2014 North Dakota State Bison football team

2014 North Dakota State Bison football

NCAA Division I FCS National Champions MVFC Co–Champions
FCS Championship Game vs. Illinois State, W 29–27
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#1
FCS Coaches	#1
2014 record	15–1 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach	Chris Klieman (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Polasek (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Entz (1st year)
Home stadium	Fargodome (Capacity: 19,000)


2014 MVFC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#1 North Dakota St. §^	7	–	1	15	–	1
#2 Illinois State §^	7	–	1	13	–	2
#10 Northern Iowa ^	6	–	2	9	–	5
#12 South Dakota St. ^	5	–	3	9	–	5
#19 Indiana State ^	4	–	4	8	–	6
#22 Youngstown State	4	–	4	7	–	5
Southern Illinois	3	–	5	6	–	6
Western Illinois	3	–	5	5	–	7
Missouri State	1	–	7	4	–	8
South Dakota	0	–	8	2	–	10

§ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2014 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first year head coach Chris Klieman. The team played their 22nd season in the Fargodome. The Bison have been members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference since the 2008 season.

The Bison ended the season by winning their fourth consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championship, beating Illinois State 29–27 in the National Championship Game. North Dakota State became the first NCAA Division I football team to win four straight NCAA titles and the second of any NCAA division to win four straight. The other four time championship team was the Augustana College Vikings, the Division III champions in the 1983–1986 seasons.

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at North Dakota State	Alma Mater (Year)
Chris Klieman	Head Coach	1st	Northern Iowa (1990)
Matt Entz	Defensive Coordinator Linebackers	1st	Wayne State (NE) (1995)
Tim Polasek	Offensive Coordinator Running Backs	1st	Concordia (WI) (2002)
Atif Austin	Wide Receiver Coach	1st	Iowa State (2003)
Jamar Cain	Defensive Ends Coach	1st	New Mexico State (2002)
Nick Goeser	Defensive Tackles Coach	5th	Wisconsin–Eau Claire (2003)
Randy Hedberg	Quarterbacks Coach	1st	Minot State (1977)
Joe Klanderman	Defensive Backs Coach	1st	Minnesota State Mankato (2001)
Conor Riley	Tight Ends Running Backs	2nd	Nebraska–Omaha (2002)
Tyler Roehl	Director of Football Operations Equipment Services	1st	North Dakota State (2009)
Brian Gordon	Director of Football Operations Equipment Services	1st	South Florida (2002)

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	11:00 AM	at Iowa State*	#2	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	FS1	W 34–14	54,800
September 6	7:00 PM	at Weber State*	#1	Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT	NBC ND/ALT	W 24–7	14,577
September 13	2:30 PM	Incarnate Word*	#1	Fargodome • Fargo, ND (College GameDay)	NBC ND/ESPN3	W 58–0	19,020
September 20	2:30 PM	#4 Montana*	#1	Fargodome • Fargo, ND	NBC ND/Midco SN/ESPN3	W 22–10	18,890
October 4	3:00 PM	at Western Illinois	#1	Hanson Field • Macomb, IL	NBC ND/ESPN3	W 17–10	5,111
October 11	1:00 PM	#12 Southern Illinois	#1	Fargodome • Fargo, ND	NBC ND/ESPN3	W 38–10	19,034
October 18	2:30 PM	#22 Indiana State	#1	Fargodome • Fargo, ND	NBC ND/ESPN3	W 34–17	18,477
October 25	2:00 PM	at South Dakota	#1	DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD	NBC ND/Midco SN	W 47–7	9,823
November 1	2:30 PM	#18 South Dakota State	#1	Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker)	NBC ND/Midco SN/ESPN3	W 37–17	18,832
November 8	4:00 PM	at #19 Northern Iowa	#1	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	NBC ND	L 3–23	14,777
November 15	2:00 PM	at Missouri State	#4	Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO	NBC ND	W 45–10	4,597
November 22	2:30 PM	#20 Youngstown State	#3	Fargodome • Fargo, ND	NBC ND/ESPN3	W 38–10	18,696
December 6	2:30 PM	#14 South Dakota State	#2	Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 27–24	18,113
December 13	11:00 AM	#6 Coastal Carolina	#2	Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal)	ESPN	W 39–32	18,049
December 19	7:00 PM	#19 Sam Houston State	#2	Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Semifinal)	ESPN2	W 35–3	18,025
January 10, 2015	12:00 PM	vs. #7 Illinois State	#2	Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX (FCS National Championship Game)	ESPN2	W 29–27	20,918
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: Schedule

