2022 North Dakota State Bison football team

2022 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division I Football Championship Game, L 21–45 vs. South Dakota State
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 2
FCS Coaches	No. 2
Record	12–3 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach	Matt Entz (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tyler Roehl (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	David Braun (4th season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–3
Home stadium	Fargodome
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 South Dakota State $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 2 North Dakota State ^		7	–	1					12	–	3
No. 20 North Dakota ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
Youngstown State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Northern Iowa		5	–	3					6	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Southern Illinois		4	–	4					5	–	6
Missouri State		3	–	5					5	–	6
South Dakota		2	–	6					3	–	8
Indiana State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Western Illinois		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of January 8, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by fourth-year head coach Matt Entz. They played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.
The Bison finished their regular season with an overall record of 9–2 and 7–1 in MVFC play. NDSU received the number 3 overall seed in the FCS playoffs. The Bison then beat Montana in the second round, Samford in the quarterfinals, and Incarnate Word in the semifinals, before falling to topseed and archrival South Dakota State in the FCS National Championship. ^[1] This was the program's first loss in the FCS title game, and only their third ever loss in a title game at any level.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:30 pm	Drake *	No. 1	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 56–14	15,951
September 10	2:30 pm	North Carolina A&T *	No. 1	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 43–3	16,269
September 17	10:00 pm	at Arizona *	No. 1	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FS1	L 28–31	41,211
September 24	1:00 pm	at South Dakota	No. 1	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ABC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+	W 34–17	6,530
October 1	1:00 pm	Youngstown State	No. 1	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 27–14	18,055
October 8	12:00 pm	at Indiana State	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 31–26	4,185
October 15	2:30 pm	No. 2 South Dakota State	No. 1	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker)	ABC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+	L 21–23	18,603
October 29	2:30 pm	Illinois State	No. 4	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 24–7	16,172
November 5	1:00 pm	at Western Illinois	No. 4	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	W 56–17	2,534
November 12	1:00 pm	at Southern Illinois	No. 4	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 21–18	4,575
November 19	2:30 pm	No. 16 North Dakota	No. 4	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	ABC ND/MidcoSN2/ESPN+	W 42–21	18,806
December 3	2:30 pm	No. 19 Montana *	No. 4	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	W 49–26	12,929
December 9	6:00 pm	No. 8 Samford *	No. 4	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN2/ESPN+	W 27–9	11,825
December 16	6:00 pm	No. 5 Incarnate Word *	No. 4	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ESPN2/ESPN+	W 35–32	12,569
January 8	1:00 pm	vs. No. 1 South Dakota State*	No. 4	Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX (NCAA Division I Championship Game)	ABC	L 21–45	18,023
*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

Drake

See also: 2022 Drake Bulldogs football team

Drake Bulldogs (0–0) vs North Dakota State Bison (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	7	0	14
No. 1 Bison	14	28	7	7	56

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: September 3, 2022
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 15,951
• Referee: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	Drake	North Dakota State
First downs	16	20
Plays–yards	69–219	50–386
Rushes–yards	45–104	37–274
Passing yards	115	112
Passing: comp–att–int	14–24–1	8–13–0
Time of possession	34:56	25:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Drake	Passing	Ian Corwin	8/15, 67 yds, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Dorian Boyland	15 car, 60 yds
	Receiving	Colin Howard	2 rec, 53 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	6/9, 105 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kobe Johnson Hunter Luepke	5 car, 53 yds 3 car, 53 yds, TD
	Receiving	Noah Gindorff	3 rec, 44 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP DRAK NDSU 1st 10:25 9 75 4:28 DRAKE Dorian Boyland (#0) 1-yard touchdown reception from Ian Corwin (#9), Luke Williams (#26) kick good 7 0 1st 5:08 11 85 5:07 NDSU Zach Mathis (#0) 31-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 7 1st 0:51 NDSU Blocked Kick returned for a 56-yard TD by Destin Talbert (#2) 7 14 2nd 14:43 NDSU Punt returned 66 yards for touchdown by Jayden Price (#23), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 21 2nd 11:30 3 62 1:12 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 47-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 28 2nd 3:19 2 28 0:43 NDSU Noah Gindorff (#81) 24-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Grosa (#39) kick good 7 35 2nd 1:26 4 52 1:35 NDSU Dominic Gonnella (#29) 13-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 42 3rd 12:04 NDSU Fumble recovery returned 5 yards for touchdown by Will Mostaert (#91), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 49 3rd 3:39 15 60 8:19 DRAKE Tim Nesslage (#87) 2-yard touchdown reception from Ian Corwin (#9), Luke Williams (#26) kick good 14 42 4th 3:56 10 55 5:09 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 6-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 56 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 56

