American college football season
The 2021 North Dakota State Bison football team represented the North Dakota State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Bison competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by third-year head coach Matt Entz . They played their home games at Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota .
The Bison finished their regular season with a 10–1 record (7–1 in conference), losing only to South Dakota State .[1] They were seeded second in the FCS postseason tournament and received a first-round bye; they then defeated Southern Illinois , East Tennessee State , and James Madison to reach the championship game. The Bison completed their season by defeating Montana State on January 8 in Frisco, Texas , to capture the program's ninth FCS title in 11 seasons.[2]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 4 2:30 p.m. Albany * No. 4 ABC ND /ESPN+ W 28–615,156 September 11 2:30 p.m. Valparaiso * No. 5 ABC ND/ESPN+ W 64–015,118 September 18 5:00 p.m. at Towson * No. 5 FloSports W 35–79,109 October 2 2:00 p.m. at No. 10 North Dakota No. 5 ABC ND/ESPN+/Midco W 16–1012,846 October 9 1:00 p.m. No. 16 Northern Iowa No. 5 ABC ND/ESPN+ W 34–2018,536 October 16 2:00 p.m. at Illinois State No. 3 ABC ND/ESPN+ W 20–012,416 October 23 2:30 p.m. No. 17 Missouri State No. 3 ABC ND/ESPN+ W 27–2015,559 October 30 2:30 p.m. Indiana State No. 2 ABC ND/ESPN+ W 44–214,383 November 6 2:00 p.m. at No. 9 South Dakota State No. 2 ABC ND/ESPN+/Midco L 19–27 18,122 November 13 11:00 a.m. at Youngstown State No. 5 ESPN+ W 49–178,307 November 20 2:30 p.m. No. 16 South Dakota No. 4 ABC ND/ESPN+/Midco W 52–2416,252 December 4 2:30 p.m. No. 21 Southern Illinois * No. 3 ESPN+ W 38–712,557 December 11 11:00 a.m. No. 7 East Tennessee State * No. 3 Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal) ESPN W 27–311,794 8:15 p.m. No. 2 James Madison * No. 3 Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Semifinal) ESPN2 W 20–1416,550 January 8, 2022 11:00 a.m. vs. No. 7 Montana State No. 3 ESPN2 W 38–1018,942
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Game summaries [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] Albany Great Danes (0-0) vs. North Dakota State Bison (0-0)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Great Danes 0 6 0 0 6 No. 4 Bison 7 7 7 7 28
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Date : September 4, 2021Game time : 2:30 p.m. (CT)Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 15,156TV : ESPN+[1]
Statistics Albany North Dakota State First downs 8 20 Plays–yards 47-205 62-387 Rushes–yards 19-22 43-259 Passing yards 183 128 Passing: comp–att–int 16-28-2 14-19-0 Time of possession 23:29 36:31
Team Category Player Statistics Albany Passing Jeff Undercuffer 16/28, 183 yds, TD, 2 INT Rushing Karl Mofor 11 car, 21 yds Receiving Roy Alexander 4 rec, 113 yds, TD North Dakota State Passing Quincy Patterson 12/16, 115 yds, TD Rushing Dominic Gonnella 13 car, 135 yds, 2 TD Receiving Christian Watson 4 rec, 37 yds
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ALB NDSU 1st 1:41 8 80 3:59 NDSU Dominic Gonnella (#29) 3-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 7 2nd 0:20 5 39 1:45 NDSU Josh Babicz (#81) 18-yard touchdown reception from Quincy Patterson (#2), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 14 2nd 0:04 1 67 0:11 ALB Roy Alexander (#11) 67-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Undercuffer (#13), 2-point pass incomplete 6 14 3rd 14:47 1 75 0:13 NDSU Dominic Gonnella (#29) 75-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 6 21 4th 7:10 5 28 2:09 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 7-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 6 28 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 6 28
Valparaiso [ edit ] Valparaiso Beacons (0-1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (1-0)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Beacons 0 0 0 0 0 No. 5 Bison 22 21 14 7 64
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Date : September 11, 2021Game time : 2:30 p.m. (CT)Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 15,118TV : ESPN+[2]
Statistics Valparaiso North Dakota State First downs 15 22 Plays–yards 64-185 49-583 Rushes–yards 41-73 43-458 Passing yards 112 125 Passing: comp–att–int 14-23-1 5-6-0 Time of possession 35:03 24:57
