2020 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 7
Record7–3 (5–2 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTyler Roehl (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDavid Braun (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 South Dakota State +^   5 – 1     8 – 2  
No. 12 Missouri State +^   5 – 1     5 – 5  
No. 7 North Dakota ^   4 – 1     5 – 2  
No. 6 North Dakota State ^   5 – 2     7 – 3  
No. 14 Southern Illinois ^   3 – 3     6 – 4  
Northern Iowa   3 – 4     3 – 4  
South Dakota   1 – 3     1 – 3  
Illinois State†   1 – 3     1 – 3  
Western Illinois†   1 – 5     1 – 5  
Youngstown State   1 – 6     1 – 6  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Indiana State opted out of the spring season.
    † – Illinois State and Western Illinois opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 21 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Matt Entz. The team played in the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota, for the 28th season as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They entered the season as defending national champions, having won eight of the prior nine FCS titles.

Schedule

NDSU had games scheduled against Oregon (September 5, rescheduled to 2028), Drake (September 12, rescheduled to 2022), and North Carolina A&T (September 19, rescheduled to 2022) that were postponed before the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3][4]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
October 32:30 p.m.Central Arkansas*No. 1
ESPN+W 39–28471
February 212:30 p.m.Youngstown StateNo. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)
ESPN+W 25–76,578
February 272:30 p.m.at Southern IllinoisNo. 1
ESPN+L 14–382,400
March 62:00 p.m.at Missouri StateNo. 6
ESPN+W 25–03,147
March 132:30 p.m.No. 22 Illinois StateNo. 5
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ESPN+W 21–136,145
March 202:30 p.m.No. 2 North DakotaNo. 4
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ESPN+W 34–139,121
March 272:00 p.m.at South DakotaNo. 2
ESPN+Canceled
April 104:00 p.m.at No. 24 Northern IowaNo. 2
ESPN+W 23–202,037
April 172:30 p.m.No. 4 South Dakota StateNo. 2
ESPN+L 17–278,762
April 243:30 p.m.No. 9 Eastern WashingtonNo. 6
ESPN3W 42–203,587
May 22:00 p.m.at No. 4 Sam Houston StateNo. 6
ESPNL 20–244,984

[5]

Personnel

Roster

2020 North Dakota State Bison Football

Quarterback

  •  5 Trey Lance – sophomore (6′3, 224)
  •  7 Jayden Johannsen – Redshirt freshman (6′2, 193)
  •  8 Zeb Noland – senior (6′2, 222)
  • 10 Logan Graetz – Redshirt freshman (6′4, 209)
  • 16 Noah Sanders – junior (6′3, 217)
  • - Cam Miller – freshman (6′1, 205)

Tailback

  • 18 Adam Cofield – senior (5′11, 207)
  • 21 Jalen Bussey – Redshirt freshman (5′5, 159)
  • 22 Seth Wilson – junior (5′10, 195)
  • 24 Kobe Johnson – sophomore (5′9, 183)
  • 30 Saybein Clark – sophomore (6′1, 206)
  • - TK Marshall – freshman (5'11, 189)
  • - Dominic Gonnella – freshman (5′11, 190)
  • - Nathan Goldade – freshman (5′10, 202)

Fullback

  • 44 Hunter Luepke – sophomore (6′1, 246)
  • 49 Logan Hofstedt – Redshirt freshman (6′1, 246)
  • - Jesse Hastings – freshman (5′11, 229)

Wide receiver

  •  1 Christian Watson – junior (6′3, 206)
  •  6 Giancarlo Volpentesta – Redshirt freshman (6′0, 193)
  • 11 Phoenix Sproles – junior (5′11, 188)
  • 12 Braylon Henderson – Redshirt freshman (5′8, 179)
  • 15 Kaden Kuntz – Redshirt freshman (5′8, 176)
  • 17 Phoenix Sproles – sophomore (6′6, 194)
  • 22 Jake Lippe – Redshirt freshman (6′2, 204)
  • 29 Adrian Adams – Redshirt freshman (6′0, 172)
  • 32 DJ Stewart – sophomore (5′11, 190)
  • 80 Andy Voyen – junior (6′2, 208)
  • 84 Trevor Heit – senior (5′9, 180)
  • 86 Peter Isais – junior (5′11, 181)
  • 89 Cole Jacob – senior (6′1, 201)
  • - RaJa Nelson – freshman (5′8, 175)
  • - DJ Hart – freshman (6′0, 180)
  • - Joseph Deyak – freshman (6′2, 190)
  • - Tyler Terhark – freshman (6′2, 192)

