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GAME TEN: North Dakota State University (2-7, 1-5 Valley Football) is scheduled to play Indiana State University (1-9, 1-6 Valley Football) at 12:05 p.m. (ET) Saturday, Nov. 14, in Memorial Stadium (AstroPlay / 12,764) ... NDSU defeated Western Illinois 14-7 in Macomb on Oct. 31 ... The Sycamores snapped a 33-game losing streak against Western Illinois on Oct. 24 ... Indiana State lost 31-7 at Missouri State in Springfi eld on Nov. 7 ... North Dakota State snapped a fi ve-game losing streak, the longest since 1975.

GoBISON.COM WEBCAST/LIVE STATS: Follow on the Internet at GoBison.com with live streaming video courtesy of Indiana State ... Click on the “Live Events” link at the le� side of the page ... There are live in-game sta� s� cs ... Click on the “Live Stats” link at the le� side of the page.

TICKETS: For informa� on regarding � ckets for Saturday’s game in Terre Haute, Ind., contact the Indiana State � cket offi ce at (812) 237-3737 or (877) ISU.TIXS ... Tickets for North Dakota State home football games are available in advance at the Bison Sports Arena � cket offi ce, online at GoBison.com/� ckets, or toll free at (888) 231-NDSU.

SERIES RECORD: This is the second mee� ng between North Dakota State and Indiana State ... NDSU defeated the Sycamores 34-7 in the Harvest Bowl at the Fargodome in 2008 (recap on page 4).

ON THE ROAD: North Dakota State University has six road games this season and are currently 1-4 on the road ... NDSU went 2-3 in road games last season and are 21-16 since head coach Craig Bohl took over 2003.

BELMONT NAMED TO CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT VII TEAM, THREE BISON ON SECOND TEAM: North Dakota State strong safety Kyle Belmont was named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII University Division fi rst team, while three other NDSU players were named to the academic all-district second team ... The team is selected by members of the College Sports Informa� on Direc-tors of America (CoSIDA) ...Belmont, a senior from Ba� le Lake, Minn., main-tained a 3.70 grade point average in pyschology ... He is currently in his fi rst year of graduate school at NDSU ... Belmont advances to the na� onal ballot for the ESPN The Magazine All-America® team, which will be announced Nov. 24 ... Landing a spot on the second team were long snapper Jeff Cur� s, a senior from New Hope, Minn.; fullback Drew Hushka, a junior from Fargo, N.D., and defensive end Coulter Boulter, a sophomore from Hurley, S.D ... To be eligible for the team, the student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumula� ve GPA (on a 4.0 scale) for his/her

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NORTH DAKOTA STATE2009 Schedule/Results

(2-7, 1-5 Valley Football)DATE OPPONENT TIMESept. 3 at Iowa State L, 17-34Sept. 12 at Sam Houston State L, 45-48 Sept. 19 WAGNER (Trees Bowl) W, 59-28Sept. 26 *at #8/9 Southern Illinois L, 14-24 Oct. 3 *ILLINOIS STATE (Homecoming) L, 24-27Oct. 10 *#3/4 NORTHERN IOWA L, 27-42 Oct. 17 *at #14 South Dakota State L, 13-28 Oct. 24 *MISSOURI STATE (Harvest Bowl) L, 17-21Oct. 31 *at Western Illinois W, 14-7Nov. 14 *at Indiana State 12:05 p.m. Nov. 21 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE 1:07 p.m.

*–Missouri Valley Football Conference gamesHome games FARGODOME (18,700) in BOLDAll game � mes LOCAL

INDIANA STATE2009 Schedule/Results

(1-9, 1-6 Valley Football)DATE OPPONENT TIMEAug. 27 QUINCY (ILL.) L, 20-26, OTSept. 5 at Louisville L, 10-30Sept. 12 EASTERN ILLINOIS L, 0-31Sept. 19 *at #18/21 South Dakota St L, 0-41Sept. 26 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE L, 0-28Oct. 3 *at #3/4 UNI L, 7-62Oct. 17 *at Illinois State L, 21-38Oct. 24 *WESTERN ILLINOIS W, 17-14Oct. 31 *#3 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L, 0-33Nov. 7 *at Missouri State L, 7-31Nov. 14 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE 12:05 p.m.

*–Missouri Valley Football Conference gameHome games MEMORIAL STADIUM (12,764) in BOLDAll game � mes local

GAME TEN – BISON at Indiana State12:05 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009

Memorial Stadium (AstroPlay/12,764)Terre Haute, Ind.

Bison Radio Network

1,000-Yard RUSHERSYear Player Att. YardsYear Player Att. Yards2009 Pat Paschall 164 11282008 Tyler Roehl 171 10532007 Tyler Roehl 207 14312006 Kyle Steffes 237 12502005 Kyle Steffes 242 10712004 Kyle Steffes 197 10552003 Rod Malone 239 12512000 Lamar Gordon 256 17271999 Lamar Gordon 259 14951997 Jake Morris 280 17101995 Reggie Scott 164 10671990 Tony Satter 133 10141989 Chris Simdorn 187 10491988 Chris Simdorn 176 11291978 Gordy Sprattler 142 10051968 Paul Hatchett 190 1213regular season since 1957

Year Player Att. YardsYear Player Att. Yards

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MISSOURI VALLEYFOOTBALL STANDINGS

(Nov. 7, 2009) Valley Points Overall PointsTEAM W-L Pct. For-Opp W-L Pct. For-Opp TEAM W-L Pct. For-Opp W-L Pct. For-Opp #1/2 Southern Illinois 7-0 1.000 218-090 8-1 .889 305-128#12 South Dakota State 6-1 .857 187-098 7-2 .778 245-125#11 Northern Iowa 4-2 .667 201-099 6-3 .667 313-123Illinois State 4-2 .667 154-147 5-4 .556 215-230Missouri State 4-3 .571 124-127 6-4 .600 193-202Youngstown State 2-4 .333 084-110 4-5 .444 163-190NORTH DAKOTA STATE 1-5 .167 109-149 2-7 .222 230-259Indiana State 1-6 .143 052-247 1-9 .100 082-334Western Illinois 0-6 .000 075-134 1-8 .111 147-243

SCHEDULESaturday, Nov. 14#12 South Dakota State at Minnesota, 11 a.m. *North Dakota State at Indiana State, 11:05 a.m.*Illinois State at Youngstown State, 12 p.m.*Missouri State at #1/2 Southern Illinois, 2 p.m.*Western Illinois at #11 Northern Iowa, 6:35 p.m.

RESULTSSaturday, Nov. 7*Missouri State 31, Indiana State 7*#3 Southern Illinois 34, #9 South Dakota State 15*Illinois State 25, Western Illinois 7*#11/12 Northern Iowa 28, Youngstown State 7*--Conference game All � mes central

career. No athlete is eligible un� l he/she has reached sophomore athle� c and academic standing at his/her current ins� tu� on (thus, true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and ineli-gible transfers are not eligible).

KEEPING PACE WITH PASCHALL: Senior running back Pat Paschall (St. Louis, Mo.) rushed 19 � mes for 111 yards and a TD in the 14-7 win at Western Illinois on Oct. 31 ... Paschall recorded his eighth straight 100-yard game this season ... He has rushed 164 � mes for 1,128 yards (6.9 ypc) and nine TDs in eight games, and has also caught 11 passes for 183 yards ... North Dakota State has had seven straight seasons with an 1,000-yard rusher da� ng back to 2003 ... Paschall now has 12 career 100-yard eff orts (� ed for 8th all-� me at NDSU) and has rushed 356 � mes for 2,259 yards (6.3 ypc) and 16 TDs in 27 games, and has caught 21 passes for 250 yards and one TD ... Paschall became the 17th NDSU player to rush for 2,000 yards in a career and ranks 13th on the Bison all-� me rushing list entering the Indiana State game ... He currently ranks 1st in rushing (141 avg./g) and 9th in all-pur-pose yards (163.88 avg./g) in NCAA Division I FCS sta� s� cs ... In the 59-28 win over Wagner on Sept. 19, Paschall scored on a 91-yard run in the second quarter, which included a spinning leap over a Wagner defensive player ... It was the longest run from scrimmage in NDSU history, breaking by one yard a record set by Cy Peschel vs. South Dakota State in 1928 ... He rushed for 150 yards on a career-high 28 carries in North Dakota State’s 24-14 loss at 8th/9th-ranked Southern Illinois on Sept. 26. PRESSING ON WITH EVANS: Sophomore linebacker Preston Evans (Sioux Falls, S.D.) led the Bison with 13 tackles including six solos and a sack in the Bison 28-13 loss at 14th-ranked South Dakota State on Oct. 17 ... He has three double-fi gure tackle games this sea-son ... Evans recorded a career-high 19 tackles including 10 solo tackles and blocked a fi eld goal a� empt against Illinois State ... His previous best was 11 in the season opener at Iowa State ... He leads the team with 75 tackles including 39 solos, 5.0 tackles for loss and four quarterback hurries ... Evans’ blocked fi eld goal was the fi rst since 2005 when defensive back Ryan Olson blocked a fi eld goal in the season opener against Arkansas-Mon� cello ... His 19 tackles are the most by a Bison player since 1998 when linebacker Ben Ahnemanhad 20 (5-15) at St. Cloud State ... Evans’ 10 solo tackles were two away from the school single-game record of 12 solos shared by Craig Dahl vs. Nicholls State in 2004 and Jerry Dahl vs. South Dakota State in 1974 ... His counterpart, senior outside linebacker Ma� Kit-telson (Velva, N.D.) had a career-high 14 tackles vs. Illinois State (11-3-09).

FCS CoachesTop 25

Issued Nov. 9, 2009 --next poll Nov. 16, 2009

Team (1st Votes)Team (1st Votes) Record Pts. LW 1. Montana (16) 9-0 684 22. Southern Illinois (6) 8-1 665 33. Villanova (6) 8-1 663 4T4. Richmond 8-1 591 1T4. William & Mary 8-1 591 56. Elon 8-1 561 67. New Hampshire 8-1 532 78. Appalachian State 7-2 513 89. South Carolina State 8-1 473 1010. McNeese State 7-2 436 1111. Northern Iowa 6-3 409 1212. South Dakota State 7-2 343 913. Eastern Illinois 7-2 336 1314. Holy Cross 8-1 334 1415. Jacksonville State 6-3 293 1516. Liberty 7-2 258 1717. Stephen F. Aus� n 7-2 249 1818. Eastern Washington 6-3 223 1619. Prairie View A&M 6-1 182 2220. Lafaye� e 8-1 168 2421. Florida A&M 7-2 148 2322. Weber State 5-4 113 2123. Delaware 6-3 90 2524. Colgate 8-2 66 2025. Texas State 6-3 46 NR Others receiving votes: Butler (39), Southeastern Louisiana (21), Central Arkansas (15), Montana State (13), Harvard (10), Northern Arizona (7), Drake (6), Eastern Kentucky (6), Massachuse� s (5), Cal Poly (4), Pennsylvania (3), Cha� anooga (2), Alabama A&M (1), UC Davis (1).

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Valley Points Overall PointsTEAM W-L Pct. For-Opp W-L Pct. For-Opp

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NORTH DAKOTA STATE (2-7, 1-5 Valley Football) TEAM STATS BISON OPP Points Per Game 25.6 28.8First Downs Avg./Gm 18.7 19.1Rushing Game 210.2 161.9Passing Game 175.0 210.0Total Off ense 385.2 371.9Had Intercepted 8 3Fumbles-Lost 10-5 17-8Penal� es/Avg. Yards Gm 60-61.0 44-46.1Net Punt Avg. 32.1 34.5Time of Possession 30:21 29:393rd Down Conversions 42/119 51/1174th Down Conversions 2/10 3/6

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRUSHING A� Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING A� Net Avg TD YPG Pat Paschall 164 1128 6.9 9 141.0D.J. McNorton 57 232 4.1 2 25.8PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPG Jose Mohler 17-37-0 45.9 2 75.7RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD YPG Warren Holloway 30 426 14.2 0 47.3Shamen Washington 15 153 10.2 0 19.1Pat Paschall 11 183 16.6 0 22.9DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FRPreston Evans 39-36-75 5.0-14 0 0 0-0Brandon Jemison 24-21-45 0.5-1 0 1 1-0

Game TENBISON at Indiana State

TALE OF THE TAPE

GRATZEK JAMS UP MIDDLE: Junior defensive tackle Ma� hew Gratzek (Argyle, Minn.) made a career-high nine tackles including fi ve solos and 2.5 tackles for loss at 14th-ranked South Dakota State (10-17-09) ... Gratzek’s previous high in solos was four vs. UNI (10-10-09), eight total tackles vs. Western Illinois, 2008, and two tackles for loss at Missouri State, 2008, and at Minnesota, 2007 ... Gratzek has 37 tackles including 8.5 tackles for loss, two fumbles recoveries and 1.5 sacks this season. DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN: Wide receiver Warren Holloway (Houston, Texas) blocked a punt that was returned 20 yards for a TD by defensive back Daniel Eaves (Harvey, Ill.) vs. 3rd/4th-ranked UNI (10-10-09) ... It was the second � me the duo of Holloway and Eaves teamed for a blocked punt/TD, the fi rst came against Central Connec� cut State (9-6-08) ... Holloway recorded his second blocked punt of the season and the third of his career in the fourth quarter against Missouri State (10-24-09) ... Eaves recorded a career-high nine tackles including six solos at South Dakota State ... Eaves had a season-best six tackles in three previous games and fi ve solos at Iowa State.

BISON QUICK-HITTERS: Pat Paschall moved back into No. 1 in NCAA Division I FCS rushing, averaging 141 yards per game and is 9th in all-purpose yards (163.88 ypg) ... Over-all, NDSU is 9th in rushing off ense (210.22 ypg) and 27th in total off ense (385.22 ypg) ... In-dividually, Shamen Washington is 7th in kickoff returns (27.79 avg.) ... North Dakota State ranks 8th in NCAA Division I FCS a� endance, averaging 17,069 spectators over four home dates thru Oct. 31 ... Safety Cyrus Lemon’s (Minneapolis, Minn.) intercep� on in the fi rst quarter at Western Illinois was NDSU’s fi rst pick since the Wagner game and Lemon’s third career intercep� on ... NDSU’s seven sacks and 10 tackles for loss against Western Illinois were a season-high ... Defensive end Garre� Johnson (Chaska, Minn.) � ed a career-high with two sacks ... Linebacker Brandon Jemison (Fargo, N.D.) had a season-high 12 tackles including nine solos and one forced fumble at WIU ... Defensive tackle Ma� hew Gratzek(Argyle, Minn.) recovered two fumbles against the Leathernecks ... Junior Ma� Phillips (De Pere, Wis.) had eight tackles including fi ve solos, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble and a pair of quarterback hurries at WIU ... Phillips was making the start at nose guard in place of senior Mike Fairbairn (LaGrange, Ill.), who missed his fi rst start in 41 games ... Sophomore line-backer Alex Yaggie (Thief River Falls, Minn.) blocked a punt at South Dakota State (10-17-09) ... Junior � ght end Landon Smith (Dickinson, N.D.) recovered a fumbled punt at SDSU ... True freshman running back Sam Ojuri (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) scored a TD against Illinois

The Sports NetworkNCAA FCS Top 25

Issued Nov. 9, 2009 --next poll Nov. 16, 2009

Team (1st Votes)eam (1st Votes)Team (1st Votes)T Record Pts. Prv. 1. Southern Illinois (37) 8-1 3,196 32. Montana (64) 9-0 3,172 23. Villanova (32) 8-1 3,161 44. Richmond 8-1 2,882 15. William & Mary 8-1 2,714 56. Elon Phoenix 8-1 2,664 67. Appalachian State 7-2 2,583 78. New Hampshire (1) 8-1 2,416 89. South Carolina State (1) 8-1 2,232 1010. McNeese State 7-2 2,027 1211. Northern Iowa 6-3 1,970 1112. South Dakota State 7-2 1,721 913. Holy Cross 8-1 1,579 1314. Eastern Illinois 7-2 1,466 1415. Stephen F. Aus� n 7-2 1,348 1516. Liberty Flames 7-2 1,246 1617. Jacksonville State 6-3 1,129 1718. Eastern Washington 6-3 869 2119. Weber State 5-4 790 1920. Lafaye� e 8-1 778 2521. Prairie View A&M 6-1 741 2222. Florida A&M 7-2 636 2423. Delaware 6-3 605 2324. Colgate 8-2 392 1825. Texas State 6-3 207 NR Others receiving votes: Southeastern Louisiana 168, Massachuse� s 127, Penn 116, Harvard 114, Montana State 109, Northern Arizona 106, Central Arkansas 86, Eastern Kentucky 84, Butler 77, Cal Poly 42, James Madison 36, Drake 28, Tennessee Tech 27, Illinois State 19, Central Connec� cut State 14, UC Davis 14, Sam Houston State 13, Grambling 11, Old Dominion 11, Jacksonville 9, Maine 9, Missouri State 8, Tennessee-Mar� n 5, Texas Southern 5, Brown 3, Morgan State 3, Alabama A&M 2, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1, Dayton 1, Hofstra 1, Southern 1, Stony Brook 1.

