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North Dakota State Bison 2026 advanced stats
- North Dakota State Bison (Mountain West) are 7-2 in 2026.
- SP+ power rating 8.6 (41st in FBS): offense 25.4 (81st), defense 16.8 (17th).
- Offense ranks 81st in EPA per play (+0.09); defense ranks 3rd (−0.10 allowed), FBS games with garbage time excluded.
- Schedule so far ranks 126th toughest by opponent SP+.
Offense and defense, with FBS rank
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| EPA per play | +0.0981st | −0.103rd |
| Success rate | 39.0%100th | 35.5%14th |
| Explosiveness | 1.3140th | 1.1418th |
| Standard-downs success rate | 42.6%109th | 43.8%33rd |
| Passing-downs success rate | 30.6%76th | 18.8%1st |
| 3rd-down conversion rate | 38.3%76th | 34.9%35th |
| EPA per rush | +0.0486th | −0.0816th |
| Rushing success rate | 39.4%98th | 36.5%20th |
| Stuff rate | 19.0%81st | 22.0%24th |
| Line yards per carry | 3.0359th | 2.8955th |
| Second-level yards per carry | 1.1334th | 1.0573rd |
| Open-field yards per carry | 0.76112th | 0.9657th |
| Power success rate | 61.8%102nd | 72.3%80th |
| Rushing explosiveness | 0.9950th | 0.9470th |
| EPA per pass | +0.1871st | −0.102nd |
| Passing success rate | 39.1%93rd | 33.3%6th |
| Passing explosiveness | 1.7714th | 1.5149th |
| Sack rate | 3.7%17th | 7.7%31st |
| Turnovers per game | 1.144th | 1.818th |
Schedule (FBS opponents)
- Week 1 vs. Jacksonville State · W 33–7
- Week 2 at Air Force · W 38–32
- Week 3 at Sacramento State · W 31–10 · ▼ Misleading Final
- Week 5 vs. Wyoming · W 28–0
- Week 6 at UNLV · L 7–13 · ▲ Misleading Final
- Week 7 vs. Nevada · W 31–17
- Week 8 at New Mexico · L 16–21
- Week 9 vs. UTEP · W 31–7
- Week 11 at Hawai'i
- Week 12 vs. Northern Illinois
- Week 13 at San José State