Team Category Player Statistics Valparaiso Passing Ben Nimz 9/14, 63 yds Rushing Ben Nimz 5 car, 20 yds Receiving Jordan Bingham 4 rec, 34 yds North Dakota State Passing Quincy Patterson 4/5, 102 yds, TD Rushing Quincy Patterson 4 car, 94 yds, TD Receiving Christian Watson 2 rec, 83 yds, TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP VALPO NDSU 1st 13:14 NDSU Punt returned 45 yards for touchdown by Jayden Price (#23), 2-point rush good 0 8 1st 5:22 9 92 3:45 NDSU Braylon Henderson (#12) 28-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 15 1st 0:10 4 67 2:15 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 20-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 22 2nd 12:32 1 65 0:10 NDSU Christian Watson (#1) 65-yard touchdown reception from Quincy Patterson (#2), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 29 2nd 7:03 3 80 1:06 NDSU Jalen Bussey (#21) 72-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 36 2nd 0:24 6 83 1:28 NDSU Quincy Patterson (#2) 52-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 43 3rd 10:58 1 9 0:04 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 9-yard touchdown run, Will Cardinal (#38) kick good 0 50 3rd 1:57 10 91 5:59 NDSU Jalen Bussey (#21) 23-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Will Cardinal (#38) kick good 0 57 4th 5:34 10 80 6:12 NDSU Cole Payton (#15) 37-yard touchdown run, Will Cardinal (#38) kick good 0 64 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 0 64
North Dakota State Bison (2-0) vs. Towson Tigers (1-1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 5 Bison 6 15 7 7 35 Tigers 0 0 0 7 7
at Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD
Date : September 18, 2021Game time : 5:00 p.m. (CT)Game weather : Sunny; 80 °F (27 °C)Game attendance : 9,109TV : FloSports[3]
Statistics North Dakota State Towson First downs 21 12 Plays–yards 58-493 58-200 Rushes–yards 46-328 30-35 Passing yards 165 165 Passing: comp–att–int 6-12-1 19-28-0 Time of possession 30:14 29:43
Team Category Player Statistics North Dakota State Passing Quincy Patterson 6/11, 165 yds, TD, INT Rushing Dominic Gonnella 13 car, 92 yds Receiving Christian Watson 3 rec, 79 yds, TD Towson Passing Chris Ferguson 19/28, 165 yds Rushing Jerry Howard 18 car, 45 yds, TD Receiving Caleb Smith 1 rec, 39 yds
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU TOW 1st 8:38 4 86 2:05 NDSU Christian Watson (#1) 67-yard touchdown reception from Quincy Patterson (#2), 2-point rush no good 6 0 2nd 14:57 12 82 6:45 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 13 0 2nd 9:07 7 96 3:32 NDSU Quincy Patterson (#2) 3-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick failed 19 0 2nd 2:15 NDSU Chris Ferguson (#14) tackled in end zone for a safety by Brayden Thomas (#98) 21 0 3rd 11:02 7 73 3:58 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 3-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 28 0 4th 11:35 6 58 3:25 NDSU Jalen Bussey (#21) 12-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 35 0 4th 2:20 14 83 5:33 TOW Jerry Howard (#31) 1-yard touchdown run, Keegan Vaughan (#30) kick good 35 7 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 35 7
North Dakota [ edit ] North Dakota State Bison (3-0) vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks (2-1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 5 Bison 3 3 3 7 16 No. 10 Fighting Hawks 7 0 0 3 10
at Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND
Date : October 2, 2021Game time : 2:00 p.m. (CT)Game weather : Indoors; 72 °F (22 °C)Game attendance : 12,846TV : ESPN+[4]
Statistics North Dakota State North Dakota First downs 13 13 Plays–yards 58-280 61-289 Rushes–yards 47-223 29-113 Passing yards 57 176 Passing: comp–att–int 5-11-0 18-32-1 Time of possession 33:01 26:59
Team Category Player Statistics North Dakota State Passing Quincy Patterson 4/10, 48 yds Rushing Quincy Patterson 19 car, 92 yds, TD Receiving Noah Gindorff 4 rec, 58 yds North Dakota Passing Tommy Schuster 18/30, 176 yds, TD, INT Rushing Otis Weah 19 car, 85 yds Receiving Luke Skokna 6 rec, 50 yds
