2024 North Dakota State Bison football team

2024 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division I champion MVFC co-champion
NCAA Division I Football Championship Game, W 35–32 vs. Montana State
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 1
FCS Coaches	No. 1
Record	14–2 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach	Tim Polasek (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jake Landry (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Co-defensive coordinator	Nick Goeser (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Grant Olson (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fargodome
Seasons ←  2023 2025 →

2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State +^		7	–	1					14	–	2
No. 3 South Dakota State +^		7	–	1					12	–	3
No. 4 South Dakota +^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 11 Illinois State ^		6	–	2					10	–	4
Missouri State *		6	–	2					8	–	4
Youngstown State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Indiana State		3	–	5					4	–	8
North Dakota		2	–	6					5	–	7
Southern Illinois		2	–	6					4	–	8
Northern Iowa		1	–	7					3	–	9
Murray State		0	–	8					1	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by first-year head coach Tim Polasek. Polasek joined the Bison after being an offensive coordinator at North Dakota State, Iowa, and most recently, Wyoming. Polasek was assisted by first-year offensive coordinator Jake Landry, ^[1] who joined the Bison from St. Thomas, as well as co-defensive coordinators Grant Olson and Nick Goeser. ^[2] The Bison played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.

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

Preseason

MVFC poll

Main article: 2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference season § Preseason

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

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 pm	at Colorado *	No. 2	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	L 26–31	49,438
September 7	2:30 pm	Tennessee State *	No. 2	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 52–3	16,811
September 14	4:30 pm	at East Tennessee State *	No. 2	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 38–35	11,040
September 21	1:00 pm	Towson *	No. 2	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 41–24	17,185
September 28	2:00 pm	at No. 18 Illinois State	No. 2	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 42–10	11,687
October 5	2:30 pm	No. 7 North Dakota	No. 2	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	ABC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+	W 41–17	18,723
October 12	2:00 pm	at Southern Illinois	No. 2	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	W 24–3	9,610
October 19	7:00 pm	No. 1 South Dakota State	No. 2	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker)	ESPN2	W 13–9	18,807
October 26	1:00 pm	at Murray State	No. 1	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 59–6	6,133
November 2	2:30 pm	Northern Iowa	No. 1	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 42–19	14,528
November 16	2:30 pm	Missouri State	No. 1	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ABC ND/ESPN+	W 59–21	14,679
November 23	1:00 pm	at No. 4 South Dakota	No. 1	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ABC ND/MidcoSN/ESPN+	L 28–29	9,062
December 7	2:00 pm	No. 15 Abilene Christian *	No. 3	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	W 51–31	10,373
December 14	2:30 pm	No. 8 Mercer *	No. 3	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ABC	W 31–7	10,353
December 21	11:00 am	No. 2 South Dakota State*	No. 3	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ABC	W 28–21	17,849
January 6, 2025	6:00 pm	vs. No. 1 Montana State *	No. 3	Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX (NCAA Division I Championship Game)	ESPN	W 35–32	18,005
*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

Colorado (FBS)

See also: 2024 Colorado Buffaloes football team

No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (0–0) vs. Colorado Buffaloes (0–0)

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

at Folsum Field, Boulder, CO

• Date: August 29, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 pm
• Game weather: Clear; 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 49,438
• Referee: Stephen Baron
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)

Statistics	North Dakota State	Colorado
First downs	25	22
Plays–yards	69–449	57–504
Rushes–yards	43–157	23–59
Passing yards	292	445
Passing: comp–att–int	20–26–0	26–34–1
Time of possession	36:44	23:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	18/22, 277 yds, TD
	Rushing	Cam Miller	16 car, 81 yds, TD
	Receiving	Braylon Henderson	5 rec, 72 yds
Colorado	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	26/34, 445 yds, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Dallan Hayden	9 car, 20 yds
	Receiving	Jimmy Horn Jr.	7 rec, 198 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU CU 1st 12:12 6 57 2:48 NDSU 36-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 3 0 1st 9:31 6 75 2:42 CU Travis Hunter (#12) 41-yard touchdown reception from Shedeur Sanders (#2), Alejandro Mata (#16) kick good 3 7 1st 3:59 10 75 5:32 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 7-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 10 7 1st 3:15 2 75 0:44 CU Jimmy Horn Jr. (#5) 69-yard touchdown reception from Shedeur Sanders (#2), Alejandro Mata (#16) kick good 10 14 2nd 12:07 10 77 6:02 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 7-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 17 14 2nd 4:33 11 21 5:36 NDSU 31-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 20 14 2nd 0:00 8 89 0:56 CU 27-yard field goal by Alejandro Mata (#16) 20 17 3rd 7:45 5 72 2:04 CU Travis Hunter (#12) 13-yard touchdown reception from Shedeur Sanders (#2), Alejandro Mata (#16) kick good 20 24 4th 7:57 17 80 8:10 CU Travis Hunter (#12) 3-yard touchdown reception from Shedeur Sanders (#2), Alejandro Mata (#16) kick good 20 31 4th 2:19 11 75 5:38 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 20-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass incomplete 26 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 26 31

