2014 North Dakota State Bison football team


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.

Coaching staff

Schedule

Game summaries

at Iowa State

Overall recordPrevious meetingResult
0–12009ISU, 34–17

at Weber State

Overall recordPrevious meetingResult
4–02005NDSU, 41–0

Incarnate Word

Montana

Overall recordPrevious meetingResult
3–32003NDSU, 25–24

at Western Illinois

Overall recordPrevious meetingResult
3–22011NDSU, 37–21

Southern Illinois

Overall recordPrevious meetingResult
5–32013NDSU, 31–10

Indiana State

Overall recordPrevious meetingResult
5–12013NDSU, 56–10

at South Dakota

Overall recordPrevious meetingResult
51–25–32013NDSU, 42–0

South Dakota State

Overall recordPrevious meetingResult
57–40–52013NDSU, 20–0

at Northern Iowa

Overall recordPrevious meetingResult
22–252013NDSU, 24–23

at Missouri State

Overall recordPrevious meetingResult
4–22013NDSU, 41–26

Youngstown State

Overall recordPrevious meetingResult
4–42013NDSU, 35–17

FCS Playoffs

Second Round–South Dakota State

Overall recordPrevious meetingResult
58–40–511/1/2014NDSU, 37–17

Quarterfinal–Coastal Carolina

Overall recordPrevious meetingResult
1–02013 FCS PlayoffsNDSU, 48–14

Semifinal–Sam Houston State

Overall recordPrevious meetingResult
3–12012 FCS PlayoffsNDSU, 39–13

Championship–Illinois State

Overall recordPrevious meetingResult
6–22013NDSU, 28–10

2015 NFL draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL team
5153 Kyle EmanuelOutside LinebackerSan Diego Chargers
UFA-John CrockettRunning BackGreen Bay Packers

Ranking movements