2014 North Dakota State Bison football team

2014 North Dakota State Bison football
2014 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division I champion; MVFC co-champion
NCAA Division I Championship, W 29–27 vs. Illinois State
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 1
FCS Coaches	No. 1
Record	15–1 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach	Chris Klieman (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Tim Polasek (1st season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Matt Entz (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Fargodome
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State +^	7	–	1	15	–	1
No. 2 Illinois State +^	7	–	1	13	–	2
No. 10 Northern Iowa ^	6	–	2	9	–	5
No. 12 South Dakota St. ^	5	–	3	9	–	5
No. 19 Indiana State ^	4	–	4	8	–	6
No. 22 Youngstown State	4	–	4	7	–	5
Southern Illinois	3	–	5	6	–	6
Western Illinois	3	–	5	5	–	7
Missouri State	1	–	7	4	–	8
South Dakota	0	–	8	2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first year head coach Chris Klieman. The team played their 22nd season in the Fargodome. The Bison have been members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference since the 2008 season.

The Bison ended the season by winning their fourth consecutive

NCAA Division I football team to win four straight NCAA titles and the second of any NCAA division to win four straight. The other four time championship team was the Augustana College Vikings, the Division III champions

in the 1983–1986 seasons. The season did however see the Bison's 33 game winning streak come to an end against the UNI Panthers on the road. That streak was the longest in FCS history and the 3rd longest over the last 50 years in all NCAA football history.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	11:00 am	at Iowa State*	No. 2	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FS1	W 34–14	54,800
September 6	7:00 pm	at Weber State*	No. 1	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	NBC ND/ALT	W 24–7	14,577
September 13	2:30 pm	College GameDay)	NBC ND/ESPN3	W 58–0	19,020
September 20	2:30 pm	No. 4 Midco SN /ESPN3	W 22–10	18,890
October 4	3:00 pm	at Western Illinois	No. 1	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	NBC ND/ESPN3	W 17–10	5,111
October 11	1:00 pm	No. 12 Southern Illinois	No. 1	Fargodome Fargo, ND	NBC ND/ESPN3	W 38–10	19,034
October 18	2:30 pm	No. 22 Indiana State	No. 1	Fargodome Fargo, ND	NBC ND/ESPN3	W 34–17	18,477
October 25	2:00 pm	at South Dakota	No. 1	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	NBC ND/Midco SN	W 47–7	9,823
November 1	2:30 pm	No. 18 South Dakota State	No. 1	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker)	NBC ND/Midco SN/ESPN3	W 37–17	18,832
November 8	4:00 pm	at No. 19 Northern Iowa	No. 1	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	NBC ND	L 3–23	14,777
November 15	2:00 pm	at Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	NBC ND	W 45–10	4,597
November 22	2:30 pm	No. 20 Youngstown State	No. 3	Fargodome Fargo, ND	NBC ND/ESPN3	W 38–10	18,696
December 6	2:30 pm	No. 14 South Dakota State	No. 2	Fargodome Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 27–24	18,113
December 13	11:00 am	No. 6 Coastal Carolina	No. 2	Fargodome Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal)	ESPN	W 39–32	18,049
December 19	7:00 pm	No. 19 Sam Houston State	No. 2	Fargodome Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Semifinal)	ESPN2	W 35–3	18,025
January 10, 2015	12:00 pm	vs. No. 7 Illinois State	No. 2	Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX (FCS National Championship Game)	ESPN2	W 29–27	20,918
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source: Schedule

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at North Dakota State	Alma mater (Year)
Chris Klieman	Head coach	4th	Northern Iowa (1990)
Matt Entz	Defensive coordinator Linebackers	1st	Wayne State (NE) (1995)
Tim Polasek	Offensive coordinator Running backs	8th	Concordia (WI) (2002)
Atif Austin	Special teams coordinator Wide receiver coach	1st	Iowa State (2003)
Jamar Cain	Defensive ends coach	1st	New Mexico State (2002)
Nick Goeser	Defensive tackles coach	5th	Wisconsin–Eau Claire (2003)
Randy Hedberg	Quarterbacks coach	1st	Minot State (1977)
Joe Klanderman	Defensive backs coach	1st	Minnesota State Mankato (2001)
Conor Riley	Tight ends Running backs	2nd	Nebraska–Omaha (2002)
Tyler Roehl	Director of football operations Equipment services	1st	North Dakota State (2009)
Brian Gordon	Director of football operations Equipment services	1st	South Florida (2002)
Jake Otten	Video coordinator	1st	Cal Poly (2013)

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Game summaries

At Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Bison	0	17	10	7	34
Cyclones	7	7	0	0	14

At Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Bison	7	7	7	3	24
Wildcats	7	0	0	0	7

