2015 North Dakota State Bison football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2015 North Dakota State Bison football North Dakota State Bison wordmark.svg 175 Missouri Valley Football Conference MVFC 1 1 13–2 7–1 Chris Klieman 2nd Tim Polasek 2nd West Coast Matt Entz 2nd 3–4 Fargodome NCAA Division I championMVFC co-champion NCAA Division I Championship W 37–10 vs. Jacksonville State The 2015 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Chris Klieman. The team, which played its 23rd season in the Fargodome, entered the season as the four-time defending national champions. The Bison have been members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) since the 2008 season. The Bison went 13–2 on the season, won their fifth straight MVFC title, and their fifth consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championship, becoming the first-ever NCAA football team to win five straight championships at any level. Yale won six straight college football national championships from 1879 to 1884, before the NCAA was formed. Schedule 2015 NCAA Division I FCS STATS Central August 29 2:30 pm l y y 1 Montana 13 FCS Kickoff Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT ESPN 35–38 26,472 (R)https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400795501 North Dakota State–Montana Game Summary ESPN August 29, 2015 August 30, 2015 September 12 2:30 pm w y 2 Weber State Fargodome Fargo, ND NBC ND/ESPN3 41–14 18,801https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400795515 North Dakota State–Weber State Game Summary ESPN September 12, 2015 September 13, 2015 September 19 2:30 pm w y 4 North Dakota Rivalry Fargodome Fargo, ND NBC ND/ESPN3 34–9 19,044For at Least One Day, NDSU-UND Game Was the Biggest Thing in the State Again Kevin Schnepf http://www.inforum.com/sports/3843061-schnepf-least-one-day-ndsu-und-game-was-biggest-thing-state-again The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead September 19, 2015 September 19, 2015 October 3 6:00 pm w y 3 South Dakota State 5 Dakota Marker Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD Midco/NBC ND/ESPN3 28–7 17,348 (R) https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400795729 North Dakota State–South Dakota State Game Summary ESPN October 3, 2015 October 3, 2015 October 10 6:00 pm w y 3 Northern Iowa 10 Fargodome Fargo, ND NBC ND/ESPN3 31–28 18,954 October 17 2:30 pm l 2 South Dakota Fargodome Fargo, ND Midco/NBC ND/ESPN3 21–24 18,420 October 24 12:00 pm w y 8 Indiana State 18 Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN MVC TV/ESPN3 28–14 6,524 October 31 2:00 pm w y 7 Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL NBC ND/ESPN3 35–29 6,508 November 7 2:30 pm w 6 Western Illinois Harvest Bowl Fargodome Fargo, ND NBC ND/ESPN3 59–7 18,251 November 14 1:00 pm w y 2 Youngstown State 20 Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH NBC ND/ESPN3 27–24 11,309 November 21 2:00 pm w 2 Missouri State Fargodome Fargo, ND NBC ND/ESPN3 55–0 18,624 December 5 2:30 pm w y 2 Montana 16 FCS playoffs second round Fargodome Fargo, ND ESPN3 37–6 18,232 December 12 11:00 am w y 2 Northern Iowa 15 FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals Fargodome Fargo, ND ESPN2 23–13 18,041 December 18 7:00 pm w y 2 Richmond 12 FCS Playoffs Semifinals Fargodome Fargo, ND ESPN2 33–7 18,105 January 9, 2016 11:00 am w y y 2 Jacksonville State 1 FCS National Championship Game Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX ESPN2 37–10 21,836 Source: (R) indicates record attendance. Coaching staff Name Position Year atNorth Dakota State Alma mater (Year) Chris Klieman Head coach 5th Northern Iowa (1990) Matt Entz Defensive coordinatorLinebackers 2nd Wayne State (NE) (1995) Tim Polasek Offensive coordinatorRunning backs 9th Concordia (WI) (2002) Atif Austin Special teams coordinatorWide receiver coach 2nd Iowa State (2003) Jamar Cain Defensive ends coach 2nd New Mexico State (2002) Nick Goeser Defensive tackles coach 6th Wisconsin–Eau Claire (2003) Randy Hedberg Quarterbacks coach 2nd Minot State (1977) Joe Klanderman Defensive backs coach 2nd Minnesota State Mankato (2001) Tyler Roehl Tight endsFullbacks 2nd North Dakota State (2009) Brian Gordon Director of football operationsEquipment services 2nd South Florida (2002) Jake Otten Video coordinator 2nd Cal Poly (2013)2014 Football Coaching Staff http://gobison.com/roster.aspx?path=football&tab=roster2 North Dakota State Athletics March 15, 2014 Roster 2015 North Dakota State Bison FootballQuarterback  5 Michael Veldman – Freshman  7 Cole Davis – Sophomore 11 Carson Wentz – Senior 12 Easton Stick – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 17 James Hendricks – Freshman * Tailback  8 Darius Anderson – Senior (+WR) 10 Lance Dunn – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 22 King Frazier – Junior 24 Demaris Purifoy – Freshman * 25 Chase Morlock – Junior 37 Garrett Malstrom – Freshman 42 Bruce Anderson – Freshman * Fullback 30 Jedre Cyr – Senior 34 Brock Robbins – Freshman * 40 Dan Sargeant – Sophomore 46 Andrew Bonnet – Senior (+TE) Wide receiver  4 Dimitri Williams – Freshman *  9 Colter Pritchard – Sophomore 13 Eric Perkins – Junior 15 Daniel Polanski – Sophomore 16 RJ Urzendowski – Sophomore 18 Khayvon Hawkins – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 20 Darrius Shepherd – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 33 Marquise Bridges – Freshman * 80 Nate Moody – Senior 81 Isaiah Frandsen – Sophomore 82 Zach Vraa – Senior 83 Dallas Freeman – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Tight end 39 Ben Ellefson – Freshman * 49 Matt Anderson – Freshman * 85 Nate Jenson – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 86 Jeff Illies – Sophomore 87 Connor Wentz – Sophomore 88 Luke Albers – Senior 89 Isaac Lashua – 10px|Redshirt Freshman  Offensive lineman 53 Max Haskins - OL – Freshman 54 Jeremy Kelly - OG – Senior 58 Andrew Trzebiatowski - OT – Freshman 59 Joe Haeg - OT – Senior 60 Max Polson - C – Sophomore 64 Colin Conner - OT – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 65 Jack Albrecht - OG – Freshman * 66 Zack Johnson - OG – 10px|Redshirt Junior 67 Brock Russell - OG – Senior 68 Zack Johnson - OT – Freshman * 70 Jack Plankers - OT – Junior 71 Luke Bacon - OT – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 72 Erik Olson - OT – Sophomore 73 Zack Ziemer - OG – Sophomore 74 Tanner Volson - OG – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 75 Austin Kuhnert - C – Sophomore 76 Trent Mooney - OG – Freshman * 77 Christian Triplett - C – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 78 Landon Lechler - OT – Junior Defensive tackle 57 Bryan Carlton – Freshman * 61 Brian Schaetz – Senior 62 Bryce Messner – Sophomore 63 Aaron Steidl – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 69 Blake Williams – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 90 Grant Morgan – Sophomore 92 Jack Darnell – Freshman * 95 Connor Hubbs – Freshman * 98 Austin Farnlof – Junior 99 Nate Tanguay – Sophomore Defensive end 53 Cole Karcz – Freshman * 56 Caleb Butler – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 91 Derrek Tuszka – Freshman * 93 Jarrod Tuszka – Sophomore 94 Stanley Jones – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 96 Greg Menard – Sophomore 97 Brad Ambrosius – Junior Placekicker 36 Cam Pedersen – Freshman Linebacker  1 Chris Board – Sophomore 14 Bo Liekhus – Junior 41 MJ Stumpf – Junior 43 Kurt Mattox – Sophomore 44 Matt Plank – Sophomore 45 Levi Jordheim – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker – Junior 48 Dan Marlette – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 49 Nick DeLuca – Junior 50 Gray Gochenour – Freshman 52 Jake Brinkman – Freshman * 55 Aaron Mercadel – Freshman * Cornerback  2 Quinten McCoy – Junior  5 Jordan Champion – Senior  6 CJ Smith – Senior 19 Dom Davis – Freshman * 21 Jalen Allison – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 29 Eric Bachmeier – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 31 Bryce Bennot – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 31 Ty Brooks – Freshman * 32 Dakota Reid – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 34 Ross Effertz – Freshman 37 Tre Fort – Freshman Safety  3 Tre Dempsey - FS – Sophomore  8 Braden Sikes - SS – Freshman * 23 Jaylaan Wimbush - SS – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 26 Keenan Hodenfield - FS – Sophomore 27 Isaac Cenescar - SS – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 28 Andrew Smith - FS – Junior 35 Robbie Grimsley - SS – Freshman * 38 Jaxon Brown - SS – Freshman * Punter  9 Ian Gallagher – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 19 Ben LeCompte – Senior (+K) Long