2016 North Dakota State Bison football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2016 North Dakota State Bison football North Dakota State Bison wordmark.svg 175 Missouri Valley Football Conference MVFC 3 3 12–2 7–1 Chris Klieman 3rd Tim Polasek 3rd West Coast Matt Entz 3rd 3–4 Fargodome MVFC co-champion NCAA Division I Semifinal L 17–27 vs. James Madison The 2016 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Chris Klieman. The team played their 24th season in the Fargodome, entering the season as the five-time defending national champions and five-time Missouri Valley Football Conference Champions. The Bison have been members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference since the 2008 season. They were one of very few FCS teams who ever beat a highly ranked FBS team (in this case, No. 13 Iowa). After that win, for four weeks they received votes in the AP's poll of the best football teams in the country (including FBS teams). Their 74 votes in week 3 (barely missing out on a Top 25 ranking) were the most votes ever earned by an FCS program in the AP Poll.https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/fcs-wins-vs-fbs-teams-all-time-victories-upsets FCS wins vs. FBS teams: All-time victories, upsets, wins vs. ranked teams | NCAA.com www.ncaa.com The Bison went 12–2 on the season and won their sixth straight conference title with their lone loss coming on a last-second touchdown versus rival SDSU. The Bison received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated San Diego and South Dakota State in the second round and quarterfinals before losing to James Madison in the semifinals, ending their five-year championship run. Schedule 2016 NCAA Division I FCS STATS Central August 27 6:30 pm w y 1 Charleston Southernhttp://www.gobison.com/news/2016/3/15/football-ndsu-to-open-season-on-espn-for-second-straight-year.aspx NDSU to Open Season on ESPN for Second Straight Year North Dakota State Bison Athletics March 15, 2016 7 FCS Kickoff Fargodome Fargo, North Dakota ESPN 24–17 OT 18,881 September 10 2:30 pm w y 1 Eastern Washington 8 Fargodome Fargo, North Dakota NBC NDESPN3 50–44 OT 18,906 September 17 11:00 am w y y 1 Iowa 13 (FBS) Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa ESPN2 23–21 70,585 October 1 1:00 pm w y 1 Illinois State 18 Fargodome Fargo, North Dakota NBC NDESPN3 31–10 18,907 October 8 2:00 pm w y 1 Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, Missouri NBC NDESPN3 27–3 10,462 October 15 2:30 pm l 1 South Dakota State 11 Dakota Marker Fargodome Fargo, North Dakota NBC NDESPN3 17–19 18,828 October 22 6:00 pm w y 4 Western Illinois 12 Hanson Field Macomb, Illinois NBC NDESPN3 21–13 5,329 October 29 6:00 pm w y 4 Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa NBC NDESPN3 24–20 12,032 November 5 2:30 pm w 4 Youngstown State 15 Harvest Bowl Fargodome Fargo, North Dakota NBC NDESPN3 24–3 18,332 November 12 2:30 pm w 4 Indiana State Fargodome Fargo, North Dakota NBC NDESPN3 41–17 18,276 November 19 2:00 pm w y 4 South Dakota DakotaDome Vermillion, South Dakota NBC NDESPN3Midco SN 28–21 10,011 December 3 2:30 pm w y 4 San Diego 24 FCS Playoffs Second Round Fargodome Fargo, North Dakota ESPN3 45–7 18,305 December 10 11:00 am w y 4 South Dakota State 7 FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals Fargodome Fargo, North Dakota ESPN 36–10** 18,285 December 16 7:00 pm l y 4 James Madison 5 FCS Playoffs Semifinals Fargodome Fargo, North Dakota ESPN2 17–27 18,282 Source: STATS Poll ** Second-most watched FCS Game of all time – 1.98m viewers on ESPNhttps://www.inforum.com/bison-media-zone/mens-sports/football/4864572-Bison-vs.