GAME DAY

GUIDE vs. Western Illinois

2:30 p.m., Fargodome

STAT LEADERS
MATCHUPS
QUARTERBACKS DEFENSIVE LINE
Western's Matt Morrissey is a transfer NDSU coming off dismal
from Northern Iowa who started his performance in loss at UND,
career at Trinity Valley CC (Texas). especially in the second half.

RUNNING BACKS LINEBACKERS

Bison have yet to have a RB reach 100 If Julian Wlodarczyk can't go, would
Mathis Green Morrissey Jackson yards this season, with season high put junior Oscar Benson in starting
TaMerik Williams at 93 vs. EWU. lineup for first time in his career.
BISON
RUSHING No. Yds. Avg. Long TD RECEIVERS
Cole Payton 38 304 8.0
SECONDARY
70 6 NDSU senior Zach Mathis saving his Bison's best pass defender Cole
Cam Miller 57 304 5.3 28 7 best season for last while Eli Green had Wisniewski questionable after
TaMerik Williams 54 292 5.4 54 2 a season resurgence last week. concussion vs. UND last week.
Barika Kpeenu 31 178 5.7 22 0
PASSING Comp. Att. Yds. Int. TD OFFENSIVE LINE SPECIAL TEAMS
Cam Miller 95 123 1116 2 8 Bison are last in Valley in average
Bison QB Cam Miller continues to lead
Cole Payton 10 18 147 0 2 punt return yards. Western's Jay
the FCS in completion percentage, big
RECEIVING Rec. Yds. Avg. Long TD reason is getting time to throw. Parker averaging 16.0/return.
Zach Mathis 24 426 17.8 53 2

PREDICTIONS
Joe Stoffel 17 160 9.4 25 4
Eli Green 14 273 18.5 37 0
RaJa Nelson 11 83 7.5 18 0

LEATHERNECKS Jeff Kolpack The Forum Record: 3-3

RUSHING No. Yds. Avg. Long TD Statistically, Western Illinois one of the worst Valley teams to set foot in the Fargodome since NDSU has
Ludovick Choquette 42 146 3.5 21 3 been in the league. This game is all about the Bison tryng to restore some mojo. NDSU 41, WIU 10
Seth Glatz 47 136 2.9 19 0
PASSING Comp. Att. Yds. Int. TD
Matt Morrissey 136 220 1438 5 9 Eric Peterson The Forum Record: 4-2
RECEIVING Rec. Yds. Avg. Long TD Bison need to show improvement on defense against winless Western Illinois. NDSU 31, WIU 17
Jaylin Jackson 34 373 11.0 75 3
Jay Parker 32 287 9.0 28 2
Donald McKinney 22 262 11.9 32 2 Dom Izzo WDAY-TV Record: 4-2
A.J. Coons 14 166 11.9 43 0
NDSU has a chance to prove its mettle over the next couple of weeks before a showdown with SDSU. A
PROBABLE STARTERS Bison running back gets 100 yards for the first time all season. NDSU 45, WIU 10

BISON OFFENSE
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Logan Campbell WDAY-TV Record: 4-2
WR 0 Zach Mathis................................................... 6-7 203 Sr.
The Bison will hopefully find some answers on the defensive side of the ball. NDSU 35, WIU 14
LT 72 Jalen Sundell.................................................. 6-5 300 Sr.
LG 73 Mason Miller.................................................. 6-7 300 Sr.
C 77 Brandon Westberg...................................... 6-4 295 Sr.
63 Jake Kubas...................................................... 6-4 308 Sr.
RG
RT 74 Grey Zabel...................................................... 6-6 296 Sr. Mike McFeely The Forum Record: 5-1
TE 82 Joe Stoffel....................................................... 6-4 242 Sr. NDSU's last hurrah with Leathernecks might be played before an intimate gathering. Bison need to get right
WR 3 RaJa Nelson.................................................... 5-9 186 Sr. mentally. NDSU 41, WIU 17
FB 49 Hunter Brozio................................................ 6-1 233 Sr.
RB 22 TaMerik Williams......................................... 6-1 227 Sr.
QB 7

