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NDSU is fourth in Division I FCS statistics in passing yards allowed at just 135 6 yards per game

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BISON Eubanks RUSHING No Yds Avg Long TD Luepke TaMerik Williams Dominic Gonnella Kobe Johnson 538 266 216 214 6 1 8 9 7 2 6 5 47 38 27 23 8 3 1 2 PASSING Comp Att Yds Int TD Cam Miller 119 1033 1 8 PROBABLE STARTERS REDBIRDS RUSHING No Yds Avg Long Wenkers Wright Nigel White Ph leak Brown 96 40 27 413 149 105 4 3 3 7 3 9 48 20 13 1 0 0 PASSING Comp Att Yds Int TD Zack Annexstad 146 236 1548 6 10 BISON OFFENSE Pos No Name Ht Wt Yr WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR FB RB QB 0 70 66 77 63 73 82 9 44 22 7 Zach Mathis Cody Mauch Nash Jensen Brandon Westberg Jake Kubas Mason Miller Joe Stoffel DJ Hart Hunter Luepke TaMerik Williams Cam Miller 6-6 6-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-6 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-1 205 303 329 286 304 296 245 191 236 229 208 Sr Sr Sr Jr Sr Jr Jr Jr Sr Sr Jr BISON DEFENSE Pos No Name Ht Wt Yr DE DT NG DE OLB MLB OLB CB SS FS CB 99 91 58 90 26 47 20 6 25 2 1 Spencer Waege Will Mostaert Javier Derritt Tony Pierce James Kaczor Luke Weerts Julian Wlodarczyk Destin Talbert Michael Tutsie Dawson Weber Courtney Eubanks 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-0 5-11 6-2 5-10 282 260 279 242 215 218 207 187 189 190 187 Sr Jr Jr Sr Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr Sr Jr QUARTERBACKS This is a huge tipping point of the season for the Bison to show if they re a serious playoff-run contender or pretender I m on the fence on that one Dome field advantage wins it NDSU 23, ISU 17 Jeff Kolpack The Forum Record: 6-1 Bison get back on track after the bye week with an efficient run game and quarterback Cam Miller NDSU 28 ISU 17 Hart Annexstad Taula RUNNING BACKS RECEIVERS Phoenix Sproles left team in bye week but means more chances for DJ Hart Zach Mathis and Braylon Henderson OFFENSIVE LINE Bison depth tested this season with a couple of injuries, but unit has passed those obstacles with no issues M A T C H U P S P R E D I C T I O N S GAME DAY BREAKDOWN DEFENSIVE LINE Redbirds in their 3-4 alignment start three on defensive line who have combined to play 78 career games LINEBACKERS ISU fifth-year player Zeke Vandenburgh dangerous in the blitz game, leads team with 7 5 QB sacks SECONDARY NDSU is fourth in Division I FCS statistics in passing yards allowed at just 135 6 yards per game Redbirds like to play field position game with punter Jack Takerian who has 17 of 37 punts inside 20-yard line SPECIAL TEAMS RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg Long TD Tanner Taula Jalen Carr Daniel Sobkowicz 25 24 17 254 254 215 10 2 10 6 12 6 31 56 35 1 1 2 88 30 30 33 S T A N D I N G S BISON (5-2) Date Opponent NDSU Opp Sept 3 Sept 10 Sept 17 Sept 24 Oct 1 Oct 8 Oct 15 Oct 29 Nov 5 Nov 12 Nov 19 Drake North Carolina A&T at Arizona at South Dakota Youngstown State at Indiana State South Dakota State Illinois State at Western Illinois at Southern Illinois North Dakota REDBIRDS (5-2) T E A M S C H E D U L E S The Bison have perfected the formula to play well after a bye They will need that today as Illinois State comes to

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(WDAY-Fargo WDAZ-Grand Forks KBMY-Bismarck and Dickinson KMCY-Williston and Minot) 2:15 p m : Gate City Bison Social Media Flow on InForum com After game: Gate City Media Blog Postgame Show with Mike McFeely Dom Izzo and Jeff Kolpack on Inforum com      Games Saturday Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois noon (ESPN3) South Dakota at Youngstown State 1 p m (ESPN+) Western Illinois at Missouri State 2

10-11 a m : Bison Gameday pregame show with Dom Izzo Kyle Emanuel Logan Campbell and Jeff Kolpack on North Dakota statewi ABC network (WDAY-Fargo WDAZ-Grand Forks KBMY-Bismarck and Dickinson KMCY-Williston and Minot) 2:15 p m : Gate City Bison Social Media Flow on InForum com After game: Gate City Media Blog Postgame Show with Mike McFeely Dom Izzo and Jeff Kolpack on Inforum com       Games Saturday Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois noon (ESPN3) South Dakota at Youngstown State 1 p m (ESPN+) Western Illinois at Missouri State 2 p m (ESPN+) Indiana State at South Dakota State 2 p m (Midco ESPN+) Illinois State at North Dakota State 2:30 p m (ND ABC ESPN+ WDAY+) Abilene Christian at North

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