Roster

Bison Roster

Game summaries

at Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Bison	0	17	10	7	34
Cyclones	7	7	0	0	14

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
1–0	2009	NDSU, 34–17

at Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Bison	7	7	7	3	24
Wildcats	7	0	0	0	7

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
4–0	2005	NDSU, 41–0

Incarnate Word

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
#1 Bison	14	14	23	7	58

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
First meeting

Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Grizzlies	0	10	0	0	10
#1 Bison	6	6	7	3	22

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
3–0	2003	NDSU, 25–24

at Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Bison	3	0	0	14	17
Leathernecks	0	3	7	0	10

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
3–2	2011	NDSU, 37–21

Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Salukis	0	7	3	0	10
#1 Bison	3	14	7	14	38

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
5–3	2013	NDSU, 31–10

Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Sycamores	0	3	0	14	17
#1 Bison	13	7	14	0	34

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
5–1	2013	NDSU, 56–10

at South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Bison	3	20	14	10	47
Coyotes	0	7	0	0	7

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
51–25–3	2013	NDSU, 42–0

South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Jackrabbits	3	7	0	7	17
#1 Bison	0	6	14	17	37

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
57–40–5	2013	NDSU, 20–0

at Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Bison	0	0	3	0	3
#19 Panthers	0	7	3	13	23

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
22–25	2013	NDSU, 24–23

at Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Bison	0	21	21	3	45
Bears	3	0	0	7	10

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
4–2	2013	NDSU, 41–26

Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Penguins	0	0	7	7	14
#3 Bison	14	14	3	7	38

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
4–4	2013	NDSU, 35–17

FCS Playoffs

Second Round–South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Jackrabbits	0	14	3	7	24
#2 Bison	7	7	3	10	27

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
58–40–5	2014	NDSU, 37–17

Quarterfinal–Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Chanticleers	10	10	6	6	32
#2 Bison	14	10	7	8	39

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
1–0	2013 FCS Playoffs	NDSU, 48–14

Semifinal–Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Bearkats	0	3	0	0	3
#2 Bison	7	0	14	14	35

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
3–1	2012 FCS Playoffs	NDSU, 39–13

Championship–Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Redbirds	7	0	7	13	27
#2 Bison	3	7	10	9	29

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
6–2	2013	NDSU, 28–10

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	2 (62)	1 (93)	1 (137)	1 (146)	1 (150)	1 (153)	1 (153)	1 (156)	1 (152)	1 (157)	1 (164)	4 (19)	3 (20)	2 (39)^[2]	1 (152)
Coaches	1 (18)	1 (24)	1 (25)	1 (25)	1 (26)	1 (26)	1 (25)	1 (26)	1 (26)	1 (26)	1 (26)	4	4 (1)	3 (4)^[3]	1 (25)
AP Poll	NR^[4]	RV^[5]	RV^[6]	RV^[7]	RV^[8]	RV^[9]	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

↑ "2014 Football Coaching Staff". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20141202141947/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/cfoot225poll.aspx
↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20141202142421/http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs
↑ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Preseason". ESPN. August 17, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
↑ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 2". ESPN. August 31, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
↑ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 3". ESPN. September 7, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
↑ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 4". ESPN. September 14, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
↑ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 5". ESPN. September 21, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
↑ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 6". ESPN. September 28, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.

North Dakota State Bison football

Venues	Dacotah Field (1910–1992) Fargodome (1993–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Dakota Marker (South Dakota State) Nickel Trophy (North Dakota)

Culture & lore	Thundar "On Bison" Gold Star Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

2014 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Chattanooga Coastal Carolina Eastern Kentucky Eastern Washington Fordham Illinois State Indiana State Jacksonville State James Madison Liberty Montana Montana State Morgan State New Hampshire North Dakota State Northern Iowa Richmond Sacred Heart Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Southeastern Louisiana Stephen F. Austin Villanova

Champion – North Dakota State