2021 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division I champion
MVFC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
Record14–1 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTyler Roehl (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDavid Braun (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 14 Missouri State ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 16 Southern Illinois ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 18 South Dakota ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
No. 4 South Dakota State ^   5 – 3     11 – 4  
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Indiana State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
North Dakota   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Western Illinois   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Illinois State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Youngstown State   2 – 6     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 42:30 p.m.Albany*No. 4
ABC ND/ESPN+W 28–615,156
September 112:30 p.m.Valparaiso*No. 5
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ABC ND/ESPN+W 64–015,118
September 185:00 p.m.at Towson*No. 5
FloSportsW 35–79,109
October 22:00 p.m.at No. 10 North DakotaNo. 5
ABC ND/ESPN+/MidcoW 16–1012,846
October 91:00 p.m. No. 16 Northern IowaNo. 5
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ABC ND/ESPN+W 34–2018,536
October 162:00 p.m.at Illinois StateNo. 3
ABC ND/ESPN+W 20–012,416
October 232:30 p.m. No. 17 Missouri StateNo. 3
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ABC ND/ESPN+W 27–2015,559
October 302:30 p.m.Indiana StateNo. 2
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ABC ND/ESPN+W 44–214,383
November 62:00 p.m.at No. 9 South Dakota StateNo. 2
ABC ND/ESPN+/MidcoL 19–27 18,122
November 1311:00 a.m.at Youngstown StateNo. 5
ESPN+W 49–178,307
November 202:30 p.m.No. 16 South DakotaNo. 4
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ABC ND/ESPN+/MidcoW 52–2416,252
December 42:30 p.m.No. 21 Southern Illinois*No. 3
ESPN+W 38–712,557
December 1111:00 a.m.No. 7 East Tennessee State*No. 3
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPNW 27–311,794
December 178:15 p.m.No. 2 James Madison*No. 3
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Semifinal)
ESPN2W 20–1416,550
January 8, 202211:00 a.m.vs. No. 7 Montana StateNo. 3
ESPN2W 38–1018,942

[3][4]

Game summaries

Regular season

Albany

See also: 2021 Albany Great Danes football team
Albany Great Danes (0-0) vs. North Dakota State Bison (0-0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Great Danes 0 6 006
No. 4 Bison 7 7 7728

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: September 4, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 15,156
  • TV: 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

See also: 2021 Valparaiso Beacons football team
Valparaiso Beacons (0-1) vs. North Dakota State (1-0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Beacons 0 0 000
No. 5 Bison 22 21 14764

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: September 11, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 15,118
  • TV: 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

Towson

See also: 2021 Towson Tigers football team
North Dakota State Bison (2-0) vs. Towson Tigers (1-1)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Bison 6 15 7735
Tigers 0 0 077

at Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD

  • Date: September 18, 2021
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Sunny; 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 9,109
  • TV: 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

See also: 2021 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
North Dakota State Bison (3-0) vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks (2-1)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Bison 3 3 3716
No. 10 Fighting Hawks 7 0 0310

at Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND

  • Date: October 2, 2021
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 12,846
  • TV: 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

See also: 2021 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
Northern Iowa Panthers (3-1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (4-0)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Panthers 0 10 7320
No. 5 Bison 10 3 14734

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: October 9, 2021
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 18,536
  • TV: 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 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

See also: 2021 Illinois State Redbirds football team
North Dakota State Bison (5-0) vs. Illinois State Redbirds (2-3)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Bison 7 3 01020
Redbirds 0 0 000

at Hancock Stadium, Normal, IL

  • Date: October 16, 2021
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Sunny; 60 °F (16 °C); S 13 MPH
  • Game attendance: 12,416
  • TV: 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

See also: 2021 Missouri State Bears football team
Missouri State Bears (4-2) vs North Dakota State Bison (6-0)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 17 Bears 10 3 7020
No. 3 Bison 0 10 31427

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: October 23, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 15,559
  • TV: 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

See also: 2021 Indiana State Sycamores football team
Indiana State Sycamores (4-4) vs North Dakota State Bison (7-0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Sycamores 0 0 022
No. 2 Bison 16 14 7744