BISON DEFENSE
Cam Miller....................................................... 6-1 213 Sr.
TEAM SCHEDULES
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. BISON (4-2) LEATHERNECKS (0-6)
DE 95 Dylan Hendricks........................................... 6-3 245 Sr. Date Opponent NDSU Opp. Date Opponent WIU Opp.
DT 53 Eli Mostaert.................................................... 6-3 287 Sr. Sept. 2 vs. Eastern Washington Sept. 2 at New Mexico State 21 58
35 10
NG 58 Javier Derritt................................................. 6-2 280 Sr. Sept. 9 Maine 44 7 Sept. 9 Illinois State 18 34
DE 54 Jake Kava........................................................ 6-1 247 Sr. Sept. 16 Central Arkansas 49 31 Sept. 16 Lindenwood University 40 43
OLB 43 Logan Kopp.................................................... 6-1 222 So.
MLB 36 Sept. 30 South Dakota 19 23 Sept. 23 at Southern Utah 17 37
Nick Kubitz..................................................... 6-2 226 Sr.
OLB 20 Julian Wlodarczyk....................................... 6-3 211 Sr. Oct. 7 at Missouri State 38 10 Oct. 7 at North Dakota 10 49
CB 23 Jayden Price................................................... 6-0 184 Sr. Oct. 14 at North Dakota 24 49 Oct. 14 Missouri State 7 48
SS 27 Ryan Jones...................................................... 6-3 203 So. Oct. 21 Western Illinois Oct. 21 at North Dakota State
FS 35 Sam Jung.......................................................... 5-11 193 Sr. Oct. 28 Murray State (Ky.) Southern Illinois
Oct. 28
CB 10 Marcus Sheppard......................................... 5-10 190 Sr. Nov. 4 at South Dakota State Nov. 4 at Northern Iowa
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Nov. 11 Southern Illinois Nov. 11 at Indiana State

STANDINGS Nov. 18 at Northern Iowa Nov. 18 South Dakota

MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Team Conf. Overall
SCHEDULE MEDIA
MEDIA BLITZ
BLITZ
South Dakota State 3-0 6-0
Games Saturday (all games CST) 10-11 a.m.: Gate City Bison Gameday pregame show with Dom Izzo,
South Dakota 3-0 5-1
 South Dakota at Indiana State, noon (ESPN-Plus) Kyle Emanuel, Logan Campbell and Jeff Kolpack on North Dakota
Southern Illinois
Illinois State
2-1
2-1
5-1
4-2
 Illinois State at Youngstown State, 1 p.m. (ESPN- statewide ABC network. (WDAY-Fargo, WDAZ-Grand Forks, KBMY-
Bismarck and Dickinson, KMCY-Williston and Minot). Streaming and
Plus)
North Dakota
Northern Iowa
2-1
2-1
4-2
3-3
 South Dakota State at Southern Illinois, 2 p.m. replay on InForum.com.
(ESPN-Plus) 2:30 p.m.: NDSU vs. Eastern Washington with Dom Izzo at the play-
North Dakota State 1-2 4-2  Murray State at Missouri State, 2 p.m. (ESPN-Plus) by-play and Kyle Emanuel with expert analysis on North Dakota
Youngstown State 1-2 3-3  Western Illinois at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m. statewide ABC network and ESPN-Plus.
Murray State 1-2 2-4 (Statewide ABC, ESPN-Plus, WDAY-Plus) After game: Gate City Media Blog Postgame Show with Logan
Missouri State 1-2 2-4  North Dakota at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m. (ESPN-Plus) Campbell, Eric Peterson and Jeff Kolpack on InForum.com.
Indiana State 0-3 0-6
Western Illinois 0-3 0-6