1986 North Dakota State Bison football | |
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NCAA Division II champion NCC champion | |
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 27–7 vs. South Dakota | |
Conference | North Central Conference |
Record | 13–0 (9–0 NCC) |
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Home stadium | Dacotah Field |
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No. 1 North Dakota State $^ | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 South Dakota ^ | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mankato State | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska–Omaha | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Cloud State | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Augustana (SD) | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morningside | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 North Dakota State football team represented North Dakota State University during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 90th season of Bison football. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. The 1986 team came off an 11–2–1 record from the previous season.[1] The 1986 team was led by coach Earle Solomonson. The team finished the regular season with an undefeated 10–0 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Bison defeated theSouth Dakota, 27–7, in the National Championship Game en route to the program's second consecutive, and third NCAA Division II Football Championship.[2]
Senior quarterback Jeff Bentrim was awarded the inaugural Harlon Hill Trophy, which honors the best football player in Division II, at the end of the season. Bentrim ended the season with 64 career touchdowns scored, breaking Walter Payton's Division II record of 63.[3]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | Northern Michigan* | W 52–7 | 15,800 | [4] | |
September 20 | at Mankato State | W 48–7 | 4,677 | [5] | |
September 27 | South Dakota |
| W 21–12 | 16,200 | [6] |
October 4 | at Northern Colorado |
| W 33–12 | 2,510 | [7] |
October 11 | at South Dakota State | W 49–7 | 10,734 | [8] | |
October 18 | St. Cloud State |
| W 49–7 | 16,000 | [9] |
October 25 | at Morningside |
| W 63–0 | 520 | [10] |
November 1 | Nebraska–Omaha |
| W 25–3 | 10,500 | [11] |
November 8 | Augustana (SD) |
| W 25–0 | 2,800 | [12] |
November 15 | at North Dakota | W 62–13 | 6,000 | [13] | |
November 29 | Ashland* |
| W 50–0 | 12,090 | [14] |
December 6 | Central State (OH)* |
| W 35–12 | 12,380 | [15] |
December 13 | vs. South Dakota |
| W 27–7 | 11,506 | [16] |
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