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: October 30, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 14,383
  • TV: 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

See also: 2021 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
North Dakota State Bison (8-0) vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits (6-2)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Bison 7 0 7519
No. 9 Jackrabbits 14 10 3027

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD

  • Date: November 6, 2021
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Sunny; 66 °F (19 °C); S 10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 18,122
  • TV: 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

See also: 2021 Youngstown State Penguins football team
North Dakota State Bison (8-1) vs. Youngstown State Penguins (2-6)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Bison 7 14 141449
Penguins 0 3 7717

at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OH

  • Date: November 13, 2021
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Cloudy; 39 °F (4 °C); NE 10 mph
  • Game attendance: 8,307
  • TV: 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

See also: 2021 South Dakota Coyotes football team
South Dakota Coyotes (7-3) vs. North Dakota State Bison (9-1)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 16 Coyotes 0 3 14724
No. 4 Bison 21 7 101452

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: November 20, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 16,252
  • TV: 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

See also: 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season § Postseason

Southern Illinois (second round)

See also: 2021 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
Southern Illinois Salukis (8-4) vs. North Dakota State Bison (10-1)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Salukis 0 7 007
No. 3 (2) Bison 10 14 7738

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: December 4, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 12,557
  • TV 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)

See also: 2021 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
East Tennessee State Buccaneers (11-1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (11-1)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 8 (7) Buccaneers 0 0 303
No. 3 (2) Bison 0 13 7727

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: December 11, 2021
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 11,794
  • TV 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)

See also: 2021 James Madison Dukes football team
James Madison Dukes (12-1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (12-1)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 2 (3) Dukes 0 0 14014
No. 3 (2) Bison 7 6 0720

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: December 18, 2021
  • Game time: 8:15 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 16,550
  • TV 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)

See also: 2022 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game and 2021 Montana State Bobcats football team
Montana State Bobcats (12-2) vs. North Dakota State Bison (13-1)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 7 (8) Bobcats 0 0 3710
No. 3 (2) Bison 7 21 10038

at Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX

  • Date: January 8, 2022
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Cloudy; 48 °F (9 °C); SE 9 mph
  • Game attendance: 18,942
  • TV 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

