Derrek Tuszka (2016-19): 29.5, 1. Paul Murray I think everybody has different emotions when youre recruited by someone, and you make an investment as a young person. Looking at the scores before and after that its 63-0. Here is some key information to know about the program, updated through the end of the 2021-22 season: Current coach:Matt Entz (49-7; four seasons)Location:Fargo, North DakotaStadium:Gate City Bank Field at the FargodomeAll-time record: 774-378-34All-time FCS playoff record: 43-4 (9-1 in FCS national championship game)NCAA championships: 17 (1965, 1968, 1969, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 seasons)FCS championships: 9 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)MVFC conference championships: 10 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021), FCS HISTORY: Schools with the most FCS titles| 9 winningest FCS programs all-time. Well, they obviously ate it up and were able to find ways to stop our veer, to make it tough on us. Robbie Grimsley (2015-18): 17 "It gets better every time. It was kind of out of the blue and they really manhandled us offensively and we didnt do a thing. We defeated our archrival. 1985 was supposed to be the Bisons year. I told Don that were going to stay here and that were going to go after the North Dakota State job, and there were certainly some tense moments after that because they left. 4309 - John Crockett (752-4309) - 2012-14, 3313 - Chris Simdorn (590-3313) - 1987-90, 6.64 - TaMerik Williams (222-1474) - 2021-22, 6.47 - Tyler Roehl (388-2512) - 2004,06-08, 6.36 - Gordy Sprattler (276-1756) - 1976-78, 114.5 - Lamar Gordon (41 games) - 1998-01, 100.4 - Chris Simdorn (33 games) - 1987-90, 93.7 - John Crockett (46 games) - 2012-14, 1124 - Brock Jensen (703-1124-21) - 2010-13, 980 - Easton Stick (598-980-28) - 2015-18, 841 - Steve Walker (534-841-21) - 2004-07, 612 - Carson Wentz (392-612-14) - 2012-15, 587 - Graig Gorder (287-587-17) - 1998-02, 586 - Kevin Feeney (304-586-24) - 1995-98, 471 - Nick Mertens (268-471-23) - 2006-09, 469 - Ryan Johnson (240-469-17) - 1997-00, 703 - Brock Jensen (703-1124-21) - 2010-13, 598 - Easton Stick (598-980-28) - 2015-18, 534 - Steve Walker (534-841-21) - 2004-07, 392 - Carson Wentz (392-612-14) - 2012-15, 304 - Kevin Feeney (304-586-24) - 1995-98, 287 - Graig Gorder (287-587-17) - 1998-02, 268 - Nick Mertens (268-471-23) - 2006-09, 240 - Ryan Johnson (240-469-17) - 1997-00, 8693 - Easton Stick (598-980-28) - 2015-18, 8598 - Brock Jensen (703-1124-21) - 2010-13, 7033 - Steve Walker (534-841-21) - 2004-07, 5115 - Carson Wentz (392-612-14) - 2012-15, 4757 - Kevin Feeney (304-586-24) - 1995-98, 3806 - Ryan Johnson (240-469-17) - 1997-00, 3721 - Mark Speral (225-474-22) - 1977-80, 3564 - Graig Gorder (287-587-17) - 1998-02, 3496 - Nick Mertens (268-471-23) - 2006-09, 21 - Brock Jensen (703-1124-21) - 2010-13, 66.3 - Tony Stauss (345-520-18) - 2003-04, 64.8 - Arden Beachy (151-233-7) - 1990-93, 64.1 - Carson Wentz (392-612-14) - 2012-15, 63.5 - Steve Walker (534-841-21) - 2004-07, 62.5 - Brock Jensen (703-1124-21) - 2010-13, 61.0 - Easton Stick (598-980-28) - 2015-18, 57.5 - Chris Simdorn (115-200-9) - 1987-90, 168.6 - Arden Beachy (151-233-7) - 1990-93, 159.5 - Easton Stick (598-980-28) - 2015-18, 159.2 - Chris Simdorn (115-200-9) - 1987-90, 153.9 - Carson Wentz (392-612-14) - 2012-15, 152.3 - Steve Walker (534-841-21) - 2004-07, 150.7 - Cam Miller (293-454-11) - 2020-22, 144.2 - Brock Jensen (703-1124-21) - 2010-13, 143.4 - Rob Hyland (183-337-14) - 1993-96, 133.9 - Ryan Johnson (240-469-17) - 1997-00, 10.4 - Arden Beachy (151-233-7) - 1990-93, 9.4 - Chris Simdorn (115-200-9) - 1987-90, 8.9 - Easton Stick (598-980-28) - 2015-18, 8.4 - Jeff Bentrim (207-404-17) - 1983-86, 8.4 - Steve Walker (534-841-21) - 2004-07, 8.4 - Carson Wentz (392-612-14) - 