1983 North Dakota State Bison football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1983 North Dakota State Bison football North Central Conference NCC 12–1 8–1 Don Morton 5th Mike Daly 5th Dacotah Field NCAA Division II championNCC champion NCAA Division II Championship Game W 41–21 vs.Central State (OH) The 1983 North Dakota State football team represented North Dakota State University during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 87th season of Bison football. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. The 1983 team came off a 12–1 record from the previous season.http://college-football-results.com/f/ndakotst.htm North Dakota State Bison – College Football (NCAA) College-football-results.com September 18, 2016 The 1983 team was led by coach Don Morton. The team finished the regular season with a 9–1 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Bison defeated the Central State Marauders, 41–21, in the National Championship Game en route to the program's first NCAA Division II Football Championship.DeLassus David http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/north_dakota_state/1980-1984_yearly_results.php North Dakota State Yearly Results College Football Data Warehouse 2016 June 10, 2016 July 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160717154433/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/north_dakota_state/1980-1984_yearly_results.php dead Schedule 1983 NCAA Division II NCAA Division II Football Committee September 3 w y y 1983 Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan Memorial Field Marquette, MI 17–14 5,602 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86394237/interceptions-kill-northern-1714/ Detroit Free Press Interceptions kill Northern, 17–14 September 4, 1983 October 2, 2021 Newspapers.com September 17 w y 1983 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State Blakeslee Stadium Mankato, MN 10–9 4,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86394473/bison-rally-past-mankato/ The Bismarck Tribune Bison rally past Mankato September 18, 1983 October 2, 2021 Newspapers.com September 24 w 3 1983 Augustana University Vikings Augustana (SD) Dacotah Field Fargo, ND 20–6 12,700 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86394597/ndsu-tops-augustana/ Argus-Leader NDSU tops Augustana September 25, 1983 October 2, 2021 Newspapers.com October 1 l y 3 1983 Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks Nebraska–Omaha Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE 10–18 8,400 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86394694/uno-18-n-dakota-st-10/ The Lincoln Star UNO 18, N. Dakota St. 10 October 3, 1983 October 2, 2021 Newspapers.com October 8 w y 10 1982 South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota Dacotah Field Fargo, ND 17–3 13,200 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86394829/coyotes-contained/ Rapid City Journal Coyotes contained October 9, 1983 October 2, 2021 Newspapers.com October 15 w y 9 1983 South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD rivalry 24–12 9,308 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86394997/north-dakota-states-big-switch-turns-of/ Argus-Leader North Dakota State's big switch turns off SDSU's lights, 24–12 October 16, 1983 October 2, 2021 Newspapers.com October 22 w 10 1983 Northern Colorado Bears Northern Colorado Dacotah Field Fargo, ND 34–21 10,600 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86395166/nd-state-34-northern-colorado-21/ Argus-Leader N.D. State 34, Northern Colorado 21 October 23, 1983 October 2, 2021 Newspapers.com October 29 w y 9 1983 North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND Nickel Trophy 23–6 14,800 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86395329/sioux-literally-kicked-by-bison/ The Bismarck Tribune Sioux literally kicked by Bison October 30, 1983 October 2, 2021 Newspapers.com November 5 w y 5 1983 Morningside Chiefs Morningside Elwood Olsen Stadium Sioux City, IA 49–7 1,356 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86395673/nd-state-smothers-chiefs-497/ Sioux City Journal N.D. State smothers Chiefs, 49–7 November 6, 1983 October 2, 2021 Newspapers.com November 12 w 5 1983 St. Cloud State Huskies St. Cloud State Dacotah Field Fargo, ND 31–20 3,300 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86395942/north-dakota-st-nebraskaomaha-tie-for/ Argus-Leader North Dakota St., Nebraska–Omaha tie for title November 13, 1983 October 2, 2021 Newspapers.com November 26 w y 5 1983 Towson State Tigers Towson State 4 Dacotah Field Fargo, ND 24–17 NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 5,600 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86396108/towson-falls-2417-in-div-ii-playoff/ The Baltimore Sun Towson falls, 24–17. in Div. II playoff November 27, 1983 October 2, 2021 Newspapers.com December 3 w y y 5 UC Davis 1 Toomey Field Davis, CA 26–17 NCAA Division II Semifinal 9,100 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86396283/ucd-stampeded-by-bison-2617/ The Sacramento Bee UCD stampeded by Bison 26–17 December 4, 1983 October 2, 2021 Newspapers.com N. Dakota State 26, UC Davis 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101730465/the-sacramento-bee/ The Sacramento Bee Sacramento, California December 4, 1983 F6 May 12, 2022 Newspapers.com December 10 w y y 6 Central State (OH) 7 McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium McAllen, TX NCAA Division II Championship Game—Palm Bowl 41–21 5,275 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86396423/bison-coast-to-national-crown/ The Bismarck Tribune Bison coast to national crown December 11, 1981 October 2, 2021 Newspapers.com Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Dakota State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/493/stats/13170 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 8, 2022 References North Dakota State Category:North Dakota State Bison football seasons Category:NCAA Division II Football Champions Category:North Central Conference football champion seasons North Dakota State Bison football