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.
Coaching staff
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Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 30 |
11:00 AM |
at Iowa State* |
#2 |
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA |
FS1 |
W 34–14 |
54,800 |
September 6 |
7:00 PM |
at Weber State* |
#1 |
Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT |
NBC ND/ALT |
W 24–7 |
14,577 |
September 13 |
2:30 PM |
Incarnate Word* |
#1 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND (College GameDay) |
NBC ND/ESPN3 |
W 58–0 |
19,020 |
September 20 |
2:30 PM |
#4 Montana* |
#1 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND |
NBC ND/Midco SN/ESPN3 |
W 22–10 |
18,890 |
October 4 |
3:00 PM |
at Western Illinois |
#1 |
Hanson Field • Macomb, IL |
NBC ND/ESPN3 |
W 17–10 |
5,111 |
October 11 |
1:00 PM |
#12 Southern Illinois![dagger](/w/images/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
#1 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND |
NBC ND/ESPN3 |
W 38–10 |
19,034 |
October 18 |
2:30 PM |
#22 Indiana State |
#1 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND |
NBC ND/ESPN3 |
W 34–17 |
18,477 |
October 25 |
2:00 PM |
at South Dakota |
#1 |
DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD |
NBC ND/Midco SN |
W 47–7 |
9,823 |
November 1 |
2:30 PM |
#18 South Dakota State |
#1 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker) |
NBC ND/Midco SN/ESPN3 |
W 37–17 |
18,832 |
November 8 |
4:00 PM |
at #19 Northern Iowa |
#1 |
UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA |
NBC ND |
L 3–23 |
14,777 |
November 15 |
2:00 PM |
at Missouri State |
#4 |
Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO |
NBC ND |
W 45–10 |
4,597 |
November 22 |
2:30 PM |
#20 Youngstown State |
#3 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND |
NBC ND/ESPN3 |
W 38–10 |
18,696 |
December 6 |
2:30 PM |
#14 South Dakota State |
#2 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round) |
ESPN3 |
W 27–24 |
18,113 |
December 13 |
11:00 AM |
#6 Coastal Carolina |
#2 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal) |
ESPN |
W 39–32 |
18,049 |
December 19 |
7:00 PM |
#19 Sam Houston State |
#2 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Semifinal) |
ESPN2 |
W 35–3 |
18,025 |
January 10, 2015 |
12:00 PM |
vs. #7 Illinois State |
#2 |
Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX (FCS National Championship Game) |
ESPN2 |
W 29–27 |
20,918 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Roster
Bison Roster
Game summaries
at Iowa State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#2 Bison |
0 |
17 |
10 |
7 |
34 |
Cyclones |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
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Overall record |
Previous meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
2009 |
NDSU, 34–17 |
at Weber State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#1 Bison |
7 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
24 |
Wildcats |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
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Overall record |
Previous meeting |
Result |
4–0 |
2005 |
NDSU, 41–0 |
Incarnate Word
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cardinals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
#1 Bison |
14 |
14 |
23 |
7 |
58 |
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Overall record |
Previous meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Montana
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#4 Grizzlies |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
#1 Bison |
6 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
22 |
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Overall record |
Previous meeting |
Result |
3–3 |
2003 |
NDSU, 25–24 |
at Western Illinois
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#1 Bison |
3 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
17 |
Leathernecks |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
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Overall record |
Previous meeting |
Result |
3–2 |
2011 |
NDSU, 37–21 |
Southern Illinois
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#12 Salukis |
0 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
#1 Bison |
3 |
14 |
7 |
14 |
38 |
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Overall record |
Previous meeting |
Result |
5–3 |
2013 |
NDSU, 31–10 |
Indiana State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#22 Sycamores |
0 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
17 |
#1 Bison |
13 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
34 |
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Overall record |
Previous meeting |
Result |
5–1 |
2013 |
NDSU, 56–10 |
at South Dakota
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#1 Bison |
3 |
20 |
14 |
10 |
47 |
Coyotes |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
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Overall record |
Previous meeting |
Result |
51–25–3 |
2013 |
NDSU, 42–0 |
South Dakota State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#18 Jackrabbits |
3 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
#1 Bison |
0 |
6 |
14 |
17 |
37 |
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Overall record |
Previous meeting |
Result |
57–40–5 |
2013 |
NDSU, 20–0 |
at Northern Iowa
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#1 Bison |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
#19 Panthers |
0 |
7 |
3 |
13 |
23 |
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Overall record |
Previous meeting |
Result |
22–25 |
2013 |
NDSU, 24–23 |
at Missouri State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#4 Bison |
0 |
21 |
21 |
3 |
45 |
Bears |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
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Overall record |
Previous meeting |
Result |
4–2 |
2013 |
NDSU, 41–26 |
Youngstown State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#20 Penguins |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
#3 Bison |
14 |
14 |
3 |
7 |
38 |
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Overall record |
Previous meeting |
Result |
4–4 |
2013 |
NDSU, 35–17 |
FCS Playoffs
Second Round–South Dakota State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#14 Jackrabbits |
0 |
14 |
3 |
7 |
24 |
#2 Bison |
7 |
7 |
3 |
10 |
27 |
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Overall record |
Previous meeting |
Result |
58–40–5 |
11/1/2014 |
NDSU, 37–17 |
Quarterfinal–Coastal Carolina
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#6 Chanticleers |
10 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
32 |
#2 Bison |
14 |
10 |
7 |
8 |
39 |
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Overall record |
Previous meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
2013 FCS Playoffs |
NDSU, 48–14 |
Semifinal–Sam Houston State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#19 Bearkats |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
#2 Bison |
7 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
35 |
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Overall record |
Previous meeting |
Result |
3–1 |
2012 FCS Playoffs |
NDSU, 39–13 |
Championship–Illinois State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#7 Redbirds |
7 |
0 |
7 |
13 |
27 |
#2 Bison |
3 |
7 |
10 |
9 |
29 |
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Overall record |
Previous meeting |
Result |
6–2 |
2013 |
NDSU, 28–10 |
2015 NFL draft
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Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
Final |
Sports Network |
2 (62) |
1 (93) |
1 (137) |
1 (146) |
1 (150) |
1 (153) |
1 (153) |
1 (156) |
1 (152) |
1 (157) |
1 (164) |
4 (19) |
3 (20) |
2 (39)[2] |
1 (152) |
Coaches |
1 (18) |
1 (24) |
1 (25) |
1 (25) |
1 (26) |
1 (26) |
1 (25) |
1 (26) |
1 (26) |
1 (26) |
1 (26) |
4 |
4 (1) |
3 (4)[3] |
1 (25) |
AP Poll |
NR[4] |
RV[5] |
RV[6] |
RV[7] |
RV[8] |
RV[9] |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
References
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Venues |
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Bowls & rivalries |
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Culture & lore |
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People |
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Seasons |
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National championship seasons in bold
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1970s |
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1980s |
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1990s |
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2000s |
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2010s |
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Champion – North Dakota State
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