2011 North Dakota State Bison football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2011 North Dakota State Bison football Bison 2005-11.png 175 Missouri Valley Football Conference MVFC 1 1 14–1 7–1 Craig Bohl 9th Brent Vigen 3rd Pro-style Scottie Hazelton 2nd 3–4 Fargodome NCAA Division I championMVFC co-champion NCAA Division I Championship W 17–6 vs. Sam Houston State The 2011 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by ninth year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 14–1, 7–1 in MVFC play to share the conference title with Northern Iowa.2011 NDSU football schedule https://gobison.com/sports/football/schedule/2011 North Dakota State Athletics October 8, 2021 The Bison received the conference's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs, their second FCS playoff bid in school history, where they advanced to the National Championship Game and defeated Sam Houston State to win their first FCS National Championship and their first national championship since 1990 when they won the Division II championship. Schedule 2011 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Central September 3 6:00 pm w y 11 Lafayette Fargodome Fargo, ND 42–6 17,023 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86767092/lafayette-loses-big-to-north-dakota/ The Morning Call Lafayette loses big to North Dakota September 4, 2011 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com September 10 6:00 pm w y 11 Saint Francis (PA) Fargodome Fargo, ND ND-NBC 56–3 18,341 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86767202/a-bison-beat-down-ojurji-gets-ndsu-star/ The Bismarck Tribune A Bison beat down, Ojurji gets NDSU started off right September 11, 2011 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com September 24 6:00 pm w y y 8 Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN BTN 37–24 48,802 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85876691/ Star Tribune Dakota territory September 25, 2011 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com October 1 1:00 pm w y 5 Illinois State Fargodome Fargo, ND CSNC 20–10 18,904 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86767404/2nd-half-turnovers-doom-isu-in-fargo/ The Pantagraph 2nd-half turnovers doom ISU in Fargo October 2, 2011 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com October 8 2:00 pm w y 4 Southern Illinois 20 Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL ESPN3 9–3 9,059 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86767497/offense-optional-saluki-defense-holds-b/ Southern Illinoisan Offense optional, Saluki defense holds Bison to nine points, but its not enough October 9, 2011 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com October 15 6:00 pm w 4 Missouri State Fargodome Fargo, ND MSN 51–21 18,029 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86767556/bad-second-half-start-sinks-bears/ The Springfield News-Leader Bad second-half start sinks Bears October 16, 2011 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com October 22 2:00 pm w y 3 South Dakota State Dakota Marker Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD MSN 38–14 14,823 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86767656/missed-chances-sting-as-jacks-fall-to-nd/ Argus-Leader Missed chances sting as Jacks fall to NDSU October 23, 2011 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com October 29 3:00 pm w 3 Northern Iowa 2 Fargodome Fargo, ND FCS Central 27–19 18,886 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86767745/uni-gets-buffaloed/ The Courier UNI gets Buffaloed October 30, 2011 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com November 5 1:00 pm w y 1 Indiana State 21 Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN ESPN3 27–16 6,412 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86767821/north-dakota-state-beats-indiana-state/ The Republic North Dakota State beats Indiana State November 6, 2011 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com November 12 3:00 pm l 1 Youngstown State Fargodome Fargo, ND ND-NBC 24–27 18,450 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86767903/no-1-bison-beaten-at-home/ The Bismarck Tribune No. 1 Bison beaten at home November 13, 2011 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com November 19 1:00 pm w y 5 Western Illinois Hanson Field Macomb, IL KXJB-TV 37–21 3,560 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86767903/no-1-bison-beaten-at-home/ The Bismarck Tribune Bison share MVC November 20, 2011 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com