NDSU, Opponents in BOLD

INDIANA STATE (1-9, 1-6 Valley Football) TEAM STATS INS OPP Points Per Game 8.2 33.4First Downs Avg./Gm 10.1 20.2Rushing Game 92.2 187.5Passing Game 90.3 193.2Total Off ense 182.5 380.7Had Intercepted 13 10Fumbles-Lost 8-8 6-4Penal� es/Avg. Yards Gm 65-51.5 70-63.6Net Punt Avg. 28.8 33.7Time of Possession 27:29 32:313rd Down Conversions 37/138 56/1344th Down Conversions 3/12 6/12

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRUSHING A� Net Avg TD YPGRUSHING A� Net Avg TD YPGAntoine Brown 134 364 2.7 0 36.4Ryan Roberts 78 308 3.9 4 30.8PASSING C-A-I Pct. TD YPGRyan Roberts 47-101-5 46.5 1 44.2RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD YPGBryant Kent 19 312 16.4 2 31.2Larry Laco� 18 101 5.6 0 10.1Darrius Gates 12 88 7.3 0 8.8DEFENSE U-A-TT TFL Int. FF-FRAaron Archie 47-54-101 9.0-19 0-0 0 1-0Dony McCleskey 44-44-88 3.0-19 2-2 0 0-0

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State (10-3-09) in his fi rst collegiate game ... Sophomore wide receiver Warren Holloway(Houston, Texas) made a career-high eight recep� ons for 134 yards vs. 3rd/4th-ranked UNI (10-10-09) ... Holloway leads North Dakota State with 30 recep� ons for 426 yards (14.2 ypc) ... Sophomore defensive end Coulter Boyer (Hurley, S.D.) had fi ve tackles including 1.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, a fumble recovery and three quarterback hurries in the Bison loss to UNI (10-10-09) ... Boyer has a team-high nine tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and four forced fumbles this season ... Boyer recorded a career-high eight tackles at Sam Houston State (9-12-09) ... The 59 points vs. Wagner are the most scored by NDSU since 2006 when the Bison defeated Concordia-St. Paul 66-7 in the season opener ... Speak-ing of home openers, the Bison have won 11 straight da� ng back to 1998 when Emporia State defeated NDSU 23-21 ... NDSU avoided its fi rst 0-3 start since 1962 ... The Bison had started 0-2 for the fi rst � me since 1981 ... Senior quarterback Nick Mertens (East Grand Forks, Minn.) � ed a career-high with three TD passes at Sam Houston State (9-12-09) ... Mertens completed 14 of 26 passes for 236 yards and one intercep� on and also rushed for a pair of TDs ... The 48-45 shootout with Sam Houston State was the most points allowed since 2002 when the Bison lost 49-42 at Nebraska-Omaha ... True freshman running back Mike Sigers will remember his fi rst collegiate rushing a� empt, a 42-yard burst down the le� sideline to the 1 yardline against Iowa State on Sept. 3 ... Sigers fi nished with three carries for 53 yards for an average of 17.7 yards per a� empt ... With a 51-24 record, NDSU head coach Craig Bohl is No. 5 on the school’s all-� me win list ... Bohl is one of four Bison coaches with 50 wins ... NDSU is 7-6 against na� onally-ranked opponents over the past four seasons (2009: L Southern Illinois, L UNI; 2008, L South Dakota State; L, Youngstown State, W Southern Illinois, L Western Illinois; L UNI; 2007: W, Cal Poly, W, Western Illinois, W, Sam Houston State, 2006: W, Georgia Southern, W, Cal Poly, W, South Dakota State) ... North Dakota State was ranked in the top fi ve for 19 weeks (including eight weeks at No. 1) during the 2007-08 seasons ... The Bison were ranked in the top 10 for 21 weeks in a row and were in the top 25 for 41 weeks in a row ... North Dakota State University placekicker Shawn Bibeau was selected to the 2009 Consensus Dra� Services Preseason FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) All-America second team ... Bibeau, a 5-foot-11, 216-pound se-nior from White Bear Lake, Minn., is the program’s all-� me leader with 51 fi eld goals made ... He topped the previous record of 42 of 63 set by Aaron Pederson (1998-01) ... Bibeau has made 51 of 73 fi eld goals for 69.9 percent during his career including a long of 52 yards vs. Wagner College (9-19-09) ... He has 308 career points, which ranks fourth all-� me at NDSU ... Bibeau’s belt was the eighth fi eld goal of 50-or-more yards in NDSU history.

BOWMAN SELECTED TO 2009 ALLSTATE/AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM®: North Dakota State University cornerback Richard Bowman was one of 22 players selected for the 2009 Allstate/AFCA Good Works Team® ... From the list of 106 nominees two 11-player Allstate/AFCA Good Works Teams® – one for the Football Bowl Subdivision (Div. I-A) and the other for the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision – were announced Sept. 22 ... During a � me when off -the-fi eld college football headlines usually focus on what players are doing wrong, student-athletes like Bowman, who are nominated for the pres� gious honor, em-body the true spirit of teamwork and ‘giving back’ through selfl ess contribu� ons and com-mendable acts of kindness ... Bowman, a 5-foot-8 1/2, 174-pound senior from Houston, Texas (North Shore H.S.), became the sixth straight North Dakota State football player to

Last Time...#24 NDSU 34, Indiana State 7November 1, 2008 FARGO, N.D.—-Nick Mertens threw two touchdown passes and North Dakota State overcame a sluggish start to beat Indiana State 34-7 on Nov. 1, before a crowd of 16,211 in the Fargodome to extend the Sycamores’ losing streak to 23 games. The game was � ed 7-7 a� er one quarter, but it was all NDSU a� er that. The Bison limited the Sycamores to 19 yards of off ense in the second half. Mertens threw for 82 yards for NDSU, which has won back-to-back games for the fi rst � me since the fi rst two weeks of the season. Mertens tossed a 15-yard TD pass to Alex Belquist in the fi rst half and a 4-yarder to Tyler Jangula early in the fourth quarter. It was the fi rst collegiate touchdown recep� on for Belquist. NDSU’s off ense struggled in the fi rst half before scoring twice in the last 1:20 of the second quarter to go up 20-7. The scoring plays were set up by a Cyrus Lemon intercep� on and John Richardson fumble recovery. The Sycamores outgained the Bison 124-117 in the fi rst two quarters. Tyler Roehl ran 20 � mes for 102 yards, including a 5-yard TD run in the fi rst quarter. Roehl rushed for over 100 yards for the fi � h � me this season and 11th � me in his career. The Bison also received a 5-yard TD run on a Jordan Schultenover reverse in the third quarter. The Sycamores � ed it on a 19-yard run by Antoine Brown with 4:28 remaining in the fi rst quarter. Brown led the Sycamores with 70 yards on 11 carries. Indiana State, which was outgained 247-143, ran for 103 yards -- 98 which came in the opening half. North Dakota State’s defense was led by Joe Lardi-nois career-high 11 tackles including three tackles for loss. Indiana State hasn’t won a conference road game since 2002. Quinton Sco� led the Sycamores with a game-high 16 tackles., while CJ Cook added eight tack-les and three pass breakups. It was the 35th Harvest Bowl and the Bison im-proved to 31-1-2 in the event.

Indiana State 7 0 0 0 — 7North Dakota State 7 13 7 7 — 34Scoring Summary:NDSU-Roehl 5 run (Bibeau kick)INST-Brown 19 run (Mar� nez kick)NDSU-Bibeau 34 fi eld goalNDSU-Belquist 15 pass from Mertens (Bibeau kick)NDSU-Bibeau 39 fi eld goalNDSU-Schultenover 5 run (Bibeau kick)NDSU-Jangula 4 pass from Mertens (Bibeau kick)A–16,211

STATISTICS INST NDSUFIRST DOWNS 11 16RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 43-103 36-149PASSING YDS (NET) 40 98Passes A� -Comp-Int 15-9-1 23-11-0TOTAL OFFENSE 58-143 59-247Punts (Number-Avg) 8-38.2 5-34.0Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0Penal� es-Yards 6-67 3-30Possession Time 33:08 26:52

RUSHING: INST-Brown 11-70; Roberts 17-42; Millington 1-8. NDSU-Roehl 20-102; Voigtlander 5-24; Paschall 7-19.

PASSING: INST- Roberts 9-15-1-40. NDSU- Mertens 9-20-0-82; Jackson 2-3-0-16.

RECEIVING: INST-Gates 4-11; Jones 2-21; Gray 1-4. NDSU-Belquist 4-54; Jangula 2-13; Veldman 1-11.

TACKLES (UA-A): INST-Sco� 6-10=16; Sewall 5-4=9; Cook 4-4=8. NDSU-Lardinois 5-6=11; Humber 6-3=9; Ma� Phillips 3-4=7.

CAREER 2,000-YARD RUSHING CLUBName Years G A� . Yards* TD By Season Name Years G A� . Yards* TD By Season 1. Lamar Gordon, RB 1998-01 41 783 4,700 62 (698, 1495, 1727, 780)2. Kyle Steff es, HB 2003-06 40 800 3,952 43 (576, 1055, 1071, 1250)

3. Jake Morris, RB 1994-97 35 559 3,688 32 (975, 299, 704, 1710) 4. Chris Simdorn, QB 1987-90 33 599 3,313 53 (359, 1129, 1049, 776) 5. Tony Sa� er, RB 1987-90 38 430 3,212 31 (601, 696, 901, 1014) 6. Jeff Bentrim, QB 1983-86 35 603 2,945 64 (520, 989, 732, 651) 7. Chad Stark, RB 1983-86 39 406 2,837 30 (333, 827, 820, 857) 8. Tyler Roehl, RB 2004-08 43 388 2,512 35 (14, 14, 1431, 1053) 9. Kevin Feeney, QB 1995-98 41 558 2,473 46 (639, 854, 513,467)10. Doug Lloyd, RB 1985-88 41 340 2,410 14 (109, 532, 758, 1011)11. Paul Hatche� , HB 1967-69 27 387 2,309 35 (288, 1213, 808)12. Mark Speral, QB 1977-80 38 596 2,264 38 (515, 506, 526, 717)13. Pat Paschall, RB 2007- 27 356 2,259 16 (530, 601, 1128)14. Ken Rota, HB 1965-67 29 474 2,219 33 (857, 533, 829)15. Tim Mjos, HB 1967-69 27 423 2,143 25 (945, 426, 772)16. Mike Kasowski, RB 1978-81 40 401 2,100 16 (41, 546, 618, 895)17. Bruce Reimer, HB 1970-74 40 531 2,095 20 (201, 336, 895, 663)

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receive the award ... He joins free safety Jared Essler (2004), off ensive tackle Tim Popow-ski (2005), hal� ack Kyle Steff es (2006), quarterback Steve Walker (2007) and running back Tyler Roehl (2008).

RADIO BROADCASTS: WDAY-AM 970, FargoWDAY-AM 970, Fargo ... WDAY-AM is the fl agship sta� on of the Bison Radio Network ... WDAY Radio sports directorBison Radio Network ... WDAY Radio sports directorBison Radio Network Sco� Miller will handle the play-by-play ... Former NDSU All-American and 11-year NFL great Phil Hansen will handle the color du� es, while NDSU director of athle� c broadcas� ng/sales Jeremy Jorgenson will handle the sideline interviews ... Air � me is set for 10:30 a.m. (Central), kickoff at 11 a.m. Nov. 14 ... WDAY AM 970 (Fargo), ESPN AM 710 (Bismarck/Day), KFYR AM 550 (Bismarck/Night), KPOK AM 1340 (Bowman), KRCQ FM 102.3 (Detroit Lakes, Minn.), KDVL FM 102.5 (Devils Lake), KZRX FM 92.1 (Dickinson), KHND AM 1470 (Harvey), KQLX FM 106.1 (Lisbon), KHRT AM 1320 (Minot), KZZJ AM 1450 (Rugby), KYCR AM 1570 (Minneapolis), KBMW AM 1450 (Wahpeton) and KEYZ AM 660 (Williston) are on the Bison Radio Network ... The Bison Bison Radio Network ... The Bison Bison Radio Networkgameday format includes a 30-minute pregame show with comments from head coach Craig Bohl, in-depth analysis of the opponent, features, and star� ng lineups. ... Sideline re-ports are used throughout the game and a complete 20-minute postgame show is covered from the press box and locker room areas ... Broadcasts are also available by clicking the live events link on the le� -hand side of GoBison.com to access the streaming audio.

BISON ON TELEVISION: The 2009 NDSU football fi ve-game TV schedule is highlighted by one regional broadcast, three statewide broadcasts, and a pair of road games ... Bison football was carried on Fox Sports North, Fox College Sports Central and Fox College Sports Central and Fox College Sports Central Comcast Sportsnet Chicago on Oct. 10, against UNI as part of the Missouri Valley Football Conference televi-sion package ... KVLY-TV (Channel 11, NBC, Fargo) and the North Dakota NBC Network (KFYR-TV, Channel 5, Bismarck; KQCD-TV, Channel 7, Dickinson; KMOT-TV, Channel 10, Minot; KUMV-TV, Channel 8, Williston) will carry three games live including homecoming against Illinois State on Oct. 3, the annual ba� le for the Dakota Marker at South Dakota State on Oct. 17, and Youngstown State on Nov. 21 ... KVLY-TV will also air the road game at Western Illinois on Saturday, Oct. 31, a game that will be produced by Western Illinois Uni-versity ... In addi� on, The Craig Bohl Football ShowThe Craig Bohl Football Show will air statewide live star� ng at 10:30 a.m. Sundays on KXJB-TV (Channel 4, CBS, Fargo) and the North Dakota NBC Network sta-� ons ... The show will also air Sunday nights on KVLY a� er the late local news ... The Craig The Craig Bohl Football Show is hosted Phil Hansen ... NDSU is 79-52-1 (.602) on TV overall.

EBEL JOHNY ON THE SPOT: North Dakota State off ensive tackle Gerry Ebel recovered a blocked fi eld goal a� empt in the end zone for a touchdown in the fourth quarter ... Southern Illinois’ Chance Coda blocked Shawn Bibeau’s 25-yard fi eld goal a� empt ... How-ever, another SIU defensive player touched the ball past the line of scrimmage and Ebel fell on the loose ball in the end zone for the TD.

MERTENS SEMIFINALIST FOR NFF’S 2009 WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY: Selected as the best and brightest from the college gridiron, The Na� onal Football Founda� on & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced Oct. the 154 semifi nalists for the 2009 William V. Campbell Trophy (formerly known as the Draddy Trophy), endowed by HealthSouth, and the candidates for the 2009 NFF Na� onal Scholar- Athlete Awards ... North Dakota State quarterback Nick Mertens on the list and one of 37 NCAA Division I FCS players recognized ... Mertens, a 6-foot-1, 222-pound senior from East Grand Forks, Minn. (East Grand Forks H.S.), maintains a 3.795 grade point average majoring in business administra� on ... He re-ceived the 2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and was named to the 2008 Academic All-MFVC second team. MERTENS-WILLIAMS GO DEEP: Senior quarterback Nick Mertens (East Grand Forks, Minn.) completed a 95-yard TD pass to junior wide receiver Gary Williams (Humble, Texas) vs. Illinois State (10-3-09) ... It was the longest TD pass and longest comple� on in NDSU history ... The previous long was 88 yards from Kevin Feeney to Kelly Artz against Northern Colorado in 1995 ... Ironically, Feeney was the color analyst for the Illinois State game.

MORE ON MERTENS: Quarterback Nick Mertens (East Grand Forks, Minn.) completed 29 of 44 passes for 308 yards -- all career-highs -- with two intercep� ons and one TD in the Bison 42-27 loss to No. 3/4-ranked UNI on Oct. 10 ... Mertens previous career bests were 23 comple� ons and 38 a� empts at Youngstown State (2008) and 304 passing yards vs. Aus� n Peay (2008) ... He also rushed 13 � mes for 41 yards ... Mertens moved to No. 5 all-� me at NDSU with 268 comple� ons ... He passed Ryan Johnson (1997-00), who had 240 ... In 25 career games, Mertens has completed 268 of 470 passes for 3,496 yards, 26 TDs and 23 intercep� ons ... He needs 64 yards to pass No. 5 Graig Gorder (99-02), who had 3,559 yards passing.

