FARGO — For just the second time in the illustrious history of North Dakota State football, the Bison won 12 games in the regular season, a year that will go down with boatloads of highlights. Yet …

For the 16th straight time, NDSU reached the Division I FCS playoffs and for the 10th time in school history finished the regular season unbeaten. Yet …

In a statistical ode to complimentary football, NDSU finished first in scoring defense in the FCS and fourth in scoring offense. Special teams was solid, also, with kicker Eli Ozick fourth in the FCS in field goal percentage.

Yet …

Yet the sting of the 29-28 loss to Illinois State at home in the FCS second round may take awhile to soothe. It was the first time a Bison team lost their opening round playoff game since 1997 when Northwest Miss

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