2012-15, 8.1 - Kevin Feeney (304-586-24) - 1995-98, 17.7 - Mike Bentson (125-279-18) - 1969-71, 16.5 - Mark Speral (225-474-22) - 1977-80, 16.5 - Mark Nellermoe (90-209-15) - 1979-82, 16.4 - Chris Simdorn (115-200-9) - 1987-90, 16.4 - Jeff Bentrim (207-404-17) - 1983-86, 16.2 - Don Siverson (91-215-10) - 1969-70,72, 16.0 - Arden Beachy (151-233-7) - 1990-93, 15.9 - Ryan Johnson (240-469-17) - 1997-00, 15.6 - Kevin Feeney (304-586-24) - 1995-98, 159.8 - Steve Walker (44 games) - 2004-07, 159.2 - Brock Jensen (54 games) - 2010-13, 158.1 - Easton Stick (55 games) - 2015-18, 134.5 - Nick Mertens (26 games) - 2006-09, 119.0 - Carson Wentz (43 games) - 2012-15, 116.0 - Kevin Feeney (41 games) - 1995-98, 115.0 - Graig Gorder (31 games) - 1998-02, 105.7 - Ryan Johnson (36 games) - 1997-00, 2732 - Kole Heckendorf (178-2732) - 2005-08, 2435 - RJ Urzendowski (149-2435) - 2014-17, 2232 - Warren Holloway (161-2232) - 2008-11, 1834 - Travis White (163-1834) - 2002-04,06, 178 - Kole Heckendorf (178-2732) - 2005-08, 163 - Travis White (163-1834) - 2002-04,06, 161 - Warren Holloway (161-2232) - 2008-11, 149 - RJ Urzendowski (149-2435) - 2014-17, 22.80 - Len Kretchman (84-1915) - 1985-88, 19.27 - Tim Strehlow (121-2332) - 1996-99, 4.14 - Kole Heckendorf (43 games) - 2005-08, 3.98 - Travis White (41 games) - 2002-04,06, 3.29 - Allen Burrell (21 games) - 2003-04, 3.16 - Warren Holloway (51 games) - 2008-11, 2.84 - Stacy Robinson (31 games) - 1982-84, 11216 - Easton Stick (1407-11216) - 2015-18, 9838 - Brock Jensen (1475-9838) - 2010-13, 7230 - Kevin Feeney (1144-7230) - 1995-98, 7144 - Steve Walker (1011-7144) - 2004-07, 6345 - Jeff Bentrim (1007-6345) - 1983-86, 5202 - Chris Simdorn (790-5202) - 1987-90, 203.9 - Easton Stick (55 games) - 2015-18, 182.2 - Brock Jensen (54 games) - 2010-13, 181.3 - Jeff Bentrim (35 games) - 1983-86, 176.3 - Kevin Feeney (41 games) - 1995-98, 162.4 - Steve Walker (44 games) - 2004-07, 157.6 - Chris Simdorn (33 games) - 1987-90, 152.2 - Arden Beachy (26 games) - 1990-93, 7.97 - Easton Stick (1407-11216) - 2015-18, 7.07 - Steve Walker (1011-7144) - 2004-07, 6.90 - Seth Wilson (102-704) - 2017-18,20-21, 128.1 - Lamar Gordon (41 games) - 1998-01, 123.9 - Reggie Scott (21 games) - 1995-96, 112.0 - John Crockett (46 games) - 2012-14, 107.3 - Kyle Steffes (41 games) - 2003-06, 96.8 - Richard Lewis (20 games) - 2000-01, 399 - Cam Pedersen (261 PAT, 46 FG) - 2015-18, 386 - Jeff Bentrim (64 TD, 1 PAT) - 1983-86, 359 - Adam Keller (191 PAT, 56 FG) - 2011-14, 308 - Shawn Bibeau (155 PAT, 51 FG) - 2006-09, 304 - Aaron Pederson (178 PAT, 42 FG) - 1998-01, 294 - Kevin Feeney (48 TD, 3 PAT) - 1995-98, 64 - Lamar Gordon (62 rush, 2 rcv) - 1998-01, 42 - John Crockett (41 rush, 1 rcv) - 2012-14, 41 - Paul Hatchett (35 rush, 4 rcv, 2 ret) - 1967-69, 41 - DJ McNorton (32 rush, 9 rcv) - 2008-11, 38 - Lance Dunn (33 rush, 5 rcv) - 2015-18, 97.8 - Aaron Pederson (178-182) - 1998-01, 96.7 - Cory Vartanian (145-150) - 2002-05, 10158 - Ben LeCompte (228-10158) - 2012-15, 7935 - Brian Kraabel (206-7935) - 1974-77, 7342 - Aaron Pederson (176-7342) - 1998-01, 7025 - M. Dragosavich (158-7025) - 2004-07, 6851 - Garret Wegner (160-6851) - 2017-20, 6581 - John Prelvitz (161-6581) - 2007-10, 6043 - John Torrance (150-6043) - 1994-97, 5885 - Doug Schlosser (149-5885) - 1979-81, 4899 - Casey Bradley (138-4899) - 1985-88, 176 - Aaron Pederson (176-7342) - 1998-01, 158 - M. Dragosavich (158-7025) - 2004-07, 149 - Doug Schlosser (149-5885) - 1979-81, 44.55 - Ben LeCompte (228-10158) - 2012-15, 44.46 - M. Dragosavich (158-7025) - 2004-07, 42.82 - Garret Wegner (160-6851) - 2017-20, 41.72 - Aaron Pederson (176-7342) - 1998-01, 40.88 - John Prelvitz (161-6581) - 2007-10, 40.83 - John Bonicelli (103-4205) - 2000-03, 40.29 - John Torrance (150-6043) - 1994-97, 40.11 - Kaedin Steindorf (100-4011) - 2020-22, 39.50 - Doug Schlosser (149-5885) - 1979-81, 38.52 - Brian Kraabel (206-7935) - 1974-77, 921 - S. Washington (74-921) - 2004-05,07-09, 74 - S. Washington (74-921) - 2004-05,07-09, 33 - Blaine Toshner (33-335) - 1984,86-88, 16.00 - Travis White (21-336) - 2002-04,06, 14.55 - Keith Krebsbach (38-553) - 1972-73, 13.52 - Mike Kinsella (23-311) - 1959-60,63, 12.45 - S. Washington (74-921) - 2004-05,07-09, 1916 - S. Washington (75-1916) - 2004-05,07-09, 1360 - Bruce Anderson (52-1360) - 2015-18, 1209 - Marcus Williams (44-1209) - 2010-13, 75 - S. Washington (75-1916) - 2004-05,07-09, 27.48 - Marcus Williams (44-1209) - 2010-13, 26.15 - Bruce Anderson (52-1360) - 2015-18, 25.55 - S. Washington (75-1916) - 2004-05,07-09, 25.15 - Jerome Cheatham (20-503) - 1994-96, 159 - Robbie Grimsley (159-146) - 2015-18, 58.5 - Kyle Emanuel (48-21/271) - 2011-14, 46.0 - Greg Menard (34-24/255) - 2014-16,18, 42.0 - Spencer Waege (33-18/204) - 2018-22, 42.0 - Derrek Tuszka (33-18/236) - 2016-19, 41.5 - Coulter Boyer (32-19/200) - 2008-11, 39.5 - Mike Stratton (24-31/226) - 1980-83, 255 - Greg Menard (34-24/255) - 2014-16,18, 236 - Derrek Tuszka (33-18/236) - 2016-19, 226 - Mike Stratton (24-31/226) - 1980-83, 204 - Spencer Waege (33-18/204) - 2018-22, 200 - Coulter Boyer (32-19/200) - 2008-11, 35.5 - Kyle Emanuel (30-11/212) - 2011-14, 33.5 - Greg Menard (27-13/222) - 2014-16,18, 29.5 - Derrek Tuszka (26-7/202) - 2016-19, 27.5 - Coulter Boyer (24-7/171) - 2008-11, 22.5 - Mike Stratton (16-13/173) - 1980-83, 222 - Greg Menard (27-13/222) - 2014-16,18, 173 - Mike Stratton (16-13/173) - 1980-83, 60 - Marcus Williams (39 brup, 21 int) - 2010-13, 46 - Steve Krumrei (30 brup, 16 int) - 1967-69, 45 - Matt Swanson (33 brup, 12 int) - 1997-00, 42 - Tre Dempsey (26 brup, 16 int) - 2014-17, 41 - Tim Jacobsen (31 brup, 10 int) - 1992-95, 40 - C. Dudzik (27 brup, 13 int) - 2011-14, 38 - Robbie Grimsley (21 brup, 17 int) - 2015-18, 38 - Jalen Allison (30 brup, 8 int) - 2015-18, 38 - Tom Van Voorhis (26 brup, 12 int) - 1981-85. I do remember thinking, Hey, were just going to keep this thing running. We wished Coach Morton the best and we kept the Bison thing going. The 1986 team came off an 1121 record from the previous season. So when that came to be, I think it was a matter of being exactly what I said, resilient. Bentrim I dressed actually, but I didnt play. T-1. Live Stats Radio Network Television Coverage Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Spotify TikTok Pinterest Social Media Directory Bison Mail Mobile App RSS Feeds Photo Galleries NDSU Wallpapers NDSU Facebook . On defense, I played against a lot of those guys in high school so I knew that they were tough. By the time we got back to the playoffs, Mike was a much better player and certainly could hold his own against that all-conference nose tackle that they had. II playoff", "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1983_North_Dakota_State_Bison_football_team&oldid=1132286252, 1983 North Central Conference football season, North Dakota State Bison football seasons, North Central Conference football champion seasons, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using CFB schedule with an unlinked gamename, Pages using CFB schedule with named parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 8 January 2023, at 04:26. Lance was most outstanding player in his first championship game appearance, finishing with 166 rushing yards, including a 44-yard touchdown run to put NDSU up 28-13 to start the fourth quarter. Hows it going to be different for sure? I dont think there was any trepidation, but certainly natural curiosity like, whats Earle going to be like running the offense? Truthfully, sure there was a little bit of desperation. NDSU had a 13-game postseason winning streak stretching back to 2017 before losing to Sam Houston in the 2020-21 FCS quarterfinals. I still remember the day, Ade Sponberg (athletic director) called and said, Earle do you want to go to the playoffs? I said, No, Im going out recruiting. It's not easy to do. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 2019 REWIND: Watch the full championship game | Extended highlights of NDSU's 8th title. Individual Career Records Individual Career Records : RUSHING. While former quarterback Trey Lance was getting ready to start in the final week of the NFL's 2021-22 regular season, Cam Miller made his eighth start of the season in the 2021-22 FCS national championship, going an efficient 9-for-13 for 126 yards and a touchdown, while the Bison rushed for 393 yards and four touchdowns in their win over Montana State. Here's how North Dakota State football finished in each of its seasons as a Division IFCS program. Cloud Club. With the help of seven characters that lived, played, bled, wrote and battled through the 1985 season, we revisit thewild year that concluded with NDSU raising itsfifth national championship. The 1988 team came off a 6-4 record from the previous season. ; Bentrim (NDSU) 4-6-1, 47 yds. 2 seed NDSU's four playoff games were decided by one score, including the national championship game against 5-seed Illinois State. 1974-Gary Keck, Si Tanka-Huron. Thats a part of the game. North Dakota State became the first FCS school to repeat as national champion since Appalachian State's three-peat from 2005-07. 9 South Dakota State 27, North Dakota State 19. The defense intercepted I think four passes that day. I believe the only touchdown they scored, I think Chris Servais, I think it was a long pass route and he just got his feet tangled up with the receiver and that was it. 2 overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles three months later in the 2016 NFL Draft. Then I took a big hit in the third quarter and it was a bad play on my part. I think (Len) Kretchman had a touchdown from either Barta or Owen. Kolpack The Pitch, I think everybody remembers that. Wentz was named most outstanding player after completing 15-of-22 passes and recording two touchdowns. "One thing we talk about all the time is leaving a legacy,"Klieman said after the game, according to the AP. Jerry Dahl (1973-74): 35.5 And, again, the key to the Bison success rested with quarterback Jeff Bentrim. We were playing such a basic defense; it wasnt too hard for Cal Poly to do really anything they wanted to do with us. Don announced to the team that he and the staff were leaving and it was sad. I was also curious to see anything on other kids from the St. Earle Solomonson I was offered the coordinators job in Tulsa. Jeff Bentrim I do remember that there were rumors after the season that he was getting interests from other schools and that he was interested in another job. [1] The 1986 team was led by coach Earle Solomonson. We needed to change up formations. [1] We stumbled out of the gate, we had all these mistakes, we had this adversity and it took us awhile to wake up. Their offense did a pretty good job on our defense, too; we had some injuries on the defensive line. We thought that the season, in terms of the playoffs, were over. I was so slow they could converge on me. I dont recall any of us having a revenge thought process. Theres a lot more talk back there than there ever was and it was really a feeling out process for the defense and them getting comfortable with it. Rushing--Bentrim (NDSU) 20-111; Lloyd (NDSU) 16-78; Toshner (NDSU) 9-66; Jones (USD) 19-51 NDSU qualified for its first FCS playoffs appearance in 2010, falling in the quarterfinals, before starting its run of five straight national titles from 2011-15. Jensen put the Bison in front for good with a 1-yard score midway through the third quarter. 