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North Dakota State Bison Football
2013 North Dakota State Bison football team
File:NDBison.png
First season1894
Head coach
11th season, 95–32 (.748)
StadiumFargodome
(capacity: 19,000)
Year built1992
Field surfaceAstroTurf Magic Carpet II (2012)
LocationFargo, North Dakota
LeagueNCAA Division I FCS
Past conferencesGreat West (2004–2007)
North Central (1922–2003)
All-time record657–369–34 (.636)
Bowl record7–5 (.583)
Playoff appearances18
Playoff record10–1 (Div. I FCS)
30–12 (Div. II)
Claimed national titles10
Conference titles29
ColorsGreen and Yellow
   
Fight songOn Bison
MascotThundar
Marching bandGold Star Marching Band
RivalsSouth Dakota State University (Dakota Marker)
University of North Dakota (Nickel Trophy)
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 are the current back-to-back defending NCAA Division I-FCS national champion.

History

The Bison fielded their first team in 1891. They have played in every season since then, except for pauses in 1918, and 1943-1944 for World Wars I and II, respectively. In 1921, they became charter members of the now-defunct North Central Conference, which they remained affiliated with until 2003. Their primary rival during this time were the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux (who have since changed their nickname) 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 2 losing seasons from 1964-2003.

In 2004, the Bison moved to Division I FCS (along with all other NDSU athletics moving 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 current head coach is Craig Bohl, who has led the Bison since 2003 holds the school record for most wins by a head coach. At the beginning of the 2013 football season the Bison had a Division I record of 81-29.

In 2013, the Bison hosted ESPN College GameDay.

Collectively, the Bison have won 29 conference championships, and ten national championships. They were selected as NCAA College Division 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 twice (2011, 2012).[1] The Bison football program has had only 3 losing seasons since 1964.

National championships

Year Coach Selector Record Score Opponent
1965 Darrell Mudra NCAA DII by Polling 11-0 20-7 Grambling State
1968 Ron Erhardt NCAA DII by Polling 10-0 23-14 Arkansas State
1969 Ron Erhardt NCAA DII by Polling 10-0 30-3 Montana
1983 Don Morton NCAA DII Playoff 12-1 41-21 Central State
1985 Earle Solomonson NCAA DII Playoff 11-2-1 35-7 North Alabama
1986 Earle Solomonson NCAA DII Playoff 13-0 27-7 South Dakota
1988 Rocky Hager NCAA DII Playoff 14-0 35-21 Portland State
1990 Rocky Hager NCAA DII Playoff 14-0 51-11 IUP
2011 Craig Bohl NCAA DI 20 Team Playoff 14-1 17-6 Sam Houston State
2012 Craig Bohl NCAA DI 20 Team Playoff 14-1 39-13 Sam Houston State

Division I record against FBS competition

Overall (7–3)

Conference Championships

North Dakota State has won 29 conference championships; North Central Conference (26), Great West (1), Missouri Valley (2)

Year Conference Overall Record Conference Record Coach
1925♦ North Central 13-8-2 4-0-2 Ion Cortright
1932 North Central 7-1-1 4-0 Casey Finnegan
1935 North Central 7-1-1 4-0-1 Casey Finnegan
1964♦ North Central 10-1 5-1 Darrell Mudra
1965 North Central 11-0 6-0 Darrell Mudra
1966♦ North Central 8-2-0 5-1 Ron Erhardt
1967 North Central 9-1 6-0 Ron Erhardt
1968 North Central 10-0 6-0 Ron Erhardt
1969 North Central 10-0 6-0 Ron Erhardt
1970 North Central 9-0-1 6-0 Ron Erhardt
1972♦ North Central 8-2 6-1 Ron Erhardt
1973♦ North Central 8-2 6-1 Ev Kjelbertson
1974♦ North Central 7-4 5-2 Ev Kjelbertson
1976 North Central 9-3 6-0 Jim Wacker
1977 North Central 9-2-1 6-0 Jim Wacker
1981 North Central 10-3 7-0 Don Morton
1982 North Central 12-1 7-0 Don Morton
1983 North Central 12-1 8-1 Don Morton
1984♦ North Central 11-2 8-1 Don Morton
1985 North Central 11-2-1 7-1 Earle Solomonson
1986 North Central 13-0 9-0 Earle Solomonson
1988 North Central 14-0 9-0 Rocky Hager
1990 North Central 14-0 9-0 Rocky Hager
1991 North Central 7-3 7-1 Rocky Hager
1992 North Central 10-2 8-1 Rocky Hager
1994♦ North Central 9-3 7-2 Rocky Hager
2006 Great West 10-1 4-0 Craig Bohl
2011♦ Missouri Valley 14-1 7-1 Craig Bohl
2012 Missouri Valley 14-1 7-1 Craig Bohl
Total 29 Conference Titles
♦ Denotes a tie for first place and conference co-champion

