BISON PLAYOFF HISTORY - North Dakota State University Athletics

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2009 BISON FOOTBALL 114 BISON IN THE PLAYOFFS 1976 NCAA Quarterfi nal RICHMOND, KY--North Dakota State overcame fi ve lost fumbles with two fi rst-half scores and then used a stubborn defense that yielded but refused to break for a 10-7 NCAA quarterfi nal victory in the Division II national football playoffs over Ohio Valley Conference champion Eastern Kentucky. The Bison, ranked 10th in the nation and six-point underdogs to the fi fth-ranked Colonels of EKU, scored on QB Steve Campbell's 3-yard run in the fi rst quarter and a 38-yard fi eld goal by Mike McTague in the second quarter. And, the Bison were inside the EKU 25 three other times only to lose the ball on fumbles. The defense was superb in the fi rst half, holding the Colonels to just 72 yards total offense. EKU came alive in the second half and the Bison held on downs twice inside the 20 and forced the Colonels to miss two other fi eld goal attempts. Eastern Kentucky fi nished with 338 yards total offense while the Bison had 298 yards. Statistics NDSU EKU First Downs 15 17 Yds. Rush 288 190 Yds. Pass 10 148 Passes 1-7-0 10-19-2 Punts 5-40.4 6-36.5 Penalties 7-75 5-45 Fumbles/Lost 5-5 4-1 E. Kentucky 0 0 7 0 -- 7 NDSU 7 3 0 0 -- 10 NDSU--Campbell 3 run (McTague kick) NDSU--FG McTague 38 EKU--Nelson 34 pass from House (Landis kick) A--3,360 Freshman QB Steve Campbell (5) engineered NDSU's upset of Eastern Kentucky. 1976 Grantland Rice Bowl FARGO, ND--Montana State University scored a third-period touchdown and added a fourth-quarter fi eld goal to overcome a 3-0 North Dakota State University halftime lead and capture a 10-3 NCAA semifi nal playoff victory in the Grantland Rice Bowl at Dacotah Field over a stubborn Bison squad. Montana State, the No. 1 team in the nation (and the eventual national champion), had its hands full with the Thundering Herd before 6,100 fans and a regional ABC television audience. The Bison took a 3-0 lead in the fi rst quarter on a 25-yard fi eld goal by Mike McTague. NDSU had another excellent scoring opportunity in the fi rst half but missed by inches on a fourth down at the MSU 31. The Bison reached Montana State territory twice in the second half with a pass interception thwarting the best bid on a fi rst-down play at the 24-yard line. The Bison lost four interceptions and two fumbles on a coldy, windy and snowy day. The loss snapped a nine-game winning streak for the Herd and it was only the second Bison loss in nine postseason appearances dating back to 1964. Statistics NDSU MSU First Downs 8 16 Yds. Rush 146 174 Yds. Pass 51 76 Passes 4-19-4 8-15-1 Punts 5-41.4 6-38.3 Penalties 7-58 3-53 Fumbles/Lost 3-2 1-0 Montana State 0 0 7 3 -- 10 NDSU 3 0 0 0 -- 3 NDSU--FG McTague 25 MSU--Damberger 5 pass from Dennehy (Muri kick) MSU--FG Muri 34 A--6,100 Motorized brooms cleared the fi eld of snow while ABC's cameras were bundled up to prevent freezing. 1977 NCAA Quarterfi nal FARGO, ND--A bitterly cold, snowy and windy day greeted the No. 1-ranked North Dakota State Bison and the No. 10-ranked Northern Michigan Wildcats at Dacotah Field as the 1977 NCAA playoffs opened. The Bison played a near fl awless game and posted a 20-6 win over the Wildcats to advance to the semifi nals. High mounds of snow around the fi eld and a 7 degree temperature at kickoff did little to chill the Bison as they jumped to a 7-0 halftime lead on a 3-yard run by Gordy Sprattler after a Don Hutson fumble recovery on the NMU 31-yard line. The Bison pushed it to 20-0 after three quarters with a pair of third-quarter TDs. Jay Klein fell on a fumbled Wildcat punt attempt in the end zone for the second NDSU TD and Bison QB Mark Speral crossed over from one yard out after Hutson picked off an enemy pass and returned it 17 yards to the Northern Michigan 15. The Wildcats scored early in the fourth period but were never in the game despite picking up 240 yards in the air. The Bison recovered four NMU fumbles and snatched one pass in running their record to 9-1-1. Statistics NDSU NMU First Downs 10 17 Yds. Rush 186 53 Yds. Pass 3 240 Passes 1-7-1 16-30-1 Punts 6-33.6 4-22.7 Penalties 7-49 2-20 Fumbles/Lost 0-0 8-4 Northern Mich. 0 0 0 6 -- 6 NDSU 0 7 13 0 -- 20 NDSU--Sprattler 3 run (McTague kick) NDSU--Klein recovered fumble in end zone (McTague kick) NDSU--Speral 1 run (kick blocked) NMU--Florini 1 run (kick failed) A--2,200 It was a cold, snowy day for the 1977 quarterfi nal game.