Tennessee State

See also: 2024 Tennessee State Tigers football team

Tennessee State Tigers (1–0) vs. No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (0–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	3	3
No. 2 Bison	14	21	3	14	52

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: September 7, 2024
• Game time: 2:30 pm
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 16,811
• Referee: David Hergert
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	Tennessee State	North Dakota State
First downs	12	21
Plays–yards	55–200	64–436
Rushes–yards	30–72	41–226
Passing yards	128	210
Passing: comp–att–int	17–25–0	17–23–1
Time of possession	29:46	30:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee State	Passing	Draylen Ellis	17/25, 128 yds
	Rushing	Draylen Ellis	11 car, 27 yds
	Receiving	Jalal Dean	3 rec, 51 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	14/18, 181 yds, 3 TD
	Rushing	Nathan Hayes	1 car, 51 yds, TD
	Receiving	Bryce Lance	7 rec, 106 yds, 2 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TNST NDSU 1st 6:47 12 77 6:21 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 24-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7 1st 2:20 6 69 2:22 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 14-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 14 2nd 9:37 4 4 2:02 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 3-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 21 2nd 3:13 8 76 4:04 NDSU John Gores (#80) 12-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 28 2nd 0:16 8 60 1:00 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 6-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 35 3rd 8:33 4 7 2:02 NDSU 51-yard field goal by Eli Ozick (#38) 0 38 4th 13:32 4 30 1:30 NDSU Mekhi Collins (#15) 19-yard touchdown reception from Cole Payton (#9), Eli Ozick (#38) kick good 0 45 4th 10:46 3 57 1:00 NDSU Nathan Hayes (#12) 51-yard touchdown run, Eli Ozick (#38) kick good 0 52 4th 5:34 9 74 5:12 TNST 19-yard field goal by James Lowery (#99) 3 52 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 52

East Tennessee State

See also: 2024 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (1–1) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (1–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Bison	14	3	6	15	38
Buccaneers	7	14	7	7	35

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium, Johnson City, TN

• Date: September 14, 2024
• Game time: 4:30 pm
• Game weather: Clear; 79 °F (26 °C); Wind: E 10 mph
• Game attendance: 11,040
• Referee: Bruce Austin
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	North Dakota State	East Tennessee State
First downs	28	20
Plays–yards	78–481	54–383
Rushes–yards	44–231	38–270
Passing yards	250	113
Passing: comp–att–int	21–34–0	6–16–1
Time of possession	36:41	23:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	21/33, 250 yds, TD
	Rushing	CharMar Brown	11 car, 65 yds
	Receiving	Mekhi Collins	4 rec, 67 yds
East Tennessee State	Passing	Jaylen King	6/15, 113 yds, TD, INT
	Rushing	Bryson Irby	15 car, 147 yds, 3 TD
	Receiving	Cameron Lewis	5 rec, 73 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU ETSU 1st 9:58 9 82 4:57 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 18-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 0 1st 5:32 10 75 4:26 ETSU Bryson Irby (#7) 3-yard touchdown run, Ewan Johnson (#15) kick good 7 7 1st 1:12 8 75 4:20 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 5-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 7 2nd 13:13 6 75 2:59 ETSU Ty Anderson (#10) 1-yard touchdown run, Ewan Johnson (#15) kick good 14 14 2nd 10:26 5 16 2:37 NDSU 54-yard field goal by Eli Ozick (#38) 17 14 2nd 8:55 5 75 1:31 ETSU Bryson Irby (#7) 61-yard touchdown run, Ewan Johnson (#15) kick good 17 21 3rd 8:21 14 75 6:39 ETSU Bryson Irby (#7) 10-yard touchdown run, Ewan Johnson (#15) kick good 17 28 3rd 1:08 13 57 7:06 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass incomplete 23 28 4th 8:39 4 63 2:23 ETSU Cameron Lewis (#0) 19-yard touchdown reception from Jaylen King (#2), Ewan Johnson (#15) kick good 23 35 4th 1:59 6 51 0:50 NDSU TK Marshall (#28) 3-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 30 35 4th 0:50 6 58 1:07 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 11-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass to Bryce Lance (#5) good 38 35 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 35

Towson

See also: 2024 Towson Tigers football team

No. RV Towson Tigers (1–2) vs. No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (2–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. RV Tigers	3	0	7	14	24
No. 2 Bison	3	21	7	10	41

