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North Dakota State has appeared in a total of '''15''' [[NCAA Division I Football Championship]] playoffs, all of which have been consecutive. The Bison have an overall record of 47–5 in postseason play since becoming eligible in 2008, including a record streak of 22 consecutive playoff wins from 2011 to 2016. The Bison have won more Division I FCS playoff games than any other program (past or present). NDSU has won 9 national championship games, lost 1 and have advanced to the quarterfinal round in every playoff they have appeared in. Every playoff game NDSU has lost (5) has been to the eventual national champion that year, excluding 2023 in which Montana went on to fall to South Dakota State in the title game.
North Dakota State has appeared in a total of '''15''' [[NCAA Division I Football Championship]] playoffs, all of which have been consecutive. The Bison have an overall record of 48–5 in postseason play since becoming eligible in 2008, including a record streak of 22 consecutive playoff wins from 2011 to 2016. The Bison have won more Division I FCS playoff games than any other program (past or present). NDSU has won 9 national championship games, lost 1 and have advanced to the quarterfinal round in every playoff they have appeared in. Every playoff game NDSU has lost (5) has been to the eventual national champion that year, excluding 2023 in which Montana went on to fall to South Dakota State in the title game.


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Revision as of 03:51, 8 December 2024

North Dakota State Bison football
2024 North Dakota State Bison football team
First season1894; 130 years ago
Head coachTim Polasek
1st season, 10–2 (.833)
StadiumFargodome
(capacity: 18,700)
FieldGate City Bank Field
Year built1992
Field surfaceAstroTurf Magic Carpet II (2022)
LocationFargo, North Dakota
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceMissouri Valley (2008–)
Past conferencesGreat West (2004–2007)
North Central (1922–2003)
All-time record794–383–34 (.670)
Bowl record5–1 (.833)
Playoff appearances32[1]
Playoff recordDiv. I FCS: 47–5
Div. II: 30–12[1]
Claimed national titles17
(College Div.): 1965, 1968, 1969
(Div. II): 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990
(Div. I FCS): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Unclaimed national titles4
Conference titles38
(11 MVFC, 1 GWFC, 26 NCC)
RivalriesSouth Dakota State (Dakota Marker)
North Dakota[2] (Nickel Trophy)
Northern Iowa
Current uniform
ColorsGreen and yellow[3]
   
Fight songOn Bison
MascotThundar
Marching bandGold Star Marching Band
Uniform outfitterNike
Websitegobison.com

The North Dakota State Bison football program represents North Dakota State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level and competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bison play in the 19,000-seat Fargodome located in Fargo. The Bison have won 17 national championships and 37 conference championships. They have won nine NCAA Division I AA FCS National Championships between 2011 and 2021. The Bison hold the record for most overall NCAA national championships and the record for the most consecutive championships with five titles between 2011 and 2015 for Division I FCS.

Since 2011, the North Dakota State Bison have a record of 149–12 (.925) which included a record 22-game playoff win streak, making them the most successful college football program in Division I FCS this decade. The Bison are 202–39 (.838) since moving to Division I in 2004. Since 1964, the Bison have had only three losing seasons and an overall record of 551–136–4 (.800) through that 58-year span, one of the best in all of college football. Among FCS programs, North Dakota State has more all-time program wins than any non-Ivy League program, over 750. Of all teams established after 1894, only Oklahoma has won a higher percentage of its games than NDSU. The team also holds the record for the longest winning streak in the Football Championship Subdivision, which stands at 39 consecutive games spanning from 2017 to 2021.[4]

In the final AP Football Poll of the 2013–14 season; after their third consecutive National Championship, North Dakota State finished with 17 votes which ranked them at #29 in all of D-I football, the highest end-of-season ranking of any team in the history of FCS football. After defeating 13th-ranked (FBS) Iowa in 2016, the Bison earned 74 votes and a #27 ranking in the entire D-I field, overtaking their previous record to become the highest-ranked FCS team of all time.[5]

Collectively, the Bison have won 37 conference championships, and 17 national championships. They were selected as NCAA College Division II champions by polling three times (1965, 1968, 1969), won the NCAA Division II National Football Championship five times (1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990), and have won the NCAA Division I Football Championship nine times in eleven seasons (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021).[6] The 2019 Bison are the first of any Division I team since 1894 Yale to finish 16–0. From 2012 to 2014, the Bison had a formerly FCS record of 33 straight wins (which is tied for the third longest in modern NCAA history). They subsequently had a 39-game winning streak that ran from 2017 to 2020.[7]

History

For year-by-year results, see List of North Dakota State Bison football seasons.

