1984 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 1984 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1984 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their sixth year under head coach Don Morton, the team compiled an 11–2 record, finished as NCC co-champion, and lost to Troy State in the NCAA Division II championship game.

1984 North Dakota State Bison football
North Central Conference co-champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
1984 record11–2 (8–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDacotah Field
1984 North Central Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 North Dakota State +^ 8 –1 –011 –2 –0
No. 2 Nebraska–Omaha +^ 8 –1 –011 –2 –0
South Dakota 7 –2 –08 –3 –0
North Dakota 6 –3 –08 –3 –0
Morningside 5 –4 –06 –5 –0
Mankato State 3 –6 –04 –7 –0
Northern Colorado 3 –6 –03 –8 –0
St. Cloud State 2 –7 –04 –7 –0
South Dakota State 2 –7 –03 –8 –0
Augustana (SD) 0 –9 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 8Northern Michigan*
W 38–12[1]
September 15Mankato State
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
L 21–28[2]
September 22at Augustana (SD)
W 49–28[3]
September 29No. 3 Nebraska–Omaha
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 41–23[4]
October 6at South DakotaNo. 9
W 35–11[5]
October 13South Dakota StateNo. 7
W 55–30[6]
October 20at Northern ColoradoNo. 5
W 62–14[7]
October 27at No. 10 North DakotaNo. 3
W 14–3[8]
November 3MorningsideNo. 1
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 42–7[9]
November 10at St. Cloud StateNo. 1
W 33–14[10]
November 24No. 6 UC Davis*No. 1
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND (NCAA D-II Quarterfinals)
W 31–23[11]
December 1No. 2 Nebraska–OmahaNo. 1
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND (NCAA D-II Semifinals)
W 25–14[12]
December 8vs. No. 3 Troy State*No. 1
L 17–18[13]

References
  1. "ND State swamps NMU". Lansing State Journal. September 9, 1984. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Mankato State 28, North Dakota State 21". Star Tribune. September 16, 1984. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "N.D. State defeats Augustana, 49–28". Argus-Leader. September 23, 1984. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "N.D. State 41, UNO 23". Lincoln Journal Star. September 30, 1984. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "North Dakota State moves past Coyotes". Sioux City Journal. October 7, 1984. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bison take offense to South Dakota St". The Bismarck Tribune. October 14, 1981. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "North Dakota State 62, Northern Colorado 14". The Daily Sentinel. October 21, 1984. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Gamble pays off for N.D. State". The Bismarck Tribune. October 28, 1984. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "N.D. State whips Chiefs". Argus-Leader. November 4, 1984. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "North Dakota State 33 at St. Cloud State 14". Star Tribune. November 11, 1984. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Barry, Aggies come up short". The Sacramento Bee. November 25, 1984. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Bison eliminate UNO". The Lincoln Star. December 2, 1984. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Clem kicks Troy State to national title". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 9, 1984. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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