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: September 21, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 pm
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 17,185
• Referee: Tyler Downs
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	Towson	North Dakota State
First downs	16	26
Plays–yards	51–366	72–407
Rushes–yards	24–204	52–188
Passing yards	161	219
Passing: comp–att–int	16–27–1	17–20–0
Time of possession	20:07	39:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Towson	Passing	Carlos Davis	14/24, 135 yds, INT
	Rushing	Tyrell Greene Jr.	5 car, 94 yds, TD
	Receiving	Carter Runyon	6 rec, 59 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	17/19, 219 yds, TD
	Rushing	CharMar Brown	24 car, 126 yds, 3 TD
	Receiving	Bryce Lance	5 rec, 63 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TOW NDSU 1st 8:45 10 57 6:12 NDSU 37-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 0 3 1st 5:46 8 52 2:59 TOW 40-yard field goal by Keegan Vaughan 3 3 2nd 13:57 11 80 6:45 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 10 2nd 5:26 NDSU Punt returned 67 yards for touchdown by Jackson Williams (#81), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 17 2nd 0:23 9 88 3:16 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 19-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 24 3rd 5:33 8 74 3:36 TOW Nathan Kent 2-yard touchdown run, Keegan Vaughan kick good 10 24 3rd 1:09 9 83 4:17 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 3-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 10 31 4th 12:00 10 65 4:09 TOW Carlos Davis 15-yard touchdown run, Keegan Vaughan kick good 17 31 4th 10:05 1 72 0:11 TOW Tyrell Greene Jr. 72-yard touchdown run, Keegan Vaughan kick good 24 31 4th 4:28 9 40 5:28 NDSU 34-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 24 34 4th 1:04 7 20 1:47 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 24 41 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 41

Illinois State

See also: 2024 Illinois State Redbirds football team

No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (3–1) vs. No. 18 Illinois State Redbirds (3–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Bison	7	7	21	7	42
No. 18 Redbirds	0	7	0	3	10

at Hancock Stadium, Normal, IL

• Date: September 28, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 pm
• Game weather: Sunny; 73 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 11,687
• Referee: Aaron Adams
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	North Dakota State	Illinois State
First downs	29	12
Plays–yards	71–544	49–206
Rushes–yards	47–307	25–8
Passing yards	237	198
Passing: comp–att–int	21–24–0	17–24–0
Time of possession	38:57	21:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	20/23, 216 yds, 3 TD
	Rushing	CharMar Brown	17 car, 100 yds, TD
	Receiving	Bryce Lance	8 rec, 65 yds, TD
Illinois State	Passing	Tommy Rittenhouse	10/14, 132 yds
	Rushing	Wenkers Wright	9 car, 24 yds, TD
	Receiving	Xavier Loyd	3 rec, 52 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU ILST 1st 6:45 11 64 6:47 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 7-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 0 2nd 4:45 16 80 10:09 NDSU Mekhi Collins (#15) 11-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 0 2nd 2:56 5 74 1:43 ILST Wenkers Wright (#32) 2-yard touchdown run, Ian Wagner (#31) kick good 14 7 3rd 10:55 7 69 4:01 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 40-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 7 3rd 6:07 6 51 3:05 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 14-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 28 7 3rd 1:51 4 48 2:25 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 9-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 35 7 4th 11:27 4 97 2:18 NDSU Cole Payton (#9) 73-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 42 7 4th 5:44 13 54 5:43 ILST 38-yard field goal by Ian Wagner (#31) 42 10 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 42 10

North Dakota

See also: 2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team and Nickel Trophy

No. 7 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (4–1) vs. No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (4–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Fighting Hawks	0	10	0	7	17
No. 2 Bison	14	10	14	3	41

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: October 5, 2024
• Game time: 2:30 pm
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 18,723
• Referee: Gregory Gompf
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	North Dakota	North Dakota State
First downs	14	25
Plays–yards	54–267	69–429
Rushes–yards	31–101	45–208
Passing yards	166	221
Passing: comp–att–int	18–23–0	16–24–0
Time of possession	25:41	34:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing	Simon Romfo	18/23, 166 yds, TD
	Rushing	Gaven Ziebarth	12 car, 65 yds
	Receiving	Bo Belquist	4 rec, 61 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	13/19, 168 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	CharMar Brown	21 car, 83 yds, TD
	Receiving	Bryce Lance	2 rec, 50 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UND NDSU 1st 10:39 7 56 4:11 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7 1st 2:14 7 61 3:36 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 36-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 14 2nd 10:38 11 75 3:36 UND Quincy Vaughn (#1) 1-yard touchdown run, CJ Elrichs (#53) kick good 7 14 2nd 7:47 5 65 2:51 NDSU Chris Harris (#15) 16-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 21 2nd 3:02 10 47 4:45 UND 45-yard field goal by CJ Elrichs (#53) 10 21 2nd 0:34 11 58 2:20 NDSU 34-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 10 24 3rd 11:10 8 38 3:44 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 10 31 3rd 3:02 9 85 4:59 NDSU Mekhi Collins (#16) 33-yard touchdown reception from Cole Payton (#9), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 10 38 4th 12:33 1 5 0:04 UND Caden Dennis (#10) 5-yard touchdown reception from Simon Romfo (#6), CJ Elrichs (#53) kick good 17 38 4th 5:58 13 48 6:35 NDSU 45-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 17 41 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 41

