What's the greatest comeback in NDSU history?

[WeAreThePride]

Yeah. At #3 Montana in front of a record crowd down 24-2 at the half. Montana was coming off of an 11-win season while NDSU was coming off a 2-win season.

The win had a great impact on turning the program around. NDSU got two huge in-state recruits the next week and NDSU just picked up steam from there.

But it was 2003 not 2002.

Sounds like a winner to me, even if it's not the greatest absolute magnitude comeback.

I didn't know they were ranked 3.

[tony]

Sounds like a winner to me, even if it's not the greatest absolute magnitude comeback.

I didn't know they were ranked 3.

I had forgotten too and had to look it up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_N...tball_rankings

Hey, NDSU beat Montana when they were ranked #3 back in 2014 too.

[Bison06]

Yeah. At #3 Montana in front of a record crowd down 24-2 at the half. Montana was coming off of an 11-win season while NDSU was coming off a 2-win season.

The win had a great impact on turning the program around. NDSU got two huge in-state recruits the next week and NDSU just picked up steam from there.

But it was 2003 not 2002.

Side note: Man, I am glad that NDSU blew past the "get a signature win" stage right away - that talk was weak.

Haha, wow, yes 2003. What an old man brain moment for me.

[HerdBot]

I had forgotten too and had to look it up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_N...tball_rankings

Hey, NDSU beat Montana when they were ranked #3 back in 2014 too.

That was a big win when we were D2

[Bison06]

That was a big win when we were D2

That win was so enormous for the football program and the school.

Gene Taylor once told me that win galvanized everyone who was on the fence or against the move to DI within NDSU's ranks and ushered in a level of support that has been the catalyst for all of our success in DI.

[EC8CH]

Winning championship after losing to USD and Wentz with a broken wrist. That weekend was a gut punch. To comeback, go undefeated afterward and win the championship... Biggest comeback season.

[tony]

That win was so enormous for the football program and the school.

Gene Taylor once told me that win galvanized everyone who was on the fence or against the move to DI within NDSU's ranks and ushered in a level of support that has been the catalyst for all of our success in DI.

Yeah, it was a great comeback game but it was also the start of a great comeback by the program. Pretty sure it was Roehl and Wurzbacher who committed that week.

[IzzyFlexion]

Iowa State game in '14 wasn't a nail biting comeback, but for NDSU to put up 34 unanswered after being down 14 (after 16:00 of clock).......against a Big 12 school,.......with a new QB,.......after getting beaten fairly soundly in their previous meeting,.......in front of 52,000 on the road.......

[OrygunBison]

Iowa State game in '14 wasn't a nail biting comeback, but for NDSU to put up 34 unanswered after being down 14 (after 16:00 of clock).......against a Big 12 school,.......with a new QB,.......after getting beaten fairly soundly in their previous meeting,.......in front of 52,000 on the road.......

New HC as well.

[AKBison]

For me it's SHSU in the Dome. However, it absolutely sucks that it's the 3rd week of August and this is the best thing we have to talk about. Carry on