BOYER NAMED MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State defensive end Coulter Boyer, a 6-foot-4, 255-pound sopho-

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BISON INNCAA DIVISION I FCS STATS

(Thru games Nov.. 7, 2009)NDSU Players/Team in Top 25)

TEAM LEADERS (Top 25TEAM LEADERS (Top 25))9th, Rushing off ense (210.22 avg/g)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (top 25)INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (top 25)Pat Paschall, Sr., RB1st, Rushing (141 avg/g)9th, All-purpose (163.88 avg/g)

Shamen Washington, Sr., WR/KR7th, Kickoff returns (27.79 avg./r)

NDSU 2009 SEASONWEEK-BY-WEEK

RANKINGDATE TSN FCS GPIPreseason RV RV ---- 9/9/7 RV RV --- 9/14 9/14 RV --- ---9/219/21 RV --- ---9/28 9/28 RV --- ---10/5 10/5 --- --- 6010/12 10/12 --- --- T5810/19 10/19 --- --- 5710/26 10/26 --- --- 5811/2 11/2 --- --- 56 11/9 11/9 --- --- --- 11/111/16 --- --- ---11/23 11/23 --- --- ---11/30 11/30 --- --- ---FINAL --- --- ---TSN–The Sports NetworkFCS–FCS CoachesGPI–Gridiron Power Index

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more from Hurley, S.D., was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week ... Boyer had three of North Dakota State’s seven sacks in the Bison 14-7 win over Western Illinois in Macomb ... Boyer had fi ve tackles including 3.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble ... Two of Boyer’s sacks came during the Leathernecks fi nal two drives of the game including a forced fumble on the last drive ... NDSU’s defense held Western Illinois to 206 yards of total off ense.

EBEL NAMED VALLEY FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: North Dakota State off ensive tackle Gerry Ebel was named the Valley Football Off ensive Lineman of the Week for his eff orts at Southern Illinois University on Sept. 26 ... Ebel, a 6-foot 6-1/2 inch, 316-pound senior from Yankton, S.D. (Yankton H.S.), graded out to 97 percent and had six knockdowns in the Bison 24-14 loss to 8/9th-ranked Southern Illinois ... He helped the NCAA Division I FCS leading rusher Pat Paschall gain 150 yards on a career-high 28 rushing a� empts ... NDSU fi nished with 219 rushing yards ands 324 yards of total off ense ... An off ensive lineman’s dream, Ebel recovered a blocked fi eld goal a� empt in the end zone for a touchdown in the fourth quarter that closed the defi cit to 17-14.

RICHARD NAMED VALLEY FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: North Da-kota State center Aus� n Richard was selected as the Valley Football Off ensive Lineman of the Week on Sept. 14 by the conference offi ce following his performance at Sam Houston State ... Richard, a 6-foot-2, 319-pound sophomore from Fargo, N.D. (South H.S.) graded out at 98 percent and had eight knockdowns in the Bison 48-45 loss ... Richard helped NDSU rush for 188 yards and three TDs on 33 a� empts for an average of 5.7 ypc ... That performance was highlighted by Pat Paschall’s career-high 176 yard outburst.

NORTH DAKOTA STATE PLACES THREE ON VALLEY PRESEASON TEAM: North Dakota State off ensive lineman Keith Buckman, who is switching from tackle to guard this season, was named to the 2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference Preseason team by vote of league coaches, media and SIDs ... Defensive tackle Ma� hew Gratzek and off ensive guardRyan Foster were honorable men� on on the team.

BUCKMAN RECEIVES SPORTS NETWORK, SPORTS NETWORK, SPORTS NETWORK COLLEGE SPORTING NEWS FCS PRESEASON COLLEGE SPORTING NEWS FCS PRESEASON COLLEGE SPORTING NEWSALL-AMERICA HONORS: North Dakota State University off ensive lineman Keith Buckmanwas named to The Sports Network’s 2009 Preseason Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Preseason All-America third team and the College Spor� ng News FCS All-America second team... Buckman, a 6-foot-5, 312-pound senior from Belfi eld, N.D. (Belfi eld H.S.), is switching from off ensive tackle to guard this season ... He has started in 23 games in a row and played in 34 games overall ... Buckman was honorable men� on on the 2008 All-Mis-souri Valley Football Conference team and named to the league’s 2009 preseason all-con-ference team ... He worked his way into the off ensive line rota� on as a redshirt freshman and earned All-Great West Football Conference fi rst team honors in 2007 ... Buckman was an important part of an off ensive line that allowed NDSU to rank 17th in rushing off ense and 21st in sacks allowed in NCAA Division I FCS in 2008 ... Buckman was named to Phil Steele’s 2009 Preseason All-Missouri Valley Football Conference fi rst team, while off ensive guard Ryan Foster and placekicker Shawn Bibeau were selected to the second team.

MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE RECOGNIZES “ALL-SELECT NFL TEAM”:Founded in 1985 as the Gateway Football Conference, the Missouri Valley Football Confer-ence will celebrate its 25th season of FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) football during the 2009 season ... To kick off the league’s 25th Year Celebra� on, the Missouri

2009 STARTERS, GAME-BY-GAMEOFFENSE Game TE LT LG C RG RT WR/TE QB WR/TE/FB TE/FB RBGame TE LT LG C RG RT WR/TE QB WR/TE/FB TE/FB RB ISU Veldman Arndt Buckman Richard Foster Ebel Williams Mertens Holloway Brown PaschallSHSU Veldman Arndt Buckman Richard Foster Ebel Holloway Mertens Brown Hushka PaschallWC Brown Arndt Buckman Richard Foster Ebel Holloway Mertens Washington Hushka PaschallSIU Veldman Arndt Buckman Richard Foster Ebel Holloway Mertens Washington Voigtlander PaschallILST Veldman Arndt Buckman Richard Foster Ebel Holloway Mertens Brown Smith PaschallUNI Veldman Arndt Buckman Richard Foster Cornick Holloway Mertens Voigtlander Vandal PaschallSDSU Brown Arndt Buckman Richard Foster Ebel Holloway Mertens Washington Vandal McNortonMSU Brown Arndt Buckman Richard Foster Ebel Holloway Mohler Williams Vandal PaschallWIU Smith Arndt Buckman Richard Foster Ebel Ve� er Mohler Bruhn Vandal Paschall

DEFENSEGame DE DT NG DE LB LB LB CB CB SS FS ISU Stoczynski Gratzek Fairbairn Boyer Evans Henry Anderson Bowman Colvin Belmont EavesSHSU Stoczynski Gratzek Fairbairn Boyer Evans Henry Ki� elson Bowman Colvin Belmont EavesWC Stoczynski Gratzek Fairbairn Boyer Jemison Evans Anderson Bowman Colvin Belmont LemonSIU Johnson Gratzek Fairbairn Boyer Ki� elson Evans Anderson Bowman Colvin Belmont EavesILST Johnson Gratzek Fairbairn Boyer Jemison Evans Ki� elson Bowman Colvin Belmont EavesUNI Johnson Gratzek Fairbairn Boyer Jemison Evans Ki� elson Bowman Pierre Belmont EavesSDSU Johnson Gratzek Fairbairn Boyer Jemison Evans Ki� elson Bowman Pierre Lemon EavesMSU Johnson Gratzek Fairbairn Boyer Jemison Evans Ki� elson Bowman Pierre Belmont EavesWIU Johnson Gratzek Phillips Boyer Jemison Beson Bussey Bowman Pierre Belmont Lemon

BISON IN THEVALLEY STATS

(conference games, thru games Nov. 7)

Individual Leaders (top 5)Individual Leaders (top 5)Rushing2. Pat Paschall 127.8 ypg

All-Purpose2. Pat Paschall 142.0 ypg

Scoring5. Pat Paschall 6.0 ppg

Passing5. Nick Mertens 151.4 avg/g

Total Off ense5. Nick Mertens 174.4 avg/g

Kickoff Returns1. Shamen Washington 25.0 avg/kr

Pun� ng5. John Prelvitz 37.8 avg/p

Tackles4. Preston Evans 10.0 avg/g

SacksT4. Coulter Boyer 0.67 avg/gT4. Garre� Johnson 0.67 avg/g

Tackles for LossT4. Ma� hew Gratzek 1.17 avg/g

Passes DefendedT5. Richard Bowman 1.00 avg/g

Forced FumblesT1. Coulter Boyer 0.33 avg/g

Fumbles Recovered1. Ma� hew Gratzek 0.33 avg/g

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Valley Football Conference is paying tribute to its all-� me greats - those who have had stellar careers or played with dis� nc� on in the Na� onal Football League ... Included in the list are former NFL Most Valuable Players, Pro-Bowl selec� ons and Super Bowl par� cipants ... In all, former conference players have combined to play in 15 Pro Bowls and earned four MVP honors, while 12 play ers have combined for 23 Super Bowl appear-ances ... Notably, 16 former league players on the list are currently ac� ve in the NFL ... In addi� on, the league is honoring an “ins� tu� onal greats” category, recognizing student-athletes who played at current member schools while those schools were not a part of the league ... Represen� ng North Dakota State are defensive lineman Phil Hansen, wide receiver Stacy Robinson, linebacker Steve Nelson and defensive back Tyrone Braxton. THE COACH: North Dakota State University head football coach Craig Bohl (Ne-braska, 1982) is in his seventh season with a 51-24 record including a 7-6 record against na� onally-ranked teams over the past four seasons ... The Bison are 30-8 at home in the Fargodome since he’s taken over ... In 2008, North Dakota State went 6-5 including a 4-4 record in its fi rst season in the Missouri Valley Football Conference ... NDSU fi nished with a 10-1 record for the second straight season in 2007 including a 3-1 ledger in the Great West Football Conference ... The Bison held down the No. 1 spot in the FCS Coaches Top 25 poll for six weeks during the regular season ... NDSU posted road wins over a pair of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, formerly I-A) opponents -- Central Michigan (40-14), two-� me champions of the Mid-American Conference, and Minnesota (27-21) of the Big Ten Conference before 63,088 fans at the Metrodome ... Bohl was again a fi nalist for The Sports Network’s Eddie Robinson FCS Coach of the Year award ... The Bison were No. 9 in the fi nal Sports Network andSports Network andSports Network FCS Coaches top 25 polls ... The 2006 season was magical. NDSU claimed its fi rst league championship in 12 seasons and achieved a top fi ve fi nish in the na� onal rankings ... The Bison were 10-1 overall, just a blocked fi eld goal away from a perfect record ... North Dakota State went 4-0 to win the Great West Football Conference championship -- the program’s fi rst since 1994 when NDSU was a member of the Division II North Central Conference ... The Bison charted an 8-0 record against FCS schools in 2006 including a 3-0 mark against na� onally-ranked opponents ... North Dakota State was ranked No. 5 in The Sports Network and The Sports Network and The Sports Network CSN Coaches fi nal Top 25 polls ... The Bison lost 10-9 to bowl-par� cipant Minnesota of the Big Ten before 62,845 spectators at the Metrodome ... It didn’t go unno� ced. Bohl was selected the GWFC Coach of the Year by vote of the media and coaches ... He received 29 fi rst place votes and fi nished second in the ballo� ng for The Sports Network’s Eddie Robinson Award that recognizes the FCS Coach of the Year. Bohl was selected the Football Gaze� e FCS Na-� onal and Northwest Region Coach of the Year ... In 2005, he directed the Bison to a 7-4 record during the 2005 season ... NDSU was ranked in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches and The Sports Network Top 25 polls for 10-of-12 weeks during the regular season climbing as high as No. 8 in both polls on Sept. 19 ... Charter members of the Great West, North Dakota State won its fi nal three league games to fi nish with a 3-2 record and � e for third place in the standings ... Bohl started his NDSU career with back-to-back 8-3 seasons ... The Bison closed out the 2004 campaign with three straight wins including victories over na� onally-ranked Northwestern State (La.) and UC Davis ... North Dakota State was ranked No. 23 in the fi nal 2004 ESPN/USA Today and ESPN/USA Today and ESPN/USA Today The Sports Network Top 25 polls to The Sports Network Top 25 polls to The Sports Networkhighlight their fi rst season at NCAA Division I-AA ... His fi rst season was highlighted by North Dakota State’s stunning 25-24 road win over perennial Division I-AA power Mon-tana in just his second game at the helm ... His fi rst full-� me coaching posi� on was as the defensive secondary coach for the Bison under Don Morton in 1984 when NDSU fi nished second in the na� on with a 12-1 record ... Since then, Bohl has coached on the Division I level for 18 seasons including stops at fi ve diff erent universi� es -- linebackers coach at Tulsa (1985-86), linebackers coach at Wisconsin (1987-88), defensive coordinator at Rice (1989-93), defensive coordinator/linebackers coach at Duke for one season (1994), and linebackers coach at Nebraska for eight years ... The fi nal three seasons at Nebraska also included the defensive coordinator du� es ... His seasons at Nebraska included a number of Top 10 defensive na� onal rankings for a team that compiled an 85-18 record includ-ing na� onal championships with a Fiesta Bowl win in 1995 and an Orange Bowl win in 1997... A number of athletes who have played for Bohl while at Nebraska have played or been dra� ed in the Na� onal Football League ... A na� ve of Lincoln, Nebraska, he was a reserve in the Cornhusker secondary from 1977 through 1979 under Tom Osborne and played on NU’s 1979 Orange Bowl and 1980 Co� on Bowl teams ... He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administra� on from Nebraska (1982) ... Bohl has twin daughters, Mal-lory and Morgan, and a son, Aaron.

MISSOURI VALLEYFOOTBALL WEEKLYCOACHESTELECONFERENCE

Teleconferences featuring the league’s head coaches will be conducted during the sea-son. Those par� cipa� ng in the call should dial in at -- (913) 312-1379 -- fi ve minutes prior to the scheduled start � me (10 a.m. CT each Wednesday). Each call is recorded and will be replayed on the Missouri Valley Football Conference web site (Windows Media Player required for playback). To obtain a non-web playback or a copy of the weekly teleconference, please contact Mike Kern at the Missouri Valley Football Confer-ence offi ce.

The scheduled dates and � mes (12 total weeks): S2-9-16-23-30, O7-14-21-28, N4-11-18.Weekly ScheduleWeekly ScheduleMissouri Valley FB Notes/News, 10 a.m.Brock Spack, Illinois State, 10:05 a.m.Trent Miles, Indiana State, 10:10 a.m.Terry Allen, Missouri State, 10:15 a.m.Craig Bohl, North Dakota State, 10:20 a.m.Mark Farley, UNI, 10:25 a.m.John S� egelmeier, South Dakota State, 10:30 a.m.Dale Lennon, Southern Illinois, 10:35 a.m.Don Pa� erson, Western Illinois, 10:40 a.m.Jon Heacock, Youngstown State, 10:45 a.m.

MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFER-ENCE: North Dakota State University begins its second season in the Missouri Valley Football Conference and is an ac� ve mem-ber of the Division I Football Champion-ship Subdivison (FCS, formerly I-AA) ... The Missouri Valley Football Conference enters its 25th season in 2009 ... In June 2008, presidents of the nine-member Gateway Football Conference and the 10-member Missouri Valley Conference approved a rebranding ini� a� ve that changes the foot-ball conference name from the Gateway Football Conference to the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

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GAME ONEIowa State 34, NDSU 17 September 3, 2009 AMES, Iowa—Austen Arnaud threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns, both to Marquis Hamilton, and Iowa State beat North Dakota State 34-17 before 48,831 spec-tators at Jack Trice Stadium on Sept. 3. It was the third largest crowd to see a NDSU road football game. North Dakota State got as close as 24-17 midway through the third quarter before Iowa State pulled away. Grant Mahoney hit a career-long 50-yard fi eld goal and Arnaud found Hamilton for a 42-yard touchdown pass with 9:58 le� to make it 34-17. Pat Paschall rushed for a career-high 146 yards and a touchdown for North Dakota State, an FCS pro-gram that fell to 3-3 against FBS opponents since 2006. Preston Evans led the NDSU defense with a career-high 11 tackles. Iowa State looked as though it might put away the pesky Bison early in the third quarter. Hamilton raced through the North Dakota State secondary for a 39-yard TD recep� on off a quick slant route, pu� ng the Cyclones ahead 24-10. The Bison answered in impressive fashion, driving 73 yards in 10 plays as Nick Mertens found Ma� Veldman for a 15-yard TD pass to cut it to 24-17. But that was it for the NDSU’s off ense, which averaged 6 yards per play. Mertens was 15 of 27 passing for 178 yards, with one touchdown and one intercep� on. Alexander Robinson added 83 yards rushing and a touchdown for Iowa State, who snapped a 10-game losing streak. The Cyclones gained 442 yards of total off ense, as Arnaud rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown.

