2015 North Dakota State Bison football team

2015 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division I FCS national champion
MVFC co-champion
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS No. 1
FCS Coaches No. 1
2015 record 13–2 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach Chris Klieman (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Tim Polasek (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator Matt Entz (2nd year)
Home stadium Fargodome
(Capacity: 19,000)
2015 MVFC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 North Dakota State +^   7 1         13 2  
#5 Illinois State +^   7 1         10 3  
#8 Northern Iowa ^   5 3         9 5  
#15 South Dakota State ^   5 3         8 4  
Western Illinois ^   5 3         7 6  
Indiana State   3 5         5 6  
Youngstown State   3 5         5 6  
South Dakota   3 5         5 6  
Southern Illinois   2 6         3 8  
Missouri State   0 8         1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

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

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 29 2:30 PM at No. 13 Montana* No. 1 Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT (FCS Kickoff) ESPN L 35–38   26,472 (R)[1]
September 12 2:30 PM Weber State* No. 2 FargodomeFargo, ND NBC ND/ESPN3 W 41–14   18,801[2]
September 19 2:30 PM North Dakota* No. 4 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Rivalry) NBC ND/ESPN3 W 34–9   19,044[3]
October 3 6:00 PM at No. 5 South Dakota State No. 3 Coughlin–Alumni StadiumBrookings, SD (Dakota Marker) Midco/NBC ND/ESPN3 W 28–7   17,348 (R) [4]
October 10 6:00 PM No. 10 Northern Iowadagger No. 3 Fargodome • Fargo, ND NBC ND/ESPN3 W 31–28   18,954
October 17 2:30 PM South Dakota No. 2 Fargodome • Fargo, ND Midco/NBC ND/ESPN3 L 21–24   18,420
October 24 12:00 PM at No. 18 Indiana State No. 8 Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN MVC TV/ESPN3 W 28–14   6,524
October 31 2:00 PM at Southern Illinois No. 7 Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL NBC ND/ESPN3 W 35–29   6,508
November 7 2:30 PM Western Illinois No. 6 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl) NBC ND/ESPN3 W 59–7   18,251
November 14 1:00 PM at No. 20 Youngstown State No. 2 Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH NBC ND/ESPN3 W 27–24   11,309
November 21 2:00 PM Missouri State No. 2 Fargodome • Fargo, ND NBC ND/ESPN3 W 55–0   18,624
December 5 2:30 PM No. 16 Montana* No. 2 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 W 37–6   18,232
December 12 11:00 AM No. 15 Northern Iowa* No. 2 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) ESPN2 W 23–13   18,041
December 18 7:00 PM No. 12 Richmond* No. 2 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Semifinals) ESPN2 W 33–7   18,105
January 9, 2016 11:00 AM vs. No. 1 Jacksonville State* No. 2 Toyota StadiumFrisco, TX (FCS National Championship Game) ESPN2 W 37–10   21,836
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

2015 North Dakota State Bison Football

Quarterback

  •  5 Michael Veldman - Freshman
  •  7 Cole Davis - Sophomore
  • 11 Carson Wentz - Senior
  • 12 Easton Stick - Freshman
  • 17 James Hendricks - Freshman *

Tailback

  •  8 Darius Anderson - Senior (+WR)
  • 10 Lance Dunn - 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 - Freshman
  • 20 Darrius Shepherd - Freshman
  • 33 Marquise Bridges - Freshman *
  • 80 Nate Moody - Senior
  • 81 Isaiah Frandsen - Sophomore
  • 82 Zach Vraa - Senior
  • 83 Dallas Freeman - Freshman

Tight End

  • 39 Ben Ellefson - Freshman *
  • 49 Matt Anderson - Freshman *
  • 85 Nate Jenson - Freshman
  • 86 Jeff Illies - Sophomore
  • 87 Connor Wentz - Sophomore
  • 88 Luke Albers - Senior
  • 89 Isaac Lashua - 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 - Freshman
  • 65 Jack Albrecht - OG - Freshman *
  • 66 Zack Johnson - OG - Junior
  • 67 Brock Russell - OG - Senior
  • 68 Zack J. Johnson - OT - Freshman *
  • 70 Jack Plankers - OT - Junior
  • 71 Luke Bacon - OT - Freshman
  • 72 Erik Olson - OT - Sophomore
  • 73 Zack Ziemer - OG - Sophomore
  • 74 Tanner Volson - OG - Freshman
  • 75 Austin Kuhnert - C - Sophomore
  • 76 Trent Mooney - OG - Freshman *
  • 77 Christian Triplett - C - Freshman
  • 78 Landon Lechler - OT - Junior