-James-Madison-title-tilt-draws-record-television-numbers-for-FCS-game#:~:text=NDSU%20vs.,2020%2C%202.686%20million%20viewers. Bison vs. James Madison title tilt draws record television numbers for FCS game 14 January 2020 Inforum May 3, 2021 Roster http://www.gobison.com/roster.aspx?path=football&tab=roster2 2016 NDSU Bison Spring Football Roster The Official Athletics Site of North Dakota State Athletics August 1, 2016 2016 North Dakota State Bison FootballQuarterback  6 James Hendricks – 10px|Redshirt Freshman  7 Cole Davis – Junior 12 Easton Stick – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 14 Henry Van Delle – Freshman Tailback  8 Bruce Anderson – Sophomore 10 Lance Dunn – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 22 King Frazier – Senior 24 Demaris Purifoy – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 25 Chase Morlock – Senior 28 Ty Brooks – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 30 Adam Cofield – Freshman Fullback 34 Brock Robbins – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 39 Garrett Malstrom – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 40 Dan Sargeant – Junior 41 Zak Kuntz – Freshman Wide receiver  1 Cole Jacob – Freshman  2 Kiwanne Durant – Freshman  4 Dimitri Williams – Sophomore  9 Marquise Bridges – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 13 Eric Perkins – Senior 15 Daniel Polanski – Junior 16 RJ Urzendowski – Junior 18 Khayvon Hawkins – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 20 Darrius Shepherd – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 31 Bennett RIndy – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 80 Sean Engel – Freshman 81 Isaiah Frandsen – Junior 83 Dallas Freeman – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 84 Trevor Heit – Freshman Tight end 45 Beau Pauly – Freshman 46 Braydon Lund – Freshman 49 Matt Biegler – Freshman 82 Ben Ellefson – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 85 Nate Jenson – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 86 Jeff Illies – Junior 87 Connor Wentz – Junior 88 Matt Anderson – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 89 Isaac Lashua – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore  Offensive lineman 54 Dillon Radunz – OT – Freshman 58 Josh Howieson – OT – Freshman 59 Karson Schoening – C – Freshman 60 Max Polson – C – Junior 63 Zach Kubas – OL – Freshman 64 Colin Conner – OT – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 65 Jack Albrecht – OG – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 66 Zack Johnson – OG – 10px|Redshirt Senior 67 Cordell Volson – OT – Freshman 68 Zack Johnson – OT – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 70 Jack Plankers – OL – Senior 71 Luke Bacon – OG – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 72 Erik Olson – OT – Junior 73 Zack Ziemer – OG – Junior 74 Tanner Volson – C – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 75 Austin Kuhnert – C – Junior 76 Ben Hecht – OG – Freshman 77 Christian Triplett – C – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 78 Landon Lechler – OT – Senior Defensive tackle 57 Bryan Carlton – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 61 Cameron Hackl – Freshman 62 Bryce Messner – Junior 63 Aaron Steidl – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 66 Quinn Alo – Freshman 69 Blake