North Dakota State 0 10 7 0 — 17Iowa State 7 10 10 7 — 34Scoring Summary:ISU—Robinson 18 run (Mahoney kick)ISU—Arnaud 5 run (Mahoney kick)NDSU—Paschall 1 run (Bibeau kick)ISU—Mahoney 38 fi eld goalNDSU—Bibeau 39 fi eld goalISU—Hamilton 39 pass from Arnaud (Mahoney kick)NDSU—Veldman 15 pass from Mertens (Bibeau kick)ISU—Mahoney 50 yd fi eld goalISU—Hamilton 42 pass from Arnaud (Mahoney kick)A–18,701

STATISTICS NDSU ISUFIRST DOWNS 16 26RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 38-210 40-204PASSING YDS (NET) 178 238Passes A� -Comp-Int. 27-15-1 31-17-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-388 71-442Punts (Number-Avg) 8-41.5 4-49.2Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-2Penal� es-Yards 8-60 1-10Possession Time 33:18 26:42

RUSHING: NDSU-Paschall 21-146, Sigers 3-53, McNorton 3-7. ISU-Robinson 16-83, Arnaud 17-78, Schwartz 7-43.PASSING: NDSU-Mertens 15-27-1-178. ISU-Arnaud 16-28-0-227,

Tiller 1-2-0-11, Reynolds 0-1-0-0.RECEIVING: NDSU-Holloway 4-68, Veldman 3-41, Paschall 2-32.

ISU-Reynolds 6-53, Hamilton 4-97, Robinson 3-36.TACKLES (UA-A): NDSU-Evans 7-4=11, Henry 2-6=8, Belmont 5-

2=7. ISU-Smith 8-7=15, Garrin 5-3=8; Sims 4-4=8.

North Dakota State 7 0 17 21 — 45Sam Houston State 7 17 7 17 — 48Scoring Summary:SHSU—Aston 1 run (Antonio kick)NDSU—Bruhn 10 pass from Mertens (Bibeau kick)SHSU—Aston 18 pass from Joseph (Antonio kick)SHSU—Poullard 3 run (Antonio kick)SHSU—Antonio 48 fi eld goalNDSU—Paschall 51 run (Bibeau kick)SHSU—Aston 2 run (Antonio kick)NDSU—Bibeau 32 fi eld goalNDSU—Mack 63 pass from Mertens (Bibeau kick)NDSU—Mertens 7 run (Bibeau kick)SHSU—Madkins 46 pass from Joseph (Antonio kick)NDSU—Voigtlander 53 pass from Mertens (kick failed)SHSU—Joseph 2 run (Antonio kick)NDSU—Mertens 1 run (Mertens rush)SHSU—Antonio 24 fi eld goalA–6,048

STATISTICS NDSU SHSUFIRST DOWNS 18 25RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 33-188 38-138PASSING YDS (NET) 231 482Passes A� -Comp-Int. 26-14-1 36-24-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 59-419 74-620Punts (Number-Avg) 4-49.8 3-40.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0Penal� es-Yards 5-34 3-31Possession Time 28:22 31:38

RUSHING: NDSU-Paschall 20-176, Mertens 8-15, McNorton 4-1. SHSU-Aston 14-52, Joseph 8-51, Poullard, Chris 15-48.

PASSING: NDSU-Mertens 14-26-1-231. SHSU-Joseph 24-36-1-482.RECEIVING: NDSU-Washington 3-20, Paschall 2-34, Veldman 2-24.

SHSU-Jones 7-104, Madkins 6-239, Lebens 4-37.TACKLES (UA-A): NDSU-Anderson 7-5=12, Boyer 3-5=8, T.Henry

2-4=6. SHSU-McCall 4-8=12, Jenkins 3-6=9, W.Henry 2-5=7.

GAME TWOSam Houston State 48, NDSU 45 September 12, 2009 HUNTSVILLE, Texas—Freshman Miguel Antonio kicked a 24-yard fi eld goal with 26 seconds remaining to give Sam Houston State a 48-45 non-conference victory Sept. 12 over North Dakota State before a crowd of 6,048 at Bower Stadium. NDSU lost two games to start the season for the fi rst � me since 1981 when Bison dropped road games at Northern Michigan and Northern Arizona. Sam Houston drove 72 yards in 10 plays for the game-winning score. Blake Joseph com-pleted 24 of 36 passes for 482 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Bearkats. Sam Houston fi nished with 620 yards on 74 plays as the two teams combined for 1,039 yards of total off ense. Sam Houston State wide receiver Jason Mad-kins caught an eye-opening six passes for 239 yards and one TD. James Aston had touchdown runs of 1 and 2 yards and caught an 18-yard TD pass from Joseph. Nick Mertens com-pleted 14 of 26 passes to eight diff erent receivers for 231 yards and � ed a career-high with three touchdown passes for the Bison. Garre� Bruhn, Titus Mack and Ma� Voigtlander each caught a TD pass, while Mertens also ran for a pair of TDs and two-point conversion. Pat Paschall ran 20 � mes for 176 yards and a touchdown. Paschall also caught a pair of passes for 34 yards. He topped his career-high for the second straight week and has six career 100-yard eff orts. Bison linebacker Ma� Anderson kept busy with career-high 12 tackles including seven solos. Defensive end Coulter Boyer also contributed a career-high eight tackles.

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GAME THREENDSU 59, Wagner College 28September 19, 2009 FARGO, N.D.—Pat Paschall rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns to lead North Dakota State to a 59-28 victory over Wagner College before a Tree Bowls crowd of 18,128 in the Fargodome on Sept. 19. NDSU avoided its fi rst 0-3 start since 1962. Paschall, the na� on’s top rusher in the Football Championship Subdivision, scored on a 91-yard run in the second quarter, which included a spinning leap over a Wagner defensive player. It was the longest run from scrimmage in NDSU history, breaking by one yard a record set by Cy Peschel in 1928. Paschall recorded his third straight 100-yard game to start the season and the seventh 100-yard eff ort of his career. The 59 points are the most scored by NDSU since 2006 when the Bison defeated Concordia-St. Paul 66-7 in the season opener. Nick Mertens complet-ed 12 of 21 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown for the Bison. Mertens also ran for two TDs. D.J. McNorton scored twice for NDSU, which rolled up 531 total yards. McNorton rushed eight � mes for 66 yards and caught two passes for 43 yards. Dominique Williams ran for 131 yards and a touchdown for the Seahawks. Wagner held a 38:18 to 21:42 edge in � me of posses-sion as the Bison scored three TDs in less than a minute and six touchdowns in less than 1:45. NDSU placekicker Shawn Bibeau connected on a career long 52 yard fi eld goal with 2:49 le� in the third quarter. Bibeau’s previous best was a 51-yard eff ort at West-ern Illinois in 2007. Linebacker Preston Evans led the Bison defense with 10 tackles. NDSU forced four fi rst half fumbles including one recovered by Brandon Jemison. Isaac Kolstad recorded his fi rst collegiate intercep� on. It was the 50th career win for North Dakota State head coach Craig Bohl. NDSU improved to 16-3 in the Trees Bowl.

Wagner 0 14 0 14 — 28North Dakota State 7 28 10 14 — 59Scoring Summary:NDSU—McNorton 15 pass Mertens (Bibeau kick)WC—Woods 21 pass Doscher (Lopez kick)NDSU—Paschall 1 run (Bibeau kick)WC—Williams 12 run (Lopez kick)NDSU—McNorton 12 run (Bibeau kick)NDSU—Paschall 91 run (Bibeau kick)NDSU—Mertens 3 run (Bibeau kick)NDSU—Mertens 1 run (Bibeau kick)NDSU—Bibeau 52 fi eld goalWC—Gage fumble recovery in end zone (Lopez kick)NDSU—Voigtlander 36 yd run (Bibeau kick)NDSU—Mack 11 pass from Mohler (Bibeau kick)WC—Mar� nez 5 run (Lopez kick)A–18,128

STATISTICS WC NDSUFIRST DOWNS 17 23RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 45-178 32-338PASSING YDS (NET) 99 193Passes A� -Comp-Int 15-10-1 22-13-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 60-277 54-531Punts (Number-Avg) 4-37.5 0-0.0Fumbles-Lost 5-1 2-1Penal� es-Yards 3-35 4-40Possession Time 38:18 21:42

RUSHING: WC-Williams 21-131, Newberry 7-29, Mar� nez 8-28. NDSU-Paschall 10-167, McNorton 8-66, Voigtlander 3-42.

PASSING: WC-Doscher 7-8-0-88, Newberry 3-7-1-11.NDSU-Mertens 12-21-1-182, Mohler 1-1-0-11.

RECEIVING: WC-Woods 3-34, Mizell 2-44, Williams 2-10. NDSU- Holloway 4-44, McNorton 2-43, Mack 2-21.

TACKLES (UA-A): WC-Joseph 3-4=7, Lege� e 3-2=5, Stanford 3-2=5. NDSU-Evans 4-5=9, Jemison 2-3=5; Gratzek 1-4=5.

GAME FOUR#8/9 Southern Illinois 24, NDSU 14September 26, 2009 CARBONDALE, Ill.—Chris Dieker threw two touchdown passes as Southern Illinois held off North Dakota State 24-14 in a Missouri Valley Football Conference opener played Saturday, Sept. 26, before 8,768 at McAndrew Stadium. Dieker connected with Jeff Evans on a 61-yard pass to open the scoring, then fi nished it with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Joe Allaria midway through the fourth quarter. Dieker was 10 of 23 for 186 yards for the Salukis (2-1, 1-0). Southern’s Deji Karim rushed for 127 yards on 23 carries, including a 23-yard touchdown in the third quarter. Kyle Dougherty added a fi eld goal. D.J. McNorton scored on a 1-yard run for North Dakota State (1-3, 0-1), and Gerry Ebel scored the other touchdown on a blocked fi eld-goal return. The Bison start the season 1-3 for the fi rst � me since 2002. Pat Paschall led all rushers with 150 yards on 28 carries for NDSU. He also caught one pass for eight yards.

North Dakota State 0 7 0 7 — 14Southern Illinois 0 10 7 7 — 24Scoring Summary:SIU—Evans 61 pass from Dieker (Dougherty kick)NDSU—McNorton 1 run (Bibeau kick)SIU—Dougherty 44 fi eld goalSIU—Karim 23 run (Dougherty kick)NDSU—Ebel 0 blocked FG return (Bibeau kick)SIU—Allaria 7 pass from Dieker (Dougherty kick)A–8,768

STATISTICS NDSU SIUFIRST DOWNS 19 14RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 54-219 33-139PASSING YDS (NET) 105 186Passes A� -Comp-Int. 23-9-1 23-10-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 77-324 56-325Punts (Number-Avg) 8-36.8 8-46.4Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Penal� es-Yards 6-50 5-48Possession Time 37:34 22:26

RUSHING: NDSU-Paschall 28-150, McNorton 12-37, Voigtlander 2-15. SIU-Karim 23-127; Dieker 3-6; Walker 1-5.

PASSING: NDSU-Mertens 9-23-1-105. SIU-Dieker 10-23-0-186.RECEIVING: NDSU-Holloway 5-63, Washington 1-25, Paschall 1-8.

SIU-Allaria 6-90, Evans 2-70, Morris 1-14.TACKLES (UA-A): NDSU-Evans 6-1=7, Ki� elson 5-2=7, Belmont 4-

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GAME FIVEIllinois State 27, NDSU 24October 3, 2009 FARGO, N.D.—Eyad Salem had 14 catches for 172 yards and Ma� Brown complet-ed 30 of 42 passes for 320 yards to lead Illinois State to a 27-24 victory Saturday, Oct. 3. over North Dakota State before a homecoming crowd of 18,608 in the Fargodome. A 2-yard touchdown run by Illinois State’s Geno Blow with 1:24 remaining sent North Dakota State to its fi rst 1-4 start since 2002. North Dakota State took a 24-20 lead on true freshman Sam Ojuri’s fi rst college touchdown, a 14-yard run with 4:53 le� . But the Redbirds (2-3, 1-1) answered with an 8-play, 68-yard drive. Pat Paschall had 21 carries for 115 yards for NDSU. It was Paschall’s fi � h 100-yard rushing eff ort this season and the ninth of his career. He has rushed 100 � mes for 754 yards and fi ve TDs this season. Nick Mertens complet-ed 11 of 21 passes for 207 yards and a touchdown. His 95-yard TD pass to Gary Williams was the longest in NDSU history. The previous long was 88 yards from Kevin Feeney to Kelly Artz against Northern Colorado in 1995. Brown threw two TD passes, including one to Salem, who � ed a school record with the career-high 14 recep� ons. Brown completed passes to eight diff erent receivers including Ben Ericksen, who caught fi ve passes for 26 yards and Tyrone Walker, who made four recep� ons for 60 yards. North Dakota State’s defense was led linebacker Preston Evans, who record a career-high 19 tackles including 10 solo tackles and blocked a fi eld goal a� empt. Line-backer Ma� Ki� elson fi nished with a career-high 14 tackles. Illinois State held a 436-425 edge in total off ense led by the passing of Brown. The Redbirds converted 11 of 17 of their third downs including 9 of 10 in the fi rst half. Illinois State also held a 32:43 to 27:17 edge in � me of possession.

GAME SIX#3/4 Northern Iowa 42, NDSU 27October 10, 2009 Fargo, N.D.—Pat Grace shook off an injury and threw three touchdown passes, leading No. 3/4-ranked Northern Iowa past North Dakota State 42-27 in a Missouri Valley Football Conference game played Oct. 10 before a crowd of 16,418 in the Fargo-dome. Grace le� the game briefl y late in the third quarter a� er losing a fumble while being sacked. He returned to throw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, a 39-yard strike to Maurice Turner and a 16-yarder to Schuy-ler Oordt. Grace fi nished 14 of 21 for 229 yards for the Panthers. D.J. Hord had six catches for 105 yards and a touchdown for the Pan-thers. Derrick Law ran for 121 yards on eight carries. Pat Paschall rushed for 115 yards for NDSU. It was his sixth straight 100-yard game and the 10th of his career. North Dakota State rolled up 514 total yards against a UNI defense that entered the game ranked second in the na� on in yards allowed. Nick Mertens completed 29 of 44 passes for 308 yards -- all career-highs. Warren Holloway made a career best eight recep� ons for 134 yards. The teams combined for 27 penal� es totaling 272 yards. Both teams blocked a punt for TDs in the second quarter three minutes apart. Hol-loway blocked a UNI punt that Daniel Eaves returned 20 yards for a touchdown with 13:29 le� . UNI’s Jordan Smith blocked a NDSU punt that Canady Tre’Darrius scooped up and scored from 10 yards out.

Illinois State 3 14 0 10 — 27North Dakota State 0 7 7 10 — 24Scoring Summary:ILST—Kutch 38 fi eld goalNDSU—Williams 95 pass from Mertens (Bibeau kick)ILST—Salem 17 pass from Brown (Kutch kick)ILST—Gordon 7 pass from Brown (Kutch kick)NDSU—Paschall 19 run (Bibeau kick)NDSU—Bibeau 23 fi eld goalILST—Kutch 23 fi eld goalNDSU—Ojuri 14 run (Bibeau kick)ILST - Blow 2 run (Kutch kick)A–18,608

STATISTICS ILST NDSUFIRST DOWNS 24 16RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-116 34-218PASSING YDS (NET) 320 207Passes A� -Comp-Int. 43-30-0 21-11-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 73-436 55-425Punts (Number-Avg) 4-41.8 6-38.3Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Penal� es-Yards 4-40 7-76Possession Time 32:43 27:17

RUSHING: ILST-Blow 17-52, Gordon 11-45, Brown 1-20. NDSU-Paschall 21-115, Voigtlander 3-48, Ojuri 3-22.

PASSING: ILST-Brown 30-42-0-320, Van Sligtenhorst 0-1-0-0. NDSU-Mertens 11-21-0-207.

RECEIVING: ILST-Salem 14-172, Ericksen 5-26;,Walker 4-60. NDSU-Washington 3-36, Williams 2-106, Holloway 2-29.

TACKLES (UA-A): ILST-Hemphill 4-1=5, Garre� 3-2=5; Zimmer 2-3=5. NDSU-Evans 10-9=19; Ki� elson 5-9=14, Belmont 2-4=6.

Northern Iowa 7 14 0 21 — 42North Dakota State 0 10 3 14 — 27Scoring Summary:UNI—Anderson 5 run (Hallgren kick)NDSU—Eaves 20 blocked punt return (Bibeau kick)UNI—Canady 10 blocked punt return (Hallgren kick)UNI—Hord 23 pass from Grace (Hallgren kick)NDSU—Bibeau 19 fi eld goalNDSU—Bibeau 35 fi eld goalUNI—Turner 40 pass from Grace, Pat (Hallgren kick)NDSU—Paschall 6 run (Bibeau kick)UNI—Oordt 16 pass from Grace (Hallgren kick)UNI—Law 1 run (Hallgren kick)NDSU—Mack 2 pass from Mertens (Bibeau kick)A–16,418

STATISTICS UNI NDSUFIRST DOWNS 19 29RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 26-166 39-206PASSING YDS (NET) 229 308Passes A� -Comp-Int. 21-14-0 44-29-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 47-395 83-514Punts (Number-Avg) 4-28.0 3-31.7Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0Penal� es-Yards 13-121 14-151Possession Time 21:54 38:06

RUSHING: UNI-Law 9-122, Anderson 9-66, Grace 6(-19). NDSU-Paschall 19-115, Mertens 13-41, Ojuri 3-27.

