We needed to change up formations. Otherwise, I do remember they drove down the field and they were on the two or three-yard line. The official ruled that he was out of the end zone and therefore, the game was over. Fumbles/Lost 2-2 1-0, North Dakota State 27, South Dakota 7 [1] The 1985 team was led by coach Earle Solomonson. Greg Menard (2014-16; 2018): 33.5 Bentrim ended the season with 64 career touchdowns scored, breaking Walter Payton's Division II record of 63.[3]. He got hurt and then (Gary) Barta finished it off. The 1988 team came off a 64 record from the previous season. I believe he played at NDSU in the late '80's early '90's, but I was not sure. Were in the locker room after that loss to USD; Earle gathered us around and told us he loved us. NDSU finished 15-0 in 2013 and 2018 and went 16-0 in 2019. 1976-Jerry Schmitz, St. It was kind of out of the blue and they really manhandled us offensively and we didnt do a thing. 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: 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 had its first perfect season of the FCS era in 2013, going 15-0 en route to its third straight national title. Going from Coach Morton to Coach Solomonson and again, we were resilient. Definitely," Jensen told reporters after the game, according to the AP. 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. I want to thank them because today we returned Bison football to national prominence," NDSU head coach Craig Bohl said after the game. 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. The 1986 team came off an 1121 record from the previous season. I didnt even see him pitch the ball when I was watching it live. Mike got better and better at learning the calls and playing against higher competition. The defense intercepted I think four passes that day. 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. From a scheme perspective, not a lot changed. And Im thinking this is some kind of joke. 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. NDSU 0 14 6 7 -- 27 So when that came to be, I think it was a matter of being exactly what I said, resilient. My mom had stayed home for some reason. I cant remember what station, and then I remember someone calling me from the radio station and they asked me what I thought. It was more of a loss than a win for sure, especially at home. 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. I mean if it didnt work, then they wouldve said, See, you pitch out of desperation look what happened. I always thought well okay, if it works they couldnt really say anything. Cloud area. Barta didnt have the athletic talent that Bentrim had, but he was a smart guy, good leader, knew the offense well. They got the best defense against this play. And yet Chad scored. 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. Youre over it by that time. Kolpack The Pitch gets all the notoriety just because its such a crazy play and its something thats stood the test of time and theyre right. Visit ESPN to view the North Dakota State Bison team roster for the current season Bentrim Brian played and then got hurt and Barta came in and certainly we werent a fine-tuned machine, I guess. You dont really have time to think and all I remember is seeing, out of the corner of my eye, the South Dakota defensive back, number 21 maybe, peel back to me. 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. The backfield trio of Jeff Bentrim, Chad Stark and James Molstre were returning for their junior seasons and Don Morton was the hottest football coach in America. 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. Owen was pretty highly touted and Owen was the real deal. I slightly separated in the preseason in a practice against Moorhead State. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 1985: The Oral History of the Most Resilient Bison Football National Championship Team. Hendricks also had eight tackles and a 20-yard touchdown run on a fake field goal in the first half. Golf. 2 overall seed in the 20-team postseason bracket. DeBates To be honest with you, defensively, we just shut them down. The 1983 team came off a 12-1 record from the previous season. A lot of media saw that as a great game for the most part for the Bison, great effort, they persevered when their star player got hurt, but its probably not going to be enough (to make the playoffs). (); : 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 . [1] (Laughs). North Dakota State surpassed Georgia Southern for most titles in FCS history with its seventh in 2018. North Dakota State's remarkable title run came to a halt in 2016 with a semifinals loss in Fargo to eventual national champion James Madison. I dont know if I would say they didnt stand a chance against us, but I felt confident that we were going to play well. Here are the statistical leaders in North Dakota State football history. They were the doormats forever. Kolpack From a media perspective, I dont think anybody still believed that USD was better than the Bison. And, again, the key to the Bison success rested with quarterback Jeff Bentrim. ; Bentrim (NDSU) 4-6-1, 47 yds. After Stick paced NDSU to an 8-0 record as a starter, including three playoff wins, Wentz returned from injury to start the Jan. 9 title game against No. 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. T-1. [2], Senior quarterback Jeff Bentrim was awarded the inaugural Harlon Hill Trophy, which honors the best football player in Division II, at the end of the season. 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. The Bison capitalized on four straight scoring drives to open the game and pulled away 37-10 for title No. With its latest national championship in January 2022, NDSUhas three more FCS titles than any other school Georgia Southern is next with six. We cant just run four, five, six different things. After a 2020-21 spring season that didn't end in a North Dakota State national championship a rarity since the start of the Bison's run in the 2011 season NDSU responded to Sam Houston winning the 2020-21 FCS title with the Bison going 14-1 and claiming their ninth FCS championship in the last 11 seasons. "Our guys wanted to make sure we returned Bison football to national prominence. 