South Dakota 0 0 7 0 -- 7 I had a glimpse, he pulled off, I was falling down, still had a moment to get rid of the ball. I know we all thought their defensive line play was pretty strong, no doubt about it. (Laughs). 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. Theyre getting called back. I was in the woods and I remember my dad driving out down the roads and blasting the horn on a consistent basis just honking the horn, honking the horn, and of course anybody in the woods was thinking, What the hell is going on? I exit the woods and he sees me starting to exit the woods and he put the truck into park and steps out and says, You made a move in the rankings; you guys are going to the playoffs. Otherwise, I do remember they drove down the field and they were on the two or three-yard line. Tech. Jensen finished 13-of-18 passingwith two total touchdowns. I think that administration had some pressure to look at him a little bit and Triplett was really successful. It was a low point for us because at the time, it just didnt do anything for us. I believe he played at NDSU in the late '80's early '90's, but I was not sure. 1986 NCAA Division II Football National Championship Game 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. Hendricks also had eight tackles and a 20-yard touchdown run on a fake field goal in the first half. We certainly felt rejuvenated and we also knew we had a chance at redemption. NDSU--Braxton 84 punt return (kick failed) Kolpack I think everybody was done. The 2019 Bison became the firstDI college football program to finish a season16-0 since1894 Yale. They were the doormats forever. In the third quarter, I took another hit and it separated even more. 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. 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. You have to figure when youre ranked 18, youre going nowhere at all. I want to thank them because today we returned Bison football to national prominence," NDSU head coach Craig Bohl said after the game. 5. 3 seed James Madison losing by fewer than 24 points. I was hobbled by not only my shoulder, but a lingering ankle and Achilles injury. It was a weird feeling. 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. 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 defense shined brightest in the national championship game, holding top seed Sam Houston State's offense entering with an FCS-best 39 points per game to two field goals. Here are the 13 former Bison to be selected since 2004, NDSU's first season as an FCS program. I was close friends with all of them and they struggled with Rocky and some of the coverages they had during that game. Chad Stark Honestly, I cant remember truthfully where I heard it. On defense, I played against a lot of those guys in high school so I knew that they were tough. Below are some of the most impressive stats and records from North Dakota State's dynasty. You watch it live and youre almost amazed that the ref didnt blow it dead. in Div. Four different NDSU rushers recorded a touchdown, paced by John Crockett (86 yards) and Ojuri (84). It's not easy to do. I should have pitched it to James Molstre. That strip that was a big heartbreaker for South Dakota. Main Navigation Menu. Murray Being a Bison, youre never over confident and you dont talk about what should have been or what couldve been. The 1985 team came off an 112 record from the previous season. In a split second I decided, well, nobody is covering James. 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. Track and Field. Rushing 184 313 NDSU safety James Hendricks iced the win with a goal-line interception with seven seconds left. We defeated our archrival. 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. Kolpack The Pitch, I think everybody remembers that. Bentrim I separated my shoulder in the first quarter but kept playing, iced it at halftime and kept playing. Then I took a big hit in the third quarter and it was a bad play on my part. League Search Page-> WCHA-> 1986-87-> U. of North Dakota-> Roster & Statistics. Then, the tide shifted with a potentially crippling off the field distraction. Then Benny gets tripped up by inside pressure and pitches the ball to Molstre. North Dakota State University Football Single-Season History. . I can still remember 30 years later our coordinator saying, Oh God, Earle, they got us. One of the things we had to our detriment was Lew Curry, who was now our offensive line coach for us. 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. NDSU 0 14 6 7 -- 27 The priority was to win the game, but Id be lying if I said there wasnt a little bit of redemption thought on our side of the ball. The team finished the regular season with a 91 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. Since the end of the 2013 regular season, two of the main architects of the . If that wouldve happened under Morton, Morton wouldve probably chewed us out and been very emotional and very on point about execution and fundamentals. And offensively we just struggled. Appalachian State (2005-07), Georgia Southern (1985-86,1989-90, 1999-00) and Youngstown State (1993-94) are the other schools to repeat. Then, the tide shifted with a potentially crippling off the field distraction. Three of No. 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. Cross Country. Head coach Chan Gailey led the Trojans to an 18-17 victory over the Bison when kickerTed Clem boomed a 50-yard field goal that safety Todd DeBates remembers watching sail over his head as the clock struck double-zero and the Bison were denied a second consecutive Divison II championship. 3952 - Kyle Steffes (800-3952) - 2003-06: 4. Again, if it doesnt work, well, it goes out of bounds, hopefully. Tied at 10 at halftime, NDSU outscored SHSU 29-3 over the final two quarters. "One thing we talk about all the time is leaving a legacy,"Klieman said after the game, according to the AP. 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. North Dakota State University Football Single-Season History. 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. There had to be a lot of factors and it was just a perfect storm I guess. Jensen put the Bison in front for good with a 1-yard score midway through the third quarter. Kolpack I think there was optimism that they could step in. The quotes have been edited for clarity. That was pretty close to that South Dakota loss. They had spent the whole offseason trying to figure out a way to stop the veer. 