North Carolina A&T

See also: 2022 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

North Carolina A&T Aggies (0–1) vs North Dakota State Bison (1–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	0	0	0	3
No. 1 Bison	15	21	7	0	43

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: September 10, 2022
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 16,269
• Referee: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	North Carolina A&T	North Dakota State
First downs	15	15
Plays–yards	63–189	48–273
Rushes–yards	44–139	31–149
Passing yards	50	124
Passing: comp–att–int	11–19–1	11–17–0
Time of possession	35:31	25:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina A&T	Passing	Jalen Fowler	10/14, 45 yds
	Rushing	Bhayshul Tuten	24 car, 127 yds
	Receiving	Taymon Cooke	1 rec, 15 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	7/12, 102 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Cole Payton	4 car, 41 yds, TD
	Receiving	Zach Mathis	1 rec, 40 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NCAT NDSU 1st 13:30 4 52 1:21 NDSU Zach Mathis (#0) 40-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7 1st 9:48 8 37 3:34 NCAT 38-yard field goal by Andrew Brown (#39) 3 7 1st 6:51 6 54 2:48 NDSU Cole Payton (#15) 6-yard touchdown run, 2-point run good 3 15 2nd 12:58 5 31 1:54 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 15-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 22 2nd 11:24 1 1 0:03 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 29 2nd 3:04 8 78 3:23 NDSU TK Marshall (#28) 10-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 36 3rd 6:57 NDSU Fumble recovery returned 79 yards for touchdown by Dawson Weber (#2), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 43 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 43

Arizona (FBS)

See also: 2022 Arizona Wildcats football team

North Dakota State Bison (2–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (1–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Bison	7	7	14	0	28
Wildcats	7	10	7	7	31

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ

• Date: September 17, 2022
• Game time: 10:00 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Clear; 86 °F (30 °C); Wind: NE
• Game attendance: 41,211
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis

Statistics	North Dakota State	Arizona
First downs	21	23
Plays–yards	57–407	64–394
Rushes–yards	45–283	36–165
Passing yards	124	229
Passing: comp–att–int	10–12–0	20–28–0
Time of possession	31:18	28:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	10/12, 124 yds, TD
	Rushing	Hunter Luepke	18 car, 115 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Noah Gindorff	3 rec, 30 yds
Arizona	Passing	Jayden de Laura	20/28, 229 yds, TD
	Rushing	Michael Wiley	9 car, 54 yds, TD
	Receiving	Jacob Cowing	5 rec, 55 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU ARIZ 1st 5:18 8 59 3:45 ARIZ Michael Wiley (#6) 15-yard touchdown run, Tyler Loop (#33) kick good 0 7 1st 0:59 9 80 4:12 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 31-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 7 2nd 5:45 10 83 4:44 ARIZ Jayden de Laura (#7) 7-yard touchdown run, Tyler Loop (#33) kick good 7 14 2nd 0:50 9 75 4:45 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 14 2nd 0:00 4 56 0:50 ARIZ 36-yard field goal by Tyler Loop (#33) 14 17 3rd 9:40 6 76 2:45 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 6-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 17 3rd 5:41 8 75 3:59 ARIZ Jonah Coleman (#24) 2-yard touchdown run, Tyler Loop (#33) kick good 21 24 3rd 2:07 7 75 3:34 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 38-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 28 24 4th 4:53 10 78 4:06 ARIZ Jacob Cowing (#2) 22-yard touchdown reception from Jayden de Laura (#7), Tyler Loop (#33) kick good 28 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 28 31

South Dakota

See also: 2022 South Dakota Coyotes football team

North Dakota State Bison (2–1) vs. South Dakota Coyotes (1–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Bison	0	10	14	10	34
Coyotes	3	14	0	0	17