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU UND 1st 4:55 10 38 4:07 NDSU 45-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 3 0 1st 1:34 8 73 3:16 UND Bo Belquist (#1) 30-yard touchdown reception from Tommy Schuster (#2), Adam Stage (#45) kick good 3 7 2nd 13:48 7 32 2:38 NDSU 34-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 6 7 3rd 4:34 4 8 2:20 NDSU 30-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 9 7 4th 1:13 8 58 4:34 NDSU Quincy Patterson (#2) 3-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 16 7 4th 0:16 6 29 0:51 UND 46-yard field goal by Adam Stage (#45) 16 10 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 16 10
Northern Iowa [ edit ] Northern Iowa Panthers (3-1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (4-0)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 12 Panthers 0 10 7 3 20 No. 5 Bison 10 3 14 7 34
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Date : October 9, 2021Game time : 1:00 p.m. (CT)Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 18,536TV : ESPN+[5]
Statistics Northern Iowa North Dakota State First downs 14 15 Plays–yards 63-381 64-363 Rushes–yards 32-124 43-181 Passing yards 257 182 Passing: comp–att–int 12-31-0 11-21-0 Time of possession 27:37 32:23
Team Category Player Statistics Northern Iowa Passing Theo Day 12/31, 257 yds, TD Rushing Bradrick Shaw 10 car, 44 yds Receiving Isaiah Weston 5 rec, 181 yds, TD North Dakota State Passing Quincy Patterson 11/21, 182 yds, 2 TD Rushing Quincy Patterson 12 car, 60 yds, 2 TD Receiving Christian Watson 5 rec, 163 yds, TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UNI NDSU 1st 7:37 1 85 0:11 NDSU Christian Watson (#1) 85-yard touchdown reception from Quincy Patterson (#2), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 7 1st 3:37 6 40 2:11 NDSU 27-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 0 10 2nd 11:24 8 73 3:36 UNI Isaiah Weston (#80) 44-yard touchdown reception from Theo Day (#12), Matthew Cook (#97) kick good 7 10 2nd 3:00 8 73 3:36 UNI 33-yard field goal by Matthew Cook (#97) 10 10 2nd 0:23 9 71 2:37 NDSU 22-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 10 13 3rd 11:46 2 9 1:12 NDSU Quincy Patterson (#2) 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 10 20 3rd 9:02 4 21 2:06 NDSU Noah Gindorff (#87) 3-yard touchdown reception from Quincy Patterson (#2), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 10 27 3rd 7:39 3 75 1:23 UNI Dom Williams (#7) 5-yard touchdown run, Matthew Cook (#98) kick good 17 27 4th 14:09 16 80 8:26 NDSU Quincy Patterson (#2) 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 17 34 4th 9:08 11 48 5:01 UNI 44-yard field goal by Matthew Cook (#98) 20 34 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 20 34
Illinois State [ edit ] North Dakota State Bison (5-0) vs. Illinois State Redbirds (2-3)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 3 Bison 7 3 0 10 20 Redbirds 0 0 0 0 0
at Hancock Stadium, Normal, IL
Date : October 16, 2021Game time : 2:00 p.m. (CT)Game weather : Sunny; 60 °F (16 °C); S 13 MPHGame attendance : 12,416TV : ESPN+[6]
Statistics North Dakota State Illinois State First downs 15 9 Plays–yards 70-325 50-99 Rushes–yards 48-201 30-59 Passing yards 124 40 Passing: comp–att–int 13-22-2 4-20-2 Time of possession 37:12 22:48
Team Category Player Statistics North Dakota State Passing Quincy Patterson 13/22, 124 yds, TD, 2 INT Rushing Quincy Patterson 18 car, 100 yds Receiving Phoenix Sproles 3 rec, 46 yds Illinois State Passing Bryce Jefferson 4/18, 40 yds, 2 INT Rushing Cole Mueller 8 car, 27 yds Receiving Tristan Bailey 1 rec, 15 yds
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU ILL ST 1st 4:55 7 67 4:06 NDSU Christian Watson (#1) 4-yard touchdown reception from Quincy Patterson (#2), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 0 2nd 0:00 6 34 0:42 NDSU 46-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 10 0 4th 5:41 9 26 4:35 NDSU 24-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 13 0 4th 2:37 5 33 2:23 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 7-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 20 0 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 20 0
Missouri State [ edit ] Missouri State Bears (4-2) vs North Dakota State Bison (6-0)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 17 Bears 10 3 7 0 20 No. 3 Bison 0 10 3 14 27
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Date : October 23, 2021Game time : 2:30 p.m. (CT)Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 15,559TV : ESPN+[7]