Roster

2021 North Dakota State Bison football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Zach Mathis Jr
WR 1 Christian Watson Sr
QB 2 Quincy Patterson Jr
RB 4 Kobe Johnson Jr
WR 5 Bryce Lance Fr
QB 7 Cam Miller So
RB 8 Mitchell Kartes Jr
WR 9 DJ Hart So
WR 11 Phoenix Sproles Sr
WR 12 Braylon Henderson So
WR 13 Eli Green Fr
QB 14 JJ Woodin Fr
QB 15 Cole Payton Fr
QB 16 Peter Anderson Fr
WR 17 Raja Nelson So
WR 19 Jake Lippe So
RB 21 Jalen Bussey So
RB 22 Tamerik Williams Jr
RB 26 Nathan Goldade  Fr
WR 28 TK Marshall So
RB 29 Dominic Gonnella So
RB 30 Barika Kpeenu Fr
FB 33 Logan Hofstedt So
FB 34 Luke Waters Jr
RB 36 Owen Johnson Fr
TE 40 Travis Yohnke So
FB 44 Hunter Luepke Jr
FB 46 Truman Werremeyer Fr
FB 49 Hunter Brozio So
C 57 Braden Rucker Fr
G 59 Hayden Johnston  Fr
OT 60 Seth Anderson  Fr
G 63 Jake Kubas Jr
G 66 Nash Jensen Sr
OT 67 Cordell Volson Sr
OT 68 Sam Henry Fr
OT 70 Cody Mauch Sr
G 71 Luke Lacilento Sr
C 72 Jalen Sundell Jr
OT 73 Mason Miller So
G 74 Grey Zabel So
OT 75 Trevor Fiecko Fr
OT 76 Hunter Poncius So
C 77 Brandon Westberg So
OT 78 Jake Rock So
WR 80 Tyler Terhark  Fr
TE 81 Josh Babicz Sr
TE 82 Joe Stoffel So
WR 83 Giancarlo Volpentesta So
WR 84 Adrian Adams So
WR 84 Chris Harris Fr
TE 85 Gabe Lloyd Sr
TE 87 Noah Gindorff Sr
TE 88 Andre Carrier  Fr
TE 89 Finn Diggins Fr
RB - Seth Wilson Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 Britton Pascoe Fr
S 2 Dawson Webber Sr
LB 3 Jasir Cox Sr
CB 5 Jerodd Vines Jr
CB 6 Destin Talbert Sr
S 10 Dom Jones So
CB 13 Anthony Coleman So
S 16 Tyson Gordon  Fr
CB 18 Courtney Eubanks So
S 20 Julian Wlodarczyk Jr
S 21 Ryan Jones Fr
CB 22 Dalton Tieman  Fr
CB 23 Jayden Price Jr
CB 24 Jenaro Ocama So
S 25 Michael Tutsie Sr
LB 26 James Kaczor Sr
CB 27 Marques Sigle  Fr
S 29 Reggie King Fr
S 30 Enock Sibomana Fr
LB 31 Cole Wisniewski So
S 32 Ty Satter  Fr
S 35 Sam Jung So
LB 36 Nick Kubitz So
LB 39 Cade Powers So
CB 40 Alex Oechsner Fr
LB 42 Oscar Benson  Fr
LB 43 Logan Kopp Fr
LB 45 Nathan Kraft So
LB 47 Luke Weerts Jr
LB 49 Carter Borchardt Fr
LB 50 Brayden Weber Fr
LB 51 Mason Hofstedt Sr
LB 52 Jackson Hankey Sr
DT 53 Eli Mostaert So
DE 54 Jake Kava Jr
DE 55 Kole Menz Fr
DE 56 Loshiaka Roques  Fr
DT 58 Javier Derritt So
LB 59 Dylan Taves So
DT 61 Kody Huisman Fr
DT 64 Jaxon Duttenhefer Fr
DT 65 Bryce Friday  Fr
DE 90 Tony Pierce Jr
DE 91 Will Mostaert So
DT 92 Lane Tucker Sr
DE 93 Logan McCormick Sr
DT 94 Costner Ching Sr
DT 95 Michael Buetow Sr
DE 96 Ryan Reed So
DE 97 Bartholomew Ogbu Sr
DE 98 Brayden Thomas Sr
DE 99 Spencer Waege Sr
LB - Dylan Hendricks So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 31 Nathan Whiting  Fr
K 37 Jake Reinholz Sr
P 38 Will Cardinal So
K 39 Griffin Crosa Jr
P 41 Kaedin Steindorf  Fr
P 45 Cody Lindquist Jr
LS 48 Mike Florentine Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Randy Hedberg (Associate HC / passing game coordinator / quarterbacks)
  • Tyler Roehl (offensive coordinator / tight ends / fullbacks)
  • David Braun (defensive coordinator / safeties)
  • Nick Goeser (special teams coordinator / Defensive tackles)
  • Kody Morgan (cornerbacks)
  • Joe Beschorner (running backs)
  • Dan Larson (offensive line)
  • Grant Olson (linebackers)
  • Noah Pauley (wide receivers)
  • Buddha Williams (defensive ends)
  • Connor Senger (offensive quality control)
  • Lee Pronschinske (defensive quality control)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 1, 2021

2022 NFL Draft

Main article: 2022 NFL Draft

The following Bison players were selected in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Player Position School Draft
Round 		Round
Pick 		Overall
Pick 		Team Notes
Christian Watson WR North Dakota State 2 2 34 Green Bay Packers from Detroit via Minnesota
Cordell Volson OT North Dakota State 4 31 136 Cincinnati Bengals

References

  1. ^ Connelly, Bill (January 7, 2022). "FCS national championship game: Breaking down Montana State-North Dakota State". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "North Dakota State football continues dominant FCS run, wins ninth championship in 11 seasons". ESPN.com. January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021 North Dakota State Bison Football Schedule". gobison.com. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021 North Dakota State Bison Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.


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