1983 North Dakota State Bison football team

American college football season

1983 North Dakota State Bison football

NCAA Division II champion
NCC champion

NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 41–21 vs.Central State (OH)

Conference| North Central Conference
Record| 12–1 (8–1 NCC)
Head coach|

* Don Morton (5th season)

Defensive coordinator| Mike Daly (5th season)
Home stadium| Dacotah Field

Seasons

<- 1982

1984 ->

1983 North Central Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 5 North Dakota State +^  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 12  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 10 Nebraska–Omaha \+  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
South Dakota | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Augustana (SD) | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Northern Colorado | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
North Dakota | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
St. Cloud State | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Mankato State | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
South Dakota State | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Morningside | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1983 North Dakota State football team represented North Dakota State University during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 87th season of Bison football. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. The 1983 team came off a 12–1 record from the previous season.[1] The 1983 team was led by coach Don Morton. The team finished the regular season with a 9–1 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Bison defeated the Central State Marauders, 41–21, in the National Championship Game en route to the program's first NCAA Division II Football Championship.[2]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 3| at Northern Michigan*| |

* Memorial Field
* Marquette, MI

| W 17–14| 5,602| [3]
September 17| at Mankato State| |

* Blakeslee Stadium
* Mankato, MN

| W 10–9| 4,000| [4]
September 24| Augustana (SD)| No. 3|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| W 20–6| 12,700| [5]
October 1| at Nebraska–Omaha| No. 3|

* Al F. Caniglia Field
* Omaha, NE

| L 10–18| 8,400| [6]
October 8| South Dakota| No. 10|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| W 17–3| 13,200| [7]
October 15| at South Dakota State| No. 9|

* Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
* Brookings, SD (rivalry)

| W 24–12| 9,308| [8]
October 22| Northern Colorado| No. 10|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| W 34–21| 10,600| [9]
October 29| at North Dakota| No. 9|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)

| W 23–6| 14,800| [10]
November 5| at Morningside| No. 5|

* Elwood Olsen Stadium
* Sioux City, IA

| W 49–7| 1,356| [11]
November 12| St. Cloud State| No. 5|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| W 31–20| 3,300| [12]
November 26| No. 4 Towson State*| No. 5|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)

| W 24–17| 5,600| [13]
December 3| at No. 1 UC Davis*| No. 5|

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA (NCAA Division II Semifinal)

| W 26–17| 9,100| [14][15]
December 10| vs. No. 7 Central State (OH)*| No. 6|

* McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium
* McAllen, TX (NCAA Division II Championship Game—Palm Bowl)

| W 41–21| 5,275| [16]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "North Dakota State Bison – College Football (NCAA)". College-football-results.com. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
2. ^ DeLassus, David (2016). "North Dakota State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 17, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
3. ^ "Interceptions kill Northern, 17–14". Detroit Free Press. September 4, 1983. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Bison rally past Mankato". The Bismarck Tribune. September 18, 1983. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "NDSU tops Augustana". Argus-Leader. September 25, 1983. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "UNO 18, N. Dakota St. 10". The Lincoln Star. October 3, 1983. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Coyotes contained". Rapid City Journal. October 9, 1983. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "North Dakota State's big switch turns off SDSU's lights, 24–12". Argus-Leader. October 16, 1983. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "N.D. State 34, Northern Colorado 21". Argus-Leader. October 23, 1983. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Sioux literally kicked by Bison". The Bismarck Tribune. October 30, 1983. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "N.D. State smothers Chiefs, 49–7". Sioux City Journal. November 6, 1983. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "North Dakota St., Nebraska–Omaha tie for title". Argus-Leader. November 13, 1983. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Towson falls, 24–17. in Div. II playoff". The Baltimore Sun. November 27, 1983. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "UCD stampeded by Bison 26–17". The Sacramento Bee. December 4, 1983. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ "N. Dakota State 26, UC Davis 17". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. December 4, 1983. p. F6. Retrieved May 12, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
16. ^ "Bison coast to national crown". The Bismarck Tribune. December 11, 1981. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
17. ^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 8, 2022.

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1983 North Dakota State Bison football—NCAA Division II national champions

* 1 Jeff Bentrim
* 22 Tyrone Braxton
* Stacy Robinson
* Chad Stark

* Head coach: Don Morton

* Assistant coaches: Mike Daly
* Earle Solomonson

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North Dakota State Bison football

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

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* North Dakota: Nickel Trophy
* South Dakota State: Dakota Marker

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* Thundar
* "On Bison"
* Gold Star Marching Band

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NCAA Division II football champions

1970s|

* 1973: Louisiana Tech
* 1974: Central Michigan
* 1975: Northern Michigan
* 1976: Montana State
* 1977: Lehigh
* 1978: Eastern Illinois
* 1979: Delaware

1980s|

* 1980: Cal Poly
* 1981: Southwest Texas State
* 1982: Southwest Texas State
* 1983: North Dakota State
* 1984: Troy State
* 1985: North Dakota State
* 1986: North Dakota State
* 1987: Troy State
* 1988: North Dakota State
* 1989: Mississippi College (vacated)

1990s|

* 1990: North Dakota State
* 1991: Pittsburg State
* 1992: Jacksonville State
* 1993: North Alabama
* 1994: North Alabama
* 1995: North Alabama
* 1996: Northern Colorado
* 1997: Northern Colorado
* 1998: Northwest Missouri State
* 1999: Northwest Missouri State

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* 2000: Delta State
* 2001: North Dakota
* 2002: Grand Valley State
* 2003: Grand Valley State
* 2004: Valdosta State
* 2005: Grand Valley State
* 2006: Grand Valley State
* 2007: Valdosta State
* 2008: Minnesota–Duluth
* 2009: Northwest Missouri State

2010s|

* 2010: Minnesota–Duluth
* 2011: Pittsburg State
* 2012: Valdosta State
* 2013: Northwest Missouri State
* 2014: CSU–Pueblo
* 2015: Northwest Missouri State
* 2016: Northwest Missouri State
* 2017: Texas A&M–Commerce
* 2018: Valdosta State
* 2019: West Florida

2020s|

* 2020: No champion
* 2021: Ferris State
* 2022: Ferris State
* 2023: Harding

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