GAME DAY

BREAKDOWN
STAT LEADERS
MATCHUPS
QUARTERBACKS DEFENSIVE LINE
SIU junior Nic Baker has been named Bison interior defenders like Javier
Missouri Valley Offensive Player of the Derritt have made noticeable
Week six times in his career. improvements the last two games.

RUNNING BACKS LINEBACKERS

Hunter Luepke has had just three SIU leading tackler PJ Jules isn't listed
Luepke Derritt Baker A. Cox carries in each of his last two games; as a starter, but he plays a
Bison may use him more vs. SIU. safety/linebacker spot in 4-2-5 look.
BISON
RUSHING No. Yds. Avg. Long TD
592
RECEIVERS SECONDARY
Hunter Luepke 94 6.3 47 9 Twin brothers Avante and D'Ante Cox Teams have been able to throw
TaMerik Williams 51 420 8.2 38 5 played high school football with on the Salukis this year, who are 96th
Kobe Johnson 56 356 6.4 47 3 quarterback Nic Baker in Rochester, Ill. in the FCS in passing defense.
Dominic Gonnella 35 257 7.1 27 1
PASSING Comp. Att. Yds. Int. TD OFFENSIVE LINE SPECIAL TEAMS
Cam Miller 106 152 1219 2 9 Western Illinois knew NDSU was going It's been a few games since Jayden
RECEIVING Rec. Yds. Avg. Long TD to run on virtually every play last week Price threatened to break a punt
Zach Mathis 20 298 14.9 40 3 and still couldn't do much about it. return, he may be due against Salukis.
Hunter Luepke 14 196 14.0 31 4

PREDICTIONS
Joe Stoffel 14 145 10.4 21 0
Braylon Henderson 12 187 15.6 41 0
DJ Hart 11 100 9.1 29 1

SALUKIS Jeff Kolpack The Forum Record: 8-1

RUSHING No. Yds. Avg. Long TD
Ro Elliott 91 476 5.2 55 3 If NDSU had any of its players on a reduced-play count to preserve health, that philosophy is now out the
Javon Williams Jr. 88 308 3.5 18 9 door. All hands on deck with every game from here on out. NDSU 34, SIU 20
Shaun Lester 41 163 4.0 27 1
PASSING Comp. Att. Yds. Int. TD Eric Peterson The Forum Record: 8-1
Nic Baker 207 298 2259 3 16 Look for Bison fullback Hunter Luepke to get more involved in the running game against the Salukis.
RECEIVING Rec. Yds. Avg. Long TD NDSU 24, SIU 17
Avante Cox 41 522 12.7 48 7
D'Ante' Cox
Bryce Miller
37
28
527
264
14.2 67
27
1 Dom Izzo WDAY-TV Record: 9-0
9.4 2
NDSU returns to the site of one of its worst losses in the last 20 years. SIU has everything to play for
in this game and will hit a big play on offense. Don't believe Salukis can stop NDSU's offense in this
PROBABLE STARTERS one. NDSU 28, SIU    21
BISON OFFENSE
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Mike McFeely The Forum Record: 9-0
WR 0 Zach Mathis.................................................. 6-6 205 Sr.
LT Cody Mauch.................................................. 6-6 303 Sr. A tricky game for Bison, but their running game keys the victory. NDSU 27, SIU 24.
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LG 66 Nash Jensen................................................... 6-4 329 Sr.
C 77 Brandon Westberg...................................... 6-4 286 Jr.
RG 63 Jake Kubas..................................................... 6-4 304 Sr. Logan Campbell WDAY-TV Record: 9-0
RT 73 Mason Miller................................................ 6-6 296 Jr.
TE Joe Stoffel....................................................... 6-3 245 Jr.
Another tough road trip for the Bison, this one will come down to who creates more takeaways.
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WR 9 DJ Hart............................................................. 5-11 191 Jr. NDSU 27, SIU 21
FB 44 Hunter Luepke.............................................. 6-1 236 Sr.
RB 22 TaMerik Williams......................................... 6-1 229 Sr.
QB 7

BISON DEFENSE
Cam Miller....................................................... 6-1 208 Jr.
TEAM SCHEDULES
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. BISON (7-2) SALUKIS (5-4)
DE 99 Spencer Waege............................................ 6-5 282 Sr.
Date Opponent NDSU Opp. Date Opponent SIU Opp.
DT 91 Will Mostaert................................................. 6-2 260 Jr.
Sept. 3 Drake 56 14 Sept. 3 at Incarnate Word 29 64
NG 58 Javier Derritt................................................. 6-1 279 Jr.
DE 90 Tony Pierce.................................................... 6-1 242 Sr. Sept. 10 North Carolina A&T 43 3 Sept. 10 Southeast Missouri State 31 34
OLB 26 James Kaczor................................................. 6-0 215 Sr. Sept. 17 at Arizona 28 31 Sept. 17 at Northwestern 31 24
MLB 47 Luke Weerts................................................... 6-1 218 Jr. Sept. 24 at South Dakota 34 17 Sept. 24 North Dakota 34 17
OLB 20 Julian Wlodarczyk....................................... 6-3 207 Sr. Oct. 1 Youngstown State Oct. 1 at Illinois State 19
27 14 14
CB 6 Destin Talbert................................................ 6-0 187 Sr. Oct. 8 Oct. 8 at Missouri State
at Indiana State 31 26 38 21
SS 25 Michael Tutsie...............................................5-11 189 Sr.
Oct. 15 South Dakota State 21 23 Oct. 15 Western Illinois 30 7
FS 2 Dawson Weber............................................ 6-2 190 Sr.
CB 1 Oct. 29 Illinois State 24 7 Oct. 22 at South Dakota 24 27
Courtney Eubanks.......................................5-10 187 Jr.
Nov. 5 at Western Illinois 56 17 Oct. 29 Northern Iowa 36 37
Nov. 12 Nov. 12 North Dakota State

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

MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

Team
South Dakota State
Conf.
7-0
Overall
9-1
SCHEDULE MEDIA BLITZ
North Dakota State 5-1 7-2 Games Saturday 10-11 a.m. : Bison Gameday pregame show with Dom Izzo, Kyle
Northern Dakota 4-2 6-3  South Dakota at North Dakota, noon (Midco, ESPN+) Emanuel, Logan Campbell and Jeff Kolpack on North Dakota statewide
 Indiana State at Western Illinois, 1 p.m.
Youngstown State
Southern Illinois
4-2
4-2
6-3
5-4
 North Dakota State at Southern Illinois, 1 p.m. (ND
ABC network. (WDAY-Fargo, WDAZ-Grand Forks, KBMY-Bismarck
and Dickinson, KMCY-Williston and Minot).
ABC, WDAY+, ESPN+)
Northern Iowa 4-3 5-5  Illlinois State at South Dakota State, 2 p.m. (Midco 12:45 p.m.: Gate City Bison Social Media Flow on InForum.com.
Illinois State 3-3 5-4 Two, ESPN+)
South Dakota 2-4 3-6  Youngstown State at Missouri State, 2 p.m. (ESPN3)
After game: Gate City Media Blog Postgame Show with Dom Izzo and
Missouri State 1-5 3-6 Jeff Kolpack on InForum.com.
Indiana State 0-6 1-8
Western Illinois 0-6 0-9