1990 North Dakota State Bison football team

American college football season

1990 North Dakota State Bison football

NCAA Division II champion
NCC champion

NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 51–11 vs. IUP

Conference| North Central Conference
Record| 14–0 (9–0 NCC)
Head coach|

* Rocky Hager (4th season)

Home stadium| Dacotah Field

Seasons

<- 1989

1991 ->

1990 North Central Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 14  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 12 North Dakota | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. T–20 Northern Colorado ^  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Augustana (SD) | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Morningside | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Mankato State | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
South Dakota | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
St. Cloud State | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
South Dakota State | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Nebraska–Omaha | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1990 North Dakota State football team represented North Dakota State University during the 1990 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 94th season of Bison football. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. The 1990 team came off an 8–3–1 record from the previous season. 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 IUP, 51–11, in the National Championship Game en route to the program's fifth NCAA Division II Football Championship.[1]

## Schedule[edit]

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

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September 1| No. 5 IUP*| No. 3|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| W 28–18| 11,778| [2]
September 15| at Mankato State| No. 2|

* Blakeslee Stadium
* Mankato, MN

| W 34–20| 6,000| [3]
September 22| South Dakota State| No. 1|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND (rivalry)

| W 40–28| 12,596| [4]
September 29| at South Dakota| No. 1|

* DakotaDome
* Vermillion, SD

| W 42–14| 3,700| [5]
October 6| Morningside| No. 1|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| W 19–12| 12,448| [6]
October 13| at Northern Colorado| No. 1|

* Jackson Field
* Greeley, CO

| W 34–17| 8,378| [7]
October 20| St. Cloud State| No. 1|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| W 62–3| 10,109| [8]
October 27| at Augustana (SD)| No. l|

* Howard Wood Field
* Sioux Falls, SD

| W 43–14| 2,800| [9]
November 3| Nebraska–Omaha| No. 1|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| W 44–7| 8,320| [10]
November 10| at No. 12 North Dakota| No. 1|

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

| W 42–14| 12,400| [11]
November 17| No. T–20 Northern Colorado| No. 1|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND (NCAA Division II First Round)

| W 17–7| 7,103| [12]
November 24| No. 8 Cal Poly*| No. 1|

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

| W 47–0| 8,253| [13]
December 1| No. 3 Pittsburg State*| No. 1|

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

| W 39–29| 9,086| [14]
December 8| vs. No. 4 IUP*| No. 1|

* Braly Municipal Stadium
* Florence, AL (NCAA Division II Championship Game)

| W 51–11| 10,080| [15]

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

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "1990 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
2. ^ "Satter notches 2 TDs in Bison win". The Bismarck Tribune. September 2, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Sieh helps North Dakota St. upend Mankato St". Star Tribune. September 16, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Satter scores 2 TDs in NDSU win". The Bismarck Tribune. September 23, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Top-ranked Bison nab 42–14 win over Coyotes". Rapid City Journal. September 30, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Bison survive Chief scare". Sioux City Journal. October 7, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Simdorn sets rushing record in NDSU win". The Bismarck Tribune. October 14, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Bison first-string gets limited play". St. Cloud Times. October 21, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "N.D. State romps past Augustana". Argus-Leader. October 28, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Bison win big without Satter". The Bismarck Tribune. November 4, 1990. Retrieved October 3, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Bison show UND who's still boss". The Bismarck Tribune. November 11, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Satter leads North Dakota St. past UNC". Argus-Leader. November 18, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Cal Poly no match for Bison". Santa Maria Times. November 25, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Pittsburg's bid for Div. II title comes up short". The Wichita Eagle. December 2, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ "Bison blow out Indiana in 3rd, Chalk up another national title". The Bismarck Tribune. December 9, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
16. ^ "Final 1990 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 8, 2022.

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1990 North Dakota State Bison football—NCAA Division II national champions4

* 90 Phil Hansen
* 97 Todd Wash

* Head coach: Rocky Hager

* Assistant coaches: Gus Bradley
* Tim Driscoll
* Donavon Larson

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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)

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* 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

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* 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

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

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