Tight end

  • 40 Travis Yohnke – Redshirt freshman (6′4, 252)
  • 43 Zach Gottwalt – Redshirt freshman (6′5, 218)
  • 46 Austin Avery – junior (6′3, 248)
  • 81 Josh Babicz – junior (6′6, 252)
  • 85 Jaden Klabo – Redshirt freshman (6′4, 211)
  • 87 Noah Gindorff – junior (6′6, 266)
  • - Joe Stoffel – freshman (6′3, 234)
  • - Jack Bram – freshman (6′3, 215)
  • - Andre Carrier – freshman (6′3, 197)
  

Offensive lineman

  • 57 Zach Willis - C – senior (6′3, 300)
  • 58 Josh Howieson - OT – senior (6′5, 310)
  • 59 Karson Schoening - C – senior (6′5, 302)
  • 61 Zach Kubas - OG – senior (6′4, 298)
  • 63 Jake Kubas - OG – sophomore (6′3, 298)
  • 64 Jake Rock - OT – Redshirt freshman (6′6, 294)
  • 66 Nash Jensen - OG – junior (6′4, 331)
  • 67 Cordell Volson - OT – senior (6′6, 312)
  • 68 Nick Radunz - OL – junior (6′4, 288)
  • 69 Quinn Alo - OG – senior (6′2, 301)
  • 70 Cody Mauch - OT – junior (6′4, 286)
  • 71 Brandon Westberg - C – Redshirt freshman (6′3, 283)
  • 72 Jalen Sundell - OT – sophomore (6′5, 293)
  • 75 Dillon Radunz - OT – senior (6′6, 301)
  • 76 Hunter Poncius - OT – Redshirt freshman (6′8, 293)
  • 77 Bryan Nohava - OG – sophomore (6′4, 290)
  • - Mason Miller - OT – freshman (6′6, 232)
  • - Grey Zabel - OT – freshman (6′5, 247)
  • - Hayden Johnston - OL – freshman (6′1, 259)

Defensive lineman

  • 54 Jake Kava – DE – sophomore (6′1, 236)
  • 56 Justice Kelly – DE – senior (6′3, 239)
  • 60 Lane Tucker – DT – junior (6′4, 278)
  • 62 Dylan Evans – DT – sophomore (6′4, 287)
  • 64 Reed Ryan – DE – Redshirt freshman (6′2, 238)
  • 73 Eli Mostaert – DT – Redshirt freshman (6′3, 275)
  • 74 Will Mostaert – DE – Redshirt freshman (6′3, 253)
  • 90 Tony Pierce – DE – sophomore (6′0, 228)
  • 93 Logan McCormick – DE – junior (6′2, 247)
  • 94 Costner Ching – DT – junior (6′3, 282)
  • 95 Brendan Cook – DE – sophomore (6′3, 244)
  • 96 Javier Derritt – DT – Redshirt freshman (6′1, 280)
  • 97 Bartholomew Ogbu – DE – junior (6′2, 246)
  • 98 Matt Biegler - DT – senior (6′3, 283)
  • 99 Spencer Waege – DE – junior (6′5, 270)
  • - Seth Anderson - DE – freshman (6′5, 253)
  • - Nolan Jacobs - DT – freshman (6′2, 243)
  • - Loshiaka Roques - DE – freshman (6′3, 215)
  • - Bryce Friday - DT – freshman (6′4, 240)
  • - Joe Kava - DT – freshman (5′11, 229)
  • - Trey Steinbach - DE – freshman (6′3, 220)
  

Linebacker

  • 31 Jasir Cox – junior (6′0, 205)
  • 34 Juanye Tillman – sophomore (5′11, 238)
  • 43 Beau Pauly – senior (6′2, 218)
  • 45 Mitchell Kartes – sophomore (5'11, 208)
  • 47 Luke Weerts – sophomore (6'1, 217)
  • 48 Mark Stumpf – sophomore (6'2, 221)
  • 49 Nick Kubitz – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 213)
  • 50 Dylan Hendricks – Redshirt freshman (6′3, 231)
  • 51 Mason Hofstedt – junior (6′0, 218)
  • 52 Jackson Hankey – junior (6′1, 220)
  • 55 Aaron Mercadel – senior (5′11, 218)
  • - Oscar Benson – freshman (6′0, 180)
  • - Cole Wisniewski – freshman (6′3, 189)