Playoff history

Division I (FCS)

(2004-Present)

North Dakota State has appeared in 3 NCAA Division I Football Championships since becoming eligible for playoffs in 2008. As of the beginning of the 2013 season, the Bison have posted a 85-29(.746) record in Division I play.

Year Record Result Opponent Score Head Coach
2010 2-1 Quarterfinals Eastern Washington University 31-38(OT) Craig Bohl
2011 4-0 Champions Sam Houston State 17-6 Craig Bohl
2012 4-0 Champions Sam Houston State 39-13 Craig Bohl
Totals 10-1 (.909)

Division II

(1964-2003)

North Dakota State has appeared in 23 NCAA Division II Playoff Berth's from 1964 to 2003. During this stretch NDSU compiled a massive 347-94-4 winning almost 80% of their games for 4 decades and claiming 8 Championships along the way. NDSU appeared in 7 out of 10 Championship games from 1981-1990; an unrivaled number in DII as they posted an astounding 111-16-2(.875) mark. While this is a startling record, from 1964 to 1973 the Bison went 90-12-1(.887) including a winning streak of 35 games, considered to be the "Golden Years" of Bison football.

Year Record Result Game Opponent Score Head Coach
1964 1-0 Winner Mineral Water Bowl Western State 14-13 Darrell Mudra
1965 1-0 Champions Pecan Bowl Grambling State Tigers football 20-7 Darrell Mudra
1967 0-1 Runner Up Pecan Bowl Texas-Arlington 13-10 Ron Erhardt
1968 1-0 Champions Pecan Bowl Arkansas State 23-14 Ron Erhardt
1969 1-0 Champions Camellia Bowl Montana 30-3 Ron Erhardt
1970 1-0 3rd Place Camellia Bowl Montana 31-16 Ron Erhardt
1976 1-1 3rd Place Semifinals Montana State 10-3 Jim Wacker
1977 1-1 3rd Place Semifinals Jacksonville State 31-7 Jim Wacker
1981 2-1 Runner Up Championship Texas State 42-13 Don Morton
1982 1-1 3rd Place Semifinals UC Davis 19-14 Don Morton
1983 3-0 Champions Championship Central State 26-17 Don Morton
1984 2-1 Runner Up* Championship Troy 18-17 Don Morton
1985 3-0 Champions Championship North Alabama 35-7 Earle Solomonson
1986 3-0 Champions Championship South Dakota 27-7 Earle Solomonson
1988 4-0 Champions Championship Portland State 35-21 Rocky Hager
1989 1-1 Quarterfinals Jacksonville State 21-17 Rocky Hager
1990 4-0 Champions Championship IUP 51-11 Rocky Hager
1991 0-1 1st Round Mankato State 27-7 Rocky Hager
1992 1-1 Quarterfinals Pittsburg State 38-37(OT) Rocky Hager
1994 1-1 Quarterfinals North Dakota 14-7 Rocky Hager
1995 1-1 Quarterfinals Pittsburg State 9-7 Rocky Hager
1997 0-1 1st Round Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football 39-28 Bob Babich
2000 2-1 Semifinals Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football 34-16 Bob Babich
Totals 35-13 (.729)
  • 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 2 yard line and settling for 3 points. Troy subsequently drove down the field with no timeouts to the Bison's 33 yard line with :15 remaining. With apparent confusion on the field Troy rushed the field goal team out on the field and freshman kicker Ted Clem kicked the longest field goal in Troy history of 50 yards as time expired to give the Trojans the victory.