Williams – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 90 Grant Morgan – Junior 92 Jack Darnell – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 95 Connor Hubbs – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 99 Nate Tanguay – Junior Defensive end 53 Cole Karcz – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 91 Derrek Tuszka – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 93 Jarrod Tuszka – Junior 94 Stanley Jones – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 95 Caleb Butler – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 96 Greg Menard – Junior 97 Brad Ambrosius – Senior Linebacker  1 Chris Board – Junior 41 MJ Stumpf – Senior 42 Jabril Cox – Freshman 43 Kurt Mattox – Junior 44 Matt Plank – Junior 45 Levi Jordheim – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker – Senior 48 Dan Marlette – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 49 Nick DeLuca – Senior 50 Ross Kennelly – Freshman 52 Jake Brinkman – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 55 Aaron Mercadel – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Defensive backs  2 Quinten McCoy – CB – Senior  3 Tre Dempsey – FS – Junior  5 Robbie Grimsley – SS – Sophomore 11 Darren Kelley – SS – Junior 13 Ross Godfrey – CB – Freshman 17 Felix Dixon – CB – Freshman 21 Jalen Allison – CB – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 23 Jaylaan Wimbush – CB – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 26 Keenan Hodenfield – CB – Junior 27 Isaac Cenescar – SS – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 29 Eric Bachmeier – FS – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 30 Bryce Bennot – CB – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 31 Victor Kizewski – FS – Freshman 32 Dakota Reid – CB – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 33 Moses Nyangacha – SS- Freshman 35 Dom Davis – CB – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 37 Tre Fort – CB – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 38 Jaxon Brown – SS – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 42 Ross Effertz – CB – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Placekicker 21 Garret Wegner – Freshman 36 Cam Pedersen – Sophomore Punter 19 Jackson Koonce – Junior Long snappers 51 James Fisher – Junior 56 Peder Olson – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore (+LB) * : 2015 NDSU Bison Football Commits (02/04/2015) Recruiting class yes 2016 Henry Van Dellen QB Plymouth, Minnesota Providence Academy 6 4 205 February 03, 2016 (Signed) 2 2 Adam Cofield TB Lee's Summit, Missouri Blue Springs South High School 5 11 190 February 03, 2016 (Signed) Zak Kuntz FB Grand Forks, North Dakota Red River High School 6 2 251 February 03, 2016 (Signed) Sean Engel WR Chaska, Minnesota Chaska High School 6 5 200 February 03, 2016 (Signed) 2 2 Trevor Heit WR Pepin, Wisconsin Pepin High School 5 9 170 February 03, 2016 (Signed) Cole Jacob WR Medina, Minnesota Medina High School 6 0 177 February 03, 2016 (Signed) Matt Biegler TE Underwood, Minnesota Underwood High School 6 3 256 February 03, 2016 (Signed) Braydon Lund TE Minot, North Dakota Minot High School 6 3 246 February 03, 2016 (Signed) 2 2 Quinn Alo OL LaMoure, North Dakota LaMoure High School 6 2 336 February 03, 2016 (Signed) Ben Hecht OL Shawnee, Kansas Mill Valley High School 6 5 255 February 03, 2016 (Signed) 2 2 Josh Howieson OL Baxter, Minnesota Brainerd High School 6 5 275 February 03, 2016 (Signed) Zach Kubas OL Dickinson, North