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD

• Date: September 24, 2022
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 6,530
• Referee: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	North Dakota State	South Dakota
First downs	27	17
Plays–yards	80–476	55–266
Rushes–yards	61–356	29–146
Passing yards	120	120
Passing: comp–att–int	10–19–1	13–26–2
Time of possession	39:49	20:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	10/19, 120 yds, INT
	Rushing	Hunter Luepke	20 car, 150 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Zach Mathis	3 rec, 39 yds
South Dakota	Passing	Carson Camp	13/26, 120 yds, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Travis Theis	10 car, 63 yds, TD
	Receiving	Wesley Eliodor	2 rec, 51 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU USD 1st 0:30 12 79 5:37 USD 18-yard field goal by Eddie Ogamba (#10) 0 3 2nd 10:16 11 67 5:14 NDSU 26-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 3 3 2nd 7:31 6 35 2:39 NDSU Kobe Johnson (#4) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 10 3 2nd 0:58 6 50 1:25 USD Travis Theis (#5) 2-yard touchdown run, Eddie Ogamba (#10) kick good 10 10 2nd 0:44 1 28 0:06 USD Wesley Eliodor (#9) 28-yard touchdown reception from Carson Camp (#18), Eddie Ogamba (#10) kick good 10 17 3rd 10:28 9 75 4:32 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 13-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 17 17 3rd 5:22 9 84 3:05 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 24 17 4th 8:27 15 71 7:12 NDSU 25-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 27 17 4th 3:24 7 43 4:11 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 3-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 34 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 17

Youngstown State

See also: 2022 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Youngstown State (2–1) vs North Dakota State Bison (3–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	0	3	3	8	14
No. 1 Bison	14	7	0	6	27

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: October 1, 2022
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 18,055
• Referee: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	Youngstown State	North Dakota State
First downs	17	23
Plays–yards	50–281	64–372
Rushes–yards	30–160	46–227
Passing yards	121	145
Passing: comp–att–int	11–20–1	13–18–0
Time of possession	25:41	34:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Youngstown State	Passing	Mitch Davidson	6/10, 87 yds, TD
	Rushing	Jaleel McLaughlin	17 car, 150 yds
	Receiving	Jaleel McLaughlin	3 rec, 43 yds, TD
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	13/18, 145 yds
	Rushing	Hunter Luepke	13 car, 72 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Joe Stoffel	4 rec, 52 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP YSU NDSU 1st 7:37 5 68 2:01 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7 1st 0:27 9 57 5:12 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 12-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 14 2nd 10:35 12 69 4:52 YSU 22-yard field goal by Colt McFadden (#19) 3 14 2nd 3:45 12 69 6:50 NDSU Kobe Johnson 17-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 21 3rd 2:05 10 61 6:05 YSU 47-yard field goal by Colt McFadden (#19) 6 21 4th 7:45 9 39 4:18 NDSU 39-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 6 24 4th 4:30 7 80 3:10 YSU Jaleel McLaughlin (#8) 35-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Davidson (#14), 2-point pass good 14 24 4th 0:42 9 29 3:37 NDSU 38-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 14 27 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 27

Indiana State

See also: 2022 Indiana State Sycamores football team

North Dakota State Bison (4–1) vs. Indiana State Sycamores (1–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Bison	0	10	14	7	31
Sycamores	0	13	7	6	26

at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, IN

• Date: October 8, 2022
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Clear; 50 °F (10 °C)
• Game attendance: 4,185
• Referee: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	North Dakota State	Indiana State
First downs	26	16
Plays–yards	75–516	55–340
Rushes–yards	48–306	29–178
Passing yards	210	162
Passing: comp–att–int	21–27–0	12–26–0
Time of possession	37:23	22:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	21/27, 210 yds, TD
	Rushing	TaMerik Williams	13 car, 145 yds, 3 TD
	Receiving	Zach Mathis	5 rec, 86 yds, TD
Indiana State	Passing	Cade Chambers	12/26, 162 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Justin Dinka	9 car, 156 yds, TD
	Receiving	Dante Hendrix	7 rec, 109 yds, 2 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU IN ST 2nd 14:10 9 80 5:15 IN ST Dante Hendrix (#8) 14-yard touchdown reception from Cade Chambers (#9), 2-point pass incomplete 0 6 2nd 3:34 14 58 7:24 NDSU 34-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 3 6 2nd 2:29 5 59 1:05 IN ST Cade Chambers (#9) 1-yard touchdown run, Ryan O'Grady (#32) kick good 3 13 2nd 1:19 4 67 1:04 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 10 13 3rd 10:28 9 83 4:28 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 16-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 17 13 3rd 10:12 1 82 0:12 IN ST Justin Dinka (#27) 82-yard touchdown run, Ryan O'Grady (#32) kick good 17 20 3rd 6:14 8 75 3:58 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 27-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 24 20 4th 5:49 14 70 8:02 NDSU Zach Mathis (#0) 10-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 31 20 4th 2:00 10 75 3:49 IN ST Dante Hendrix (#8) 1-yard touchdown reception from Cade Chambers (#9), 2-point run failed 31 26 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 26

