2020 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 2020 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Matt Entz. The team played in the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota, for the 28th season as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They entered the season as defending national champions, having won eight of the prior nine FCS titles.

2020 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 7
Record7–3 (5–2 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTyler Roehl (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDavid Braun (2nd season)
Home stadiumFargodome
(capacity: 19,000)
2020 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 South Dakota State +^  5 –1   8 –2  
No. 12 Missouri State +^  5 –1   5 –5  
No. 7 North Dakota ^  4 –1   5 –2  
No. 6 North Dakota State ^  5 –2   7 –3  
No. 14 Southern Illinois ^  3 –3   6 –4  
Northern Iowa  3 –4   3 –4  
South Dakota  1 –3   1 –3  
Illinois State†  1 –3   1 –3  
Western Illinois†  1 –5   1 –5  
Youngstown State  1 –6   1 –6  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Indiana State opted out of the spring season.
    † – Illinois State and Western Illinois opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 21 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2019 North Dakota State Bison football team

In 2019, the Bison finished the regular season 12–0, the second consecutive undefeated Bison season, and won their ninth consecutive MVFC title. They received an automatic qualifying bid to the FCS Playoff Tournament and were seeded as the No. 1 team. The Bison then went 4–0 in the FCS playoffs to finish 16–0 as FCS champions, becoming the first team at any level of college football to finish a season 16–0 since Yale in 1894. They also extended their FCS-record winning streak to 37 games.

Schedule

NDSU had games scheduled against Oregon (September 5, rescheduled to 2028), Drake (September 12, rescheduled to 2022), and North Carolina A&T (September 19, rescheduled to 2022) that were postponed before the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3][4]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
October 32:30 p.m.Central Arkansas*No. 1
ESPN+W 39–28471
February 212:30 p.m.Youngstown StateNo. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)
ESPN+W 25–76,578
February 272:30 p.m.at Southern IllinoisNo. 1
ESPN+L 14–382,400
March 62:00 p.m.at Missouri StateNo. 6
ESPN+W 25–03,147
March 132:30 p.m.No. 22 Illinois StateNo. 5
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ESPN+W 21–136,145
March 202:30 p.m.No. 2 North DakotaNo. 4
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ESPN+W 34–139,121
March 272:00 p.m.at South DakotaNo. 2
ESPN+Canceled
April 104:00 p.m.at No. 24 Northern IowaNo. 2
ESPN+W 23–202,037
April 172:30 p.m.No. 4 South Dakota StateNo. 2
ESPN+L 17–278,762
April 243:30 p.m.No. 9 Eastern WashingtonNo. 6
ESPN3W 42–203,587
May 22:00 p.m.at No. 4 Sam Houston StateNo. 6
ESPNL 20–244,984

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Personnel

Roster
2020 North Dakota State Bison Football

Quarterback

  •  5 Trey Lance – sophomore (6′3, 224)
  •  7 Jayden Johannsen – Redshirt freshman (6′2, 193)
  •  8 Zeb Noland – senior (6′2, 222)
  • 10 Logan Graetz – Redshirt freshman (6′4, 209)
  • 16 Noah Sanders – junior (6′3, 217)
  • - Cam Miller – freshman (6′1, 205)

Tailback

  • 18 Adam Cofield – senior (5′11, 207)
  • 21 Jalen Bussey – Redshirt freshman (5′5, 159)
  • 22 Seth Wilson – junior (5′10, 195)
  • 24 Kobe Johnson – sophomore (5′9, 183)
  • 30 Saybein Clark – sophomore (6′1, 206)
  • - TK Marshall – freshman (5'11, 189)
  • - Dominic Gonnella – freshman (5′11, 190)
  • - Nathan Goldade – freshman (5′10, 202)

Fullback

  • 44 Hunter Luepke – sophomore (6′1, 246)
  • 49 Logan Hofstedt – Redshirt freshman (6′1, 246)
  • - Jesse Hastings – freshman (5′11, 229)

