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'This place is just so special to me,' Volson said. The contest was the final regular-season home game for 13 seniors, including offensive lineman Cordell Volson, who was playing in his 61st game for the Bison. 'I'm really excited with where we're at right now.' 'Our kids came ready to play today,' Bison head coach Matt Entz said. NDSU rushed for 303 yards on 47 attempts in earning the MVFC's automatic bid for the FCS playoffs. Bison wide receiver Phoenix Sproles helped spark that quick surge with a 75-yard touchdown catch that gave NDSU a 14-0 lead less than 10 minutes into the game.īison quarterback Cam Miller completed 19 of 23 passes for 219 yards and a touchdown. North Dakota State scored 21 points in the first quarter and cruised to victory against the Coyotes to earn the Missouri Valley Football Conference championship outright. 'This one hurts quite a bit, but we have a lot of our goals ahead of us,' said Bison linebacker Jackson Hankey. He also rushed for 59 yards on 13 attempts, but it wasn't enough as NDSU committed two turnovers and also roughed the punter to extend an SDSU touchdown drive. 'We’ve had that play dialed up for a while,' said SDSU offensive lineman Aron Johnson.īison quarterback Cam Miller completed 15 of 22 passes for 218 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Strong then lofted a pass to tight end Tucker Kraft for an 11-yard TD catch and a 21-7 lead with 2 minutes, 17 seconds to play until halftime. On fourth-and-1 from the Bison 11-yard line, Jackrabbits quarterback Chris Oladokun was behind the center when the ball was snapped between his legs back to Strong in the backfield. The Jackrabbits scored the final 17 points of the half, including Strong's TD pass that involved deception. 'I feel like we got our swagger back,' Strong said. The All-American made his mark from the outset with a 75-yard TD run that gave SDSU a 7-0 lead less than 20 seconds into the first quarter. South Dakota State running back Pierre Strong rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns on 23 attempts and also threw an 11-yard TD pass on a fourth-down play to fuel the Jackrabbits to victory in a second consecutive Dakota Marker trophy game. I’m looking forward to playing them again already.'

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'I got a locker room full of guys that know exactly who (former boxing champ) Mike Tyson is right now. 'It’s an animal you can’t truly understand until you face it,' Ambrose said. NDSU quarterback Quincy Patterson completed 6 of 11 passes for 165 yards and a touchdown with one interception.

'I told the guys in there, so the championship goes through this team whether you play them in Fargo, you play them here or you play them anywhere for that matter in the playoffs.'īison running back Dominic Gonnella rushed for 92 yards on 13 attempts, while TaMerik Williams added 79 rushing yards on six carries. 'There is no way for us to simulate their physicality with our roster currently,' Towson head coach Rob Ambrose said. NDSU rushed for 328 yards on 46 attempts and cruised to a 28-point victory. North Dakota State wide receiver Christian Watson had a 67-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter and Towson was unable to slow a physical Bison running game.

The Bison earned a 42-14 victory against the Bobcats when the two teams played in the 2019 semifinals. Montana State (12-2) is playing in its first national championship game since 1984. NDSU has an FCS record eight national crowns. The Bison are 8-0 in their eight previous trips to Frisco, including a 28-20 victory against James Madison for the 2019 national championship. NDSU is set to face Montana State, which is led by former Bison player and assistant coach Brent Vigen, in the national title game. The Bison (13-1) are making their ninth FCS title game appearances since 2011 after losing in the quarterfinals during last spring's season, which was moved from the fall due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Bison earned a dramatic victory against James Madison in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision semifinals to advance to the national title game, which is scheduled for Jan. FARGO - After a one-season hiatus, North Dakota State is headed back to Texas.