South Dakota State

See also: 2022 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team and Dakota Marker

South Dakota State Jackrabbits (5–1) vs North Dakota State Bison (5–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Jackrabbits	7	0	10	6	23
No. 1 Bison	14	7	0	0	21

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: October 15, 2022
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 18,603
• Referee: Rick Warne
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	South Dakota State	North Dakota State
First downs	18	17
Plays–yards	58–359	52–354
Rushes–yards	37–207	29–127
Passing yards	152	227
Passing: comp–att–int	16–21–0	17–23–1
Time of possession	34:35	25:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	16/21, 152 yds
	Rushing	Isaiah Davis	14 car, 114 yds, TD
	Receiving	Jadon Janke	7 rec, 83 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	17/22, 227 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Hunter Luepke	15 car, 58 yds
	Receiving	DJ Hart	4 rec, 59 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SDSU NDSU 1st 11:07 7 75 3:53 NDSU DJ Hart (#9) 22-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7 1st 4:21 11 75 6:46 SDSU Isaiah Davis (#22) 24-yard touchdown run, Hunter Dustman (#10) kick good 7 7 1st 3:02 3 60 1:11 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 6-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 14 2nd 11:08 9 59 4:36 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 30-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 21 3rd 10:47 10 61 4:13 SDSU 31-yard field goal by Hunter Dustman (#10) 10 21 3rd 3:03 10 73 5:48 SDSU Amar Johnson (#3) 16-yard touchdown run, Hunter Dustman (#10) kick good 17 21 4th 10:25 8 48 4:28 SDSU 38-yard field goal by Hunter Dustman (#10) 20 21 4th 3:49 7 58 3:57 SDSU 18-yard field goal by Hunter Dustman (#10) 23 21 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 23 21

Illinois State

See also: 2022 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Illinois State Redbirds (5–2) vs North Dakota State Bison (5–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Redbirds	7	0	0	0	7
No. 4 Bison	7	3	7	7	24

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: October 29, 2022
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 16,172
• Referee: Grant Henderson
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	Illinois State	North Dakota State
First downs	10	21
Plays–yards	50–219	68–373
Rushes–yards	28–76	37–192
Passing yards	143	181
Passing: comp–att–int	16–21–1	21–31–0
Time of possession	25:54	34:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois State	Passing	Zack Annexstad	16/22, 143 yds, TD, INT
	Rushing	Pha'leak Brown	13 car, 41 yds
	Receiving	Jalen Carr	4 rec, 42 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	20/30, 174 yds, TD
	Rushing	Kobe Johnson	10 car, 51 yds
	Receiving	Braylon Henderson	4 rec, 67 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ILL ST NDSU 1st 3:24 9 75 4:17 ILL ST Daniel Sobkowicz (#12) 13-yard touchdown reception from Zack Annexstad (#5), Ian Wagner (#31) kick good 7 0 1st 0:43 6 75 2:41 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 20-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 7 2nd 0:04 9 41 2:00 NDSU 29-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 7 10 3rd 7:45 6 44 2:58 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 4-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 17 4th 7:30 11 52 5:20 NDSU Cole Payton (#15) 12-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 24

Western Illinois

See also: 2022 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

North Dakota State Bison (6–2) vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks (0–8)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Bison	14	14	21	7	56
Leathernecks	0	10	0	7	17

at Hanson Field, Macomb, IL

• Date: November 5, 2022
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Cloudy; 45 °F (7 °C); Wind: S 15 mph
• Game attendance: 2,534
• Referee: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	North Dakota State	Western Illinois
First downs	21	17
Plays–yards	60–480	70–321
Rushes–yards	55–453	34–133
Passing yards	27	188
Passing: comp–att–int	3–5–1	21–36–4
Time of possession	31:05	28:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Cole Payton	1/2, 15 yds
	Rushing	TaMerik Williams	12 car, 120 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Joe Stoffel	2 rec, 21 yds
Western Illinois	Passing	Clay Bruno	21/36, 188 yds, 2 TD, 4 INT
	Rushing	Clay Bruno	9 car, 42 yds
	Receiving	Jafar Armstrong	3 rec, 85 yds, 2 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU WIU 1st 14:10 1 47 0:08 NDSU Kobe Johnson (#4) 47-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 0 1st 11:14 3 38 1:19 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 25-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 0 2nd 14:05 12 43 6:23 WIU 40-yard field goal by Mason Laramie (#9) 14 3 2nd 8:42 10 75 5:23 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 19-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 3 2nd 2:43 7 46 4:00 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 4-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 28 3 2nd 0:51 8 65 1:52 WIU Jafar Armstrong (#9) 14-yard touchdown reception from Clay Bruno (#5), Mason Laramie (#9) kick good 28 10 3rd 11:51 NDSU Interception returned 43 yards for touchdown by Marques Sigle (#27), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 35 10 3rd 6:58 7 53 3:28 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 4-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 42 10 3rd 0:43 10 64 5:10 NDSU TK Marshall (#28) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 49 10 4th 14:25 4 68 1:13 WIU Jafar Armstrong (#9) 58-yard touchdown reception from Clay Bruno (#5), Mason Laramie (#9) kick good 49 17 4th 14:12 1 65 0:13 NDSU TK Marshall (#28) 65-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 56 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 56 17

