0	0	0	7	7

at Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD

• Date: September 18, 2021
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Sunny; 80 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 9,109
• TV: FloSports

Statistics	North Dakota State	Towson
First downs	21	12
Plays–yards	58-493	58-200
Rushes–yards	46-328	30-35
Passing yards	165	165
Passing: comp–att–int	6-12-1	19-28-0
Time of possession	30:14	29:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Quincy Patterson	6/11, 165 yds, TD, INT
	Rushing	Dominic Gonnella	13 car, 92 yds
	Receiving	Christian Watson	3 rec, 79 yds, TD
Towson	Passing	Chris Ferguson	19/28, 165 yds
	Rushing	Jerry Howard	18 car, 45 yds, TD
	Receiving	Caleb Smith	1 rec, 39 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU TOW 1st 8:38 4 86 2:05 NDSU Christian Watson (#1) 67-yard touchdown reception from Quincy Patterson (#2), 2-point rush no good 6 0 2nd 14:57 12 82 6:45 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 13 0 2nd 9:07 7 96 3:32 NDSU Quincy Patterson (#2) 3-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick failed 19 0 2nd 2:15 NDSU Chris Ferguson (#14) tackled in end zone for a safety by Brayden Thomas (#98) 21 0 3rd 11:02 7 73 3:58 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 3-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 28 0 4th 11:35 6 58 3:25 NDSU Jalen Bussey (#21) 12-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 35 0 4th 2:20 14 83 5:33 TOW Jerry Howard (#31) 1-yard touchdown run, Keegan Vaughan (#30) kick good 35 7 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 35 7

North Dakota

See also: 2021 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

North Dakota State Bison (3-0) vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks (2-1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Bison	3	3	3	7	16
No. 10 Fighting Hawks	7	0	0	3	10

at Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND

• Date: October 2, 2021
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 12,846
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	North Dakota State	North Dakota
First downs	13	13
Plays–yards	58-280	61-289
Rushes–yards	47-223	29-113
Passing yards	57	176
Passing: comp–att–int	5-11-0	18-32-1
Time of possession	33:01	26:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Quincy Patterson	4/10, 48 yds
	Rushing	Quincy Patterson	19 car, 92 yds, TD
	Receiving	Noah Gindorff	4 rec, 58 yds
North Dakota	Passing	Tommy Schuster	18/30, 176 yds, TD, INT
	Rushing	Otis Weah	19 car, 85 yds
	Receiving	Luke Skokna	6 rec, 50 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU UND 1st 4:55 10 38 4:07 NDSU 45-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 3 0 1st 1:34 8 73 3:16 UND Bo Belquist (#1) 30-yard touchdown reception from Tommy Schuster (#2), Adam Stage (#45) kick good 3 7 2nd 13:48 7 32 2:38 NDSU 34-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 6 7 3rd 4:34 4 8 2:20 NDSU 30-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 9 7 4th 1:13 8 58 4:34 NDSU Quincy Patterson (#2) 3-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 16 7 4th 0:16 6 29 0:51 UND 46-yard field goal by Adam Stage (#45) 16 10 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 16 10

Northern Iowa

See also: 2021 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Northern Iowa Panthers (3-1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (4-0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Panthers	0	10	7	3	20
No. 5 Bison	10	3	14	7	34

