North Dakota State

North Dakota State
College Football Team
North Dakota State
NDSU4th in Mountain West
7-2Season Record

Season Snapshot

7Wins
2Losses
0Ties
0.778Win %
253Points For
107Points Against
146Point Differential
W1Streak

Team Information

Head CoachTim Polasek
StadiumFargodome
LocationFargo, ND
SurfaceArtificial Turf

Last 5 Games

DateOpponentScoreResult
Oct 31, 2026vs UTEP31–7W
Oct 24, 2026New Mexico logo@ New Mexico16–21L
Oct 17, 2026Nevada logovs Nevada31–17W
Oct 10, 2026UNLV logo@ UNLV7–13L
Oct 3, 2026Wyoming logovs Wyoming28–0W

2026 Schedule

WeekDateOpponentVenueTV
Week 1Aug 29, 2026Jacksonville State Gamecocks logovs Jacksonville StateFargodomeCBSSN
Week 1Sep 5, 2026Fordham Rams logovs FordhamFargodomeMW+
Week 2Sep 12, 2026Air Force logo@ Air ForceFalcon StadiumFS1
Week 3Sep 19, 2026Sacramento State Hornets logo@ Sacramento StateHornet StadiumESPN
Week 5Oct 3, 2026Wyoming logovs WyomingFargodomeCW
Week 6Oct 10, 2026UNLV logo@ UNLVAllegiant StadiumCW
Week 7Oct 17, 2026Nevada logovs NevadaFargodomeCBSSN
Week 8Oct 24, 2026New Mexico logo@ New MexicoUniversity Stadium (NM)CW
Week 9Oct 31, 2026vs UTEPFargodomeMW+
Week 11Nov 14, 2026Hawai'i logo@ Hawai'iClarence T.C. Ching Athletics ComplexCW
Week 12Nov 21, 2026Northern Illinois logovs Northern IllinoisFargodomeCW
Week 13Nov 27, 2026San José State logo@ San José StateCEFCU StadiumCBSSN

2026 Roster

Quarterbacks & Specialists

CJ Anderson CJ AndersonLS6' 1"240 lbs #48 Aaron Bickerton Aaron BickertonP6' 3"225 lbs #39 Caleb McGrath Caleb McGrathP6' 3"205 lbs #51 Drew Klein Drew KleinPK5' 9"185 lbs #37 Jayden Onuonga Jayden OnuongaPK6' 4"205 lbs #38 Preston Brown Preston BrownQB6' 1"215 lbs #0 Nathan Hayes Nathan HayesQB6' 3"228 lbs #2 Trey Drake Trey DrakeQB6' 3"213 lbs #10 Zander Smith Zander SmithQB6' 3"225 lbs #13 Henry Nelson Henry NelsonQB6' 3"210 lbs #16

Offensive Line

Gage Schmidt Gage SchmidtC6' 3"300 lbs #61 James Nellis James NellisG6' 3"290 lbs #59 Griffin Empey Griffin EmpeyG6' 3"302 lbs #62 Jack Liwienski Jack LiwienskiG6' 3"297 lbs #66 Coy Okeson Coy OkesonG6' 5"310 lbs #68 Nate Schneckloth Nate SchnecklothG6' 5"300 lbs #72 Kene Anene Kene AneneOL6' 5"310 lbs #55 Trey McPartland Trey McPartlandOL6' 5"285 lbs #63 Earl Brown Earl BrownOL6' 5"310 lbs #67 Josh Magin Josh MaginOT6' 6"308 lbs #75 Ryan Babatz Ryan BabatzOT6' 5"315 lbs #76 Austin Schultz Austin SchultzOT6' 4"305 lbs #77 Noah Stommes Noah StommesOT6' 6"300 lbs #78

