NDSU Football

NDSU Football Looking For “Another First” As Conference Play Starts With Illinois State Saturday

NDSU Beat Illinois State 28-14 last season

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State football has achieved many firsts this season. Win the first game of the season over Butler. Win the first non–conference road game against Delaware and win the first game against a top-five opponent against UC-Davis. The Bison have another first to break this weekend, win their first conference game on the road against Illinois…

NDSU Football: Defense Preparing for UC Davis Air Raid Defense

The Bison Face the Aggies in a Top-Five FCS Match-up

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State football returns home for another ranked match-up at the Fargo Dome. This time its a top five match–up against UC Davis. Number one versus number four. After two weeks of facing run heavy offenses, the NDSU defense is shifting their mindset to the passing game preparing for the air raid offense the Aggies present….

NDSU Football: Storylines for UC Davis Matchup

Highlights for head coach Matt Entz's Monday Presser

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota State football returns to the dome this weekend for a top–five FCS match-up with UC Davis. The Aggies coming in with some momentum after two wins in a row. It’ll be the first time both programs meet since 2007. There are a couple story lines to look at ahead of this match-up. One is the…

NDSU Football: Defense Game Planning for Delaware Quarterback Kehoe

Kehoe threw for 2,000 Yards in 2018

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota state football faces its first true road test Saturday traveling to Newark,Delaware to take on the eighteenth-ranked Fightin’ Blue Hens. Defensively, the Bison will have to find an answer for starting quarterback Pat Kehoe. In 2018, Kehoe passed for over two thousand yards and seventeen touchdowns.When the Blue Hens came to Fargo last year in…

NDSU Football Hits the Road for the First Time This Season

Play At Delaware on Saturday

FARGO, N.D. — After facing two unfamiliar opponents in Butler and North Dakota in weeks one and two, week three presents a Delaware football team NDSU hosted last year at the Fargo Dome. In that contest, the Bison came out with the upper hand, a 38–10 victory. However, this week provides a different challenge, the true first road test heading…

Lance Leads Bison to Victory over UND

The Bison defeated the Fighting Hawks 38-7

FARGO, N.D. – Quarterback Trey Lance rushed for two touchdowns and passed for two more as No. 1-ranked North Dakota State defeated North Dakota 38-7 in the home opener Saturday, Sept. 7, at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome. Safety Michael Tutsie made a team-high seven tackles and added two interceptions for the Bison defense, which held UND to just…

NDSU Football: Brooks Looking Forward To Playing Familiar Faces Against UND

Ty Brooks was high school teammates at Fargo South withe James Johannesson

FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota state–North Dakota rivalry will be renewed this Saturday at the Fargo Dome. It’ll be the first time both sides match up since 2015 when NDSU came out on the winning edge, 34 to 9. The current Bison team has never played the Fighting Hawks, however, there is some familiarity between both teams. Senior running…

Lance Leads Bison Football to Win in Season Opener Against Butler

The Bison defeated the Bulldogs 50-10 in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS – (NDSU Athletics) New coaches, new players and a new stadium all yielded a familiar result for the North Dakota State football team in the season opener Saturday, Aug. 31, at Target Field. Quarterback Trey Lance accounted for six touchdowns in his first start as the No. 1-ranked Bison rolled up 605 yards of total offense to beat Butler…