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Index · this season
65
first season rated
Career—since 1936
Peak—
Last 5—seasons
#65 nationally · 5-1 (2-1 conf)
Résumé #45 · record ahead of its play
Schedule so far #128
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Why 65? →

North Dakota State Bison

Mountain West · Fargo, ND · Fargodome · Head coach Tim Polasek
Rival
Building rivalry
13-2 all time (15 meetings since 2008)
North Dakota State leads
Last: won 59-21 (2024) · North Dakota State has won 12 straight
Holds it
program traits are earned from history
No recognized national titles since 1936. Counted: AP poll champion, a coaches-poll champion, or the BCS / playoff title-game winner; a split year counts for both.0national titles
Heisman Trophy winners0Heisman
Seasons finishing in the AP top 10 since 19360AP top-10
Consensus All-Americans since 19360All-Americans
NFL draft picks since 19670NFL picks
Winning percentage since 1936100.0%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 2026. Every season →
Chemistry
Chem 58: typical58
Chem 54: typical
54Foundation
Chem 62: typical
62Gel
gel counts 45% so far
first season ratedTrending up
early · #69 of 138
HC year3
Ret. starters—
QB yrs w/ OC1
View chemistry →
Why this rating
Index · how good · margin of error
65
+3.2 pts vs average FBS (±5.2)
Resume · what they have earned
71
Gap · good vs. earned
-5
Offense61
Defense80
Special teamssoon
Coaching75
Schedule39
Chemistry58
Same red-to-green scale as every rating on the site. Schedule = strength of the full schedule.