Early history (1894–1921)

NDSU's first football team, 1894

The Bison fielded their first team in 1894 and were originally known as the NDAC Farmers.[8] From the early 1900s to 1921, the nickname of the school then known as North Dakota Agricultural College was the Aggies. The first coach for the new NDAC football team was Henry Bolley, who also fielded the first football program at Purdue University in 1887 and was their first Quarterback. He challenged the University of North Dakota to a football match in 1890, but did not have enough players until 1894, the first official year of football at NDSU. In 1902, Eddie Cochems, known as the father of the forward pass was hired as head coach of the Bison where he experimented building an offense around his new technique; which subsequently became legal in the 1906 college football season; Cochems went 9–1 in his two-year stint as head coach. The college hired famed Michigan halfback Paul Magoffin, the first player to ever catch a forward pass in 1907, as head coach, but he left for the head coaching position offered to him by George Washington University a year later. The 1918 season was canceled due to the outbreak of the Spanish Flu in conjunction with the first World War. The 1943 and 1944 seasons were also canceled due to World War II and the shortage of eligible players. Keeping with their Michigan favoritism, the NDAC hired Stanley Borleske in 1919 to coach the football, basketball, and baseball teams. After six years of on and off coaching. and a 36–36–7 record, Borleske left for Fresno State but is largely credited with developing the Bison mascot. It was well known he was not a fan of the "Aggies" mascot, wanting something 'strong and fierce' he came up with the 'Bison' which remains the mascot today. He also coined the term "Thundering Herd" which is still a common reference to the NDSU Bison Football fanbase.[8]

Division II (1922–2003)

Oct 20th, 1928 – NDAC (NDSU) vs. St. Thomas (view looking SE with Ceres Hall in the distance). Courtesy: NDSU Institute for Regional Studies

In 1921, NDSU became a charter member of the now-defunct North Central Conference, which they remained affiliated with for 82 years until 2003. Their primary rival during this time were the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux (now the Fighting Hawks) whom they competed with to win the Nickel Trophy. As members of Division II, they won 8 national championships with an overall record of 347–94–4 having only two losing seasons from 1964 to 2003.

Division I-FCS (2004–present)

In 2004, all North Dakota State athletic teams moved to Division I. From 2004 to 2007, the Bison were members of the Great West Football Conference.

Since 2008 they have been affiliated with the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Since moving to Division I, their primary rival are the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits whom they compete with each year for the Dakota Marker. The team's former head coach was Craig Bohl, who led the Bison from 2003 to 2013, holds the school record for most wins by a head coach, going 104–32 in his tenure at NDSU.

Bohl's successor Chris Klieman went 69–6 in his five seasons (2014–2018). During the Bison's successful run to the 2018 FCS title, Klieman was named as the successor to the retiring Bill Snyder as head coach at Kansas State, though both schools agreed that Klieman would remain at NDSU while the Bison were involved in the FCS playoffs. Bison defensive coordinator Matt Entz took over as head coach following that season's championship game.[9]

The NDSU Bison are the only FCS program to ever be ranked higher than #34 in the AP National Football Poll. After the 2011 championship game, the Bison became only the third team in FCS history to receive votes in the final AP Top 25 with 2, putting them at #32 overall (FCS Record); the others being Appalachian State who receive 5 votes after their third consecutive FCS Championship in 2007 and ended at #34 and James Madison University after their 2010 upset of then #13 Virginia Tech.[10]

After the 2012 season, the Bison again broke the barrier and became the first-ever FCS team to breach the poll twice by receiving 1 vote and ending at #36 in the nation. Due to the overwhelming support and attention NDSU got during this run, ESPN announced that it would host its ESPN College GameDay program in downtown Fargo on September 21, 2013. The Bison ended up beating Delaware State 51–0 later that day.

2013 season

The Bison finished the 2013 regular season with an undefeated 11–0 record, their first perfect season since 1990. The Bison became the first FCS team to ever finish the regular season ranked on the AP Poll at #34 with 1 vote.

The 2013 team also had a perfect 15–0 season, becoming the first program to do that since Marshall in 1996. They won their third consecutive national championship, tying an FCS record. A majority of the starters played in all 3 national championship games and went 43–2 in their three-year stint, a number unrivaled in Division I FCS football. The Bison only lost 2 games in the three-year span by a combined 6 points.

After the 2013 season, the Bison were ranked #29 in the National Division I AP Poll, tallying a massive 17 votes, far beyond what any other FCS team had ever received. They later outdid themselves when they defeated Iowa in 2016, putting the Bison 27th in the AP Poll with 74 votes, the highest ranking of any team in FCS history.

Through 2013, the Bison outscored their opponents by a combined 581–169 (+412) on the season. Only two other teams in FCS history have had a larger point spread through a season, 1996 Marshall (+448) and 1999 Georgia Southern (+485). Unlike the Marshall and Georgia Southern teams, NDSU's defense held their opponents to just 127 points in the regular season (11.5 ppg) and just 11 points on average through the playoffs that year. NDSU won its playoff games with an average margin of victory of 32.75 points, which just falls behind the 1996 Marshall team, which averaged a 34-point spread.

In 2013, the Bison tallied three shutouts, and held nine teams to 10 points or less, including a streak of nine consecutive quarters without allowing a point. The offense was known for a ground-and-pound strategy, which wore opponents down and controlled the time of possession. The team averaged over 34 minutes of possession per game, while allowing an average of just 250 yards of opposing offense.

In the 12 playoff games they played from 2011 to 2013, they allowed an average of 9.3 points per game, an FCS record. The only playoff loss the seniors experienced in their four-year career was the 38–31 overtime loss at eventual champion Eastern Washington in 2010 in the FCS quarterfinals. The span of seasons that followed for NDSU in the years after that overtime loss are easily the best and most dominant years Division I football has seen from a single team.[11]

After the 2013 season, following three consecutive national titles Head Coach Craig Bohl was hired away to lead the Mountain West's Wyoming Cowboys.[12] Bohl finished his time at NDSU having successfully transitioned the program from Division II to Division I and built into the premier FCS powerhouse in the nation that continues today.[13] He finished at NDSU with a career record of 104–32.