Snappers 51 James Fisher – Sophomore 95 Peder Olson – 10px|Redshirt Freshman (+LB) * : 2015 NDSU Bison Football Commits (02/04/2015) Recruiting class yes 2015 Ben Ellefson #76 TE Hawley, MN Hawley Secondary 6 3 243 February 04, 2015 (Signed) 3 Aaron Mercadel #113 MLB Oakland, CA Saint Mary's College High School 5 11 196 February 04, 2015 (Signed) 2 Jack Darnell #190 DT Champlin, MN Champlin Park High School 6 2 277 February 04, 2015 (Signed) 2 Bryan Carlton #145 DE Chanhassen, MN Minnetonka High School 6 3 246 February 04, 2015 (Signed) 2 Derrek Tuszka #136 DE Warner, SD Warner High School 6 5 226 February 04, 2015 (Signed) 2 Matt Anderson #133 TE Lakeland, MN Stillwater High School 6 4 228 February 04, 2015 (Signed) 2 Trent Mooney #226 OT Lamar, MO Lamar High School 6 5 269 February 04, 2015 (Signed) 2 Robbie Grimsley #221 ATH (S) Hutchinson, MN Hutchinson High School 6 0 181 February 04, 2015 (Signed) 2 Connor Hubbs #201 DT White Bear Lake, MN White Bear Lake High School 6 1 283 February 04, 2015 (Signed) 2 Braden Sikes #230 ATH (S) Excelsior, MN Minnetonka High School 5 11 192 February 04, 2015 (Signed) 2 Dimitri Williams #232 ATH (WR) Lakeville, MN Rosemount High School 5 11 174 February 04, 2015 (Signed) 2 James Hendricks #243 ATH (QB) Laporte, MN Bemidji High School 6 1 189 February 04, 2015 (Signed) 2 Marquise Bridges #327 WR Brooklyn Park, MN DeLaSalle High School 5 11 170 February 04, 2015 (Signed) 2 Zack Johnson #324 OT Blaine, MN Spring Lake Park High School 6 6 276 February 04, 2015 (Signed) 2 Ty Brooks CB Fargo, ND Fargo South High School 5 9 161 February 04, 2015 (Signed) Jaxon Brown S Eau Claire, WI Regis High School 6 2 189 February 04, 2015 (Signed) Demaris Purifoy RB Wauwatosa, WI Wauwatosa West High School 6 1 188 February 04, 2015 (Signed) Brock Robbins FB Cavalier, ND Cavalier High School 6 1 230 February 04, 2015 (Signed) Cole Karcz TE -> DE Germantown, MN Germantown High School 6 4 233 February 04, 2015 (Signed) Bruce Anderson RB Ruskin, FL Newsome High School 5 11 202 February 04, 2015 (Signed) Jake Brinkman OLB North Liberty, IA Regina High School 6 0 210 February 04, 2015 (Signed) Dominic Davis ATH (CB) Belleville, IL Belleville West High School 5 11 175 February 04, 2015 (Signed) Jack Albrecht OG Rolling Meadows, IL Fremd High School 6 5 276 February 04, 2015 (Signed) 2015 - #131 - 1 September 2016 yes Game summaries At Montana #1 Bison 7 21 0 7 #13 Grizzlies 10 11 7 10 2015 Montana Grizzlies football team Weber State Wildcats 7 0 0 7 #2 Bison 7 21 3 10 2015 Weber State Wildcats football team North Dakota North Dakota 3 0 6 0 #4 Bison 3 21 10 0 2015 University of North Dakota football team At South Dakota State #3 Bison 7 14 7 0 #5 Jackrabbits 0 0 7 0 2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team Dakota Marker Northern Iowa #10 Panthers 7 7 0 14 #3 Bison 3 7 0 21 2015 Northern Iowa Panthers football team South Dakota Coyotes 0 14 0 10 #2 Bison 14 7 0 0 2015 South Dakota Coyotes football team At Indiana State #8 Bison 7 7 14 0 #18 Sycamores 0 7 7 0 2015 Indiana State Sycamores football team At Southern Illinois #7 Bison 7 7 7 14 Salukis 3 7 9 10 2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team Western Illinois Leathernecks 0 0 7 0 #6 Bison 17 21 7 14 2015 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team At Youngstown State #2 Bison 0 3 7 17 #20 Penguins 7 7 10 0 2015 Youngstown State Penguins football team Missouri State Bears 0 0 0 0 #2 Bison 14 27 14 0 2015 Missouri State Bears football team FCS playoffs Second round – Montana #16 Grizzlies 0 0 6 0 #2 Bison 7 14 10 6 Quarterfinals–Northern Iowa #15 Panthers 7 3 0 3 #2 Bison 7 0 7 9 Semifinals–Richmond #12 Spiders 0 0 7 0 #2 Bison 13 13 0 7 2015 Richmond Spiders football team Championship–Jacksonville State #2 Bison 3 21 3 10 #1 Gamecocks 0 0 10 0 2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team Ranking movements STATS FCS 0 13 1 (144) 2 (22) 4 (23) 3 (17) 3 (16) 3 (20) 2 (27) 8 7 6 2 2 2 (2) 1 (150) Coaches 0 13 1 (24) 2–T (6) 2 2 (4) 2 (4) 2 (6) 2 (5) 8 6 5–T 3 3 3 (5) 1 (24) 2016 NFL draftees Player Round Pick Position NFL Club Carson Wentz 1 2 Quarterback Philadelphia Eagles Joe Haeg 5 155 Guard Indianapolis Colts 2012 NFL Draft Sports Reference LLC November 28, 2016 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2016/draft.htm 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