2014 North Dakota State Bison football team

2014 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division I FCS national champion
MVFC co-champion
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network No. 1
FCS Coaches No. 1
2014 record 15–1 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach Chris Klieman (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Tim Polasek (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Matt Entz (1st season)
Home stadium Fargodome
(Capacity: 19,000)
2014 MVFC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#1 North Dakota St. +^  7 –1     15 –1  
#2 Illinois State +^  7 –1     13 –2  
#10 Northern Iowa ^  6 –2     9 –5  
#12 South Dakota St. ^  5 –3     9 –5  
#19 Indiana State ^  4 –4     8 –6  
#22 Youngstown State  4 –4     7 –5  
Southern Illinois  3 –5     6 –6  
Western Illinois  3 –5     5 –7  
Missouri State  1 –7     4 –8  
South Dakota  0 –8     2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

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. The season did however see the Bison's 33 game winning streak come to an end against the UNI Panthers on the road. That streak was the longest in FCS history and the 3rd longest over the last 50 years in all NCAA football history.

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at
North Dakota State		Alma Mater (Year)
Chris KliemanHead Coach1stNorthern Iowa (1990)
Matt EntzDefensive Coordinator
Linebackers		1stWayne State (NE) (1995)
Tim PolasekOffensive Coordinator
Running Backs		1stConcordia (WI) (2002)
Atif AustinWide Receiver Coach1stIowa State (2003)
Jamar CainDefensive Ends Coach1stNew Mexico State (2002)
Nick GoeserDefensive Tackles Coach5thWisconsin–Eau Claire (2003)
Randy HedbergQuarterbacks Coach1stMinot State (1977)
Joe KlandermanDefensive Backs Coach1stMinnesota State Mankato (2001)
Conor RileyTight Ends
Running Backs		2ndNebraska–Omaha (2002)
Tyler RoehlDirector of Football Operations
Equipment Services		1stNorth Dakota State (2009)
Brian GordonDirector of Football Operations
Equipment Services		1stSouth Florida (2002)
Jake OttenVideo Coordinator1stCal Poly (2013)

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Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 11:00 AM at Iowa State* No. 2 Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA FS1 W 34–14   54,800
September 6 7:00 PM at Weber State* No. 1 Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT NBC ND/ALT W 24–7   14,577
September 13 2:30 PM Incarnate Word* No. 1 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (College GameDay) NBC ND/ESPN3 W 58–0   19,020
September 20 2:30 PM No. 4 Montana* No. 1 Fargodome • Fargo, ND NBC ND/Midco SN/ESPN3 W 22–10   18,890
October 4 3:00 PM at Western Illinois No. 1 Hanson Field • Macomb, IL NBC ND/ESPN3 W 17–10   5,111
October 11 1:00 PM No. 12 Southern Illinoisdagger No. 1 Fargodome • Fargo, ND NBC ND/ESPN3 W 38–10   19,034
October 18 2:30 PM No. 22 Indiana State No. 1 Fargodome • Fargo, ND NBC ND/ESPN3 W 34–17   18,477
October 25 2:00 PM at South Dakota No. 1 DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD NBC ND/Midco SN W 47–7   9,823
November 1 2:30 PM No. 18 South Dakota State No. 1 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker) NBC ND/Midco SN/ESPN3 W 37–17   18,832
November 8 4:00 PM at No. 19 Northern Iowa No. 1 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA NBC ND L 3–23   14,777
November 15 2:00 PM at Missouri State No. 4 Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO NBC ND W 45–10   4,597
November 22 2:30 PM No. 20 Youngstown State No. 3 Fargodome • Fargo, ND NBC ND/ESPN3 W 38–10   18,696
December 6 2:30 PM No. 14 South Dakota State No. 2 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 W 27–24   18,113
December 13 11:00 AM No. 6 Coastal Carolina No. 2 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal) ESPN W 39–32   18,049
December 19 7:00 PM No. 19 Sam Houston State No. 2 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Semifinal) ESPN2 W 35–3   18,025
January 10, 2015 12:00 PM vs. No. 7 Illinois State No. 2 Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX (FCS National Championship Game) ESPN2 W 29–27   20,918
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #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
Overall record Previous meeting Result
0–1 2009 ISU, 34–17

at Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
#1 Bison 7 7 7 3 24
Wildcats 7 0 0 0 7
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
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
Overall record Previous meeting Result
3–3 2003 NDSU, 25–24

at Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
#1 Bison 3 0 0 14 17
Leathernecks 0 3 7 0 10
Overall record Previous meeting Result
3–2 2011 NDSU, 37–21

Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Salukis 0 7 3 0 10
#1 Bison 3 14 7 14 38
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Overall record Previous meeting Result
6–2 2013 NDSU, 28–10

2015 NFL draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL team
5153 (17) Kyle EmanuelOutside LinebackerSan Diego Chargers
UFA- John CrockettRunning BackGreen Bay Packers

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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

  1. ↑ "2014 Football Coaching Staff". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20141202141947/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fmisc%2Fcfoot225poll.aspx
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20141202142421/http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs
  4. ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Preseason". ESPN. August 17, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 2". ESPN. August 31, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  6. ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 3". ESPN. September 7, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 4". ESPN. September 14, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  8. ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 5". ESPN. September 21, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  9. ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 6". ESPN. September 28, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
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