North Dakota State Bison
Mountain West
12-1 (8-0 conf)
Ratings
2025
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- 1.5
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- —
- Recruiting
- 65 (#133)
Schedule
2025
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Res | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @The Citadel | A | W | 38-0 |
| 2 | @Tennessee State | A | W | 59-3 |
| 3 | vsSoutheast Missouri State | H | W | 41-14 |
| 5 | vsSouth Dakota | H | W | 51-13 |
| 6 | @Illinois State | A | W | 33-16 |
| 7 | vsSouthern Illinois | H | W | 45-17 |
| 8 | @Indiana State | A | W | 38-7 |
| 9 | @South Dakota State | A | W | 38-7 |
| 10 | vsYoungstown State | H | W | 38-30 |
| 11 | @North Dakota | A | W | 15-10 |
| 12 | vsNorthern Iowa | H | W | 48-16 |
| 13 | vsSt. Thomas (MN) | H | W | 62-7 |
| 15 | vsIllinois State | H | L | 28-29 |
Quarterbacks · 5
2025 · 123
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Cole Payton | SR | 6'3" | 233 | — |
| QB | 2nd | Nathan Hayes | JR | 6'3" | 219 | — |
| QB | 3rd | Preston Brown | FR | 6'1" | 198 | — |
| QB | 4th | Trey Drake | SO | 6'3" | 206 | — |
| QB | — | Zander Smith | FR | 6'3" | 222 | — |
Running Backs · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FB | 1st | Truman Werremeyer | SR | 6'2" | 248 | — |
| FB | — | McClain Miller | FR | 6'1" | 230 | — |
| RB | 1st | Barry Kpeenu | SO | 5'10" | 199 | — |
| RB | 2nd | DJ Scott | SO | 5'11" | 206 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Cortez LeGrant | SO | 5'10" | 189 | — |
| RB | 4th | Owen Johnson | SR | 5'11" | 212 | — |
| RB | 5th | Myles Mitchell | FR | 5'9" | 195 | — |
| RB | 6th | Brady Wavrunek | SO | 5'11" | 206 | — |
| RB | 7th | Charles Ross III | FR | 5'9" | 191 | — |
| RB | — | Jonathan Harvey | JR | 5'10" | 195 | — |
Wide Receivers · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Bryce Lance | SR | 6'3" | 209 | — |
| WR | 2nd | Jackson Williams | SO | 5'11" | 183 | — |
| WR | 3rd | RaJa Nelson | SR | 5'9" | 196 | — |
| WR | 4th | Mekhi Collins | JR | 6'4" | 214 | ★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Chris Harris | SR | 6'3" | 210 | — |
| WR | 6th | Isiah St. Romain | FR | 6'0" | 195 | — |
| WR | 7th | Logan Conklin | FR | 6'4" | 202 | — |
| WR | 8th | John Gores | JR | 5'6" | 170 | — |
| WR | 9th | Cade Osterman | SO | 6'1" | 197 | — |
| WR | 10th | Chris Kiel | FR | 5'11" | 198 | — |
| WR | — | Kellen Entz | JR | 6'3" | 206 | — |
| WR | — | Jacob Kilzer | FR | 6'3" | 199 | — |
| WR | — | Silas Evans III | SO | 6'1" | 193 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Drake Schlosser | FR | 6'1" | 198 | — |
| WR | — | Kelly Watson | SO | 5'11" | 195 | — |
| WR | — | SJ Green | FR | 5'10" | 176 | — |
| WR | — | Dylan Vokal | FR | 6'2" | 195 | — |
Tight Ends · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Reis Kessel | FR | 6'5" | 239 | — |
| TE | 2nd | Carson Williams | SR | 6'4" | 247 | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Finn Diggins | SR | 6'4" | 246 | — |
| TE | 4th | Jett Zabel | FR | 6'3" | 226 | — |
| TE | 5th | Kaden Zenzen | JR | 6'4" | 244 | — |
| TE | — | Gabriel Cunningham | FR | 6'3" | 225 | — |
| TE | — | Isaac Ellison | FR | 6'4" | 216 | — |
| TE | — | Luke Kokat | JR | 6'3" | 238 | — |
| TE | — | Noah Nelson | FR | 6'5" | 238 | — |
Offensive Line · 18
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | — | Gage Schmidt | FR | 6'3" | 298 | — |
| C | — | Trent Fraley | JR | 6'1" | 303 | ★★★ |
| G | — | James Nellis | FR | 6'3" | 279 | — |
| G | — | Griffin Empey | SO | 6'3" | 298 | — |
| G | — | Jack Liwienski | SO | 6'3" | 300 | — |
| G | — | Kaden Chadwick | JR | 6'6" | 285 | — |
| G | — | Coy Okeson | FR | 6'5" | 294 | — |
| G | — | Devin Lockerby | JR | 6'5" | 310 | — |
| G | — | Nate Schneckloth | SO | 6'5" | 300 | — |
| G | — | Brett Tastad | FR | 6'5" | 265 | — |
| OT | — | Gavin Wang | FR | 6'7" | 282 | — |
| OT | — | Beau Johnson | SO | 6'6" | 297 | — |
| OT | — | Nate Tastad | FR | 6'5" | 285 | — |
| OT | — | Alex Warden | FR | 6'6" | 257 | — |
