Bemidji State Beavers football

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Bemidji State Beavers football
First season1926;99 years ago (1926)
Athletic directorBritt Lauritsen
Head coach Brent Bolte
8th season, 71–26 (.732)
Stadium Chet Anderson Stadium
(capacity: 5000)
Year built1939
Location Bemidji, Minnesota
NCAA division Division II
Conference NSIC
All-time record41545123 (.480)
Bowl record11 (.500)
Playoff appearances4
Conference titles7
Division titles4
ColorsGreen and white [1]
   
Website Official website

The Bemidji State Beavers football team represents Bemidji State University, located in Bemidji, Minnesota college football. The Beavers, who began playing football in 1926, currently compete as members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) at the NCAA Division II level. Bemidji State's home games are played at Chet Anderson Stadium.

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Head coaching history

Bemidji State has had 16 coaches throughout the program's history. [2] No games were played in 2020 due to the COVID–19 pandemic.

SeasonsYearsCoachWinsLossesTiesWin %
1926–19272 R. E. Mendenhall 651.542
1928–19303 Eldon Mason 992.500
1931–19344 Jack Sterrett 12152.448
1935–19373 R. B. Frost 7141.341
1938–195417 Hjalmer J. Erickson 53555.491
1955–1960, 1962–196510 Chester Anderson 43345.555
19611 John Kulbitski 360.333
1966–19683 Don Palm 9161.360
1969–19735 Jim Malmquist 15272.364
19741 Larry Mortier 270.222
1975–19773 Don Turner 14150.483
1978–19814 Sparky Adams 2361.064
1982–19887 John Peterson 30403.432
1989–19957 Kris Diaz 13550.191
1996–201520 Jeff Tesch 126910.581
2016–present8 Brent Bolte 71260.732

Championships

Conference championships

Bemidji State has won the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championship seven times. [3]

YearCoachOverall recordNSIC record
1947† Hjalmer J. Erickson 4–33–1
1950†5–1–13–0–1
1957† Chester Anderson 4–43–1
1959†6–1–14–1
2006 Jeff Tesch 9–38–0
2021† Brent Bolte 10–39–2
2022†10–39–2

† Co-champions

Division championships

Bemidji State has won the NSIC North division championship four times.

YearCoachOverall recordNSIC recordDivision record
2012† Jeff Tesch 7–47–46–1
2015†7–47–46–1
2021 Brent Bolte 10–39–26–0
202210–39–26–0

† Co-champions

Postseason

Bowl games

Bemidiji State has played in the Mineral Water Bowl twice and have a 1–1 record.

YearBowlCoachOpponentResultRecord
2006 Mineral Water Bowl Jeff Tesch Pittsburg State L 27–359–3
2016 Mineral Water Bowl Brent Bolte Washburn W 36–239–3

NCAA Division II playoffs

Bemidiji State has made four appearances in the NCAA Division II football championship playoffs and have a 5–4 record.

YearRoundOpponentResultRecord
2021 First Round Augustana (SD) W 28–2410–3
Second Round Colorado Mines L 6–55
2022 First Round Winona State W 31–710–3
Second Round Angelo State L 7–33
2023 First Round Texas–Permian Basin W 10–39–3
Second Round Central Washington L 17–21
2024 First Round Angelo State W 24–1410–4
Second Round Western Colorado W 20–19
Quarterfinals Minnesota State L 23–27

Notable former players

References

  1. "Bemidiji Visual Identity Standards" (PDF). Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  2. "2024 FB Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). Bemidji State University. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  3. "NSIC Football Record Book". northernsun.org. Retrieved 2025-05-04.