1985 North Dakota State Bison football team, 1985 North Dakota State Bison footballNCAA Division II national champions, 1985 North Central Conference football standings, "North Dakota St Bison College Football Scores, Schedules, and Analytics", "Bentrim, Stark pace Bison to victory in opener", "Bentrim sets records in N.D. State victory", "M'side coach finds some satisfaction in tie with NDSU", "Stampede: Bison trip USD 16-7 to reach title game", "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1985_North_Dakota_State_Bison_football_team&oldid=1132286290, 1985 North Central Conference football season, North Dakota State Bison football seasons, North Central Conference football champion seasons, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using CFB schedule with an unlinked gamename, Pages using CFB schedule with named parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Vermillion, SD (NCAA Division II Semifinal), This page was last edited on 8 January 2023, at 04:27. FLORENCE, Ala.--North Dakota State captured its third national NCAA Division II football title in the last four years on a cool December day at Braly Stadium with a sound 27-7 win over North Central Conference rival South Dakota. We felt the last few games of the season were closer to what we really were compared to the first four. (Chul) Schwenkie was their running back and (Scott) Jones was the quarterback and Id played against Jones in high school. Murray Once we beat USD, I dont think there was a team in the nation that couldve beat us in the championship game. Jensen finished 13-of-18 passingwith two total touchdowns. But again, that proved to be no contest. If I were fast, that play wouldnt have happened. He went on to hire his staff and I was technically out of a job for a couple weeks, because they made a national search for the job and I was the one guy sitting down the long hallway, in the Fieldhouse, with the light on still trying to do some recruiting and keep things moving. It wasnt a bad team that tied the Bison at 18 that year. That streak would end at 33 the following season, which now ranks second behind NDSU's current run of 37 consecutive wins entering 2020-21. "That was the last time I'll put on a Bison jersey but man, it's been a fun ride.". He was selected as the No. : USD--Jones 1 run (McLoughlin kick) That was a quiet ride home and there was a lot of self-reflection in the same tone that when Earle said he loved us, hes going to work the crap out of us. I mean, to start 2-2 and we knew we were way better than 2-2. This time we met inside the Bison Sports Arena, right outside where the old weight room used to be and just sat in the stands there and he told us that, listen, we dont know how things are going to change the ranking. They had incredible athletes, but they just tried to do too many individual things and the veer, there isnt any better team concept than the veer because you have to work together. First Downs 14 19 Were trying get out of our own way, were trying to get going, were stuck in the mud with anything offensively. 1 overall seed Jacksonville State. Baseball Baseball: Facebook Baseball: Twitter Baseball: Instagram Baseball: Schedule Baseball: Roster Baseball: News Basketball Basketball: Facebook Basketball: Twitter Basketball: Instagram Basketball: Schedule Basketball: Roster Basketball: News Cross Country Cross Country: Facebook Cross Country . Todd DeBates A good core of the coaches that came in, we knew. It was a weird feeling. North Dakota State Bison - Roster 12-3 Overall 7-1 Missouri Valley 2nd Team Home Schedule Stats Roster Shop StubHub Offense Defense Special Teams Around the Web Promoted by Taboola Our. There had to be a lot of factors and it was just a perfect storm I guess. When he told us, I think he told us that Earle (Solomonson) was staying behind to put his name in the hat for the head coaching position. Rushing yards; 1. 