Dakota Trinity High School 6 4 260 February 03, 2016 (Signed) Dillon Radunz OL Becker, Minnesota Becker High School 6 6 260 February 03, 2016 (Signed) 2 2 Karson Schoening OL Rolla, North Dakota Mt. Pleasant High School 6 4 320 February 03, 2016 (Signed) 2 2 Cordell Volson OL Balfour, North Dakota Drake High School 6 6 250 February 03, 2016 (Signed) 2 2 Cameron Hackl DT Green Bay, Wisconsin Bay Port High School 6 3 260 February 03, 2016 (Signed) 3 3 Jabril Cox LB Raytown, Missouri Raytown South High School 6 4 220 February 03, 2016 (Signed) Ross Kennelly LB Superior, Wisconsin Superior High School 5 11 190 February 03, 2016 (Signed) 2 2 Moses Nyangacha LB Robbinsdale, Minnesota Robbinsdale Cooper High School 5 11 190 February 03, 2016 (Signed) 2 2 Beau Pauly LB Becker, Minnesota Becker High School 6 2 207 February 03, 2016 (Signed) Felix Dixon DB Clearwater, Florida Countryside High School 5 11 165 February 03, 2016 (Signed) 2 Ross Godfrey DB Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City East High School 5 10 150 February 03, 2016 (Signed) Victor Kizewski DB Stevens Point, Wisconsin Stevens Point High School 6 0 190 February 03, 2016 (Signed) Garret Wegner P Lodi, Wisconsin Lodi High School 6 0 177 February 03, 2016 (Signed) Darren Kelley DB Baltimore, Maryland North Dakota State College of Science 6 0 192 February 03, 2015 (Transfer) 2 Jackson Koonce P Oceanside, California Southern Methodist University 6 1 178 February 03, 2015 (Transfer) 2016 NDSU Signee List 2016 #- #- #- 1 September 2016 yes Coaching staff Name Position Year atNorth Dakota State Alma mater (Year) Chris Klieman Head coach 6th Northern Iowa (1990) Matt Entz Defensive coordinatorLinebackers 3rd Wayne State (NE) (1995) Tim Polasek Offensive coordinatorRunning backs 10th Concordia (WI) (2002) Atif Austin Special teams coordinatorWide receiver coach 3rd Iowa State (2003) Jamar Cain Defensive ends coach 3rd New Mexico State (2002) Nick Goeser Defensive tackles coach 7th Wisconsin–Eau Claire (2003) Randy Hedberg Quarterbacks coach 3rd Minot State (1977) Joe Klanderman Defensive backs coach 3rd Minnesota State Mankato (2001) Conor Riley Offensive line coach 4th Nebraska–Omaha (2002) Tyler Roehl Tight endsFullbacks 3rd North Dakota State (2009) Bryan Shepherd Defensive assistant 1st North Dakota State (2013) Jake Otten Video coordinator 3rd Cal Poly (2013) Game summaries Polls are based on the FCS STATS Poll Charleston Southern #7 Buccaneers 0 3 7 7 0 #1 Bison 0 3 7 7 7 2016 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team (Q2, 9:44) CSU – Jacob Smoak 46 yard field goal – CSU 3–0 (Q2, 0:00) NDSU – #36 Cam Pedersen 52 yard field goal – TIED 3–3 (Q3, 13:07) CSU – Mike Holloway 47 yard run (Tyler Tekac kick) – CSU 10–3 (Q3, 10:02) NDSU – #20 Darrius Shepherd 23 yard pass from #12 Easton Stick (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – TIED 10–10 (Q4, 10:34) NDSU – #16 RJ Urzendowski 47 yard pass from #12 Easton Stick (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 17–10 (Q4, 2:59) CSU – Mike Holloway 6 yard run (Tyler Tekac kick) – TIED 17–17 (OT) NDSU – #22 King Frazier 25 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 24–17 Eastern Washington #8 Eagles 0 14 10 20 0 #1 Bison 7 14 7 16 6 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team (Q1, 6:19) NDSU – #22 King Frazier 8 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 7–0 (Q2, 12:54) EWU – Cooper Kupp 20 yard pass from Gage Gubrud (Roldan Alcobendas kick) – TIED 7–7 (Q2, 11:01) NDSU – #12 