Southern Illinois

See also: 2022 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

North Dakota State Bison (7–2) vs. Southern Illinois Salukis (5–4)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Bison	7	0	0	14	21
Salukis	0	3	7	8	18

at Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, IL

• Date: November 12, 2022
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Cloudy; 35 °F (2 °C); Wind: NW 11 mph
• Game attendance: 4,575
• Referee: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	North Dakota State	Southern Illinois
First downs	17	18
Plays–yards	47–229	67–307
Rushes–yards	37–149	42–121
Passing yards	80	186
Passing: comp–att–int	6–10–0	16–25–1
Time of possession	26:03	33:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	6/10, 80 yds, TD
	Rushing	TaMerik Williams	12 car, 56 yds, TD
	Receiving	Kobe Johnson	1 rec, 27 yds, TD
Southern Illinois	Passing	Nic Baker	15/24, 173 yds, TD, INT
	Rushing	Javon Williams Jr.	21 car, 66 yds
	Receiving	Bryce Miller	4 rec, 70 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU SIU 1st 6:02 6 78 3:09 NDSU Kobe Johnson (#4) 27-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 0 2nd 0:00 5 28 2:15 SIU 28-yard field goal by Jake Baumgarte (#91) 7 3 3rd 5:18 13 60 7:31 SIU Jacob Garrett (#43) 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Baumgarte (#91) kick good 7 10 4th 14:21 10 69 5:54 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 5-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 10 4th 4:40 13 75 7:38 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 3-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 10 4th 0:39 14 81 3:54 SIU D'Ante Cox (#2) 6-yard touchdown reception from Nic Baker (#8), 2-point pass good 21 18 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 18

North Dakota

See also: 2022 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team and Nickel Trophy

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (7–3) vs North Dakota State Bison (8–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Fighting Hawks	0	14	7	0	21
No. 4 Bison	14	14	14	0	42

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: November 19, 2022
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 18,806
• Referee: TBA
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	North Dakota	North Dakota State
First downs	15	22
Plays–yards	57–318	67–522
Rushes–yards	35–165	55–363
Passing yards	153	159
Passing: comp–att–int	11–22–0	8–12–0
Time of possession	24:35	35:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing	Tommy Schuster	11/19, 153 yds, TD
	Rushing	Tyler Hoosman	13 car, 75 yds
	Receiving	Bo Belquist	4 rec, 102 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	8/12, 159 yds
	Rushing	Kobe Johnson	12 car, 115 yds
	Receiving	DJ Hart	2 rec, 83 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UND NDSU 1st 12:36 2 50 0:43 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 51-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7 1st 5:13 8 97 3:36 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 4-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 14 2nd 14:08 6 60 3:17 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 7-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 21 2nd 12:40 3 65 1:28 UND Quincy Vaughn (#14) 1-yard touchdown run, Brady Stevens (#92) kick good 7 21 2nd 5:27 13 92 7:07 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 3-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 28 2nd 0:06 13 78 1:52 UND Garett Maag (#89) 18-yard touchdown reception from Tommy Schuster (#2), Brady Stevens (#92) kick good 14 28 3rd 13:19 4 45 1:25 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 5-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#7) kick good 14 35 3rd 7:41 10 72 5:33 UND Quincy Vaughn(#14) 1-yard touchdown run, Brady Stevens (#92) kick good 21 35 3rd 1:22 13 80 6:13 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 30-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 42 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 42

NCAA Division I playoffs

See also: 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season § Postseason

Montana (second round)

See also: 2022 Montana Grizzlies football team

Montana Grizzlies (8–4) vs North Dakota State Bison (9–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Grizzlies	7	6	7	6	26
No. 4 (3) Bison	14	7	14	14	49

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: December 3, 2022
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 12,929
• Referee: Matt Overton
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Connor Onion, Charles Arbuckle

