We needed to change up formations. Bentrim I think they were (the number one seed). Division II National Championship Game: December 14, 1985 North Alabama, 35-7 Won, 11-2-1 (7-1-1). The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions. Visit ESPN to view the North Dakota State Bison team roster for the current season They had spent the whole offseason trying to figure out a way to stop the veer. When you get down in that area, youre basically going to start firing on all cylinders. David Samson / The Forum FARGO - North Dakota State's football team has enjoyed a stretch . 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. Men's Sports. 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 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. It was lingering, aggravated it in the first quarter against St. Receiving--Kretchman (NDSU) 2-22; Parr (USD) 2-17; Southwick (USD) 1-30; Stark (NDSU) 1-14. My mom had stayed home for some reason. Cross Country. 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. Defensively, my roommate for all my years here, Paul Nielsen, was the all-American nose guard for us. 1985: The Oral History of the Most Resilient Bison Football National Championship Team. If he makes the field goal, were not talking about the 30th anniversary of the 85 championship team for sure. Individual Career Records Individual Career Records : RUSHING. We defeated our archrival. 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. The 1988 team came off a 64 record from the previous season. 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. Here are the nine FCS football programs with the most all-time wins. And here we go again, just like in the regular season, South Dakota had our number for some reason. Cloud, Morningside was trying to develop a good team. 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 was named the game's most outstanding player for a second straight year. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. That was Bentrim at his very best. Derrek Tuszka (2016-19): 29.5, 1. 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. Im not going to waste any time. 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. Well, I dont know if I ever believed that, I always tried to do something. Here are the statistical leaders in North Dakota State football history. Solomonson We were at 2-2, which put us in a tough spot. [1] The 1985 team was led by coach Earle Solomonson. South Dakota 0 0 7 0 -- 7 The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. Its just great the referees didnt blow a whistle. Stark I was at church with my dad and my brother. Jerry Dahl (1973-74): 35.5 Main Navigation Menu. Sports. 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. 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. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. NDSU--Braxton 84 punt return (kick failed) 1 overall seed Jacksonville State. Fumbles/Lost 2-2 1-0, North Dakota State 27, South Dakota 7 If I were fast, that play wouldnt have happened. 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. 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. I cant remember if Don shed a tear or two, I think he might have. Paul Murray I think everybody has different emotions when youre recruited by someone, and you make an investment as a young person. 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 we were on our third string quarterback. 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. Stark That was the feeling out process with the new coaching staff. From a scheme perspective, not a lot changed. 1986 North Dakota State Bison football team, 1986 North Dakota State Bison footballNCAA Division II national champions, 1986 North Central Conference football standings, "North Dakota St Bison College Football Scores, Schedules, and Analytics", "Hobo Day ambush: N.D. 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The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. 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. Omaha had a good team, USD had a good team, St. March 25, 1985 Don Morton Abruptly Takes Job At Tulsa. Four different NDSU rushers recorded a touchdown, paced by John Crockett (86 yards) and Ojuri (84). They probably got better athletes position by position, for the most part, but the team concept seemed like it gelled more in the Midwest than it does on the Coast. [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. I was so slow they could converge on me. I really thought, and most people thought, the Bison were going to go down there and win that game. 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. 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. Jensen finished 13-of-18 passingwith two total touchdowns. Indiv Season Records; Team Season Records Individual Season Records : RUSHING. Murray Rocky came over to take over the defense. The championship game win marked North Dakota State's 24th straight win, then tying the all-time FCS record. The team finished the regular season with an undefeated 100 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. "They can go wherever they want.". There were some questions like, Okay what do we do? Is this real?. I think they were pretty effective at it. 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.". He finished with 319 offensive yards and five total touchdowns in his final game. The top-seeded Bison cruised past 7-seed Towson in the title game, scoring 28 unanswered points from the second quarter on. T-3. 2019 REWIND: Watch the full championship game | Extended highlights of NDSU's 8th title. 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. It was a low point for us because at the time, it just didnt do anything for us. With the guys that I played with that was for sure a devastating loss at South Dakota. Chad Stark Honestly, I cant remember truthfully where I heard it. He got hurt and then (Gary) Barta finished it off. DeBates The year Morningside tied us, they actually werent bad that year. It was one of those things where we had to be destined to get in (the playoffs). NDSU had a 13-game postseason winning streak stretching back to 2017 before losing to Sam Houston in the 2020-21 FCS quarterfinals. I didnt even see him pitch the ball when I was watching it live. The official ruled that he was out of the end zone and therefore, the game was over. It was a very basic defense we were running against Cal Poly and they took complete advantage of us that game. 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. Well, that opportunity presented itself. 1985 was supposed to be the Bisons year. . I believe he played at NDSU in the late '80's early '90's, but I was not sure. GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 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. We felt the last few games of the season were closer to what we really were compared to the first four. 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. The 2019 Bison became the firstDI college football program to finish a season16-0 since1894 Yale. In 11 seasons as the Bison's head coach, Bohl won 104 games, highlighted by those three consecutive national titles. I remember like it was yesterday. I think that those are the two different styles that you respond to differently. And offensively we just struggled. NDSU lost just once on the year, in the penultimate game of the regular season against Youngstown State, and dominated in the playoffs, allowing just 27 points in four games. 