Cornerbacks

  • 13 Anthony Coleman – Redshirt freshman (5′9, 176)
  • 14 Josh Hayes – senior (5′11, 186)
  • 33 Destin Talbert – junior (5′11, 182)
  • 35 Jayden Price – sophomore (6′0, 187)
  • 39 Jenaro Wathum-Ocama – Redshirt freshman (6′0, 188)
  • - Courtney Eubanks – freshman (5′10, 175)
  • - Marques Sigle – freshman (5′10, 170)

Safeties

  • 10 Dom Jones - FS – Redshirt freshman (6′2, 189)
  • 18 Cam Smith - FS – Redshirt freshman (5′11, 182)
  • 20 Julian Wlodarczyk - SS – sophomore (6′3, 204)
  • 25 Michael Tutsie - SS – junior (5′10, 197)
  • 26 James Kaczor - SS – junior (6′0, 207)
  • 27 Dawson Weber - FS – junior (6′2, 189)
  • 46 Caleb Beebe - SS – Redshirt freshman (5′10, 179)
  • - Tyson Gordon – freshman (6′2, 177)
  • - Ty Satter – freshman (6′1, 167)
  • - Sam Jung – freshman (5′10, 175)

Placekicker

  • 15 Will Cardinal – Redshirt freshman (6′2, 192) (+P)
  • 36 Griffin Crosa – sophomore (6′1, 170)
  • 37 Jake Reinholz – junior (6′2, 217)
  • - Nathan Whiting – freshman (5′11, 201)

Punter

  • 38 Garret Wegner – senior (6′0, 196)

Long snappers

  • 41 Ross Kennelly – senior (5′11, 223)
  • 85 Hunter Brozio – Redshirt freshman (6′0, 232)

Game summaries

Regular season

Central Arkansas

See also: 2020 Central Arkansas Bears football team
Central Arkansas Bears (2-1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (0-0)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 11 Bears 3 3 14828
No. 1 Bison 0 10 82139

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: October 3, 2020
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 471
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [1]
Statistics Central Arkansas North Dakota State
First downs 14 26
Plays–yards 63-297 76-425
Rushes–yards 25-71 46-276
Passing yards 226 149
Passing: comp–att–int 25-38-2 15-30-1
Time of possession 26:38 33:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Arkansas Passing Breylin Smith 25/38, 226 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Breylin Smith 10 car, 29 yds
Receiving Tyler Hudson 4 rec, 58 yds, TD
North Dakota State Passing Trey Lance 15/30, 149 yds, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Trey Lance 15 car, 143 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Braylon Henderson 3 rec, 36 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UCA NDSU
1st 8:26 4 -1 1:39 UCA 33-yard field goal by Hayden Ray (#53) 3 0
2nd 11:53 7 23 2:11 UCA 41-yard field goal by Hayden Ray (#53) 6 0
2nd 9:00 7 75 2:53 NDSU Josh Babicz (#81) 13-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 6 7
2nd 2:32 9 50 4:23 NDSU 27-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 6 10
3rd 14:13 2 75 0:47 NDSU Trey Lance (#5) 54-yard touchdown run, 2-point Rush Good 6 18
3rd 12:47 5 75 1:26 UCA Tyler Hudson (#1) 22-yard touchdown reception from Breylin Smith (#3), Hayden Ray (#53) kick good 13 18
3rd UCA 5 43 1:13 UCA Lujuan Winningham (#5) 3-yard touchdown reception from Breylin Smith (#3), Hayden Ray (#53) kick good 20 18
4th 13:21 8 56 3:53 NDSU Trey Lance (#5) 14-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 20 25
4th 10:35 7 79 2:41 UCA Lujuan Winningham (#5) 11-yard touchdown reception from Breylin Smith (#3), 2-point rush good 28 25
4th 7:35 7 75 3:00 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 23-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 28 32
4th 1:51 9 67 3:51 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 13-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 28 39
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 28 39

Youngstown State

See also: 2020 Youngstown State Penguins football team
Youngstown State Penguins (0-1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (1-0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Penguins 0 0 707
No. 1 Bison 8 3 7725