Southern Illinois

See also: 2024 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (5–1) vs. No. RV Southern Illinois Salukis (2–4)

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

at Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, IL

• Date: October 12, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 pm
• Game weather: Cloudy; 82 °F (28 °C); Wind: NE 7 mph
• Game attendance: 9,610
• Referee: David Hergert
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	North Dakota State	Southern Illinois
First downs	22	14
Plays–yards	67–363	50–187
Rushes–yards	42–163	23–35
Passing yards	200	152
Passing: comp–att–int	19–25–0	15–27–1
Time of possession	35:29	24:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	18/24, 193 yds, TD
	Rushing	CharMar Brown	20 car, 95 yds, TD
	Receiving	Bryce Lance	5 rec, 63 yds
Southern Illinois	Passing	Jake Curry	15/27, 152 yds, INT
	Rushing	Keontez Lewis	2 car, 20 yds
	Receiving	Allen Middleton	5 rec, 60 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU SIU 1st 6:55 7 76 3:47 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 6-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 0 2nd 5:17 9 42 5:34 SIU 50-yard field goal by Paul Geelen (#97) 7 3 2nd 0:31 14 75 4:46 NDSU Chris Harris (#19) 11-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 3 3rd 5:49 9 52 4:26 NDSU 34-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 17 3 4th 4:09 11 87 7:03 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 9-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 24 3 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 3

South Dakota State

See also: 2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team and Dakota Marker

No. 1 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (5–1) vs. No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (6–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Jackrabbits	0	9	0	0	9
No. 2 Bison	0	7	0	6	13

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: October 19, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 pm
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 18,807
• Referee: Jason Perkins
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst)

Statistics	South Dakota State	North Dakota State
First downs	17	17
Plays–yards	66–333	59–275
Rushes–yards	36–215	32–112
Passing yards	118	163
Passing: comp–att–int	17–30–1	20–27–0
Time of possession	28:10	31:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	14/21, 92 yds
	Rushing	Chase Mason	5 car, 80 yds, TD
	Receiving	Griffin Wilde	5 rec, 32 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	20/27, 163 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Barika Kpeenu	6 car, 35 yds
	Receiving	RaJa Nelson	4 rec, 48 yds, 2 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SDSU NDSU 2nd 6:03 13 69 7:08 NDSU RaJa Nelson (#3) 18-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7 2nd 4:43 3 75 1:20 SDSU Chase Mason (#7) 66-yard touchdown run, Hunter Dustman (#10) kick blocked 6 7 2nd 0:00 15 65 3:27 SDSU 42-yard field goal by Hunter Dustman (#10) 9 7 4th 1:49 10 92 5:25 NDSU RaJa Nelson (#3) 20-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller, 2-point pass incomplete 9 13 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 9 13

Murray State

See also: 2024 Murray State Racers football team

No. 1 North Dakota State Bison (7–1) vs. Murray State Racers (1–6)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Bison	21	21	10	7	59
Racers	0	3	0	3	6

at Roy Stewart Stadium, Murray, KY

• Date: October 26, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 pm
• Game weather: Cloudy; 66 °F (19 °C); Wind: NE 10 mph
• Game attendance: 6,133
• Referee: Aaron Adams
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	North Dakota State	Murray State
First downs	23	19
Plays–yards	61–459	76–308
Rushes–yards	41–190	43–116
Passing yards	269	192
Passing: comp–att–int	14–20–0	18–33–3
Time of possession	29:00	31:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Nathan Hayes	9/15, 141 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	CharMar Brown	13 car, 97 yds, 3 TD
	Receiving	Bryce Lance	4 rec, 108 yds, 3 TD
Murray State	Passing	Jayden Johannsen	13/22, 139 yds, 3 INT
	Rushing	Q'Darryius Jennings	7 car, 36 yds
	Receiving	J'Kalon Carter	4 rec, 70 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MUR NDSU 1st 11:55 6 75 3:05 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 7-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7 1st 5:05 1 74 0:11 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 74-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 14 1st 4:14 NDSU Interception returned 34 yards for touchdown by Enock Sibomana (#14), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 21 2nd 12:47 7 60 3:21 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 3-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 28 2nd 8:32 10 69 4:15 MUR 24-yard field goal by James London (#83) 3 28 2nd 6:58 3 42 1:34 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 17-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 35 2nd 0:53 7 80 2:08 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 6-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Hayes (#12), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 42 3rd 13:16 5 30 1:38 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 49 3rd 10:09 7 12 2:27 NDSU 31-yard field goal by Eli Ozick (#38) 3 52 4th 7:58 4 -2 1:13 MUR 47-yard field goal by James London (#83) 6 52 4th 1:11 12 75 6:47 NDSU John Gores (#80) 9-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Hayes (#12), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 6 59 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 6 59

