Minnesota Duluth
10-2 2025 finalMinnesota Duluth is the D2 power that won national championships in 2008 and 2010 — and just broke a 13-year drought to claim an unshared NSIC title in 2025, proving the Bulldogs still belong at the top of Division II.
The Bulldogs are patient.
Minnesota Duluth is the D2 power that won national championships in 2008 and 2010 — and just broke a 13-year drought to claim an unshared NSIC title in 2025, proving the Bulldogs still belong at the top of Division II.
Minnesota Duluth went 10-2 overall and 9-1 in the NSIC North Division in 2025, claiming the conference's 22nd unshared title and the program's first unshared crown since 2012 — ending a 13-year drought. Coach Curt Wiese (10th seas…
Offseason
69 days
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The 2026 Outlook
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What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Minnesota Duluth
The baseline for a successful season.
Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.
Entry into the 32-team national bracket.
The Division II national championship game.
Minnesota Duluth · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Minnesota Duluth · low confidence
Growing (76)
Home-Field Advantage · Minnesota Duluth · 2018-present
Strong
82% home win rate vs 67% on the road. margin runs +8.4 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Northern Sun Standing · 2025
1st in the Northern Sun
Minnesota Duluth sits at the top of the Northern Sun at 10-2. Everyone else is chasing.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Duluth | 10-2 |
| 2 | Minnesota State Mankato | 10-4 |
| 3 | Augustana University (SD) | 9-2 |
| 4 | Minnesota State Moorhead | 8-3 |
| 5 | Northern State | 7-4 |
| 6 | Sioux Falls | 7-4 |
| 7 | Wayne State (NE) | 7-4 |
| 8 | Winona State | 6-5 |
| 9 | Bemidji State | 4-7 |
| 10 | University of Mary | 4-7 |
| 11 | Minot State | 3-8 |
| 12 | Concordia University St Paul | 2-9 |
| 13 | Southwest Minnesota State | 1-10 |
Schedule Strength · Minnesota Duluth · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 45% across 12 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · Minnesota Duluth · 2025
Postseason · Lost 7-32 at Ashland
Week 13 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
Postseason History
Recent postseason (2025): 0-1
Most recent: 2025 — loss 32-7 (away). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.
From the Archive — Minnesota Duluth
2025: Won 42-28 vs Bemidji State
In 2025, the program won 42-28 vs Bemidji State — a comfortable home result that left the 14-point margin on the books.
Bulldogs eat tonight.