Easton Stick 1 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 14–7 (Q2, 6:12) NDSU – #86 Jeff Illies 33 yard pass from #12 Easton Stick (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 21–7 (Q2, 5:05) EWU – Cooper Kupp 8 yard pass from Gage Gubrud (Roldan Alcobendas kick) – NDSU 21–14 (Q3, 10:58) EWU – Roldan Alcobendas 37 yard field goal – NDSU 21–17 (Q3, 7:05) NDSU – #20 Darrius Shepherd 37 yard pass from #12 Easton Stick (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 28–17 (Q3, 4:06) EWU – Gage Gubrud 13 yard run (Roldan Alcobendas kick) – NDSU 28–24 (Q4, 14:53) NDSU – #10 Lance Dunn 41 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 35–24 (Q4, 12:05) EWU – Nsimba Webster 35 yard pass from Gage Gubrud (Roldan Alcobendas kick) – NDSU 35–31 (Q4, 9:29) NDSU – #49 Nick DeLuca 40 yard interception return – NDSU 41–31 (Q4, 7:49) EWU – Stu Stiles 34 yard pass from Gage Gubrud – NDSU 41–37 (Q3, 4:32) EWU – Tamarick Pierce 1 yard run (Roldan Alcobendas kick) – EWU 44–41 (Q4, 0:42) NDSU – #36 Cam Pedersen 28 yard field goal – TIED 44–44 (OT) NDSU – #10 Lance Dunn 25 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 50–44 At Iowa #1 Bison 7 0 7 9 #13 (FBS) Hawkeyes 0 14 7 0 2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team (Q1, 2:26) NDSU – #41 MJ Stumpf 21 yard interception return (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 7–0 (Q2, 13:03) IOWA – Riley McCarron 30 yard pass from C. J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) – TIED 7–7 (Q2, 8:05) IOWA – Matt VandeBerg 14 yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) – IOWA 14–7 (Q3, 8:06) NDSU – #22 King Frazier 1 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – TIED 14–14 (Q3, 2:12) IOWA – Matt VandeBerg 9 yard pass from C.J. Beathard (Keith Duncan kick) – IOWA 21–14 (Q4, 3:41) NDSU – #25 Chase Morlock 7 yard pass from #12 Easton Stick – IOWA 21–20 (Q4, 0:00) NDSU – #36 Cam Pedersen 37 yard field goal – NDSU 23–21 Illinois State #18 Redbirds 3 7 0 0 #1 Bison 7 21 3 0 2016 Illinois State Redbirds football team (Q1, 8:12) ILST – Sean Slattery 23 yard field goal – ILST 3–0 (Q1, 1:14) NDSU – #20 Darrius Shepherd 31 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 7–3 (Q2, 13:06) ILST – Anthony Fowler 18 yard pass from Jake Kolbe (Sean Slattery kick) – ILST 10–7 (Q2, 12:48) NDSU – #16 RJ Urzendowski 65 yard pass from #12 Easton Stick (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 14–10 (Q2, 8:43) NDSU – #10 Lance Dunn 38 yard pass from #12 Easton Stick (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 21–10 (Q2, 0:27) NDSU – #85 Nate Jenson 35 yard pass from #12 Easton Stick (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 28–10 (Q3, 0:39) NDSU – #36 Cam Pedersen 47 yard field goal – NDSU 31–10 At Missouri State #1 Bison 0 13 0 14 Bears 3 0 0 0 2016 Missouri State Bears football team (Q1, 9:43) MOST – Zach Drake 50 yard field goal – MOST 3–0 (Q2, 8:14) NDSU – #36 Cam Pedersen 38 yard field goal – TIED 3–3 (Q2, 5:45) NDSU – #20 Darrius Shepherd 21 yard pass from #12 Easton Stick (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 10–3 (Q2, 0:27) NDSU – #36 Cam Pedersen 21 yard field goal – NDSU 13–3 (Q4, 13:08) NDSU – #22 King Frazier 22 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 20–3 (Q4, 4:51) NDSU – #22 King Frazier 4 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 27–3 South Dakota State #11 Jackrabbits 0 3 7 9 #1 Bison 0 10 7 0 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team Dakota