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1 day ago · The Bills have several theme songs associated with them. The most popular is a variation of the Isley Brothers hit "Shout," recorded by Scott Kemper, which served as the Bills' official promotional song from 1987 through 1990s. It can be heard at every Bills home game following a field goal or touchdown and at the game's end if the Bills win.
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1 day ago · The following is a list of episodes from the American television series Walker, Texas Ranger.A total of 203 episodes aired from April 21, 1993, to May 19, 2001. Although some sources identify the first four episodes aired at the end of the 1992–1993 television season, as the first season (making nine seasons in the series overall), those episodes are included in the Season 1 (1993–94) DVD ...
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Early history
The Bison fielded their first team in 1894 and were originally known as the NDAC Farmers. From the early 1900s to 1921, the nickname of the school then known as North Dakota Agricultural College was the Aggies. The first coach for the new NDAC football team was Henry Bolley, who also fielded the first football program at Purdue University in 1887 and was their first Quarterback. He challenged the University of North Dakota to a football match in 1890, but did not have enough players until 189...
Division II
In 1921, NDSU became a charter member of the now-defunct North Central Conference, which they remained affiliated with for 82 years until 2003. Their primary rival during this time were the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux (now the Fighting Hawks) whom they competed with to win the Nickel Trophy. As members of Division II, they won 8 national championships with an overall record of 347–94–4 having only two losing seasons from 1964 to 2003.
Division I-FCS
In 2004, all North Dakota State athletic teams moved to Division I. From 2004 to 2007, the Bison were members of the Great West Football Conference. Since 2008 they have been affiliated with the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Since moving to Division I, their primary rival are the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits whom they compete with each year for the Dakota Marker. The team's former head coach was Craig Bohl, who led the Bison from 2003 to 2013, holds the school record for m...
National championships
North Dakota State have won 17 national championships: three as a member of the College Division (precursor of Division II), five as a member of Division II, and nine as a member of Division I FCS. The Bison have been the runner-up four times (1967, 1981, 1984, and 2022) and have appeared in a total of 20 national championship games.
Conference championships
North Dakota State has won 37 conference championships, 24 outright and 12 shared; North Central Conference (26), Great West (1), Missouri Valley(10) † Co-champions
Division I FCS
(2004–present) North Dakota State has appeared in a total of 14 NCAA Division I FCS playoffs, all of which have been consecutive. The Bison have an overall record of 47–5 in postseason play since becoming eligible in 2008, including a record streak of 22 consecutive playoff wins from 2011 to 2016. The Bison have won more FCS playoff games than any other FCS program (past or present). NDSU has won 9 National Championship games, lost 1 and have advanced to the quarterfinal round in every playof...
Division II
(1964–2003) North Dakota State appeared in 23 NCAA Division II postseasonsfrom 1964 to 2003.During this stretch NDSU compiled a 347–94–4 record winning almost 80% of their games for four decades and claiming eight Championships along the way. NDSU appeared in seven out of 10 Championship games from 1981 to 1990; including appearing in four straight Championship games, an unrivaled number in DII as they posted a 111–16–2 (.875) mark from 1981 to 1990. While this is a startling record, from 196...
Northern Iowa
The Bison are 25–16 against Northern Iowa (UNI) all time. Both Chris Klieman and Matt Entz spend time on the UNI defensive staff before getting hired away to NDSU. Kleiman, in particular, played football at Northern Iowa and spent two separate stints on the Panther coaching staff. The two schools played every season from 1954 to 1979 as members of the North Central Conference. The schools were reunited in 2008 when NDSU moved to the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Northern Iowa won the f...
Tim Polasek is the 32nd and current head coach of the Bison, and he takes over after the team lost to Montana in the semifinals of the 2023 FCS playoffs. He succeeded Matt Entz, who was named to the open Linebackers/Assistant Coach position at USC. Entz concluded his five seasons as head coach (2019–2023) with a 60–11 record and two FCS national ch...
The Bison have played in the Fargodome since it opened in 1993. It holds 18,700 for football games and over 19,000 including standing room only tickets, making it the largest stadium in Fargo. The record attendance at the Fargodome is 19,108 when the Bison played Missouri Stateon October 12, 2013. The Bison have only lost one playoff game in the hi...
FCS records
1. 39 Consecutive Wins (2017–2021) 2. 30 Straight Weeks at #1 in the FCS Coaches Poll (2012–2014) 3. 20 Straight Weeks at #1 in the STATS Poll (2012-2013)(30 weeks at #1 out of 31)
FCS Top 25 streaks
1. 181 Straight Weeks in the STATS Poll (2011–Present) 2. 173 Straight Weeks in the Top 10 of the STATS Poll (2011–2023)
The list below covers North Dakota State All-Americans since the 2004 season when the program joined the FCS. This list uses six total selectors, the Associated Press (AP), STATS FCS (once they began coverage in 2015), HERO sports (once they began coverage in 2016 and stopped in 2023), TSN (who began FCS coverage in 2006 and stopped in 2014), the A...
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3 hours ago · Jerry O'Neil Lawler (born November 29, 1949), better known as Jerry "The King" Lawler, is an American color commentator and professional wrestler currently signed to WWE under a Legends contract.
