Northern State

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Northern Sun · Swisher Field · 6,000

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Minnesota State · our model 29% Northern State · a number, not a pick

LastW 30–3 at Southwest Minnesota State · Sat Sep 12

Nextat Minnesota State · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Blakeslee Stadium · series 1-2, last win 2022

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Northern State · 2026 schedule & results3-0
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 27#341#309Chadron StateW 42–171-00-0
1Sep 3#341#348Winona StateW 31–162-01-0
2Sep 12#339#406@Southwest Minnesota StateW 30–33-02-0
3Sep 19#322#282@Minnesota State
4Sep 26#320#382University of Mary
5Oct 3Bemidji State
6Oct 10@Minnesota Duluth
8Oct 24@Minnesota St Moorhead
9Oct 31Augustana (SD)
10Nov 7@Minot State
11Nov 14Jamestown

Game Week

4d 18h

until kickoff · at Minnesota State · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Northern State is a South Dakota regional program that won 14 state championships in the 1950s-1970s — and has spent the modern NSIC era rebuilding from a generational decline, hunting for relevance again.

Standard Gap14 state championships and two perfect seasons (1953, 1969) in the mid-2…

Fans here believe the Wolves carry nostalgia instead of a chip: the gap between what Northern State once was (1950s-60s champion) and what it became.

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2025 · 7-4 · last season

Game feel64shootoutscombined pts / game2nd highest-scoring of 14 in the Northern Sun
Heart rate3-1some dramain one-score games (4 of 11)8th most one-score games of 14 in the Northern Sun
Margin+6.5competitiveavg scoring margin6th 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

Northern State has won four of its last five.

Warming. 7-3 over the last 10, and won the last four.

Streak W4Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 7-3
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Minnesota State · away

Outcome band · Northern State · 2026

Northern State's most likely season is 3-9 — mid-table finish. The floor is 1-11; the ceiling is 6-6.

Floor1-11Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base3-9Mid-table finish.
Ceiling6-6Conference 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

Northern State is a South Dakota regional program that won 14 state championships in the 1950s-1970s — and has spent the modern NSIC era rebuilding from a generational decline, hunting for relevance again.

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.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Wolves.”
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