Chris Klieman era (2014–2018)

Following Bohl's departure, defensive coordinator Chris Klieman was promoted to head coach.

2014 season

In 2014, after beating their 5th consecutive FBS team, Iowa State, and their subsequent game against Weber State; which was their 26th straight victory, ESPN again announced they would bring College GameDay back to downtown Fargo on September 13, 2014 to cover the Bison's amazing run for the second straight year. The visit marked first time the show has ever visited the same FCS school twice and only the sixth time they have visited a non-FBS school since 1993.

The Bison won an FCS record 33 straight games from 2012 to 2014, which is also the third longest in the history of Division I NCAA football. From 2010 to 2014, the Bison did not lose a single road game, a span of 22 games. They also had a winning streak of 26 home games (2012–2015) and have a record streak of 22 wins in the FCS playoffs. The Bison have won 16 straight home openers since their 1999 loss to Ferris State and are 21–1 in home openers since the Fargodome opened in 1992.

2015 season

2015 would start with a surprise loss to #13 Montana broadcast nationally on ESPN; however, the season would extend both the MVFC run and National Championship run to five consecutive titles culminating in a 37–10 national title game against Jacksonville State. After this season, quarterback Carson Wentz was selected second overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2016 NFL draft.

2016 season

2016 brought about one of the high points in Bison football history when, in week three, NDSU defeated #13 ranked Iowa on the road. Despite the impressive win, 2016 would be the worst season for the team since 2010. Not only would the team have the fewest wins since 2010 (12), they also lost the Dakota Marker for the first time since 2009. Ultimately the season would bring about the end of the Bison's historic title run with a semifinal loss against the eventual champion James Madison Dukes.

2017 season

2017 would be a return to form for NDSU, only two games all season were decided by one possession, the best mark since the 2013 season. On December 15, NDSU became the only team in FCS history to make 7 consecutive semifinal appearances in the playoffs. In the title match the Bison would get revenge for the previous season defeating James Madison 17–13 in Frisco.

2018 season

The 2018 season would arguably top the 2013 season as the best in school history. NDSU went 15–0 for the second time in school history and had only one game all season decided by less than one touchdown (the Dakota Marker match up against #3 South Dakota State). NDSU captured their seventh title in eight years, defeating Eastern Washington 38-24 on January 9, 2019.[14] It was also Chris Klieman's fourth title in five years.

The 2018 Bison defeated opponents by an average score of 41.5 – 12.6, good for a score differential of 28.9 points. The season saw quarterback Easton Stick finish his college career with a record of 49–3, the highest win total for any quarterback in FCS history.[15] Right before the semifinal matchup against South Dakota State Klieman was hired by former Bison athletic director Gene Taylor to lead the Kansas State Wildcats, he was allowed to finish the season with NDSU.

On March 4, 2019, President Donald Trump hosted the NDSU football team at the White House. They were served fast food, as was FBS champion Clemson.[16] Easton Stick presented a number 45 NDSU football jersey to Trump.[17] The visit was orchestrated by Senator John Hoeven.[18]

Matt Entz era (2019–2023)

On December 13, 2018, NDSU announced defensive coordinator Matt Entz would replace Chris Klieman as head coach.[19]

2019 season

The Bison started the 2019 season with 57–10 victory over Butler in front of record-breaking "home" crowd of 34,544 at Minneapolis's Target Field. 2019 saw the first game against in-state rival North Dakota since 2015. The Bison were victorious over the Fighting Hawks 38–7 in front of the largest Fargodome crowd (18,923) since NDSU hosted Northern Iowa for Homecoming in 2015 (18,954).[20]

On October 20, 2019, it was announced that ESPN would be bringing their College GameDay program to Brookings, South Dakota to cover the Dakota Marker featuring #3 South Dakota State and #1 North Dakota State. The Bison defeated SDSU 23–16. On January 11, 2020, NDSU won another FCS title after defeating James Madison University 28–20, and also became the first Division I team since 1894 Yale to finish 16–0, their second undefeated season in a row.[7][21]

2020 season

On May 2, 2021, the NDSU Bison, under Entz, ended a three-championship win streak by losing 24–20 to Sam Houston State University in the quarterfinals of the 2020 FCS playoffs. This is the first time since 2010 that the NDSU Bison did not make the semifinals.[22]

On May 13, 2021, former Bison QB Trey Lance was drafted with the 3rd overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers after leaving the team before the Spring season began.[23]

2021 season

On October 2, 2021, the NDSU Bison played in-state rival North Dakota (UND) in Grand Forks for the first time since 2003, with NDSU and UND, respectively, ranked 5th and 10th at the time. The Bison won this matchup, 16–10.[24] On November 6, 2021, the 22nd edition of the battle for the Dakota Marker ended with a SDSU victory, 27–19.[25] NDSU was ranked 2nd at the time and SDSU ranked 9th. This marked the first time SDSU had won multiple games in a row in the Marker series since 2016–17 when the Jacks won back-to-back marker games against the Bison.

On January 8, 2022, the Bison played the Montana State Bobcats for the FCS championship. They ended up winning, 38–10, as FB Hunter Luepke ran for three touchdowns in the first half.