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: October 9, 2021
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 18,536
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	Northern Iowa	North Dakota State
First downs	14	15
Plays–yards	63-381	64-363
Rushes–yards	32-124	43-181
Passing yards	257	182
Passing: comp–att–int	12-31-0	11-21-0
Time of possession	27:37	32:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing	Theo Day	12/31, 257 yds, TD
	Rushing	Bradrick Shaw	10 car, 44 yds
	Receiving	Isaiah Weston	5 rec, 181 yds, TD
North Dakota State	Passing	Quincy Patterson	11/21, 182 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Quincy Patterson	12 car, 60 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Christian Watson	5 rec, 163 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UNI NDSU 1st 7:37 1 85 0:11 NDSU Christian Watson (#1) 85-yard touchdown reception from Quincy Patterson (#2), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 7 1st 3:37 6 40 2:11 NDSU 27-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 0 10 2nd 11:24 8 73 3:36 UNI Isaiah Weston (#80) 44-yard touchdown reception from Theo Day (#12), Matthew Cook (#97) kick good 7 10 2nd 3:00 8 73 3:36 UNI 33-yard field goal by Matthew Cook (#97) 10 10 2nd 0:23 9 71 2:37 NDSU 22-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 10 13 3rd 11:46 2 9 1:12 NDSU Quincy Patterson (#2) 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 10 20 3rd 9:02 4 21 2:06 NDSU Noah Gindorff (#87) 3-yard touchdown reception from Quincy Patterson (#2), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 10 27 3rd 7:39 3 75 1:23 UNI Dom Williams (#7) 5-yard touchdown run, Matthew Cook (#98) kick good 17 27 4th 14:09 16 80 8:26 NDSU Quincy Patterson (#2) 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 17 34 4th 9:08 11 48 5:01 UNI 44-yard field goal by Matthew Cook (#98) 20 34 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 34

Illinois State

See also: 2021 Illinois State Redbirds football team

North Dakota State Bison (5-0) vs. Illinois State Redbirds (2-3)

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

at Hancock Stadium, Normal, IL

• Date: October 16, 2021
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Sunny; 60 °F (16 °C); S 13 MPH
• Game attendance: 12,416
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	North Dakota State	Illinois State
First downs	15	9
Plays–yards	70-325	50-99
Rushes–yards	48-201	30-59
Passing yards	124	40
Passing: comp–att–int	13-22-2	4-20-2
Time of possession	37:12	22:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Quincy Patterson	13/22, 124 yds, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Quincy Patterson	18 car, 100 yds
	Receiving	Phoenix Sproles	3 rec, 46 yds
Illinois State	Passing	Bryce Jefferson	4/18, 40 yds, 2 INT
	Rushing	Cole Mueller	8 car, 27 yds
	Receiving	Tristan Bailey	1 rec, 15 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU ILL ST 1st 4:55 7 67 4:06 NDSU Christian Watson (#1) 4-yard touchdown reception from Quincy Patterson (#2), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 0 2nd 0:00 6 34 0:42 NDSU 46-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 10 0 4th 5:41 9 26 4:35 NDSU 24-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 13 0 4th 2:37 5 33 2:23 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 7-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 20 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 0

Missouri State

See also: 2021 Missouri State Bears football team

Missouri State Bears (4-2) vs North Dakota State Bison (6-0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Bears	10	3	7	0	20
No. 3 Bison	0	10	3	14	27

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: October 23, 2021
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 15,559
• Referee: Andrew Speciale
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Dom Izzo and Kyle Emanuel

Statistics	Missouri State	North Dakota State
First downs	15	16
Plays–yards	57-321	61-333
Rushes–yards	32-79	35-144
Passing yards	242	189
Passing: comp–att–int	16-25-1	12-26-1
Time of possession	30:57	29:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri State	Passing	Jason Shelley	16/25, 242 yds, INT
	Rushing	Tobias Little	9 car, 41 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Tyrone Scott	6 rec, 104 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	7/9, 112 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Quincy Patterson	8 car, 56 yds, TD
	Receiving	Christian Watson	4 rec, 106 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MOST NDSU 1st 12:56 4 7 1:55 MOST 47-yard field goal by Jose Pizano (#38) 3 0 1st 9:07 3 61 1:28 MOST Tobias Little (#0) 11-yard touchdown run, Jose Pizano (#38) kick good 10 0 2nd 12:09 1 15 0:07 NDSU Quincy Patterson (#2) 15-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 10 7 2nd 1:13 11 84 5:44 MOST 25-yard field goal by Jose Pizano (#38) 13 7 2nd 0:00 9 42 1:09 NDSU 46-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 13 10 3rd 12:20 5 52 2:40 NDSU 41-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz 13 13 3rd 9:08 6 75 3:06 MOST Tobias Little (#0) 5-yard touchdown run, Jose Pizano (#38) kick good 20 13 4th 13:40 4 59 1:37 NDSU Phoenix Sproles (#11) 29-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 20 20 4th 4:57 12 62 7:06 NDSU Christian Watson (#1) 24-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 20 27 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 27

