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2011 North Dakota State Bison football team
American college football season
American college football season
Field Value year 2011 team North Dakota State Bison sport football image Bison 2005-11.png image_size 175 conference Missouri Valley Football Conference short_conf MVFC TSNRank 1 FCSCoachRank 1 record 14–1 conf_record 7–1 head_coach Craig Bohl hc_year 9th off_coach Brent Vigen oc_year 3rd off_scheme Pro-style def_coach Scottie Hazelton dc_year 2nd def_scheme [3–4](3-4-defense) stadium Fargodome champion NCAA Division I champion MVFC co-champion bowl [NCAA Division I Championship](2012-ncaa-division-i-football-championship-game) bowl_result W 17–6 vs. [Sam Houston State](2011-sam-houston-state-bearkats-football-team)
MVFC co-champion
The 2011 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Bison were led by ninth year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 14–1, 7–1 in MVFC play to share the conference title with Northern Iowa .
The Bison received the conference's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs, their second FCS playoff bid in school history, where they advanced to the National Championship Game and defeated Sam Houston State to win their first FCS National Championship and their first national championship since 1990 when they won the Division II championship.
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Personnel
Craig Bohl
Brent Vigen
Offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks
Scottie Hazelton
Defensive coordinator
Linebackers
Kenni Burns
Wide receivers
A. J. Cooper
Defensive ends
Scott Fuchs
Offensive line
Nick Goeser
Defensive tackles
Chris Klieman
Defensive backs
Tim Polasek
Special teams coordinator
Running backs
Recruiting coordinator
Game summaries
Lafayette
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter NDSU – Warren Holloway 67-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 14:49. ''Bison 7–0. '''Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 1:46.'''''
NDSU – D. J. McNorton 1-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 0:08. ''Bison 14–0. '''Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 4:51.'''''
Third quarter
NDSU – D. J. McNorton 21-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 12:25. ''Bison 21–0. '''Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:27.'''''
NDSU – D. J. McNorton 2-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 4:49. ''Bison 28–0. '''Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 5:49.'''''
Fourth quarter
LAF – Mitch Bennett 6-yard pass from Ryan O'Neil (kick failed), 14:52. ''Bison 28–6. '''Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:52.'''''
NDSU – Warren Holloway 57-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 9:04. ''Bison 35–6. '''Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:54.'''''
NDSU – Derrick Lang 9-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 1:37. ''Bison 42–6. '''Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:01.'''''
Statistics Lafayette Leopards color=white}}" LAF North Dakota State Bison}}" NDSU First downs 8 18 Total yards 198 416 Rushing yards 54 180 Passing yards 144 236 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 27:55 32:05
Team Category Player Statistics Lafayette Leopards color=white}}; text-align:center;" **Lafayette** Passing Ryan O'Neil 15/20, 144 yards, TD Rushing Ross Scheuerman 8 rushes, 46 yards Receiving Mitchell Bennett 3 receptions, 45 yards, TD North Dakota State Bison}}; text-align:center;" **North Dakota State** Passing Brock Jensen 15/22, 197 yards, 2 TD Rushing D. J. McNorton 13 rushes, 80 yards, 3 TD Receiving Warren Holloway 6 receptions, 147 yards, 2 TD
Saint Francis (PA)
First quarter
NDSU – Sam Ojuri 95-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 2:45. ''Bison 7–0. '''Drive: 2 plays, 99 yards, 0:55.'''''
Second quarter
NDSU – Cooper Wahlo 12-yard punt return (Ryan Jastram kick), 11:24. Bison 14–0.
NDSU – Brock Jensen 8-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 7:42. ''Bison 21–0. '''Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:31.'''''
NDSU – Warren Holloway 22-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 0:18. ''Bison 28–0. '''Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:50.'''''
Third quarter
NDSU – Wes Hudson 10-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 12:51. ''Bison 35–0. '''Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 2:01.'''''
NDSU – Matt Veldman 18-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 7:44. ''Bison 42–0. '''Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:41.'''''
NDSU – Carlton Littlejohn 37-yard interception return (Ryan Jastram kick), 6:37. Bison 49–0.
NDSU – Wes Hudson 1-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 2:17. ''Bison 56–0. '''Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 3:02.'''''
Fourth quarter
STF – Josh Thiel 26-yard field goal, 10:42. ''Bison 56–3. '''Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:29.'''''