2022 season

On January 8, 2023, the Bison lost the 2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game to rival South Dakota State, 21–45. This was NDSU's first loss in a Division I championship game, and only their third at any level.[26]

2023 season

On September 2, 2023, the Bison hosted Eastern Washington in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the first ever college football game to be played at US Bank Stadium. NDSU would go on to win the game, 35–10.[27]

On October 15, 2023, the Bison fell to their in-state rival UND for the first time in over two decades. [28]

The 2023 season was the first fall season since 2010 that the Bison were unseeded heading in to the playoffs. They then became just the fourth unseeded team to reach the FCS semifinals since the playoffs added byes.

On December 10, 2023, North Dakota State announced that Entz would be leaving Fargo for the vacant USC linebackers position coach job. He was allowed to finish the 2023 playoff run at NDSU.[29] The Bison would fall at Montana later in the week in double overtime.

Tim Polasek era (2024–present)

On December 17, 2023, North Dakota State announced that Wyoming offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Tim Polasek would take over as the next head coach of the Bison.[30] Polasek had previously coached for the team from 2006–12 and 2014–16.

On October 19, 2024, the Bison defeated the top-ranked, arch-rival, South Dakota State Jackrabbits to reclaim the Dakota Marker for the first time since 2019.[31] This ended NDSU's losing streak to SDSU, as well as protected their Missouri Valley Football Conference league game winning streak record at 19.

On November 23, 2024, the Bison fell to fellow Dakota school, South Dakota, in consecutive regular seasons for the first time in the Division I era.[32]

Championships

National championships

North Dakota State have won 17 national championships: three as a member of the College Division (precursor of Division II), five as a member of Division II, and nine as a member of Division I FCS. The Bison have been the runner-up four times (1967, 1981, 1984, and 2022) and have appeared in a total of 20 national championship games.

Year Coach Selector Record Score Opponent
1965 Darrell Mudra NCAA College Division by Polling 11–0 20–7 Grambling
1968 Ron Erhardt 10–0 23–14 Arkansas State
1969 Ron Erhardt 10–0 30–3 Montana
1983 Don Morton NCAA Division II Playoffs 12–1 41–21 Central State
1985 Earle Solomonson 11–2–1 35–7 North Alabama
1986 Earle Solomonson 13–0 27–7 South Dakota
1988 Rocky Hager 14–0 35–21 Portland State
1990 Rocky Hager 14–0 51–11 IUP
2011 Craig Bohl NCAA Division I (FCS) Playoffs 14–1 17–6 Sam Houston State
2012 Craig Bohl 14–1 39–13 Sam Houston State
2013 Craig Bohl 15–0 35–7 Towson
2014 Chris Klieman 15–1 29–27 Illinois State
2015 Chris Klieman 13–2 37–10 Jacksonville State
2017 Chris Klieman 14–1 17–13 James Madison
2018 Chris Klieman 15–0 38–24 Eastern Washington
2019 Matt Entz 16–0 28–20 James Madison
2021 Matt Entz 14–1 38–10 Montana State

Conference championships

North Dakota State has won 35 conference championships, 24 outright and 13 shared; North Central Conference (26), Great West (1), Missouri Valley (11)

Season Conference Overall Record Conference Record Coach
1925† North Central Conference 13–8–2 4–0–2 Ion Cortright
1932 North Central Conference 7–1–1 4–0 Casey Finnegan
1935 North Central Conference 7–1–1 4–0–1 Casey Finnegan
1964† North Central Conference 10–1 5–1 Darrell Mudra
1965 North Central Conference 11–0 6–0 Darrell Mudra
1966† North Central Conference 8–2–0 5–1 Ron Erhardt
1967 North Central Conference 9–1 6–0 Ron Erhardt
1968 North Central Conference 10–0 6–0 Ron Erhardt
1969 North Central Conference 10–0 6–0 Ron Erhardt
1970 North Central Conference 9–0–1 6–0 Ron Erhardt
1972† North Central Conference 8–2 6–1 Ron Erhardt
1973† North Central Conference 8–2 6–1 Ev Kjelbertson
1974† North Central Conference 7–4 5–2 Ev Kjelbertson
1976 North Central Conference 9–3 6–0 Jim Wacker
1977 North Central Conference 9–2–1 6–0 Jim Wacker
1981 North Central Conference 10–3 7–0 Don Morton
1982 North Central Conference 12–1 7–0 Don Morton
1983 North Central Conference 12–1 8–1 Don Morton
1984† North Central Conference 11–2 8–1 Don Morton
1985 North Central Conference 11–2–1 7–1 Earle Solomonson
1986 North Central Conference 13–0 9–0 Earle Solomonson
1988 North Central Conference 14–0 9–0 Rocky Hager
1990 North Central Conference 14–0 9–0 Rocky Hager
1991 North Central Conference 7–3 7–1 Rocky Hager
1992 North Central Conference 10–2 8–1 Rocky Hager
1994† North Central Conference 9–3 7–2 Rocky Hager
2006 Great West Conference 10–1 4–0 Craig Bohl
2011† Missouri Valley Football Conference 14–1 7–1 Craig Bohl
2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference 14–1 7–1 Craig Bohl
2013 Missouri Valley Football Conference 15–0 8–0 Craig Bohl
2014† Missouri Valley Football Conference 15–1 7–1 Chris Klieman
2015† Missouri Valley Football Conference 13–2 7–1 Chris Klieman
2016† Missouri Valley Football Conference 12–2 7–1 Chris Klieman
2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference 14–1 7–1 Chris Klieman
2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference 15–0 8–0 Chris Klieman
2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference 16–0 8–0 Matt Entz
2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference 14–1 7–1 Matt Entz
2024† Missouri Valley Football Conference 7–1 Tim Polasek

