2014 North Dakota State Bison football team

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2014 North Dakota State Bison football
North Dakota State Bison wordmark.svg
NCAA Division I champion
MVFC co-champion
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
Record15–1 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tim Polasek (1st season)
Offensive scheme West Coast
Defensive coordinator Matt Entz (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Fargodome
Seasons
←  2013
2015  →
2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State +^  7 –1   15 –1  
No. 2 Illinois State +^  7 –1   13 –2  
No. 10 Northern Iowa ^  6 –2   9 –5  
No. 12 South Dakota St. ^  5 –3   9 –5  
No. 19 Indiana State ^  4 –4   8 –6  
No. 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 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.

Contents

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3011:00 amat Iowa State *No. 2
 FS1 W 34–1454,800
September 67:00 pmat Weber State *No. 1
 NBC ND/ALT W 24–714,577
September 132:30 pm Incarnate Word *No. 1
NBC ND/ESPN3 W 58–019,020
September 202:30 pmNo. 4 Montana *No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/Midco SN/ESPN3W 22–1018,890
October 43:00 pmat Western Illinois No. 1
NBC ND/ESPN3W 17–105,111
October 111:00 pmNo. 12 Southern Illinois Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/ESPN3W 38–1019,034
October 182:30 pmNo. 22 Indiana State No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/ESPN3W 34–1718,477
October 252:00 pmat South Dakota No. 1
NBC ND/Midco SNW 47–79,823
November 12:30 pmNo. 18 South Dakota State No. 1
NBC ND/Midco SN/ESPN3W 37–1718,832
November 84:00 pmat No. 19 Northern Iowa No. 1
NBC NDL 3–2314,777
November 152:00 pmat Missouri State No. 4
NBC NDW 45–104,597
November 222:30 pmNo. 20 Youngstown State No. 3
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/ESPN3W 38–1018,696
December 62:30 pmNo. 14 South Dakota StateNo. 2
ESPN3W 27–2418,113
December 1311:00 amNo. 6 Coastal Carolina No. 2
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal)
 ESPN W 39–3218,049
December 197:00 pmNo. 19 Sam Houston State No. 2
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Semifinal)
 ESPN2 W 35–318,025
January 10, 201512:00 pmvs. No. 7 Illinois State No. 2
ESPN2W 29–2720,918

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at
North Dakota State		 Alma mater (Year)
Chris Klieman Head coach4th Northern Iowa (1990)
Matt Entz Defensive coordinator
Linebackers		1st Wayne State (NE) (1995)
Tim Polasek Offensive coordinator
Running backs		8th Concordia (WI) (2002)
Atif Austin Special teams coordinator
Wide receiver coach		1st Iowa State (2003)
Jamar Cain Defensive ends coach1st New Mexico State (2002)
Nick Goeser Defensive tackles coach5th Wisconsin–Eau Claire (2003)
Randy Hedberg Quarterbacks coach1st Minot State (1977)
Joe Klanderman Defensive backs coach1st Minnesota State Mankato (2001)
Conor Riley Tight ends
Running backs		2nd Nebraska–Omaha (2002)
Tyler Roehl Director of football operations
Equipment services		1st North Dakota State (2009)
Brian GordonDirector of football operations
Equipment services		1st South Florida (2002)
Jake OttenVideo coordinator1st Cal Poly (2013)

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Game summaries

At Iowa State

1234Total
#2 Bison01710734
Cyclones770014

At Weber State

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#1 Bison777324
Wildcats70007

Incarnate Word

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Cardinals00000
#1 Bison141423758

Montana

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#4 Grizzlies0100010
#1 Bison667322

At Western Illinois

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#1 Bison3001417
Leathernecks037010

Southern Illinois

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#12 Salukis073010
#1 Bison31471438

Indiana State

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#22 Sycamores0301417
#1 Bison13714034

At South Dakota

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#1 Bison320141047
Coyotes07007

South Dakota State

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#18 Jackrabbits370717
#1 Bison06141737

At Northern Iowa

1234Total
#1 Bison00303
#19 Panthers0731323

At Missouri State

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#4 Bison02121345
Bears300710

Youngstown State

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#20 Penguins007714
#3 Bison14143738

FCS Playoffs

Second Round–South Dakota State

1234Total
#14 Jackrabbits0143724
#2 Bison7731027
Overall recordPrevious meetingResult
58–40–511/1/2014NDSU, 37–17

Quarterfinal–Coastal Carolina

1234Total
#6 Chanticleers10106632
#2 Bison14107839
Overall recordPrevious meetingResult
1–02013 FCS PlayoffsNDSU, 48–14

Semifinal–Sam Houston State

1234Total
#19 Bearkats03003
#2 Bison70141435
Overall recordPrevious meetingResult
3–12012 FCS PlayoffsNDSU, 39–13

Championship–Illinois State

1234Total
#7 Redbirds7071327
#2 Bison3710929
Overall recordPrevious meetingResult
6–22013NDSU, 28–10

2015 NFL draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL team
5153 (17) Kyle Emanuel Outside linebacker San Diego Chargers
UFA- John Crockett Running back Green Bay Packers

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Coaches 1 (18)1 (24)1 (25)1 (25)1 (26)1 (26)1 (25)1 (26)1 (26)1 (26)1 (26)44 (1)3 (4) [3] 1 (25)
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