Statistics	Montana	North Dakota State
First downs	19	19
Plays–yards	79–346	52–511
Rushes–yards	44–163	42–453
Passing yards	183	58
Passing: comp–att–int	21–35–2	6–10–1
Time of possession	31:23	28:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana	Passing	Britt Daniel	12/20, 108 yds, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Isiah Childs	17 car, 99 yds
	Receiving	Aaron Fontes	5 rec, 75 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	6/10, 58 yds, INT
	Rushing	Kobe Johnson	12 car, 206 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Zach Mathis	2 rec, 35 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MONT NDSU 1st 8:42 6 76 5:59 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 10-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7 1st 5:57 3 73 0:55 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 68-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 14 1st 1:18 13 66 4:33 MONT Lucas Johnson (#7) 1-yard touchdown run, Nico Ramos (#83) kick good 7 14 2nd 9:26 10 67 3:55 MONT 39-yard field goal by Nico Ramos (#83) 10 14 2nd 0:58 NDSU Fumble recovery returned 0 yards for touchdown by Cole Wisniewski (#31), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 10 21 2nd 0:09 5 32 0:43 MONT 36-yard field goal by Nico Ramos (#83) 13 21 3rd 10:58 MONT Interception returned 58 yards for touchdown by Corbin Walker (#8), Nico Ramos (#83) kick good 20 21 3rd 10:46 1 75 0:12 NDSU Kobe Johnson (#4) 75-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 20 28 3rd 6:51 2 70 0:51 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 68-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 20 35 4th 13:17 2 85 0:33 NDSU Kobe Johnson (#4) 73-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 20 42 4th 5:24 9 87 5:59 NDSU TK Marshall (#28) 7-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 20 49 4th 1:05 13 75 4:19 MONT Keelan White (#6) 18-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Britt (#8), Nico Ramos (#83) kick blocked 26 49 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 26 49

Samford (quarterfinal)

See also: 2022 Samford Bulldogs football team

Samford Bulldogs (11–1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (10–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 (6) Bulldogs	0	0	0	9	9
No. 4 (3) Bison	0	10	14	3	27

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: December 9, 2022
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 11,825
• Referee: Reed Brotherton
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker, Taylor Davis

Statistics	Samford	North Dakota State
First downs	19	21
Plays–yards	71–336	66–360
Rushes–yards	24–57	48–166
Passing yards	279	194
Passing: comp–att–int	30–47–1	15–18–0
Time of possession	20:55	39:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing	Michael Hiers	22/30, 227 yds, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jay Stanton	10 car, 39 yds
	Receiving	Chandler Smith	6 rec, 120 yds, TD
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	15/18, 194 yds, TD
	Rushing	Kobe Johnson	15 car, 48 yds
	Receiving	Joe Stoffel	3 rec, 60 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SAM NDSU 2nd 1:25 12 69 7:28 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 2-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7 2nd 0:00 3 24 0:25 NDSU 44-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 0 10 3rd 10:57 7 82 3:59 NDSU TK Marshall (#28) 7-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 17 3rd 2:02 12 63 7:15 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 24 4th 12:08 12 66 4:48 SAM 28-yard field goal by Zach Williams (#59) 3 24 4th 6:04 9 71 6:04 NDSU 22-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 3 27 4th 3:53 8 75 2:11 SAM Chandler Smith (#0) 40-yard touchdown reception from Michael Hiers (#10), 2-point pass incomplete 9 27 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 9 27

Incarnate Word (semifinal)

See also: 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Incarnate Word Cardinals (12–1) vs North Dakota State Bison (11–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 (7) Cardinals	16	0	13	3	32
No. 4 (3) Bison	3	14	7	11	35

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: December 16, 2022
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 12,569
• Referee: Eric Lewis
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Drew Carter, Aaron Murray, Marilyn Payne