Northern Iowa

See also: 2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Northern Iowa Panthers (2–6) vs. No. 1 North Dakota State Bison (8–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	0	16	0	19
No. 1 Bison	14	14	7	7	42

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: November 2, 2024
• Game time: 2:30 pm
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 14,528
• Referee: Jason Berg
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	Northern Iowa	North Dakota State
First downs	18	24
Plays–yards	58–344	58–422
Rushes–yards	26–74	37–189
Passing yards	270	233
Passing: comp–att–int	22–32–0	18–21–0
Time of possession	28:46	31:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing	Matthew Schecklman	22/32, 270 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Tye Edwards	12 car, 48 yds
	Receiving	Sergio Morancy	4 rec, 102 yds, 2 TD
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	17/20, 216 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	CharMar Brown	18 car, 124 yds, TD
	Receiving	Bryce Lance	4 rec, 77 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UNI NDSU 1st 14:44 NDSU Kickoff returned 100 yards for touchdown by TK Marshall (#28), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7 1st 8:44 12 52 6:00 UNI 40-yard field goal by Caden Palmer (#95) 3 7 1st 0:58 13 74 7:40 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 5-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 14 2nd 6:54 13 94 6:34 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 14-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 21 2nd 1:47 7 80 2:57 NDSU Braylon Henderson (#1) 15-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 28 3rd 12:48 2 48 0:40 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 6-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 3 35 3rd 9:05 6 75 3:43 UNI Sergio Morancy (#21) 31-yard touchdown reception from Matthew Schecklman (#3), 2-point pass complete 11 35 3rd 1:52 9 55 4:18 UNI Sergio Morancy (#21) 9-yard touchdown reception from Matthew Schecklman (#3), 2-point pass complete 19 35 4th 12:59 7 75 3:43 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 11-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 19 42 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 19 42

Missouri State

See also: 2024 Missouri State Bears football team

Missouri State Bears (8–2) vs. No. 1 North Dakota State Bison (9–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	14	0	7	21
No. 1 Bison	21	14	14	10	59

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: November 16, 2024
• Game time: 2:30 pm
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 14,679
• Referee: Jason Perkins
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	Missouri State	North Dakota State
First downs	22	27
Plays–yards	67–382	65–575
Rushes–yards	65–86	38–364
Passing yards	296	211
Passing: comp–att–int	20–32–0	19–27–1
Time of possession	31:21	28:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri State	Passing	Jacob Clark	18/30, 247 yds, TD
	Rushing	Jacardia Wright	13 car, 68 yds, TD
	Receiving	Hunter Wood	4 rec, 73 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	17/24, 155 yds, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Barika Kpeenu	10 car, 169 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Chris Harris	3 rec, 48 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MOST NDSU 1st 13:14 2 52 0:19 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 52-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7 1st 10:48 5 13 2:12 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 3-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 14 1st 1:32 12 95 7:09 NDSU Jackson Williams (#81) 22-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 21 2nd 8:16 9 80 4:09 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 4-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 28 2nd 2:48 10 78 5:22 MOST Jacardia Wright (#9) 1-yard touchdown run, Yousef Obeid (#36) kick good 7 28 2nd 1:44 1 40 0:09 MOST Jayden Becks (#5) 40-yard touchdown reception from Hunter Wood (#2), Yousef Obeid (#36) kick good 14 28 2nd 0:08 11 65 1:36 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 1-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 35 3rd 13:03 4 75 1:57 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 48-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 42 3rd 2:36 7 85 4:03 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 49-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 49 4th 13:44 13 75 3:46 MOST Jmariyae Robinson (#0) 2-yard touchdown reception from Jacob Clark (#12), Yousef Obeid (#36) kick good 21 49 4th 11:16 8 58 2:28 NDSU 32-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 21 52 4th 7:47 3 31 1:28 NDSU John Gores (#80) 27-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Hayes (#12), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 59 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 59

South Dakota

See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team

No. 1 North Dakota State Bison (10–1) vs. No. 4 South Dakota Coyotes (8–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Bison	0	14	7	7	28
No. 4 Coyotes	7	7	3	12	29

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD

• Date: November 23, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 pm
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 9,062
• Referee: Aaron Adams
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	North Dakota State	South Dakota
First downs	19	119
Plays–yards	69–340	60–391
Rushes–yards	47–166	30–119
Passing yards	174	272
Passing: comp–att–int	10–22–0	18–30–0
Time of possession	30:46	29:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	10/22, 174 yds, TD
	Rushing	Cam Miller	19 car, 82 yds, TD
	Receiving	RaJa Nelson	3 rec, 48 yds
South Dakota	Passing	Aidan Bouman	18/30, 272 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Travis Theis	13 car, 66 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Javion Phelps	3 rec, 79 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU USD 1st 6:35 11 80 6:14 USD Travis Theis (#5) 6-yard touchdown run, Will Leyland (#15) kick good 0 7 2nd 12:44 7 73 4:13 USD Travis Theis (#5) 14-yard touchdown run, Will Leyland (#15) kick good 0 14 2nd 2:39 6 66 2:57 NDSU Braylon Henderson (#1) 23-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 14 2nd 0:26 9 83 1:17 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 3-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 14 3rd 10:21 10 51 4:39 USD 37-yard field goal by Will Leyland (#15) 14 17 3rd 4:48 10 80 5:29 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 17 4th 4:10 20 99 10:53 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 28 17 4th 3:22 6 71 0:48 USD Jack Martens (#15) 410-yard touchdown reception from Aidan Bouman (#2), 2-point pass incomplete 28 23 4th 0:12 6 58 1:04 USD Javion Phelps (#8) 25-yard touchdown reception from Aidan Bouman (#2), 2-point pass incomplete 28 29 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 28 29

