BISON PLAYOFF HISTORY - North Dakota State University Athletics

1988 NCAA First Round
FARGO, ND--Domination was the key
word in North Dakota State's opening effort
in its 1988 drive for the NCAA title.
A 49-7 thumping of Augustana College in
a rematch
of these
clubs'
scintillating
September
conference
battle (a
two-point
NDSU win)
was the
result.
The credit
went to
the Bison
offensive
line.
"Up
front, we
did not play
NDSU's defense held Augie to
just 233 yards total offense.
that well against Augustana (the fi rst time),
so we came into this game determined,"
said Bison All-American center Mike Favor.
"We wanted to dominate the line."
That they did. The Herd racked up 474
yards rushing, scored all seven TDs on the
ground and totaled 531 yards of offense in
the game.
Statistics AC NDSU
First Downs 14 24
Yds. Rushing 134 474
Yds. Passing 99 57
Total Offense 233 531
Passes 9-24-3 4-8-0
Punts 3-29.6 1-23.0
Penalties 2-14 3-28
Fumbles/Lost 3-2 3-3
Augustana 7 0 0 0 -- 7
NDSU 14 21 0 14 -- 49
NDSU--Lloyd 6 run (kick failed)
NDSU--Lloyd 1 run (Satter run)
AC--SanAgustin 4 run (Westwood kick)
NDSU--Simdorn 11 run (Boe kick)
NDSU--Toshner 18 run (Boe kick)
NDSU--Satter 26 run (Boe kick)
NDSU--Paulson 5 run (Boe kick)
NDSU--Owen 2 run (Boe kick)
A--7,500
Top Individuals
Rushing--Lloyd (NDSU) 15-132; Burmeier (AC) 19-92; Paulson
(NDSU) 9-90; Simdorn (NDSU) 13-78
Passing--Nelson (AC) 5-18-2, 37 yds.; Owen (NDSU) 2-4-0,
39 yds.; Bishop (AC) 2-4-1, 21 yds.; Simdorn (NDSU)
2-4-0, 18 yds.
Receiving--Thomas (AC) 3-31; Johnson (NDSU) 2-22; Versteeg
(AC) 1-25; Goettl (NDSU) 1-23
1988 NCAA Quarterfi nals
FARGO, ND--Millersville earned the
respect of the North Dakota State football
team and its fans, but the Bison collected
the victory as the Herd rallied for a 36-26
NCAA quarterfi nal win.
The Bison had to do it the hard way.
Down 26-14 early in the fourth period, the
Herd put together a pair of quick-hitting
drives to take the lead midway through the
quarter.
Sophomore quarterback Chris Simdorn,
who scored all three fourth-quarter Bison
TDs, capped a 71-yard, seven-play drive
with a 1-yard run to cut the margin to 26-21.
Three plays later, the Herd regained the ball
at midfi eld. Simdorn's 38-yard run on fi rst
down set up his 2-yard run three plays later
that moved the Bison ahead for the fi rst
time in the game.
Simdorn ended the scoring with less than
a minute to go as he broke a 66-yard run as
the Bison were attempting to run out the
clock.
Statistics MU NDSU
First Downs 27 19
Yds. Rushing 210 434
Yds. Passing 235 48
Total Offense 445 482
Passes 19-36-2 4-7-1
Punts 4-40.5 5-37.4
Penalties 6-50 5-65
Fumbles/Lost 1-0 5-3
Millersville 3 17 0 5 -- 26
NDSU 0 7 7 22 -- 36
MU--FG Hadfi eld 18
MU--Smith 9 pass from Stover (Hadfi eld kick)
MU--FG Hadfi eld 24
NDSU--Kretchman 25 pass from Owen (Boe kick)
MU--Smith 19 pass from Stover (Hadfi eld kick)
NDSU--Satter 76 run (Boe kick)
MU--Highley 3 run (pass failed)
NDSU--Simdorn 1 run (Boe kick)
NDSU--Simdorn 2 run (Satter run)
NDSU--Simdorn 66 run (Boe kick)
A--10,200
Top Individuals
Rushing--Simdorn (NDSU) 21-167; Highley (MU) 26-114; Satter
(NDSU) 7-81; Owen (NDSU) 5-68
Passing--Stover (MU) 19-38-2, 235 yds.; Owen (NDSU) 2-4-1,
36 yds.; Simdorn (NDSU) 2-3-0, 12 yds.
Receiving--Smith (MU) 6-93; Malatesta (MU) 4-54; Kretchman
(NDSU) 3-42; Deans (MU) 3-35
Jeff Dockter (45) puts
the heat on Millerville's
Bret Stover.
BISON IN THE PLAYOFFS
1988 NCAA Semifi nals
FARGO, ND--A trio of 100-yard rushers
propelled North Dakota State to a 42-20
win over Cal State-Sacramento as the Bison
earned a trip to the national championship
game for the fi fth time in the last six years.
The option offense was at its best,
scoring fi ve of its six touchdowns on drives
of 70, 80, 88, 62 and 80 yards. "I've had a
lot of experience with the veer," said CSUS
head coach Bob Mattos, "but not enough
experience to stop it today."
The Bison racked up 413 yards rushing
and 446 yards total offense but one of the
biggest plays of the day was made by the
defense. Leading 21-7 late in the third
quarter, Bison cornerback Steve Ehlert
picked off a pass and ran it back 38 yards
to the CSUS 1-yard line to set up an NDSU
touchdown.
Sophomore Tony Satter (118 yards),
senior Doug Lloyd (115 yards and two TDs),
and sophomore Chris Simdorn (108 yards
and three TDs) worked the veer to perfection.
Statistics CSUS NDSU
First Downs 18 25
Yds. Rushing 109 413
Yds. Passing 210 33
Total Offense 319 446
Passes 13-23-3 4-9-0
Punts 3-33.6 3-36.3
Penalties 3-20 4-35
Fumbles/Lost 1-0 2-0
CSU-Sacramento 0 7 7 6 -- 20
NDSU 7 7 14 14 -- 42
NDSU--Simdorn 5 run (Boe kick)
NDSU--Lloyd 68 run (Boe kick)
CSUS--Trosin 4 run (Gill kick)
NDSU--Lloyd 1 run (Boe kick)
NDSU--Simdorn 1 run (Boe kick)
CSUS--Young 24 pass from Trosin (Gill kick)
NDSU--Owen 20 run (Boe kick)
CSUS--Weaver 64 pass from Trosin (kick failed)
NDSU--Simdorn 1 run (Owen kick)
A--13,200
Top Individuals
Rushing--Satter (NDSU) 17-118; Lloyd (NDSU) 8-115; Simdorn
(NDSU) 26-108; Hair (CSUS) 12-83
Passing--Trosin (CSUS) 13-22-3, 210 yds.; Simdorn (NDSU)
3-5-0, 25 yds.; Satter (NDSU) 1-1-0, 8 yds.
Receiving--Young (CSUS) 5-70; Johnson (NDSU) 3-30;
Weaver (CSUS) 2-70; Brye (CSUS) 2-33
Chris Simdorn (10) breaks free for some
of his 108 yards rushing.
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