2021 North Dakota State Bison football team

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2021 North Dakota State Bison football
North Dakota State Bison wordmark.svg
NCAA Division I champion
MVFC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
2021 record14–1 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
  • Matt Entz (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorTyler Roehl (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDavid Braun (3rd season)
Home stadiumFargodome
(capacity: 18,700)
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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 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
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
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
  • Hancock Stadium
  • Normal, IL
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
  • Stambaugh Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
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
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Second Round)
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
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3][4]

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 Redshirt.svg 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
OG 59 Hayden Johnston Redshirt.svg Fr
OT 60 Seth Anderson Redshirt.svg Fr
OG 63 Jake Kubas Jr
OG 66 Nash Jensen Sr
OT 67 Cordell Volson Sr
OT 68 Sam Henry Fr
OT 70 Cody Mauch Sr
OG 71 Luke Lacilento Sr
C 72 Jalen Sundell Jr
OT 73 Mason Miller So
OG 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 Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg Fr
CB 18 Courtney Eubanks So
S 20 Julian Wlodarczyk Jr
S 21 Ryan Jones Fr
CB 22 Dalton Tieman Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg Fr
S 29 Reggie King Fr
S 30 Enock Sibomana Fr
LB 31 Cole Wisniewski So
S 32 Ty Satter Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg 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 Redshirt.svg Fr
K 37 Jake Reinholz Sr
P 38 Will Cardinal So
K 39 Griffin Crosa Jr
P 41 Kaedin Steindorf Redshirt.svg Fr
P 45 Cody Lindquist Jr
LS 48 Mike Florentine 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)
  • 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

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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