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2023 North Dakota State

11–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

North Dakota State in 2023, game by game: won vs. Eastern Washington 35–10; won vs. Maine 44–7; won vs. Central Arkansas 49–31; lost vs. South Dakota 19–24; won at Missouri State 38–10; lost at North Dakota 24–49; won vs. Western Illinois 52–7; won vs. Murray State 38–6; lost at South Dakota State 16–33; won vs. Southern Illinois 34–10; won at Northern Iowa 48–27; won vs. Drake 66–3; won at Montana State 35–34; won at South Dakota 45–17; lost at Montana 29–31+63−25Won 35–10 vs. Eastern Washington+25Eastern Washing…Won 44–7 vs. Maine+37MaineWon 49–31 vs. Central Arkansas+18Central ArkansasLost 19–24 vs. South Dakota-5South DakotaWon 38–10 at Missouri State+28Missouri StateLost 24–49 at North Dakota-25North DakotaWon 52–7 vs. Western Illinois+45Western IllinoisWon 38–6 vs. Murray State+32Murray StateLost 16–33 at South Dakota State-17South Dakota St…Won 34–10 vs. Southern Illinois+24Southern Illino…Won 48–27 at Northern Iowa+21Northern IowaWon 66–3 vs. Drake+63DrakeWon 35–34 at Montana State+1Montana StateWon 45–17 at South Dakota+28South DakotaLost 29–31 at Montana-2Montana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsEastern WashingtonW 35–⁠1075%
Sep 9vsMaineW 44–⁠785%
Sep 16vsCentral ArkansasW 49–⁠3179%
Sep 30vsSouth DakotaL 19–⁠2483%
Oct 7atMissouri StateW 38–⁠1069%
Oct 14atNorth DakotaL 24–⁠4963%
Oct 21vsWestern IllinoisW 52–⁠793%
Oct 28vsMurray StateW 38–⁠688%
Nov 4atSouth Dakota StateL 16–⁠3324%
Nov 11vsSouthern IllinoisW 34–⁠1070%
Nov 18atNorthern IowaW 48–⁠2758%
Nov 25Bowls & playoffvsDrakeFCS Championship – First RoundW 66–⁠379%
Dec 2Bowls & playoffatMontana StateFCS Championship – Second RoundW 35–⁠3442%
Dec 9Bowls & playoffatSouth DakotaFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP QuarterfinalW 45–⁠1756%
Dec 16Bowls & playoffatMontanaFCS Championship – Semifinals, CFP SemifinalL 29–⁠3142%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana 31–⁠29 in the FCS Championship – Semifinals, CFP Semifinal; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 51 on file).

Record
11–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
572–⁠299
Coach
—
Elo
1560 +65 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.2 No. 2 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 167
Offensive coordinator
Tyler Roehl
Defensive coordinator
Jason Petrino
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsCam Miller QB2,687 yds
Passing touchdownsCam Miller QB19 TD
Rushing yardsTaMerik Williams RB768 yds
Rushing touchdownsCam Miller QB13 TD
Receiving yardsEli Green WR887 yds
Receiving touchdownsJoe Stoffel TE6 TD
InterceptionsCole Wisniewski DB8 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Jailen Duffie CB★★★No. 1896
Beau Johnson OT★★★No. 1953
Josh Hendricks LB★★★No. 1953
CharMar Brown RB★★★No. 2179
Victor Isele DL★★No. 2678

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.820
Offensive line32.30.800
Defensive line32.00.787
Linebackers22.50.805
Defensive backs13.00.832
Athletes and specialists12.00.790
Whole class112.40.801

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.

Transfers in 2

The 2023 portal
Hunter Zenzen LB★★★from Iowa State
Marcus Sheppard CB★★★from Bowling Green

Transfers out 3

Marques Sigle CB★★★to Kansas State
Tony Pierce SDE★★★no new school on file
Dominic Gonnella RB★★to South Florida

2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
South Dakota State8–⁠015–⁠0
South Dakota7–⁠110–⁠3
North Dakota State5–⁠311–⁠4
Youngstown State5–⁠38–⁠5
North Dakota5–⁠37–⁠5
Northern Iowa5–⁠36–⁠5
Southern Illinois4–⁠48–⁠5
Illinois State4–⁠46–⁠5
Missouri State3–⁠54–⁠7
Murray State1–⁠72–⁠9
Indiana State1–⁠71–⁠10
Western Illinois0–⁠80–⁠11

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