Statistics Missouri State North Dakota State First downs 15 16 Plays–yards 57-321 61-333 Rushes–yards 32-79 35-144 Passing yards 242 189 Passing: comp–att–int 16-25-1 12-26-1 Time of possession 30:57 29:03
Team Category Player Statistics Missouri State Passing Jason Shelley 16/25, 242 yds, INT Rushing Tobias Little 9 car, 41 yds, 2 TD Receiving Tyrone Scott 6 rec, 104 yds North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 7/9, 112 yds, 2 TD Rushing Quincy Patterson 8 car, 56 yds, TD Receiving Christian Watson 4 rec, 106 yds, TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MOST NDSU 1st 12:56 4 7 1:55 MOST 47-yard field goal by Jose Pizano (#38) 3 0 1st 9:07 3 61 1:28 MOST Tobias Little (#0) 11-yard touchdown run, Jose Pizano (#38) kick good 10 0 2nd 12:09 1 15 0:07 NDSU Quincy Patterson (#2) 15-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 10 7 2nd 1:13 11 84 5:44 MOST 25-yard field goal by Jose Pizano (#38) 13 7 2nd 0:00 9 42 1:09 NDSU 46-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 13 10 3rd 12:20 5 52 2:40 NDSU 41-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz 13 13 3rd 9:08 6 75 3:06 MOST Tobias Little (#0) 5-yard touchdown run, Jose Pizano (#38) kick good 20 13 4th 13:40 4 59 1:37 NDSU Phoenix Sproles (#11) 29-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 20 20 4th 4:57 12 62 7:06 NDSU Christian Watson (#1) 24-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 20 27 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 20 27
Indiana State [ edit ] Indiana State Sycamores (4-4) vs North Dakota State Bison (7-0)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Sycamores 0 0 0 2 2 No. 2 Bison 16 14 7 7 44
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Date : October 30, 2021Game time : 2:30 p.m. (CT)Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 14,383TV : ESPN+[8]
Statistics Indiana State North Dakota State First downs 17 14 Plays–yards 71-275 55-477 Rushes–yards 35-94 38-292 Passing yards 181 185 Passing: comp–att–int 30-36-1 11-17-1 Time of possession 31:37 28:23
Team Category Player Statistics Indiana State Passing Kurtis Wilderman 13/25, 121 yds, INT Rushing Peterson Kerlegrand 18 car, 89 yds Receiving Dante Hendrix 9 rec, 87 yds North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 10/14, 179 yds, 3 TD, INT Rushing Kobe Johnson 5 car, 155 yds, TD Receiving Josh Babicz 2 rec, 58 yds, TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP IN ST NDSU 1st 10:45 7 72 4:10 NDSU Josh Babicz (#81) 3-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 7 1st 8:24 4 3 1:24 NDSU 43-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 0 10 1st 3:03 5 89 2:21 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 20-yard touchdown run, 2-point rush failed 0 16 2nd 10:01 2 99 0:58 NDSU Kobe Johnson (#4) 97-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 23 2nd 4:05 6 88 3:36 NDSU Christian Watson (#1) 8-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 30 3rd 8:51 8 50 5:08 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 1-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 37 4th 11:36 2 22 0:47 NDSU Cole Payton (#15) 18-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 44 4th 6:51 IN ST Cody Lindquist (#45) tackled in end zone for a safety by Team 2 44 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 2 44
South Dakota State [ edit ] North Dakota State Bison (8-0) vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits (6-2)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 2 Bison 7 0 7 5 19 No. 9 Jackrabbits 14 10 3 0 27
at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD
Date : November 6, 2021Game time : 2:00 p.m. (CT)Game weather : Sunny; 66 °F (19 °C); S 10 MPHGame attendance : 18,122TV : ESPN+[9]
Statistics North Dakota State South Dakota State First downs 20 16 Plays–yards 59-365 63-349 Rushes–yards 36-147 40-181 Passing yards 218 168 Passing: comp–att–int 15-23-1 14-23-0 Time of possession 29:55 30:05
Team Category Player Statistics North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 15/23, 218 yds, 2 TD, INT Rushing Cam Miller 13 car, 59 yds Receiving Christian Watson 3 rec, 82 yds South Dakota State Passing Chris Oladokun 13/22, 157 yds Rushing Pierre Strong Jr. 23 car, 156 yds, 2 TD Receiving Jaxon Janke 6 rec, 118 yds