Defensive Tackle

  • 57 Bryan Carlton - Freshman *
  • 61 Brian Schaetz - Senior
  • 62 Bryce Messner - Sophomore
  • 63 Aaron Steidl - Freshman
  • 69 Blake Williams - 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 - Freshman
  • 91 Derrek Tuszka - Freshman *
  • 93 Jarrod Tuszka - Sophomore
  • 94 Stanley Jones - 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 - Freshman
  • 47 Pierre Gee-Tucker - Junior
  • 48 Dan Marlette - 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 - Freshman
  • 29 Eric Bachmeier - Freshman
  • 31 Bryce Bennot - Freshman
  • 31 Ty Brooks - Freshman *
  • 32 Dakota Reid - Freshman
  • 34 Ross Effertz - Freshman
  • 37 Tre Fort - Freshman

Safety

  •  3 Tre Dempsey - FS - Sophomore
  •  8 Braden Sikes - SS - Freshman *
  • 23 Jaylaan Wimbush - SS - Freshman
  • 26 Keenan Hodenfield - FS - Sophomore
  • 27 Isaac Cenescar - SS - Freshman
  • 28 Andrew Smith - FS - Junior
  • 35 Robbie Grimsley - SS - Freshman *
  • 38 Jaxon Brown - SS - Freshman *

Punter

  •  9 Ian Gallagher - Freshman
  • 19 Ben LeCompte - Senior (+K)

Long Snappers

  • 51 James Fisher - Sophomore
  • 95 Peder Olson - Freshman (+LB)

  • * : 2015 NDSU Bison Football Commits (02/04/2015)

Recruiting Class

Game summaries

at Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
#1 Bison 7 21 0 7 35
#13 Grizzlies 10 11 7 10 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–3 2014 NDSU, 22–10

Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 0 0 7 14
#2 Bison 7 21 3 10 41
Overall record Previous meeting Result
5–0 2014 NDSU, 24–7

North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
North Dakota 3 0 6 0 9
#4 Bison 3 21 10 0 34
Overall record Previous meeting Result
46–62–3 2003 UND, 28–21

at South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Bison 7 14 7 0 28
#5 Jackrabbits 0 0 7 0 7
Overall record Previous meeting Result
58–40–5 2014 NDSU, 37–17

Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Panthers 7 7 0 14 28
#3 Bison 3 7 0 21 31
Overall record Previous meeting Result
22–26 2014 UNI, 23–3

South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 0 14 0 10 24
#2 Bison 14 7 0 0 21
Overall record Previous meeting Result
52–25–3 2014 NDSU, 47–7

at Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Bison 7 7 14 0 28
#18 Sycamores 0 7 7 0 14
Overall record Previous meeting Result
6–1 2014 NDSU, 34–17

at Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Bison 7 7 7 14 35
Salukis 3 7 9 10 29
Overall record Previous meeting Result
6–3 2014 NDSU, 38–10

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Leathernecks 0 0 7 0 7
#6 Bison 17 21 7 14 59
Overall record Previous meeting Result
4–2 2014 NDSU, 17–10

at Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Bison 0 3 7 17 27
#20 Penguins 7 7 10 0 24
Overall record Previous meeting Result
5–4 2014 NDSU, 38–14

Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
#2 Bison 14 27 14 0 55
Overall record Previous meeting Result
5–2 2014 NDSU, 45–10

FCS Playoffs

Second Round–Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Grizzlies 0 0 6 0 6
#2 Bison 7 14 10 6 37
Overall record Previous meeting Result
4–4 8/29/2015 MONT, 38–35

Quarterfinals–Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
#15 Panthers 7 3 0 3 13
#2 Bison 7 0 7 9 23
Overall record Previous meeting Result
23–26 10/10/2015 NDSU, 31–28

Semifinals–Richmond

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Spiders 0 0 7 0 7
#2 Bison 13 13 0 7 33
Overall record Previous meeting Result
First meeting

Championship–Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Bison 3 21 3 10 37
#1 Gamecocks 0 0 10 0 10
Overall record Previous meeting Result
0–2 1989 NCAA Division II Playoffs JSU, 21–17

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS 1 (144) 2 (22) 4 (23) 3 (17) 3 (16) 3 (20) 2 (27) 8 7 6 2 2 2 (2) 1 (150) 
Coaches 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
Joe Haeg 5 155 Guard Indianapolis Colts

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References

  1. "North Dakota State–Montana Game Summary". ESPN. August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
  2. "North Dakota State–Weber State Game Summary". ESPN. September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  3. Schnepf, Kevin (September 19, 2015). "For at Least One Day, NDSU-UND Game Was the Biggest Thing in the State Again". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  4. "North Dakota State–South Dakota State Game Summary". ESPN. October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  5. "2012 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
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