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2024 North Dakota State

14–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

North Dakota State in 2024, game by game: lost at Colorado 26–31; won vs. Tennessee State 52–3; won at East Tennessee State 38–35; won vs. Towson 41–24; won at Illinois State 42–10; won vs. North Dakota 41–17; won at Southern Illinois 24–3; won vs. South Dakota State 13–9; won at Murray State 59–6; won vs. Northern Iowa 42–19; won vs. Missouri State 59–21; lost at South Dakota 28–29; won vs. Abilene Christian 51–31; won vs. Mercer 31–7; won vs. South Dakota State 28–21; won vs. Montana State 35–32+53−5Lost 26–31 at Colorado-5ColoradoWon 52–3 vs. Tennessee State+49Tennessee StateWon 38–35 at East Tennessee State+3East Tennessee …Won 41–24 vs. Towson+17TowsonWon 42–10 at Illinois State+32Illinois StateWon 41–17 vs. North Dakota+24North DakotaWon 24–3 at Southern Illinois+21Southern Illino…Won 13–9 vs. South Dakota State+4South Dakota St…Won 59–6 at Murray State+53Murray StateWon 42–19 vs. Northern Iowa+23Northern IowaWon 59–21 vs. Missouri State+38Missouri StateLost 28–29 at South Dakota-1South DakotaWon 51–31 vs. Abilene Christian+20Abilene Christi…Won 31–7 vs. Mercer+24MercerWon 28–21 vs. South Dakota State+7South Dakota St…Won 35–32 vs. Montana State+3Montana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atColoradoL 26–⁠3151%
Sep 7vsTennessee StateW 52–⁠381%
Sep 14atEast Tennessee StateW 38–⁠3573%
Sep 21vsTowsonW 41–⁠2480%
Sep 28atIllinois StateW 42–⁠1059%
Oct 5vsNorth DakotaW 41–⁠1772%
Oct 12atSouthern IllinoisW 24–⁠374%
Oct 19vsSouth Dakota StateW 13–⁠948%
Oct 26atMurray StateW 59–⁠689%
Nov 2vsNorthern IowaW 42–⁠1989%
Nov 16vsMissouri StateW 59–⁠2174%
Nov 23atSouth DakotaL 28–⁠2956%
Dec 7vsAbilene ChristianFCS Championship – Second RoundW 51–⁠3180%
Dec 14vsMercerFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP QuarterfinalW 31–⁠771%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsSouth Dakota StateFCS Championship – Semifinals, CFP SemifinalW 28–⁠2149%
Jan 6Bowls & playoffvsMontana StateFCS ChampionshipW 35–⁠3249%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Montana State 35–⁠32 in the FCS Championship; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Football Conference champions.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 51 on file).

Missouri Valley Football Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with South Dakota and South Dakota State

Record
14–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
610–⁠298
Coach
—
Elo
1649 +176 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.1 No. 2 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 142
Offensive coordinator
Jake Landry
Defensive coordinators
Nick Goeser and Grant Olson
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsCam Miller QB3,252 yds
Passing touchdownsCam Miller QB33 TD
Rushing yardsCharMar Brown RB1,181 yds
Rushing touchdownsCharMar Brown RB15 TD
Receiving yardsBryce Lance WR1,054 yds
Receiving touchdownsBryce Lance WR17 TD
TacklesSam Jung S8 tkl
SacksJaxon Duttenhefer DT0.5 sacks
InterceptionsLogan Kopp LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Jett Zabel TE★★★No. 653
Matthew Stenbroten LB★★★No. 1663
Donovan Woolen LB★★★No. 2081
Coy Okeson OT★★★No. 2327
Nate Tastad OL★★★No. 2443

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers22.50.835
Offensive line23.00.825
Defensive line22.50.795
Linebackers32.70.822
Defensive backs32.30.783
Athletes and specialists13.00.820
Whole class132.60.811

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 1Grey Zabel OGSeattle Seahawks
Rd 6Cam Miller QBLas Vegas Raiders

Transfers in 2

The 2024 portal
Jacob Kilzer QB★★★from Air Force
Trent Fraley OL★★from Marshall

Transfers out 2

Javier Derritt DT★★★to Kansas
Eli Green WR★★★to Iowa State

2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State7–⁠114–⁠2
South Dakota State7–⁠112–⁠3
South Dakota7–⁠111–⁠3–⁠1
Illinois State6–⁠210–⁠4
Missouri State6–⁠28–⁠4
Youngstown State3–⁠54–⁠8
Indiana State3–⁠54–⁠8
North Dakota2–⁠65–⁠7
Southern Illinois2–⁠64–⁠8
Northern Iowa1–⁠73–⁠9
Murray State0–⁠81–⁠11

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