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU SDSU 1st 14:44 2 75 0:16 SDSU Pierre Strong (#20) 75-yard touchdown run, Cole Frahm (#97) kick good 0 7 1st 6:20 5 54 2:23 NDSU Josh Babicz (#81) 22-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 7 1st 0:18 12 75 6:02 SDSU Pierre Strong (#20) 1-yard touchdown run, Cole Frahm (#97) kick good 7 14 2nd 2:17 16 80 9:24 SDSU Tucker Kraft (#85) 11-yard touchdown reception from Pierre Strong (#20), Cole Frahm (#97) kick good 7 21 2nd 0:00 7 52 1:35 SDSU 32-yard field goal by Cole Frahm (#97) 7 27 3rd 0:42 12 75 6:53 NDSU RaJa Nelson (#12) 14-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 14 27 4th 4:21 NDSU Team tackled in end zone for a safety by Dawson Weber (#2) 16 27 4th 1:09 9 56 3:03 NDSU 33-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 19 27 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 19 27
Youngstown State [ edit ] North Dakota State Bison (8-1) vs. Youngstown State Penguins (2-6)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 5 Bison 7 14 14 14 49 Penguins 0 3 7 7 17
at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OH
Date : November 13, 2021Game time : 11:00 a.m. (CT)Game weather : Cloudy; 39 °F (4 °C); NE 10 mphGame attendance : 8,307TV : ESPN+[10]
Statistics North Dakota State Youngstown State First downs 20 13 Plays–yards 59-623 65-288 Rushes–yards 45-454 32-59 Passing yards 169 229 Passing: comp–att–int 10-14-0 17-33-1 Time of possession 29:14 30:46
Team Category Player Statistics North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 10/14, 169 yds, 2 TD Rushing TK Marshall 3 car, 146 yds, TD Receiving Christian Watson 4 rec, 91 yds, TD Youngstown State Passing Mitch Davidson 10/22, 166 yds, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jaleel McLaughlin 11 car, 52 yds Receiving Drew Ogletree 5 rec, 70 yds
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU YSU 1st 11:45 7 69 3:06 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 49-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 0 2nd 10:52 16 80 8:08 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 14 0 2nd 6::48 9 49 4:04 YSU 44-yard field goal by Colt McFadden (#19) 14 3 2nd 6:29 1 71 0:12 NDSU Christian Watson (#1) 71-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 21 3 3rd 13:16 1 50 0:11 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 50-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 28 3 3rd 4:07 8 70 4:07 NDSU Noah Gindorff (#87) 1-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 35 3 3rd 1:04 8 77 2:56 YSU Bryce Oliver (#0) 2-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Davidson (#14), Colt McFadden (#19) kick good 35 10 4th 10:19 8 60 3:57 YSU Bryce Oliver (#0) 2-yard touchdown reception from Mitch Davidson (#14), Colt McFadden (#19) kick good 35 17 4th 5:44 2 65 0:44 NDSU Jalen Bussey (#21) 61-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 42 17 4th 1:21 2 86 0:58 NDSU TK Marshall (#28) 84-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 49 17 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 49 17
South Dakota [ edit ] South Dakota Coyotes (7-3) vs. North Dakota State Bison (9-1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 16 Coyotes 0 3 14 7 24 No. 4 Bison 21 7 10 14 52
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Date : November 20, 2021Game time : 2:30 p.m. (CT)Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 16,252TV : ESPN+[11]
Statistics South Dakota North Dakota State First downs 15 27 Plays–yards 54-293 70-522 Rushes–yards 27-97 47-303 Passing yards 196 219 Passing: comp–att–int 21-27-1 19-23-0 Time of possession 24:01 35:59
Team Category Player Statistics South Dakota Passing Carson Camp 21/27, 196 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Nate Thomas 12 car, 60 yds Receiving Jeremiah Webb 3 rec, 54 yds North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 19/23, 219 yds, TD Rushing Jalen Bussey 5 car, 62 yds, TD Receiving Phoenix Sproles 2 rec, 87 yds, TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USD NDSU 1st 6:46 12 62 5:37 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 7 1st 5:17 1 75 0:12 NDSU Phoenix Sproles (#11) 75-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 14 1st 0:18 6 49 3:06 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 