Statistics Saint Francis Red Flash color=white}}" STF North Dakota State Bison}}" NDSU First downs 15 17 Total yards 182 394 Rushing yards 66 233 Passing yards 116 161 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 37:31 22:29
Team Category Player Statistics Saint Francis Red Flash color=white}}; text-align:center;" **Saint Francis** Passing John Kelly 8/17, 62 yards, 2 INT Rushing Kyle Harbridge 14 rushes, 41 yards Receiving Ryan Laduke 5 receptions, 42 yards North Dakota State Bison}}; text-align:center;" **North Dakota State** Passing Brock Jensen 11/13, 139 yards, 2 TD Rushing Sam Ojuri 12 rushes, 165 yards, TD Receiving Warren Holloway 4 receptions, 73 yards, TD
At Minnesota
First quarter
MINN – Donnell Kirkwood 4-yard run (Chris Hawthorne kick), 8:39. ''Golden Gophers 7–0. '''Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:21.'''''
Second quarter
NDSU – Brock Jensen 1-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 14:57. ''Tied 7–7. '''Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 8:42.'''''
NDSU – Sam Ojuri 3-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 7:30. ''Bison 14–7. '''Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:47.'''''
MINN – Donnell Kirkwood 30-yard run (Chris Hawthorne kick), 2:11. ''Tied 14–14. '''Drive: 10 plays, 95 yards, 5:19.'''''
NDSU – D. J. McNorton 2-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 0:24. ''Bison 21–14. '''Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:47.'''''
NDSU – Marcus Williams 52-yard interception return (Ryan Jastram kick), 0:00. Bison 28–14.
Third quarter
NDSU – Ryan Jastram 49-yard field goal, 6:25. ''Bison 31–14. '''Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 8:35.'''''
MINN – Chris Hawthorne 36-yard field goal, 1:12. ''Bison 31–17. '''Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:13.'''''
Fourth quarter
MINN – Eric Lair 20-yard pass from Max Shortell (Chris Hawthorne kick), 9:05. ''Bison 31–24. '''Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:41.'''''
NDSU – Marcus Williams 40-yard interception return (kick failed), 2:36. Bison 37–24.
Statistics North Dakota State Bison}}" NDSU Minnesota Golden Gophers}}" MINN First downs 17 18 Total yards 336 292 Rushing yards 139 168 Passing yards 197 124 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 31:21 28:39
Team Category Player Statistics North Dakota State Bison}}; text-align:center;" **North Dakota State** Passing Brock Jensen 16/21, 197 yards Rushing D. J. McNorton 13 rushes, 92 yards, TD Receiving Ryan Smith 4 receptions, 74 yards Minnesota Golden Gophers}}; text-align:center;" **Minnesota** Passing Max Shortell 4/8, 71 yards, TD, INT Rushing Duane Bennett 13 rushes, 74 yards Receiving Eric Lair 2 receptions, 41 yards, TD
Illinois State
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter NDSU – D. J. McNorton 36-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 8:19. ''Bison 7–0. '''Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:51.'''''
ILST – Nick Aussieker 27-yard field goal, 2:57. ''Bison 7–3. '''Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:16.'''''
Third quarter
NDSU – D. J. McNorton 15-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 7:39. ''Bison 14–3. '''Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:08.'''''
NDSU – Bobby Ollman 82-yard interception return (kick blocked), 4:46. Bison 20–3.
Fourth quarter
ILST – Milton Cobert 43-yard pass from Matt Brown (Nick Aussieker kick), 3:07. ''Bison 20–10. '''Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:27.'''''
Statistics Illinois State Redbirds color=white}}" ILST North Dakota State Bison}}" NDSU First downs 21 16 Total yards 397 331 Rushing yards 127 124 Passing yards 270 207 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 30:44 29:16
Team Category Player Statistics Illinois State Redbirds color=white}}; text-align:center;" **Illinois State** Passing Matt Brown 31/48, 270 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Ashton Leggett 16 rushes, 73 yards Receiving Lechein Neblett 9 receptions, 78 yards North Dakota State Bison}}; text-align:center;" **North Dakota State** Passing Brock Jensen 15/22, 207 yards, TD Rushing D. J. McNorton 17 rushes, 56 yards, TD Receiving Warren Holloway 6 receptions, 70 yards
At No. 20 Southern Illinois
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter SIU – Jackson MacLachlan 31-yard field goal, 3:26. ''Salukis 3–0. '''Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:09.'''''
Third quarter
NDSU – Ryan Jastram 36-yard field goal, 3:25. ''Tied 3–3. '''Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:21.'''''
