Minot State Beavers football

College football team

Minot State Beavers football

First season| 1925; 100 years ago (1925)
Head coach| Ian Shields
1st season, 2–9 (.182)
Stadium| Herb Parker Stadium
(capacity: 4,300)
Year built| 1960; 65 years ago (1960)
Field surface| FieldTurf
Location| Minot, North Dakota
NCAA division| Division II
Conference| NSIC
Past conferences| Dakota Athletic Conference
(2000–2010)
North Dakota College Athletic Conference (1931–1999)
All-time record| 403-286-31 (.581)
Bowl record| 0-0-0 (–)
Colors| Green and red[1]

Outfitter| Under Armour
Website| msubeavers.com
The Beavers allow a field goal to the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs during a 2023 game at Herb Parker Stadium.

The Minot State Beavers football team is an NCAA Division II program that represents Minot State University in North Dakota. The Beavers are members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and home games are played on campus in Minot at Herb Parker Stadium.

## Conferences

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### Classifications

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* 1955–1969: NAIA
* 1970–1996: NAIA Division II
* 1997–2010: NAIA
* 2011–present: NCAA Division II

### Conference affiliations

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* 1925–1930: Independent
* 1931–1999: North Dakota College Athletic Conference
* 2000–2010: Dakota Athletic Conference
* 2011: Division II Independent
* 2012–present: Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

## National Playoff appearances

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* 1970
* 1991
* 1992 Semi-Finals
* 1993
* 1994

* 2002
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011

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## Head coaches

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# | Name | Term

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1 | C.E. Bublitz | 1925-1926
2 | J.W. Coleman | 1927-1935
3 | W.D. Allen | 1936-1942
4 | Bill Richter | 1946
5 | Herb Parker | 1947-1949
6 | Ev Faunce | 1950
7 | Herb Parker | 1951
8 | Frank Good | 1952
9 | George Mellem | 1953
10 | Ted Keck | 1954-1956
11 | Vence Elgie | 1957-1964
12 | Bill Schaake | 1965
13 | Hank Hettwer | 1966-1968
14 | Ken Becker | 1969-1974
15 | Bert Leidholt | 1975-1981
16 | Randy Hedberg | 1982-1989
17 | Dave Hendrickson | 1990-1999
18 | Mike Sivertson | 2000-2006
19 | Paul Rudolph | 2007-2013
20 | Tyler Hughes | 2014-2016
21 | Mike Aldrich | 2017-2022
22 | Ian Shields | 2023-present

## NFL players

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Quarterback Randy Hedberg of Parshall was selected in the eighth round of the 1977 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and started four games as a rookie then was on injured reserve in 1978.[2][3] He later returned to Minot State as the head coach for eight seasons (1982–1989). Ron Marsh of Plentywood Montana was a 2x all American DE/OLB, played At MSU from (1978–1982) was signed UDF by the Denver Broncos.

## References

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1. ^ Minot State University Athletics Brand and Graphic Standards (PDF). January 24, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
2. ^ "Bucs ship Hedberg to Raiders". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). February 2, 1979. p. C1.
3. ^ "Hedberg comes home to get his ring". Minot State University. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.

## External links

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* Official website

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* All Seasons Arena
* Herb Parker Stadium
* MSU Dome
* Old Main

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* Maysa Arena
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* Women's ice hockey

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* Minot Symphony Orchestra

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