Wide receiver

  •  1 Christian Watson – junior (6′3, 206)
  •  6 Giancarlo Volpentesta – Redshirt freshman (6′0, 193)
  • 11 Phoenix Sproles – junior (5′11, 188)
  • 12 Braylon Henderson – Redshirt freshman (5′8, 179)
  • 15 Kaden Kuntz – Redshirt freshman (5′8, 176)
  • 17 Phoenix Sproles – sophomore (6′6, 194)
  • 22 Jake Lippe – Redshirt freshman (6′2, 204)
  • 29 Adrian Adams – Redshirt freshman (6′0, 172)
  • 32 DJ Stewart – sophomore (5′11, 190)
  • 80 Andy Voyen – junior (6′2, 208)
  • 84 Trevor Heit – senior (5′9, 180)
  • 86 Peter Isais – junior (5′11, 181)
  • 89 Cole Jacob – senior (6′1, 201)
  • - RaJa Nelson – freshman (5′8, 175)
  • - DJ Hart – freshman (6′0, 180)
  • - Joseph Deyak – freshman (6′2, 190)
  • - Tyler Terhark – freshman (6′2, 192)

Tight end

  • 40 Travis Yohnke – Redshirt freshman (6′4, 252)
  • 43 Zach Gottwalt – Redshirt freshman (6′5, 218)
  • 46 Austin Avery – junior (6′3, 248)
  • 81 Josh Babicz – junior (6′6, 252)
  • 85 Jaden Klabo – Redshirt freshman (6′4, 211)
  • 87 Noah Gindorff – junior (6′6, 266)
  • - Joe Stoffel – freshman (6′3, 234)
  • - Jack Bram – freshman (6′3, 215)
  • - Andre Carrier – freshman (6′3, 197)
  

Offensive lineman

  • 57 Zach Willis - C – senior (6′3, 300)
  • 58 Josh Howieson - OT – senior (6′5, 310)
  • 59 Karson Schoening - C – senior (6′5, 302)
  • 61 Zach Kubas - OG – senior (6′4, 298)
  • 63 Jake Kubas - OG – sophomore (6′3, 298)
  • 64 Jake Rock - OT – Redshirt freshman (6′6, 294)
  • 66 Nash Jensen - OG – junior (6′4, 331)
  • 67 Cordell Volson - OT – senior (6′6, 312)
  • 68 Nick Radunz - OL – junior (6′4, 288)
  • 69 Quinn Alo - OG – senior (6′2, 301)
  • 70 Cody Mauch - OT – junior (6′4, 286)
  • 71 Brandon Westberg - C – Redshirt freshman (6′3, 283)
  • 72 Jalen Sundell - OT – sophomore (6′5, 293)
  • 75 Dillon Radunz - OT – senior (6′6, 301)
  • 76 Hunter Poncius - OT – Redshirt freshman (6′8, 293)
  • 77 Bryan Nohava - OG – sophomore (6′4, 290)
  • - Mason Miller - OT – freshman (6′6, 232)
  • - Grey Zabel - OT – freshman (6′5, 247)
  • - Hayden Johnston - OL – freshman (6′1, 259)

Defensive lineman

  • 54 Jake Kava – DE – sophomore (6′1, 236)
  • 56 Justice Kelly – DE – senior (6′3, 239)
  • 60 Lane Tucker – DT – junior (6′4, 278)
  • 62 Dylan Evans – DT – sophomore (6′4, 287)
  • 64 Reed Ryan – DE – Redshirt freshman (6′2, 238)
  • 73 Eli Mostaert – DT – Redshirt freshman (6′3, 275)
  • 74 Will Mostaert – DE – Redshirt freshman (6′3, 253)
  • 90 Tony Pierce – DE – sophomore (6′0, 228)
  • 93 Logan McCormick – DE – junior (6′2, 247)
  • 94 Costner Ching – DT – junior (6′3, 282)
  • 95 Brendan Cook – DE – sophomore (6′3, 244)
  • 96 Javier Derritt – DT – Redshirt freshman (6′1, 280)
  • 97 Bartholomew Ogbu – DE – junior (6′2, 246)
  • 98 Matt Biegler - DT – senior (6′3, 283)
  • 99 Spencer Waege – DE – junior (6′5, 270)
  • - Seth Anderson - DE – freshman (6′5, 253)
  • - Nolan Jacobs - DT – freshman (6′2, 243)
  • - Loshiaka Roques - DE – freshman (6′3, 215)
  • - Bryce Friday - DT – freshman (6′4, 240)
  • - Joe Kava - DT – freshman (5′11, 229)
  • - Trey Steinbach - DE – freshman (6′3, 220)
  

