| Week | Kickoff | Opponent | Line | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wk 1 | Sat, Aug 29 5:30pm | vs Jacksonville State | NDSU -6.5 | W 33-7 |
| wk 1 | Sat, Sep 5 3:30pm | vs Fordham | NDSU -41.5 | W 38-0 |
| wk 2 | Sat, Sep 12 10:00pm | at Air Force | NDSU -1.5 | W 38-32 |
| wk 3 | Sat, Sep 19 10:30pm | at Sacramento State | NDSU -26.5 | W 31-10 |
| wk 5 | Sat, Oct 3 3:30pm | vs Wyoming | NDSU -18.5 | |
| wk 6 | Sat, Oct 10 7:00pm | at UNLV | — | |
| wk 7 | Sat, Oct 17 7:00pm | vs Nevada | — | |
| wk 8 | Sat, Oct 24 10:00pm | at New Mexico | — | |
| wk 9 | Sat, Oct 31 3:30pm | vs UTEP | — | |
| wk 11 | Sat, Nov 14 11:59pm | at Hawai'i | — | |
| wk 12 | Sat, Nov 21 4:00pm | vs Northern Illinois | — | |
| wk 13 | Fri, Nov 27 3:30pm | at San José State | — |
| NDSU offence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| points added per play | 0.157 | 260 | 70 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.400 | 260 | 107 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.414 | 260 | 15 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | 0.040 | 260 | 99 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.349 | 260 | 131 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 1.081 | 260 | 25 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.377 | 260 | 38 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.485 | 260 | 38 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.794 | 260 | 20 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.456 | 260 | 103 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.275 | 260 | 101 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 2.826 | 260 | 107 of 138 |
| rushes stopped at or behind the line | 0.191 | 260 | 94 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.692 | 260 | 97 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 4.083 | 260 | 60 of 138 |
| havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.115 | 260 | 32 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the front seven | 0.069 | 260 | 28 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the secondary | 0.046 | 260 | 54 of 138 |
| average starting field position (yards from own goal) | 70.400 | 260 | 72 of 138 |
| NDSU defence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| points added per play | -0.156 | 240 | 5 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.392 | 240 | 68 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.024 | 240 | 9 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | -0.231 | 240 | 7 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.398 | 240 | 67 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.705 | 240 | 14 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | -0.030 | 240 | 23 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.390 | 240 | 67 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.438 | 240 | 40 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.488 | 240 | 100 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.184 | 240 | 4 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 2.646 | 240 | 51 of 138 |
| rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line | 0.180 | 240 | 48 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.714 | 240 | 68 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 1.722 | 240 | 4 of 138 |
| havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.183 | 240 | 101 of 138 |
| havoc created by the front seven | 0.104 | 240 | 77 of 138 |
| havoc created by the secondary | 0.079 | 240 | 112 of 138 |
| opponent average starting field position | 73.300 | 240 | 97 of 138 |
