THIS WEEK IN DICKINSON STATE FOOTBALL...
Thursday, Aug. 29 – Biesiot Activities Center – Dickinson N.D. – 6:00 pm MT
#15 Dickinson State (0-0, 0-0 NSAA) vs Rocky Mountain (0-0, 0-0 Frontier)
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SEASON OPENER: Coming off a season that saw the Blue Hawks advance to the second round of the NAIA National Tournament, DSU looks to take another step forward in their final season in the North Star Athletic Association … they will take on future Frontier Conference rival Rocky Mountain College and look to avenge a 20-19 week one loss in Billings last season … with both starting quarterback Will Madler and starting running back Braden Zuroff back to lead the offense behind an experienced offensive line expect a high powered offense to piggyback off the usual strong Blue Hawk defense this season
THE SERIES...
vs RMC: DSU leads 23-19-2
Last: RMC 20-19 (8/26/23 in Billings) / Streak: RMC 4
Notes: RMC has taken the last four in the series, but the teams have only played once since 2016, last year in Billings
IN THE POLLS…
The Blue Hawks enter the season ranked #15 in the national polls.
|
RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
2023 RECORD |
POINTS |
|
1 |
3 |
Keiser (Fla.) [14] |
12-2 |
349 |
|
2 |
1 |
Northwestern (Iowa) [2] |
14-1 |
337 |
|
3 |
4 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
10-2 |
310 |
|
4 |
10 |
College of Idaho |
10-3 |
308 |
|
5 |
2 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
11-1 |
291 |
|
6 |
6 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
10-2 |
274 |
|
7 |
5 |
Marian (Ind.) |
9-2 |
253 |
|
8 |
7 |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
11-2 |
245 |
|
9 |
10 |
Saint Xavier (Ill.) |
8-4 |
242 |
|
10 |
10 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
9-3 |
236 |
|
11 |
8 |
Montana Western |
9-2 |
227 |
|
12 |
15 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
9-4 |
179 |
|
13 |
14 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
9-3 |
171 |
|
14 |
9 |
Evangel (Mo.) |
11-1 |
159 |
|
15 |
16 |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
10-2 |
149 |
|
16 |
13 |
OUAZ (Ariz.) |
8-1 |
125 |
|
17 |
20 |
Baker (Kan.) |
9-3 |
107 |
|
18 |
18 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
8-3 |
101 |
|
19 |
25 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
8-3 |
95 |
|
20 |
19 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
7-3 |
88 |
|
21 |
17 |
Montana Tech |
7-4 |
82 |
|
22 |
21 |
Louisiana Christian |
9-2 |
44 |
|
23 |
22 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
9-2 |
32 |
|
24 |
23 |
Friends (Kan.) |
9-2 |
28 |
|
24 |
NR |
Kansas Wesleyan |
8-3 |
28 |
Receiving Votes: Southern Oregon 26; Carroll (Mont.) 21; Concordia (Mich.) 13; Ottawa (Kan.) 2; Pikeville (Ky.) 2