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2017 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 2017 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Klieman. The team played their 25th season in the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bison finished the season 14–1, 7–1 in MVFC play to win the MVFC championship for the seventh consecutive year.[1][2] As a result, the Bison received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs as the No. 2 seed.[3][4] In the playoffs, they defeated San Diego,[5][6] Wofford,[7][8][9] and Sam Houston State to advance to the National Championship game.[10][11][12] There they defeated James Madison 17–13 to win the school's sixth National Championship in seven years.[13][14][15] The September 30 game against Missouri State was the 700th victory since the team's founding in 1894.

2017 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division I champion
MVFC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
Record14–1 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCourtney Messingham (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMatt Entz (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 3 South Dakota State ^   6 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 19 Northern Iowa ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 13 Western Illinois ^   5 – 3     8 – 4  
No. 15 South Dakota ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Illinois State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Youngstown State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Southern Illinois   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Missouri State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Indiana State   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:30 p.m.Mississippi Valley State*No. 2
NBC ND
ESPN3		W 72–718,502
September 93:00 p.m.at No. 7 Eastern Washington*No. 2
NBC ND
ESPN3		W 40–1310,231
September 232:30 p.m.Robert Morris*No. 2
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Trees Bowl)
NBC ND
ESPN3		W 56–018,308
September 301:00 p.m.Missouri StateNo. 2
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND
ESPN3		W 38–1118,892
October 712:00 p.m.at Indiana StateNo. 2
NBC ND
ESPN3		W 52–04,743
October 146:00 p.m.at No. 8 Youngstown StateNo. 2
ESPN3W 27–24 OT16,408
October 212:30 p.m.No. 10 Western IllinoisNo. 2
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND
ESPN3		W 24–1218,630
October 282:30 p.m.Northern IowaNo. 2
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND
ESPN3		W 30–1418,687
November 42:00 p.m.at No. 8 South Dakota StateNo. 2
NBC ND
ESPN3		L 21–3318,130
November 112:30 p.m.No. 10 South DakotaNo. 5
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)
NBC ND
ESPN3		W 49–1418,623
November 1812:00 p.m.at No. 21 Illinois StateNo. 4
NBC ND
ESPN3		W 20–77,664
December 22:30 p.m.San Diego*No. 4
NBC ND
ESPN3		W 38–318,067
December 911:00 a.m.No. 8 Wofford*No. 4
ESPN2W 42–1017,008
December 157:00 p.m.No. 5 Sam Houston State*No. 4
ESPN2W 55–1318,279
January 611:00 a.m.No. 1 James Madison*No. 4
ESPN2W 17–1319,090

Roster

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2017 North Dakota State Bison Football

Quarterback

  •  7 Cole Davis – Senior (6′3, 215)
  • 12 Easton Stick –   Junior (6′2, 221)
  • 15 Holden Hotchkiss – Freshman (6′3, 191)
  • 16 Noah Sanders – Freshman (6′2, 210)

Tailback

  •  8 Bruce Anderson – Junior (5′11, 216)
  • 10 Lance Dunn –   Junior (5′9, 211)
  • 18 Adam Cofield –   Freshman (5′11, 205)
  • 24 Demaris Purifoy –   Sophomore (6′1, 197)
  • 28 Ty Brooks –   Sophomore (5′9, 180)
  • 30 Seth Wilson – Freshman (5′10, 189)

Wide receiver

  •  1 Christian Watson – Freshman (6′3, 186)
  •  2 Cordell Pimienta –   Sophomore (6′0, 177)
  •  4 Dimitri Williams – Junior (5′11, 191)
  •  5 Andy Voyen – Freshman (6′2, 196)
  •  7 Peter Isais – Freshman (5′11, 170)
  • 13 Desmond Cain – Junior (5′10, 185)
  • 15 Daniel Polansky – Senior (6′0, 190)
  • 16 RJ Urzendowski – Senior (6′0, 200)
  • 17 Carson Yaggie – Freshman (6′2, 196)
  • 19 Brant Bohmert – Freshman (5′11, 179)
  • 20 Darrius Shepherd –   Junior (5′11, 186)
  • 31 Victor Kizewski –   Freshman (6′0, 192)
  • 83 Dallas Freeman –   Junior (6′1, 197)
  • 84 Trevor Heit –   Freshman (5′9, 177)
  • 89 Cole Jacob –   Freshman (6′1, 193)