Linebacker

  • 31 Jasir Cox – junior (6′0, 205)
  • 34 Juanye Tillman – sophomore (5′11, 238)
  • 43 Beau Pauly – senior (6′2, 218)
  • 45 Mitchell Kartes – sophomore (5'11, 208)
  • 47 Luke Weerts – sophomore (6'1, 217)
  • 48 Mark Stumpf – sophomore (6'2, 221)
  • 49 Nick Kubitz – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 213)
  • 50 Dylan Hendricks – Redshirt freshman (6′3, 231)
  • 51 Mason Hofstedt – junior (6′0, 218)
  • 52 Jackson Hankey – junior (6′1, 220)
  • 55 Aaron Mercadel – senior (5′11, 218)
  • - Oscar Benson – freshman (6′0, 180)
  • - Cole Wisniewski – freshman (6′3, 189)

Cornerbacks

  • 13 Anthony Coleman – Redshirt freshman (5′9, 176)
  • 14 Josh Hayes – senior (5′11, 186)
  • 33 Destin Talbert – junior (5′11, 182)
  • 35 Jayden Price – sophomore (6′0, 187)
  • 39 Jenaro Wathum-Ocama – Redshirt freshman (6′0, 188)
  • - Courtney Eubanks – freshman (5′10, 175)
  • - Marques Sigle – freshman (5′10, 170)

Safeties

  • 10 Dom Jones - FS – Redshirt freshman (6′2, 189)
  • 18 Cam Smith - FS – Redshirt freshman (5′11, 182)
  • 20 Julian Wlodarczyk - SS – sophomore (6′3, 204)
  • 25 Michael Tutsie - SS – junior (5′10, 197)
  • 26 James Kaczor - SS – junior (6′0, 207)
  • 27 Dawson Weber - FS – junior (6′2, 189)
  • 46 Caleb Beebe - SS – Redshirt freshman (5′10, 179)
  • - Tyson Gordon – freshman (6′2, 177)
  • - Ty Satter – freshman (6′1, 167)
  • - Sam Jung – freshman (5′10, 175)

Placekicker

  • 15 Will Cardinal – Redshirt freshman (6′2, 192) (+P)
  • 36 Griffin Crosa – sophomore (6′1, 170)
  • 37 Jake Reinholz – junior (6′2, 217)
  • - Nathan Whiting – freshman (5′11, 201)

Punter

  • 38 Garret Wegner – senior (6′0, 196)

Long snappers

  • 41 Ross Kennelly – senior (5′11, 223)
  • 85 Hunter Brozio – Redshirt freshman (6′0, 232)

Game summaries

Central Arkansas
See also: 2020 Central Arkansas Bears football team
Central Arkansas Bears (2-1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (0-0)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 11 Bears 3 3 14828
No. 1 Bison 0 10 82139

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: October 3, 2020
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 471
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics Central Arkansas North Dakota State
First downs1426
Plays–yards63-29776-425
Rushes–yards25-7146-276
Passing yards226149
Passing: comp–att–int25-38-215-30-1
Time of possession26:3833:22
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Central Arkansas PassingBreylin Smith25/38, 226 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
RushingBreylin Smith10 car, 29 yds
ReceivingTyler Hudson4 rec, 58 yds, TD
North Dakota State PassingTrey Lance15/30, 149 yds, 2 TD, INT
RushingTrey Lance15 car, 143 yds, 2 TD
ReceivingBraylon Henderson3 rec, 36 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UCA NDSU
1st 8:26 4 -1 1:39 UCA 33-yard field goal by Hayden Ray (#53) 3 0
2nd 11:53 7 23 2:11 UCA 41-yard field goal by Hayden Ray (#53) 6 0
2nd 9:00 7 75 2:53 NDSU Josh Babicz (#81) 13-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 6 7
2nd 2:32 9 50 4:23 NDSU 27-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 6 10
3rd 14:13 2 75 0:47 NDSU Trey Lance (#5) 54-yard touchdown run, 2-point Rush Good 6 18
3rd 12:47 5 75 1:26 UCA Tyler Hudson (#1) 22-yard touchdown reception from Breylin Smith (#3), Hayden Ray (#53) kick good 13 18
3rd UCA 5 43 1:13 UCA Lujuan Winningham (#5) 3-yard touchdown reception from Breylin Smith (#3), Hayden Ray (#53) kick good 20 18
4th 13:21 8 56 3:53 NDSU Trey Lance (#5) 14-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 20 25
4th 10:35 7 79 2:41 UCA Lujuan Winningham (#5) 11-yard touchdown reception from Breylin Smith (#3), 2-point rush good 28 25
4th 7:35 7 75 3:00 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 23-yard touchdown reception from Trey Lance (#5), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 28 32
4th 1:51 9 67 3:51 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 13-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 28 39
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 28 39

