1989 North Dakota State Bison football team

1989 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 17–21 vs. Jacksonville State
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	8–3–1 (6–2–1 NCC)
Head coach	Rocky Hager (3rd season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 North Central Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–5 St. Cloud State $^	8	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Augustana (SD) ^	6	–	2	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
No. 17 North Dakota State ^	6	–	2	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
Northern Colorado	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Mankato State	4	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
South Dakota	4	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
South Dakota State	3	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
North Dakota	2	–	6	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Morningside	0	–	9	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1989 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1989 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their third year under head coach Rocky Hager, the team compiled a 8–3–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Northern Michigan*	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 55–23	18,500	^[1]
September 16	Mankato State	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 25–18	18,500	^[2]
September 23	at South Dakota State	No. 1	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD (rivalry)	W 33–12	10,413	^[3]
September 30	South Dakota	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 40–20	18,500	^[4]
October 7	at Morningside	No. 1	Elwood Olsen Stadium Sioux City, IA	W 26–20	1,450	^[5]
October 14	Northern Colorado	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 35–29	19,000	^[6]
October 21	at No. 9 St. Cloud State	No. 1	Selke Field St. Cloud, MN	L 13–20	6,044	^[7]
October 28	Augustana (SD)	No. 8	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	T 7–7	14,500	^[8]
November 4	at Nebraska–Omaha	No. 10	Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	L 7–27	4,100	^[9]
November 11	North Dakota	No. 17	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	W 21–0	12,000	^[10]
November 18	No. 7 Edinboro*	No. 17	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (NCAA Division II First Round)	W 45–32	8,400	^[11]
November 25	No. 2 Jacksonville State*	No. 17	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	L 17–21	8,500	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

^ "North Dakota State 55, Northern Michigan 23". Lansing State Journal. September 10, 1989. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison take tough win over Mankato". The Bismarck Tribune. September 17, 1989. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "No. 1 Bison defeat S.D. State". Argus-Leader. September 24, 1989. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tumbleson gains 196 yards, but South Dakota falls, 40–20". Sioux City Journal. October 1, 1989. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison hold on, slip past Chiefs". Sioux City Journal. October 8, 1989. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "North Dakota State 35, Northern Colorado 29". The Daily Sentinel. October 15, 1989. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Late TD gives SCSU 20–13 victory". St. Cloud Times. October 22, 1989. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NDSU, Vikings tie 7–7". Argus-Leader. October 29, 1989. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maverick defense stops North Dakota St., 27–7". St. Cloud Times. November 5, 1989. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Win has Bison thinking playoffs". The Bismarck Tribune. November 12, 1989. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Edinboro eliminated by North Dakota State". York Sunday News. November 19, 1989. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "JSU rolls by Bison". The Anniston Star. November 26, 1989. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1989 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 8, 2022.

v t e North Dakota State Bison football
Venues	Dacotah Field (1910–1992) Fargodome (1993–present)
Bowls & rivalries	North Dakota: Nickel Trophy South Dakota State: Dakota Marker
Culture & lore	Thundar "On Bison" Gold Star Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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