† Co-champions

Playoff history

Division I FCS

(2004–present)

North Dakota State has appeared in a total of 15 NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, all of which have been consecutive. The Bison have an overall record of 48–5 in postseason play since becoming eligible in 2008, including a record streak of 22 consecutive playoff wins from 2011 to 2016. The Bison have won more Division I FCS playoff games than any other program (past or present). NDSU has won 9 national championship games, lost 1 and have advanced to the quarterfinal round in every playoff they have appeared in. Every playoff game NDSU has lost (5) has been to the eventual national champion that year, excluding 2023 in which Montana went on to fall to South Dakota State in the title game.

Year Results Opponents Scores
2010 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		 Robert Morris
Montana State
Eastern Washington 		W 43–17
W 42–17
L 31–38 OT
2011 Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Champions		 James Madison
Lehigh
Georgia Southern
Sam Houston State		 W 26–14
W 24–0
W 35–7
W 17–6
2012 Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Champions		 South Dakota State
Wofford
Georgia Southern
Sam Houston State 		W 28–3
W 14–7
W 23–20
W 39–13
2013 Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Champions		 Furman
Coastal Carolina
New Hampshire
Towson 		W 38–7
W 48–14
W 52–14
W 35–7
2014 Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Champions		 South Dakota State
Coastal Carolina
Sam Houston State
Illinois State		 W 27–24
W 39–32
W 35–3
W 29–27
2015 Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Champions		 Montana
Northern Iowa
Richmond
Jacksonville State 		W 37–6
W 23–13
W 33–7
W 37–10
2016 Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 San Diego
South Dakota State
James Madison		 W 45–7
W 36–10
L 17–27
2017 Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Champions		 San Diego
Wofford
Sam Houston State
James Madison 		W 38–3
W 42–10
W 55–13
W 17–13
2018 Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Champions		 Montana State
Colgate
South Dakota State
Eastern Washington		 W 52–10
W 35–0
W 44–21
W 38–24
2019 Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Champions		 Nicholls State
Illinois State
Montana State
James Madison		 W 37–13
W 9–3
W 42–14
W 28–20
2020 First Round
Quarterfinals		 Eastern Washington
Sam Houston State		 W 42–20
L 20–24
2021 Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Champions		 Southern Illinois
East Tennessee State
James Madison

Montana State

W 38–7
W 27–3
W 20–14
W 38–10
2022 Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship		 Montana
Samford
Incarnate Word
South Dakota State 		W 49–26
W 27–9
W 35–32
L 21–45
2023 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 Drake
Montana State
South Dakota
Montana		 W 66–3
W 35–34 OT
W 45–17
L 29–31 2OT
2024 Second Round
Quarterfinals		 Abilene Christian
Mercer		 W 51–31

Division II

(1964–2003)

North Dakota State appeared in 23 NCAA Division II playoffs from 1964 to 2003. During this stretch NDSU compiled a 347–94–4 record winning almost 80% of their games for four decades and claiming eight championships along the way. NDSU appeared in seven out of ten championship games from 1981 to 1990; including appearing in four straight championship games, an unrivaled number in D-II as they posted a 111–16–2 (.875) mark from 1981 to 1990. While this is a startling record, from 1964 to 1973 the Bison went 90–12–1 (.887) which included a 35-game unbeaten streak.

Year Result Game Opponent Score
College Division (rankings via AP writers poll)
1964 unranked Mineral Water Bowl Western State W 14–13
1965 AP No. 1 Pecan Bowl Grambling State W 20–7
1967 AP No. 2 Pecan Bowl Texas–Arlington L 10–13
1968 AP No. 1 Pecan Bowl Arkansas State W 23–14
1969 AP No. 1 Camellia Bowl Montana W 30–3
1970 AP No. 3 Camellia Bowl Montana W 31–16
Division II (postseason playoffs with 8-team bracket)
1976 3rd Place First round
Grantland Rice Bowl		 Eastern Kentucky
Montana State		 W 10–7
L 3–10
1977 3rd Place First round
Grantland Rice Bowl		 Northern Michigan
Jacksonville State		 W 20–6
L 7–31
1981 Runner Up First round
Semifinals
Championship		 Puget Sound
Shippensburg State
Southwest Texas State		 W 24–10
W 18–6
L 13–42
1982 3rd Place First round
Semifinals		 Virginia Union
UC Davis		 W 21–20
L 14–19
1983 Champions First round
Semifinals
Championship		 Towson State
UC Davis
Central State		 W 24–17
W 26–17
W 41–21
1984 Runner Up* First round
Semifinals
Championship		 UC Davis
Nebraska–Omaha
Troy State		 W 31–25
W 25–14
L 17–18
1985 Champions First round
Semifinals
Championship		 UC Davis
South Dakota
North Alabama		 W 31–12
W 16–7
W 35–7
1986 Champions First round
Semifinals
Championship		 Ashland
Central State
South Dakota		 W 50–0
W 35–12
W 27–7
Division II (postseason playoffs with 16-team bracket)
1988 Champions First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship		 Augustana (SD)
Millersville
Sacramento State
Portland State		 W 41–7
W 36–26
W 42–20
W 35–21
1989 First round
Quarterfinals		 Edinboro
Jacksonville State		 W 45–32
L 17–21
1990 Champions First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship		 Northern Colorado
Cal Poly–SLO
Pittsburg State
IUP		 W 17–7
W 47–0
W 39–29
W 51–11
1991 First round Mankato State L 7–27
1992 First round
Quarterfinals		 Northeast Missouri State
Pittsburg State		 W 42–7
L 37–38 OT
1994 First round
Quarterfinals		 Pittsburg State
North Dakota		 W 18–12 3OT
L 7–14
1995 First round
Quarterfinals		 North Dakota
Pittsburg State		 W 41–10
L 7–9
1997 First round Northwest Missouri State L 28–39
2000 First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 No. 1 Northwest Missouri State
No. 5 Nebraska–Omaha
No. 11 Delta State		 W 31–17
W 43–21
L 16–34
Totals (.729) 1,238 - 762
  • At the end of the 1984 championship game NDSU took the lead on a field goal making it 17–15 with 1:36 left; after being on the Troy State 2-yard line and settling for 3 points. Troy State subsequently drove down the field with no timeouts to the Bison's 33 yard line with 15 seconds remaining. With apparent confusion on the field Troy State (known since 2005 as Troy) rushed the field goal team out on the field and freshman kicker Ted Clem kicked the longest field goal in Troy history at 50 yards as time expired to give the Trojans the victory.