NCAA Division I playoffs

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

Abilene Christian (second round)

See also: 2024 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

No. 15 Abilene Christian Wildcats (9–4) vs. No. 3 North Dakota State Bison (10–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Wildcats	14	3	7	7	31
No. 3 Bison	3	17	21	10	51

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: December 7, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 10,373
• Referee: Matt Overton
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Noah Reed (play-by-play), Craig Haubert (analyst)

Statistics	Abilene Christian	North Dakota State
First downs	16	19
Plays–yards	61–345	60–375
Rushes–yards	29–192	31–101
Passing yards	153	274
Passing: comp–att–int	20–32–2	20–29–1
Time of possession	29:28	30:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing	Maverick McIvor	20/32, 153 yds, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Sam Hicks	16 car, 153 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	JJ Henry	7 rec, 70 yds, TD
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	20/29, 274 yds, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	CharMar Brown	16 car, 58 yds
	Receiving	Bryce Lance	5 rec, 70 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ACU NDSU 1st 8:52 12 72 6:08 NDSU 21-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 0 3 1st 2:45 12 75 6:07 ACU JJ Henry (#4) 13-yard touchdown reception from Maverick McIvor (#1), Ritse Vaes (#48) kick good 7 3 1st 0:00 1 90 0:04 ACU Sam Hicks (#6) 90-yard touchdown run, Ritse Vaes (#48) kick good 14 3 2nd 10:35 4 1 0:57 ACU 29-yard field goal by Ritse Vaes (#48) 17 3 2nd 10:24 NDSU Kickoff returned 100 yards for touchdown by Jackson Williams (#81), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 17 10 2nd 5:58 6 25 2:18 NDSU 37-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 17 13 2nd 0:21 9 66 2:28 NDSU RaJa Nelson (#3) 6-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 17 20 3rd 10:38 4 28 1:47 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 17 27 3rd 6:08 4 28 1:47 NDSU TK Marshall (#28) 30-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 17 34 3rd 3:23 5 39 2:35 ACU Sam Hicks (#6) 3-yard touchdown run, Ritse Vaes (#48) kick good 24 34 3rd 0:40 5 75 2:43 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 36-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 24 41 4th 11:11 10 75 4:29 ACU Rovaughn Banks Jr. (#3) 2-yard touchdown run, Ritse Vaes (#48) kick good 31 41 4th 3:34 4 3 1:42 NDSU 24-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 31 44 4th 3:25 NDSU Interception returned 31 yards for touchdown by Logan Kopp (#31), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 31 51 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 51

Mercer (quarterfinal)

See also: 2024 Mercer Bears football team

No. 8 Mercer Bears (11–2) vs. No. 3 North Dakota State Bison (11–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Bears	7	0	0	0	7
No. 3 Bison	14	10	0	7	31

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: December 14, 2024
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 10,353
• Referee: Kelly Holman
• TV announcers (ABC): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)

Statistics	Mercer	North Dakota State
First downs	8	20
Plays–yards	51–195	67–392
Rushes–yards	31–109	41–133
Passing yards	86	259
Passing: comp–att–int	10–20–1	16–26–2
Time of possession	24:22	35:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mercer	Passing	Whitt Newbauer	8/18, 90 yds, TD, INT
	Rushing	Dwayne McGee	14 car, 59 yds
	Receiving	Kelin Parsons	1 rec, 38 yds, TD
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	16/25, 259 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	CharMar Brown	11 car, 58 yds
	Receiving	Mekhi Collins	4 rec, 119 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MER NDSU 1st 12:03 4 50 1:57 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 40-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7 1st 9:31 2 74 0:30 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 4-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#7) kick good 0 14 1st 7:01 5 73 2:25 MER Kelin Parsons (#13) 38-yard touchdown reception from Whitt Newbauer (#8), Reice Griffith (#93) kick good 7 14 2nd 12:01 6 55 2:52 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 34-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 21 2nd 0:11 6 70 0:59 NDSU 38-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 7 24 4th 1:57 11 54 5:59 NDSU Barika Kpeenu (#8) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 31

South Dakota State (semifinal)

