The 2017 season's largest margin: North Dakota State 72, Mississippi Valley State 7. A 65-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2017 — The Ten-Win Year
North Dakota State's 2017 season (14-1) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
The season's deepest loss: North Dakota State 21, South Dakota State 33. A 12-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: North Dakota State beat James Madison 17-13 in the postseason.
"Go Bison"
2017 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.