Indiana State

See also: 2021 Indiana State Sycamores football team

Indiana State Sycamores (4-4) vs North Dakota State Bison (7-0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	0	0	0	2	2
No. 2 Bison	16	14	7	7	44

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: October 30, 2021
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 14,383
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	Indiana State	North Dakota State
First downs	17	14
Plays–yards	71-275	55-477
Rushes–yards	35-94	38-292
Passing yards	181	185
Passing: comp–att–int	30-36-1	11-17-1
Time of possession	31:37	28:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing	Kurtis Wilderman	13/25, 121 yds, INT
	Rushing	Peterson Kerlegrand	18 car, 89 yds
	Receiving	Dante Hendrix	9 rec, 87 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	10/14, 179 yds, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Kobe Johnson	5 car, 155 yds, TD
	Receiving	Josh Babicz	2 rec, 58 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP IN ST NDSU 1st 10:45 7 72 4:10 NDSU Josh Babicz (#81) 3-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 7 1st 8:24 4 3 1:24 NDSU 43-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 0 10 1st 3:03 5 89 2:21 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 20-yard touchdown run, 2-point rush failed 0 16 2nd 10:01 2 99 0:58 NDSU Kobe Johnson (#4) 97-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 23 2nd 4:05 6 88 3:36 NDSU Christian Watson (#1) 8-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 30 3rd 8:51 8 50 5:08 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 1-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 37 4th 11:36 2 22 0:47 NDSU Cole Payton (#15) 18-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 44 4th 6:51 IN ST Cody Lindquist (#45) tackled in end zone for a safety by Team 2 44 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 2 44

South Dakota State

See also: 2021 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

North Dakota State Bison (8-0) vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits (6-2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Bison	7	0	7	5	19
No. 9 Jackrabbits	14	10	3	0	27

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD

• Date: November 6, 2021
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Sunny; 66 °F (19 °C); S 10 MPH
• Game attendance: 18,122
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	North Dakota State	South Dakota State
First downs	20	16
Plays–yards	59-365	63-349
Rushes–yards	36-147	40-181
Passing yards	218	168
Passing: comp–att–int	15-23-1	14-23-0
Time of possession	29:55	30:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	15/23, 218 yds, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Cam Miller	13 car, 59 yds
	Receiving	Christian Watson	3 rec, 82 yds
South Dakota State	Passing	Chris Oladokun	13/22, 157 yds
	Rushing	Pierre Strong Jr.	23 car, 156 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jaxon Janke	6 rec, 118 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU SDSU 1st 14:44 2 75 0:16 SDSU Pierre Strong (#20) 75-yard touchdown run, Cole Frahm (#97) kick good 0 7 1st 6:20 5 54 2:23 NDSU Josh Babicz (#81) 22-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 7 1st 0:18 12 75 6:02 SDSU Pierre Strong (#20) 1-yard touchdown run, Cole Frahm (#97) kick good 7 14 2nd 2:17 16 80 9:24 SDSU Tucker Kraft (#85) 11-yard touchdown reception from Pierre Strong (#20), Cole Frahm (#97) kick good 7 21 2nd 0:00 7 52 1:35 SDSU 32-yard field goal by Cole Frahm (#97) 7 27 3rd 0:42 12 75 6:53 NDSU RaJa Nelson (#12) 14-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 14 27 4th 4:21 NDSU Team tackled in end zone for a safety by Dawson Weber (#2) 16 27 4th 1:09 9 56 3:03 NDSU 33-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 19 27 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 19 27