Incarnate Word

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
#1 Bison	14	14	23	7	58

Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Grizzlies	0	10	0	0	10
#1 Bison	6	6	7	3	22

At Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Bison	3	0	0	14	17
Leathernecks	0	3	7	0	10

Southern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Salukis	0	7	3	0	10
#1 Bison	3	14	7	14	38

Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Sycamores	0	3	0	14	17
#1 Bison	13	7	14	0	34

At South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Bison	3	20	14	10	47
Coyotes	0	7	0	0	7

South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Jackrabbits	3	7	0	7	17
#1 Bison	0	6	14	17	37

At Northern Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Bison	0	0	3	0	3
#19 Panthers	0	7	3	13	23

At Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Bison	0	21	21	3	45
Bears	3	0	0	7	10

Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Penguins	0	0	7	7	14
#3 Bison	14	14	3	7	38

FCS Playoffs

Second Round–South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Jackrabbits	0	14	3	7	24
#2 Bison	7	7	3	10	27

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
58–40–5	11/1/2014	NDSU, 37–17

Quarterfinal–Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Chanticleers	10	10	6	6	32
#2 Bison	14	10	7	8	39

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
1–0	2013 FCS Playoffs	NDSU, 48–14

Semifinal–Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Bearkats	0	3	0	0	3
#2 Bison	7	0	14	14	35

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
3–1	2012 FCS Playoffs	NDSU, 39–13

Championship–Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Redbirds	7	0	7	13	27
#2 Bison	3	7	10	9	29

Overall record	Previous meeting	Result
6–2	2013	NDSU, 28–10

2015 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
5	153 (17)	Kyle Emanuel	Outside linebacker	San Diego Chargers
UFA	-	John Crockett	Running back	Green Bay Packers

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	2 (62)	1 (93)	1 (137)	1 (146)	1 (150)	1 (153)	1 (153)	1 (156)	1 (152)	1 (157)	1 (164)	4 (19)	3 (20)	2 (39)^[2]	1 (152)
Coaches	1 (18)	1 (24)	1 (25)	1 (25)	1 (26)	1 (26)	1 (25)	1 (26)	1 (26)	1 (26)	1 (26)	4	4 (1)	3 (4)^[3]	1 (25)
AP Poll	—^[4]	RV^[5]	RV^[6]	RV^[7]	RV^[8]	RV^[9]	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—

References

^ "2014 Football Coaching Staff". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
^ "The Sports Network - Football Championship Subdivision". www.sportsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
^ "FCS Coaches Poll - College Football | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
^ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Preseason". ESPN. August 17, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
^ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 2". ESPN. August 31, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
^ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 3". ESPN. September 7, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
^ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 4". ESPN. September 14, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
^ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 5". ESPN. September 21, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
^ "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 6". ESPN. September 28, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.

[1] "2014 Football Coaching Staff". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2014.

[2] "The Sports Network - Football Championship Subdivision". www.sportsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

[3] "FCS Coaches Poll - College Football | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

[4] "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Preseason". ESPN. August 17, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.

[5] "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 2". ESPN. August 31, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.

[6] "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 3". ESPN. September 7, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.

[7] "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 4". ESPN. September 14, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.

[8] "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 5". ESPN. September 21, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.

[9] "2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 6". ESPN. September 28, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.

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v t e North Dakota State Bison football
Venues	Dacotah Field (1910–1992) Fargodome (1993–present)
Bowls & rivalries	North Dakota: Nickel Trophy South Dakota State: Dakota Marker
Culture & lore	Thundar "On Bison" Gold Star Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football champions
1970s	1978: Florida A&M 1979: Eastern Kentucky
1980s	1980: Boise State 1981: Idaho State 1982: Eastern Kentucky 1983: Southern Illinois 1984: Montana State 1985: Georgia Southern 1986: Georgia Southern 1987: Northeast Louisiana 1988: Furman 1989: Georgia Southern
1990s	1990: Georgia Southern 1991: Youngstown State 1992: Marshall 1993: Youngstown State 1994: Youngstown State 1995: Montana 1996: Marshall 1997: Youngstown State 1998: UMass 1999: Georgia Southern
2000s	2000: Georgia Southern 2001: Montana 2002: Western Kentucky 2003: Delaware 2004: James Madison 2005: Appalachian State 2006: Appalachian State 2007: Appalachian State 2008: Richmond 2009: Villanova
2010s	2010: Eastern Washington 2011: North Dakota State 2012: North Dakota State 2013: North Dakota State 2014: North Dakota State 2015: North Dakota State 2016: James Madison 2017: North Dakota State 2018: North Dakota State 2019: North Dakota State
2020s	2020: Sam Houston State 2021: North Dakota State 2022: South Dakota State 2023: South Dakota State