The 2018 season's largest margin: North Dakota State 65, Southern Illinois 17. A 48-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2018 — The Ten-Win Year
North Dakota State's 2018 season (15-0) 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 last act: North Dakota State beat Eastern Washington 38-24 in the postseason.
"Go Bison"
2018 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.