Head coaching history

On September 21st, 2013, Craig Bohl won his 92nd game and became the winningest coach in North Dakota State history by defeating Delaware State 51-0, which happened to be the same weekend ESPN College Gameday was hosting their Saturday morning football show from downtown Fargo, ND. Rocky Hager holds the record for most conference titles won with 5.

# Coach Years Active Record Conference Titles
1 Henry Luke Bolley 1894–1899 7-8-1 NA
2 Jack Harrison 1900–1901 15-1-1 NA
3 Eddie Cochems 1902–1903 9-1-0 NA
4 A. L. Marshall 1904–1905 4-7-1 NA
5 Gil Dobie 1906–1907 8-0-0 NA
6 Paul Magoffin 1908 2-3-0 NA
7 Arthur Reuber 1909–1912 12-7-1 NA
8 Howard Wood 1913–1914 5-5-2 NA
9 Paul J. Davis 1915–1917 10-7-1 NA
10 Stanley Borleske 1919–1921, 1923–1924, 1928 20-18-5 NA
11 Joe Cutting 1922 6-2-0 0
12 Ion Cortright 1925–1927 13-8-2 1
13 Casey Finnegan 1928–1940 57-48-11 2
14 Stan Kostka 1941, 1946–1947 8-17-0 0
15 Robert A. Lowe 1942–1945 3-9-2 0
16 Howard Bliss 1948–1949 3-16-0 0
17 Mac Wenskunas 1950–1953 11-21-1 0
18 Del Anderson 1954–1955 1-17-1 0
19 Les Luymes 1956 5-4-0 0
20 Bob Danielson 1957–1962 13-39-2 0
21 Darrell Mudra 1963–1965 24-6-0 1
22 Ron Erhardt 1966–1972 67-7-1 3
23 Ev Kjelbertson 1973–1975 17-13-0 2
24 Jim Wacker 1976–1978 24-9-1 2
25 Don Morton 1979–1984 57-15-0 4
26 Earle Solomonson 1985–1986 24-2-1 2
27 Rocky Hager 1987–1996 91-25-1 5
28 Bob Babich 1997–2002 46-22-0 0
29 Craig Bohl 2003–present 95-32-0 3
Totals 657-369-34 29

All-Time statistical leaders

Single-game leaders

  • Passing Yards: Steve Walker (451, 2006)
  • Rushing Yards: Tyler Roehl (263 2007)
  • Receiving Yards: Len Kretchman (232, 1988)

Single-Season Leaders

  • Passing Yards: Brock Jensen (2,524 2011)
  • Rushing Yards: Lamar Gordon - (1,727 2000)
  • Receiving Yards: T.R. McDonald (1,181 1993)

Career Leaders

  • Passing Yards: Steve Walker - (7,033 2004-2007)
  • Rushing Yards: Lamar Gordon - (4,700 1997-2001)
  • Receiving Yards: Kole Heckendorf (2,732 2005-2008)

Notable players

Stadiums

The Fargodome

References

  1. ^ Haley, Craig. "In the FCS Huddle: FCS champ North Dakota State goes back-to-back". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ^ NDSU 2006 Schedule "North Dakota State 2006 Schedule hosted by ESPN". ESPN. December 1, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ NDSU 2007 Schedule "North Dakota State 2007 Schedule hosted by ESPN". ESPN. December 1, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  4. ^ NDSU 2008 Schedule "North Dakota State 2008 Schedule hosted by ESPN". ESPN. December 1, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. ^ NDSU 2009 Schedule "North Dakota State 2009 Schedule hosted by ESPN". ESPN. December 1, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  6. ^ NDSU 2010 Schedule "North Dakota State 2010 Schedule hosted by ESPN". ESPN. December 1, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  7. ^ NDSU 2011 Schedule "North Dakota State 2011 Schedule hosted by ESPN". ESPN. December 1, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  8. ^ "Final ND St 22 Colorado St 7". September 8, 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Final ND St 24 Kansas St 21". August 30, 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.

External links

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