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Statistics reflect dominance of FCS finalists
(STATS) - North Dakota State and Jacksonville State are seeing a lot of similarities on film as they prepare for the FCS championship game Jan. 9 in Frisco, Texas.
Speed, power, big-play ability.
Their dominance reflects in the season statistics.
Third-seeded North Dakota State (12-2), from the Missouri Valley Football Conference, is trying to build on its record four straight FCS titles. Top-seeded Jacksonville State (13-1), out of the Ohio Valley Conference, is appearing in the championship game for the first time.
The season statistics of the two finalists:
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NORTH DAKOTA STATE (12-2)
TEAM STATISTICS: NDSU OPPONENTS
SCORING: 487 220
Points Per Game: 34.8 15.7
Points Off Turnovers: 50 46
FIRST DOWNS: 305 184
Rushing: 163 68
Passing: 125 96
Penalty: 17 20
RUSHING YARDAGE: 3,369 1,420
Yards Gained Rushing: 3,587 1,700
Yards Lost Rushing: 218 280
Rushing Attempts: 661 413
Average Per Rush: 5.1 3.4
Average Per Game: 240.6 101.4
TDs Rushing: 30 12
PASSING YARDAGE: 2,598 2,448
Comp-Att-Int: 204-327-5 204-413-14
Average Per Pass: 7.9 5.9
Average Per Catch: 12.7 12.0
Average Per Game: 185.6 174.9
TDs Passing: 29 14
TOTAL OFFENSE: 5,967 3,868
Total Plays: 988 826
Average Per Play: 6.0 4.7
Average Per Game: 426.2 276.3
KICK RETURNS: No.-Yards: 33-972 46-885
PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yards:29-343 16-136
INT RETURNS: No.-Yards: 14-156 5-62
KICK RETURN AVERAGE: 29.5 19.2
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE: 11.8 8.5
INT RETURN AVERAGE: 11.1 12.4
FUMBLES-LOST: 24-12 13-7
PENALTIES-Yards: 75-676 74-596
Average Per Game: 48.3 42.6
PUNTS-Yards: 61-2,778 98-4,101
Average Per Punt: 45.5 41.8
Net Punt Average: 39.4 37.7
KICKOFFS-Yards: 89-5,583 50-3,015
Average Per Kick: 62.7 60.3
Net Kick Average: 41.3 33.9
TIME OF POSSESSION/Game: 36:21 23:39
3RD-DOWN Conversions: 90/197 49/190
3rd-Down Pct: 46 26
4TH-DOWN Conversions: 15/24 11/22
4th-Down Pct: 62 50
SACKS BY-Yards: 31-203 16-91
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED: 66 27
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS: 9-20 11-14
ON-SIDE KICKS: 0-0 0-2
RED-ZONE SCORES: 44-54 (81%) 23-27 (85%)
RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS: 39-54 (72%) 13-27 (48%)
PAT-ATTEMPTS: 62-66 (94%) 23-23 (100%)
ATTENDANCE: 166,472 68,161
Games/Avg Per Game: 9/18,497 5/13,632
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JACKSONVILLE STATE (13-1)
TEAM STATISTICS: JSU OPPONENTS
SCORING: 574 262
Points Per Game: 41.0 18.7
Points Off Turnovers: 108 52
FIRST DOWNS: 353 225
Rushing: 192 97
Passing: 142 103
Penalty: 19 25
RUSHING YARDAGE: 4,364 1,632
Yards Gained Rushing: 4,667 2,060
Yards Lost Rushing: 303 428
Rushing Attempts: 694 489
Average Per Rush: 6.3 3.3
Average Per Game: 311.7 116.6
TDs Rushing: 52 12
PASSING YARDAGE: 3,045 2,494
Comp-Att-Int: 249-409-7 215-429-17
Average Per Pass: 7.4 5.8
Average Per Catch: 12.2 11.6
Average Per Game: 217.5 178.1
TDs Passing: 21 16
TOTAL OFFENSE: 7,409 4,126
Total Plays: 1,103 918
Average Per Play: 6.7 4.5
Average Per Game: 529.2 294.7
KICK RETURNS: No.-Yards: 42-835 73-1,666
PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yards: 26-247 20-143
INT RETURNS: No.-Yards: 17-267 7-110
KICK RETURN AVERAGE: 19.9 22.8
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE: 9.5 7.2
INT RETURN AVERAGE: 15.7 15.7
FUMBLES-LOST: 22-10 20-8
PENALTIES-Yards: 96-876 83-735
Average Per Game: 62.6 52.5
PUNTS-Yards: 59-2,423 96-4,006
Average Per Punt: 41.1 41.7
Net Punt Average: 36.6 38.1
KICKOFFS-Yards: 105-6,064 59-3,274
Average Per Kick: 57.8 55.5
Net Kick Average: 37.6 37.5
TIME OF POSSESSION/Game: 32:10 27:50
3RD-DOWN Conversions: 99/218 58/202
3rd-Down Pct: 45 29
4TH-DOWN Conversions: 21/28 6/26
4th-Down Pct: 75 23
SACKS BY-Yards: 40-206 17-105
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED: 75 32
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS: 17-27 13-14
ON-SIDE KICKS: 0-0 1-1
RED-ZONE SCORES: 61-72 (85%) 28-34 (82%)
RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS: 46-72 (64%) 18-34 (53%)
PAT-ATTEMPTS: 69-73 (95%) 31-31 (100%)
ATTENDANCE: 164,781 122,452
Games/Avg Per Game: 8/20,598 6/20,409
