Referee: Mike Vandervelde and Umpire: Mark Warner prepare for the coin toss, which the NDSU 'Bison' won. They defer to the second half. The NDSU team captains at mid-field to welcome the 'Dukes' to the Fargodome.
NDSU: FS #3 Tre Dempsey, Quarterback #12 Easton Stick, RB #25 Chase Morlock, and LB #41 MJ Stumpf.
JMU: FS #5 Raven Greene, WR #11 Brandon Ravenel, RG #64 Matt Frank, and RB #32 Khalid Abdullah.