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. It was an unbelievable football play. Bentrim Brian played and then got hurt and Barta came in and certainly we werent a fine-tuned machine, I guess. Crosa is about to enter his fourth year on the Bison football roster, having enrolled early at NDSU in the winter of 2019. But 86 is special because we learned our lesson in 85; most of us were coming back. 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. 2 overall seed in the 20-team postseason bracket. Stick's top target,Darrius Shepherd, was named the most outstanding player with five receptions for 125 yards and two touchdowns. The official 1986 Football Roster for the North Dakota State Bison . We lost 35-29, but it probably shouldve been 36-35, but we lost that game. We have to get our club ready for next year and get going. He said, Well, how about the fact that youre in the playoffs?. North Dakota State is one of five FCS programs to win titles in at least two consecutive seasons, and the Bison ownthe longest streak at five in a row (2011-15). NDSU--Bentrim 4 run (Kubisz kick) We thought that the season, in terms of the playoffs, were over. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. It looked like he was going to be down, hes parallel to the ground and has the ball, he flipped it out somehow. And, again, the key to the Bison success rested with quarterback Jeff Bentrim. I was also curious to see anything on other kids from the St. USD--Jones 1 run (McLoughlin kick) The one thing that it does expose is that theres a business side to this game called football, even at that level. 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 . The Bison have the most regular season and playoff wins among FCS teams since 2010. 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. Passing 69 47 Well, that opportunity presented itself. I was actually working on the sports desk. 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. 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. Not all of our secrets, but he wasnt with us at the time. I was down in Stewartville, (Minn.) about a six and a half hour drive and my buddy Servy (Chris Servais) picked me up from La Crosse, (Wis.) and back we went to NDSU. 9 South Dakota State 27, North Dakota State 19. Indiv Season Records; Team Season Records Individual Season Records : RUSHING. The Bison defeated the Central State Marauders, 4121, in the National Championship Game en route to the program's first NCAA Division II Football Championship.[2]. [1] The 1983 team was led by coach Don Morton. We scored the winning touchdown in the last second of that game and the film verified that our player caught the ball in the end zone. Bentrim Did he say its The Block He Missed so I had to go around the guy (laughs)? 1975-Dick Koob, South Dakota State. Lets do our jobs and well look at the scoreboard after the game. Murray I watch it all the time. 1972-John Panning, Minnesota. Once we got rolling, and again so many things played into this, too. Weve got to get you home and get you back to Fargo. I just remember myself, standing there thinking, Are you kidding me? I think they put a little more emphasis into recruiting right about that time. Kolpack I hate to admit it, but I thought he was down. 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. I really thought, and most people thought, the Bison were going to go down there and win that game. Tracy I remember it was probably Monday or Tuesday of the week after the last game, Earle called us together for a meeting. You gotta go back! And Im like, What? Youre in the playoffs, she said. Punts 3-36.7 1-32.0 (); : Indiv Season Records; Team Season Records Individual Season Records : RUSHING. 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. 5. Bison Open Champions - 174. (); : DeBates I remember it perfectly. No. I dont know if I can elevate one over the other. But again, that proved to be no contest. 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. He pulled it left. 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. T-1. I do recall Earles famous speech. Find the COLLEGE-FOOTBALL North Dakota State Bison player roster for this season on FOX Sports. Omaha had a good team, USD had a good team, St. GRIFFIN CROSA - Redshirt junior. The official 1986 Football schedule for the North Dakota State Bison James Hendricks (2016-19): 14. Total Offense 253 360 It was sort of fight through that thing. Yds. UND was the last game of the year. I was available for an emergency situation. We stormed back and everything seemed to gel a little bit. Passing--Jones (USD) 5-8-0, 65 yds. Kolpack They were supposedly a lot quicker and thats what the Bison were worried about. Haeg is an. 1971-Bill Demaray, North Dakota State. One of the losses was to South Dakota, which was ranked number one. September 21, 1985 Minnesota State-Mankato, 35-16 Won, 2-1 (1-0), September 28, 1985 @South Dakota, 14-38 Loss, 2-2 (1-1). 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. Cloud. North Dakota State's defense held the top-seeded Dukes toa season-low 241 yards and 13 points, helped by three forced turnovers. 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. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. 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. 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. 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. I cant remember if Don shed a tear or two, I think he might have. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. Stark I was at church with my dad and my brother. The priority was: Lets win this game and then win the national championship. I think at that point we had confidence because the previous two years, we had success. November 9, 1985 @Augustana, 25-0 Won, 7-2-1 (6-1-1), November 16, 1985 North Dakota, 49-0 Won, 8-2-1 (7-1-1). Bentrim It was THE play of the game, no question. Morningside had the best possible defense setup against it. The official ruled that he was out of the end zone and therefore, the game was over. North Dakota State's first national championship run came inits second FCS playoff appearance, as the Bison earned the No. T-3. I was at the game and I was fooled myself, frankly. "It gets better every time. Stark That was the feeling out process with the new coaching staff. Cloud State, 35-19 Won, 5-2 (4-1). 