NDSU Football

NDSU/South Dakota Game Canceled Over COVID-19

The game between the Bison and Coyotes won't be rescheduled

  VERMILLION, SD (KVRR) – Saturday’s Missouri Valley Football Conference game between North Dakota State and South Dakota has been canceled in light of a positive COVID-19 test in NDSU’s program. NDSU Athletic Director Matt Larsen, confirmed the news to KVRR Sports. Per Missouri Valley Football Conference guidelines, the game won’t be rescheduled. The news comes a day after North…

NDSU Football’s Watson Helping Pass Game Struggles on Offense

Receiver Christian Watson has 176 yards and two touchdowns in the last two games

FARGO, N.D. — It’s been a struggle for North Dakota State football’s passing game to get going this spring. Averaging just under 132 yards per game, it’s second worst in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, however, over the last two weeks it’s really started to open up thanks to receiver Christian Watson. After starting the first four games with just…

NDSU Football’s Dom Jones Becoming Staple in Defensive Secondary

Has 7 tackles, 2 interceptions in the last two games

FARGO, N.D. — Since losing their first game of the spring against Southern Illinois, North Dakota State football has rattled off three wins a row moving into a tie for first in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Much of the credit goes to the defense and safety Dom Jones. The red-shirt freshman has balled out with interceptions in the last…

NDSU Football Being Patient With QB Noland

Noland has thrown four interceptions over the last two games

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State football made it three wins in a row over-in state rival, North Dakota, Saturday behind a 456 yard performance by the offense moving them up two spots to number two in the latest Stats FCS poll. The run game wore the UND defense down with 316 yards on the ground, 190 coming from fullback…

Luepke Takes Home MVFC Offensive POW In First Game Back From Injury

The sophomore more than doubled his career rushing yards on Saturday

FARGO, ND (KVRR) – In his first game back from injury, Hunter Luepke is the latest Missouri Valley Offensive Player of the Week after exploding for 195 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns in the Herd’s win over U.N.D. which included a 55-yarder at the beginning of the game. The Fighting Hawks had allowed just over 85 yards on the ground…

Fans pack FargoDome for NDSU vs UND football

Support for both teams were showed during the rivalry game

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fans at the FargoDome were excited for the rivalry game, with the Bison and Fighting Hawks meeting for just the third time since 2003. The last two meetings in Fargo, UND fans did not go home happy with losses. Tensions were even higher at this game, with NDSU being ranked number four and UND ranked higher at…

Bison Hand UND Their First Loss Of Season

NDSU scored on the fifth play from scrimmage and held the lead the rest of the way

FARGO, ND – Fullback Hunter Luepke accounted for 195 yards and three touchdowns in his first football game of the spring to lead No. 4 North Dakota State to a 34-13 victory over second-ranked North Dakota on Saturday, March 20, before a crowd of 9,121 at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. Luepke, who missed the first four games…

Luepke Leads The Bison To The Win Over UND

The sophomore ran for three touchdowns, surpassing his career total heading into the game

FARGO, ND (KVRR) – Hunter Luepke ran for three touchdowns and almost 200 yards in NDSU’s 34-13 win over the Fighting Hawks, including a 55 yard score less than a minute into the game. It was his first time on the field since the lone game against Central Arkansas in the fall, where he ran for and caught a touchdown. Today,…

Native North Dakotan Players Looking Forward to This Weekend’s NDSU-UND Game

39 players combined from each roster from the state

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota and North Dakota State football fans get use to it because it’s about to happen a lot more often. The Bison and Fighting Hawks meet on Saturday for the first time as conference opponents since 2003 when both were in the North Central Conference. UND won that one and leads the all time series, however, …

NDSU-UND Football Get Ready to Clash for 113th Time; Third as Division One Opponents

UND leads all-time series

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State and North Dakota football meet for the 113th time this Saturday. It’ll be just the third as division one opponents. The last two meetings came in 2015 and 2019 where the Bison held the Fighting Hawks to a combined 16 points in wins. However this match-up is a little different. UND comes in as…