2011 North Dakota State Bison football team explained

Year:	2011
Team:	North Dakota State Bison
Sport:	football
Conference:	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Short Conf:	MVFC
Tsnrank:	1
Fcscoachrank:	1
Record:	14–1
Conf Record:	7–1
Head Coach:	Craig Bohl
Hc Year:	9th
Off Coach:	Brent Vigen
Oc Year:	3rd
Off Scheme:	Pro-style
Def Coach:	Scottie Hazelton
Dc Year:	2nd
Def Scheme:	3–4
Stadium:	Fargodome
Champion:	NCAA Division I champion MVFC co-champion
Bowl:	NCAA Division I Championship
Bowl Result:	W 17–6 vs. Sam Houston State

The 2011 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by ninth year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 14–1, 7–1 in MVFC play to share the conference title with Northern Iowa.^[1]

The Bison received the conference's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs, their second FCS playoff bid in school history, where they advanced to the National Championship Game and defeated Sam Houston State to win their first FCS National Championship and their first national championship since 1990 when they won the Division II championship.

Rankings

See also: 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings.

Game summaries

Lafayette

See also: 2011 Lafayette Leopards football team.

Statistics	LAF	NDSU
First downs	8	18
Total yards	198	416
Rushing yards	54	180
Passing yards	144	236
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	27:55	32:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lafayette	Passing	Ryan O'Neil	15/20, 144 yards, TD
Rushing	Ross Scheuerman	8 rushes, 46 yards
Receiving	Mitchell Bennett	3 receptions, 45 yards, TD
North Dakota State	Passing		15/22, 197 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	D. J. McNorton	13 rushes, 80 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Warren Holloway	6 receptions, 147 yards, 2 TD

Saint Francis (PA)

See also: 2011 Saint Francis Red Flash football team.

Statistics	STF	NDSU
First downs	15	17
Total yards	182	394
Rushing yards	66	233
Passing yards	116	161
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	37:31	22:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Saint Francis	Passing	John Kelly	8/17, 62 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Kyle Harbridge	14 rushes, 41 yards
Receiving	Ryan Laduke	5 receptions, 42 yards
North Dakota State	Passing	Brock Jensen	11/13, 139 yards, 2 TD
Rushing		12 rushes, 165 yards, TD
Receiving	Warren Holloway	4 receptions, 73 yards, TD

At Minnesota

See also: 2011 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team.

Statistics	NDSU	MINN
First downs	17	18
Total yards	336	292
Rushing yards	139	168
Passing yards	197	124
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	31:21	28:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Brock Jensen	16/21, 197 yards
Rushing	D. J. McNorton	13 rushes, 92 yards, TD
Receiving		4 receptions, 74 yards
Minnesota	Passing		4/8, 71 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Duane Bennett	13 rushes, 74 yards
Receiving	Eric Lair	2 receptions, 41 yards, TD

Illinois State

See also: 2011 Illinois State Redbirds football team.

Statistics	ILST	NDSU
First downs	21	16
Total yards	397	331
Rushing yards	127	124
Passing yards	270	207
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	30:44	29:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois State	Passing	Matt Brown	31/48, 270 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Ashton Leggett	16 rushes, 73 yards
Receiving	Lechein Neblett	9 receptions, 78 yards
North Dakota State	Passing	Brock Jensen	15/22, 207 yards, TD
Rushing	D. J. McNorton	17 rushes, 56 yards, TD
Receiving	Warren Holloway	6 receptions, 70 yards

At No. 20 Southern Illinois

See also: 2011 Southern Illinois Salukis football team.

Statistics	NDSU	SIU
First downs	9	17
Total yards	210	297
Rushing yards	60	128
Passing yards	150	169
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	28:28	31:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Brock Jensen	13/23, 150 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	D. J. McNorton	13 rushes, 31 yards
Receiving	Ryan Smith	3 receptions, 70 yards
Southern Illinois	Passing	Kory Faulkner	16/28, 169 yards, 3 INT
Rushing		23 rushes, 120 yards
Receiving	Cam Fuller	2 receptions, 59 yards

Missouri State

See also: 2011 Missouri State Bears football team.

Statistics	MOST	NDSU
First downs	19	26
Total yards	363	428
Rushing yards	141	212
Passing yards	222	216
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	22:30	37:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri State	Passing	Trevor Wooden	18/25, 222 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Vernon Scott	13 rushes, 66 yards
Receiving	Ian Starnes	5 receptions, 79 yards, TD
North Dakota State	Passing	Brock Jensen	19/23, 211 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	D. J. McNorton	14 rushes, 92 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Warren Holloway	6 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD

At South Dakota State

See also: 2011 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team.

Statistics	NDSU	SDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Dakota State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 2 Northern Iowa

See also: 2011 Northern Iowa Panthers football team.

Statistics	UNI	NDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Dakota State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At No. 21 Indiana State

See also: 2011 Indiana State Sycamores football team.

Statistics	NDSU	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Youngstown State

See also: 2011 Youngstown State Penguins football team.

Statistics	YSU	NDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Youngstown State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Dakota State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Western Illinois

See also: 2011 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team.

Statistics	NDSU	WIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Western Illinois	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 17 James Madison (FCS Second Round)

See also: 2011 James Madison Dukes football team.

Statistics	JMU	NDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
James Madison	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Dakota State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 6 Lehigh (FCS Quarterfinals)

See also: 2011 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team.

Statistics	LEH	NDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lehigh	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Dakota State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 3 Georgia Southern (FCS Semifinals)

See also: 2011 Georgia Southern Eagles football team.

Statistics	GASO	NDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Southern	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Dakota State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Vs. Sam Houston State (FCS Championship Game)

See also: 2011 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team and 2012 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game.

Statistics	SHSU	NDSU
First downs	12	9
Total yards	210	235
Rushing yards	95	115
Passing yards	115	120
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	33:05	26:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sam Houston State	Passing	Brian Bell	12/31, 115 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Tim Flanders	21 rushes, 84 yards
Receiving	Torrance Williams	3 receptions, 53 yards
North Dakota State	Passing	Brock Jensen	10/20, 120 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	D. J. McNorton	14 rushes, 39 yards
Receiving	D. J. McNorton	2 receptions, 35 yards, TD

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2011 NDSU football schedule . North Dakota State Athletics . October 8, 2021.