The 2014 North Dakota State Bison football team represented

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in the

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. They were led by first year head coach

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. The team played their 22nd season in the

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. The Bison have been members of the

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since the 2008 season. The Bison ended the season by winning their fourth consecutive

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, beating

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29–27 in the National Championship Game. North Dakota State became the first

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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

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Coaching staff

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

Quarterfinal–Coastal Carolina

Semifinal–Sam Houston State

Championship–Illinois State

2015 NFL draft

Ranking movements

References

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North Dakota State Bison football seasons NCAA Division I Football Champions Missouri Valley Football Conference champion seasons

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