GAME DAY

BREAKDOWN
STAT LEADERS
MATCHUPS
QUARTERBACKS DEFENSIVE LINE
Passing game for the Sycamores has Bison anxious to get junior defensive
been a struggle, with starting QB Gavin end Dylan Hendricks on the field
Screws five interceptions, one TD pass. and see what he can do.

RUNNING BACKS LINEBACKERS

Bison running back Kobe Johnson day- After a rotation of sorts the first four
Kaczor Price Dinka Hendrix to-day with sprained ankle, may put games, senior James Kaczor played
more on Dominic Gonnella's plate. every snap last week vs. Youngstown.
BISON
RUSHING No. Yds. Avg. Long TD
Hunter Luepke 405 7.0 47
RECEIVERS SECONDARY
58 8
Kobe Johnson Veteran Sycamore Dante Hendrix may NDSU fifth in Division I FCS in passing
33 214 6.5 23 2
Dominic Gonnella be the team's best player and will be defense giving up only 127.0 yards per
23 140 6.1 19 1
Cole Payton counted on to have a big game today. game.
19 126 6.6 26 1
PASSING Comp. Att. Yds. Int. TD OFFENSIVE LINE SPECIAL TEAMS
Cam Miller 46 70 596 1 5
As expected, Bison depth showed up ISU returned only three punts in four
RECEIVING Rec. Yds. Avg. Long TD strong last week with veteran LG Nash games. Jayden Price a threat for big
Hunter Luepke 7 121 17.3 31 2 Jensen sitting out with injury. return with ISU's poor punting average.
Joe Stoffel 7 85 12.1 21 0

PREDICTIONS
Zach Mathis 6 127 21.2 40 2
Braylon Henderson 5 46 9.2 23 0
Jake Lippe 5 56 14.0 22 0

Sycamores Jeff Kolpack The Forum Record: 4-1

RUSHING No. Yds. Avg. Long TD
Justin Dinka 56 239 4.3 54 1 It's been a struggle for Sycamores since going 7-4 in 2018 with a losing record since and being the only Valley
Tee Hodge 30 112 3.7 46 0 school not to play in the delayed COVID-19 2020 season. NDSU 30, ISU 10
Dawson Basinger 20 69 3.5 20 1
PASSING Comp. Att. Yds. Int. TD Eric Peterson The Forum Record: 5-0
Gavin Screws 51 94 513 5 1
Tight end Joe Stoffel is an emerging pass catcher in the Bison offense an NDSU run game will prove too much
RECEIVING Rec. Yds. Avg. Long TD for Sycamores. NDSU 31, ISU 14
Dante Hendrix 15 216 14.4 33 0
Dakota Caton
Kevin Barnett
9
8
90
58
10.0
7.3
21
18
0
0
Dom Izzo WDAY-TV Record: 5-0
NDSU has won the last four trips to Terre Haute by an average of 30 points. The Bison offense hasn't
PROBABLE STARTERS been stopped this season, that continues today. NDSU 45, ISU 17

BISON OFFENSE Mike McFeely The Forum Record: 5-0

Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr.
WR 0 Zach Mathis.................................................. 6-6 205 Sr. Sycamores fans would best stay in the Saratoga supper club in downtown Terre Haute for this one.
LT 70 Cody Mauch.................................................. 6-6 303 Sr. NDSU 38, ISU 14
LG 66 Nash Jensen................................................... 6-4 329 Sr.
C 72 Jalen Sundell.................................................. 6-5 294 Sr.
RG 63 Jake Kubas..................................................... 6-4 304 Sr. Logan Campbell WDAY-TV Record: 5-0
RT 73 Mason Miller................................................ 6-6 296 Jr.
TE Joe Stoffel....................................................... 6-3 245 Jr.
The Bison will take this as an opportunity to fine tune the defensive line before the Jackrabbits come to town.
82
WR 11 Phoenix Sproles............................................ 6-0 188 Sr. NDSU 35, ISU 10
FB 44 Hunter Luepke.............................................. 6-1 236 Sr.
RB 4 Kobe Johnson................................................ 5-9 188 Sr.
QB 7

BISON DEFENSE
Cam Miller....................................................... 6-1 208 Jr.
TEAM SCHEDULES
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. BISON (4-1) Sycamores (1-3)
DE 99 Spencer Waege............................................ 6-5 282 Sr.
Date Opponent NDSU Opp. Date Opponent ISU Opp.
DT 91 Will Mostaert................................................. 6-2 260 Jr.
Sept. 3 Drake 56 14 Sept. 1 North Alabama 17 (ot) 14
NG 58 Javier Derritt................................................. 6-1 279 Jr.
DE 90 Sept. 10 North Carolina A&T 43 3 Sept. 10 at Purdue 0 56
Tony Pierce.................................................... 6-1 242 Sr.
OLB 26 James Kaczor................................................. 6-0 215 Sr. Sept. 17 at Arizona 28 31 Sept. 17 Montana 14 49
MLB 47 Luke Weerts................................................... 6-1 218 Jr. Sept. 24 at South Dakota 34 17 Oct. 1 at Northern Iowa 14 20
OLB 20 Julian Wlodarczyk....................................... 6-3 207 Sr. Oct. 1 Youngstown State 27 14 Oct. 8 North Dakota State
CB 6 Destin Talbert................................................ 6-0 187 Sr. Oct. 8 Oct. 15 at Youngstown State
at Indiana State
SS 25 Michael Tutsie...............................................5-11 189 Sr.
Oct. 15 South Dakota State Oct. 22 Illinois State
FS 2 Dawson Weber............................................ 6-2 190 Sr.
CB 1 Oct. 29 Illinois State Oct. 29 at South Dakota State
Courtney Eubanks.......................................5-10 187 Jr.
Nov. 5 at Western Illinois Nov. 5 North Dakota
Nov. 12 Nov. 12 at Western Illinois

STANDINGS
at Southern Illinois
Nov. 19 North Dakota Nov. 19 Missouri State

MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Team
North Dakota State
Conf.
2-0
Overall
4-1
SCHEDULE MEDIA BLITZ
South Dakota State 2-0 4-1 Games Saturday 10-11 a.m. CST: Bison Game Day pregame show with Dom Izzo, Kyle
Southern Illinois 2-0 3-2  North Dakota State at Indiana State, noon (ABC ND Emanuel, Logan Campbell and Jeff Kolpack on North Dakota statewide
North Dakota statewide, ESPN+) ABC network. (WDAY-Fargo, WDAZ-Grand Forks, KBMY-Bismarck
2-1 3-2
 Southern Illinois at Missouri State, 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Northern Iowa
Illinois State
2-1
0-1
2-3
2-2
 South Dakota at South Dakota State, 2 p.m. (Midco,
and Dickinson, KMCY-Williston and Minot).

ESPN+) 11:45 a.m. CST: Gate City Bison Social Media Flow on
Youngstown State 0-1 2-2  Illinois State at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m. (ESPN+) InForum.com.
Indiana State 0-1 1-3  North Dakota at Youngstown State , 5 p.m. (Midco
After game: Gate City Media Blog Postgame Show with Mike
South Dakota Sports Two, ESPN+)
0-1 1-3 McFeely, Dom Izzo and Jeff Kolpack on Inforum.com.
Missouri State 0-2 2-3
Western Illinois 0-2 0-5