2 overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles three months later in the 2016 NFL Draft. Visit ESPN to view the North Dakota State Bison team stats for the 2022 season. NDSU never trailed Eastern Washington in a38-24 national championship game victory. But the end result was the same, with the Bison once again hoisting the trophy in Frisco. Baseball. 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. Bentrim It was THE play of the game, no question. "I wish to hell they would get out of Division II," said South Dakota head coach Dave Triplett following the game. 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. (); : We were excited to get another chance, another opportunity. Stark We knew they were good. North Dakota State University Football Career History. That strip that was a big heartbreaker for South Dakota. 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. 1973-Brad Rheingans, North Dakota State. We were stunned. Bentrim I dressed actually, but I didnt play. (); : 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. C. 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Wentz was named most outstanding player after completing 15-of-22 passes and recording two touchdowns. We really did. They threw everything at us that makes it tough for the veer. Published eight times a year, Bison Illustrated provides a behind-the-scenes look at the Bison community in order to help promote the universitys players, coaches, alumni, supporters, staff and fans. Passing--Jones (USD) 5-8-0, 65 yds. 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 . It was more of a loss than a win for sure, especially at home. It was an unbelievable football play. 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. I just think it was a rare year all around. Yds. The 1983 team came off a 121 record from the previous season. I think probably every player had a different thought process on reflecting on how they got handled early in the year. I should have pitched it to James Molstre. Well, one I was looking for was Tom Johnson. I slightly separated in the preseason in a practice against Moorhead State. Running back Sam Ojuri (92 yards) also scored two second half touchdowns. I know how the media like to shorten the names of these things. League Search Page-> WCHA-> 1986-87-> U. of North Dakota-> Roster & Statistics. The priority was: Lets win this game and then win the national championship. 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]. I was actually working on the sports desk. But he had turned that team into an NAIA powerhouse. It might have been Sunday now that I think about it. A tie was no fun and thats not what we were looking for, but it happened. I do recall all of us having a respect thought process for the University of South Dakota. 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. He pulled it left. T-1. I think they put a little more emphasis into recruiting right about that time. 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. Punts 3-36.7 1-32.0 So when that came to be, I think it was a matter of being exactly what I said, resilient. You dont want to fix something that isnt broken. And, again, the key to the Bison success rested with quarterback Jeff Bentrim. 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. If that wouldve happened under Morton, Morton wouldve probably chewed us out and been very emotional and very on point about execution and fundamentals. 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. 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. 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. Photo Gallery [4 photos of 26 players] Regular Season Playoffs Vitals # Player Name Pos. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. 08-01-2007, 11:53 PM. Just stopping the veer is easier said than done. I know we all thought their defensive line play was pretty strong, no doubt about it. They had a good team, absolutely. Were trying get out of our own way, were trying to get going, were stuck in the mud with anything offensively. Earle Solomonson I was offered the coordinators job in Tulsa. This revised billboardin Florence said it all. 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. North Dakota State's first national championship run came inits second FCS playoff appearance, as the Bison earned the No. 1977-Jerry Schmitz, Unattached. 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. NDSU safety James Hendricks iced the win with a goal-line interception with seven seconds left. But 86 is special because we learned our lesson in 85; most of us were coming back. Wentz finished his first year as starter with 3,111 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns and six rushing scores. Bentrim I separated my shoulder in the first quarter but kept playing, iced it at halftime and kept playing. 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. Again, trying to get comfortable with different styles of players, coaching, etcetera. He only attempted 10 passes (6-of-10) as the Bison racked up 281 yards on the ground. 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. They all had different styles on how to motivate and hold players accountable to execution. The Bison became the first modern-era Division I football team to finish a single season 16-0. It had to be a combo. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. It was a weird feeling. The official 1986 Football schedule for the North Dakota State Bison Looking at the scores before and after that its 63-0. NDSU finished 15-0 in 2013 and 2018 and went 16-0 in 2019. Linebacker Travis Beck was named most outstanding player with seven total tackles and a 63-yardinterception return. It wasnt a bad team that tied the Bison at 18 that year. Well, they obviously ate it up and were able to find ways to stop our veer, to make it tough on us. ); : It was from an injury I got in 84. Cloud Club. I know that Phil Engle, who was a linebacker coach, recruited Northern Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin and I remember Phil grabbing myself and Daryl Illikainen. Kolpack They were supposedly a lot quicker and thats what the Bison were worried about. It looked like he was going to be down, hes parallel to the ground and has the ball, he flipped it out somehow. We knew that the season was not indicative to how good we were. 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. There were several Bison boosters, especially friends of his who were pushing him for that job as well. I was also curious to see anything on other kids from the St. He has covered numerous NCAA championship events, including the FCS Championship and College World Series. The Bison have the most regular season and playoff wins among FCS teams since 2010. I do recall Earles famous speech. 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?. The Bison trailed 27-23 after two straight ISU touchdowns in the fourth quarter. He just said, I love you, men. Murray Once we beat USD, I dont think there was a team in the nation that couldve beat us in the championship game. 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. Thats a part of the game. Solomonson We laugh because as we viewed that film later, the offensive running back that shouldve gone in, but he had the ball in the wrong arm and he was not protecting it. This season will mark the 30th anniversary of one of the wildest seasons in North Dakota State University football history. 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