Fourth quarter
NDSU – Matt Veldman 10-yard pass from Brock Jensen (kick failed), 6:51. ''Bison 9–3. '''Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:59.'''''
Statistics North Dakota State Bison}}" NDSU Southern Illinois Salukis color=white}}" SIU First downs 9 17 Total yards 210 297 Rushing yards 60 128 Passing yards 150 169 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 28:28 31:32
Team Category Player Statistics North Dakota State Bison}}; text-align:center;" **North Dakota State** Passing Brock Jensen 13/23, 150 yards, TD, INT Rushing D. J. McNorton 13 rushes, 31 yards Receiving Ryan Smith 3 receptions, 70 yards Southern Illinois Salukis football team color=white}}; text-align:center;" **Southern Illinois** Passing Kory Faulkner 16/28, 169 yards, 3 INT Rushing Jewel Hampton 23 rushes, 120 yards Receiving Cam Fuller 2 receptions, 59 yards
Missouri State
First quarter
NDSU – Ryan Jastram 34-yard field goal, 9:47. ''Bison 3–0. '''Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:32.'''''
MOST – Ian Starnes 29-yard pass from Trevor Wooden (Austin Witmer kick), 5:50. ''Bears 7–3. '''Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:51.'''''
NDSU – Warren Holloway 31-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 1:37. ''Bison 10–7. '''Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:08.'''''
Second quarter
MOST – Chris Douglas 19-yard pass from Trevor Wooden (Austin Witmer kick), 14:31. ''Bears 14–10. '''Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:00.'''''
NDSU – Warren Holloway 47-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 11:06. ''Bison 17–14. '''Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:19.'''''
NDSU – D. J. McNorton 20-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 2:11. ''Bison 24–14. '''Drive: 10 plays, 96 yards, 5:31.'''''
Third quarter
NDSU – Marcus Williams 90-yard kickoff return (Ryan Jastram kick), 14:49. Bison 31–14.
NDSU – Ryan Jastram 33-yard field goal, 9:08. ''Bison 34–14. '''Drive: 10 plays, 14 yards, 5:38.'''''
NDSU – Matt Veldman 10-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 6:48. ''Bison 41–14. '''Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:09.'''''
MOST – Trevor Wooden 1-yard run (Austin Witmer kick), 2:22. ''Bison 41–21. '''Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:20.'''''
Fourth quarter
NDSU – Ryan Jastram 35-yard field goal, 12:45. ''Bison 44–21. '''Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:32.'''''
NDSU – D. J. McNorton 9-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 11:27. ''Bison 51–21. '''Drive: 1 play, 9 yards, 0:07.'''''
Statistics Missouri State Bears color=white}}" MOST North Dakota State Bison}}" NDSU First downs 19 26 Total yards 363 428 Rushing yards 141 212 Passing yards 222 216 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 22:30 37:30
Team Category Player Statistics Missouri State Bears color=white}}; text-align:center;" **Missouri State** Passing Trevor Wooden 18/25, 222 yards, 2 TD Rushing Vernon Scott 13 rushes, 66 yards Receiving Ian Starnes 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD North Dakota State Bison}}; text-align:center;" **North Dakota State** Passing Brock Jensen 19/23, 211 yards, 3 TD Rushing D. J. McNorton 14 rushes, 92 yards, 2 TD Receiving Warren Holloway 6 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD
At South Dakota State
Statistics North Dakota State Bison}}" NDSU South Dakota State Jackrabbits}}" SDSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics North Dakota State Bison}}; text-align:center;" **North Dakota State** Passing Rushing Receiving South Dakota State Jackrabbits}}; text-align:center;" **South Dakota State** Passing Rushing Receiving
No. 2 Northern Iowa
Statistics Northern Iowa Panthers}}" UNI North Dakota State Bison}}" NDSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Northern Iowa Panthers}}; text-align:center;" **Northern Iowa** Passing Rushing Receiving North Dakota State Bison}}; text-align:center;" **North Dakota State** Passing Rushing Receiving
At No. 21 Indiana State
Statistics North Dakota State Bison}}" NDSU Indiana State Sycamores}}" INST First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics North Dakota State Bison}}; text-align:center;" **North Dakota State** Passing Rushing Receiving Indiana State Sycamores}}; text-align:center;" **Indiana State** Passing Rushing Receiving
Youngstown State