Youngstown State

See also: 2021 Youngstown State Penguins football team

North Dakota State Bison (8-1) vs. Youngstown State Penguins (2-6)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Bison	7	14	14	14	49
Penguins	0	3	7	7	17

at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OH

• Date: November 13, 2021
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Cloudy; 39 °F (4 °C); NE 10 mph
• Game attendance: 8,307
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	North Dakota State	Youngstown State
First downs	20	13
Plays–yards	59-623	65-288
Rushes–yards	45-454	32-59
Passing yards	169	229
Passing: comp–att–int	10-14-0	17-33-1
Time of possession	29:14	30:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	10/14, 169 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	TK Marshall	3 car, 146 yds, TD
	Receiving	Christian Watson	4 rec, 91 yds, TD
Youngstown State	Passing	Mitch Davidson	10/22, 166 yds, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jaleel McLaughlin	11 car, 52 yds
	Receiving	Drew Ogletree	5 rec, 70 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU YSU 1st 11:45 7 69 3:06 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 49-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 0 2nd 10:52 16 80 8:08 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 14 0 2nd 6::48 9 49 4:04 YSU 44-yard field goal by Colt McFadden (#19) 14 3 2nd 6:29 1 71 0:12 NDSU Christian Watson (#1) 71-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 21 3 3rd 13:16 1 50 0:11 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 50-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 28 3 3rd 4:07 8 70 4:07 NDSU Noah Gindorff (#87) 1-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 35 3 3rd 1:04 8 77 2:56 YSU Bryce Oliver (#0) 2-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Davidson (#14), Colt McFadden (#19) kick good 35 10 4th 10:19 8 60 3:57 YSU Bryce Oliver (#0) 2-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Davidson (#14), Colt McFadden (#19) kick good 35 17 4th 5:44 2 65 0:44 NDSU Jalen Bussey (#21) 61-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 42 17 4th 1:21 2 86 0:58 NDSU TK Marshall (#28) 84-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 49 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 49 17

South Dakota

See also: 2021 South Dakota Coyotes football team

South Dakota Coyotes (7-3) vs. North Dakota State Bison (9-1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Coyotes	0	3	14	7	24
No. 4 Bison	21	7	10	14	52

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: November 20, 2021
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 16,252
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	South Dakota	North Dakota State
First downs	15	27
Plays–yards	54-293	70-522
Rushes–yards	27-97	47-303
Passing yards	196	219
Passing: comp–att–int	21-27-1	19-23-0
Time of possession	24:01	35:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing	Carson Camp	21/27, 196 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Nate Thomas	12 car, 60 yds
	Receiving	Jeremiah Webb	3 rec, 54 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	19/23, 219 yds, TD
	Rushing	Jalen Bussey	5 car, 62 yds, TD
	Receiving	Phoenix Sproles	2 rec, 87 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USD NDSU 1st 6:46 12 62 5:37 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 7 1st 5:17 1 75 0:12 NDSU Phoenix Sproles (#11) 75-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 14 1st 0:18 6 49 3:06 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 8-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 21 2nd 12:00 1 43 0:11 NDSU Christian Watson (#1) 43-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 28 2nd 6:20 11 71 5:35 USD 25-yard field goal by Mason Lorber (#31) 3 28 3rd 12:42 USD Punt returned 47 yards for touchdown by Carter Bell (#14), Mason Lorber (#31) kick good 10 28 3rd 10:01 7 36 2:34 NDSU 30-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 10 31 3rd 4:05 9 55 4:08 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 8-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 10 38 3rd 3:15 4 75 0:50 USD Mike Mansaray (#21) 40-yard touchdown reception from Carson Camp (#18), Mason Lorber (#31) kick good 17 38 4th 14:26 7 65 3:49 NDSU Jalen Bussey (#21) 20-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 17 45 4th 10:48 7 31 3:32 NDSU Kobe Johnson (#4) 2-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 17 52 4th 5:28 13 75 5:20 USD JJ Galbreath (#82) 8-yard touchdown reception from Carson Camp (#18), Mason Lorber (#31) kick good 24 52 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 52