1977 Grantland Rice Bowl ANNISTON, AL--An obviously subpar exhibition by the North Dakota State football team resulted in a 31-7 upset loss to host Jacksonville State in the Grantland Rice Bowl as the Bison fell for the second straight year in the NCAA semifi nal contest. Whether or not a suspected case of food poisoning had an effect on the Bison team play can't be determined, but the club was extremely sluggish. Jacksonville State completely dominated play. The normal strong Bison rushing attack gained just 148 yards and didn't get into paydirt until 13:47 remained in the game on a 2-yard plunge by Gordy Sprattler. The Bison defense allowed bowl gamerecord highs of 223 yards rushing and 413 yards total offense to the Gamecocks. The loss snapped an eight-game Bison win streak before 10,000 fans and a regional ABC television audience. Statistics NDSU JSU First Downs 13 20 Yds. Rush 148 223 Yds. Pass 96 180 Passes 10-21-2 17-25-0 Punts 7-32.0 4-37.5 Penalties 3-29 3-26 Fumbles/Lost 3-3 4-3 Jacksonville St. 10 14 7 0 -- 31 NDSU 0 0 0 7 -- 7 JSU--Coleman 1 run (Riddle kick) JSU--FG Riddle 27 JSU--Barker 5 pass from Green (Riddle kick) JSU--Walker 1 pass from Green (Riddle kick) JSU--Green 5 run (Riddle kick) NDSU--Sprattler 2 run (McTague kick) A--10,000 Gordy Sprattler 1981 NCAA Quarterfi nal BURIEN, WA--Sixth-ranked North Dakota State scored two touchdowns in the fi nal three minutes of play to stop the No. 3ranked University of Puget Sound 24-10 in the fi rst game of the 1981 national playoffs. The Bison, a renowned ground team, used the pass to set up the winning TD. A 49-yard strike to Robert Blakley from quarterback Mark Nellermoe gave the Bison a fi rst down on the UPS 20 and set up Jeff Willis' 6-yard run three plays later to give the Bison their ninth win of the campaign. Moments later, a pass interception by Mike Stratton set up a 1-yard Nellermoe plunge and the Bison were in the semifi nals. The 1-2 punch of Mike Kasowski and Kevin Peters paced the Bison to a 281-yard rushing day. Kasowski had 106 yards including a 1-yard TD run while Peters had 114 yards. Mark Luedtke's 24-yard fi eld goal with six seconds left gave the Bison a 10-7 halftime lead after the Bison blocked a UPS punt. The Bison controlled the UPS ground attack to the tune of 52 yards in 39 carries but were troubled by a tremendous aerial assault by UPS quarterback Rod Drivstuen. Drivstuen completed 20 of 30 passes for 207 yards and one TD including 10 to slick receiver Mike Bos. Statistics NDSU UPS First Downs 23 19 Yds. Rush 281 52 Yds. Pass 89 218 Passes 3-5-0 21-33-2 Punts 4-39.5 6-33.2 Penalties 4-28 10-95 Fumbles/Lost 5-2 3-3 Puget Sound 7 0 3 0 -- 10 NDSU 0 10 0 14 -- 24 UPS-Bos 19 pass from Drivstuen (Laughlin kick) NDSU--Kasowski 1 run (Luedtke kick) NDSU--FG Luedtke 24 UPS--FG Laughlin 29 NDSU--Willis 6 run (Luedtke kick) NDSU--Nellermoe 1 run (Luedtke kick) A--4,500 Top Individuals Rushing--Peters (NDSU) 26-114; Kasowski (NDSU) 20-106; Bagby (UPS) 16-41; Lindblad (UPS) 10-31 Passing--Drivstuen (UPS) 20-30-1, 207 yds.; Nellermoe-- (NDSU) 3-5-0, 89 yds. Receiving--Bos (UPS) 10-144; Estes (UPS) 5-40; Bowton (UPS) 2-24; Lindblad (UPS) 2-0 Kevin Peters BISON IN THE PLAYOFFS 1981 NCAA Semifi nals SHIPPENSBURG, PA--North Dakota State powered its way past Shippensburg State College and into the championship game of the NCAA football playoffs with a windblown 18-6 victory over the Raiders. Eighth-ranked Shippensburg carried the nation's top record into the battle (12-0). The Raiders held the Bison to a 6-6 halftime tie before NDSU pulled away with two second-half touchdowns before a regional ABC television audience. It was an awesome rushing performance that eventually ground the Raiders down. Running back Mike Kasowski gained 142 yards and scored two TDs while his mate, Kevin Peters, picked up 138 yards. Quarterback Mark Nellermoe added 93 yards and one score as the Herd gained 382 yards rushing. Kasowski scored from seven yards out on the fi rst NDSU possession before SSC put together a 19-play, 90-yard march to tie at 6-6. Nellermoe's 12-yard run gave the Bison a permanent lead late in the third quarter after the Bison recovered a SSC fumble near midfi eld. The insurance score came on the next Bison possession as NDSU marched 81 yards in 8 plays with Kasowski taking it the fi nal 14. The win was the 10th straight for the Bison (10-2). Statistics NDSU SSC First Downs 21 27 Yds. Rush 382 143 Yds. Pass 34 250 Passes 2-6-0 19-36-1 Punts 3-38.0 4-34.3 Penalties 6-37 6-50 Fumbles/Lost 2-2 4-2 Shippensburg 6 0 0 0 -- 6 NDSU 6 0 6 6 -- 18 NDSU--Kasowski 7 run (Kick failed) SSC--Sodrosky 11 pass from Ebersole (Kick failed) NDSU--Nellermoe 12 run (pass failed) NDSU--Kasowski 13 run (run failed) A--7,400 Top Individuals Rushing--Kasowski (NDSU) 20-142; Peters (NDSU) 20-138; Nellermoe (NDSU) 18-93; Friese (SSC) 21-83 Passing--Ebersole (SSC) 19-36-1, 250 yds.; Nellermoe (NDSU) 2-6-0, 34 yds. Receiving--Noon (SSC) 5-67; Friese (SSC) 5-57; Zubia (SSC) 4-76; Tidd (NDSU) 2-34 Mike Kasowski 2009 BISON FOOTBALL 115
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