| OT | — | Josh Magin | JR | 6'6" | 304 | — |
| OT | — | Ryan Babatz | FR | 6'5" | 308 | — |
| OT | — | Austin Schultz | SO | 6'4" | 300 | — |
| OT | — | Noah Stommes | FR | 6'6" | 261 | — |
Defensive Line · 22
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | — | Chance Symons | JR | 6'2" | 236 | — |
| DE | — | Blake Schiltz | FR | 6'2" | 236 | — |
| DE | — | Matthew Stenbroten | FR | 6'4" | 242 | — |
| DE | — | Allante Burley | JR | 6'3" | 229 | — |
| DE | — | Thomas Roberts | FR | 6'4" | 236 | — |
| DE | — | Carter Dauner | FR | 6'4" | 208 | — |
| DE | — | Wyatt Osterbauer | FR | 6'4" | 234 | — |
| DE | — | Ethan Wood | FR | 6'4" | 247 | — |
| DE | — | Kelton McCaslin | JR | 6'5" | 245 | — |
| DE | — | Toby Anene | JR | 6'4" | 259 | — |
| DE | — | Zach Vanderpool | FR | 6'5" | 268 | — |
| DE | — | Abraham Myers | SO | 6'2" | 242 | — |
| DE | — | Victor Isele | SO | 6'2" | 235 | — |
| DE | — | Jack Iuliano | SR | 6'3" | 257 | — |
| DT | — | Chase Evink | FR | 6'5" | 256 | — |
| DT | — | Alijah Wayne | FR | 6'4" | 273 | — |
| DT | — | Keenan Wilson | SO | 6'1" | 283 | — |
| DT | — | Jaxon Duttenhefer | SR | 6'2" | 289 | — |
| DT | — | Brody Clubb | FR | 6'3" | 273 | — |
| DT | — | Jack Hansen | FR | 6'3" | 275 | — |
| DT | — | Logan Larson | JR | 6'3" | 283 | — |
| DT | — | Obald Niyonkuru | SO | 5'11" | 288 | — |
Linebackers · 16
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | — | Donovan Woolen | SO | 6'4" | 219 | — |
| LB | — | Noah Taylor | SO | 6'0" | 224 | — |
| LB | — | Ray James Jr. | FR | 6'2" | 220 | — |
| LB | — | Austin Altepeter | JR | 6'2" | 228 | — |
| LB | — | Ryland Satter | FR | 6'1" | 230 | — |
| LB | — | Chase Brixius | FR | 6'2" | 216 | — |
| LB | — | Peder Haugo | FR | 6'1" | 222 | — |
| LB | — | Alex Elliott | SO | 6'2" | 219 | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Logan Kopp | SR | 6'1" | 221 | — |
| LB | — | Carter Appl | FR | 6'2" | 211 | — |
| LB | — | Gavin Sell | FR | 6'2" | 221 | — |
| LB | — | Jacob Wrbanek | FR | 6'4" | 224 | — |
| LB | — | Damian Devine | FR | 6'3" | 222 | — |
| LB | — | Sam Anderson | FR | 6'3" | 204 | — |
| LB | — | Nathaniel Staehling | JR | 6'2" | 238 | — |
| LB | — | Oliver Lucht | SO | 6'1" | 223 | — |
Defensive Backs · 21
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | — | Jaquise Alexander | JR | 5'10" | 178 | — |
| CB | — | Jailen Duffie | SO | 5'11" | 172 | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Antoine Booth | SR | 5'11" | 170 | — |
| CB | — | Najee Nelson | SO | 5'11" | 191 | — |
| CB | — | Will Rosenmeyer | FR | 6'0" | 188 | — |
| CB | — | Kegan Huber | JR | 6'0" | 184 | — |
| CB | — | Anthony Chideme-Alfaro | SR | 6'2" | 206 | — |
| CB | — | Kendrick Carter | FR | 5'10" | 151 | — |
| CB | — | Marion Moore | FR | 5'11" | 186 | — |
| S | 1st | Mikhale Ford | FR | 5'11" | 181 | — |
| S | — | Jaylin Crumby | SO | 5'11" | 196 | — |
| S | — | Taylen Eady | FR | 6'0" | 198 | — |
| S | — | Will Steil | FR | 6'2" | 202 | — |
| S | — | Hudson Artz | JR | 6'0" | 203 | — |
| S | — | Evrett Tait | FR | 6'0" | 199 | — |
| S | — | Ryan Jones | SR | 6'3" | 204 | — |
| S | — | Darius Givance | JR | 6'2" | 208 | — |
| S | — | Jaylen Archibald | FR | 6'1" | 195 | — |
| S | — | Walker Braaten | FR | 6'3" | 183 | — |
| S | — | Ben Schepp | FR | 6'1" | 204 | — |
| S | — | Landon Meier | FR | 5'11" | 199 | — |
Special Teams · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | — | Caleb Bowers | JR | 6'1" | 224 | — |
| P | 1st | Aaron Bickerton | JR | 6'3" | 201 | — |
| P | — | Sam Knoll | FR | 6'2" | 200 | — |
| PK | 1st | Eli Ozick | SO | 5'11" | 191 | — |
| PK | 2nd | Drew Klein | JR | 5'9" | 175 | — |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
41.1
PPG Against
13.0
Differential
+28.1
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2025
- Overall
- 12-1
- Home
- 6-1
- Away
- 6-0
- Conference
- 8-0
- Non-Conference
- 4-1
- One-Score (≤8)
- 2-1
- Avg Margin
- +28.1
Injury Report · 0
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