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2020 North Dakota State

7–⁠3.

Schedule and results

North Dakota State in 2020, game by game: won vs. Central Arkansas 39–28; won vs. Youngstown State 25–7; lost at Southern Illinois 14–38; won at Missouri State 25–0; won vs. Illinois State 21–13; won vs. North Dakota 34–13; won at Northern Iowa 23–20; lost vs. South Dakota State 17–27; won vs. Eastern Washington 42–20; lost at Sam Houston 20–24+25−24Won 39–28 vs. Central Arkansas+11Central ArkansasWon 25–7 vs. Youngstown State+18Youngstown StateLost 14–38 at Southern Illinois-24Southern Illino…Won 25–0 at Missouri State+25Missouri StateWon 21–13 vs. Illinois State+8Illinois StateWon 34–13 vs. North Dakota+21North DakotaWon 23–20 at Northern Iowa+3Northern IowaLost 17–27 vs. South Dakota State-10South Dakota St…Won 42–20 vs. Eastern Washington+22Eastern Washing…Lost 20–24 at Sam Houston-4Sam Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsCentral ArkansasW 39–⁠2883%
Feb 21vsYoungstown StateW 25–⁠788%
Feb 27atSouthern IllinoisL 14–⁠3877%
Mar 6atMissouri StateW 25–⁠086%
Mar 13vsIllinois StateW 21–⁠1381%
Mar 20vsNorth DakotaW 34–⁠1377%
Apr 10atNorthern IowaW 23–⁠2066%
Apr 17vsSouth Dakota StateL 17–⁠2773%
Apr 24vsEastern WashingtonW 42–⁠2072%
May 2atSam HoustonL 20–⁠2452%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Sam Houston 24–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 51 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 4th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
260–⁠190
Coach
—
Elo
1552 −42 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
No. 141
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 2020 class

Cam Miller DUAL★★★No. 922
Joe Stoffel TE★★★No. 1522
Courtney Eubanks CB★★★No. 2488
T.K. Marshall RB★★★No. 2820
Cole Wisniewski S★★No. 3116

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

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.860
Running backs22.50.750
Receivers22.50.775
Offensive line12.00.780
Defensive line22.00.755
Linebackers12.00.750
Defensive backs22.50.800
Whole class112.40.777

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 2021

The 2021 draft
Rd 1Trey Lance QBSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 2Dillon Radunz OTTennessee Titans