Marker (Q2, 13:49) NDSU – #12 Easton Stick 1 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 7–0 (Q2, 2:13) SDSU – Chase Vinatieri 38 yard field goal – NDSU 7–3 (Q2, 0:00) NDSU – #36 Cam Pedersen 49 yard field goal – NDSU 10–3 (Q3, 10:16) NDSU – #12 Easton Stick 26 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 17–3 (Q3, 5:26) SDSU – Dallas Goedert 12 yard pass from Taryn Christion (Chase Vinatieri kick) – NDSU 17–10 (Q4, 11:04) SDSU – Chase Vinatieri 42 yard field goal – NDSU 17–13 (Q4, 0:01) SDSU – Jake Wieneke 2 yard pass from Taryn Christion – SDSU 19–17 At Western Illinois #4 Bison 7 14 0 0 #12 Leathernecks 3 3 7 0 2016 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team (Q1, 10:00) NDSU – #22 King Frazier 3 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 7–0 (Q1, 0:19) WIU – Nathan Knuffman 29 yard field goal – NDSU 7–3 (Q2, 11:16) WIU – Nathan Knuffman 28 yard field goal – NDSU 7–6 (Q2, 3:25) NDSU – #22 King Frazier 1 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 14–6 (Q2, 0:45) NDSU – #86 Jeff Illies 17 yard pass from #12 Easton Stick (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 21–6 (Q3, 8:56) WIU – Jamie Gilmore 3 yard run (Nathan Knuffman kick) – NDSU 21–13 At Northern Iowa #4 Bison 7 7 7 3 Panthers 0 3 7 10 2016 Northern Iowa Panthers football team (Q1, 4:42) NDSU – #22 King Frazier 1 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 7–0 (Q2, 13:12) UNI – Austin Errthum 30 yard field goal – NDSU 7–3 (Q2, 1:22) NDSU – #86 Jeff Illies 31 yard pass from #12 Easton Stick (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 14–3 (Q2, 0:00) UNI – Austin Errthum 25 yard field goal – NDSU 14–6 (Q3, 7:19) NDSU – #25 Chase Morlock 8 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 21–6 (Q3, 2:52) UNI – Jaylin James 17 yard pass from Eli Dunne (Austin Errthum kick) – NDSU 21–13 (Q4, 14:53) NDSU – #36 Cam Pedersen 25 yard field goal – NDSU 24–13 (Q4, 12:10) UNI – Briley Moore 4 yard pass from Eli Dunne (Austin Errthum kick) – NDSU 24–20 Youngstown State #15 Penguins 0 3 0 0 #4 Bison 17 0 0 7 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team (Q1, 7:34) NDSU – #25 Chase Morlock 71 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 7–0 (Q1, 3:54) NDSU – #36 Cam Pedersen 36 yard field goal – NDSU 10–0 (Q1, 1:51) NDSU – #86 Jeff Illies 15 yard pass from #12 Easton Stick (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 17–0 (Q2, 8:28) YSU – Zak Kennedy 32 yard field goal – NDSU 17–3 (Q4, 12:39) NDSU – #10 Lance Dunn 7 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 24–3 Indiana State Sycamores 0 7 0 10 #4 Bison 21 13 7 0 2016 Indiana State Sycamores football team (Q1, 12:03) NDSU – #20 Darrius Shepherd 84 yard punt return (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 7–0 (Q1, 6:42) NDSU – #12 Easton Stick 16 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 14–0 (Q1, 2:04) NDSU – #12 Easton Stick 42 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 21–0 (Q2, 8:23) NDSU – #36 Cam Pedersen 29 yard field goal – NDSU 24–0 (Q2, 5:09) NDSU – #22 King Frazier 2 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 31–0 (Q2, 1:47) ISU – Kelvin Cook 2 yard run (Jerry Nunez kick) – NDSU 31–7 (Q2, 0:00) NDSU – #36 Cam Pedersen 45 yard field goal – NDSU 34–7 (Q3, 11:07) NDSU – #10 Lance Dunn 14 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 41–7 (Q4, 12:43) ISU – Jerry Nunez 41 yard field goal – NDSU 41–10 (Q4, 4:52) ISU – Roland Genesy 2 yard run (Jerry Nunez kick) – NDSU 41–17 