The NDSU 'Bison' Team Captains: FS #6 James Hendricks, CB #9 Marquise Bridges, OT #68 Zack Johnson, and TE #82 Ben Ellefson meet with the 'Colonels' team captains at mid-field for the coin toss. Referee: Bob Johnson and Umpire: Steve Coullias oversee the toss.
NDSU RB #26 Chad Stark (Class of 1988) will flip the coin. Nicholls State wins the toss and elects to defer. North Dakota State will receive and defend the north end-zone.

Chad Stark was inducted into the Bison Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002. See https://gobison.com/hof.aspx?hof=74 for more details.