2023 North Dakota State Bison football team

2023 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division I Semifinal, L 29–312OT at Montana
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 3
FCS Coaches	No. 3
Record	11–4 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach	Matt Entz (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tyler Roehl (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jason Petrino (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Fargodome
Seasons ←  2022 2024  →

2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	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 November 25, 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 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	2:30 pm	vs. Eastern Washington *	No. 2	U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 35–10	22,546
September 9	2:30 pm	Maine *	No. 2	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 44–7	15,044
September 16	2:30 pm	Central Arkansas *	No. 2	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 49–31	15,016
September 30	1:00 pm	South Dakota	No. 2	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+	L 19–24	18,342
October 7	2:00 pm	at Missouri State	No. 7	Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	ESPN+	W 38–10	8,727
October 14	1:00 pm	at No. 15 North Dakota	No. 6	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	ABC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+	L 24–49	13,091
October 21	2:30 pm	Western Illinois	No. 14	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 52–7	14,255
October 28	2:30 pm	Murray State	No. 12	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 38–6	13,876
November 4	2:00 pm	at No. 1 South Dakota State	No. 11	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker)	ABC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+	L 16–33	19,431
November 11	2:30 pm	No. 11 Southern Illinois	No. 12	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 34–10	14,191
November 18	4:00 pm	at No. 22 Northern Iowa	No. 9	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 48–27	9,852
November 25	2:30 pm	Drake *	No. 8	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	W 66–3	7,798
December 2	2:00 pm	at No. 5 Montana State *	No. 8	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	W 35–34 OT	17,247
December 9	1:30 p.m.	at No. 3 South Dakota*	No. 8	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ABC	W 45–17	9,141
December 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Montana *	No. 8	Washington-Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ESPN2	L 29–31 2OT	26,544
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Regular season

Eastern Washington

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	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	0	0	3	10
No. 2 Bison	14	7	7	7	35

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+

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

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	3	4	Total
Black Bears	0	0	0	7	7
No. 2 Bison	6	10	14	14	44

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+

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

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	3	4	Total
Bears	7	10	0	14	31
No. 2 Bison	21	14	7	7	49

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+

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

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	3	4	Total
Coyotes	7	14	0	3	24
No. 2 Bison	3	0	7	9	19

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+

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

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	3	4	Total
No. 7 Bison	14	14	3	7	38
Bears	7	0	3	0	10

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+

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

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	3	4	Total
No. 6 Bison	7	10	0	7	24
No. 15 Fighting Hawks	21	7	7	14	49

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+

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

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	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	0	0	7	7
No. 14 Bison	14	24	14	0	52

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+

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

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	3	4	Total
Racers	0	3	3	0	6
No. 12 Bison	21	7	7	3	38

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+

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

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	3	4	Total
No. 11 Bison	6	3	0	7	16
No. 1 Jackrabbits	7	13	7	6	33

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+

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

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	3	4	Total
No. 11 Salukis	7	3	0	0	10
No. 12 Bison	7	6	7	14	34

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+

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

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	3	4	Total
No. 9 Bison	14	13	7	14	48
No. 22 Panthers	3	7	10	7	27

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+

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

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

Drake (first round)

See also: 2023 Drake Bulldogs football team

No. 8 North Dakota State Bison (8–3) vs. Drake Bulldogs (8–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	0	0	0	3
No. 8 Bison	14	21	10	21	66

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

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)

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	3	4	OT	Total
No. 8 Bison	0	14	7	7	7	35
No. 5 (6) Bobcats	7	7	14	0	6	34

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

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)

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	3	4	Total
No. 8 Bison	21	14	3	7	45
No. 3 (3) Coyotes	3	0	7	7	17

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

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)

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	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
No. 8 Bison	3	3	3	7	7	6	29
No. 2 (2) Grizzlies	0	10	0	6	7	8	31

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

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

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 Matt Entz (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 Redshirt Roster Last update: August 3, 2023

Rankings

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS	2	2 (1)	2 (3)	2 (3)	2 (2)	7	6	14	12	11	12	9	8	3
Coaches	2 (1)	2	2	2	2	8	7	15	11	10	13	9	7	3

References

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.