Tight end

  • 33 Austin Avery – Freshman (6′3, 241) (+FB)
  • 40 Costner Ching – Freshman (6′3, 249) (+FB)
  • 44 Cody Mauch – Freshman (6′4, 234)
  • 46 Noah Gindorff – Freshman (6′6, 249)
  • 81 Josh Babicz – Freshman (6′6, 225)
  • 82 Ben Ellefson –   Sophomore (6′3, 250)
  • 85 Nate Jenson –   Junior (6′6, 246)
  • 86 Jeff Illies – Senior (6′3, 235)
  • 87 Connor Wentz – Senior (6′3, 250)
  • 88 Matt Anderson –   Sophomore (6′4, 247)
  

Fullback

  • 32 Zak Kuntz –   Freshman (6′2, 249)
  • 34 Brock Robbins –   Sophomore (6′1, 246)
  • 39 Garrett Malstrom –   Sophomore (6′0, 250)

Offensive lineman

  • 54 Dillon Radunz - OT –   Freshman (6′6, 287)
  • 57 Zach Willis - C – Freshman (6′4, 305)
  • 58 Josh Howieson - OT –   Freshman (6′5, 293)
  • 59 Karson Schoening - C –   Freshman (6′5, 297)
  • 61 Zach Kubas - OG –   Freshman (6′4, 283)
  • 62 Bryce Messner - OG – Senior (6′3, 291)
  • 64 Colin Conner - OT –   Junior (6′5, 309)
  • 65 Jack Albrecht - OG –   Sophomore (6′5, 278)
  • 66 Nash Jensen - OG – Freshman (6′4, 349)
  • 67 Cordell Volson - OT –   Freshman (6′6, 299)
  • 68 Zack Johnson - OT –   Sophomore (6′6, 312)
  • 71 Luke Bacon - OT –   Junior (6′5, 299)
  • 72 Erik Olson - OT – Senior (6′5, 277)
  • 73 Zack Ziemer - OG – Senior (6′4, 299)
  • 74 Tanner Volson - C –   Junior (6′4, 301)
  • 75 Austin Kuhnert - OG – Senior (6′4, 304)
  • 76 Ben Hecht - OG –   Freshman (6′5, 277)

Defensive tackle

  • 53 Cole Karcz –   Sophomore (6′4, 262)
  • 60 Lane Tucker – Freshman (6′4, 261)
  • 63 Aaron Steidl –   Junior (6′2, 288)
  • 69 Blake Williams –   Junior (6′3, 290)
  • 78 Michael Kelly –   Freshman (6′1, 302)
  • 90 Grant Morgan – Senior (6′4, 283)
  • 92 Jack Darnell –   Sophomore (6′2, 292)
  • 97 Quinn Alo –   Freshman (6′2, 296)
  • 98 Matt Biegler –   Freshman (6′3, 272)
  • 99 Nate Tanguay – Senior (6′4, 291)

Defensive end

  • 56 Justice Kelly –   Freshman (6′3, 193)
  • 56 Tanner Sundt – Freshman (6′4, 232)
  • 70 Spencer Waege – Freshman (6′4, 245)
  • 77 Logan McCormick – Freshman (6′2, 232)
  • 91 Derrek Tuszka –   Sophomore (6′5, 245)
  • 93 Jarrod Tuszka – Senior (6′3, 255)
  • 94 Stanley Jones –   Junior (6′3, 245)
  • 95 Caleb Butler –   Junior (6′3, 244)
  • 96 Greg Menard – Senior (6′2, 241)
  