See also: 2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

No. 2 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (12–2) vs. No. 3 North Dakota State Bison (12–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Jackrabbits	7	7	0	7	21
No. 3 Bison	7	7	0	14	28

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

• Date: December 21, 2024
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 17,849
• Referee: Jeff Page
• TV announcers (ABC): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline)

Statistics	South Dakota State	North Dakota State
First downs	18	19
Plays–yards	66–333	56–329
Rushes–yards	40–129	37–150
Passing yards	204	179
Passing: comp–att–int	14–26–0	13–19–0
Time of possession	29:39	30:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing	Mark Gronowski	14/25, 204 yds, TD
	Rushing	Amar Johnson	15 car, 77 yds, TD
	Receiving	Griffin Wilde	4 rec, 66 yds
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	13/19, 179 yds, 3 TD
	Rushing	Cam Miller	15 car, 93 yds, TD
	Receiving	Bryce Lance	6 rec, 125 yds, 3 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SDSU NDSU 1st 9:34 7 80 3:41 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 21-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7 1st 4:14 10 75 5:20 SDSU Mark Gronowski (#11) 1-yard touchdown run, Hunter Dustman (#10) kick good 7 7 2nd 11:29 11 86 6:06 SDSU Amar Johnson (#3) 39-yard touchdown run, Hunter Dustman (#10) kick good 14 7 2nd 1:57 7 23 3:22 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 14 4th 12:56 3 70 1:18 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 47-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 21 4th 8:20 10 90 4:30 SDSU Grahm Goering (#12) 14-yard touchdown reception from Mark Gronowski (#11), Hunter Dustman (#10) kick good 21 21 4th 4:02 8 75 4:18 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 10-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 28

Montana State (national championship)

See also: 2025 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game and 2024 Montana State Bobcats football team

No. 3 North Dakota State Bison (13–2) vs. No. 1 Montana State Bobcats (15–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Bison	14	7	0	14	35
No. 1 Bobcats	0	3	15	14	32

at Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX

• Date: January 6, 2025
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. (CT)
• Game weather: Clear; 34 °F (1 °C); Wind: NW 7 mph
• Game attendance: 18,005
• Referee: Matt Overton
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)

Statistics	North Dakota State	Montana State
First downs	18	19
Plays–yards	59–401	61–393
Rushes–yards	36–202	37–198
Passing yards	199	195
Passing: comp–att–int	19–23–0	13–24–0
Time of possession	27:53	31:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	19/22, 199 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Cam Miller	18 car, 121 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Bryce Lance	9 rec, 107 yds, TD
Montana State	Passing	Tommy Mellott	13/24, 195 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Tommy Mellott	14 car, 135 yds, TD
	Receiving	Ryan Lonergan	1 rec, 53 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU MTST 1st 7:55 12 75 7:05 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 2-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 7 0 1st 1:51 5 92 3:05 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 64-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 14 0 2nd 5:38 17 61 11:13 MTST 32-yard field goal by Myles Sansted (#39) 14 3 2nd 0:12 10 56 0:47 NDSU Bryce Lance (#5) 1-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 21 3 3rd 8:09 11 75 6:44 MTST Scottre Humphrey (#22) 1-yard touchdown run, Myles Sansted (#39) kick good 21 10 3rd 4:03 2 58 0:57 MTST Rohan Jones (# 5-yard touchdown reception from Tommy Mellott (#4), 2-point pass result 21 18 4th 14:18 8 75 4:45 NDSU Joe Stoffel (#82) 1-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 28 18 4th 11:25 5 75 2:53 MTST Tommy Mellott (#4) 44-yard touchdown run, Myles Sansted (#39) kick good 28 25 4th 2:41 9 66 5:06 NDSU CharMar Brown (#25) 3-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 35 25 4th 1:09 10 73 1:26 MTST Taco Dowler (#14) 19-yard touchdown reception from Tommy Mellott (#4), Myles Sansted (#39) kick good 35 32 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 35 32