8-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 21 2nd 12:00 1 43 0:11 NDSU Christian Watson (#1) 43-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 28 2nd 6:20 11 71 5:35 USD 25-yard field goal by Mason Lorber (#31) 3 28 3rd 12:42 USD Punt returned 47 yards for touchdown by Carter Bell (#14), Mason Lorber (#31) kick good 10 28 3rd 10:01 7 36 2:34 NDSU 30-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 10 31 3rd 4:05 9 55 4:08 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 8-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 10 38 3rd 3:15 4 75 0:50 USD Mike Mansaray (#21) 40-yard touchdown reception from Carson Camp (#18), Mason Lorber (#31) kick good 17 38 4th 14:26 7 65 3:49 NDSU Jalen Bussey (#21) 20-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 17 45 4th 10:48 7 31 3:32 NDSU Kobe Johnson (#4) 2-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 17 52 4th 5:28 13 75 5:20 USD JJ Galbreath (#82) 8-yard touchdown reception from Carson Camp (#18), Mason Lorber (#31) kick good 24 52 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 24 52
NCAA Division I Playoffs [ edit ] Southern Illinois (second round) [ edit ] Southern Illinois Salukis (8-4) vs. North Dakota State Bison (10-1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 21 Salukis 0 7 0 0 7 No. 3 (2) Bison 10 14 7 7 38
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Date : December 4, 2021Game time : 2:30 p.m. (CT)Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 12,557TV announcers (ESPN+) : Jason Ross, Tyoka Jackson[12]
Statistics Southern Illinois North Dakota State First downs 14 29 Plays–yards 59-281 76-477 Rushes–yards 26-61 62-389 Passing yards 220 88 Passing: comp–att–int 23-33-0 9-14-1 Time of possession 22:15 37:45
Team Category Player Statistics Southern Illinois Passing Nic Baker 23/32, 220 yds, TD Rushing Javon Williams Jr. 8 car, 42 yds Receiving Tyce Daniel 4 rec, 85 yds North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 9/14, 88 yds, INT Rushing TaMerik Williams 17 car, 112 yds, 2 TD Receiving Noah Gindorff 3 rec, 35 yds
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SIU NDSU 1st 7:37 9 83 4:44 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 9-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 7 1st 1:58 9 65 3:51 NDSU 20-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 0 10 2nd 14:54 5 75 2:04 SIU Landon Lenoir (#17) 22-yard touchdown reception from Nic Baker (#8), Nico Gualdoni (#99) kick good 7 10 2nd 7:45 13 65 7:09 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 17 2nd 2:00 11 63 4:58 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 5-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 24 3rd 6:29 15 75 8:31 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 31 4th 2:38 5 61 2:52 NDSU Quincy Patterson (#2) 32-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 38 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 7 38
East Tennessee State (quarterfinal) [ edit ] East Tennessee State Buccaneers (11-1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (11-1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 8 (7) Buccaneers 0 0 3 0 3 No. 3 (2) Bison 0 13 7 7 27
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Date : December 11, 2021Game time : 11:00 a.m. (CT)Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 11,794TV announcers (ESPN) : Anish Shroff, Mike Golic Jr., Taylor McGregor[13]
Statistics East Tennessee State North Dakota State First downs 11 22 Plays–yards 58-165 66-401 Rushes–yards 25-66 49-278 Passing yards 99 128 Passing: comp–att–int 17-33-1 10-17-0 Time of possession 26:36 33:24
Team Category Player Statistics East Tennessee State Passing Tyler Riddell 16/32, 92 yds, INT Rushing Quay Holmes 14 car, 35 yds Receiving Malik Murray 6 rec, 40 yds North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 10/17, 123 yds Rushing TaMerik Williams 15 car, 91 yds, 2 TD Receiving Josh Babicz 3 rec, 49 yds
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ETSU NDSU 2nd 7:04 8 62 4:31 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 3-yard touchdown run, 2-point rush failed 0 6 2nd 0:51 9 76 4:19 NDSU TaMerik Williams (#22) 7-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 13 3rd 6:06 4 46 1:54 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 3-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 20 3rd 1:35 5 8 1:51 ETSU 40-yard field goal by Tyler Keltner (#82) 3 20 4th 6:18 12 82 6:13 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 11-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 3 27 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 3 27