NCAA Division I Playoffs

See also: 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season § Postseason

Southern Illinois (second round)

See also: 2021 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

Southern Illinois Salukis (8-4) vs. North Dakota State Bison (10-1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Salukis	0	7	0	0	7
No. 3 (2) Bison	10	14	7	7	38

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: December 4, 2021
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 12,557
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross, Tyoka Jackson

Statistics	Southern Illinois	North Dakota State
First downs	14	29
Plays–yards	59-281	76-477
Rushes–yards	26-61	62-389
Passing yards	220	88
Passing: comp–att–int	23-33-0	9-14-1
Time of possession	22:15	37:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Illinois	Passing	Nic Baker	23/32, 220 yds, TD
	Rushing	Javon Williams Jr.	8 car, 42 yds
	Receiving	Tyce Daniel	4 rec, 85 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	9/14, 88 yds, INT
	Rushing	TaMerik Williams	17 car, 112 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Noah Gindorff	3 rec, 35 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SIU NDSU 1st 7:37 9 83 4:44 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 9-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 7 1st 1:58 9 65 3:51 NDSU 20-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 0 10 2nd 14:54 5 75 2:04 SIU Landon Lenoir (#17) 22-yard touchdown reception from Nic Baker (#8), Nico Gualdoni (#99) kick good 7 10 2nd 7:45 13 65 7:09 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 17 2nd 2:00 11 63 4:58 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 5-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 24 3rd 6:29 15 75 8:31 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 31 4th 2:38 5 61 2:52 NDSU Quincy Patterson (#2) 32-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 38 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 38

East Tennessee State (quarterfinal)

See also: 2021 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (11-1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (11-1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 (7) Buccaneers	0	0	3	0	3
No. 3 (2) Bison	0	13	7	7	27

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: December 11, 2021
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 11,794
• TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff, Mike Golic Jr., Taylor McGregor

Statistics	East Tennessee State	North Dakota State
First downs	11	22
Plays–yards	58-165	66-401
Rushes–yards	25-66	49-278
Passing yards	99	128
Passing: comp–att–int	17-33-1	10-17-0
Time of possession	26:36	33:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Tennessee State	Passing	Tyler Riddell	16/32, 92 yds, INT
	Rushing	Quay Holmes	14 car, 35 yds
	Receiving	Malik Murray	6 rec, 40 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	10/17, 123 yds
	Rushing	TaMerik Williams	15 car, 91 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Josh Babicz	3 rec, 49 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ETSU NDSU 2nd 7:04 8 62 4:31 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point rush failed 0 6 2nd 0:51 9 76 4:19 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 7-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 13 3rd 6:06 4 46 1:54 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 3-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 20 3rd 1:35 5 8 1:51 ETSU 40-yard field goal by Tyler Keltner (#82) 3 20 4th 6:18 12 82 6:13 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 11-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 3 27 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 27

James Madison (semifinal)

See also: 2021 James Madison Dukes football team

James Madison Dukes (12-1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (12-1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 (3) Dukes	0	0	14	0	14
No. 3 (2) Bison	7	6	0	7	20

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: December 18, 2021
• Game time: 8:15 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 16,550
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Wes Durham, Barrett Brooks, Lauren Sisler

Statistics	James Madison	North Dakota State
First downs	18	19
Plays–yards	61-308	62-339
Rushes–yards	27-95	43-174
Passing yards	210	165
Passing: comp–att–int	25-34-2	10-19-0
Time of possession	27:29	32:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
James Madison	Passing	Cole Johnson	25/34, 210 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Latrele Palmer	18 car, 89 yds
	Receiving	Solomon Vanhorse	8 rec, 57 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	10/19, 165 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Hunter Luepke	19 car, 110 yds
	Receiving	Hunter Luepke	3 rec, 89 yds, 2 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP JMU NDSU 1st 5:12 5 60 2:36 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 32-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 7 2nd 13:03 8 47 4:03 NDSU 43-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 0 10 2nd 0:02 15 74 6:13 NDSU 20-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 0 13 3rd 8:51 13 80 6:01 JMU Antwane Wells Jr. (#7) 13-yard touchdown reception from Cole Johnson (#12), Ethan Ratke (#91) kick good 7 13 3rd 1:26 6 41 2:10 JMU Devin Ravenel (#19) 4-yard touchdown reception from Cole Johnson (#12), Ethan Ratke (#91) kick good 14 13 4th 13:44 6 73 2:34 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 22-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 14 20 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 20