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: February 21, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 6,578
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [2]
Statistics Youngstown State North Dakota State
First downs 12 18
Plays–yards 56-171 58-317
Rushes–yards 34-51 40-243
Passing yards 120 74
Passing: comp–att–int 12-22-0 9-18-0
Time of possession 31:03 28:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Youngstown State Passing Mark Waid 8/11, 75 yds, TD
Rushing Mark Waid 11 car, 26 yds
Receiving Natavious Payne 2 rec, 39 yds
North Dakota State Passing Zeb Noland 9/18, 74 yds
Rushing Kobe Johnson 16 car, 114 yds, TD
Receiving Cole Jacob 3 rec, 28 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP YSU NDSU
1st 4:20 9 63 5:12 NDSU Kobe Johnson (#4) 15-yard touchdown run, 2-point rush good 0 8
2nd 9:05 7 30 3:08 NDSU 28-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 0 11
3rd 8:29 6 89 2:38 NDSU Jalen Bussey (#21) 22-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 18
3rd 0:18 15 75 8:11 YSU Jake Coates (#10) 12-yard touchdown reception from Mark Waid (#7), Colt McFadden (#19) kick good 7 18
4th 7:10 9 60 4:22 NDSU Jalen Bussey (#21) 7-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 25
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 25

Southern Illinois

See also: 2020 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
North Dakota State Bison (2-0) vs. Southern Illinois Salukis (1-1)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Bison 0 7 0714
Salukis 3 14 02138

at Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, IL

  • Date: February 27, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Cloudy; 52 °F (11 °C); Wind: SSE 6 MPH
  • Game attendance: 2,400
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [3]
Statistics North Dakota State Southern Illinois
First downs 12 25
Plays–yards 45-268 73-443
Rushes–yards 21-109 48-170
Passing yards 159 273
Passing: comp–att–int 13-24-1 18-25-0
Time of possession 18:34 41:26
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Zeb Noland 13/24, 159 yds, TD, INT
Rushing Jalen Bussey 3 car, 72 yds
Receiving Jake Lippe 3 rec, 53 yds, TD
Southern Illinois Passing Nic Baker 17/23, 254 yds, TD
Rushing Romeir Elliott 18 car, 89 yds, 2 TD
Receiving Avante Cox 7 rec, 138 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NDSU SIU
1st 0:40 12 49 6:43 SIU 39-yard field goal by Nico Gualdoni (#99) 0 3
2nd 7:24 12 93 6:50 SIU Romeir Elliott (#1) 3-yard touchdown run, Nico Gualdoni (#99) kick good 0 10
2nd 0:55 7 74 4:25 SIU Javon Williams Jr. (#15) 1-yard touchdown run, Nico Gualdoni (#99) kick good 0 17
2nd 0:00 6 80 0:52 NDSU Jake Lippe (#19) 37-yard touchdown reception from Zeb Noland (#8), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 17
4th 13:41 5 51 2:32 SIU Landon Lenoir (#17) 7-yard touchdown reception from Nic Baker (#8), Nico Gualdoni (#99) kick good 7 24
4th 11:42 4 13 1:27 SIU Javon Williams Jr. (#15) 3-yard touchdown run, Nico Gualdoni (#99) kick good 7 31
4th 3:07 11 80 7:18 SIU Romeir Elliott (#1) 20-yard touchdown run, Nico Gualdoni (#99) kick good 7 38
4th 2:16 3 75 0:51 NDSU Zeb Noland (#8) 5-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 14 38
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 38

Missouri State

See also: 2020 Missouri State Bears football team
North Dakota State Bison (2-1) vs. Missouri State Bears (1-3)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Bison 7 18 0025
Bears 0 0 000

at Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO

  • Date: March 6, 2021
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Sunny; 58 °F (14 °C); WSW 3 MPH
  • Game attendance: 3,147
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [4]
Statistics North Dakota State Missouri State
First downs 15 14
Plays–yards 63-407 63-221
Rushes–yards 48-272 34-63
Passing yards 135 158
Passing: comp–att–int 10-15-1 16-29-0
Time of possession 33:56 26:04
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Zeb Noland (#8) 10/15, 135 yds, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jalen Bussey 10 car, 98 yds, TD
Receiving Braylon Henderson 1 rec, 81 yds, TD
Missouri State Passing Jaden Johnson 13/21, 132 yds
Rushing Tobias Little 8 car, 46 yds
Receiving Damoriea Vick 6 rec, 73 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NDSU MOST
1st 1:49 12 71 5:54 NDSU Noah Gindorff (#87) 7-yard touchdown reception from Zeb Noland (#8), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 0
2nd 6:24 4 65 1:53 NDSU Jalen Bussey (#21) 53-yard touchdown run, 2-point rush good 15 0
2nd 1:25 7 44 3:30 NDSU 38-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 18 0
2nd 0:08 2 81 0:17 NDSU Braylon Henderson (#12) 81-yard touchdown reception from Zeb Noland (#8), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 25 0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 25 0

