1990 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 1990 North Dakota State football team represented North Dakota State University during the 1990 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 94th season of Bison football. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. The 1990 team came off an 8–3–1 record from the previous season. The team was led by coach Rocky Hager. The team finished the regular season with an undefeated 10–0 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Bison defeated IUP, 51–11, in the National Championship Game en route to the program's fifth NCAA Division II Football Championship.^[1]

1990 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division II champion NCC champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 51–11 vs. IUP
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	14–0 (9–0 NCC)
Head coach	Rocky Hager (4th season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 North Central Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	9	–	0	–	0			14	–	0	–	0
No. 12 North Dakota	7	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No. T–20 Northern Colorado ^	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Augustana (SD)	5	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Morningside	5	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Mankato State	4	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
South Dakota	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
St. Cloud State	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
South Dakota State	2	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha	1	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	No. 5 IUP*	No. 3	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 28–18	11,778	^[2]
September 15	at Mankato State	No. 2	Blakeslee Stadium Mankato, MN	W 34–20	6,000	^[3]
September 22	South Dakota State	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (rivalry)	W 40–28	12,596	^[4]
September 29	at South Dakota	No. 1	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	W 42–14	3,700	^[5]
October 6	Morningside	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 19–12	12,448	^[6]
October 13	at Northern Colorado	No. 1	Jackson Field Greeley, CO	W 34–17	8,378	^[7]
October 20	St. Cloud State	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 62–3	10,109	^[8]
October 27	at Augustana (SD)	No. l	Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 43–14	2,800	^[9]
November 3	Nebraska–Omaha	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 44–7	8,320	^[10]
November 10	at No. 12 North Dakota	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	W 42–14	12,400	^[11]
November 17	No. T–20 Northern Colorado	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (NCAA Division II First Round)	W 17–7		^[12]
November 24	No. 8 Cal Poly*	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	W 47–0		^[13]
December 1	No. 3 Pittsburg State*	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (NCAA Division II Semifinal)	W 39–29		^[14]
December 8	vs. No. 4 IUP*	No. 1	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL (NCAA Division II Championship Game)	W 51–11		^[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1990 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
2. "Satter notches 2 TDs in Bison win". The Bismarck Tribune. September 2, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Sieh helps North Dakota St. upend Mankato St". Star Tribune. September 16, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Satter scores 2 TDs in NDSU win". The Bismarck Tribune. September 23, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Top-ranked Bison nab 42–14 win over Coyotes". Rapid City Journal. September 30, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bison survive Chief scare". Sioux City Journal. October 7, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Simdorn sets rushing record in NDSU win". The Bismarck Tribune. October 14, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bison first-string gets limited play". St. Cloud Times. October 21, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "N.D. State romps past Augustana". Argus-Leader. October 28, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bison win big without Satter". The Bismarck Tribune. November 4, 1990. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Bison show UND who's still boss". The Bismarck Tribune. November 11, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Satter leads North Dakota St. past UNC". Argus-Leader. November 18, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Cal Poly no match for Bison". Santa Maria Times. November 25, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Pittsburg's bid for Div. II title comes up short". The Wichita Eagle. December 2, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Bison blow out Indiana in 3rd, Chalk up another national title". The Bismarck Tribune. December 9, 1990. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "Final 1990 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 8, 2022.