At South Dakota #4 Bison 7 14 7 0 Coyotes 7 7 0 7 2016 South Dakota Coyotes football team (Q1, 7:29) NDSU – #22 King Frazier 1 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 7–0 (Q1, 3:58) SD – Tacari Carpenter 36 yard pass from Chris Streveler (Miles Bergner kick) – TIED 7–7 (Q2, 8:42) NDSU – #20 Darrius Shepherd 40 yard pass from #12 Easton Stick (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 14–7 (Q2, 4:01) SD – Chris Streveler 1 yard run (Miles Bergner kick) – TIED 14–14 (Q2, 1:01) NDSU – #86 Jeff Illies 13 yard pass from #12 Easton Stick (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 21–14 (Q3, 11:30) NDSU – #87 Connor Wentz 6 yard pass from #12 Easton Stick (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 28–14 (Q4, 9:30) SD – Alonge Brooks 12 yard pass from Chris Streveler (Miles Bergner kick) – NDSU 28–21 FCS Playoffs Second Round–San Diego #24 Toreros 0 0 7 0 #4 Bison 7 14 7 17 2016 San Diego Toreros football team (Q1, 10:49) NDSU – #41 MJ Stumpf 40 yard interception return (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 7–0 (Q2, 7:11) NDSU – #25 Chase Morlock 16 yard pass from #12 Easton Stick (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 14–0 (Q2, 0:39) NDSU – #16 RJ Urzendowski 11 yard pass from #12 Easton Stick (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 21–0 (Q3, 6:56) USD – Ross Dwelley 1 yard pass from Anthony Lawrence (Patrick Murray kick) – NDSU 21–7 (Q3, 4:48) NDSU – #25 Chase Morlock 49 yard pass from #12 Easton Stick (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 28–7 (Q4, 10:13) NDSU – #36 Cam Pedersen 31 yard field goal – NDSU 31–7 (Q4, 11:30) NDSU – #10 Lance Dunn 56 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 38–7 (Q4, 9:30) NDSU – #8 Bruce Anderson 61 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 45–7 Quarterfinals–South Dakota State #7 Jackrabbits 10 0 0 0 #4 Bison 7 7 8 14 (Q1, 11:16) SDSU – Brady Mengarelli 5 yard run (Chase Vinatieri kick) – SDSU 7–0 (Q1, 4:33) SDSU – Chase Vinatieri 34 yard field goal – SDSU 10–0 (Q1, 1:29) NDSU – #10 Lance Dunn 49 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – SDSU 10–7 (Q2, 1:48) NDSU – #12 Easton Stick 3 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 14–10 (Q3, 9:13) NDSU – #90 Grant Morgan Safety – NDSU 16–10 (Q3, 5:27) NDSU – #36 Cam Pedersen 35 yard field goal – NDSU 19–10 (Q3, 1:29) NDSU – #36 Cam Pedersen 45 yard field goal – NDSU 22–10 (Q4, 9:57) NDSU – #12 Easton Stick 14 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 29–10 (Q4, 7:14) NDSU – #20 Darrius Shepherd 67 yard pass from #12 Easton Stick (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – NDSU 36–10 Semifinals–James Madison #5 Dukes 7 10 0 10 #4 Bison 0 7 10 0 2016 James Madison Dukes football team (Q1, 1:18) JMU – Jonathan Kloosterman 14 yard pass from Bryan Schor (Tyler Gray kick) – JMU 7–0 (Q2, 11:59) JMU – Tyler Gray 23 yard field goal – JMU 10–0 (Q2, 6:51) JMU – Khalid Abdullah 10 yard pass from Bryan Schor (Tyler Gray kick) – JMU 17–0 (Q2, 1:36) NDSU – #25 Chase Morlock 3 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – JMU 17–7 (Q3, 11:24) NDSU – #36 Cam Pedersen 45 yard field goal – JMU 17–10 (Q3, 5:53) NDSU – #22 King Frazier 16 yard run (#36 Cam Pedersen kick) – TIED 17–17 (Q4, 11:46) JMU – Tyler Gray 45 yard field goal – JMU 20–17 (Q4, 6:59) JMU – John Miller 25 yard pass from Bryan Schor (Tyler Gray kick) – JMU 27–17 Ranking movements STATS FCS 0 13 1 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