Receivers & Backs

Gatlin Empey Gatlin EmpeyFB6' 1"235 lbs #45 Nyeoti Punni Nyeoti PunniRB6' 1"225 lbs #4 Myles Mitchell Myles MitchellRB5' 9"205 lbs #5 DJ Scott DJ ScottRB5' 11"215 lbs #7 Charles Ross III Charles Ross IIIRB5' 9"200 lbs #22 Godson Rufus-Okomhanru Godson Rufus-OkomhanruRB6' 0"187 lbs #25 Cortez LeGrant Cortez LeGrantRB5' 10"200 lbs #28 Barry Kpeenu Barry KpeenuRB5' 10"205 lbs #32 Jonathan Harvey Jonathan HarveyRB5' 10"200 lbs #34 Gabriel Cunningham Gabriel CunninghamTE6' 3"242 lbs #9 Cash Danner Cash DannerTE6' 5"235 lbs #43 Luke Kokat Luke KokatTE6' 3"250 lbs #44 Colten Gunderson Colten GundersonTE6' 7"240 lbs #49 Reis Kessel Reis KesselTE6' 5"245 lbs #81 Noah Nelson Noah NelsonTE6' 5"240 lbs #87 Isaac Ellison Isaac EllisonTE6' 4"225 lbs #88 Abraham Myers Abraham MyersTE6' 2"250 lbs #96 Jeremiah Patterson Jeremiah PattersonWR5' 9"175 lbs #3 Jordan McCants Jordan McCantsWR5' 11"190 lbs #11 Myles Ellis Myles EllisWR5' 9"160 lbs #12 Mekhi Collins Mekhi CollinsWR6' 4"215 lbs #15 Isiah St. Romain Isiah St. RomainWR6' 0"200 lbs #17 John Gores John GoresWR5' 6"175 lbs #19 Drake Schlosser Drake SchlosserWR6' 1"195 lbs #20 Chris Kiel Chris KielWR5' 11"205 lbs #21 Kye Schlichting Kye SchlichtingWR6' 3"201 lbs #23 Joaquin Jordan Joaquin JordanWR6' 3"196 lbs #27 Jacob Kilzer Jacob KilzerWR6' 3"205 lbs #80 SJ Green SJ GreenWR5' 10"185 lbs #82 Cade Osterman Cade OstermanWR6' 1"192 lbs #83 Logan Conklin Logan ConklinWR6' 4"205 lbs #84 Tochi Okoro Tochi OkoroWR6' 3"195 lbs #89

Defensive Line

Victor Isele Victor IseleDE6' 2"260 lbs #0 Kelton McCaslin Kelton McCaslinDE6' 5"250 lbs #9 Matthew Stenbroten Matthew StenbrotenDE6' 4"250 lbs #11 Blake Schiltz Blake SchiltzDE6' 2"250 lbs #48 Allante Burley Allante BurleyDE6' 3"240 lbs #56 Truman Griffith Truman GriffithDE6' 2"260 lbs #90 Daniel Devine Daniel DevineDE6' 4"245 lbs #92 Anthony Okes Anthony OkesDE6' 3"260 lbs #93 Chase Evink Chase EvinkDT6' 5"285 lbs #53 Zach Hellendrung Zach HellendrungDT6' 3"275 lbs #58 Thomas Roberts Thomas RobertsDT6' 4"275 lbs #60 Jason Hunter Jason HunterDT6' 5"265 lbs #64 Brody Clubb Brody ClubbDT6' 3"290 lbs #65 Logan Larson Logan LarsonDT6' 3"290 lbs #94 Jack Hansen Jack HansenDT6' 3"282 lbs #98 Obald Niyonkuru Obald NiyonkuruDT5' 11"290 lbs #99

Linebackers

Gavin Sell Gavin SellLB6' 2"230 lbs #3 Ray James Jr. Ray James Jr.LB6' 2"240 lbs #25 Ryland Satter Ryland SatterLB6' 1"235 lbs #35 Ben Schepp Ben ScheppLB6' 1"210 lbs #38 Peder Haugo Peder HaugoLB6' 1"230 lbs #41 Alex Elliott Alex ElliottLB6' 2"220 lbs #42 Carter Appl Carter ApplLB6' 2"215 lbs #44 Damian Devine Damian DevineLB6' 3"230 lbs #50 Oliver Lucht Oliver LuchtLB6' 1"228 lbs #55

Defensive Backs

EJ Davis EJ DavisCB6' 1"190 lbs #2 Najee Nelson Najee NelsonCB5' 11"197 lbs #4 Marion Moore Marion MooreCB5' 11"190 lbs #16 Will Rosenmeyer Will RosenmeyerCB6' 0"188 lbs #19 Kegan Huber Kegan HuberCB6' 0"190 lbs #23 Kobe Russell Kobe RussellCB6' 1"197 lbs #24 Kendrick Carter Kendrick CarterCB5' 10"179 lbs #28 Q Barnslater Q BarnslaterCB6' 0"170 lbs #31 Brayden Dozier Brayden DozierCB6' 0"189 lbs #32 Deron Russell Deron RussellCB6' 1"180 lbs #34 Jaylin Crumby Jaylin CrumbyS5' 11"200 lbs #6 Mikhale Ford Mikhale FordS5' 11"190 lbs #13 Taylen Eady Taylen EadyS6' 0"205 lbs #14 Will Steil Will SteilS6' 2"205 lbs #20 Hudson Artz Hudson ArtzS6' 0"205 lbs #22 Evrett Tait Evrett TaitS6' 0"205 lbs #26 Landon Meier Landon MeierS5' 11"195 lbs #27 Darius Givance Darius GivanceS6' 2"215 lbs #29 Jaylen Archibald Jaylen ArchibaldS6' 1"205 lbs #30 Walker Braaten Walker BraatenS6' 3"190 lbs #33