List of North Dakota State Bison football seasons

North Dakota State University first fielded a football team in 1894, among the first 70 universities in the nation to do so. The first game North Dakota State Farmers (until they adopted the Aggies mascot in 1902) played was against future rival, University of North Dakota Flickertails (until they adopted the Fighting Sioux mascot in 1930), North Dakota State won the game 20–4.[1]

North Dakota State Bison Logo

North Dakota State officially joined the North Central Conference in 1922 as a founding member. They stayed a member of this conference until 2004 when they moved to Division I (FCS).

The Bison have amassed a 725–372–34 (.656) record since 1894 and have won 15 National Championships, 7 as a member of Division I FCS, and 8 as a member of Division II. NDSU has won 34 Conference Championships, and only have 3 losing seasons since 1964. They have won 7 out of the last 8 FCS National Championships, the most in FCS history.

North Dakota State has won more games than any other FCS school founded after 1876.

Eddie Cochems, known as the 'father of the forward pass', coached North Dakota State from 1902–1903, leading them to a 9–1 record and outscoring their opponents 499–49 in two seasons. It is said he experimented with the forward pass at NDSU, but it was not officially legal until 1906.

Seasons

National champions Conference champions * Postseason appearance Bowl game berth ^
Season Head coach Conference Affiliation Season results Playoff or Bowl result Final ranking
Conference finish Division finish Wins Losses Ties[2] STATS Poll[3] Coaches Poll[4]
North Dakota State Bison
1894 Henry Luke Bolley No Affiliation 2 0
1895 1 1
1896 3 1 1
1897 0 3
1898 1 2
1899 0 1
1900 Jack Harrison 8 1 1
1901 7 0
1902 Eddie Cochems 4 0
1903 5 1
1904 A. L. Marshall 3 3
1905 1 4 1
1906 Gil Dobie 4 0
1907 3 0
1908 Paul Magoffin 2 3
1909 Arthur Reuber 2 2 1
1910 2 3
1911 3 1
1912 5 1
1913 Howard Wood 0 2 2
1914 5 3
1915 Paul Davis 3 3
1916 3 2 1
1917 4 2
1918 No Football (Spanish flu)
1919 Stanley Borleske 5 1 1
1920 2 3 1
1921 3 3 1
1922 Joe Cutting North Central Conference 5th  6 2
1923 Stanley Borleske 7th  2 4 1
1924 4th  5 3
1925 Ion Cortright T-1st  5 0 2
1926 6th  5 3
1927 5th  3 5
1928 Casey Finnegan 3rd  3 4 1
1929 T-3rd'  4 3 2
1930 2nd  7 2
1931 T-2nd  5 5
1932 1st  7 2
1933 2nd  3 2 4
1934 T-2nd  5 3 2
1935 T-1st  7 1 1
1936 3rd  4 5
1937 T-2nd  5 4
1938 T-2nd  5 4
1939 7th  1 6 1
1940 7th  1 8
1941 Stan Kostka 4th  2 7
1942 Robert Lowe 5th  2 5 1
1943 No Football (World War II)
1944 No Football (World War II)
1945 Robert Lowe N/A 1 4 1
1946 Stan Kostka 2nd  5 3
1947 4th  1 7
1948 Howard Bliss T-4th  3 7
1949 7th  0 9
1950 Mac Weskunas 7th  2 7
1951 6th  1 5 1
1952 2nd  5 4
1953 4th  3 5
1954 Del Anderson 6th  1 7 1
1955 7th  0 9
1956 Les Luymes T-4th  5 4
1957 Bob Danielson 7th  0 8
1958 6th  3 6
1959 T-2nd  4 4 1
1960 T-2nd  3 5 1
1961 6th  3 6
1962 7th  0 10
1963 Darrell Mudra 4th  3 5
1964 T-1st  10 1 Won Mineral Water Bowl
1965 1st  11 0 Won Pecan Bowl
1966 Ron Erhardt 1st  8 2
1967 1st  9 1 Lost Pecan Bowl
1968 1st  10 0 Won Pecan Bowl
1969 1st  10 0 Won Camellia Bowl
1970 1st  9 0 1 Won Camellia Bowl
1971 2nd 7 2
1972 1st  8 2
1973 Ev Kjelbertson 1st  8 2
1974 1st  7 4
1975 ? 2 7
1976 Jim Wacker 1st  9 3 Lost NCAA Division II Semifinal
1977 1st  9 2 1 Lost NCAA Division II Semifinal
