1997 North Dakota State Bison football team
Appearance
1997 North Dakota State Bison football | |
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NCAA Division II First Round, L 28–39 vs. Northwest Missouri State | |
Conference | North Central Conference |
Ranking | |
AFCA | No. 16 |
Record | 9–3 (7–2 NCC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Gus Bradley (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Fargodome |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Northern Colorado $^ | 8 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 North Dakota State ^ | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska–Omaha | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Cloud State | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Augustana (SD) | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mankato State | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morningside | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1997 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their first year under head coach Bob Babich, the team compiled a 9–3 record.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Source |
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August 28 | No. 6 West Georgia* | W 31–14 | [1] | ||
September 6 | Texas A&M–Commerce* |
| W 51–0 | [2] | |
September 20 | No. 10 Nebraska–Omaha |
| L 21–27 | [3] | |
September 27 | Augustana (SD) |
| W 37–0 | [4] | |
October 4 | at No. 17 Northern Colorado | W 28–24 | [5] | ||
October 11 | Morningside | No. 18 |
| W 35–0 | [6] |
October 18 | at No. 10 North Dakota | No. 16 | W 31–10 | [7] | |
October 25 | at South Dakota State | No. 9 | L 27–34 | [8] | |
November 1 | St. Cloud State |
| W 31–0 | [9] | |
November 8 | at Mankato State | W 47–20 | [10] | ||
November 15 | at South Dakota | W 24–21 OT | [11] | ||
November 22 | at No. 3 Northwest Missouri State* | No. 16 | L 28–39 | [12] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "West Georgia falls to N. Dakota". The Atlanta Constitution. August 29, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Dakota State 51, Texas A&M–Commerce 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 7, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mavs run to 3–0 with win over North Dakota State". The Columbus Telegram. September 21, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison make fast work of Augustana, 37–0". Argus-Leader. September 28, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Air Freeney leads NDSU over Northern Colorado". The Bismarck Tribune. October 5, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison whitewash Morningside". Sioux City Journal. October 12, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison, by a bunch". The Bismarck Tribune. October 19, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jacks grab a win from No. 10 Bison". Argus-Leader. October 26, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Error-prone Huskies trampled by Bison at the Fargodome". St. Cloud Times. November 2, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Dakota State 47, Mankato State 20". Star Tribune. November 9, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NDSU gets overtime win at USD". Sioux City Journal. November 16, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kickoff return spurs Northwest to win". St. Joseph News-Press. November 23, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.