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11/18/19 - Ty Brooks, rSr/2020, North Dakota State + More +

NOV 18 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: RB Ty Brooks, North Dakota State,...Brooks averaged 11.6 yards per carry and rushed for two touchdowns in North Dakota State's 49-14 victory over South Dakota. He notched his third 100-yard game of the season and seventh of his career with 11 carries for 128 yards. Five of his 11 touches went for more than 10 yards including a long of 48. Brooks is NDSU's career leader averaging 7.93 yards per carry. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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RB Ty Brooks, North Dakota State
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11/18/19 - James Kaczor, rSr/2023, North Dakota State + More +

NOV 18 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: SS James Kaczor, North Dakota State,...After missing two games due to injury, Kaczor returned to the lineup as a starting linebacker with two other starters out at that position in North Dakota State's 49-14 victory over South Dakota. Kaczor made a team-high nine tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry as the Bison held USD to a season-low 245 yards of total offense. He is NDSU's fourth leading tackler this season with 45 total tackles. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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OLB James Kaczor, North Dakota State
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11/18/19 - Hunter Luepke, rSr/2023, North Dakota State + More +

NOV 18 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: FB Hunter Luepke, North Dakota State,...Luepke scored his first two career touchdowns on three touches in North Dakota State's 49-14 home win over South Dakota. He had two carries for 28 yards including a 7-yard TD on the opening drive of the second half, and he also caught a 3-yard TD pass. Playing a traditional blocking position, he helped eight NDSU ball carriers combine for 419 rushing yards and 8.1 yards per carry. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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FB Hunter Luepke, North Dakota State
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11/16/19 - *Trey Lance, rSo/2021, North Dakota State + More +

Trey Lance threw for two touchdowns, Ty Brooks ran for two and FCS top-ranked North Dakota State rolled up 700 yards offense in beating South Dakota 49-14 to clinch the Missouri Valley Football Conference championship on Saturday. This is the ninth straight title for the two-time defending national champions (11-0, 7-0) and their 32nd consecutive victory, the nation's longest active Division I win streak. The Bison can tie their FCS-record 33-game streak from 2012-14 next Saturday at Southern Illinois.

Ty Brooks and Adam Cofield ran for first-quarter touchdowns and Lance threw second-quarter scoring passes of 32 yards to Ben Ellefson and 43 to Christian Watson as the Bison took a 28-7 halftime lead. The lead reached 49-7 before Coyotes (4-7, 3-4) scored their other touchdown with seven minutes remaining in the game. Lance was a tidy 12-of-15 passing for 249 yards. Brooks rushed for 104 yards on 10 carries and Watson caught three passes for 94 yards. - AP College Football

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QB *Trey Lance, North Dakota State
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11/12/19 - Derrek Tuszka, rSr/2020, North Dakota State + More +

NOV 11 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: DE Derrek Tuszka, North Dakota State,...Tuszka made a team-high six tackles in North Dakota State's 57-21 win over Western Illinois. Five of his six stops went for zero or negative yards and he finished with 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks. Tuszka is second in the conference with 9.5 sacks this season and seventh in NDSU history with 25.5 career sacks. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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DE Derrek Tuszka, North Dakota State
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11/12/19 - Christian Watson, rSr/2022, North Dakota State + More +

NOV 11 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: WR Christian Watson, North Dakota State,...Watson had career-highs of four catches and 121 receiving yards with one touchdown in North Dakota State's 57-21 win over Western Illinois. Watson scored on a 51-yard passing play and another reception for 41 yards. He is second in the conference averaging 21.5 yards per reception and three of his four touchdowns this season have been plays of 40 or more yards. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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WR Christian Watson, North Dakota State
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11/11/19 - Derrek Tuszka, rSr/2020, North Dakota State + More +