Rivalries

North Dakota

Main article: Nickel Trophy

South Dakota State

Main article: Dakota Marker

Northern Iowa

The Bison are 25–16 against Northern Iowa (UNI) all time.[33] Both Chris Klieman and Matt Entz spend time on the UNI defensive staff before getting hired away to NDSU. Kleiman, in particular, played football at Northern Iowa and spent two separate stints on the Panther coaching staff. The two schools played every season from 1954 to 1979 as members of the North Central Conference. The schools were reunited in 2008 when NDSU moved to the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Northern Iowa won the first three battles, with the 2009 edition marked by a sideline fight between the two sides.[34]

In the early 2010s North Dakota State–UNI was regularly one of the highest-profile games of the season, and the two considered each other to be top rivals.[35] In 2011 the #3 ranked Bison hosted #2 UNI in front of a near-capacity crowd of 18,886. The herd won the matchup 27–19 in a game sometimes regarded as the start of the NDSU dynasty. Two seasons later NDSU would again host UNI in a top-five matchup, the Herd won the game by a narrow margin of 24–23, by far the closest matchup of the 2013 season. The following year the Panthers would be the team to end NDSU's record-breaking 33-game winning streak, thoroughly thrashing the three-time defending champions 23–3.

The 2015 edition of the rivalry was one of the most interesting in the series, and is considered one of the greatest games in NDSU history. The game was announced as homecoming before the season, the day started with SportsCenter's "On the Road Show" broadcasting live from the Fargodome. The #3 Bison trailed nearly all game before Carson Wentz hit future Green Bay Packers receiver Darrius Shepherd (who didn't play most of the first half due to injury) in the endzone for the game-winning touchdown with less than a minute remaining.[36] Recently the rivalry has cooled as the Bison have won six straight in the series, with the 2018 and 2019 edition being won by a combined score of 102–45.[37]

Head coaches

Tim Polasek is the 32nd and current head coach of the Bison, and he takes over after the team lost to Montana in the semifinals of the 2023 FCS playoffs. He succeeded Matt Entz, who was named to the open Linebackers/Assistant Coach position at USC.[38] Entz concluded his five seasons as head coach (2019–2023) with a 60–11 record and two FCS national championships, as well as two MVFC titles. Craig Bohl holds the record for most wins in school history with 104 in his 11-year career averaging over 9.5 wins per season. Ron Erhardt holds the record for most conference titles won with 6, followed by Rocky Hager and Chris Klieman with 5 each.

# Coach Years active Record Conference titles National championships
1 Henry Luke Bolley 1894–1899 7–8–1 No affiliation
2 Jack Harrison 1900–1901 15–1–1 No affiliation
3 Eddie Cochems 1902–1903 9–1–0 No affiliation
4 A. L. Marshall 1904–1905 4–7–1 No affiliation
5 Gil Dobie 1906–1907 7–0–0 No affiliation
6 Paul Magoffin 1908 2–3–0 No affiliation
7 Arthur Rueber 1909–1912 12–7–1 No affiliation
8 Howard Wood 1913–1914 5–5–2 No affiliation
9 Paul J. Davis 1915–1917 10–7–1 No affiliation
10 Stanley Borleske 1919–1921, 1923–1924, 1928 17–14–4
11 Joe Cutting 1922 6–2–0
12 Ion Cortright 1925–1927 13–8–2 1925
13 Casey Finnegan 1928–1940 57–49–11 1932, 1935
14 Stan Kostka 1941, 1946–1947 8–17–0
15 Robert A. Lowe 1942–1945 3–9–2
16 Howard Bliss 1948–1949 3–16–0
17 Mac Wenskunas 1950–1953 11–21–1
18 Del Anderson 1954–1955 1–16–1
19 Les Luymes 1956 5–4–0
20 Bob Danielson 1957–1962 13–39–2
21 Darrell Mudra 1963–1965 24–6–0 1964, 1965 1965
22 Ron Erhardt 1966–1972 61–7–1 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972 1968, 1969
23 Ev Kjelbertson 1973–1975 17–13–0 1973, 1974
24 Jim Wacker 1976–1978 24–9–1 1976, 1977
25 Don Morton 1979–1984 57–15–0 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 1983
26 Earle Solomonson 1985–1986 24–2–1 1985, 1986 1985, 1986
27 Rocky Hager 1987–1996 91–25–1 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994 1988, 1990
28 Bob Babich 1997–2002 46–22
29 Craig Bohl 2003–2013 104–32 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013 2011, 2012, 2013
30 Chris Klieman 2014–2018 69–6 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
31 Matt Entz 2019–2023 60–11 2019, 2021 2019, 2021
32 Tim Polasek 2024–present 10–2 2024

