FCS PLAYOFFS

NDSU Football Keeping Lance in Normal Routine Ahead of First Playoff Start

NDSU Hosts Nicholls State Saturday

FARGO, N.D — North Dakota State football comes in fresh off a bye week in the first round of the FCS playoffs thanks to being the number one overall seed. NDSU gets ready for its third ever meeting with Nicholls state on Saturday in the second round at the FargoDome. Saturday’s contest is the first playoff start for redshirt freshman…

North Dakota Football Season Comes to a Close

North Dakota Football fell to Nicholls State in the Play-In game of the F.C.S. Playoffs

FARGO, ND – Nicholls State ended any chance North Dakota had at facing their in-state foes next weekend at the FargoDome, thanks to a 24-6 win at John L. Guidry Stadium. This one didn’t quite go the way the Fighting Hawks had hoped. They hardly got any offense going, only registering just a pair of field goals and 44 rushing…

UND Football Using Previous Playoff Loss As Motivation to Get A Win Saturday

Loss to Richmond in 2016 after 9-2 Season

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota football is looking to make history this Saturday when traveling to Thibodeaux, Louisiana. With a win over Nicholls State, the Fighting Hawks would win their first ever FCS playoff game. Going undefeated at home was an impressive feat but going on the road hasn’t been as kind and that’s what UND has to do…

NDSU Football: Entz Heads into First Playoffs as Head Coach

Taking What He Learned From Klieman

FARGO, N..D– North Dakota State football gets a first round bye and home field advantage as a reward for going undefeated and earning the number one seed in the FCS Playoffs. When the Bison play their second round match-up in two weeks time against the winner of North Dakota and Nicholls State, it’ll be the first time Matt Entz goes…

UND Football Looks to Make Program History In Game Against Nicholls State

A win in the first round of playoffs on Saturday would be the first in the Division 1 era for the Fighting Hawks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The football season continues for the University North Dakota who earned their way into the FCS playoffs after a hard-fought 2019 campaign that ended with a 7-4 regular-season record. The Fighting Hawks will travel south to take on Nicholls State in Thibodaux, LA on Saturday for round one. It’s the second ever division one playoff appearance…

UND Football Secures At-Large Bid into FCS Playoffs

North Dakota makes FCS playoffs for only second in history

GRAND FORKS – The University of North Dakota football team will make its second appearance in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs next weekend after the selection committee has awarded the Fighting Hawks a visiting game against Nicholls on Saturday, Nov. 30 at 3 p.m. (CT) in the Thibodaux, Louisiana. This will be the second appearance in the FCS playoffs…

North Dakota State Football Playoff Announced

NDSU will have a First Round Bye Week before hosting Round 2

FARGO, N.D. – Undefeated two-time defending national champion North Dakota State is the No. 1 overall seed for the NCAA Division I Football Championship and will host a second round playoff game at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, against the winner of this week’s first round game featuring North Dakota at Nicholls. North Dakota State (12-0) is the automatic qualifier…

NDSU Fans Look Back Fondly on Chris Klieman’s Time at NDSU

Some fans say winning three FCS titles under Klieman was a meaningful experience

FARGO, N.D. — After guiding the Bison to three FCS National Championships and eighteen straight wins inside the FargoDome, some NDSU fans look back and smile at how Chris Klieman left his mark on Bison football. “He gets so pumped up and fired up with the team after every touchdown, after every call. It’s definitely going to be hard when he…

KVRR Roundtable: Colgate Faces NDSU for the First Time

Colgate is one of the top defenses in the FCS

FARGO, N.D.– Colgate travels to Fargo for the first time to square off with North Dakota State Football in the FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal on Saturday. The KVRR Sports Team breaks down the match up as well as the advantages for both sides. Categories: College, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Bison Football, Colgate Football, FCS PLAYOFFS, NDSU Football

NDSU Ready To ‘Prove Doubters Wrong’ Against Colgate’s Tough Defense

The Raiders' defense sits at number one in the FCS for the fewest total yards allowed per game

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State is one win shy from its eighth consecutive FCS semifinal. The only thing that stands in the Bison’s way would be the Patriot League Champion, Colgate. The Raiders are set to raid the Fargodome this Saturday, marking the first time these two teams will meet up in program history. Although Colgate may be new…