December 3 3:00 pm w y 4 James Madison 17 FCS Second Round Fargodome Fargo, ND ESPN3 26–14 17,432 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86768052/james-madison-odu-knocked-out/ The News Leader James Madison, ODU knocked out December 4, 2011 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com December 10 3:00 pm w y 4 Lehigh 6 FCS Quarterfinals Fargodome Fargo, ND ESPN3 24–0 18,111 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86768114/dome-of-doom/ The Morning Call Dome of doom December 11, 2011 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com December 17 1:00 pm w y 4 Georgia Southern 3 FCS Semifinals Fargodome Fargo, ND ESPNU 35–7 18,108 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86768194/eagles-trip-in-semis-again/ Ledger-Enquirer Eagles trip in semis again December 18, 2011 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com January 7 12:00 pm w y 4 Sam Houston State 1 FCS National Championship Game Pizza Hut Park Frisco, TX ESPN2 17–6 20,586 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86768291/bison-bring-home-title-defense-carries/ The Bismarck Tribune Bison bring home title, defense carries NDSU to first national FCS title January 8, 2012 October 9, 2021 Newspapers.com Rankings 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings Sports Network 0 13 11 11 8 (1) 8 (1) 5 (5) 4 (7) 4 (6) 3 (9) 3 (10) 1 (133) 1 (143) 5 (1) 5 (1) 1 Coaches 0 13 11 8 6 12 6 т 5 5 5 3 1 (22) 1 (26) 5 4 (1) 1 Personnel 2011 North Dakota State Bison y Trevor Gebhart 3 WR Fr y Ryan Smith 4 WR So y Ryan Smith (wide receiver) Dante Perez 5 QB Sr D. J. McNorton 8 RB Sr Esley Thornton 9 QB Fr y Carson Wentz 11 QB Fr y Cooper Wahlo 12 WR So Dylan Dunn 15 WR Fr Brock Jensen 16 QB So y Ryan Stanford 18 QB Fr Sam Ojuri 22 RB So y Matt Voigtlander 23 RB Sr Jedre Cyr 30 FB Fr Amos Buehner 31 RB Jr Matt Jones 33 RB Fr Berkley Grimm 37 FB Fr Brennan Cable 39 FB Fr Andrew Grothmann 40 FB So Derrick Lang 42 RB So Andrew Bonnet 46 FB Fr y Garrett Bruhn 47 TE Jr Derek Lee 49 TE Fr Boen Andersen 57 G Sr Joe Haeg 59 OT Fr y Will Britt 61 OL Sr Jacob Lesar 62 G Fr Austin Richard 63 G Sr Josh Colville 64 OL Fr Adam Schueller 65 G Fr y Ty Beckius 68 G Jr Tyler Gimmestad 71 G So Jeff Jerve 72 OL So Joe Lund 73 C Jr Andrew Nack 74 OL So Jason Pomerenke 75 OT Fr y Jesse Hinz 76 C So Billy Turner 77 OT So y Billy Turner (American football) Paul Cornick 78 OT Sr y Nate Moody 80 WR Fr Warren Holloway 81 WR Sr Matt Veldman 82 TE Sr y Brady Hansen 83 WR Sr Kevin Vaadeland 85 TE So Taylor Nelson 86 TE So Andrew Okland 87 WR Fr Luke Albers 88 TE Fr Zach Vraa 89 WR Fr y Marcus Williams 1 CB So y Marcus Williams (cornerback) Brendan Pierre 2 CB Jr Daniel Evans 7 FS Sr Bobby Ollman 10 SS Jr Aireal Boyd 13 CB Jr Brock Gion 14 SS Jr John Pike 15 DB Sr Colten Heagle 20 SS So Frank Veldman 21 SS Fr Bryan Shepherd 24 CB So y Joey Blackmore 26 DB So Zach Colvin 27 CB Fr y C. J. Smith 28 CB Fr y C. J. Smith (American football) A. J. Van Voorhis 29 SS So Jordan Champion 32 CB Fr Grant Olson 34 LB So Christian Dudzik 35 CB Fr y Joey Sonnenfeld 36 FS Fr Carlton Littlejohn 38 LB Fr y Michael Wiest 41 S Fr Don Carter 43 LB So Preston Evans 44 LB Sr Chad Wilson 45 LB Sr Logan Hushka 48 LB So Codee Lee 49 LB Fr DeShawn Dinwiddie 51 LB Fr Travis Beck 52 LB Fr y Kyle Emanuel 53 DE Fr y y Tyler Gefroh 54 LB Fr y Nick Scoliere 55 LB Fr Brandon Jemison 56 LB Jr Alex Yaggie 58 LB Sr Alex LaVoy 59 LB Fr Ryan Drevlow 60 NG So Brian Schaetz 61 DL Fr Josh Liseneby 66 DT Fr Leighton Talmadge 67 DE Fr Leevon Perry 69 DT So Lyle Norman 70 DE Fr Anthony LaVoy 90 DL So Mike Hardie 91 DE Fr y Coulter Boyer 92 DE Sr Cole Jirik 93 DE So Danny Luecke 94 DT So Dan Wood 95 DT Fr Ricky Hagen 96 DE Jr Justin Juckem 97 NG So Scott Stoczynski 98 DE Sr Joe Horvath 99 DT Fr Adam Keller 17 PK Fr y Ben LeCompte 19 P Fr y Matt Voigtlander 23 P Sr Ryan Jastram 30 PK Sr Michael Murphy 50 LS So https://gobison.com/sports/football/roster/2011 January 6, 2024 Craig Bohl Brent VigenOffensive coordinatorQuarterbacks Scottie HazeltonDefensive coordinatorLinebackers Kenni BurnsWide receivers A. J. CooperDefensive ends Scott FuchsOffensive line Nick GoeserDefensive tackles Chris KliemanDefensive backs Tim PolasekSpecial teams coordinatorRunning backsRecruiting coordinator Game summaries Lafayette 2011 Lafayette Leopards football team North Dakota State Bison ;text-align:center; autocollapse Lafayette Leopards at No. 11 North Dakota State Bison – Game summary September 3 6:00 p.m. CDT Leopards 0 0 0 6 No. 11 Bison 