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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, 6-4, 224 (DS#5 QB) + 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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11/04/19 - *Trey Lance, rSo/2021, North Dakota State, 6-4, 224 (DS#5 QB) + 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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11/04/19 - Aaron Mercadel, rSr/2022, North Dakota State, 5-11, 215 (DS#999 OLB) + 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, 6-4, 224 (DS#5 QB) + 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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10/29/19 - Garret Wegner, rSr/2022, North Dakota State, 6-0, 197 (DS#999 P) + 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, 6-4, 224 (DS#5 QB) + 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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QB *Trey Lance, North Dakota State
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10/27/19 - *Trey Lance, rSo/2021, North Dakota State, 6-4, 224 (DS#5 QB) + More +

Clocks will be turned back next Saturday night, but in one way, it's already happened in FCS college football this season. Three teams are unbeaten entering November and they're the same three as last year. -- North Dakota State, which is 8-0, and Princeton and Dartmouth, each 6-0. NDSU, the two-time defending FCS champion, has won 29 straight games -- the longest active streak in Division I. The Bison are four wins shy of their all-time longest streak in the FCS -- 33 games from 2012-14 -- and can match it by winning their four remaining games in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They'll open play in November with a road trip to Youngstown State next Saturday night followed by home games against Western Illinois and South Dakota and a road finale at Southern Illinois. - AP College Football

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10/22/19 - Garret Wegner, rSr/2022, North Dakota State, 6-0, 197 (DS#999 P) + More +

OCT 21 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: P/K Garret Wegner, North Dakota State,...Wegner averaged 40.5 yards per punt on six punts to help North Dakota State to a 22-0 win over Missouri State. He did not allow a kickoff return and put three of his punts inside in the 20-yard line resulting in just one return for 16 yards. Missouri State's average starting spot was the 20 and the Bears only crossed midfield three times. - Missouri Valley Football

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P Garret Wegner, North Dakota State
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10/19/19 - *Trey Lance, rSo/2021, North Dakota State, 6-4, 224 (DS#5 QB) + More +

Trey Lance passed for 225 yards and rushed for a touchdown, Adam Cofield picked up two rushing scores and North Dakota State blanked Missouri State 22-0 on Saturday, pushing its win streak to 28 games. The Bison (7-0, 3-0 Missouri Valley Conference) are the top-ranked team in the FCS and showed it against Missouri State (1-5, 1-2). North Dakota State amassed 447 yards to the Tigers 185, picked up 22 first downs to 12, held the ball for 10 minutes longer and ran 74 plays to Missouri State's 57.

NDSU held Missouri State to 3-and-out on the Tigers first possession, then ground 65 yards to score with Lance completing his first four passes and running the final 21 yards to the end zone. The Bison ran in the points after as well to lead 8-0. Lance finished 21 of 31 for 225 yards and had eight carries for 79 more. Cofield was the leading rusher with 93 yards on 12 carries with a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs. Peyton Huslig passed 20 for 37 for 164 yards for the Tigers, who were held to 21 yards rushing. - North Dakota State/AP College Football

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QB *Trey Lance, North Dakota State
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10/15/19 - Garret Wegner, rSr/2022, North Dakota State, 6-0, 197 (DS#999 P) + More +

OCT 14 MISSOURI VALLEY SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: P/K Garret Wegner, North Dakota State, 6-0, 194, Jr., Lodi, Wis. (Lodi HS),...Wegner averaged 50.7 yards on three punts with a season-long of 60 yards in North Dakota State's 46-14 victory over 10th-ranked Northern Iowa. Wegner also handled seven kickoffs including two touchbacks for the Bison, who lead the conference in net kickoff yardage at 40.8 yards per kick. - Missouri Valley Football

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P Garret Wegner, North Dakota State
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10/15/19 - *Trey Lance, rSo/2021, North Dakota State, 6-4, 224 (DS#5 QB) + More +

OCT 14 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: QB Trey Lance, North Dakota State,...Lance had 228 yards of total offense in North Dakota State's 46-14 win over 10th-ranked Northern Iowa. He went 10 of 18 passing for 145 yards and three touchdowns while rushing 11 times for 83 yards. He completed touchdown passes of 36, 19 and 30 yards to three different receivers, and four of Lance's 11 carries went for first downs on runs of 10, 13, 17 and 15 yards. He has yet to throw an interception in 106 career passing attempts and leads the FCS in passing efficiency with a 200.2 rating. Lance leads all MVFC passers with 9.86 yards per attempt and a 70.5 completion percentage. - Missouri Valley Football

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10/15/19 - Derrek Tuszka, rSr/2020, North Dakota State, 6-4, 251 (DS#18 DE) + More +

Down 14-3 at halftime, South Dakota State scored 35 points in the second half to beat Youngstown State, 38-28. The Jackrabbits hold onto their No. 3 ranking in the AFCA FCS Coaches’ Top 25 Poll while the Penguins dropped only one spot despite their second straight loss, from 17 to 18. North Dakota State continued their winning ways, dominating then-No. 10 Northern Iowa, 46-14, and moving its record to 6-0. The Bison still sit No. 1 with all 26 first-place votes. No. 2 James Madison survived their Top 10 battle, beating No. 7 Villanova, 38-24. Kennesaw State and Weber State also won, keeping the Top 5 the same for another week.

Five new teams entered the AFCA Top 25 for the first time this season. Sacramento State used an upset of then-No. 6 Montana State to vault to No. 17 while Austin Peay took down then-No. 22 Southeast Missouri State to come in at No. 19. Dartmouth joins fellow IVY League member Princeton in the Top 25, sitting at No. 21 with a 4-0 mark. New Hampshire beat Stony Brook, 20-14, and took their ranking at No. 23. The final newcomer is No. 25 UIW, who defeated then-No. 25 Southeastern Louisiana, 27-21. - American Football Coaches Association

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DE Derrek Tuszka, North Dakota State
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10/09/19 - *Trey Lance, rSo/2021, North Dakota State, 6-4, 224 (DS#5 QB) + More +

OCT 7 MISSOURI VALLEY NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: QB Trey Lance, North Dakota State, 6-3, 221, RFr., Marshall, Minn. (Marshall HS),...Lance was 12 of 15 passing for 189 yards and three touchdowns in North Dakota State's 37-7 win over sixth-ranked Illinois State. He also added seven carries for 43 yards, including a 27-yard carry from the NDSU 8 to start a 92-yard scoring drive in the fourth quarter. Lance is second in the FCS with a 73.6 completion percentage and leads the FCS with a 204.7 pass efficiency rating. He is 64 of 87 passing for 887 yards and 12 touchdowns with zero interceptions in his first five starts. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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10/09/19 - Ty Brooks, rSr/2020, North Dakota State, 5-09, 180 (DS#106 RB) + More +

OCT 7 MISSOURI VALLEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: RB Ty Brooks, North Dakota State,...Brooks rushed nine times for 106 yards and one touchdown in North Dakota State's 37-3 win over sixth-ranked Illinois State. It was his second straight 100-yard rushing game, both against Top 10 opponents, and the sixth 100-yard game of his career. He had zero carries for lost yardage and averaged 11.8 yards per carry including a 53-yard touchdown run that gave NDSU a 13-0 lead midway through the first quarter. Brooks had a game-high 185 all-purpose yards including a 79-yard kickoff return that set up another Bison score. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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RB Ty Brooks, North Dakota State
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