Montana State (National Championship)

See also: 2022 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game and 2021 Montana State Bobcats football team

Montana State Bobcats (12-2) vs. North Dakota State Bison (13-1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 (8) Bobcats	0	0	3	7	10
No. 3 (2) Bison	7	21	10	0	38

at Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX

• Date: January 8, 2022
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Cloudy; 48 °F (9 °C); SE 9 mph
• Game attendance: 18,942
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Flemming, Jay Walker, Stormy Buonantony

Statistics	Montana State	North Dakota State
First downs	17	22
Plays–yards	65-335	66-504
Rushes–yards	34-156	53-378
Passing yards	179	126
Passing: comp–att–int	15-31-1	9-13-0
Time of possession	26:12	33:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing	Tucker Rovig	13/28, 156 yds, TD, INT
	Rushing	Isaiah Ifanse	18 car, 84 yds
	Receiving	Lance McCutcheon	5 rec, 106 yds, TD
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	9/13, 126 yds, TD
	Rushing	Kobe Johnson	4 car, 106 yds, TD
	Receiving	Christian Watson	4 rec, 61 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MON ST NDSU 1st 6:48 11 80 5:01 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 8-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 7 2nd 14:56 7 75 3:22 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 11-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 14 2nd 10:50 2 75 0:50 NDSU Kobe Johnson (#4) 76-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 21 2nd 0:32 14 85 4:54 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 6-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 28 3rd 12:34 5 65 2:26 NDSU Josh Babicz (#81) 35-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 35 3rd 7:43 12 67 4:51 MON ST 26-yard field goal by Blake Glessner (#39) 3 35 3rd 0:38 7 28 3:35 NDSU 37-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 3 38 4th 5:08 11 80 4:43 MON ST Lance McCutcheon (#86) 28-yard touchdown reception from Tucker Rovig (#12), Blake Glessner (#39) kick good 10 38 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 38