Linebacker

  •  1 Chris Board – Senior (6′1, 230)
  •  3 Mason Hofstedt – Freshman (6′0, 193) (+TB)
  • 41 Jack Begley – Freshman (6′3, 218)
  • 42 Jabril Cox –   Freshman (6′3, 227)
  • 43 Beau Pauly –   Freshman (6′2, 216)
  • 44 Matt Plank – Senior (6′0, 219)
  • 45 Levi Jordheim –   Junior (6′2, 220)
  • 47 Max Bautch – Freshman (6′0, 219)
  • 48 Dan Marlette –   Junior (6′1, 225)
  • 49 Nick DeLuca – Senior (6′3, 245)
  • 50 Ross Kennelly –   Freshman (5′11, 212)
  • 52 Jackson Hankey – Freshman (6′1, 217)
  • 55 Aaron Mercadel –   Sophomore (5′11, 206)

Cornerbacks

  •  2 Dom Davis –   Sophomore (5′11, 182)
  •  9 Marquise Bridges –   Sophomore (5′11, 182)
  • 17 Felix Dixon –   Freshman (5′11, 166)
  • 21 Jalen Allison –   Junior (6′0, 184)
  • 23 Jaylaan Wimbush –   Junior (6′0, 192)
  • 27 Ross Godfrey –   Freshman (5′9, 166)
  • 33 Bryce Bennot –   Junior (5′8, 174)
  • 35 Josh Hayes – Freshman (5′11, 178)
  • 37 Tre Fort –   Sophomore (5′8, 185)
  • 46 Ross Effertz –   Sophomore (5′11, 200)

Safeties

  •  3 Tre Dempsey - FS – Senior (5′10, 184)
  •  5 Robbie Grimsley - SS – Junior (6′0, 191)
  •  6 James Hendricks - SS –   Sophomore (6′1, 205)
  • 25 Michael Tutsie - SS – Freshman (5′10, 188)
  • 26 Keenan Hodenfield - FS – Senior (5′11, 182)
  • 29 Eric Bachmeier - SS –   Junior (6′2, 202)
  • 35 Dawson Weber - FS – Freshman (6′2, 193)
  • 38 Jaxon Brown - FS –   Sophomore (6′2, 203)

Placekicker

  • 25 Jake Reinholz – Freshman (6′3, 198)
  • 36 Cam Pedersen – Junior (6′2, 199)

Punter

  • 19 Jackson Koonce – Senior (6′1, 197)
  • 22 Garret Wegner –   Freshman (6′0, 184) (+K)

Long Snappers

  • 51 James Fisher – Senior (6′2, 225)

Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Holden Hotchkiss
QB-Pro 		Lakeland, Florida Lakeland High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) February 1, 2017 (Signed) / July 6, 2016 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Noah Sanders
QB-Pro 		Lakeville, Minnesota Apple Valley High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Walk-On / January 4, 2017 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Seth Wilson
TB 		Holmen, Wisconsin Holmen High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) February 1, 2017 (Signed) / November 14, 2016 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Christian Watson
WR 		Tampa, Florida Plant High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) February 1, 2017 (Signed) / July 27, 2016 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Brant Bohmert
WR 		Fargo, North Dakota Northern Cass High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Walk-On / December 26, 2016 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Andy Voyen
WR 		Stillwater, Minnesota Mahtomedi Senior High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Walk-On / January 26, 2017 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Costner Ching
FB / TE 		Castlewood, South Dakota Castlewood High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Walk-On / January 11, 2017 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Austin Avery
TE / FB 		Yorkville, Illinois Yorkville High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) February 1, 2017 (Signed) / January 29, 2017 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Josh Babicz
TE 		Barrington, Illinois Barrington High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) February 1, 2017 (Signed) / August 8, 2016 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Noah Gindorff
TE 		Crosby, Minnesota Crosby-ironton Secondary High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) February 1, 2017 (Signed) / July 26, 2016 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Cody Mauch
TE 		Hankinson, North Dakota Hankinson High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Walk-On / January 13, 2017 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Nash Jensen
OT 		Maple Grove, Minnesota Osseo Senior High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 350 lb (160 kg) February 1, 2017 (Signed) / June 25, 2016 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Zach Willis
OG 		West Fargo, North Dakota West Fargo High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 315 lb (143 kg) February 1, 2017 (Signed) / July 4, 2016 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Logan McCormick
DE 		Appleton, Wisconsin Kimberly High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 235 lb (107 kg) February 1, 2017 (Signed) / June 27, 2016 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Tanner Sundt
DE 		Farmington, Minnesota Farmington Senior High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 237 lb (108 kg) February 1, 2017 (Signed) / June 22, 2016 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Spencer Waege
DE 		South Shore, South Dakota Watertown High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 232 lb (105 kg) February 1, 2017 (Signed) / June 6, 2016 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Lane Tucker
DT 		Gillette, Wyoming Campbell County High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 255 lb (116 kg) February 1, 2017 (Signed) / July 14, 2016 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Max Bautch
OLB 		Ham Lake, Minnesota Blaine Senior High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Walk-On / December 21, 2016 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Jack Begley
OLB 		Omaha, Nebraska Millard North High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) February 1, 2017 (Signed) / July 29, 2016 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Dawson Weber
CB 		Elk Grove, California Pleasant Grove High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) February 1, 2017 (Signed) / January 15, 2017 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Josh Hayes
S 		Lakeland, Florida Lake Gibson High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) February 1, 2017 (Signed) / January 15, 2017 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Michael Tutsie
S 		Indianapolis, Indiana Warren Central High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) February 1, 2017 (Signed) / January 30, 2017 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Mason Hofstedt
ATH OLB / TB 		Cannon Falls, Minnesota Cannon Falls High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Walk-On / January 5, 2017 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Carson Yaggie
ATH CB / QB 		Breckenridge, Minnesota Breckenridge High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Walk-On / January 12, 2017 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Jake Reinholz
K 		Fargo, North Dakota Shanley High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Walk-On / December 2, 2016 (Committed) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Desmond Cain
WR 		Delray Beach, Florida University of Illinois 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2017 (Transfer) 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #-   247Sports: #138  ESPN: #-
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 28, 2017.

Coaching staff

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Name Position Year at
North Dakota State		 Alma mater (Year)
Chris Klieman Head coach 7th Northern Iowa (1990)
Matt Entz Defensive coordinator
Linebackers		 4th Wayne State (NE) (1995)
Courtney Messingham Offensive coordinator
Running backs		 1st Northern Iowa (1990)
Atif Austin Special teams coordinator
Wide receiver coach		 4th Iowa State (2003)
Conor Riley Running game coordinator
Offensive line coach		 5th Nebraska–Omaha (2002)
Nick Goeser Defensive tackles coach 8th Wisconsin–Eau Claire (2003)
Randy Hedberg Quarterbacks coach 4th Minot State (1977)
Joe Klanderman Defensive backs coach 4th Minnesota State Mankato (2001)
Tyler Roehl Tight ends
Fullbacks		 4th North Dakota State (2009)
Bryan Shepherd Cornerbacks coach 2nd North Dakota State (2013)
LeDominique Williams Defensive ends coach 1st University of Charleston (2009)
Jake Otten Video coordinator 4th Cal Poly (2013)

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Game summaries

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Polls are based on the FCS STATS Poll

Mississippi Valley State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0 7 0 0 7
No. 2 Bison 30 14 21 7 72
See also: 2017 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

Box Score.

At Eastern Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Bison 9 10 7 14 40
No. 7 Eagles 7 3 3 0 13
See also: 2017 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Box Score.

