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
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)
Game summaries
At Iowa State
At Weber State
Incarnate Word
Montana
At Western Illinois
Southern Illinois
Indiana State
At South Dakota
South Dakota State
At Northern Iowa
At Missouri State
Youngstown State
FCS Playoffs
Second Round–South Dakota State
Overall record Previous meeting Result 58–40–5 11/1/2014 NDSU, 37–17
Quarterfinal–Coastal Carolina
Overall record Previous meeting Result 1–0 2013 FCS Playoffs NDSU, 48–14
Semifinal–Sam Houston State
Overall record Previous meeting Result 3–1 2012 FCS Playoffs NDSU, 39–13
Championship–Illinois State
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
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