2023_North_Dakota_State_Bison_football_team

2023 North Dakota State Bison football
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 North Dakota State Bison football team

American college football season

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.

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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 the NDSU Division I dynasty that they didn't win a national title for two seasons in a row.

Game summaries

Regular season

NCAA Division I playoffs

Drake (first round)

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

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

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Montana State (second round)

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No. 8 North Dakota State Bison (9–3) vs. No. 5 (6) Montana State Bobcats (8–3)

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

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South Dakota (quarterfinal)

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No. 8 North Dakota State Bison (10–3) vs. No. 3 (3) South Dakota Coyotes (10–2)

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

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Montana (semifinal)

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No. 8 North Dakota State Bison (11–3) vs. No. 2 (2) Montana Grizzlies (12–1)

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

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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

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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

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

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

2023 North Dakota State Bison football

NCAA Division I Semifinal, L 29–31^2OT 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 →

v t e
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 May 24, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

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

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

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

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

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	0	0	3	10
No. 2 Bison	14	7	7	7	35

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	0	0	0	7	7
No. 2 Bison	6	10	14	14	44

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	10	0	14	31
No. 2 Bison	21	14	7	7	49

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Bison	14	14	3	7	38
Bears	7	0	3	0	10

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Schedule

Game summaries

Regular season

Eastern Washington

Maine

Central Arkansas

South Dakota

Missouri State

North Dakota

Western Illinois

Murray State

South Dakota State

Southern Illinois

Northern Iowa

NCAA Division I playoffs

Drake (first round)

Montana State (second round)

South Dakota (quarterfinal)

Montana (semifinal)

Roster

Rankings

References

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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

	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