Roster

2021 North Dakota State Bison football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Zach Mathis Jr WR 1 Christian Watson Sr QB 2 Quincy Patterson Jr RB 4 Kobe Johnson Jr WR 5 Bryce Lance Fr QB 7 Cam Miller So RB 8 Mitchell Kartes Jr WR 9 DJ Hart So WR 11 Phoenix Sproles Sr WR 12 Braylon Henderson So WR 13 Eli Green Fr QB 14 JJ Woodin Fr QB 15 Cole Payton Fr QB 16 Peter Anderson Fr WR 17 Raja Nelson So WR 19 Jake Lippe So RB 21 Jalen Bussey So RB 22 Tamerik Williams Jr RB 26 Nathan Goldade  Fr WR 28 TK Marshall So RB 29 Dominic Gonnella So RB 30 Barika Kpeenu Fr FB 33 Logan Hofstedt So FB 34 Luke Waters Jr RB 36 Owen Johnson Fr TE 40 Travis Yohnke So FB 44 Hunter Luepke Jr FB 46 Truman Werremeyer Fr FB 49 Hunter Brozio So C 57 Braden Rucker Fr G 59 Hayden Johnston  Fr OT 60 Seth Anderson  Fr G 63 Jake Kubas Jr G 66 Nash Jensen Sr OT 67 Cordell Volson Sr OT 68 Sam Henry Fr OT 70 Cody Mauch Sr G 71 Luke Lacilento Sr C 72 Jalen Sundell Jr OT 73 Mason Miller So G 74 Grey Zabel So OT 75 Trevor Fiecko Fr OT 76 Hunter Poncius So C 77 Brandon Westberg So OT 78 Jake Rock So WR 80 Tyler Terhark  Fr TE 81 Josh Babicz Sr TE 82 Joe Stoffel So WR 83 Giancarlo Volpentesta So WR 84 Adrian Adams So WR 84 Chris Harris Fr TE 85 Gabe Lloyd Sr TE 87 Noah Gindorff Sr TE 88 Andre Carrier  Fr TE 89 Finn Diggins Fr RB - Seth Wilson Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Britton Pascoe Fr S 2 Dawson Webber Sr LB 3 Jasir Cox Sr CB 5 Jerodd Vines Jr CB 6 Destin Talbert Sr S 10 Dom Jones So CB 13 Anthony Coleman So S 16 Tyson Gordon  Fr CB 18 Courtney Eubanks So S 20 Julian Wlodarczyk Jr S 21 Ryan Jones Fr CB 22 Dalton Tieman  Fr CB 23 Jayden Price Jr CB 24 Jenaro Ocama So S 25 Michael Tutsie Sr LB 26 James Kaczor Sr CB 27 Marques Sigle  Fr S 29 Reggie King Fr S 30 Enock Sibomana Fr LB 31 Cole Wisniewski So S 32 Ty Satter  Fr S 35 Sam Jung So LB 36 Nick Kubitz So LB 39 Cade Powers So CB 40 Alex Oechsner Fr LB 42 Oscar Benson  Fr LB 43 Logan Kopp Fr LB 45 Nathan Kraft So LB 47 Luke Weerts Jr LB 49 Carter Borchardt Fr LB 50 Brayden Weber Fr LB 51 Mason Hofstedt Sr LB 52 Jackson Hankey Sr DT 53 Eli Mostaert So DE 54 Jake Kava Jr DE 55 Kole Menz Fr DE 56 Loshiaka Roques  Fr DT 58 Javier Derritt So LB 59 Dylan Taves So DT 61 Kody Huisman Fr DT 64 Jaxon Duttenhefer Fr DT 65 Bryce Friday  Fr DE 90 Tony Pierce Jr DE 91 Will Mostaert So DT 92 Lane Tucker Sr DE 93 Logan McCormick Sr DT 94 Costner Ching Sr DT 95 Michael Buetow Sr DE 96 Ryan Reed So DE 97 Bartholomew Ogbu Sr DE 98 Brayden Thomas Sr DE 99 Spencer Waege Sr LB - Dylan Hendricks So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 31 Nathan Whiting  Fr K 37 Jake Reinholz Sr P 38 Will Cardinal So K 39 Griffin Crosa Jr P 41 Kaedin Steindorf  Fr P 45 Cody Lindquist Jr LS 48 Mike Florentine Fr	Head coach Matt Entz (head coach) Coordinators/assistant coaches Randy Hedberg (Associate HC / passing game coordinator / quarterbacks) Tyler Roehl (offensive coordinator / tight ends / fullbacks) David Braun (defensive coordinator / safeties) Nick Goeser (special teams coordinator / Defensive tackles) Kody Morgan (cornerbacks) Joe Beschorner (running backs) Dan Larson (offensive line) Grant Olson (linebackers) Noah Pauley (wide receivers) Buddha Williams (defensive ends) Connor Senger (offensive quality control) Lee Pronschinske (defensive quality control) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: July 1, 2021

2022 NFL Draft

Main article: 2022 NFL draft

The following Bison players were selected in the 2022 NFL draft.

Player	Position	School	Draft Round	Round Pick	Overall Pick	Team	Notes
Christian Watson	WR	North Dakota State	2	2	34	Green Bay Packers	from Detroit via Minnesota
Cordell Volson	OT	North Dakota State	4	31	136	Cincinnati Bengals

References

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2. "North Dakota State football continues dominant FCS run, wins ninth championship in 11 seasons". ESPN.com. January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
3. "2021 North Dakota State Bison Football Schedule". gobison.com. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
4. "2021 North Dakota State Bison Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.