0 14 14 14 Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota 17,023 None (played indoors) Greg Blum Box score, Recap First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NDSU – Warren Holloway 67-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 14:49. Bison 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 1:46. NDSU – D. J. McNorton 1-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 0:08. Bison 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 4:51. Third quarter NDSU – D. J. McNorton 21-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 12:25. Bison 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:27. NDSU – D. J. McNorton 2-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 4:49. Bison 28–0. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 5:49. Fourth quarter LAF – Mitch Bennett 6-yard pass from Ryan O'Neil (kick failed), 14:52. Bison 28–6. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:52. NDSU – Warren Holloway 57-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 9:04. Bison 35–6. Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:54. NDSU – Derrick Lang 9-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 1:37. Bison 42–6. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:01. Statistics LAFNDSU First downs 8 18 Total yards 198 416 Rushing yards 54 180 Passing yards 144 236 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 27:55 32:05 Team Category Player StatisticsLafayette Passing Ryan O'Neil 15/20, 144 yards, TD Rushing Ross Scheuerman 8 rushes, 46 yards Receiving Mitchell Bennett 3 receptions, 45 yards, TDNorth Dakota State Passing Brock Jensen 15/22, 197 yards, 2 TD Rushing D. J. McNorton 13 rushes, 80 yards, 3 TD Receiving Warren Holloway 6 receptions, 147 yards, 2 TD Saint Francis (PA) 2011 Saint Francis Red Flash football team North Dakota State Bison ;text-align:center; autocollapse Saint Francis Red Flash at No. 11 North Dakota State Bison – Game summary September 10 6:00 p.m. CDT Red Flash 0 0 0 3 No. 11 Bison 7 21 28 0 Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota 18,341 None (played indoors) ND-NBC Tom Stapleton Box score, Recap First quarter NDSU – Sam Ojuri 95-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 2:45. Bison 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 99 yards, 0:55. Second quarter NDSU – Cooper Wahlo 12-yard punt return (Ryan Jastram kick), 11:24. Bison 14–0. NDSU – Brock Jensen 8-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 7:42. Bison 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:31. NDSU – Warren Holloway 22-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 0:18. Bison 28–0. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:50. Third quarter NDSU – Wes Hudson 10-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 12:51. Bison 35–0. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 2:01. NDSU – Matt Veldman 18-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 7:44. Bison 42–0. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:41. NDSU – Carlton Littlejohn 37-yard interception return (Ryan Jastram kick), 6:37. Bison 49–0. NDSU – Wes Hudson 1-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 2:17. Bison 56–0. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 3:02. Fourth quarter STF – Josh Thiel 26-yard field goal, 10:42. Bison 56–3. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:29. Statistics STFNDSU First downs 15 17 Total yards 182 394 Rushing yards 66 233 Passing yards 116 161 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 37:31 22:29 Team Category Player StatisticsSaint Francis Passing John Kelly 8/17, 62 yards, 2 INT Rushing Kyle Harbridge 14 rushes, 41 yards Receiving Ryan Laduke 5 receptions, 42 yardsNorth Dakota State Passing Brock Jensen 11/13, 139 yards, 2 TD Rushing Sam Ojuri 12 rushes, 165 yards, TD Receiving Warren Holloway 4 receptions, 73 yards, TD At Minnesota 2011 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team North Dakota State Bison ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 8 North Dakota State Bison at Minnesota Golden Gophers – Game summary September 24 6:00 p.m. CDT No. 8 Bison 0 28 3 6 Golden Gophers 7 7 3 7 TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota 48,802 Clear, 59 F C BTN John O'Neill Box score, Recap First quarter MINN – Donnell Kirkwood 4-yard run (Chris Hawthorne kick), 8:39. Golden Gophers 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:21. Second quarter NDSU – Brock Jensen 1-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 14:57. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 8:42. NDSU – Sam Ojuri 3-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 7:30. Bison 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:47. MINN – Donnell Kirkwood 30-yard run (Chris Hawthorne kick), 2:11. Tied 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 95 yards, 5:19. NDSU – D. J. McNorton 2-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 0:24. Bison 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:47. NDSU – Marcus Williams 52-yard interception return (Ryan Jastram kick), 0:00. Bison 28–14. Third quarter NDSU – Ryan Jastram 49-yard field goal, 6:25. Bison 31–14. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 8:35. MINN – Chris Hawthorne 36-yard field goal, 1:12. Bison 31–17. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:13. Fourth quarter MINN – Eric Lair 20-yard pass from Max Shortell (Chris Hawthorne kick), 9:05. Bison 31–24. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:41. NDSU – Marcus Williams 40-yard interception return (kick failed), 2:36. Bison 37–24. Statistics NDSUMINN First downs 17 18 Total yards 336 292 Rushing yards 139 168 Passing yards 197 124 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 31:21 28:39 Team Category Player StatisticsNorth Dakota State Passing Brock Jensen 16/21, 197 yards Rushing D. J. McNorton 13 rushes, 92 yards, TD Receiving Ryan Smith 4 receptions, 74 yardsMinnesota Passing Max Shortell 4/8, 71 yards, TD, INT Rushing Duane Bennett 13 rushes, 74 yards Receiving Eric Lair 2 receptions, 41 yards, TD Illinois State 2011 Illinois State Redbirds football team North Dakota State Bison ;text-align:center; autocollapse Illinois State Redbirds at No. 5 North Dakota State Bison – Game summary October 1 1:00 p.m. CDT Redbirds 0 3 0 7 No. 5 Bison 0 7 13 0 Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota 18,904 None (played indoors) CSNC Jerry Frump Box score, Recap First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NDSU – D. J. McNorton 36-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 8:19. Bison 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:51. ILST – Nick Aussieker 27-yard field goal, 2:57. Bison 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:16. Third quarter NDSU – D. J. McNorton 15-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 7:39. Bison 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:08. NDSU – Bobby Ollman 82-yard interception return (kick blocked), 4:46. Bison 20–3. Fourth quarter ILST – Milton Cobert 43-yard pass from Matt Brown (Nick Aussieker kick), 3:07. Bison 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:27. Statistics ILSTNDSU First downs 21 16 Total yards 397 331 Rushing yards 127 124 Passing yards 270 207 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 30:44 29:16 Team Category Player StatisticsIllinois State Passing Matt Brown 31/48, 270 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Ashton Leggett 16 rushes, 73 yards Receiving Lechein Neblett 9 receptions, 78 yardsNorth Dakota State Passing Brock Jensen 15/22, 207 yards, TD Rushing D. J. McNorton 17 rushes, 56 yards, TD Receiving Warren Holloway 6 receptions, 70 yards At No. 20 Southern Illinois 2011 Southern Illinois Salukis football team North Dakota State Bison ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 8 North Dakota State Bison at No. 20 Southern Illinois Salukis – Game summary October 8 2:00 p.m. CDT No. 8 Bison 0 0 3 6 No. 20 Salukis 0 3 0 0 Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, Illinois 9,059 Clear, 75 F C ESPN3 Bill Etzler Box score, Recap First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SIU – Jackson MacLachlan 31-yard field goal, 3:26. Salukis 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:09. Third quarter NDSU – Ryan Jastram 36-yard field goal, 3:25. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:21. Fourth quarter NDSU – Matt Veldman 10-yard pass from Brock Jensen (kick failed), 6:51. Bison 9–3. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:59. Statistics NDSUSIU First downs 9 17 Total yards 210 297 Rushing yards 60 128 Passing yards 150 169 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 28:28 31:32 Team Category Player StatisticsNorth Dakota State Passing Brock Jensen 13/23, 150 yards, TD, INT Rushing D. J. McNorton 13 rushes, 31 yards Receiving Ryan Smith 3 receptions, 70 yardsSouthern Illinois Passing Kory Faulkner 16/28, 169 yards, 3 INT Rushing Jewel Hampton 23 rushes, 120 yards Receiving Cam Fuller 2 receptions, 59 yards Missouri State 2011 Missouri State Bears football team North Dakota State Bison ;text-align:center; autocollapse Missouri State Bears at No. 4 North Dakota State Bison – Game summary October 15 6:00 p.m. CDT Bears 7 7 7 0 No. 4 Bison 10 14 17 10 Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota 18,029 None (played indoors) MSN Wally Righton Box score, Recap First quarter NDSU – Ryan Jastram 34-yard field goal, 9:47. Bison 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:32. MOST – Ian Starnes 29-yard pass from Trevor Wooden (Austin Witmer kick), 5:50. Bears 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:51. NDSU – Warren Holloway 31-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 1:37. Bison 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:08. Second quarter MOST – Chris Douglas 19-yard pass from Trevor Wooden (Austin Witmer kick), 14:31. Bears 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:00. NDSU – Warren Holloway 47-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 11:06. Bison 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:19. NDSU – D. J. McNorton 20-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 2:11. Bison 24–14. Drive: 10 plays, 96 yards, 5:31. Third quarter NDSU – Marcus Williams 90-yard kickoff return (Ryan Jastram kick), 14:49. Bison 31–14. NDSU – Ryan Jastram 33-yard field goal, 9:08. Bison 34–14. Drive: 10 plays, 14 yards, 5:38. NDSU – Matt Veldman 10-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 6:48. Bison 41–14. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:09. MOST – Trevor Wooden 1-yard run (Austin Witmer kick), 2:22. Bison 41–21. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:20. Fourth quarter NDSU – Ryan Jastram 35-yard field goal, 12:45. Bison 44–21. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:32. NDSU – D. J. McNorton 9-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 11:27. Bison 51–21. Drive: 1 play, 9 yards, 0:07. Statistics MOSTNDSU First downs 19 26 Total yards 363 428 Rushing yards 141 212 Passing yards 222 216 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 22:30 37:30 Team Category Player StatisticsMissouri State Passing Trevor Wooden 18/25, 222 yards, 2 TD Rushing Vernon Scott 13 rushes, 66 yards Receiving Ian Starnes 5 receptions, 79 yards, TDNorth Dakota State Passing Brock Jensen 19/23, 211 yards, 3 TD Rushing D. J. McNorton 14 rushes, 92 yards, 2 TD Receiving Warren Holloway 6 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD At South Dakota State 2011 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team North Dakota State Bison ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 3 North Dakota State Bison at South Dakota State Jackrabbits – Game summary October 22 2:00 p.m. CDT No. 3 Bison 7 3 7 21 Jackrabbits 0 0 7 7 Coughlin–Alumni Stadium, Brookings, South Dakota 14,823 Sunny, 62 F C MSN Greg Blum Box score, Recap Statistics NDSUSDSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsNorth Dakota State Passing Rushing Receiving South Dakota State Passing Rushing Receiving No. 2 Northern Iowa 2011 Northern Iowa Panthers football team North Dakota State Bison ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 2 Northern Iowa Panthers at No. 3 North Dakota State Bison – Game summary October 29 3:00 p.m. CDT No. 2 Panthers 3 10 0 6 No. 3 Bison 7 10 7 3 Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota 18,886 None (played indoors) FCS Central Bill Etzler Box score, Recap Statistics UNINDSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsNorthern Iowa Passing Rushing Receiving North Dakota State Passing Rushing Receiving At No. 21 Indiana State 2011 Indiana State Sycamores football team North Dakota State Bison ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 1 North Dakota State Bison at No. 21 Indiana State Sycamores – Game summary November 5 1:00 p.m. CDT/2:00 p.m. EDT No. 1 Bison 10 7 0 10 No. 21 Sycamores 3 7 0 6 Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, Indiana 6,412 Sunny, 48 F C ESPN3 Wally Righton Box score, Recap Statistics NDSUINST First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsNorth Dakota State Passing Rushing Receiving Indiana State Passing Rushing Receiving Youngstown State 2011 Youngstown State Penguins football team North Dakota State Bison ;text-align:center; autocollapse Youngstown State at No. 1 North Dakota State Bison – Game summary November 12 3:00 p.m. CST Penguins 3 14 10 0 No. 1 Bison 7 14 3 0 Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota 18,450 None (played indoors) ND-NBC Justin Ingalls Box