Illinois State

See also: 2020 Illinois State Redbirds football team
Illinois State Redbirds (0-2) vs. North Dakota State Bison (3-1)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 22 Redbirds 0 0 7613
No. 5 Bison 14 0 0721

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: March 13, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 6,145
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [5]
Statistics Illinois State North Dakota State
First downs 13 15
Plays–yards 67-257 59-287
Rushes–yards 41-133 39-154
Passing yards 124 133
Passing: comp–att–int 9-26-1 11-20-2
Time of possession 29:54 30:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Illinois State Passing Bryce Jefferson 9/26, 124 yds, TD, INT
Rushing Nigel White 15 car, 87 yds
Receiving Austin Nagel 2 rec, 51 yds
North Dakota State Passing Zeb Noland 6/13, 72 yds, 2 INT
Rushing Cam Miller 11 car, 57 yds, TD
Receiving Christian Watson 4 rec, 93 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP ILST NDSU
1st 11:20 NDSU Punt returned 85 yards for touchdown by Jayden Price (#23), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 7
1st 5:37 8 67 3:37 NDSU Kobe Johnson (#4) 15-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 14
3rd 6:40 7 47 3:01 ILST Tanner Taula (#11) 4-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Jefferson (#5), Aidan Bresnahan (#40) kick good 7 14
4th 11:59 10 80 4:32 ILST Tyler Pennington (#37) 1-yard touchdown run, Aidan Bresnahan (#40) kick blocked 13 14
4th 3:39 13 84 8:13 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 6-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 13 21
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 21

North Dakota

See also: 2020 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team and Nickel Trophy
North Dakota Fighting Hawks (4-0) vs. North Dakota State Bison (4-1)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Fighting Hawks 6 0 7013
No. 4 Bison 7 14 7634

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: March 20, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 9,121
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [6]
Statistics North Dakota North Dakota State
First downs 14 21
Plays–yards 51-304 73-456
Rushes–yards 24-161 54-316
Passing yards 143 140
Passing: comp–att–int 13-27-1 8-19-2
Time of possession 23:23 36:37
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota Passing Tommy Schuster 13/26, 143 yds, TD, INT
Rushing Otis Weah 13 car, 129 yds, TD
Receiving Bo Belquist 3 rec, 39 yds, TD
North Dakota State Passing Zeb Noland 5/13, 127 yds, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Hunter Luepke 28 car, 190 yds, 3 TD
Receiving Christian Watson 2 rec, 83 yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UND NDSU
1st 14:10 4 75 0:50 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 55-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7
1st 4:47 1 74 0:12 UND Otis Weah (#26) 74-yard touchdown run, Adam Stage (#45) kick no good 6 7
2nd 11:11 16 82 8:31 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 8-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 6 14
2nd 1:06 2 72 0:29 NDSU Christian Watson (#1) 63-yard touchdown reception from Zeb Noland (#8), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 6 21
3rd 12:01 6 55 2:53 UND Bo Belquist (#1) 21-yard touchdown reception from Tommy Schuster (#2), Adam Stage (#45) kick good 13 21
3rd 4:38 14 75 7:23 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 5-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 13 28
4th 14:05 6 18 2:35 NDSU 41-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 13 31
4th 7:57 4 2 2:07 NDSU 35-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 13 34
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 34

Ranking movements

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789Final
STATS11654222265
CoachesNot released4333375

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2021 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL team
1 3 Trey Lance QB San Francisco 49ers
2 53 Dillon Radunz OT Tennessee Titans

References

  1. ^ Peterson, Eric. "Bison football game at Oregon canceled after Pac-12 Conference moves to conference-only play for multiple fall sports". INFORUM. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  2. ^ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  4. ^ Kelley, Kevin (July 27, 2020). "Pioneer Football League to play conference-only football schedule in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 North Dakota State Football Schedule". gobison.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
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