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2019 North Dakota State

16–⁠0 (8–⁠0 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

North Dakota State in 2019, game by game: won vs. Butler 57–10; won vs. North Dakota 38–7; won at Delaware 47–22; won vs. UC Davis 27–16; won at Illinois State 37–3; won vs. Northern Iowa 46–14; won vs. Missouri State 22–0; won at South Dakota State 23–16; won at Youngstown State 56–17; won vs. Western Illinois 57–21; won vs. South Dakota 49–14; won at Southern Illinois 21–7; won vs. Nicholls 37–13; won vs. Illinois State 9–3; won vs. Montana State 42–14; won vs. James Madison 28–20+47Won 57–10 vs. Butler+47ButlerWon 38–7 vs. North Dakota+31North DakotaWon 47–22 at Delaware+25DelawareWon 27–16 vs. UC Davis+11UC DavisWon 37–3 at Illinois State+34Illinois StateWon 46–14 vs. Northern Iowa+32Northern IowaWon 22–0 vs. Missouri State+22Missouri StateWon 23–16 at South Dakota State+7South Dakota St…Won 56–17 at Youngstown State+39Youngstown StateWon 57–21 vs. Western Illinois+36Western IllinoisWon 49–14 vs. South Dakota+35South DakotaWon 21–7 at Southern Illinois+14Southern Illino…Won 37–13 vs. Nicholls+24NichollsWon 9–3 vs. Illinois State+6Illinois StateWon 42–14 vs. Montana State+28Montana StateWon 28–20 vs. James Madison+8James Madison
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsButlerW 57–⁠1092%
Sep 7vsNorth DakotaW 38–⁠784%
Sep 14atDelawareW 47–⁠2272%
Sep 21vsUC DavisW 27–⁠1681%
Oct 5atIllinois StateW 37–⁠372%
Oct 12vsNorthern IowaW 46–⁠1485%
Oct 19vsMissouri StateW 22–⁠095%
Oct 26atSouth Dakota StateW 23–⁠1657%
Nov 2atYoungstown StateW 56–⁠1782%
Nov 9vsWestern IllinoisW 57–⁠2196%
Nov 16vsSouth DakotaW 49–⁠1492%
Nov 23atSouthern IllinoisW 21–⁠779%
Dec 7vsNichollsFCS Championship – Second RoundW 37–⁠1387%
Dec 14vsIllinois StateFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP QuarterfinalW 9–⁠385%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsMontana StateW 42–⁠1481%
Jan 11Bowls & playoffvsJames MadisonW 28–⁠2059%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat James Madison 28–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Football Conference champions.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 51 on file).

Missouri Valley Football Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
16–⁠0
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
596–⁠197
Coach
—
Elo
1740 +160 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.9 No. 1 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 142
Offensive coordinator
Tyler Roehl
Defensive coordinator
David Braun
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for North Dakota State are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Luke Weerts ILB★★★No. 1250
Hunter Poncius OT★★★No. 1994
Reed Ryan WDE★★★No. 1994
Javier Derritt DT★★★No. 2562
Will Mostaert SDE★★★No. 2562

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.730
Receivers12.00.780
Offensive line22.50.795
Defensive line33.00.807
Linebackers22.50.819
Defensive backs22.00.770
Whole class112.50.791

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 7Derrek Tuszka OLBDenver Broncos

2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State8–⁠016–⁠0
Northern Iowa6–⁠210–⁠5
Illinois State5–⁠310–⁠5
South Dakota State5–⁠38–⁠5
Southern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠5
South Dakota4–⁠45–⁠7
Indiana State3–⁠55–⁠7
Youngstown State2–⁠66–⁠6
Missouri State1–⁠71–⁠10
Western Illinois1–⁠71–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.