score, Recap Statistics YSUNDSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsYoungstown State Passing Rushing Receiving North Dakota State Passing Rushing Receiving At Western Illinois 2011 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team North Dakota State Bison ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 5 North Dakota State Bison at Western Illinois Leathernecks – Game summary November 19 1:00 p.m. CST No. 5 Bison 7 14 16 0 Leathernecks 0 0 7 14 Hanson Field, Macomb, Illinois 3,560 Cloudy, 59 F C KXJB-TV Tom Stapleton Box score, Recap Statistics NDSUWIU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsNorth Dakota State Passing Rushing Receiving Western Illinois Passing Rushing Receiving No. 17 James Madison (FCS Second Round) 2011 James Madison Dukes football team North Dakota State Bison ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 17 James Madison Dukes at No. 4 North Dakota State Bison (FCS Second Round) – Game summary December 3 3:00 p.m. CST No. 17 Dukes 0 7 0 7 No. 4 Bison 0 10 6 10 Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota 17,432 None (played indoors) ESPN3 Ross Smith Box score, Recap Statistics JMUNDSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsJames Madison Passing Rushing Receiving North Dakota State Passing Rushing Receiving No. 6 Lehigh (FCS Quarterfinals) 2011 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team North Dakota State Bison ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 6 Lehigh Mountain Hawks at No. 4 North Dakota State Bison (FCS Quarterfinals) – Game summary December 10 3:00 p.m. CST No. 6 Mountain Hawks 0 0 0 0 No. 4 Bison 0 17 0 7 Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota 18,111 None (played indoors) ESPN3 Kelly Hollman Box score, Recap Statistics LEHNDSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsLehigh Passing Rushing Receiving North Dakota State Passing Rushing Receiving No. 3 Georgia Southern (FCS Semifinals) 2011 Georgia Southern Eagles football team North Dakota State Bison ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 3 Georgia Southern Eagles at No. 4 North Dakota State Bison (FCS Semifinals) – Game summary December 17 1:00 p.m. CST No. 3 Eagles 0 7 0 0 No. 4 Bison 7 7 6 15 Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota 18,108 None (played indoors) ESPNU William Boyd Box score, Recap Statistics GASONDSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsGeorgia Southern Passing Rushing Receiving North Dakota State Passing Rushing Receiving Vs. Sam Houston State (FCS Championship Game) 2011 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team 2012 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game North Dakota State Bison ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 1 Sam Houston State Bearkats vs. No. 4 North Dakota State Bison (FCS Championship Game) – Game summary January 7, 2012 12:00 p.m. CST No. 1 Bearkats 0 6 0 0 No. 4 Bison 3 0 7 7 Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas 20,586 Overcast, 50 F C ESPN2 Dave Neal, David Diaz-Infante, and Allison Williams Tony Marcella Box score, Recap First quarter NDSU – Ryan Jastram 19-yard field goal, 0:03. Bison 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:56. Second quarter SHSU – Craig Alaniz 24-yard field goal, 2:18. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 4:11. SHSU – Craig Alaniz 31-yard field goal, 0:40. Bearkats 6–3. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 1:04. Third quarter NDSU – D. J. McNorton 39-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 12:47. Bison 10–6. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:13. Fourth quarter NDSU – Brock Jensen 1-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 8:45. Bison 17–6. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:03. Statistics SHSUNDSU First downs 12 9 Total yards 210 235 Rushing yards 95 115 Passing yards 115 120 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 33:05 26:55 Team Category Player StatisticsSam Houston State Passing Brian Bell 12/31, 115 yards, 2 INT Rushing Tim Flanders 21 rushes, 84 yards Receiving Torrance Williams 3 receptions, 53 yardsNorth Dakota State Passing Brock Jensen 10/20, 120 yards, TD, INT Rushing D. J. McNorton 14 rushes, 39 yards Receiving D. J. McNorton 2 receptions, 35 yards, TD References North Dakota State Category:North Dakota State Bison football seasons Category:NCAA Division I Football Champions Category:Missouri Valley Football Conference champion seasons North Dakota State North Dakota State Bison football