The 2021 season's largest margin: North Dakota State 64, Valparaiso 0. A 64-point win — the year's high-water mark.
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2021 — The Ten-Win Year
North Dakota State's 2021 season (14-1) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
The season's deepest loss: North Dakota State 19, South Dakota State 27. A 8-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: North Dakota State beat Montana State 38-10 in the postseason.
"Go Bison"
2021 is a middle chapter for North Dakota State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.