Facilities

The Fargodome during a North Dakota State Bison Football Game

The Bison have played in the Fargodome since it opened in 1993. It holds 18,700 for football games and over 19,000 including standing room only tickets, making it the largest stadium in Fargo. The record attendance at the Fargodome is 19,108 when the Bison played Missouri State on October 12, 2013. The Bison have only lost one playoff game in the history of the Fargodome. The tremendous crowd noise caused by the Fargodome's steel roof disrupts many opposing offenses and creates one of the best home field advantages in college football

Football records in the Fargodome

  • Playoffs: 35–1 (.972)
  • Home openers: 28–1 (.966)
  • Overall record: 183–28 (.867)
  • Record attendance: 19,108 on 10-12-2013 vs. Missouri State

In 2011, the Fargodome was ranked as the 49th-best stadium in all of college football.[39] The article cites, "There aren't many indoor venues in college football, but the few that do exist at the non-FBS level are very unfriendly to any visiting team. That effect is only amplified in a playoff atmosphere." The Fargodome is routinely ranked as one of the loudest college football stadiums in the country. In 2016, Stadium Journey ranked the Fargodome as the #2 Best FCS stadium to experience a game in[40] On December 10, 2011 in a game against Lehigh, the crowd noise was measured at 111 decibels, comparable to when the New Orleans Saints play in the Superdome. During the 2011 playoffs, the decibel level spiked past 130 decibels several times but was not an official measurement.[41][42] On December 14, 2012 in an FCS semifinal game against Georgia Southern, the crowd noise exceeded the 115-decibel mark and was known to be one of the loudest games in NDSU history. The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead conducted an informal study of Fargodome crowd noise from the press box during a playoff semifinal game, December 2013. The readings showed a high of 111 decibels following a late touchdown by quarterback Brock Jensen. The decibel meter consistently read 102–106 throughout that game, according to The Forum. NDSU to study decibel levels at playoff football game During the 2013 Furman playoff game, the crowd noise was measured at 115 decibels.[43] During the 2015 playoffs against Montana, the crowd noise measured 120 decibels, the Bison beat the Grizzlies 37–6, avenging their season-opening loss in Missoula. The record for the loudest indoor stadium crowd was set in 2013 at the Sacramento Kings' former home of Sleep Train Arena at 126 decibels. Due to the notorious noise, the Fargodome is sometimes referred to as the "Thunderdome". An example of this loudness can be found when the Bison offense advances the ball and gets a "first down". The announcer says over the loud speaker, "With that carry/pass, thats another Bison", in which the crowd loudly responds in unison "FIRST DOWN...AH MOVE THE CHAINS". Although an announcer declaring a "first down" is not unique to the Fargodome, the audience's response along with the prompt to move the chains is fairly unique to the Fargodome. This tradition was started back in the days when the team played in Dacotah Field. The crowd would do the traditional chant after every Bison first down and it was carried over to the FargoDome when the team played its first game in the new facility.

Prior to the Fargodome, the team played at Dacotah Field from 1910 to 1992, an outdoor stadium dealing with the very harsh winters in Fargo.

Records and streaks

FCS records

  • 39 Consecutive Wins (2017–2021)
  • 30 Straight Weeks at #1 in the FCS Coaches Poll (2012–2014)[44]
  • 20 Straight Weeks at #1 in the STATS Poll (2012-2013)[45] (30 weeks at #1 out of 31)

FCS Top 25 streaks

  • 181 Straight Weeks in the STATS Poll (2011–Present)
  • 173 Straight Weeks in the Top 10 of the STATS Poll (2011–2023)[46]

Games against the FBS

The following is table of all the games North Dakota State has played against a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) school since they began reclassification to become a FCS school.

Season Game Date Location Opponent Conference Result Reference
2006 October 21, 2006 Metrodome
Minneapolis, MN		 Minnesota Big Ten L 9–10 [47][48]
2007 October 20, 2007 Metrodome
Minneapolis, MN		 Minnesota Big Ten W 27–21 [47][49]
2008 September 13, 2008 War Memorial Stadium
Laramie, WY		 Wyoming Mountain West L 13–16 [50]
2009 September 3, 2009 Jack Trice Stadium
Ames, IA		 Iowa State Big 12 L 17–34 [51][52]
2010 September 4, 2010 David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
Lawrence, KS		 Kansas Big 12 W 6–3 [53]
2011 September 24, 2011 TCF Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN		 Minnesota Big Ten W 37–24 [47][54][55]
2012 September 8, 2012 Canvas Stadium
Fort Collins, CO		 Colorado State Mountain West W 22–7 [56]
2013 August 30, 2013 Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
Manhattan, KS		 Kansas State Big 12 W 24–21 [57]
2014 August 30, 2014 Jack Trice Stadium
Ames, IA		 Iowa State Big 12 W 34–14 [51][58]
2016 September 17, 2016 Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA		 Iowa Big Ten W 23–21 [59]
2022 September 17, 2022 Arizona Stadium
Tucson, AZ		 Arizona Pac-12 L 28–31 [60]
2024 August 29, 2024 Folsom Field
Boulder, CO		 Colorado Big 12 L 26–31 [61]

