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Blue Hawks head to Valley City for final NSAA road trip

Blue Hawks head to Valley City for final NSAA road trip

THIS WEEK IN DICKINSON STATE FOOTBALL...


Saturday, Nov. 9 – Lokken Stadium – Valley City, N.D. – 2:00 pm MT
#17 Dickinson State (7-1, 6-0 NSAA) at Valley City State (3-5, 2-4 NSAA)

LIVE VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBpwPb_GDec
LIVE STATS: dsubluehawks.com/sports/fball/2024-25/boxscores/20241109_9mcv.xml
LIVE AUDIO: kdix.com

SOCIAL MEDIA: Check the @BlueHawkFB X feed for updates

PLAYOFF PUSH: With their 10th consecutive North Star Athletic Association title already wrapped up, Dickinson State will now look to improve their playoff standing in an attempt to host a first round NAIA playoff game. The Blue Hawks are guaranteed a spot in the 20-team playoff thanks to their conference title, but will need to be seeded 13,14,15, or 16 in order to host a first-round matchup at the Biesiot Activities Center. DSU will look to win their ninth straight matchup with in-state rival Valley City State. A win would also mark 40 consecutive NSAA victories for Dickinson State.

THE SERIES...
vs VCSU: DSU leads 49-35-5
Last: DSU 19-5 (10/5/24 in Dickinson) / Streak: DSU 8
Notes: DSU has not lost to VCSU since 2019 and have won 16 of the last 17 matchups between the teams. Last season in Valley City the Blue Hawks won 34-10 and in 2022 the Hawks won by a nearly identical 35-10 score.

SOARING HAWKS...
Jayden Heartwell x2 NSAA Defensive Player of the Week (Wk. 1,7)
Semaj Clark x2 – NSAA Offensive Player of the Week (Wk. 3,7)
Will Madler x2 – NSAA Offensive Player of the Week (Wk. 5,10)
Braden Zuroff x2 – NSAA Offensive Player of the Week (Wk. 6,8)
Chase Miller NSAA Special Teams Player of the Week (Wk. 10)

IN THE POLLS…

Dickinson State came in at #17 in the most recent national poll (11/4)…

RANK

LAST TIME

INSTITUTION (FIRST-PLACE VOTES]

RECORD

FINAL POINTS

1

1

Keiser (Fla. ) [16]

7-0

375

2

2

Grand View (Iowa) [1]

8-0

356

3

3

Indiana Wesleyan

8-1

349

4

4

Montana Western

7-1

321

5

5

St. Thomas (Fla.)

7-1

312

6

6

Morningside (Iowa)

8-1

310

7

10

Dordt (Iowa)

7-1

270

8

12

MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)

8-0

270

9

11

Texas Wesleyan

8-0

265

10

13

Montana Tech

7-2

226

11

7

Benedictine (Kan.)

7-2

218

12

14

Georgetown (Ky.)

6-2

207

13

9

Northwestern (Iowa)

6-2

193

14

21

Carroll (Mont.)

7-1

186

15

15

Baker (Kan.)

7-1

172

16

8

Southern Oregon

7-2

150

17

17

Dickinson State (N.D.)

7-1

136

18

20

OUAZ (Ariz.)

7-1

121

19

18

Southeastern (Fla.)

5-2

72

20

23

Friends (Kan.)

8-1

67

21

16

Evangel (Mo.)

7-1

60

22

RV

Saint Francis (Ind.)

7-2

57

23

RV

Concordia (Neb.)

7-2

56

24

NR

Campbellsville (Ky.)

8-1

38

25

RV

Southwestern (Kan.)

8-1

36

Dropped From Top 25: St. Francis (Ill.), Cumberland (Tenn.), College of Idaho, Bethel (Tenn.)

Receiving Votes: McPherson (Kan.) 20, Marian (Ind.) 10, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 9