2019 BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD WATCHLIST ADDITION: DL Derrek Tuszka, North Dakota State,...Tuszka, a senior from Warner, S.D., currently ranks fourth in the FCS averaging 1.06 sacks per game and has recorded sacks in six of eight games played this year. His career total of 24.5 sacks ranks seventh all-time at NDSU. Tuszka has 23 total tackles this season with 11.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, two pass breakups, one forced fumble and six quarterback hurries. The Bison rank second in the FCS in scoring defense and total defense allowing just 11.7 points and 271.4 yards per game. - North Dakota State/STATS FCS Football

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DE Derrek Tuszka, North Dakota State
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11/10/19 - *Trey Lance, rSo/2021, North Dakota State + More +

2019 WALTER PAYTON AWARD WATCHLIST ADDITION: QB Trey Lance, North Dakota State,...Lance, a 6-foot-3, 221-pound redshirt freshman from Marshall, Minn., is the only freshman player nominated for the Walter Payton Award. He ranks second in the FCS in passing efficiency (186.1), fourth in pass completion percentage (.686), sixth in yards per pass attempt (9.30) and ninth in points responsible for (162) through nine games. NDSU has had five previous finalists for the Walter Payton Award including quarterback Easton Stick, whose third-place finish in the 2018 vote was the highest by a Bison player. - North Dakota State/STATS FCS Football

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QB *Trey Lance, North Dakota State
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11/09/19 - *Trey Lance, rSo/2021, North Dakota State + More +

Freshman Jalen Bussey sprinted 65 yards for a touchdown on his first collegiate carry and finished with 123 yards as FCS top-ranked North Dakota State rolled to its 31st consecutive victory, beating Western Illinois 57-21 on Saturday. Bussey burst through the line early in the fourth quarter to give the Bison (10-0, 6-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference) a 47-14 lead and added the game's final touchdown on a 45-yard run with just under nine minutes left. Trey Lance ran 23 yards for a touchdown and passed 88 yards to Josh Babicz and 51 to Christian Watson for TDs for NDSU, which has beaten the Leathernecks (1-9, 1-5) seven consecutive times. Dimitri Williams added two rushing touchdowns. Watson had 121 yards receiving. NDSU led 27-0 at halftime and 40-7 heading in the final quarter as it rolled up 688 yards of offense. Western Illinois' Kevin Johnson threw for two scores after taking over for Connor Sampson, who had two interceptions in the first half. The Leathernecks also lost two fumbles. - AP College Football

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QB *Trey Lance, North Dakota State
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11/08/19 - *Trey Lance, rSo/2021, North Dakota State + More +

2019 JERRY RICE AWARD WATCH LIST: Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State: 109 of 159 (68.6 percent), 19 TDs, 0 INTs, 186.1 passing efficiency; 88 carries, 595 yards, 8 TDs (9 games),...Lance, a 6-foot-3, 221-pound redshirt freshman from Marshall, Minn., is the only freshman player nominated for the Walter Payton Award. He ranks second in the FCS in passing efficiency (186.1), fourth in pass completion percentage (.686), sixth in yards per pass attempt (9.30) and ninth in points responsible for (162) through nine games. Lance has attempted a school-record 160 consecutive passes without an interception going 109-for-159 this season for 1,479 yards and 19 touchdowns. He is also NDSU's leading rusher with 88 attempts for 595 yards and eight TDs for the Bison, who rank second in the FCS in points per game (39.2) and fourth in rushing yards per game (288.0). - STATS FCS/North Dakota State Football

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QB *Trey Lance, North Dakota State
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11/04/19 - *Trey Lance, rSo/2021, North Dakota State + More +

NOV 4 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: QB Trey Lance, North Dakota State,...Lance accounted for four touchdowns and 192 yards of total offense in North Dakota State's 56-17 win at Youngstown State. Lance completed 7 of 9 passes for 160 yards and three TDs averaging 17.8 yards per attempt. He scored on a 9-yard run and threw a career-long 69-yard TD pass to put NDSU ahead 14-0 midway through the first quarter. Lance has attempted 160 consecutive passes without an interception, breaking the NDSU career record of 152 set by Easton Stick from 2016 to 2017. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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QB *Trey Lance, North Dakota State
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11/04/19 - Aaron Mercadel, rSr/2022, North Dakota State + More +