Youngstown State
See also: 2020 Youngstown State Penguins football team
Youngstown State Penguins (0-1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (1-0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Penguins 0 0 707
No. 1 Bison 8 3 7725

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: February 21, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 6,578
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics Youngstown State North Dakota State
First downs1218
Plays–yards56-17158-317
Rushes–yards34-5140-243
Passing yards12074
Passing: comp–att–int12-22-09-18-0
Time of possession31:0328:57
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Youngstown State PassingMark Waid8/11, 75 yds, TD
RushingMark Waid11 car, 26 yds
ReceivingNatavious Payne2 rec, 39 yds
North Dakota State PassingZeb Noland9/18, 74 yds
RushingKobe Johnson16 car, 114 yds, TD
ReceivingCole Jacob3 rec, 28 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP YSU NDSU
1st 4:20 9 63 5:12 NDSU Kobe Johnson (#4) 15-yard touchdown run, 2-point rush good 0 8
2nd 9:05 7 30 3:08 NDSU 28-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 0 11
3rd 8:29 6 89 2:38 NDSU Jalen Bussey (#21) 22-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 18
3rd 0:18 15 75 8:11 YSU Jake Coates (#10) 12-yard touchdown reception from Mark Waid (#7), Colt McFadden (#19) kick good 7 18
4th 7:10 9 60 4:22 NDSU Jalen Bussey (#21) 7-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 25
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 25

Southern Illinois
See also: 2020 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
North Dakota State Bison (2-0) vs. Southern Illinois Salukis (1-1)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 1 Bison 0 7 0714
Salukis 3 14 02138

at Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, IL

  • Date: February 27, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Cloudy; 52 °F (11 °C); Wind: SSE 6 MPH
  • Game attendance: 2,400
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics North Dakota State Southern Illinois
First downs1225
Plays–yards45-26873-443
Rushes–yards21-10948-170
Passing yards159273
Passing: comp–att–int13-24-118-25-0
Time of possession18:3441:26
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North Dakota State PassingZeb Noland13/24, 159 yds, TD, INT
RushingJalen Bussey3 car, 72 yds
ReceivingJake Lippe3 rec, 53 yds, TD
Southern Illinois PassingNic Baker17/23, 254 yds, TD
RushingRomeir Elliott18 car, 89 yds, 2 TD
ReceivingAvante Cox7 rec, 138 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NDSU SIU
1st 0:40 12 49 6:43 SIU 39-yard field goal by Nico Gualdoni (#99) 0 3
2nd 7:24 12 93 6:50 SIU Romeir Elliott (#1) 3-yard touchdown run, Nico Gualdoni (#99) kick good 0 10
2nd 0:55 7 74 4:25 SIU Javon Williams Jr. (#15) 1-yard touchdown run, Nico Gualdoni (#99) kick good 0 17
2nd 0:00 6 80 0:52 NDSU Jake Lippe (#19) 37-yard touchdown reception from Zeb Noland (#8), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 17
4th 13:41 5 51 2:32 SIU Landon Lenoir (#17) 7-yard touchdown reception from Nic Baker (#8), Nico Gualdoni (#99) kick good 7 24
4th 11:42 4 13 1:27 SIU Javon Williams Jr. (#15) 3-yard touchdown run, Nico Gualdoni (#99) kick good 7 31
4th 3:07 11 80 7:18 SIU Romeir Elliott (#1) 20-yard touchdown run, Nico Gualdoni (#99) kick good 7 38
4th 2:16 3 75 0:51 NDSU Zeb Noland (#8) 5-yard touchdown run, Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 14 38
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 38

Missouri State
See also: 2020 Missouri State Bears football team
North Dakota State Bison (2-1) vs. Missouri State Bears (1-3)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Bison 7 18 0025
Bears 0 0 000

at Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO

  • Date: March 6, 2021
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Sunny; 58 °F (14 °C); WSW 3 MPH
  • Game attendance: 3,147
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics North Dakota State Missouri State
First downs1514
Plays–yards63-40763-221
Rushes–yards48-27234-63
Passing yards135158
Passing: comp–att–int10-15-116-29-0
Time of possession33:5626:04
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North Dakota State PassingZeb Noland (#8)10/15, 135 yds, 2 TD, INT
RushingJalen Bussey10 car, 98 yds, TD
ReceivingBraylon Henderson1 rec, 81 yds, TD
Missouri State PassingJaden Johnson13/21, 132 yds
RushingTobias Little8 car, 46 yds
ReceivingDamoriea Vick6 rec, 73 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP NDSU MOST
1st 1:49 12 71 5:54 NDSU Noah Gindorff (#87) 7-yard touchdown reception from Zeb Noland (#8), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 7 0
2nd 6:24 4 65 1:53 NDSU Jalen Bussey (#21) 53-yard touchdown run, 2-point rush good 15 0
2nd 1:25 7 44 3:30 NDSU 38-yard field goal by Jake Reinholz (#37) 18 0
2nd 0:08 2 81 0:17 NDSU Braylon Henderson (#12) 81-yard touchdown reception from Zeb Noland (#8), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 25 0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 25 0

Illinois State
See also: 2020 Illinois State Redbirds football team
Illinois State Redbirds (0-2) vs. North Dakota State Bison (3-1)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 22 Redbirds 0 0 7613
No. 5 Bison 14 0 0721

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: March 13, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 6,145
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics Illinois State North Dakota State
First downs1315
Plays–yards67-25759-287
Rushes–yards41-13339-154
Passing yards124133
Passing: comp–att–int9-26-111-20-2
Time of possession29:5430:06
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Illinois State PassingBryce Jefferson9/26, 124 yds, TD, INT
RushingNigel White15 car, 87 yds
ReceivingAustin Nagel2 rec, 51 yds
North Dakota State PassingZeb Noland6/13, 72 yds, 2 INT
RushingCam Miller11 car, 57 yds, TD
ReceivingChristian Watson4 rec, 93 yds
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP ILST NDSU
1st 11:20 NDSU Punt returned 85 yards for touchdown by Jayden Price (#23), Jake Reinholz (#37) kick good 0 7
1st 5:37 8 67 3:37 NDSU Kobe Johnson (#4) 15-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 14
3rd 6:40 7 47 3:01 ILST Tanner Taula (#11) 4-yard touchdown reception from Bryce Jefferson (#5), Aidan Bresnahan (#40) kick good 7 14
4th 11:59 10 80 4:32 ILST Tyler Pennington (#37) 1-yard touchdown run, Aidan Bresnahan (#40) kick blocked 13 14
4th 3:39 13 84 8:13 NDSU Cam Miller (#7) 6-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 13 21
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 21

North Dakota
See also: 2020 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
See also: Nickel Trophy
North Dakota Fighting Hawks (4-0) vs. North Dakota State Bison (4-1)
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Fighting Hawks 6 0 7013
No. 4 Bison 7 14 7634

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: March 20, 2021
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 9,121
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics North Dakota North Dakota State
First downs1421
Plays–yards51-30473-456
Rushes–yards24-16154-316
Passing yards143140
Passing: comp–att–int13-27-18-19-2
Time of possession23:2336:37
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North Dakota PassingTommy Schuster13/26, 143 yds, TD, INT
RushingOtis Weah13 car, 129 yds, TD
ReceivingBo Belquist3 rec, 39 yds, TD
North Dakota State PassingZeb Noland5/13, 127 yds, TD, 2 INT
RushingHunter Luepke28 car, 190 yds, 3 TD
ReceivingChristian Watson2 rec, 83 yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UND NDSU
1st 14:10 4 75 0:50 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 55-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 0 7
1st 4:47 1 74 0:12 UND Otis Weah (#26) 74-yard touchdown run, Adam Stage (#45) kick no good 6 7
2nd 11:11 16 82 8:31 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 8-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 6 14
2nd 1:06 2 72 0:29 NDSU Christian Watson (#1) 63-yard touchdown reception from Zeb Noland (#8), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 6 21
3rd 12:01 6 55 2:53 UND Bo Belquist (#1) 21-yard touchdown reception from Tommy Schuster (#2), Adam Stage (#45) kick good 13 21
3rd 4:38 14 75 7:23 NDSU Hunter Luepke (#44) 5-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good 13 28
4th 14:05 6 18 2:35 NDSU 41-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 13 31
4th 7:57 4 2 2:07 NDSU 35-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) 13 34
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 34

Ranking movements
Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre123456789Final
STATS11654222265
CoachesNot released4333375

Players drafted into the NFL
See also: 2021 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL team
13Trey LanceQBSan Francisco 49ers
253Dillon RadunzOTTennessee Titans

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