Robert Morris

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1 2 3 4 Total
Colonials 0 0 0 0 0
No. 2 Bison 35 14 7 0 56
See also: 2017 Robert Morris Colonials football team

Box Score.

Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 5 0 6 11
No. 2 Bison 14 3 7 14 38
See also: 2017 Missouri State Bears football team

Box Score.

At Indiana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Bison 7 17 21 7 52
Sycamores 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2017 Indiana State Sycamores football team

Box Score.

At Youngstown State

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1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 2 Bison 0 10 7 73 27
No. 8 Penguins 10 0 7 70 24
See also: 2017 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Box Score.

Western Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Leathernecks 9 3 0 0 12
No. 2 Bison 3 7 14 0 24
See also: 2017 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Box Score.

Northern Iowa

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 0 7 14
No. 2 Bison 0 7 10 13 30
See also: 2017 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Box Score.

At South Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Bison 7 0 14 0 21
No. 10 Jackrabbits 3 14 9 7 33
See also: 2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team and Dakota Marker

Box Score.

South Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Coyotes 7 7 0 0 14
No. 5 Bison 14 14 14 7 49
See also: 2017 South Dakota Coyotes football team

Box Score.

At Illinois State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Bison 0 0 13 7 20
No. 21 Redbirds 0 0 0 7 7
See also: 2017 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Box Score.

FCS Playoffs

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San Diego–Second Round

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1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 0 0 0 3 3
No. 4 Bison 14 3 21 0 38
See also: 2017 San Diego Toreros football team

Box Score.

Wofford–Quarterfinals

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Terriers 3 7 0 0 10
No. 4 Bison 14 21 7 0 42
See also: 2017 Wofford Terriers football team

Box Score.

Sam Houston State–Semifinals

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Bearkats 3 0 10 0 13
No. 4 Bison 21 20 14 0 55
See also: 2017 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Box Score.

James Madison–Championship

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Bison 7 10 0 0 17
No. 1 Dukes 3 3 7 0 13
See also: 2017 James Madison Dukes football team

Box Score.

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
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STATS FCS2 (19)2 (8)2 (10)2 (5)2 (5)2 (8)2 (8)2 (7)2 (9)2 (6)5441
Coaches2222 (1)2 (1)2 (1)2 (1)2226641

References

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  1. ^ "North Dakota State football claims third outright Missouri Valley crown". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "Bison Lead League With 11 All-MVFC Picks, Six on First Team". GoBison.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. ^ KVLY. "Bison earn No. 2 seed in FCS Playoffs". Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "James Madison, NDSU are 1-2 in FCS playoff field". FOX Sports. November 19, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "San Diego vs. North Dakota State - Game Summary - December 2, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  6. ^ "North Dakota State rolls past San Diego again, 38-3". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "North Dakota State, behind Stick, throttles Wofford in FCS quarters". FOX Sports. December 9, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "Stick leads No. 2 ND State to FCS semifinals with 42-10 over No. 7 Wofford". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "Lucky Seven: Bison roll Wofford, advance to seventh consecutive..." INFORUM. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  10. ^ "Sam Houston State routed by North Dakota State, falls short of FCS championship game". SportsDay. December 15, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  11. ^ "North Dakota State overpowers Sam Houston State to advance to FCS championship game". Argus Leader. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  12. ^ "North Dakota State returns to FCS title game with rout vs. Sam Houston State". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  13. ^ "North Dakota State beats JMU in FCS Championship". SI.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  14. ^ "North Dakota State takes back FCS title with 17-13 victory over James Madison". latimes.com. Associated Press. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  15. ^ "North Dakota State outlasts James Madison to claim FCS championship for the sixth time in seven years". SportsDay. January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  16. ^ "2017 NDSU Bison Spring Football Roster". The Official Athletics Site of North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  17. ^ "2014 Football Coaching Staff". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
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