NOV 4 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: LB Aaron Mercadel, North Dakota State,...Mercadel made a career-and team-high seven tackles in North Dakota State's 56-17 win at Youngstown State. He made five solo stops and had one of NDSU's eight tackles for loss. Mercadel had four tackles by halftime as the Bison held YSU to just 47 rushing yards and 101 total yards in the first half. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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OLB Aaron Mercadel, North Dakota State
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11/03/19 - *Trey Lance, rSo/2021, North Dakota State + More +

Trey Lance threw for three touchdowns and ran for another and top-ranked North Dakota State beat Youngstown State 56-17 on Saturday night to extend its win streak to 30 games. Lance went 7 of 9 for 160 yards with no interceptions and Kobe Johnson scored on a 94-yard kickoff return and a 75-yard run. The freshman running back finished with 241 all-purpose yards, including 103 rushing. NDSU (9-0, 5-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference) went three-and-out on the game's opening possession but Youngstown State's Jake Coates muffed the punt, Ross Kennelly recovered it for the Bison at the 25 and, four plays later, Lance scored on a 9-yard run.

The Penguins were forced to punt on their ensuing possession and, after Lance ran for 17 yards on third-and-7 from the 17, he hit Christian Watson in stride for a 69-yard touchdown on a play-action pass to make it 14-0 with 5:22 left in the first quarter. Youngstown State then went three-and-out and Lance connected with Josh Babicz for a 6-yard touchdown about four minutes later. Backup quarterback Joe Craycraft, who replaced starter Nathan Mays late in the first quarter, threw a 23-yard TD pass to Miles Joiner to get the Penguins (5-4, 1-4) on the scoreboard with 55 seconds left in the second quarter but Johnson's return made it 42-7 at halftime. Mays suffered a gruesome leg injury while sliding at the end of a 3-yard run and is expected to miss the rest of the season. - AP College Football

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QB *Trey Lance, North Dakota State
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10/29/19 - Garret Wegner, rSr/2022, North Dakota State + More +

OCT 28 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: P/K Garret Wegner, North Dakota State,...Wegner averaged 45.3 yards per punt on three attempts in North Dakota State's 23-16 win at South Dakota State. Wegner had a long of 47 and helped limit SDSU to just 10 total return yards. His five kickoffs all went for touchbacks. Wegner is averaging 44.3 yards per punt over the past three weeks. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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P Garret Wegner, North Dakota State
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10/28/19 - *Trey Lance, rSo/2021, North Dakota State + More +

A 71-yard touchdown run with 2:32 left in the game lifted No. 1 North Dakota State to a 23-16 victory over then-No. 3 South Dakota State. This was the Bison's 10th win in 16 matchups for the Dakota Marker trophy and their 29th straight victory. South Dakota State fell two spots to No. 5 in this week's AFCA FCS Coaches' Top 25 Poll. James Madison defeated then-No. 17 Towson, 27-10, to remain at No. 2. Weber State checks in at No. 3 following their 36-20 victory over then-No. 22 UC Davis.

The Wildcats will hit the road to take on No. 6 Sacramento State this week. Kennesaw State remains at No. 4 following its decisive 41-17 victory over North Alabama. The other Top 25 matchup sends No. 10 Northern Iowa to No. 7 Illinois State in another big Missouri Valley Football Conference game. Wofford makes its return to the Top 25 following a 35-34 overtime victory over Chattanooga and checks in at No. 20. The Terriers are joined by Southeast Missouri State, North Dakota and Austin Peay, who rejoin the Top 25 after brief absences at 21, 23 and 25, respectively. - American Football Coaches Association

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