2. I was close friends with all of them and they struggled with Rocky and some of the coverages they had during that game. In the third quarter, Shepherd streaked down the sideline for a 78-yard touchdown catch, the longest of his career. USD NDSU One of those first two bad losses was to South Dakota, I think we all knew we wanted to meet them again and wed play them down there again any day of the week. The official ruled that he was out of the end zone and therefore, the game was over. They could, but at this point in time were not expecting to make a move in the ranking and get in the Top 8 so why dont you get your gear organized and get it set up in the locker room so we can start to shelf it for next year. You can click or tap each of the links below to jump ahead to a section: North Dakota State football played inDivision II from 1922-2003before jumping to the Division I-FCS level in 2004. 1 - Ken Muckenhirn - 1986: 1 - Aaron Skyberg - 1998: 1 - Steve McMillan - 1971: 1 - Mark Roshell - 1989: 1 - Zach Colvin - 2013: 1 - Robbie Grimsley - 2017: 1 - Al Nowak - 1971: Statistics I slightly separated in the preseason in a practice against Moorhead State. Its just great the referees didnt blow a whistle. Solomonson We had lots of pressure that Cal Poly game. The NCC was good and the Bison in the rankings were slipping and I dont think people had given up at that point. Again, the transition to the new coaching staff on the defensive side as well, learning strengths and weaknesses for not only the players but also the coaches. The Bison defeated the Portland State, 3521, in the National Championship Game en route to the program's fourth NCAA Division II Football Championship. Former NDSU players Joe Haeg and Kyle Emanuel, now playing in the NFL, were among the throng of former players in Frisco to watch the Bison play for a national championship. Were going to have to run a few more coverages, were going to have to run a few more schemes, maybe blitz some more. They did change things up. Golf. He did have tears in his eyes and he said, I just want you to know, that its guys like you that have helped me get this invite from Coach Morton to go to this next level, because you have helped me prove that I can recruit. Which were trying to comprehend this, not only losing Morton, and we didnt work with Engle, but he was our recruiting coach. NDSU won an FCS-record 39 straight games, snapped in 2021, that spanned across three national championships. Bentrim Its hard to remember a lot of the details of the game, but I think we changed a couple blocking schemes and we might have added a few new wrinkles, but I think a lot of it was we had a young center in Mike Favor. Below are some of the most impressive stats and records from North Dakota State's dynasty. Lets do our jobs and well look at the scoreboard after the game. 4696 - Lamar Gordon (782-4696) - 1998-01: 2. [1] The 1983 team was led by coach Don Morton. 1971-Bill Demaray, North Dakota State. Then, the tide shifted with a potentially crippling off the field distraction. Stats are updated through the conclusion of the 2021-22 season. I dont think theres a bigger play in NDSUs history. But 86 is special because we learned our lesson in 85; most of us were coming back. Photo Gallery [4 photos of 26 players] Regular Season Playoffs Vitals # Player Name Pos. Matt Tracy We all got called to the Bison Sports Arena. Here's everything to know about the Bison's dynasty, including season-by-season records, notable players and breakdowns of every one of NDSU's championship runs. NDSU defeated James Madison in the title game for the second time in three seasons, capping a second straight perfect season. The official 1986 Football schedule for the North Dakota State Bison I was actually working on the sports desk. This revised billboardin Florence said it all. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. When you get down in that area, youre basically going to start firing on all cylinders. So we all took off to head home for our Thanksgiving Break. North Dakota State ran for 300 yards and Jensen had three rushing scores as the Bison pulled away from Sam Houston State for the second straight year in the national championship game. Kolpack I got the press release. I was piled on, I remember my back crank and Im thinking I could barely move because there were a couple guys on me, but I heard a cheer. Its the players that play the game and we had an underlining feeling and thought of emotion that this is a pretty good group of guys. The priority was: Lets win this game and then win the national championship. Passing--Jones (USD) 5-8-0, 65 yds. He had visited with them at one of the camps and really showed them how to stop the veer. Rushing yards; 1. . I want to thank them because today we returned Bison football to national prominence," NDSU head coach Craig Bohl said after the game. And here we go again, just like in the regular season, South Dakota had our number for some reason. In 11 seasons as the Bison's head coach, Bohl won 104 games, highlighted by those three consecutive national titles. We certainly felt rejuvenated and we also knew we had a chance at redemption. Phil Hansen (1987-90): 35 The senior who started in all four of the championship games over his career, ran for 111 yards and two TDs while leading the NDSU offense to a 354-yard total offense performance. DeBates As players, we knew in that game some of the things in the game needed to be adjusted, to be quite honest with you. Solomonson We were at 2-2, which put us in a tough spot. I laughed at the end when we tied it at the end someone said, What a great call, Earle, on that play that got the score tied. I chuckled and said, Well, great players make great calls (laughs).. Theres no way we would have made the playoffs with that extra loss. Murray There certainly were references made during the motivational conversations about what had happened (earlier in the year), but the priority was never lets beat them because they beat us earlier. Three of No. On offense, Stick was an efficient 13-of-22 with a touchdown pass while running back Bruce Anderson had a team-high 63 rushing yards and a touchdown. I remember like it was yesterday. Cloud, Morningside was trying to develop a good team. When we came into that game, we didnt know what they were going to throw at us. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. It was just a matter of getting our feet under the ground and getting on track. Morningside had the best possible defense setup against it. Solomonson There was no talk about making the playoffs or anything. Again, if it doesnt work, well, it goes out of bounds, hopefully. Just stopping the veer is easier said than done. The quarterbacks were a big factor, no doubt about it. That was the difference with those schools I think, especially North Alabama because they were awfully confident coming into the game just with the talk. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions. Murray I was personally at a buddys house on the University of Minnesota campus and I got a phone call from my brother who said, One of your coaches had called, I cant remember which one, and said that you needed to get back up. I thought my brother was pulling my leg because he was a player at Bemidji State and I thought he was just rubbing his little brother, and then, we laughed about it so I hung up the phone.

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