PASSING: UNI-Grace 14-21-0-229. NDSU-Mertens 29-44-2-308.RECEIVING: UNI-Hord 6-105, Eyman 3-40, Turner 2-52. NDSU-Hol-

loway 8-134, Veldman 4-45, Washington 3-26.TACKLES (UA-A): UNI-Hodge 6-6=12, McBride 3-9=12, Thompson

4-7=11. NDSU-Pierre 5-2=7, Eaves 3-3=6, Jemison 2-4=6.

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GAME SEVEN#14 South Dakota State 28, NDSU 13October 17, 2009 BROOKINGS, S.D.—Kyle Mine� rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns, and Derek Domino returned one of his two intercep� ons for a touchdown Saturday, Oct. 17, as No. 14-ranked South Dakota State beat North Dakota State 28-13 before 14,188 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. It was Mine� ’s 11th career 100-yard game. His fi nal touchdown came in a drive in which the winning Jackrabbits (5-1, 4-0) con-verted on a fourth-down play at the North Dakota State 28-yard line. Mine� has scored in 11 straight games for SDSU. Quarterback Nick Mertens passed for two touchdowns and 130 yards for North Dakota State (1-6, 0-4). D.J. McNorton fi nished with 57 yards rushing, 27 yards receiv-ing including a 22-yard TD catch on the opening drive, and 18 yards on punt returns. Mertens other TD pass went to Gary Williams from 20 yards out with 59 seconds le� before hal� ime. However, the Bison were held to only 51 yards of total off ense in the second half by the South Dakota State defense. Domino and teammate Chris Johnson each fi nished with 12 tackles. Domino’s 16-yard intercep� on return for a score broke a 7-7 � e and put SDSU ahead for good late in the fi rst quarter. Linebacker Preston Evans recorded a game-high 13 tackles and a sack for NDSU. It was Evans’ third double-fi gure tackle eff ort of the season. Defensive tackle Ma� hew Gratzek made a career-high nine tackles including fi ve solos and 2.5 tackles for loss, while free safety Daniel Eaves had a career-high nine tackles including six solos. Sophomore linebacker Alex Yaggie also blocked a punt in the third quarter. It was NDSU’s second blocked punt of the season. Junior � ght end Landon Smith also recov-ered a fumbled punt for the Bison.

GAME EIGHTMissouri State 21, NDSU 17Oct. 24, 2009 FARGO, N.D.--Mikael Cooper-Falls rushed for 105 yards including a 57-yard TD run to open the third quarter to lead Missouri State to a 21-17 victory over North Dakota State before a crowd of 15,122 in a Missouri Valley Football Conference game and the 36th annual Harvest Bowl at the Fargodome on Saturday, Oct. 24. The Bison are off to their worst start since 1962, when they fi nished 0-10 and have lost fi ve straight games. NDSU dropped to 31-2-2 in the Harvest Bowl and lost for the fi rst � me since Northern Colorado posted a 29-7 win in 2002. Pat Paschall ran for 148 yards and a touchdown for the Bison, but lost a fumble at the Missouri State 1-yard line late in the game. NDSU was moving the ball inside Bears’ territory a� er War-ren Holloway blocked his second punt of the season and third of his career. However, the Bison closed the defi cit to 21-17 with 3:01 le� on Ryan Jas-tram’s 35 yard fi eld goal. NDSU’s defense turned in another three-and-out, but Missouri State held it’s ground in the game’s fi nal two minutes. Paschall went over 100 yards rushing for the seventh game this season and for the 11th � me in his career. He went over 1,000 yards in the third quarter. He has 1,017 yards on 145 carries this season and also moved to No. 14 on NDSU’s all-� me list with 2,148 yards. Redshirt freshman Jose Mohler completed 9 of 21 passes for 126 yards including a 48-yard strike to Gary Williams in the second quarter set up Paschall’s two-yard TD run. Mohler connected on a 21-yard scoring pass to Lee Vandal for NDSU’s fi rst touch-down. The Bears (5-3, 3-2 Valley Football) rushed for a season-high 225 yards and held a 33:07 to 26:53 edge in � me of possession to record their third league road win of the season. Cody Kirby completed 9 of 12 passes for 104 yards and a TD for Missouri State. Kirby also ran for a 13-yard touchdown in the fi rst quarter. Skylar Smith led MSU with 11 tackles, while Antoine Wilkinson fi nished with 10 tackles and a pair of pass breakups. Luther Roweton blocked a punt in the fi rst quarter to set up the Bears fi rst score. North Dakota State’s defense was led by Eddie Beson ‘s game-high 12 tackles including eight solos and a forced fumble, while freshman Brandon Jemison recorded 10. Defensive tackle Ma� Phillips had seven tackles including two tackles for loss and a sack.

North Dakota State 7 6 0 0 — 13South Dakota State 14 7 0 7 — 28Scoring Summary:NDSU—McNorton 22 pass from Mertens (Obarski kick)SDSU—Mine� 1 run (Reifenrath kick)SDSU—Domino 16 intercep� on return (Reifenrath kick)SDSU—Duff y 22 run (Reifenrath kick)NDSU—Williams 20 pass from Mertens (kick failed)SDSU—Mine� 20 run (Reifenrath kick)A–14,188

STATISTICS NDSU SDSUFIRST DOWNS 14 17RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-122 45-203PASSING YDS (NET) 130 119Passes A� -Comp-Int. 31-15-2 21-13-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-252 66-322Punts (Number-Avg) 8-37.1 7-38.9Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Penal� es-Yards 3-18 5-45Possession Time 28:18 31:42

RUSHING: NDSU-McNorton 17-57, Mertens 9-54, Ojuri 6-11. SDSU-Mine� 34-164, Duff y 9-48.

PASSING: NDSU-Mertens 15-31-2-130. SDSU-O’Brien 13-21-0-119.RECEIVING: NDSU-Holloway 3-47, McNorton 3-27, Williams 3-21.

SDSU-Steff en 4-50, Rollin 3-49, Duff y 3-10.TACKLES (UA-A): NDSU-Evans 6-7=13, Eaves 6-3=9, Gratzek 5-4=9.

SDSU-Johnson 5-7=12, Domino 5-7=12, Wise 3-4=7.

Missouri State 7 7 7 0 — 21North Dakota State 0 14 0 3 — 17Scoring Summary:MSU—Kirby 13 run (Ho� elman kick)NDSU—Vandal 21 pass from Mohler (Jastram kick)MSU—Harbor 10 pass from Kirby (Ho� elman kick)NDSU—Paschall 2 run (Jastram kick)MSU—Cooper-Falls 57 run (Ho� elman kick)NDSU—Jastram 35 fi eld goalA–15,122

STATISTICS MSU NDSUFIRST DOWNS 15 18RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 52-220 37-203PASSING YDS (NET) 104 126Passes A� -Comp-Int. 12-9-0 21-9-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-324 58-329Punts (Number-Avg) 5-30.0 5-33.8Fumbles-Lost 3-0 2-1Penal� es-Yards 4-46 5-40Possession Time 33:07 26:53

RUSHING: MSU-Cooper-Falls 16-105, Warren 10-34, Douglas 5-32. NDSU-Paschall 26-148, McNorton 5-29, Ojuri 3-15.

PASSING: MSU-Kirby 9-12-0-104. NDSU-Mohler 9-21-0-126.RECEIVING: MSU-Harbor 3-31, Emery 1-28, Dotson 1-24. NDSU-

Holloway 3-30, Vandal 2-24, Williams 1-48.TACKLES (UA-A): MSU-Smith 7-4=11, Wilkinson 3-7=10,

Beauchamp 3-4=7. NDSU-Beson 8-4=12, Jemison 4-6=10; Bowman 4-3=7.

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GAME NINENDSU 14, Western Illinois 7October 31, 2009 MACOMB, Ill.—Pat Paschall scored on a 24-yard run with 3:10 le� and the defense came up with seven sacks and four turnovers to lead North Dakota State to a 14-7 victory over Western Illinois in a Missouri Valley Football Conference game played at Hanson Field on Oct. 31. North Dakota State snapped a fi ve-game losing streak with the win, the program’s longest since 1975. The touchdown, Paschall’s second of the game, came a� er Western Illinois’ Lito Senatus had caught a 9-yard pass from Wil Lunt to � e the game with 11:13 to go. Paschall also scored on a 17-yard run in the fi rst quarter that was set up by Shamen Washington’s 65-yard return of the opening kickoff . Paschall rushed 19 � mes for 111 yards for North Dakota State. He went over 100 yards for the eighth � me this season and for the 12th � me in his career. Paschall also caught three passes for 44 yards. Dre Gibbs led the Leathernecks with 109 yards on 24 carries. Linebacker Buddy Dudczak had a game-high 13 tackles including 1.5 tackles for loss. Jose Mohler was 7 of 15 for 90 yards and rushed eight � mes for 42 yards the Bison. Lunt went 11 of 19 for 113 yards and an intercep� on in the end zone that killed a fi rst-quarter drive. Western Illinois lost three fumbles, while North Dakota State lost two in wet, muddy condi� ons. Defensive end Coulter Boyer had three sacks for the Bison, while defensive end Garre� Johnson had two and nose guard Ma� Phillips added 1.5 sacks. Defensive tackle Ma� hew Gratzek recovered a pair of fumbles. NDSU held the Leathernecks to 206 yards of total off ense. Safety Cyrus Lemon recorded his third career intercep� on to end a WIU drive in the fi rst half. It was the fi rst intercep� on for NDSU since the Wagner College game during week three. Freshman linebacker Brandon Jemison came up with a career-high 12 tackles including nine solos and a forced fumble.

North Dakota State 7 0 0 7 — 14Western Illinois 0 0 0 7 — 7Scoring Summary:NDSU—Paschall 17 run (Jastram kick)WIU—Senatus 9 pass from Lunt (Egan kick)NDSU—Paschall 24 run (Ryan Jastram kick)A—5,489

STATISTICS NDSU WIUFIRST DOWNS 15 15RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 43-188 40-93PASSING YDS (NET) 97 113Passes A� -Comp-Int 18-8-0 19-11-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 61-285 59-206Punts (Number-Avg) 4-31.2 6-32.3Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-3Penal� es-Yards 8-80 6-39Possession Time 31:39 28:21

RUSHING: NDSU-Paschall 19-111, Mohler 8-42, McNorton 6-17. WIU-Gibbs 24-109, Carley 6-8, Josh Gabelmann 2-5.

PASSING: NDSU-Mohler 7-15-0-90, Mertens 1-3-0-7. WIU-Lunt 11-19-1-113.

RECEIVING: NDSU-Paschall 3-44, Smith 2-28, Williams 2-23, WIU- Senatus 4-40, Crump 2-16, Morgan 1-19.

TACKLES (UA-A): NDSU-Jemison 9-3=12, Phillips 5-3=8, Belmon� 3-3=6. WIU-Dudczak 4-9=13, Glazier 3-6=9, Palermo 4-3=7.

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NORTH DAKOTA STATE Bison (2-7, 1-5 Valley Football)

OFFENSEPos No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown LT 52 Michael Arndt 6-6 1/2 315 Jr. LaMoure, N.D.

78 Paul Cornick 6-5 295 So. Orono, Minn.LG 76 Keith Buckman 6-5 320 Sr. Belfi eld, N.D.

66 DJ McGregor 6-1 1/2 318 Jr. Warren, Minn.C 63 Aus� n Richard 6-1 1/2 319 So. Fargo, N.D.

73 Joe Lund 6-1 287 RFr. Bloomington, Minn.RG 65 Ryan Foster 6-2 1/2 304 Sr. Eleva, Wis.

68 Ty Beckius 6-3 1/2 287 RFr. Mahnomen, Minn.RT 75 Gerry Ebel 6-6 1/2 316 Sr. Yankton, S.D. 78 Paul Cornick 6-5 295 So. Orono, Minn.TE 84 Landon Smith 6-2 234 Jr. Dickinson, N.D. OR 82 Ma� Veldman 6-6 3/4 252 So. Becker, Minn.QB 3 Jose Mohler 5-11 177 RFr. Cardiff , Calif.

18 Nick Mertens 6-1 222 Sr. East Grand Forks, Minn.FB 46 Lee Vandal 6-0 242 Jr. Rolla, N.D.

33 Drew Hushka 6-0 242 Jr. Fargo, N.D.HB 2 Pat Paschall 5-11 1/2 198 Sr. St. Louis, Mo.

8 D.J. McNorton 5-9 1/2 201 So. Channelview, TexasWR 1 Shamen Washington 5-6 1/2 148 Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla.

85 Gary Williams 5-11 172 Jr. Humble, TexasWR 81 Warren Holloway 6-1 188 So. Houston, Texas

14 Titus Mack 5-9 168 Jr. New Britain, Conn.

DEFENSEPos No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown LE 90 Garre� Johnson 6-4 260 So. Chaska, Minn.

98 Sco� Stoczynski 6-2 244 So. Hoff man Estates, Ill.DT 70 Ma� hew Gratzek 6-2 278 Jr. Argyle, Minn.

94 Yuen Taufete’e 6-0 295 Sr. Pago Pago, Amer. SamoaNG 99 Mike Fairbairn 6-2 1/2 304 Sr. LaGrange, Ill.

95 Ma� Phillips 6-4 276 Jr. De Pere, Wis.RE 92 Coulter Boyer 6-4 255 So. Hurley, S.D.

86 Jared Hines 6-4 1/2 250 Sr. Ellsworth, Wis.WLB 45 Fred Bussey 5-11 1/2 234 Sr. Thomaston, Ga.

58 Alex Yaggie 5-11 216 So. Thief River Falls, Minn.MLB 44 Preston Evans 5-11 220 So. Sioux Falls, S.D. 43 Eddie Beson 6-2 225 RFr. Appleton, Wis.SLB 56 Brandon Jemison 6-1 199 Fr. Fargo, N.D. 34 Isaac Kolstad 6-0 213 RFr. Mankato, Minn.LCB 4 Josh Gatlin 6-1 198 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla.

31 Derrius Colvin 5-9 1/2 175 Jr. South Holland, Ill.SS 15 Kyle Belmont 5-10 1/2 196 Sr. Ba� le Lake, Minn.

36 Cyrus Lemon 5-10 1/2 196 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn.FS 7 Daniel Eaves 6-0 1/2 194 So. Harvey, Ill.

9 Josh Horner 5-8 184 RFr. Fargo, N.D.RCB 31 Brendin Pierre 5-9 152 Fr. Miramar, Fla.

5 Kevin Jackson 5-11 197 RFr. Grand Rapids, Mich.

SPECIALISTSPos No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown P 19 John Prelvitz 6-2 205 Jr. Roseau, Minn.LS 50 Jeff Cur� s 6-3 235 Sr. New Hope, Minn.PK 39 John Obarski 5-9 243 Sr. Burnsville, Minn. 30 Ryan Jastram 6-0 1/2 195 RSo. Sioux Falls, S.D.KO 30 Ryan Jastram 6-0 1/2 195 RSo. Sioux Falls, S.D. H 19 John Prelvitz 6-2 205 Jr. Roseau, Minn.PR 1 Shamen Washington 5-6 1/2 148 Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla.

