1988 North Dakota State Bison football team

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1988 North Dakota State Bison football team - Wikipedia

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1988 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division II champion NCC champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 35–21 vs. Portland State
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	14–0 (9–0 NCC)
Head coach	Rocky Hager (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 North Central Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	9	–	0	–	0	14	–	0	–	0
No. 18 Augustana (SD) ^	6	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
South Dakota State	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
North Dakota	5	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 17 St. Cloud State	5	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
South Dakota	4	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Northern Colorado	4	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha	4	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Mankato State	2	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Morningside	0	–	9	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

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. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. The 1988 team came off a 6–4 record from the previous season.^[1] The team was led by coach Rocky Hager. The team finished the regular season with an undefeated 10–0 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Bison defeated the Portland State, 35–21, in the National Championship Game en route to the program's fourth NCAA Division II Football Championship.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	No. 3 Northern Michigan*	No. 6	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 55–21	18,200	^[3]
September 17	at South Dakota State	No. 2	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD (rivalry)	W 55–26	6,390	^[4]
September 24	Augustana (SD)	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 28–26	15,500	^[5]
October 1	at Morningside	No. 1	Elwood Olsen Stadium Sioux City, IA	W 62–7	3,475	^[6]
October 8	No. 17 St. Cloud State	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 29–28	18,400	^[7]
October 15	at Mankato State	No. 1	Blakeslee Stadium Mankato, MN	W 21–17	5,775	^[8]
October 22	at Northern Colorado	No. 1	Jackson Field Greeley, CO	W 55–28	3,041	^[9]
October 29	South Dakota	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 34–14	11,800	^[10]
November 5	Nebraska–Omaha	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 23–5	9,500	^[11]
November 12	at North Dakota	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	W 34–27	11,600	^[12]
November 19	No. 18 Augustana (SD)	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (NCAA Division II First Round)	W 49–7	7,500	^[13]
November 26	No. 11 Millersville*	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	W 36–26	10,200	^[14]
December 3	No. 10 Sacramento State*	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (NCAA Division II Semifinal)	W 42–20	13,200	^[15]^[16]
December 10	No. 4 Portland State*	No. 1	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL (NCAA Division II Championship Game)	W 35–21	6,763	^[17]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

^ "North Dakota St Bison College Football Scores, Schedules, and Analytics".
^ DeLassus, David (2016). "North Dakota State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 17, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
^ "Simdorn, Bison bomb Cats". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. September 11, 1988. p. 1B. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Satter ties record as Bison win easily". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. September 18, 1988. p. 1B. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison hold off Augustana". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. September 25, 1988. p. 1B. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hersom, Terry (October 2, 1988). "Offense-minded Bison rock Morningside, 62-7". Sioux City Journal. p. D1. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Allison, Bob (October 9, 1988). "Huskies fall to No. 1 team, 29-28". St. Cloud Times. p. 1D. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NDSU trips Mankato". Argus-Leader. October 16, 1988. p. 5C. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "North Dakota State improves to 7-0". Sioux City Journal. Associated Press. October 23, 1988. p. D2. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lloyd runs to school record". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. October 30, 1988. p. 1B. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NDSU defense stuffs Nebraska-Omaha". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. November 6, 1988. p. 2B. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sioux: No solace in close setback". The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. November 13, 1988. p. 1B. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison dominate Vikings". St. Cloud Times. Associated Press. November 20, 1988. p. 4D. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Marauders upset bid falls short". Sunday News. November 27, 1988. p. B1. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Van Vliet, Jim (December 4, 1988). "Bison send Sac State out on a downer". The Sacramento Bee. p. C1. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "N. Dakota St. 42, Sacramento St. 20". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. December 4, 1988. p. C14. Retrieved December 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Portland State loses again in Division II title game". Statesman Journal. Associated Press. December 11, 1988. p. 1D. Retrieved May 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 8, 2022.

v t e 1988 North Dakota State Bison football—NCAA Division II national champions
12 Gus Bradley 37 Doug Lloyd 57 Mike Favor 90 Phil Hansen 97 Todd Wash Head coach: Rocky Hager Assistant coach: Donavon Larson Stan Rettew

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