Statistics Youngstown State Penguins color=white}}" YSU North Dakota State Bison}}" NDSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Youngstown State Penguins color=white}}; text-align:center;" **Youngstown State** Passing Rushing Receiving North Dakota State Bison}}; text-align:center;" **North Dakota State** Passing Rushing Receiving
At Western Illinois
Statistics North Dakota State Bison}}" NDSU Western Illinois Leathernecks}}" WIU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics North Dakota State Bison}}; text-align:center;" **North Dakota State** Passing Rushing Receiving Western Illinois Leathernecks}}; text-align:center;" **Western Illinois** Passing Rushing Receiving
No. 17 James Madison (FCS Second Round)
Statistics James Madison Dukes}}" JMU North Dakota State Bison}}" NDSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics James Madison Dukes}}; text-align:center;" **James Madison** Passing Rushing Receiving North Dakota State Bison}}; text-align:center;" **North Dakota State** Passing Rushing Receiving
No. 6 Lehigh (FCS Quarterfinals)
Statistics Lehigh Mountain Hawks}}" LEH North Dakota State Bison}}" NDSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Lehigh Mountain Hawks}}; text-align:center;" **Lehigh** Passing Rushing Receiving North Dakota State Bison}}; text-align:center;" **North Dakota State** Passing Rushing Receiving
No. 3 Georgia Southern (FCS Semifinals)
Statistics Georgia Southern Eagles}}" GASO North Dakota State Bison}}" NDSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Georgia Southern Eagles}}; text-align:center;" **Georgia Southern** Passing Rushing Receiving North Dakota State Bison}}; text-align:center;" **North Dakota State** Passing Rushing Receiving
Vs. Sam Houston State (FCS Championship Game)
First quarter
NDSU – Ryan Jastram 19-yard field goal, 0:03. ''Bison 3–0. '''Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:56.'''''
Second quarter
SHSU – Craig Alaniz 24-yard field goal, 2:18. ''Tied 3–3. '''Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 4:11.'''''
SHSU – Craig Alaniz 31-yard field goal, 0:40. ''Bearkats 6–3. '''Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 1:04.'''''
Third quarter
NDSU – D. J. McNorton 39-yard pass from Brock Jensen (Ryan Jastram kick), 12:47. ''Bison 10–6. '''Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:13.'''''
Fourth quarter
NDSU – Brock Jensen 1-yard run (Ryan Jastram kick), 8:45. ''Bison 17–6. '''Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:03.'''''
Statistics Sam Houston State Bearkats}}" SHSU North Dakota State Bison}}" NDSU First downs 12 9 Total yards 210 235 Rushing yards 95 115 Passing yards 115 120 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 33:05 26:55
Team Category Player Statistics Sam Houston State Bearkats}}; text-align:center;" **Sam Houston State** Passing Brian Bell 12/31, 115 yards, 2 INT Rushing Tim Flanders 21 rushes, 84 yards Receiving Torrance Williams 3 receptions, 53 yards North Dakota State Bison}}; text-align:center;" **North Dakota State** Passing Brock Jensen 10/20, 120 yards, TD, INT Rushing D. J. McNorton 14 rushes, 39 yards Receiving D. J. McNorton 2 receptions, 35 yards, TD
References
"2011 NDSU football schedule" .(September 4, 2011). "Lafayette loses big to North Dakota" . The Morning Call .
(September 11, 2011). "A Bison beat down, Ojurji gets NDSU started off right" . The Bismarck Tribune .
(September 25, 2011). "Dakota territory" . Star Tribune .
(October 2, 2011). "2nd-half turnovers doom ISU in Fargo" . The Pantagraph .
(October 9, 2011). "Offense optional, Saluki defense holds Bison to nine points, but its not enough" . Southern Illinoisan .
(October 16, 2011). "Bad second-half start sinks Bears" . The Springfield News-Leader .
(October 23, 2011). "Missed chances sting as Jacks fall to NDSU" . Argus-Leader .
(October 30, 2011). "UNI gets Buffaloed" . The Courier .
(November 6, 2011). "North Dakota State beats Indiana State" . The Republic .
(November 13, 2011). "No. 1 Bison beaten at home" . The Bismarck Tribune .
(November 20, 2011). "Bison share MVC" . The Bismarck Tribune .
(December 4, 2011). "James Madison, ODU knocked out" . The News Leader .
(December 11, 2011). "Dome of doom" . The Morning Call .
(December 18, 2011). "Eagles trip in semis again" . Ledger-Enquirer .
(January 8, 2012). "Bison bring home title, defense carries NDSU to first national FCS title" . The Bismarck Tribune .
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