1983 North Dakota State Bison football team
American college football season
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The 1983 North Dakota State football team represented North Dakota State University during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 87th season of Bison football. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. The 1983 team came off a 12–1 record from the previous season.[1] The 1983 team was led by coach Don Morton. The team finished the regular season with a 9–1 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Bison defeated the Central State Marauders, 41–21, in the National Championship Game en route to the program's first NCAA Division II Football Championship.[2]
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record12–1 (8–1 NCC)
Headcoach
- Don Morton (5th season)
DefensivecoordinatorMike Daly (5th season)
| 1983 North Dakota State Bison football | |
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NCAA Division II champion NCC champion | |
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 41–21 vs.Central State (OH) | |
| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 12–1 (8–1 NCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Mike Daly (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Dacotah Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 North Dakota State +^ | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Nebraska–Omaha + | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Cloud State | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mankato State | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | at Northern Michigan* |
| W 17–14 | 5,602 | [3] | |
| September 17 | at Mankato State | W 10–9 | 4,000 | [4] | ||
| September 24 | Augustana (SD) | No. 3 | W 20–6 | 12,700 | [5] | |
| October 1 | at Nebraska–Omaha | No. 3 | L 10–18 | 8,400 | [6] | |
| October 8 | South Dakota | No. 10 |
| W 17–3 | 13,200 | [7] |
| October 15 | at South Dakota State | No. 9 | W 24–12 | 9,308 | [8] | |
| October 22 | Northern Colorado | No. 10 |
| W 34–21 | 10,600 | [9] |
| October 29 | at North Dakota | No. 9 | W 23–6 | 14,800 | [10] | |
| November 5 | at Morningside | No. 5 |
| W 49–7 | 1,356 | [11] |
| November 12 | St. Cloud State | No. 5 |
| W 31–20 | 3,300 | [12] |
| November 26 | No. 4 Towson State* | No. 5 |
| W 24–17 | 5,600 | [13] |
| December 3 | at No. 1 UC Davis* | No. 5 |
| W 26–17 | 9,100 | [14][15] |
| December 10 | vs. No. 7 Central State (OH)* | No. 6 |
| W 41–21 | 5,275 | [16] |
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