2014 North Dakota State Bison football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2014 North Dakota State Bison football North Dakota State Bison wordmark.svg 175 Missouri Valley Football Conference MVFC 1 1 15–1 7–1 Chris Klieman 1st Tim Polasek 1st West Coast Matt Entz 1st 3–4 Fargodome NCAA Division I championMVFC co-champion NCAA Division I Championship W 29–27 vs. Illinois State 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 Championship, beating Illinois State 29–27 in the National Championship Game. North Dakota State became the first 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 2014 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Central August 30 11:00 am w y y 2 Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA FS1 34–14 54,800 September 6 7:00 pm w y y 1 Weber State Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT NBC ND/ALT 24–7 14,577 September 13 2:30 pm w y 1 Incarnate Word College GameDay Fargodome Fargo, ND NBC ND/ESPN3 58–0 19,020 September 20 2:30 pm w y 1 Montana 4 Fargodome Fargo, ND NBC ND/Midco SN/ESPN3 22–10 18,890 October 4 3:00 pm w y 1 Western Illinois Hanson Field Macomb, IL NBC ND/ESPN3 17–10 5,111 October 11 1:00 pm w y 1 Southern Illinois 12 Fargodome Fargo, ND NBC ND/ESPN3 38–10 19,034 October 18 2:30 pm w 1 Indiana State 22 Fargodome Fargo, ND NBC ND/ESPN3 34–17 18,477 October 25 2:00 pm w y 1 South Dakota DakotaDome Vermillion, SD NBC ND/Midco SN 47–7 9,823 November 1 2:30 pm w 1 South Dakota State 18 Dakota Marker Fargodome Fargo, ND NBC ND/Midco SN/ESPN3 37–17 18,832 November 8 4:00 pm l y 1 Northern Iowa 19 UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA NBC ND 3–23 14,777 November 15 2:00 pm w y 4 Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO NBC ND 45–10 4,597 November 22 2:30 pm w 3 Youngstown State 20 Fargodome Fargo, ND NBC ND/ESPN3 38–10 18,696 December 6 2:30 pm w 2 South Dakota State 14 FCS Playoffs Second Round Fargodome Fargo, ND ESPN3 27–24 18,113 December 13 11:00 am w 2 Coastal Carolina 6 FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal Fargodome Fargo, ND ESPN 39–32 18,049 December 19 7:00 pm w 2 Sam Houston State 19 FCS Playoffs Semifinal Fargodome Fargo, ND ESPN2 35–3 18,025 January 10, 2015 12:00 pm w y 2 Illinois State 7 FCS National Championship Game Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX ESPN2 29–27 20,918 Source: Schedule Coaching staff Name Position Year atNorth Dakota State Alma mater (Year) Chris Klieman Head coach 4th Northern Iowa (1990) Matt Entz Defensive coordinatorLinebackers 1st Wayne State (NE) (1995) Tim Polasek Offensive coordinatorRunning backs 8th Concordia (WI) (2002) Atif Austin Special teams coordinatorWide 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 endsRunning backs 2nd Nebraska–Omaha (2002) Tyler Roehl Director of football operationsEquipment services 1st North Dakota State (2009) Brian Gordon Director of football operationsEquipment services 1st South Florida (2002) Jake Otten Video coordinator 1st Cal Poly (2013)2014 Football Coaching Staff http://gobison.com/roster.aspx?path=football&tab=roster2 North Dakota State Athletics March 15, 2014 Game summaries At Iowa State #2 Bison 0 17 10 7 Cyclones 7 7 0 0 2014 Iowa State Cyclones football team At Weber State #1 Bison 7 7 7 3 Wildcats 7 0 0 0 2014 Weber State Wildcats football team Incarnate Word Cardinals 0 0 0 0 #1 Bison 14 14 23 7 2014 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team Montana #4 Grizzlies 0 10 0 0 #1 Bison 6 6 7 3 2014 Montana Grizzlies football team At Western Illinois #1 Bison 3 0 0 14 Leathernecks 0 3 7 0 2014 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team Southern Illinois #12 Salukis 0 7 3 0 #1 Bison 3 14 7 14 2014 Southern Illinois Salukis football team Indiana State #22 Sycamores 0 3 0 14 #1 Bison 13 7 14 0 2014 Indiana State Sycamores football team At South Dakota #1 Bison 3 20 14 10 Coyotes 0 7 0 0 2014 South Dakota Coyotes football team South Dakota State #18 Jackrabbits 3 7 0 7 #1 Bison 0 6 14 17 2014 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team Dakota Marker At Northern Iowa #1 Bison 0 0 3 0 #19 Panthers 0 7 3 13 2014 Northern Iowa Panthers football team At Missouri State #4 Bison 0 21 21 3 Bears 3 0 0 7 2014 Missouri State Bears football team Youngstown State #20 Penguins 0 0 7 7 #3 Bison 14 14 3 7 2014 Youngstown State Penguins football team FCS Playoffs Second Round–South Dakota State #14 Jackrabbits 0 14 3 7 #2 Bison 7 7 3 10 2014 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team Overall record Previous meeting Result 58–40–5 11/1/2014 NDSU, 37–17 Quarterfinal–Coastal Carolina #6 Chanticleers 10 10 6 6 #2 Bison 14 10 7 8 2014 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team Overall record Previous meeting Result 1–0 2013 FCS Playoffs NDSU, 48–14 Semifinal–Sam Houston State #19 Bearkats 0 3 0 0 #2 Bison 7 0 14 14 2014 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team Overall record Previous meeting Result 3–1 2012 FCS Playoffs NDSU, 39–13 Championship–Illinois State #7 Redbirds 7 0 7 13 #2 Bison 3 7 10 9 2014 Illinois State Redbirds football team Overall record Previous meeting Result 6–2 2013 NDSU, 28–10 2015 NFL draft 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 Sports Network 0 14 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)http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fmisc%2Fcfoot225poll.aspx The Sports Network - Football Championship Subdivision www.sportsnetwork.com 12 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20141202141947/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fmisc%2Fcfoot225poll.aspx 2 December 2014 dead 1 (152) Coaches 0 14 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)http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs FCS Coaches Poll - College Football | NCAA.com www.ncaa.com 12 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20141202142421/http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs 2 December 2014 dead 1 (25) AP Poll 0 14 NR2014 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Preseason https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings/_/poll/1/week/1 ESPN August 17, 2014 November 19, 2014 RV2014 NCAA Football Rankings - 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