8 D.J. McNorton 5-9 1/2 201 So. Channelview, TexasKR 14 Titus Mack 5-9 168 Jr. New Britain, Conn. 8 D.J. McNorton 5-9 1/2 201 So. Channelview, Texas

Loca� on: Fargo, ND 58105Founded: 1890Enrollment: 14,189 (fall 2009)Nickname: BisonSchool Colors: Yellow and GreenHome Field: Fargodome (18,700)Surface: Ar� fi cialAffi lia� on: NCAA Division I (FCS)Conference: Missouri Valley Football (MVFC)2009 Record: Overall: 2-7 Conference: 1-5Le� ermen Returning: 43Le� ermen Lost: 21Starters Returning: 11 Off ense: 4 Defense: 4 Specialty: 3Starters Lost: 14President: Dr. Joseph A. ChapmanDirector of Athle� cs: Gene TaylorAthle� c Department Phone 701-231-7447Ticket Offi ce Phone 701-231-6378Head Coach: Craig BohlAlma Mater/Year: Nebraska/1982Record at School/Years: 51-24/7thCareer Record/Years: SameFootball Offi ce Phone

701-231-7816Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater) Brent Vigen (NDSU, 1998), Off ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Mike Breske, (SDSU, 1981)Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Tim Polasek (Concordia, 2002), Running Backs Sco� Hazelton (Fort Lewis, 1996), Defensive Line Terrence Samuel (Purdue, 1995), Wide Receivers Charlie Camp (Arizona, 1997), Linebackers AJ Cooper (NDSU, 2006), Defensive Ends Sco� Fuchs (NDSU,1995), Off ensive Line Jake Dickert (UW-Stevens Point, 2006), Assistant/Safe� es Dan Fodrocy (Saginaw Valley State, 2006), Off ensive Graduate Asst. Margie Trickle, Administra� ve Asst.Assistant Athle� c Trainer: Bobby Knodel (NDSU, 2002)Dir. of Athle� c Performance

Jim Kramer (UW-La Crosse, 1989)Dir. of Equipment Opera� ons Brian Gordon (USF, 2002)Dir of Athle� c Media Rela� ons Jeff Schwartz (Mt. Vernon Nazarene, 1981) Offi ce: 701-231-8332 Cell: 701-793-0538 E-Mail: Jeff .Schwartz@ndsu.edu FAX: 701-231-8022 or 8761Press Box: 701-298-2600

Loca� on: Fargo, ND 58105

Avg. Weight Off . Line 301Avg. Weight Backs 206Avg. Weight Receivers 168

Avg. Weight Def. Line 274Avg. Weight LB 218Avg. Weight DB 185

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OFFENSEPos No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown QB 15 Ryan Roberts 6-4 215 So. West York, Ill. 18 Chris Stutzriem 6-4 240 So. Lawton, Okla. 14 Travis Johnson 6-1 185 Fr. Marshall, Ill.TB 33 Antoine Brown 5-9 200 Jr. Portage, Ind. or 29 Darrius Gates 5-9 190 Jr. Country Club Hills, Ill. 39 Reece Craig 5-8 180 So. Bedford, Ind.WR 7 Larry Laco� 5-10 175 Jr. San Jose, Calif. 12 Kyle Toney 6-1 190 Jr. Terre Haute, Ind.WR 1 Bryant Kent 6-0 155 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 80 Tanner Riley 5-10 175 Fr. Greenwood, Ind.FB 9 Brock Lough 6-0 220 So. Terre Haute, Ind. 37 Tyler Williams 5-10 230 So. Oxford, OhioTE 88 Michael Mardis 6-3 220 Fr. Terre Haute, Ind. or 35 Alex Jones 6-3 235 So. Centerville, Ind.LT 56 Jus� n Wood 6-4 290 Fr. Greenwood, Ind. 68 Jesse Wright 6-4 280 So. Columbus, Ind.LG 73 Mike Smith 6-3 310 So. Mishawaka, Ind. 66 Corey Bichey 6-0 340 So. Ambridge, Pa.C 59 FN Lutz 6-3 275 Fr. West Lafaye� e, Ind. 77 Ben Geff ert 6-3 285 So. Griffi th, Ind.RG 77 Ben Geff ert 6-3 285 So. Griffi th, Ind. 72 Casey Paswater 6-4 285 Fr. Columbus, Ind.RT 62 Evan Borchers 6-2 295 So. Cincinna� , Ohio 75 Odeh Farha 6-5 320 So. Ann Arbor, Mich.

DEFENSEPos No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown DE 45 Dan Millington 6-2 260 Sr. Terre Haute, Ind. 97 Jordan Bright 6-7 225 Fr. Cincinna� , OhioDT 76 Rod Hardy 6-2 295 So. Indianapolis, Ind. 96 Jordan Sco� 6-0 255 Jr. Fontana, Calif.DT 54 Lawrence Young 6-3 290 So. Detroit, Mich.

90 Nate Brown 6-0 260 Sr. Terre Haute, Ind.DE 92 Ben Obaseki 6-3 235 Fr. Washington, Ind. 90 Nate Brown 6-0 290 So. Ypsilan� , Mich.SLB 20 Dillion Painter 6-2 205 Fr. Fort Wayne. Ind. 49 Alex Be� ag 5-11 210 So. Santa Claus, Ind.MLB 99 Aaron Archie 6-0 230 Fr. Detroit, Mich. 31 Marcus Lewis 6-1 220 So. Cincinna� , OhioWLB 48 Austen Wozniak 6-2 235 Fr. Houston, Texas 49 Alex Be� ag 5-11 210 So. Santa Claus, Ind.CB 8 Larry Carter 6-0 185 So. Middletown, Ohio 6 Julian Easterly 6-0 190 So. Detroit, Mich.CB 30 Andrew Blackmon 6-1 185 Fr. Monroeville, Pa.

11 Mike Woods 5-10 185 Sr. Fort Wayne, Ind.S 3 Alex Sewall 6-1 210 So. Western Springs, Ill. 28 Jerry Calvert 5-7 190 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind.S 2 Donye McCleskey 6-0 225 Sr. Dayton, Ohio 11 Mike Woods 5-10 185 Sr. Fort Wayne, Ind.

SPECIALISTSPos No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PK 47 Braulio Mar� nez 5-11 185 So. Frankfort, Ind.P 17 Gabe Mullane 6-2 180 Jr. Massillon, OhioKO 47 Braulio Mar� nez 5-11 185 So. Frankfort, Ind.H 17 Gabe Mullane 6-2 180 Jr. Massillon, OhioLS 36 Robbie Aldridge 5-11 215 Fr. Trussville, Ala.SS 36 Robbie Aldridge 5-11 215 Fr. Trussville, Ala.PR 1 Bryant Kent 6-0 155 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 5 Koby Kraemer 5-9 165 So. Terre Haute, Ind.KR 33 Antoine Brown 5-9 200 Jr. Portage, Ind. 29 Darrius Gates 5-9 190 Jr. Country Club Hills, Ill.

INDIANA STATE Sycamores (1-9, 1-6 Valley Football)

Avg. Weight Off . Line 279Avg. Weight Backs 212Avg. Weight Receivers 165

Avg. Weight Def. Line 270Avg. Weight LB 223Avg. Weight DB 201

Loca� on: Terre Haute, Ind.Founded: 1865Enrollment: 10,457Nickname: SycamoresColors: Royal blue and whiteAffi lia� on: NCAA Division I (FCS)Conference: Missouri Valley FootballStadium: Memorial (12,764)Turf: AstroPlayPresident: Dr. Lloyd W. Bengamin IIIAthle� c Director: Ron Pre� ymanHead Coach: Trent Miles (Indiana State, 1987)Career Record: 1-21, 2 yearsRecord at Indiana State: 1-21, 2 yearsOffi ce Phone: (812) 237-4074Best Time to Reach Coach: Contact SIDAssistant Coaches: Mike Denbrock, Associate head coach/

linebackers/special Teams Shannon Jackson, Defensive coordinator/defensive line Troy Walters, Off ensive coordinator/

wide receivers David Poinse� , Off ensive Line/ recrui� ng coordinator Jesse Minter, Running backs Luke Powell, Defensive backs

Jayden Evere� , Linebackers assistant Morgan Turner, Quarterbacks

Dennis Raetz, Football developmentLe� ermen Returning/Lost: 39/15Starters Returning/Lost: 21/4Off ./Def. Starters Returning: 10/92009 Record: 1-92009 Conference Record: 1-62008 Record: 0-122008 Conference Record: 0-8/9thBasic Off ense: Mul� pleBasic Defense: 4-2-5Football SID: Ace HuntOffi ce Phone: (812) 237-4159Cell Phone: (812) 243-5568FAX Number: (812) 237-4157E-Mail: ahunt7@isugw.indstate.eduWeb Site: www.gosycamores.comMailing Address: 567 N. Fi� h Street, Room A-15 Terre Haute, IN 47809Press Box Phone: (812) 237-7656

T�� S���������ILLINOIS STATE(5-4, 4-2 Valley Football)S3 at Eastern Illinois L 6-31 S12 at Illinois L 17-45S19 AUSTIN PEAY W 38-7S26 *#17/18 S. DAKOTA ST L 17-38O3 *at North Dakota State W 27-24O10 *at #6 Southern Illinois L 23-43O17 *INDIANA STATE W 38-21O31 *at Missouri State W 24-14N7 *WESTERN ILLINOIS W 25-7N14 *at Youngstown StateN21 *UNI*–Missouri Valley Football game

MISSOURI VALLEYFOOTBALL CONFERENCE

STANDINGS(thru games Nov. 7)

Valley OverallTEAM W-L Pct. W-L Pct. #1/2 Southern Illinois 7-0 1.000 8-1 .889#12 South Dakota State 6-1 .857 7-2 .778#11 Northern Iowa 4-2 .667 6-3 .667Illinois State 4-2 .667 5-4 .556Missouri State 4-3 .571 6-4 .600Youngstown State 2-4 .333 4-5 .444NORTH DAKOTA STATE 1-5 .167 2-7 .222Indiana State 1-6 .143 1-9 .100Western Illinois 0-6 .000 1-8 .111SCHEDULESaturday, Nov. 14#12 South Dakota State at Minnesota, 11 a.m. *North Dakota State at Indiana State, 11:05 a.m.*Illinois State at Youngstown State, 12 p.m.*Missouri State at #1/2 Southern Illinois, 2 p.m.*Western Illinois at #11 Northern Iowa, 6:35 p.m.RESULTSSaturday, Nov. 7*Missouri State 31, Indiana State 7*#3 Southern Illinois 34, #9 South Dakota State 15*Illinois State 25, Western Illinois 7*#11/12 Northern Iowa 28, Youngstown State 7*--Conference game All � mes central

NORTHERN IOWA(6-3, 4-2 Valley Football)S5 at #22 (FBS) Iowa L 16-17S5 at #22 (FBS) Iowa L 16-17S12 SOUTH DAKOTA W 66-7S19 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 30-0S26 *at Missouri State W 35-7O3 *INDIANA STATE W 62-7O10 *at North Dakota State W 42-27O17 *#5 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 20-27O24 *at #11/13 S. Dakota St. L 14-24N7 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 28-7N14 *WESTERN ILLINOISN21 *at Illinois State*–Missouri Valley Football game

NORTH DAKOTA STATE STATE(2-7, 1-5 Valley Football)S3 at Iowa State (FBS) L 17-34S12 at Sam Houston State L 45-48S19 WAGNER W 59-28S26 *at #8/9 Southern Illinois L 14-24O3 *ILLINOIS STATE L 24-27O10 *#3/4 UNI L 27-42O17 *at #14 South Dakota St. L 13-28O24 *MISSOURI STATE L 17-21O31 *at Western Illinois W 14-7N14 *at Indiana StateN21 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE *–Missouri Valley Football game

IOWA STATE(5-5, 2-4 Big 12)S3 NORTH DAKOTA ST. W 34-17S12 IOWA L 3-35S19 at Kent State W 34-14 S26 ARMY W 31-10O3 *at Kansas State L 23-24O10 *at #15/16 Kansas L 36-41O17 *BAYLOR W 24-10O24 *at Nebraska W 9-7O31 *at Texas A&M L 10-35N7 *#18 OKLAHOMA STATE L 8-34N14 *COLORADON21 *at Missouri*–Big 12 Conference game

SAM HOUSTON STATE(4-5, 2-3 Southland)S3 WESTERN ILLINOIS L 28-35S12 NORTH DAKOTA ST. W48-45S26 at Tulsa L 3-56O3 ST. JOSEPH’S (IND.) W 41-0O10 *NICHOLLS STATE W 44-21 O17 *at SE Louisiana L 21-37O24 *at #15/18 Stephen F. Aus� n L 3-42O31 *NORTHWESTERN ST W 34-30N7 *at #11/12 McNeese St. L 42-63N14 *CENTRAL ARKANSASN21 *at Texas St.-San Marcos*–Southland Conference game

WAGNER(6-3, 5-1 Northeast)S5 STONEHILL (OT) L 42-45S10 at SUNY-Mari� me W 41-10S19 at North Dakota State L 28-59S26 *SAINT FRANCIS (3OT) W 56-48O3 * at Bryant L 2-6O10 *at Monmouth W 27-24O24 *SACRED HEART W 49-28O31 *at Duquesne (2OT) W 23-17N7 *CENTRAL CONN. ST. W 32-27N14 *at Robert MorrisN21 *ALBANY*–Northeast Conference game

SOUTHERN ILLINOISSOUTHERN ILLINOIS(8-1, 7-0 Valley Football)S5 at Marshall L 28-31S5 at Marshall L 28-31S19 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST W 59-7S26 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE W 24-14O3 *at Western Illinois W 30-10 O10 *ILLINOIS STATE W 43-23O17 *at #2/3 UNI W 27-20O24 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE W 27-8O31 *at Indiana State W 33-0N7 *at #9 South Dakota St. W 34-15N14 *MISSOURI STATEN21 at SE Missouri State*–Missouri Valley Football game

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE STATE(7-2, 6-1 Valley Football)S12 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W 44-6S12 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W 44-6S19 *INDIANA STATE W 41-0S26 *at Illinois State W 38-17O3 at #14/16 Cal Poly L 14-21O10 *at Missouri State W 24-17O17 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE W 28-13O24 *#6 UNI W 24-14O31 *at Youngstown State W 17-3N7 *#3 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 15-34N14 at Minnesota N21 *at Western Illinois*–Missouri Valley Football game

MISSOURI STATE(6-4, 4-3 Valley Football)S5 at Arkansas L 10-48 S12 TENNESSEE-MARTIN W 24-14 S19 MURRAY STATE W 35-10 S26 *#3/4 UNI L 7-35 O3 *at Youngstown State W 17-7O10 *#19/20 S. DAKOTA ST L 17-24 O17 *at Western Illinois W 17-16 O24 *at North Dakota State W 21-17O31 *ILLINOIS STATE L 14-24N7 *INDIANA STATE W 31-7N14 *at #1/2 Southern Illinois*–Missouri Valley Football game

WESTERN ILLINOIS(1-8, 0-6 Valley Football)S3 at Sam Houston State W 35-28S12 at Northern Illinois L 7-41S19 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN L 30-40O3 *#8 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 10-30O10 *at Youngstown State L 21-31O17 *MISSOURI STATE L 16-17O24 *at Indiana State L 14-17O31 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 7-14N7 *at Illinois State L 7-25N14 *at #11 UNIN21 *SOUTH DAKOTA STATE*–Missouri Valley Football game

INDIANA STATE(1-9, 1-6 Valley Football)A27 QUINCY (ILL.) L 20-26, OTS5 at Louisville L 10-30S12 EASTERN ILLINOIS L 0-31S19 *at #18/21 South Dakota St L 0-41S26 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE L 0-28O3 *at #3/4 UNI L 7-62O17 *at Illinois State L 21-38O24 *WESTERN ILLINOIS W 17-14O31 *#3 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L 0-33N7 *at Missouri State L 7-31N14 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE*–Missouri Valley Football game

YOUNGSTOWN STATEYOUNGSTOWN STATE(4-5, 2-4 Valley Football)S5 at Pi� sburgh L 3-38S12 AUSTIN PEAY W 38-21S19 at Northeastern W 38-21S26 *at Indiana State W 28-0O3 *MISSOURI STATE L 7-17O10 *WESTERN ILLINOIS W 31-21O24 *at #3 Southern Illinois L 8-27O31 *#9 SOUTH DAKOTA ST L 3-17N7 *at #11/12 UNI L 7-28N14 *ILLINOIS STATEN21 *at North Dakota State*–Missouri Valley Football game

SAM HOUSTON STATE

2009 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Results (as of Oct 31, 2009) All games

Overall Conference Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend ---- -------- ----- -------- -------- ---- ------ Sep 03, 2009 at Iowa State 17-34 L 0- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 3:02 48831 Sep 12, 2009 at Sam Houston State 45-48 L 0- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 3:02 6048 Sep 19, 2009 WAGNER W 59-28 1- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 2:56 18128 * Sep 26, 2009 at #8 Southern Illinois 14-24 L 1- 3- 0 0- 1- 0 2:47 8768 * Oct 03, 2009 ILLINOIS STATE 24-27 L 1- 4- 0 0- 2- 0 2:53 18608 * Oct 10, 2009 #3 UNI 27-42 L 1- 5- 0 0- 3- 0 3:22 16418 * 10-17-2009 at #14 South Dakota State 13-28 L 1- 6- 0 0- 4- 0 2:56 14188 * Oct 24, 2009 MISSOURI STATE 17-21 L 1- 7- 0 0- 5- 0 2:38 15122 * Oct 31, 2009 at Western Illinois W 14-7 2- 7- 0 1- 5- 0 3:02:00 5489

* indicates conference game

--------FIRST DOWNS--------- ----RUSHING---- ----------PASSING---------- --TOTAL OFFENSE-- Return Turn

Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Over

-------- ----- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- -------/------- --------/-------- --/-- ------- / ------- --/-- --/-

