North Dakota State Bison
FCS
Missouri Valley Football Conference · NDSU
Team Vitals
+14.1
power · 2026 · #9 D1
+7.5 / +6.6
off / def (higher = better)
12–1
2025 record
124
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-29 | Wk 1 | Jacksonville State FBS | HOME | North Dakota State 79% |
| 2026-09-05 | Wk 1 | Fordham FCS | HOME | North Dakota State 92% |
| 2026-09-12 | Wk 2 | Air Force FBS | AWAY | North Dakota State 71% |
| 2026-09-19 | Wk 3 | Sacramento State FCS | AWAY | North Dakota State 67% |
| 2026-10-03 | Wk 5 | Wyoming FBS | HOME | North Dakota State 82% |
| 2026-10-10 | Wk 6 | UNLV FBS | AWAY | North Dakota State 62% |
| 2026-10-17 | Wk 7 | Nevada FBS | HOME | North Dakota State 84% |
| 2026-10-24 | Wk 8 | New Mexico FBS | AWAY | North Dakota State 65% |
| 2026-10-31 | Wk 9 | UTEP FBS | HOME | North Dakota State 86% |
| 2026-11-14 | Wk 11 | Hawai'i FBS | AWAY | North Dakota State 67% |
| 2026-11-21 | Wk 12 | Northern Illinois FBS | HOME | North Dakota State 85% |
| 2026-11-27 | Wk 13 | San José State FBS | AWAY | North Dakota State 78% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-06 | 2025 | Wk 15 | Illinois State vs | L | 28–29 |
| 2025-11-22 | 2025 | Wk 13 | St. Thomas-Minnesota vs | W | 62–7 |
| 2025-11-15 | 2025 | Wk 12 | Northern Iowa vs | W | 48–16 |
| 2025-11-08 | 2025 | Wk 11 | North Dakota @ | W | 15–10 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2025 | Wk 10 | Youngstown State vs | W | 38–30 |
| 2025-10-25 | 2025 | Wk 9 | South Dakota State @ | W | 38–7 |
| 2025-10-18 | 2025 | Wk 8 | Indiana State @ | W | 38–7 |
| 2025-10-11 | 2025 | Wk 7 | Southern Illinois vs | W | 45–17 |
| 2025-10-04 | 2025 | Wk 6 | Illinois State @ | W | 33–16 |
| 2025-09-27 | 2025 | Wk 5 | South Dakota vs | W | 51–13 |
| 2025-09-13 | 2025 | Wk 3 | Southeast Missouri State vs | W | 41–14 |
| 2025-09-06 | 2025 | Wk 2 | Tennessee State @ | W | 59–3 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 534 | 169 | +365 |
| 2024 | 14 | 2 | 610 | 298 | +312 |
| 2023 | 11 | 4 | 572 | 299 | +273 |
| 2022 | 12 | 3 | 515 | 303 | +212 |
| 2021 | 14 | 1 | 511 | 167 | +344 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 28 | +11 |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 596 | 197 | +399 |
| 2018 | 15 | 0 | 622 | 189 | +433 |
| 2017 | 14 | 1 | 581 | 174 | +407 |
| 2016 | 12 | 2 | 408 | 232 | +176 |
| 2015 | 13 | 2 | 524 | 230 | +294 |
Injuries
None reported.
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barika Kpeenu | RB | 85 | #21 | 13 | 1,005 rush yds · 20 TD · 20 rec |
| Bryce Lance | WR | 79 | #67 | 13 | 51 rec · 1,079 yds · 8 TD |
| Trent Fraley team-inferred | OL | 79 | #26 | 1 | — |
| Toby Anene | DL | 78 | #82 | 2 | 6 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL |
| Eli Ozick | K | 77 | #20 | 13 | 16 FG · 62 XP · 110 pts |
| Nathaniel Staehling | LB | 76 | #87 | 3 | 3 tkl |
| Donovan Woolen | LB | 70 | #185 | 3 | 10 tkl |
| Cole Payton | QB | 67 | #124 | 13 | 2,719 pass yds · 16 TD · 4 INT |
| Aaron Bickerton | P | 65 | #51 | 12 | 34 punts · 45.4 yd avg |
| Keenan Wilson | DL | 65 | #441 | 2 | 6 tkl |
| Anthony Chideme-Alfaro | DB | 62 | #696 | 2 | 2 tkl · 2 INT |
| DJ Scott | RB | 61 | #446 | 13 | 502 rush yds · 6 TD · 4 rec |
| Logan Kopp | LB | 61 | #477 | 2 | 11 tkl · 1.0 TFL |
| Cade Osterman | WR | 60 | #639 | 1 | 1 rec · 24 yds · 1 TD |
| Darius Givance | DB | 60 | #814 | 3 | 5 tkl · 2 INT |
| Jaquise Alexander | DB | 59 | #873 | 2 | 3 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT |
| Taylen Eady | DB | 59 | #911 | 3 | 1 tkl · 3 INT |
| Oliver Lucht | LB | 58 | #604 | 1 | — |
| Jailen Duffie | DB | 58 | #983 | 1 | 3 tkl |
| RaJa Nelson | WR | 58 | #786 | 13 | 28 rec · 404 yds · 4 TD |
| Jaylin Crumby | DB | 58 | #1011 | 2 | 5 tkl · 1 INT |
| Reis Kessel | TE | 57 | #289 | 11 | 15 rec · 335 yds · 1 TD |
| Mekhi Collins | WR | 56 | #888 | 5 | 6 rec · 159 yds · 2 TD |
| Peder Haugo | LB | 56 | #713 | 1 | — |
| Logan Larson | DL | 55 | #989 | 1 | 3 tkl |
| Jack Iuliano | DL | 55 | #988 | 1 | 2 tkl · 0.5 TFL |
| Finn Diggins | TE | 53 | #379 | 4 | 8 rec · 89 yds |
| Chris Harris | WR | 52 | #1156 | 5 | 12 rec · 157 yds |
| Ryan Jones | DB | 52 | #1482 | 2 | 2 tkl · 1 INT |
| Kelton McCaslin | DL | 51 | #1246 | 1 | — |
| Kaden Zenzen | TE | 49 | #478 | 1 | 1 rec · 9 yds |
| Myles Mitchell | RB | 48 | #1071 | 4 | 78 rush yds · 1 TD |
| Drew Klein | K | 48 | #300 | 2 | 1 FG · 3 XP · 6 pts |
| Charles Ross III | RB | 48 | #1105 | 1 | 3 rush yds |
| Truman Werremeyer | RB | 48 | #1114 | 3 | 3 rec |
| Matthew Stenbroten | DL | 46 | #1638 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Alijah Wayne | DL | 46 | #1639 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Preston Brown | QB | 45 | #614 | 1 | — |
| Chris Kiel | WR | 43 | #1772 | 1 | — |
| Isiah St. Romain | WR | 42 | #1833 | 4 | 4 rec · 50 yds · 1 TD |