Best Bison Team Ever?

[ddaly15]

This team has to be the greatest team ever. A 10-1 1AA team ranked in the top 5 in the country vs. a national championship d2 team? I know the d2 talent level was a lot stronger in the 80's but still this team has to be the best bison team ever.

[rabidrabbit]

Slostang can probably reference this better than me, but Cal Poly beat Boise St. some time mid 80's. Cal Poly won the DII title that year, and Boise St. won the I AA title that year.

Therefore, it is inconclusive that this year was a better team for NDSU than an undefeated DII title winner.

Regardless, the Bison were an excellent team this year, and I saw that at least two voters still had them #1 at AGS.

[sambini]

I'm a little partial to the 1986 team. One word would be DOMINATE . And thats what they did.+++

[kchats]

I was a freshman in 1986. I remember going to the games and by the end of the first quarter it was usually at least 28-0 most of the time 35-0. That team didn't need to pass to score quickly but did occassionally. I took flag football as a physical education and asked the instructor (a football coach on the staff) why the Bison didn't pass more. He said we will pass when someone can stop our running game. Nobody every did.

[1bizon1]

DIAA.....Coach Bohl and the rest of the coaching staff.....current players & *future signees......

Bizon fans, I do not think we have seen the best Bizon team yet......

Gateway Conference.....are you listening?! * *Scary isn't it!!!

GOD, it's *Great to be wearing the Green and Gold of the THUNDERING HERD!!!!

Thought of this song by BTO....."You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet!"

[sambini]

Its on the horizon++++

[99Bison]

Directly from Bisonville records below.

1986 Bison = Domination, no questions asked just as sambini mentioned.

9/6/1986 Northern Michigan 52-7
9/20/1986 Minn. State - Mankato 48-7
9/27/1986 South Dakota 21-12
10/4/1986 Northern Colorado 33-12
10/11/1986 South Dakota State 49-7
10/18/1986 St. Cloud State 49-7
10/25/1986 Morningside College 63-0
11/1/1986 Nebraska-Omaha 25-3
11/8/1986 Augustana College 25-0
11/15/1986 North Dakota 62-13
11/29/1986 Ashland 50-0
12/6/1986 Central State - Ohio 35-12
12/13/1986 South Dakota 27-7

http://www.bisonville.com/zd001980.html

13 points scored against was the most... Hello!
6.69 pts per game against average... Hello!
To go along with 41.46 for per game... Hello!
Closest games were 9, 20, 21, 22 points... Hello!

Looks like the definition of domination on paper in addition to watching it.

[ccrider]

1986....no further discussion needed. Thanks for playing.

[CaBisonFan]

Nice discussion, but they're all the best. 8-)

[kuby300]

I was one of the lucky ones that had to drive home to Milwaukee in 85. I happened to bring my bud Gary Barta home to show him the great town of Milwaukee. We got the call early Sunday to get our butts back(had a bit of a hangover, thought we were dreaming). It was worth driving 1200 miles in 3 days. P.S. Best team ever, 86