Iowa State.......... 17-34 16/26 8/11 8/13 0/2 38-210 / 40-204 15-27- 1 / 17-31- 0 178/238 65-388 / 71-442 102/138 2/2

Sam Houston State... 45-48 18/25 7/6 10/18 1/1 33-188 / 38-138 14-26- 1 / 24-36- 1 231/482 59-419 / 74-620 228/138 1/1

WAGNER.............. 59-28 23/17 14/12 8/5 1/0 32-338 / 45-178 13-22- 1 / 10-15- 1 193/99 54-531 / 60-277 119/202 2/2

Southern Illinois... 14-24 19/14 13/6 6/7 0/1 54-219 / 33-139 9-23- 1 / 10-23- 0 105/186 77-324 / 56-325 140/53 1/0

ILLINOIS STATE...... 24-27 16/24 10/3 6/19 0/2 34-218 / 30-116 11-21- 0 / 30-43- 0 207/320 55-425 / 73-436 74/122 0/0

UNI................. 27-42 29/19 10/7 16/11 3/1 39-206 / 26-166 29-44- 2 / 14-21- 0 308/229 83-514 / 47-395 135/193 2/1

South Dakota State.. 13-28 14/17 4/11 8/6 2/0 32-122 / 45-203 15-31- 2 / 13-21- 0 130/119 63-252 / 66-322 78/143 2/1

MISSOURI STATE...... 17-21 18/15 10/10 6/5 2/0 37-203 / 52-220 9-21- 0 / 9-12- 0 126/104 58-329 / 64-324 123/52 1/0

Western Illinois.... 14-7 15/15 8/7 5/7 2/1 43-188 / 40-93 8-18- 0 / 11-19- 1 97/113 61-285 / 59-206 93/53 2/4

Totals.............. 230-259 168/172 84/73 73/91 11/8 342-1892/349-1457 123-233- 8/138-221- 3 1575/1890 575-3467/ 570-3347 1092/1094 13/1

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

2009 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 31, 2009) All games

TEAM STATISTICS NDSU OPP -------------------------------------------------------- SCORING....................... 230 259 Points Per Game............. 25.6 28.8 FIRST DOWNS................... 168 172 Rushing..................... 84 73 Passing..................... 73 91 Penalty..................... 11 8 RUSHING YARDAGE............... 1892 1457 Yards gained rushing........ 2051 1648 Yards lost rushing.......... 159 191 Rushing Attempts............ 342 349 Average Per Rush............ 5.5 4.2 Average Per Game............ 210.2 161.9 TDs Rushing................. 17 17 PASSING YARDAGE............... 1575 1890 Comp-Att-Int................ 123-233-8 138-221-3 Average Per Pass............ 6.8 8.6 Average Per Catch........... 12.8 13.7 Average Per Game............ 175.0 210.0 TDs Passing................. 11 14 TOTAL OFFENSE................. 3467 3347 Total Plays................. 575 570 Average Per Play............ 6.0 5.9 Average Per Game............ 385.2 371.9 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards......... 45-902 42-815 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards......... 20-136 19-184 INT RETURNS: #-Yards.......... 3-54 8-95 KICK RETURN AVERAGE........... 20.0 19.4 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE........... 6.8 9.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE............ 18.0 11.9 FUMBLES-LOST.................. 10-5 17-8 PENALTIES-Yards............... 60-549 44-415 Average Per Game............ 61.0 46.1 PUNTS-Yards................... 46-1741 46-1785 Average Per Punt............ 37.8 38.8 Net punt average............ 32.1 34.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game....... 30:21 29:39 3RD-DOWN Conversions.......... 42/119 51/117 3rd-Down Pct................ 35% 44% 4TH-DOWN Conversions.......... 2/10 3/6 4th-Down Pct................ 20% 50% SACKS BY-Yards................ 17-112 17-104 MISC YARDS.................... 12 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED............. 30 34 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 7-13 7-10 ON-SIDE KICKS................. 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES............... (25-31) 81% (24-28) 86% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS........... (19-31) 61% (21-28) 75% PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. (27-29) 93% (34-34) 100% ATTENDANCE.................... 68276 83324 Games/Avg Per Game.......... 4/17069 5/16665 Neutral Site Games.......... 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total -------------------- --- --- --- --- --- North Dakota State.. 28 82 44 76 - 230 Opponents........... 45 93 31 90 - 259

2009 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 31, 2009) All games

RUSHING GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long

------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------

Pat Paschall 8-8 164 1147 19 1128 6.9 9 91 141.0 Shamen Washington 7 39 5.6 0 12

D.J. McNorton 9-2 57 245 13 232 4.1 2 16 25.8 D.J. McNorton 7 56 8.0 0 33

Nick Mertens 8-7 67 266 93 173 2.6 4 15 21.6 Warren Holloway 2 35 17.5 0 0

Matt Voigtlander 7-2 9 106 4 102 11.3 1 36 14.6 Kevin Jackson 1 2 2.0 0 2

Sam Ojuri 5-0 18 91 6 85 4.7 1 16 17.0 Josh Gatlin 1 0 0.0 0 0

Mike Sigers 3-0 5 71 4 67 13.4 0 42 22.3 Titus Mack 1 -4 -4.0 0 0

Jose Mohler 3-2 11 65 12 53 4.8 0 23 17.7 Derrius Colvin 1 -12 -12.0 0 0

Shamen Washington 8-4 4 43 0 43 10.8 0 28 5.4 Daniel Eaves 0 20 0.0 1 20

Garrett Bruhn 9-1 2 12 0 12 6.0 0 8 1.3 Total.......... 20 136 6.8 1 33

John Prelvitz 9-0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.3 Opponents...... 19 184 9.7 1 21

Shawn Bibeau 6-0 0 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.3

TEAM 6-0 4 0 8 -8 -2.0 0 0 -1.3 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long

Total.......... 9 342 2051 159 1892 5.5 17 91 210.2 --------------------------------------------

Opponents...... 9 349 1648 191 1457 4.2 17 68 161.9 Kyle Belmont 1 27 27.0 0 27

Cyrus Lemon 1 0 0.0 0 0

PASSING GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Isaac Kolstad 1 27 27.0 0 27

----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total.......... 3 54 18.0 0 27

Nick Mertens 8-7 118.84 106-196-8 54.1 1348 9 95 168.5 Opponents...... 8 95 11.9 1 65

Jose Mohler 3-2 115.32 17-37-0 45.9 227 2 48 75.7

Total.......... 9 118.28 123-233-8 52.8 1575 11 95 175.0 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long

Opponents...... 9 152.47 138-221-3 62.4 1890 14 61 210.0 --------------------------------------------

Shamen Washington 14 389 27.8 0 70

RECEIVING GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G D.J. McNorton 8 161 20.1 0 45

--------------------------------------------------------- Mike Sigers 6 117 19.5 0 27

Warren Holloway 9-8 30 426 14.2 0 35 47.3 Josh Gatlin 4 65 16.2 0 22

Shamen Washington 8-4 15 153 10.2 0 25 19.1 Jared Hines 3 54 18.0 0 30

Pat Paschall 8-8 11 183 16.6 0 46 22.9 Sam Ojuri 2 26 13.0 0 16

Matt Veldman 6-5 10 117 11.7 1 24 19.5 Matt Voigtlander 2 11 5.5 0 7

Thor Brown 7-4 10 96 9.6 0 26 13.7 Titus Mack 2 33 16.5 0 19

Gary Williams 7-2 9 214 23.8 2 95 30.6 Fred Bussey 2 11 5.5 0 6

D.J. McNorton 9-2 9 86 9.6 2 28 9.6 Brendin Pierre 1 21 21.0 0 21

Garrett Bruhn 9-1 8 50 6.2 1 17 5.6 Drew Hushka 1 14 14.0 0 14

Titus Mack 9-0 6 103 17.2 3 63 11.4 Total.......... 45 902 20.0 0 70

Lee Vandal 5-4 4 35 8.8 1 21 7.0 Opponents...... 42 815 19.4 0 60

Landon Smith 8-2 4 27 6.8 0 18 3.4

Drew Hushka 8-2 4 26 6.5 0 13 3.2 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long

Matt Voigtlander 7-2 1 53 53.0 1 53 7.6 --------------------------------------------

Austin Vetter 5-1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.8 Gerry Ebel 0 0 0.0 1 0

Mike Sigers 3-0 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.7 Total.......... 0 0 0.0 1 0

Total.......... 9 123 1575 12.8 11 95 175.0 Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 1 0

Opponents...... 9 138 1890 13.7 14 61 210.0

2009 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 31, 2009) All games

|------- PATs -------|

SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G

-------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------

Pat Paschall 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 Nick Mertens 8 263 173 1348 1521 190.1

Shawn Bibeau 0 6-9 22-23 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 40 Pat Paschall 8 164 1128 0 1128 141.0

Nick Mertens 4 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 26 Jose Mohler 3 48 53 227 280 93.3

D.J. McNorton 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 D.J. McNorton 9 57 232 0 232 25.8

Titus Mack 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Matt Voigtlander 7 9 102 0 102 14.6

Matt Voigtlander 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Sam Ojuri 5 18 85 0 85 17.0

Gary Williams 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Mike Sigers 3 5 67 0 67 22.3

Ryan Jastram 0 1-4 4-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 7 Shamen Washington 8 4 43 0 43 5.4

Daniel Eaves 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Garrett Bruhn 9 2 12 0 12 1.3

Gerry Ebel 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 John Prelvitz 9 1 3 0 3 0.3

Sam Ojuri 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Shawn Bibeau 6 0 2 0 2 0.3

Lee Vandal 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TEAM 6 4 -8 0 -8 -1.3

Garrett Bruhn 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total.......... 9 575 1892 1575 3467 385.2

Matt Veldman 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents...... 9 570 1457 1890 3347 371.9

John Obarski 0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1

Total.......... 30 7-13 27-29 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 230

Opponents...... 34 7-10 34-34 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 259

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ----------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------- John Prelvitz 44 1741 39.6 57 4 9 14 2

Shawn Bibeau 6-9 66.7 1-1 1-2 3-4 0-1 1-1 52 1 TEAM 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

Ryan Jastram 1-4 25.0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-2 0-0 35 0 Total.......... 46 1741 37.8 57 4 9 14 2

Opponents...... 46 1785 38.8 67 3 7 17 3

FG SEQUENCE North Dakota State OPPONENTS

---------------------------------------------------- KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn

Iowa State (39) (38),57,(50) -------------------------------------------------------------

Sam Houston State (32) (48),(24) Shawn Bibeau 35 2125 60.7 1 2

WAGNER (52) - Ryan Jastram 10 554 55.4 0 1

Southern Illinois 25 (44) John Obarski 1 54 54.0 0 0

Illinois State (23) (38),40,(23) Total.......... 46 2733 59.4 1 3 815 41.3 28

UNI 35,(19),(35),45 - Opponents...... 50 2825 56.5 1 1 902 38.1 31

South Dakota State - -

Missouri State (35) 33

Western Illinois 46,38,42 -

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

2009 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 31, 2009) All games

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G

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Pat Paschall 8 1128 183 0 0 0 1311 163.9

Shamen Washington 8 43 153 39 389 0 624 78.0

D.J. McNorton 9 232 86 56 161 0 535 59.4

Warren Holloway 9 0 426 35 0 0 461 51.2

Gary Williams 7 0 214 0 0 0 214 30.6

Mike Sigers 3 67 2 0 117 0 186 62.0

Nick Mertens 8 173 0 0 0 0 173 21.6

Matt Voigtlander 7 102 53 0 11 0 166 23.7

Titus Mack 9 0 103 -4 33 0 132 14.7

Matt Veldman 6 0 117 0 0 0 117 19.5

Sam Ojuri 5 85 0 0 26 0 111 22.2

Thor Brown 7 0 96 0 0 0 96 13.7

Josh Gatlin 3 0 0 0 65 0 65 21.7

Garrett Bruhn 9 12 50 0 0 0 62 6.9

Jared Hines 8 0 0 0 54 0 54 6.8

Jose Mohler 3 53 0 0 0 0 53 17.7

Drew Hushka 8 0 26 0 14 0 40 5.0

Lee Vandal 5 0 35 0 0 0 35 7.0

Kyle Belmont 9 0 0 0 0 27 27 3.0

Isaac Kolstad 9 0 0 0 0 27 27 3.0

Landon Smith 8 0 27 0 0 0 27 3.4

Brendin Pierre 7 0 0 0 21 0 21 3.0

Daniel Eaves 8 0 0 20 0 0 20 2.5

Fred Bussey 6 0 0 0 11 0 11 1.8

Austin Vetter 5 0 4 0 0 0 4 0.8

John Prelvitz 9 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.3

Shawn Bibeau 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.3

Kevin Jackson 6 0 0 2 0 0 2 0.3

TEAM 6 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -1.3

Derrius Colvin 8 0 0 -12 0 0 -12 -1.5

Total.......... 9 1892 1575 136 902 54 4559 506.6

Opponents...... 9 1457 1890 184 815 95 4441 493.4

2009 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 31, 2009) All games

|--------Tackles--------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| BlkdDEFENSIVE LEADERS GP-GS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------44 Preston Evans 8-8 39 36 75 5.0-14 1.0-8 . 1 4 . . 1 .56 Brandon Jemison 9-6 24 21 45 0.5-1 . . . 1 1-0 1 . .15 Kyle Belmont 9-9 25 18 43 1.5-9 1.0-8 1-27 2 . . . . .26 Matt Kittelson 7-5 19 22 41 2.0-7 . . 1 . . . . .92 Coulter Boyer 9-9 19 21 40 9.0-53 5.5-43 . 2 4 1-0 4 . .7 Daniel Eaves 8-7 22 17 39 1.0-2 . . 2 . . . . .70 Matthew Gratzek 9-9 16 21 37 8.5-25 1.5-14 . . 3 2-0 . . .6 Richard Bowman 9-9 18 10 28 2.0-5 . . 9 . . . . .90 Garrett Johnson 7-6 13 13 26 6.0-23 4.0-18 . . 2 . . . .95 Matt Phillips 9-1 10 14 24 3.5-16 2.5-15 . 1 4 . 1 . .48 Matt Anderson 4-4 14 9 23 2.0-4 . . . . 2-0 1 . .43 Eddie Beson 5-1 14 7 21 1.0-3 . . . . . 1 . .31 Brendin Pierre 7-3 16 5 21 . . . 3 . . . . .99 Mike Fairbairn 8-8 5 13 18 0.5-0 . . . . . . . .45 Fred Bussey 6-1 6 10 16 1.5-5 . . . . . . . .36 Cyrus Lemon 9-2 11 5 16 . . 1-0 . . . 2 . .9 Josh Horner 9-0 7 9 16 . . . . . . . . .32 Derrius Colvin 8-5 13 2 15 . . . 2 . . . . .37 Tyler Henry 2-2 4 10 14 1.0-5 . . . . . . . .98 Scott Stoczynski 9-3 5 5 10 . . . . . . 1 . .58 Alex Yaggie 7-0 2 6 8 . . . . . . . 1 .86 Jared Hines 8-0 2 4 6 . . . . 1 . . . .20 Lorenzo Riley 7-0 2 4 6 0.5-2 0.5-2 . . 1 . . . .94 Yuen Taufete'e 7-0 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . .96 Ricky Hagen 6-0 4 1 5 1.5-5 1.0-4 . . . . . . .4 Josh Gatlin 3-0 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .8 D.J. McNorton 9-2 3 2 5 . . . . . 1-0 . . .12 Brock Gion 7-0 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .23 Matt Voigtlander 7-2 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .10 Bobby Ollman 8-0 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .34 Isaac Kolstad 9-0 1 3 4 . . 1-27 1 . . . . .5 Kevin Jackson 6-0 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . .91 Greg Reid 4-0 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .13 Freddie Banks 3-0 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .81 Warren Holloway 9-8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . 2 .22 Sam Ojuri 5-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .76 Keith Buckman 9-9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .27 Shawn Bibeau 6-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .1 Shamen Washington 8-4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .50 Jeff Curtis 8-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .33 Drew Hushka 8-2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .2 Pat Paschall 8-8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .46 Lee Vandal 5-4 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .75 Gerry Ebel 8-8 . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Landon Smith 8-2 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . Total.......... 9-0 336 304 640 47-179 17-112 3-54 26 20 8-0 11 4 . Opponents...... 9-0 307 350 657 44-163 17-104 8-95 34 22 5-0 6 3 .