| QB | RB | WR | TE | LT | LG | C | RG | RT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan HayesSR · #2 · Full-Time | DJ ScottJR · #7 · Lead | Jackson WilliamsJR · #18 · 25-30% | Reis KesselSO · #81 · 10-15% | Ryan BabatzSO · #76 | Griffin EmpeyJR · #62 | Gage SchmidtSO · #61 | Coy OkesonSO · #68 | Kene AneneSO · #55 |
| 2 | Preston BrownSO · #0 · Backup | Myles Mitchell#5 · 1-B | Mekhi CollinsSR · #15 · 15-20% | Luke KokatSR · #44 · 0-5% | Austin SchultzJR · #77 | James Nellis#59 | Jack LiwienskiJR · #66 | Josh MaginSR · #75 | Noah StommesSO · #78 |
| 3 | Zander Smith#13 · 3rd String | Nyeoti PunniSR · #4 · 3rd String | Isiah St. RomainSO · #17 · 5-10% | Kaden ZenzenSR · #40 · 0-5% | Brett Tastad#74 | CJ AndersonSR · #48 | Nate TastadSO · #71 | Alex Warden#73 | |
| 4 | Henry NelsonQFR · #16 · Depth/Develop | Brady WavrunekJR · #26 · Development | Logan ConklinSO · #84 · 5-10% | Caden WardFR · #46 · 0-5% | Earl BrownOUTFR · #3 | Nate SchnecklothJR · #2 | Trey McPartlandFR · #3 | ||
| 5 | Trey DrakeJR · #10 · Depth/Develop | Barry Kpeenu#32 · Development | Jeremiah PattersonSR · #3 · 0-5% | Jett ZabelSO · #85 | Tucker ThienemanOUTFR · #70 | Gavin Wang#3 | |||
| 6 | Braylon ToliverOUTFR · #8 · Injured | Chris Kiel#21 · 0-5% | Gabriel Cunningham#9 · 0-5% | ||||||
| 7 | Godson Rufus-OkomhanruFR · #25 · Depth/Develop | Cade OstermanJR · #83 · 0-5% | Abraham MyersJR · #96 · 0-5% | ||||||
| 8 | Cortez LeGrantJR · #28 · Depth/Develop | Dylan Vokal#86 · 0-5% | Cash DannerOUTFR · #43 | ||||||
| +3 more | +11 more | +3 more |
| DL | LB | DB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logan LarsonSR · #94 · 1/2 | Donovan WoolenJR · #1 · 2/3 | Darius GivanceSR · #29 · 3/4 |
| 2 | Matthew StenbrotenSO · #11 · 1/2 | Gavin Sell#3 · 2/3 | Marion Moore#16 · 3/4 |
| 3 | Kelton McCaslinSR · #9 · 1/2 | Ray James Jr.JR · #25 · 1/2 | DJ VoltzSR · #12 · 2/3 |
| 4 | Keenan WilsonJR · #8 · 1/2 | Peder HaugoSO · #41 · 1/3 | Taylen EadySO · #14 · 2/3 |
| 5 | Alijah WayneSO · #54 · 1/4 | Keith WilliamsJR · #52 · 1/3 | Jaylin CrumbyJR · #6 · 2/3 |
| 6 | Anthony OkesJR · #93 | Alex ElliottJR · #42 · 1/3 | Will SteilSO · #20 · 1/3 |
| 7 | Zach VanderpoolSO · #95 · 1/5 | Damian Devine#50 · Spell | Deron RussellFR · #34 · 1/3 |
| 8 | Victor IseleJR · #0 · 1/5 | Jacob Wrbanek#47 · Spell | Najee NelsonJR · #4 · 1/3 |
| +14 more | +5 more | +16 more |
| Player | G | Passing | Rushing | Receiving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mekhi Collins | 4 | 7 of 65 (11%) rec, med 39.5 yds | ||
| Nathan Hayes | 4 | att med 22.5, 67%, 7-2 | 17 of 152 (11%) carries, med 14 yds | |
| DJ Scott | 4 | 50 of 152 (33%) carries, med 55.5 yds | 7 of 65 (11%) rec, med 14 yds | |
| Nyeoti Punni | 4 | 21 of 152 (14%) carries, med 24 yds | 2 of 65 (3%) rec, med 0 yds | |
| Jackson Williams | 4 | 2 of 152 (1%) carries, med 0 yds | 18 of 65 (28%) rec, med 55.5 yds | |
| Reis Kessel | 4 | 11 of 65 (17%) rec, med 24 yds | ||
| Myles Mitchell | 4 | 46 of 152 (30%) carries, med 53 yds | 4 of 65 (6%) rec, med 2 yds | |
| Brady Wavrunek | 3 | 4 of 117 (3%) carries, med 5 yds | ||
| Preston Brown | 3 | 5 of 117 (4%) carries, med 3 yds | ||
| Jordan McCants | 2 | 2 of 36 (6%) rec, med 39.5 yds | ||
| Cade Osterman | 2 | 2 of 36 (6%) rec, med 11.5 yds | ||
| Isiah St. Romain | 2 | 2 of 30 (7%) rec, med 5 yds | ||
| Logan Conklin | 2 | 3 of 36 (8%) rec, med 33 yds | ||
| Barry Kpeenu | 2 | 5 of 84 (6%) carries, med 5 yds | ||
| Kaden Zenzen | 1 | 1 of 33 (3%) carries, med 1 yds | ||
| Trey Drake | 1 | |||
| Jeremiah Patterson | 1 | 2 of 21 (10%) rec, med 12 yds | ||
| Chris Kiel | 1 | 1 of 41 (2%) carries, med -3 yds | 4 of 21 (19%) rec, med 50 yds | |
| Dylan Vokal | 1 | 1 of 21 (5%) rec, med 7 yds |