GAME DAY

BREAKDOWN
STAT LEADERS
MATCHUPS
QUARTERBACKS DEFENSIVE LINE
Bison junior Cam Miller has had the hot The longest run from scrimmage by
hand lately, completing 73% of his Leathernecks this year is 31 yards by
passes ( 71 of 97) in last four games. Henry Ogala, who has 12 attempts.

RUNNING BACKS LINEBACKERS

If this game goes as predicted, don't NDSU welcomed back standout Cole
Miller Wisniewski Brantley Collins expect Bison leading rusher Hunter Wisniewski from offseason injury and
Luepke to see much of the field. the OLB delivered vs. Illinois State.
BISON
RUSHING No. Yds. Avg. Long TD
556
RECEIVERS SECONDARY
Hunter Luepke 91 6.1 47 8 The one threat for WIU on offense is
300 Western Illinois is 112th in the FCS in
TaMerik Williams 39 7.7 38 3 receiver Naseim Brantley, who has
265 passing defense (280.9 ypg) while the
Kobe Johnson 43 6.2 23 2 nine of the team's 15 touchdowns.
216 Bison are third at 136.5.
Dominic Gonnella 30 7.2 27 1
PASSING Comp. Att. Yds. Int. TD OFFENSIVE LINE SPECIAL TEAMS
Cam Miller 104 149 1207 1 9 NDSU junior Grey Zabel once again Leathernecks struggling in punting
RECEIVING Rec. Yds. Avg. Long TD showed his versatility last week game with 35.7-yard average and a
Zach Mathis 20 298 14.9 40 3 jumping in at right tackle. punt return long of 11 yards.
Hunter Luepke 14 196 14.0 31 4

PREDICTIONS
Braylon Henderson 12 187 15.6 41 0
Joe Stoffel 12 124 10.3 21 0
Jake Lippe 10 105 10.5 26 0

LEATHERNECKS Jeff Kolpack The Forum Record: 7-1

RUSHING No. Yds. Avg. Long TD
Erin Collins 50 152 3.0 24 0 In front of a few friends and family, Bison find enough inner excitement to keep the momentum that was
Clay Bruno 51 147 2.9 18 1 started last week rolling in November. NDSU 38, WIU 6
Ludovick Choquette 44 128 2.9 14 0
PASSING Comp. Att. Yds. Int. TD Eric Peterson The Forum Record: 7-1
Clay Bruno 75 160 953 7 5 Imperative that playmaking linebacker Cole Wisniewski gets more game action as the Bison are in the
RECEIVING Rec. Yds. Avg. Long TD regular-season stretch run. NDSU 35, WIU 7
Naseim Brantley 40 742 18.6 56 9
Jafar Armstrong
Jay Parker
19
14
223
149
11.7
10.6
38
35
1 Dom Izzo WDAY-TV Record: 8-0
1
The Bison defense returned to its old form last week and it can very well continue this Saturday
against an overmatched WIU team. Look for more from backup quarterback Cole Payton today.
PROBABLE STARTERS NDSU 42, WIU   10
BISON OFFENSE
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Mike McFeely The Forum Record: 8-0
WR 0 Zach Mathis.................................................. 6-6 205 Sr.
Bison are getting healthier for stretch run. This game should help that cause. NDSU 41, WIU 7
LT 70 Cody Mauch.................................................. 6-6 303 Sr.
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: 8-0
RT 73 Mason Miller................................................ 6-6 296 Jr.
TE Joe Stoffel....................................................... 6-3 245 Jr.
This mismatch of a game will allow the Bison to build depth and strength on the roster before the final
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WR 9 DJ Hart............................................................. 5-11 191 Jr. stretch of the regular season. NDSU 49, WIU 7
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 (6-2) LEATHERNECKS (0-8)
DE 99 Spencer Waege............................................ 6-5 282 Sr.
Date Opponent NDSU Opp. Date Opponent WIU Opp.
DT 91 Will Mostaert................................................. 6-2 260 Jr.
Sept. 3 Drake 56 14 Sept. 1 at Tennessee-Martin 25 42
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 at Minnesota 10 62
OLB 26 James Kaczor................................................. 6-0 215 Sr. Sept. 17 at Arizona 28 31 Sept. 17 Southern Utah 10 17
MLB 47 Luke Weerts................................................... 6-1 218 Jr. Sept. 24 at South Dakota 34 17 Sept. 24 Northern Iowa 17 52
OLB 20 Julian Wlodarczyk....................................... 6-3 207 Sr. Oct. 1 Youngstown State Oct. 1 at South Dakota State 10
27 14 34
CB 6 Destin Talbert................................................ 6-0 187 Sr. Oct. 8 Oct. 15 at Southern Illinois
at Indiana State 31 26 7 30
SS 25 Michael Tutsie...............................................5-11 189 Sr.
Oct. 15 South Dakota State 21 23 Oct. 22 Youngstown State 27 28
FS 2 Dawson Weber............................................ 6-2 190 Sr.
CB 1 Oct. 29 Illinois State 24 7 Oct. 29 at Missouri State 14 64
Courtney Eubanks.......................................5-10 187 Jr.
Nov. 5 at Western Illinois Nov. 5 North Dakota State
Nov. 12 Nov. 12 Indiana State

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

MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

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