A--11,506, Top Individuals They were playing him at some wide receiver I think. I really thought, and most people thought, the Bison were going to go down there and win that game. Kolpack The Pitch, I think everybody remembers that. Kolpack I got the press release. Wentz finished his first year as starter with 3,111 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns and six rushing scores. It doesnt matter the score, were going to push you, were going to keep going and were going to right the ship. I think that was the perfect thing to say to our group of guys. *Won at least a share of conference championship. ; Bentrim (NDSU) 4-6-1, 47 yds. Wentz finished his final collegiate game 16-of-29 with a passing touchdown and two rushing scores en route to being named most outstanding player again. Omaha had a good team, USD had a good team, St. He was selected as the No. When we came into that game, we didnt know what they were going to throw at us. Once we got rolling, and again so many things played into this, too. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. Latest on North Dakota State Bison running back Kobe Johnson including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN 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. September 7, 1985 @Northern Michigan, 26-10 Won, 1-0, September 14, 1985 @Cal-Poly, 29-35 Loss, 1-1. The special teams were responsible for the final three TDs of the game, pinning USD at the 1-yard line on a kickoff return that led to one score, Tyrone Braxton's 84-yard punt return early in the second half upped the lead to 20-0, and Daryl Illikainen's recovery of a fumbled USD punt return in the fourth quarter set up the last score. NDSU finished 15-0 in 2013 and 2018 and went 16-0 in 2019. 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. It might have been Sunday now that I think about it. North Dakota State University Football Career History. It was kind of out of the blue and they really manhandled us offensively and we didnt do a thing. Here are the men thatd like to tell you their version of the story: The following is a compilation of seven individual interviews conducted over the phone and in person. I do recall all of us having a respect thought process for the University of South Dakota. The one thing that it does expose is that theres a business side to this game called football, even at that level. And Im thinking this is some kind of joke. Here's a quick guide to fullback Hunter Luepke's college career at North Dakota State. I cant remember if Don shed a tear or two, I think he might have. "The way it went back and forth on this kind of stage was pretty special.". 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. The 1988 North Dakota State football team represented North Dakota State University during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 92nd season of Bison football. Again, if it doesnt work, well, it goes out of bounds, hopefully. But the end result was the same, with the Bison once again hoisting the trophy in Frisco. But 86 is special because we learned our lesson in 85; most of us were coming back. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. I remember like it was yesterday. I think they were pretty effective at it. 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. It was an old cabin, hunting shack and we didnt have a phone in the hunting shack and she had driven down there and told my dad, They made the playoffs. Cloud. Visit ESPN to view the North Dakota State Bison team stats for the 2022 season. The Official Athletic Website of North Dakota State University Athletics. But still, again, it was a brief surge for Morningside and tying the Bison was a big moral victory and Earle basically viewed it as a loss. The Official Athletic Website of North Dakota State University Athletics. Hendricks also had eight tackles and a 20-yard touchdown run on a fake field goal in the first half. Jerry Dahl (1973-74): 35.5 Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. Here's how North Dakota State football finished in each of its seasons as a Division IFCS program. But he had turned that team into an NAIA powerhouse. League Search Page-> WCHA-> 1986-87-> U. of North Dakota-> Roster & Statistics. Paul Murray I think everybody has different emotions when youre recruited by someone, and you make an investment as a young person. Carson Wentz took the reins from Jensen in 2014, following the latter's graduation, and led North Dakota State to an unprecedented fourth straight FCS championship. Cloud, Morningside was trying to develop a good team. They were the doormats forever. Everybody had to pull their weight and have an assignment and when its clicking, especially against teams that one guy tries to make a play and gets out of position, well gap that and touchdown. 3. 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. It was an unbelievable football play. 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. The official 1986 Football schedule for the North Dakota State Bison 5. 1976-Jerry Schmitz, St. Well, that opportunity presented itself. 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. 1985: The Oral History of the Most Resilient Bison Football National Championship Team. Solomonson We talked to the team about the very fact that the South Dakota game was a very big win and were excited about it, but the only way we can cap this year off with all the things that have happened is we have to win the championship to make this a great season. 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. 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. Tracy I remember it was probably Monday or Tuesday of the week after the last game, Earle called us together for a meeting. Updated college football stats can always be found here. Todd DeBates A good core of the coaches that came in, we knew. North Dakota State surpassed Georgia Southern for most titles in FCS history with its seventh in 2018. I dont recall any of us having a revenge thought process. That just fielded the motivation to play better in that game for the ultimate opportunity to win the title. We talked about overcoming all these hurdles of adversity, and we got lucky that game because their guy missed a field goal to win it at the end of the game. 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. North Dakota State has gone undefeated in three of its nine national championship seasons. 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 . Phil Hansen (1987-90): 35 So when that came to be, I think it was a matter of being exactly what I said, resilient. . But again, that proved to be no contest. I really think I heard it on the radio. Bentrim 1985 is special because of what we had overcome. The nice thing was we knew what they were running and I think it was just a reverse option, and Murr (Murray) just got in there and their quarterback was carrying it around like a loaf of bread. The Bison trailed 27-23 after two straight ISU touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Then, the tide shifted with a potentially crippling off the field distraction. I dont know if the personnel was a big change because, in 1984, we were quite young and in 85, we had pretty much most everybody coming back. Were trying get out of our own way, were trying to get going, were stuck in the mud with anything offensively. This season will mark the 30th anniversary of one of the wildest seasons in North Dakota State University football history. Basketball. I thought he was down and the next thing I see is Molstres back sprinting to the end zone. It was just a tough position for those guys to be in, Benny going down was definitely a blow. The Bison have the most regular season and playoff wins among FCS teams since 2010. We really did. I think all the expectations were that the Bison were going to go down there and knock them off their perch. I just think it was a rare year all around. I think probably every player had a different thought process on reflecting on how they got handled early in the year. The Bison became the first modern-era Division I football team to finish a single season 16-0. I watch that Ed Schultz documentary that shows that play and about three-quarters of the way through the run I was down the far sidelines and just ecstatic and emotion and proud of our team and fans and all the above. 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. Sports. The Bison have made the playoffs, theyve jumped to number seven. And I went, Holy crap. My dad was probably an hour away from Fargo to pick me up to take me home for Thanksgiving and stuff. 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. C. 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Looking at the scores before and after that its 63-0. He only attempted 10 passes (6-of-10) as the Bison racked up 281 yards on the ground. Yds. Stark Earle, or whoever was staying out of that coaching staff, was going to be the heir apparent; there was no question. USD NDSU The 2017 Bison are going to be remembered as a group of guys that had great resolve, smacks adversity right in the face when adversity hit us and, lo and behold, we became national champions for the sixth time in seven years.". Those types of things are an opportunity to get better when crap hit the fan and we were down that much because I dont think we were ever down by that much at any time. Receiving--Kretchman (NDSU) 2-22; Parr (USD) 2-17; Southwick (USD) 1-30; Stark (NDSU) 1-14. The official ruled that he was out of the end zone and therefore, the game was over. Just stopping the veer is easier said than done. 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