Statistics	Incarnate Word	North Dakota State
First downs	29	15
Plays–yards	94–539	60–333
Rushes–yards	48–257	48–328
Passing yards	282	5
Passing: comp–att–int	30–46–2	1–12–0
Time of possession	28:57	31:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing	Lindsey Scott Jr.	30/46, 282 yds, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Marcus Cooper	20 car, 112 yds
	Receiving	Taylor Grimes	7 rec, 77 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	1/12, 5 yds
	Rushing	Kobe Johnson	15 car, 136 yds, 3 TD
	Receiving	Joe Stoffel	1 rec, 5 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UIW NDSU 1st 10:37 10 75 4:23 UIW Darion Chafin (#0) 1-yard touchdown reception from Lindsey Scott Jr. (#1), Carson Mohr (#50) kick good 7 0 1st 7:42 6 85 1:26 UIW Jarrell Wiley (#22) 15-yard touchdown run, Carson Mohr (#50) kick good 14 0 1st 7:33 UIW TK Marshall (#28) tackled in end zone for a safety by Isaiah Paul (#21) 16 0 1st 2:15 4 -7 1:35 NDSU 27-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 16 3 2nd 4:46 8 93 3:59 NDSU Kobe Johnson (#4) 4-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 16 10 2nd 0:47 5 17 2:44 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 16 17 3rd 12:56 4 74 1:58 NDSU Kobe Johnson (#7) 49-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 16 24 3rd 7:05 15 75 5:51 UIW Lindsey Scott Jr. (#1) 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass incomplete 22 24 3rd 2:59 5 61 1:05 UIW Lindsey Scott Jr. (#1) 1-yard touchdown run, Carson Mohr (#50) kick good 29 24 4th 13:03 9 37 4:49 NDSU 47-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 29 27 4th 9:38 10 51 3:25 UIW 41-yard field goal by Carson Mohr (#50) 32 27 4th 8:11 3 65 1:27 NDSU Kobe Johnson (#4) 31-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good 32 35 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 32 35

South Dakota State (national championship)

See also: 2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game and 2022 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

North Dakota State Bison (12–2) vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits (13–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 (3) Bison	7	7	0	7	21
No. 1 (1) Jackrabbits	7	24	7	7	45

at Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX

• Date: January 8, 2023
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Sunny; 56 °F (13 °C); Wind: N 5 MPH
• Game attendance: 18,023
• Referee: Jeff Page
• TV announcers (ABC): Roy Philpott, Jay Walker, Paul Carcaterra

Statistics	North Dakota State	South Dakota State
First downs	21	22
Plays–yards	66-420	59-506
Rushes–yards	37-160	38-283
Passing yards	260	223
Passing: comp–att–int	18-29-2	14-21-0
Time of possession	28:00	32:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	18/29, 260 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Cam Miller	13 car, 64 yds
	Receiving	Zach Mathis	7 rec, 123 yds
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	14/21, 223 yds, 3 TD
	Rushing	Amar Johnson	9 car, 126 yds, TD
	Receiving	Jadon Janke	5 rec, 61 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU SDSU 1st 9:12 9 85 4:04 SDSU Isaiah Davis (#22) 16-yard touchdown run, Hunter Dustman (#10) kick good 0 7 1st 6:31 6 75 2:41 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 27-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 7 2nd 12:50 8 77 4:37 SDSU Amar Johnson (#3) 31-yard touchdown run, Hunter Dustman (#10) kick good 7 14 2nd 11:03 4 34 1:31 SDSU Jaxon Janke (#10) 18-yard touchdown reception from Mark Gronowski (#11), Hunter Dustman (#10) kick good 7 21 2nd 3:30 9 84 4:17 SDSU Michael Morgan (#34) 44-yard touchdown reception from Mark Gronowski (#11), Hunter Dustman (#10) kick good 7 28 2nd 2:03 4 65 1:27 NDSU Eli Green (#86) 44-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 28 2nd 0:00 6 62 2:03 SDSU 30-yard field goal by Hunter Dustman (#10) 14 31 3rd 13:13 3 74 1:41 SDSU Mark Gronowski (#11) 51-yard touchdown run, Hunter Dustman (#10) kick good 14 38 4th 13:44 16 99 7:51 NDSU Kobe Johnson (#4) 9-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 38 4th 8:05 4 42 2:35 SDSU Jaxon Janke (#10) 30-yard touchdown reception from Mark Gronowski (#11), Hunter Dustman (#10) kick good 21 45 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 25