James Madison (semifinal) [ edit ] James Madison Dukes (12-1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (12-1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 2 (3) Dukes 0 0 14 0 14 No. 3 (2) Bison 7 6 0 7 20
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
Date : December 18, 2021Game time : 8:15 p.m. (CT)Game weather : Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 16,550TV announcers (ESPN2) : Wes Durham, Barrett Brooks, Lauren Sisler[14]
Statistics James Madison North Dakota State First downs 18 19 Plays–yards 61-308 62-339 Rushes–yards 27-95 43-174 Passing yards 210 165 Passing: comp–att–int 25-34-2 10-19-0 Time of possession 27:29 32:31
Team Category Player Statistics James Madison Passing Cole Johnson 25/34, 210 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Latrele Palmer 18 car, 89 yds Receiving Solomon Vanhorse 8 rec, 57 yds North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 10/19, 165 yds, 2 TD Rushing Hunter Luepke 19 car, 110 yds Receiving Hunter Luepke 3 rec, 89 yds, 2 TD
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP JMU NDSU 1st 5:12 5 60 2:36 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 32-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 7 2nd 13:03 8 47 4:03 NDSU 43-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 0 10 2nd 0:02 15 74 6:13 NDSU 20-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 0 13 3rd 8:51 13 80 6:01 JMU Antwane Wells Jr. (#7) 13-yard touchdown reception from Cole Johnson (#12), Ethan Ratke (#91) kick good 7 13 3rd 1:26 6 41 2:10 JMU Devin Ravenel (#19) 4-yard touchdown reception from Cole Johnson (#12), Ethan Ratke (#91) kick good 14 13 4th 13:44 6 73 2:34 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 22-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 14 20 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 14 20
Montana State (National Championship) [ edit ] Montana State Bobcats (12-2) vs. North Dakota State Bison (13-1)
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 7 (8) Bobcats 0 0 3 7 10 No. 3 (2) Bison 7 21 10 0 38
at Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX
Date : January 8, 2022Game time : 11:00 a.m. (CT)Game weather : Cloudy; 48 °F (9 °C); SE 9 mphGame attendance : 18,942TV announcers (ESPN2) : Dave Flemming, Jay Walker, Stormy Buonantony[15]
Statistics Montana State North Dakota State First downs 17 22 Plays–yards 65-335 66-504 Rushes–yards 34-156 53-378 Passing yards 179 126 Passing: comp–att–int 15-31-1 9-13-0 Time of possession 26:12 33:48
Team Category Player Statistics Montana State Passing Tucker Rovig 13/28, 156 yds, TD, INT Rushing Isaiah Ifanse 18 car, 84 yds Receiving Lance McCutcheon 5 rec, 106 yds, TD North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 9/13, 126 yds, TD Rushing Kobe Johnson 4 car, 106 yds, TD Receiving Christian Watson 4 rec, 61 yds
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP MON ST NDSU 1st 6:48 11 80 5:01 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 8-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 7 2nd 14:56 7 75 3:22 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 11-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 14 2nd 10:50 2 75 0:50 NDSU Kobe Johnson (#4) 76-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 21 2nd 0:32 14 85 4:54 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 6-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 28 3rd 12:34 5 65 2:26 NDSU Josh Babicz (#81) 35-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 35 3rd 7:43 12 67 4:51 MON ST 26-yard field goal by Blake Glessner (#39) 3 35 3rd 0:38 7 28 3:35 NDSU 37-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 3 38 4th 5:08 11 80 4:43 MON ST Lance McCutcheon (#86) 28-yard touchdown reception from Tucker Rovig (#12), Blake Glessner (#39) kick good 10 38 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 10 38
2022 NFL Draft [ edit ] The following Bison players were selected in the 2022 NFL Draft .
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