Minot State

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Northern Sun · Herb Parker Stadium · 4,250

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Southwest Minnesota State · our model 77% Minot State · a number, not a pick

LastL 33–38 at Augustana (SD) · Sat Sep 12

Nextvs Southwest Minnesota State · Sat Sep 19 · 3 pm ET · Herb Parker Stadium · series 1-2

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Minot State · 2026 schedule & results0-3
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 27#331#296Emporia StateL 30–360-10-0
1Sep 3#331#317Wayne State (NE)L 28–350-20-1
2Sep 12#340#312@Augustana (SD)L 33–380-30-2
3Sep 19#342#415Southwest Minnesota State
4Sep 26#343#342@Bemidji State
5Oct 3Minnesota St Moorhead
6Oct 10@Jamestown
8Oct 24@Sioux Falls
9Oct 31University of Mary
10Nov 7Northern State
11Nov 14@Minnesota Duluth

Game Week

4d 19h

until kickoff · vs Southwest Minnesota State · Sat Sep 19 · 3 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Minot State is a North Dakota plains program that built a #6 national rushing offense in 2025 despite a 3-8 record — and is now under new coach Randall Herbst with a mandate to convert offensive talent into wins.

Standard GapA program with elite offensive weapons (#6 rushing nationally) but a 3-8…

Fans here believe minot State carries an internal chip: the gap between what the team can do (elite rushing) and what it can't (win consistently).

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The season in chapters

Ahead
Sat Sep 19Next: Southwest Minnesota Statevs Southwest Minnesota State · at home

What it is like to watch them2025 · 3-8 · last season

Game feel54rock fightscombined pts / game11th highest-scoring of 14 in the Northern Sun
Heart rate2-3white-knucklein one-score games (5 of 11)2nd most one-score games of 14 in the Northern Sun
Margin-6.4competitiveavg scoring margin10th best margin of 14 in the Northern Sun

✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among Northern Sun teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Minot State has won one of its last five.

Cold. 3-7 over the last 10, and lost the last four.

Streak L4Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 3-7
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Southwest Minnesota State · at home

Outcome band · Minot State · 2026

Minot State's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base0-12Mid-table finish.
Ceiling3-9Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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The experience

Minot State is a North Dakota plains program that built a #6 national rushing offense in 2025 despite a 3-8 record — and is now under new coach Randall Herbst with a mandate to convert offensive talent into wins.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

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