American college football season
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. The season did however see the Bison's 33 game winning streak come to an end against the UNI Panthers on the road. That streak was the longest in FCS history and the 3rd longest over the last 50 years in all NCAA football history.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 30 11:00 am at Iowa State * No. 2 FS1 W 34–1454,800 September 6 7:00 pm at Weber State * No. 1 NBC ND /ALT W 24–714,577 September 13 2:30 pm Incarnate Word * No. 1 NBC ND/ESPN3 W 58–019,020 September 20 2:30 pm No. 4 Montana * No. 1 NBC ND/Midco SN /ESPN3 W 22–1018,890 October 4 3:00 pm at Western Illinois No. 1 NBC ND/ESPN3 W 17–105,111 October 11 1:00 pm No. 12 Southern Illinois No. 1 NBC ND/ESPN3 W 38–1019,034 October 18 2:30 pm No. 22 Indiana State No. 1 NBC ND/ESPN3 W 34–1718,477 October 25 2:00 pm at South Dakota No. 1 NBC ND/Midco SN W 47–79,823 November 1 2:30 pm No. 18 South Dakota State No. 1 NBC ND/Midco SN/ESPN3 W 37–1718,832 November 8 4:00 pm at No. 19 Northern Iowa No. 1 NBC ND L 3–2314,777 November 15 2:00 pm at Missouri State No. 4 NBC ND W 45–104,597 November 22 2:30 pm No. 20 Youngstown State No. 3 NBC ND/ESPN3 W 38–1018,696 December 6 2:30 pm No. 14 South Dakota State No. 2 ESPN3 W 27–2418,113 December 13 11:00 am No. 6 Coastal Carolina No. 2 Fargodome Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal) ESPN W 39–3218,049 December 19 7:00 pm No. 19 Sam Houston State No. 2 Fargodome Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Semifinal) ESPN2 W 35–318,025 January 10, 2015 12:00 pm vs. No. 7 Illinois State No. 2 ESPN2 W 29–2720,918
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2
3
4
Total
#2 Bison
0
17
10
7
34
Cyclones
7
7
0
0
14
1
2
3
4
Total
#1 Bison
7
7
7
3
24
Wildcats
7
0
0
0
7
1
2
3
4
Total
Cardinals
0
0
0
0
0
#1 Bison
14
14
23
7
58
1
2
3
4
Total
#4 Grizzlies
0
10
0
0
10
#1 Bison
6
6
7
3
22
At Western Illinois [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
#1 Bison
3
0
0
14
17
Leathernecks
0
3
7
0
10
1
2
3
4
Total
#12 Salukis
0
7
3
0
10
#1 Bison
3
14
7
14
38
1
2
3
4
Total
#22 Sycamores
0
3
0
14
17
#1 Bison
13
7
14
0
34
1
2
3
4
Total
#1 Bison
3
20
14
10
47
Coyotes
0
7
0
0
7
1
2
3
4
Total
#18 Jackrabbits
3
7
0
7
17
#1 Bison
0
6
14
17
37
1
2
3
4
Total
#1 Bison
0
0
3
0
3
#19 Panthers
0
7
3
13
23
1
2
3
4
Total
#4 Bison
0
21
21
3
45
Bears
3
0
0
7
10
1
2
3
4
Total
#20 Penguins
0
0
7
7
14
#3 Bison
14
14
3
7
38
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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
11/1/2014
NDSU, 37–17
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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
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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
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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
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^ "2014 Football Coaching Staff" . North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2014 .^ "The Sports Network - Football Championship Subdivision" . www.sportsnetwork.com . Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022 .^ "FCS Coaches Poll - College Football | NCAA.com" . www.ncaa.com . Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022 .^ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Preseason" . ESPN . Retrieved November 19, 2014 .^ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 2" . ESPN . Retrieved November 19, 2014 .^ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 3" . ESPN . Retrieved November 19, 2014 .^ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 4" . ESPN . Retrieved November 19, 2014 .^ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 5" . ESPN . Retrieved November 19, 2014 .^ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 6" . ESPN . Retrieved November 19, 2014 .
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