4. It was a very basic defense we were running against Cal Poly and they took complete advantage of us that game. 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. Rushing--Bentrim (NDSU) 20-111; Lloyd (NDSU) 16-78; Toshner (NDSU) 9-66; Jones (USD) 19-51 Earle Solomonson I was offered the coordinators job in Tulsa. 1985 was supposed to be the Bisons year. I cant remember what station, and then I remember someone calling me from the radio station and they asked me what I thought. I thought he was down and the next thing I see is Molstres back sprinting to the end zone. The 1983 North Dakota State football team represented North Dakota State University during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 87th season of Bison football. The roster, scoring and goaltender statistics for the 1986-87 U. of North Dakota playing in the WCHA. Hats off to the side judge for not blowing the whistle there. 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. Well, they obviously ate it up and were able to find ways to stop our veer, to make it tough on us. Kolpack I got the press release. USD NDSU The 1986 North Dakota State football team represented North Dakota State University during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 90th season of Bison football. 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. Player Register. Theres no way we would have made the playoffs with that extra loss. NDSU finished 15-0 in 2013 and 2018 and went 16-0 in 2019. 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. 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. They then beat Minnesota (37-24 in 2011), Colorado State (22-7 in 2012), Kansas State (24-21 in 2013), Iowa State (34-14 in 2014) and No. Kolpack From a media perspective, I dont think anybody still believed that USD was better than the Bison. 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. And Im thinking this is some kind of joke. So we knew how to prepare and focus on the task at hand for each playoff game. Typically, if theyre eliminating that then Benny should be able to get outside, but they were making sure the edge was contained too. Everybody felt that we had a really good football team and I think that there were a lot of internal questions that people didnt ask, we just got back to work. The 1985 North Dakota State football team represented North Dakota State University during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 89th season of Bison football. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. I think that those are the two different styles that you respond to differently. And I didnt think it was South Dakota cheers. That just fielded the motivation to play better in that game for the ultimate opportunity to win the title. 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. But watching it at that building you look down from where we were, you look at the replay and obviously hes not. Matt Tracy We all got called to the Bison Sports Arena. Thank God James knew me and knew I wasnt going to give it up until I was down and so he was in the pitch relationship. We have to consistently get positive yards play after play and when theyre able to have a play where we get negative or zero yardage, it really puts us in a bad situation. I think we had a little chip on our shoulder and we knew we were way better than what we showed earlier in the year down there. 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. He got hurt and then (Gary) Barta finished it off. They threw everything at us that makes it tough for the veer. NDSU--Bentrim 4 run (Kubisz kick) 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. Bentrim I dressed actually, but I didnt play. I think all the expectations were that the Bison were going to go down there and knock them off their perch. The team finished the regular season with an undefeated 100 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. Golf. [1] From a scheme perspective, not a lot changed. 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. Well, one I was looking for was Tom Johnson. Im the one jumping up and down with one arm in the air just going nuts. We were stunned. The team finished the regular season with an 821 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. Again, I think thats where my recollection is; Coach Solomonson was very patient and he just said, Hey Rocky, were going to get this thing squared away, but were going to have to change things up a little bit defensively. I do recall all of us having a respect thought process for the University of South Dakota. I remember driving back from church, and we get out and my mom comes screaming out the door, You gotta go back! Were trying get out of our own way, were trying to get going, were stuck in the mud with anything offensively. 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. *Won at least a share of conference championship. Solomonson There was no talk about making the playoffs or anything. David Samson / The Forum FARGO - North Dakota State's football team has enjoyed a stretch . It was just a matter of getting our feet under the ground and getting on track. He was somewhere at the time and he showed them how our veer works and how our reads work, not to do anything bad, but just as a teaching lesson. Don announced to the team that he and the staff were leaving and it was sad. T-1. They had a good team, absolutely. Certainly, on the defensive side, giving up 38 points wasnt a proud moment in the year. The Official Athletic Website of North Dakota State University Athletics. Individual Career Records Individual Career Records : RUSHING. The quarterbacks were a big factor, no doubt about it. I think Brian (Owen) came in for me against St. Im the guy on the edge that got Bentrim to the outside. 4696 - Lamar Gordon (782-4696) - 1998-01: 2. Stark We knew they were good. Stark I was just thinking, its frickin Benny making a play again. It had to be a combo. 2 seed NDSU's four playoff games were decided by one score, including the national championship game against 5-seed Illinois State. The Bison started their extraordinary run with a five-peat from 2011-15 and ended their decade of dominance with three more from 2017-19. - 2003-06: 4 and thats what the Bison thing going Did he say its the Block he Missed I. 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