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. Stark Its really The Block That Led to the Pitch in Bison history. The guy from Cal-Davis was on the line with us and he said, Just so you understand, you guys do not deserve to be in the playoffs. I cant even remember his name, but that was something that was shared with our players and of course, we go to Cal Davis to play them, and we went out and played our best game of the season. It was a low point for us because at the time, it just didnt do anything for us. Murray I was blessed enough to knock the ball loose and Todd DeBates recovered it, which I think, if they wouldve scored there, we wouldve been down 14-0. The 2019 Bison became the firstDI college football program to finish a season16-0 since1894 Yale. There were several Bison boosters, especially friends of his who were pushing him for that job as well. There had to be a lot of factors and it was just a perfect storm I guess. 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. 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. 23 - Lamar Gordon (22 rush, 1 rcv) - 2000, 22 - John Crockett (21 rush, 1 rcv) - 2014, 19 - Paul Hatchett (17 rush, 1 rcv, 1 ret) - 1968, 18 - Paul Hatchett (14 rush, 3 rcv, 1 ret) - 1969, 25 - Lorren Henke (20 brup, 5 int) - 1972, 23 - Steve Krumrei (17 brup, 6 int) - 1968, 22 - Marcus Williams (15 brup, 7 int) - 2011, 20 - Steve Krumrei (13 brup, 7 int) - 1969, 20 - Tyrone Braxton (15 brup, 5 int) - 1985, 18 - Gunar Gossard (18 brup, 0 int) - 1995, 18 - Keith Krebsbach (14 brup, 4 int) - 1972, 18 - Keith Krebsbach (13 brup, 5 int) - 1973. North Dakota State became the first FCS school to repeat as national champion since Appalachian State's three-peat from 2005-07. I remember driving back from church, and we get out and my mom comes screaming out the door, You gotta go back! Stick made history in the win, becomingthe program leader in passing yards (8,693) and the all-time FCS starting quarterback wins leader(49), surpassing Jensen in both categories. Derrek Tuszka (2016-19): 29.5, 1. If I were fast, that play wouldnt have happened. Visit ESPN to view the North Dakota State Bison team stats for the 2022 season. On defense, I played against a lot of those guys in high school so I knew that they were tough. Kolpack I got the press release. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. 1970-Results Unavailable. At first it was personal, thinking that it was like a divorce, if you will, but after you realize what hes doing and the nature of the game, then the focus was on making sure that the Bison Tradition and Bison football stayed on its course. Kolpack The Pitch, I think everybody remembers that. Paul Murray I think everybody has different emotions when youre recruited by someone, and you make an investment as a young person. It was lingering, aggravated it in the first quarter against St. But Im in the woods hunting and my mother had driven down from Superior, Wis. to the cabin. Baseball. 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. 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. NDSU--Barta 1 run (Kubisz kick) Wentz responded with the game-winning 5-yard touchdown run with 37 seconds left to give NDSU a 29-27 win. The priority was: Lets win this game and then win the national championship. 08-01-2007, 11:53 PM. First Downs 14 19 Here's how North Dakota State football finished in each of its seasons as a Division IFCS program. Despite all of North Dakota State's team success this decade, it took until 2019 for NDSU to nabits first Walter Payton Award winner. Division II National Championship Game: December 14, 1985 North Alabama, 35-7 Won, 11-2-1 (7-1-1). Rushing 184 313 . Its amazing to me. Then I took a big hit in the third quarter and it was a bad play on my part. So we all took off to head home for our Thanksgiving Break. I was also curious to see anything on other kids from the St. It wasnt like, Gosh, who are all these guys? To be honest with you, Rocky (Hager) was one of the guys we didnt know and he came in from Augustana, but I think he had GAd at NDSU before we were there. Typically, if theyre eliminating that then Benny should be able to get outside, but they were making sure the edge was contained too. Stark That was the feeling out process with the new coaching staff. The Bison held the previous record for consecutive wins as well, winning 33 straight from 2012-14. I think they put a little more emphasis into recruiting right about that time. It was from an injury I got in 84. 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. [2], 1988 North Dakota State Bison football team, 1988 North Central Conference football standings, "North Dakota St Bison College Football Scores, Schedules, and Analytics", "Offense-minded Bison rock Morningside, 62-7", "Portland State loses again in Division II title game", "Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1988_North_Dakota_State_Bison_football_team&oldid=1132286389, Fargo, ND (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal), This page was last edited on 8 January 2023, at 04:27. Thats a part of the game. No FCS program has claimed more national championships than North Dakota State football, winner of nine of 11 FCS titles from the 2011-21 college football seasons. The Official Athletic Website of North Dakota State University Athletics. He only attempted 10 passes (6-of-10) as the Bison racked up 281 yards on the ground. Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. We really did. NDSU has won six straight games against FBS teams since 2010. I know how the media like to shorten the names of these things. The streak started with a 6-3 win at Kansas in 2010. 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? I dont think theres a bigger play in NDSUs history. Lets do our jobs and well look at the scoreboard after the game. I was close friends with all of them and they struggled with Rocky and some of the coverages they had during that game. It looked like he was going to be down, hes parallel to the ground and has the ball, he flipped it out somehow. 1973-Brad Rheingans, North Dakota State. They had spent the whole offseason trying to figure out a way to stop the veer. [1] The 1983 team was led by coach Don Morton. I was so slow they could converge on me. Their only loss of the season came to rival South Dakota State, which was ranked in the top 10 at the time, and their four opponents in the FCS Playoff scored just a combined 34 points, with only No. We were excited to get another chance, another opportunity. I was hobbled by not only my shoulder, but a lingering ankle and Achilles injury. Omaha had a good team, USD had a good team, St. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. Defensively, my roommate for all my years here, Paul Nielsen, was the all-American nose guard for us. Rushing yards; 1. . Marcus Williams (2010-13): 21 Kolpack I think everybody was done. T-3. November 2, 1985 @Nebraska-Omaha, 13-12 Won, 6-2-1 (5-1-1). Total Offense 253 360 It was an unbelievable football play. 2 overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles three months later in the 2016 NFL Draft. Well, I dont know if I ever believed that, I always tried to do something. With the guys that I played with that was for sure a devastating loss at South Dakota. I really thought, and most people thought, the Bison were going to go down there and win that game. 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. DeBates I think the highlight for myself and probably for most of my teammates was definitely a transition year. Not all of our secrets, but he wasnt with us at the time. Truthfully, sure there was a little bit of desperation. 5. Below are some of the most impressive stats and records from North Dakota State's dynasty. It was like, Crap, we had a chance, but it is what it is. Then, we got new life. We thought that the season, in terms of the playoffs, were over. Solomonson I still remember on Mondays wed have a press conference, a telephone press conference with the opponents coach. That was Bentrim at his very best. "That was the last time I'll put on a Bison jersey but man, it's been a fun ride.". There were some questions like, Okay what do we do? 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. I think all the expectations were that the Bison were going to go down there and knock them off their perch. In a split second I decided, well, nobody is covering James. Kolpack The NCC (North Central Conference), it was a pretty good year for the NCC. I think Brian (Owen) came in for me against St. The official 1986 Football Roster for the North Dakota State Bison . Solomonson We were at 2-2, which put us in a tough spot. It was going to be a touchdown, but boy, that was a great effort to knock the ball loose and prevent the touchdown. The two emotional kinds of pressures of getting in the playoffs, beating USD as almost redemption, we just kept the momentum going through to the final game in the Palm Bowl. [1] 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. Cross Country. Is this real?. They had a field goal at the end to win it, with no time left. He finished with 319 offensive yards and five total touchdowns in his final game. Indiv Season Records; Team Season Records Individual Season Records : RUSHING. North Dakota State's first national championship run came inits second FCS playoff appearance, as the Bison earned the No. 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. Here's a quick guide to fullback Hunter Luepke's college career at North Dakota State. "They can go wherever they want.". I mean, to start 2-2 and we knew we were way better than 2-2. Murray just made a great play and knocked the ball out of his hands. Coming off that 84 season, which was obviously a heartbreak for the team, and you have a whole new staff in whole new positions, and even though you have spring practices and spring ball, it just took players a little bit of time to respond to styles of coaching. We knew that the season was not indicative to how good we were. (); : 1983 North Dakota State Bison football team, 1983 North Dakota State Bison footballNCAA Division II national champions, 1983 North Central Conference football standings, "North Dakota State Bison College Football (NCAA)", "North Dakota State's big switch turns off SDSU's lights, 2412", "North Dakota St., NebraskaOmaha tie for title", "Towson falls, 2417. 5. You have to figure when youre ranked 18, youre going nowhere at all. The Bison defeated the North Alabama Lions 357 in the National Championship Game en route to the program's second NCAA Division II Football Championship.[2]. Then, the tide shifted with a potentially crippling off the field distraction. I seem to recall him stutter- stepping around that block. October 26, 1985 Morningside, 18-18 Tie, 5-2-1 (4-1-1), Solomonson Were down by a touchdown later in the ball game and we called a play for Chad Stark who was going to run an option cut play and Barta was going to hand it off to him. He just said, I love you, men. Kolpack They were supposedly a lot quicker and thats what the Bison were worried about. Tied at 10 at halftime, NDSU outscored SHSU 29-3 over the final two quarters. Player Register. 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. Bison Open Champions - 174. Wentz finished his first year as starter with 3,111 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns and six rushing scores. 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. 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. Passing--Jones (USD) 5-8-0, 65 yds. Indiv Season Records; Team Season Records Individual Season Records : RUSHING. **All but one game was completed in the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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. 1974-Gary Keck, Si Tanka-Huron. 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