1987 NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON FOOTBALL TEAM

1987 North Dakota State Bison football
1987 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	6–4 (6–3 NCC)
Head coach	Rocky Hager (1st season);
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 North Central Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Mankato State $^	8	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
St. Cloud State	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
North Dakota State	6	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha	5	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
South Dakota	5	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
North Dakota	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
South Dakota State	4	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Morningside	3	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northern Colorado	2	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Augustana (SD)	1	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1987 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their first year under head coach Rocky Hager, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Northern Michigan*	No. 1	Memorial Field Marquette, MI	L 6–10	3,580	^[1]
September 19	South Dakota State	No. 9	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND ( rivalry)	W 43–7	16,300	^[2]
September 26	at Augustana (SD)	No. 8	Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 34–0	2,500	^[3]
October 3	Morningside	No. 6	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 33–0	13,500	^[4]
October 10	at St. Cloud State	No. 6	Selke Field St. Cloud, MN	W 24–3	3,958	^[5]
October 17	Mankato State	No. 6	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 22–28	16,800	^[6]
October 24	Northern Colorado	No. 15	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 43–21	10,500	^[7]
October 31	at South Dakota	No. 17	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	L 12–28	7,800	^[8]
November 7	at Nebraska–Omaha		Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	L 21–27	3,300	^[9]
November 14	North Dakota		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND ( Nickel Trophy)	W 42–10	13,500	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "N. Mich. 10, N. Dakota St. 6". Lansing State Journal. September 13, 1987. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "N. Dakota St. 43, S. Dakota St. 7". Rapid City Journal. September 20, 1987. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison thunder to 34–0 victory". Argus-Leader. September 27, 1987. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison upend Chiefs". Sioux City Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison prove they're the best". St. Cloud Times. October 12, 1987. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mavs end Bison home win streak". The Bismarck Tribune. October 18, 1987. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison freshman has big rushing day". The Bismarck Tribune. October 25, 1987. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "USD knocks Bison out of 1st". Argus-Leader. November 1, 1987. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UNO 27, N. Dakota St. 21". The Lincoln Star. November 8, 1987. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "How physical are Bison? Ask Sioux". The Bismarck Tribune. November 15, 1987. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1987 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 8, 2022.

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v t e North Dakota State Bison football
Venues	Dacotah Field (1910–1992) Fargodome (1993–present)
Bowls & rivalries	North Dakota: Nickel Trophy South Dakota State: Dakota Marker
Culture & lore	Thundar " On Bison" Gold Star Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e North Dakota State Bison football
Venues	Dacotah Field (1910–1992) Fargodome (1993–present)
Bowls & rivalries	North Dakota: Nickel Trophy South Dakota State: Dakota Marker
Culture & lore	Thundar " On Bison" Gold Star Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold