North Dakota State is one of college football’s great dynasties, but the madness that is usually reserved for March struck a few months early at the Fargodome.
Hosting unranked Illinois State in the second round of the FCS playoffs, the undefeated, No. 1-ranked Bison turned the Redbirds over five times and held them to just 6-of-18 on third down, but could get nothing going on offense, finishing with just 179 yards on the day, with six total first downs.