Roster

2022 North Dakota State Bison football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Zach Mathis Sr WR 2 Kellen Entz Fr RB 4 Kobe Johnson Sr WR 5 Bryce Lance  Fr WR 6 Cedric Wall Fr QB 7 Cam Miller Jr RB 8 Barika Kpeenu  Fr WR 12 Braylon Henderson Jr QB 14 Nathan Hayes Fr QB 15 Cole Payton  Fr QB 16 Peter Anderson  Fr WR 17 Raja Nelson Jr WR 19 Jake Lippe Jr RB 21 Jalen Bussey Jr RB 22 TaMerik Williams Sr RB 28 TK Marshall Jr WR 32 John Gores Fr FB 33 Logan Hofstedt Jr FB 34 Luke Waters Sr TE 35 Kelby Azure Fr TE 36 Nate Forystek Fr TE 40 Kaden Zenzen Fr FB 44 Hunter Luepke Sr RB 45 Owen Johnson  Fr FB 46 Truman Werremeyer  Fr TE 47 Luke Kokat Fr FB 49 Hunter Brozio Jr OL 50 Kaden Chadwick Fr C 57 Braden Rucker  Fr G 59 Hayden Johnston So OL 60 Ben Goldy Fr G 63 Jake Kubas Sr G 66 Nash Jensen Sr OL 67 Max Rader Fr OT 68 Sam Henry  Fr OL 69 Devin Lockerby Fr OT 70 Cody Mauch Sr G 71 Luke Lacilento Sr C 72 Jalen Sundell Sr OT 73 Mason Miller Jr G 74 Grey Zabel Jr OT 75 Trevor Fiecko  Fr OT 76 Hunter Poncius Jr C 77 Brandon Westberg Jr OT 78 Jake Rock Jr WR 80 Tyler Terhark So WR 81 Carson Hegerle Fr TE 82 Joe Stoffel Jr WR 83 Giancarlo Volpentesta Jr WR 84 Chris Harris  Fr TE 85 Jacob Streit Sr WR 86 Mekhi Collins Fr WR 86 Eli Green  Fr TE 87 Noah Gindorff Sr TE 88 Carson Williams  Fr TE 89 Finn Diggins  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Courtney Eubanks Jr S 2 Dawson Weber Sr CB 6 Destin Talbert Sr S 10 Dom Jones Jr CB 13 Anthony Coleman Jr LB 14 Enock Sibomana  Fr LB 20 Julian Wlodarczyk Sr S 21 Hudson Artz Fr CB 23 Jayden Price Sr CB 24 Jenaro Ocama Jr S 25 Michael Tutsie Sr LB 26 James Kaczor Sr S 27 Ryan Jones  Fr CB 29 Jaquise Alexander Fr DB 30 Darius Givance Fr LB 31 Cole Wisniewski Jr S 32 Ty Satter So CB 34 Kegan Huber Fr S 35 Sam Jung Jr LB 36 Nick Kubitz Jr S 37 Reggie King  Fr DB 38 Isaac Hyland Fr CB 40 Alex Oechsner  Fr LB 42 Oscar Benson So LB 43 Logan Kopp  Fr LB 45 Brit Senftner Fr LB 47 Luke Weerts  Jr LB 50 Brayden Weber  Fr LB 51 Cade Powers Jr LB 51 Austin Altepeter Fr LB 52 Nathaniel Staehling Fr LB 52 Dylan Taves Jr DT 53 Eli Mostaert Jr DE 54 Jake Kava Sr DE 55 Kole Menz  Fr DE 56 Loshiaka Roques So DE 57 Allante Burley Fr DT 61 Kody Huisman  Fr DT 62 John Kaczor Fr DT 64 Jaxon Duttenhefer  Fr DT 65 Bryce Friday So DT 71 Trevor Brown Fr DE 90 Tony Pierce Sr DT 91 Will Mostaert Jr DE 92 Kelton McCaslin Fr DE 93 Toby Anene Fr DT 94 Logan Larson Fr DE 95 Dylan Hendricks Jr DE 96 Reed Ryan Jr DE 97 Gannon Williams Fr DT 98 Josh Magin Fr DE 99 Spencer Waege Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 37 Drew Klein Fr P 38 Will Cardinal Jr K 39 Griffin Crosa  Jr P 41 Kaedin Steindorf So LS 48 Caleb Bowers 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) Kody Morgan (special teams coordinator / safeties) Joe Beshorner (running backs) Nick Goeser (defensive line) Dan Larson (offensive line) Grant Olson (linebackers) Noah Pauley (wide receivers) Lewis Walker (cornerbacks) Seth Hestness (offensive quality control) Mike Peters (offensive analyst) Brett Watson (defensive quality control) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: November 28, 2022

2023 NFL Draft

Main article: 2023 NFL draft

The following Bison players were selected in the 2023 NFL Draft:

Player	Position	School	Draft Round	Round Pick	Overall Pick	Team
Cody Mauch	OT	North Dakota State	2	17	48	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
Coaches	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	2

References

1. "South Dakota State wins 1st FCS title over North Dakota State". ESPN. January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
2. "2022 Football Schedule". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
3. "North Dakota State Bison Schedule 2022". ESPN. Retrieved July 12, 2022.