2009 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Oct 31, 2009) All games

--------FIRST DOWNS--------- ----RUSHING---- ----------PASSING---------- --TOTAL OFFENSE-- Return Turn-Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs-------- ----- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- -------/------- --------/-------- --/-- ------- / ------- --/-- --/--Iowa State.......... 17-34 16/26 8/11 8/13 0/2 38-210 / 40-204 15-27- 1 / 17-31- 0 178/238 65-388 / 71-442 102/138 2/2Sam Houston State... 45-48 18/25 7/6 10/18 1/1 33-188 / 38-138 14-26- 1 / 24-36- 1 231/482 59-419 / 74-620 228/138 1/1WAGNER.............. 59-28 23/17 14/12 8/5 1/0 32-338 / 45-178 13-22- 1 / 10-15- 1 193/99 54-531 / 60-277 119/202 2/2Southern Illinois... 14-24 19/14 13/6 6/7 0/1 54-219 / 33-139 9-23- 1 / 10-23- 0 105/186 77-324 / 56-325 140/53 1/0ILLINOIS STATE...... 24-27 16/24 10/3 6/19 0/2 34-218 / 30-116 11-21- 0 / 30-43- 0 207/320 55-425 / 73-436 74/122 0/0UNI................. 27-42 29/19 10/7 16/11 3/1 39-206 / 26-166 29-44- 2 / 14-21- 0 308/229 83-514 / 47-395 135/193 2/1South Dakota State.. 13-28 14/17 4/11 8/6 2/0 32-122 / 45-203 15-31- 2 / 13-21- 0 130/119 63-252 / 66-322 78/143 2/1MISSOURI STATE...... 17-21 18/15 10/10 6/5 2/0 37-203 / 52-220 9-21- 0 / 9-12- 0 126/104 58-329 / 64-324 123/52 1/0Western Illinois.... 14-7 15/15 8/7 5/7 2/1 43-188 / 40-93 8-18- 0 / 11-19- 1 97/113 61-285 / 59-206 93/53 2/4

Totals.............. 230-259 168/172 84/73 73/91 11/8 342-1892/349-1457 123-233- 8/138-221- 3 1575/1890 575-3467/ 570-3347 1092/1094 13/11

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

3rd Down 4th Down Time of TOP Avg Avg Avg Punting ----PENALTIES----Opponent Conversions Conversions Possession Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Number-Avg No-Yds / No-Yds-------- -------/------- -------/------- ------/------ ------- ----/---- ----/---- ----/---- --------/-------- --------/--------Iowa State.......... 5-14 / 6-12 0-0 / 0-0 33:18/ 26:42 6:36 5.5/5.1 6.6/7.7 6.0/6.2 8-41.5 / 4-49.2 8-60 / 1-10Sam Houston State... 5-13 / 10-16 0-1 / 0-0 28:22/ 31:38 -3:16 5.7/3.6 8.9/13.4 7.1/8.4 4-49.8 / 3-40.0 5-34 / 3-31WAGNER.............. 5-7 / 5-13 1-1 / 2-2 21:42/ 38:18 -16:36 10.6/4.0 8.8/6.6 9.8/4.6 0-0.0 / 5-40.4 4-40 / 3-35Southern Illinois... 5-16 / 3-12 0-2 / 0-0 37:34/ 22:26 15:08 4.1/4.2 4.6/8.1 4.2/5.8 8-36.8 / 8-46.4 6-50 / 5-48ILLINOIS STATE...... 5-13 / 11-17 0-1 / 0-0 27:17/ 32:43 -5:26 6.4/3.9 9.9/7.4 7.7/6.0 6-38.3 / 4-41.8 7-76 / 4-40UNI................. 6-15 / 2-6 1-1 / 0-0 38:06/ 21:54 16:12 5.3/6.4 7.0/10.9 6.2/8.4 3-31.7 / 4-28.0 14-151 / 13-121South Dakota State.. 4-15 / 4-14 0-2 / 1-2 28:18/ 31:42 -3:24 3.8/4.5 4.2/5.7 4.0/4.9 8-37.1 / 7-38.9 3-18 / 5-45MISSOURI STATE...... 3-11 / 6-14 0-2 / 0-1 26:53/ 33:07 -6:14 5.5/4.2 6.0/8.7 5.7/5.1 5-33.8 / 5-30.0 5-40 / 4-46Western Illinois.... 4-15 / 4-13 0-0 / 0-1 31:39/ 28:21 3:18 4.4/2.3 5.4/5.9 4.7/3.5 4-31.2 / 6-32.3 8-80 / 6-39

Totals.............. 42-119/ 51-117 2-10 / 3-6 273:09/266:51 6:18 5.5/4.2 6.8/8.6 6.0/5.9 46-37.8 / 46-38.8 60-549 / 44-415

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

2009 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Oct 31, 2009) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OT Qtr-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 03 at Iowa State.......... L 17-34 5-14 35.7% 0-2 0.0% 1-4 25.0% 3-4 75.0% 1-4 25.0% Sep 12 at Sam Houston State... L 45-48 5-13 38.5% 2-4 50.0% 1-4 25.0% 2-3 66.7% 0-2 0.0% Sep 19 WAGNER................. W 59-28 5-7 71.4% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 3-5 60.0% 2-2 100.0%*Sep 26 at Southern Illinois... L 14-24 5-16 31.2% 2-4 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 3-6 50.0% 0-4 0.0%*Oct 03 Illinois State......... L 24-27 5-13 38.5% 1-2 50.0% 1-3 33.3% 1-4 25.0% 2-4 50.0%*Oct 10 UNI.................... L 27-42 6-15 40.0% 0-2 0.0% 2-5 40.0% 2-5 40.0% 2-3 66.7%*10-17-20 at South Dakota State.. L 13-28 4-15 26.7% 1-3 33.3% 2-5 40.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-5 20.0%*Oct 24 Missouri State......... L 17-21 3-11 27.3% 1-4 25.0% 2-3 66.7% 0-2 0.0% 0-2 0.0%*Oct 31 at Western Illinois.... W 14-7 4-15 26.7% 2-4 50.0% 1-3 33.3% 0-4 0.0% 1-4 25.0%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- North Dakota State 42-119 35.3% 9-25 36.0% 10-29 34.5% 14-35 40.0% 9-30 30.0% 0-0 0.0% Opponents 51-117 43.6% 13-25 52.0% 16-34 47.1% 9-27 33.3% 13-31 41.9% 0-0 0.0%

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OT Qtr-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 03 at Iowa State.......... L 17-34 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Sep 12 at Sam Houston State... L 45-48 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Sep 19 WAGNER................. W 59-28 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0%*Sep 26 at Southern Illinois... L 14-24 0-2 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-2 0.0%*Oct 03 Illinois State......... L 24-27 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0%*Oct 10 UNI.................... L 27-42 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0%*10-17-20 at South Dakota State.. L 13-28 0-2 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-2 0.0%*Oct 24 Missouri State......... L 17-21 0-2 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-1 0.0%*Oct 31 at Western Illinois.... W 14-7 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- North Dakota State 2-10 20.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 1-2 50.0% 1-7 14.3% 0-0 0.0% Opponents 3-6 50.0% 0-1 0.0% 1-2 50.0% 1-1 100.0% 1-2 50.0% 0-0 0.0%

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OT Qtr-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sep 03 at Iowa State.......... L 17-34 33:18 6:15 7:47 10:24 8:52 Sep 12 at Sam Houston State... L 45-48 28:22 8:39 6:34 7:55 5:14 Sep 19 WAGNER................. W 59-28 21:42 4:38 3:40 9:38 3:46*Sep 26 at Southern Illinois... L 14-24 37:34 8:04 10:05 11:18 8:07*Oct 03 Illinois State......... L 24-27 27:17 5:06 4:29 9:28 8:14*Oct 10 UNI.................... L 27-42 38:06 10:29 8:52 10:09 8:36*10-17-20 at South Dakota State.. L 13-28 28:18 8:04 8:50 4:23 7:01*Oct 24 Missouri State......... L 17-21 26:53 8:20 5:09 7:07 6:17*Oct 31 at Western Illinois.... W 14-7 31:39 8:44 5:54 8:28 8:33-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- North Dakota State Total 273:09 68:19 61:20 78:50 64:40 0:00 Avg. 30:21 7:35 6:48 8:45 7:11 0:00 Opponents Total 266:51 66:41 73:40 56:10 70:20 0:00 Avg. 29:39 7:24 8:11 6:14 7:48 0:00

2009 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 31, 2009) All games

North Dakota State Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside RZ ----

Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game

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Sep 03 at Iowa State.......... L 17-34 3 2 14 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Sep 12 at Sam Houston State... L 45-48 4 4 25 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 19 WAGNER................. W 59-28 6 6 42 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*Sep 26 at Southern Illinois... L 14-24 2 2 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*Oct 03 Illinois State......... L 24-27 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

*Oct 10 UNI.................... L 27-42 5 4 20 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

*10-17-20 at South Dakota State.. L 13-28 1 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*Oct 24 Missouri State......... L 17-21 4 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0

*Oct 31 at Western Illinois.... W 14-7 3 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

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Totals 31 25 155 19 13 6 5 1 2 0 2 1 0

25 of 31 (80.6%)

Opponents Inside North Dakota State Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside RZ ----

Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game

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Sep 03 at Iowa State.......... L 17-34 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 12 at Sam Houston State... L 45-48 6 6 38 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sep 19 WAGNER................. W 59-28 2 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*Sep 26 at Southern Illinois... L 14-24 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*Oct 03 Illinois State......... L 24-27 4 4 24 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

*Oct 10 UNI.................... L 27-42 3 3 21 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

*10-17-20 at South Dakota State.. L 13-28 4 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

*Oct 24 Missouri State......... L 17-21 3 2 14 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

*Oct 31 at Western Illinois.... W 14-7 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

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Totals 28 24 156 21 14 7 3 1 1 1 0 1 0

24 of 28 (85.7%)

2009 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Superlatives (as of Oct 31, 2009) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes.............. 28 Pat Paschall at Southern Illinois (Sep 26, 2009) Yards Rushing....... 176 Pat Paschall at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) TD Rushes........... 2 Nick Mertens at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) Pat Paschall vs WAGNER (Sep 19, 2009) Nick Mertens vs WAGNER (Sep 19, 2009) Pat Paschall at Western Illinois (Oct 31, 2009) Long Rush........... 91 Pat Paschall vs WAGNER (Sep 19, 2009) Pass attempts....... 44 Nick Mertens vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) Pass completions.... 29 Nick Mertens vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) Yards Passing....... 308 Nick Mertens vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) TD Passes........... 3 Nick Mertens at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) Long Pass........... 95 Nick Mertens vs Illinois State (Oct 03, 2009) Receptions.......... 8 Warren Holloway vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) Yards Receiving..... 134 Warren Holloway vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) TD Receptions....... 1 Matt Veldman at Iowa State (Sep 03, 2009) Titus Mack at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) Matt Voigtlander at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) Garrett Bruhn at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) D.J. McNorton vs WAGNER (Sep 19, 2009) Titus Mack vs WAGNER (Sep 19, 2009) Gary Williams vs Illinois State (Oct 03, 2009) Titus Mack vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) D.J. McNorton at South Dakota State (10-17-2009) Gary Williams at South Dakota State (10-17-2009) Lee Vandal vs Missouri State (Oct 24, 2009) Long Reception...... 95 Gary Williams vs Illinois State (Oct 03, 2009) Field Goals......... 2 Shawn Bibeau vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) Long Field Goal..... 52 Shawn Bibeau vs WAGNER (Sep 19, 2009) Punts............... 8 John Prelvitz at Iowa State (Sep 03, 2009) John Prelvitz at Southern Illinois (Sep 26, 2009) John Prelvitz at South Dakota State (10-17-2009) Punting Avg......... 49.8 John Prelvitz at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) Long Punt........... 57 John Prelvitz vs Illinois State (Oct 03, 2009) Long Punt Return.... 33 D.J. McNorton vs Missouri State (Oct 24, 2009) Long Kickoff Return. 70 Shamen Washington vs WAGNER (Sep 19, 2009) Tackles............. 19 Preston Evans vs Illinois State (Oct 03, 2009) Sacks............... 3.0 Coulter Boyer at Western Illinois (Oct 31, 2009) Tackles For Loss.... 3.5 Coulter Boyer at Western Illinois (Oct 31, 2009) Interceptions....... 1 Kyle Belmont at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) Isaac Kolstad vs WAGNER (Sep 19, 2009) Cyrus Lemon at Western Illinois (Oct 31, 2009)

2009 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Superlatives (as of Oct 31, 2009) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes.............. 54 at Southern Illinois (Sep 26, 2009) Yards Rushing....... 338 vs WAGNER (Sep 19, 2009) Yards Per Rush...... 10.6 vs WAGNER (Sep 19, 2009) TD Rushes........... 6 vs WAGNER (Sep 19, 2009) Pass attempts....... 44 vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) Pass completions.... 29 vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) Yards Passing....... 308 vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) Yards Per Pass...... 9.9 vs Illinois State (Oct 03, 2009) TD Passes........... 3 at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) Total Plays......... 83 vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) Total Offense....... 531 vs WAGNER (Sep 19, 2009) Yards Per Play...... 9.8 vs WAGNER (Sep 19, 2009) Points.............. 59 vs WAGNER (Sep 19, 2009) Sacks By............ 7 at Western Illinois (Oct 31, 2009) First Downs......... 29 vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) Penalties........... 14 vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) Penalty Yards....... 151 vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) Turnovers........... 2 at Iowa State (Sep 03, 2009) vs WAGNER (Sep 19, 2009) vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) at South Dakota State (10-17-2009) at Western Illinois (Oct 31, 2009) Interceptions By.... 1 at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) vs WAGNER (Sep 19, 2009) at Western Illinois (Oct 31, 2009)

2009 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Superlatives (as of Oct 31, 2009) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes.............. 34 Kyle Minett, at South Dakota State (10-17-2009) Yards Rushing....... 164 Kyle Minett, at South Dakota State (10-17-2009) TD Rushes........... 2 Aston, James, at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) Kyle Minett, at South Dakota State (10-17-2009) Long Rush........... 68 Law, Derrick, vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) Pass attempts....... 42 Brown,Matt, vs Illinois State (Oct 03, 2009) Pass completions.... 30 Brown,Matt, vs Illinois State (Oct 03, 2009) Yards Passing....... 482 Joseph, Blake, at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) TD Passes........... 3 Grace, Pat, vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) Long Pass........... 61 Dieker, Chris, at Southern Illinois (Sep 26, 2009) Receptions.......... 14 Salem,Eyad, vs Illinois State (Oct 03, 2009) Yards Receiving..... 239 Madkins, Jason, at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) TD Receptions....... 2 Hamilton,Marqui, at Iowa State (Sep 03, 2009) Long Reception...... 61 Evans, Jeff, at Southern Illinois (Sep 26, 2009) Field Goals......... 2 Mahoney,Grant, at Iowa State (Sep 03, 2009) Antonio, Miguel, at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) Kutch,Zach, vs Illinois State (Oct 03, 2009) Long Field Goal..... 50 Mahoney,Grant, at Iowa State (Sep 03, 2009) Punts............... 8 Ravanesi, Scott, at Southern Illinois (Sep 26, 2009) Punting Avg......... 49.2 Brandtner,Micha, at Iowa State (Sep 03, 2009) Long Punt........... 67 Ravanesi, Scott, at Southern Illinois (Sep 26, 2009) Long Punt Return.... 21 S. Montague, at South Dakota State (10-17-2009) Long Kickoff Return. 60 Sims,David, at Iowa State (Sep 03, 2009) Tackles............. 15 Smith,Jesse, at Iowa State (Sep 03, 2009) Sacks............... 3.0 Walker, Kyle, at Southern Illinois (Sep 26, 2009) Tackles For Loss.... 3.0 Walker, Kyle, at Southern Illinois (Sep 26, 2009) Ruffin, James, vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) Interceptions....... 2 Derek Domino, at South Dakota State (10-17-2009)

2009 North Dakota State Football North Dakota State Game Superlatives (as of Oct 31, 2009) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes.............. 52 vs Missouri State (Oct 24, 2009) Yards Rushing....... 220 vs Missouri State (Oct 24, 2009) Yards Per Rush...... 6.4 vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) TD Rushes........... 4 at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) Pass attempts....... 43 vs Illinois State (Oct 03, 2009) Pass completions.... 30 vs Illinois State (Oct 03, 2009) Yards Passing....... 482 at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) Yards Per Pass...... 13.4 at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) TD Passes........... 3 vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) Total Plays......... 74 at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) Total Offense....... 620 at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) Yards Per Play...... 8.4 vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) Points.............. 48 at Sam Houston State (Sep 12, 2009) Sacks By............ 4 at Iowa State (Sep 03, 2009) at Southern Illinois (Sep 26, 2009) First Downs......... 26 at Iowa State (Sep 03, 2009) Penalties........... 13 vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) Penalty Yards....... 121 vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) Turnovers........... 4 at Western Illinois (Oct 31, 2009) Interceptions By.... 2 vs UNI (Oct 10, 2009) at South Dakota State (10-17-2009)