1978 T-3rd 6 4
1979 Don Morton T-2nd  6 4
1980 T-2nd  6 4
1981 1st  10 3 Lost NCAA Division II Championship
1982 1st  12 1 Lost NCAA Division II Semifinal
1983 T-1st  12 1 Won NCAA Division II Championship
1984 T-1st  11 2 Lost NCAA Division II Championship
1985 Earle Solomonson 1st  11 2 1 Won NCAA Division II Championship
1986 1st  13 0 Won NCAA Division II Championship
1987 Rocky Hager T-2nd  6 4
1988 1st  14 0 Won NCAA Division II Championship
1989 T-2nd  8 3 1 Lost NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
1990 1st  14 0 Won NCAA Division II Championship
1991 1st  7 3 Lost NCAA Division II First Round
1992 1st  10 2 Lost NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
1993 T-3rd  7 3
1994 1st  9 3 Lost NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
1995 T-2nd  10 3 Lost NCAA Division II First Round
1996 5th  6 4
1997 Bob Babich T-2nd  9 3 Lost NCAA Division II First Round
1998 4th  7 4
1999 3rd  9 2
2000 2nd  12 2 Lost NCAA Division II Semifinal
2001 3rd  7 3
2002 9th 2 8
2003 Craig Bohl T-2nd  8 3 10 22
North Dakota State moved to Division I-FCS
2004 Craig Bohl Great West 3rd  8 3 Ineligible 23 23
2005 3rd  7 4 Ineligible
2006 1st  10 1 Ineligible 5
2007 2nd  10 1 Ineligible 9 9
2008 Missouri Valley T-4th  6 5 - -
2009 7th  3 8 - -
2010 T-3rd  9 5 Lost NCAA FCS Quarterfinals 9 9
2011 T-1st  14 1 Won NCAA Division I Championship 1 1
2012 1st  14 1 Won NCAA Division I Championship 1 1
2013 1st  15 0 Won NCAA Division I Championship 1 1
2014 Chris Klieman T-1st  15 1 Won NCAA Division I Championship 1 1
2015 T-1st  13 2 Won NCAA Division I Championship 1 1
2016 T-1st  12 2 Lost NCAA FCS Semifinals 3 3
2017 1st  14 1 Won NCAA Division I Championship 1 1
2018 1st  15 0 Won NCAA Division I Championship 1 1
2019 Matt Entz 1st  16 0 Won NCAA Division I Championship 1 1
Total
5 1 (.833) (Bowl Games) 1964-1972
35 13 (.711) (D-II Playoffs) 1973-2003
40 2 (.952) (D-I FCS Playoffs) 2008-Present
741 371 34 (.661) (all games)

Postseason facts

Years in Postseason: 33
DII Post-Season Record: 35-13 (.729)
DI Post-Season Record: 36-2 (.947)
OVERALL PLAYOFF RECORD: 71-15 (.826)

Championships

National Championships: 16 (1965, 1968, 1969, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2011-2015, 2017-2019)
National Runner-Up: 3 (1967, 1981, 1984)
National 3rd Place: 6 (1970, 1976, 1977, 1982, 2000, 2016)

  • Championships and placings prior to 1973 were determined by AP or UPI polls. Championships and runner-up finishes after that were through the NCAA playoff format. Third-place finishes after 1973 were the result of semifinal losses in the playoff system.

References

  1. http://www.inforum.com/news/3825829-throwback-thursday-first-bison-football-team
  2. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  3. Since the 1978 split in divisions, the NCAA, or more recently, The Sports Network Archived 2011-05-03 at the Wayback Machine Poll, now known as the STATS Poll has been the major poll at the FCS level. No polls for North Dakota State are available prior to 2004 when the Bison began I-AA play. Polls are released prior to the playoffs.
  4. The FCS Coaches Poll Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine was introduced in 2007. Therefore, polls for prior seasons do not exist. Polls are released prior to the playoffs
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