All-Americans

The list below covers North Dakota State All-Americans since the 2004 season when the program joined the FCS. This list uses six total selectors, the Associated Press (AP), STATS FCS (once they began coverage in 2015), HERO sports (once they began coverage in 2016 and stopped in 2023), TSN (who began FCS coverage in 2006 and stopped in 2014), the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), and the Athletic Directors Association (ADA).[62]

This list is in progress.

Year Player Position First team Second team Third team
2013 Colton Heagle SS — — AP
2013 Marcus Williams CB CONSENSUS — —
2013 Brock Jensen QB — — AP
2013 Grant Olson LB — — AP
2013 Ryan Drevlow DT — AP —
2013 Billy Turner OT CONSENSUS — —
2014 Colton Heagle SS AP, AFCA TSN —
2014 Ben LeCompte P — TSN —
2014 Adam Keller K — — AP
2014 Kyle Emanuel DE CONSENSUS — —
2014 John Crockett RB — TSN —
2014 Andrew Bonnet FB — — TSN
2014 Joe Haeg OL CONSENSUS — —
2015 Greg Menard DE — — STATS
2015 Ben LeCompte P STATS AP —
2015 Joe Haeg OL AP, STATS — —
2015 Andrew Bonnet FB — STATS —
2015 Zack W. Johnson G — — AP
2016 Greg Menard DL — HERO AP
2016 MJ Stumpf LB — — HERO
2016 Chase Morlock FB — — STATS
2016 James Fisher LS — STATS —
2016 Tre Dempsey DB AFCA STATS, HERO —
2016 Landon Lechler OL AP — —
2016 Zack Johnson OL CONSENSUS — —
2017 Robbie Grimsley DB — STATS —
2017 James Fisher LS STATS — —
2017 Nick DeLuca LB CONSENSUS — —
2017 Bruce Anderson RB — HERO —
2017 Tre Dempsey FS AFCA HERO —
2017 Austin Kuhnhart G CONSENSUS — —
2018 Darrius Shepherd RS — — STATS
2018 Garret Wegner P — — AP, STATS
2018 Zack Johnson OT — STATS, HERO AP
2018 Jabril Cox LB HERO AP, STATS —
2018 Greg Menard DL AFCA AP STATS
2018 Robbie Grimsley DB AP, STATS HERO —
2018 Tanner Volson C CONSENSUS — —
2018 Easton Stick QB AP, HERO AFCA STATS
2019 Dillon Radunz OT CONSENSUS
Derrek Tuszka DE AP, HERO, STATS AFCA
Zack Johnson G HERO AP STATS
Trey Lance QB HERO, STATS AFCA, AP
Jabril Cox LB HERO STATS AP
Cordell Volson OT HERO
James Hendricks S HERO
Ben Ellefson TE AFCA HERO, STATS
2020^ Christian Watson WR/KR AP, STATS, HERO — —
Cordell Volson OL AP, STATS, HERO — —
Garrett Wegner P AP, STATS, HERO — —
Hunter Luepke FB STATS — —
James Kazcor LB — AFCA, STATS —
Ross Kennelly LS — STATS —
Spencer Waege DL — AFCA —
2021 Brayden Thomas DL — — AP, HERO
Christian Watson WR HERO AP, STATS —
Cody Mauch OL — AP HERO
Cordell Volson OL CONSENSUS — —
Hunter Luepke FB STATS, HERO — —
Jayden Price KR — — STATS
Michael Tutsie DB HERO — STATS
Noah Gindorff TE — — HERO
2022 Cody Mauch OL CONSENSUS — —
Hunter Luepke FB STATS, HERO AP —
Michael Tutsie DB — AFCA AP
Nash Jensen OL AP AFCA, STATS —
Spencer Waege DE AP, STATS, HERO AFCA —
2023 Cam Miller QB — STATS —
Cole Wisniewski DB AP, AFCA, STATS, ADA — —
Hunter Brozio LS AFCA STATS —
Jake Kubas OL STATS — AP
Jalen Sundell OL AFCA — STATS
Key:   * First team;   † Second team;   ‡ Third team. For expansions of abbreviations see the glossary. ^-Played in Spring 2021

NFL players

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of August 8, 2023.[63][64][65]

2025 2026 2027 2028
at The Citadel (SoCon - FCS) vs East Tennessee State (SoCon - FCS) vs The Citadel (SoCon - FCS) at Oregon (Big Ten - FBS, Rescheduled from 2020)
at Tennessee State (Big South–OVC - FCS) at Central Arkansas (UAC - FCS) (Rescheduled from 2025)
vs Southeast Missouri State (Big South–OVC - FCS) vs Austin Peay (UAC - FCS)
vs St. Thomas (PFL - FCS)

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