Roster

2024 North Dakota State Bison football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Braylon Henderson (C)  Sr WR 2 Kellen Entz  So WR 3 RaJa Nelson  Sr RB 4 Owen Johnson  Jr WR 5 Bryce Lance  Jr WR 6 Tyler Terhark  Sr QB 7 Cam Miller  (C) Sr RB 8 Barika Kpeenu  Jr QB 9 Cole Payton  Jr QB 10 Trey Drake  Fr QB 12 Nathan Hayes  So WR 15 Mekhi Collins  So WR 16 Silas Evans  Fr WR 17 Isiah St. Romain Fr QB 18 Jacob Kilzer Fr WR 19 Chris Harris  Jr RB 25 CharMar Brown  Fr RB 26 Brady Wavrunek  Fr RB 28 TK Marshall Sr RB 30 Kelly Watson  Fr FB 33 Logan Hofstedt  Sr RB 34 Jonathan Harvey  So FB 35 Ryland Satter Fr RB 36 McClain Miller Fr TE 40 Kaden Zenzen  So TE 42 Reis Kessel Fr TE 43 Carter Zeller Fr TE 44 Luke Kokat  So FB 46 Truman Werremeyer  Jr FB 47 Dylan Klancher  Fr FB 49 Hunter Brozio  Sr OL 57 Noah Stommes Fr C 59 Hayden Johnston  Sr G 60 Isaac Zatechka  Jr OL 61 Gage Schmidt Fr G 62 Griffin Empey  Fr C 63 Trent Fraley So C 66 Jack Liwienski  Fr G 67 Kaden Chadwick  So OL 68 Coy Okeson Fr G 69 Devin Lockerby  So OT 70 Beau Johnson  Fr OL 71 Nate Tastad Fr OT 72 Nate Schneckloth  Fr OT 73 Mason Miller Sr G 74 Grey Zabel  (C) Sr OL 75 Josh Magin  So OT 76 Hunter Poncius  Sr G 77 Austin Schultz  Fr OT 78 Jake Rock  Sr WR 80 John Gores  So WR 81 Jackson Williams Fr TE 82 Joe Stoffel Sr WR 83 Cade Osterman  Fr WR 84 Logan Conklin Fr TE 85 Jett Zabel Fr WR 86 Cedric Wall  So TE 87 Nate Forystek  So TE 88 Carson Williams  Jr TE 89 Finn Diggins  Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 0 Marcus Gulley Sr S 4 Jaylin Crumby  Fr CB 10 Marcus Sheppard Sr LB 11 Oscar Benson  Sr CB 13 Najee Nelson  Fr LB 14 Enock Sibomana  Jr CB 17 Jailen Duffie  Fr CB 18 Jaquise Alexander  So CB 19 Will Rosenmeyer Fr S 20 Reese Sheldon  Fr S 21 Noah Taylor  Fr S 22 Hudson Artz  So CB 23 Kegan Huber  So CB 24 Anthony Chideme-Alfaro Jr LB 25 Ray James Fr S 26 Taylen Eady Fr S 27 Ryan Jones  Jr S 28 Will Steil Fr S 29 Darius Givance  So LB 32 Austin Altepeter  So CB 34 Will Washington Fr S 35 Sam Jung Sr LB 36 Nick Kubitz  Sr S 37 Will Frattalone  Fr LB 41 Peder Haugo Fr LB 43 Logan Kopp  Jr LB 44 Brit Senftner  So LB 47 Luke Weerts (C)  Sr DE 49 Matthew Stenbroten Fr DT 50 Kody Huisman  Jr LB 51 Donovan Woolen Fr LB 52 Nathaniel Staehling  So DT 53 Eli Mostaert (C)  Sr DE 54 Payton Bodine  Fr DE 55 Kole Menz  Jr DE 56 Loshiaka Roques  Sr LB 57 Oliver Lucht  Fr DT 58 Keenan Wilson  Fr DT 64 Jaxon Duttenhefer  Jr DT 65 Bryce Friday  Sr DT 66 Jack Hansen Fr DE 69 Zach Vanderpool Fr DE 90 Wyatt Osterbauer Fr DT 91 Will Mostaert  Sr DE 92 Kelton McCaslin  So DE 93 Toby Anene  So DT 94 Logan Larson  So DE 95 Dylan Hendricks (C)  Sr DE 96 Abraham Myers  Fr DE 97 Victor Isele  Fr DT 98 Brennan Palmer  Fr DE 99 Hunter Zenzen  Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 22 Aaron Bickerton Jr K 37 Drew Klein  So K 38 Eli Ozick  Fr K 39 Griffin Crosa  Sr P 41 Kaedin Steindorf  Sr LS 45 Grant Knodle Fr LS 48 Caleb Bowers  So	Head coach Tim Polasek (head coach) Coordinators/assistant coaches Randy Hedberg (associate HC / quarterbacks) Jake Landry (offensive coordinator / running backs) Grant Olson (co-defensive coordinator / linebackers) Nick Goeser (co-defensive coordinator / defensive tackles) Joe Beschorner (special teams coordinator / tight ends / fullbacks) Dan Larson (running game coordinator / offensive line) Steve Crutchley (wide receivers) Will Johnson (cornerbacks) Devin Klieman (safties) Carlton Littlejohn (defensive ends) Jack Plumb (offensive quality control) Brett Bostad (offensive analyst) Jared Taylor (defensive quality control) David Wienke (defensive anaylst) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: December 9, 2024

Rankings

Further information: 2024 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	13	Final
STATS	2 (3)	2 (11)	2 (6)	2 (5)	2 (5)	2 (10)	2 (14)	2 (8)	1 (40)	1 (43)	1 (43)	1 (42)	1 (41)	3 (2)	1 (56)
Coaches	2	2 (5)	2 (2)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (3)	2 (3)	2 (2)	1 (24)	1 (24)	1 (24)	1 (24)	1 (23)	4	1 (16)

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