North Dakota State University began the homecoming tradition in 1921. It has been held annually except for the war years of 1943 and 1944 and a cancellation in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit
NDSUHomecoming.com for information about the week's events.
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Date |
Opponent |
Result |
10/22/1921 |
South Dakota State |
L, 0-54 |
11/4/1922 |
North Dakota |
L, 0-7 |
10/13/1923 |
South Dakota State |
W, 14-13 |
11/1/1924 |
North Dakota |
W, 20-7 |
10/17/1925 |
South Dakota State |
T, 3-3 |
11/13/1926 |
North Dakota |
L, 6-7 |
10/15/1927 |
South Dakota State |
L, 0-33 |
10/27/1928 |
North Dakota |
L, 0-18 |
10/19/1929 |
South Dakota State |
T, 0-0 |
10/25/1930 |
North Dakota |
L, 7-14 |
10/24/1931 |
South Dakota State |
L, 0-7 |
10/22/1932 |
North Dakota |
W, 7-6 |
10/14/1933 |
South Dakota State |
L, 7-13 |
10/27/1934 |
North Dakota |
W, 7-0 |
10/12/1935 |
South Dakota State |
W, 7-6 |
10/31/1936 |
North Dakota |
L, 0-14 |
10/9/1937 |
South Dakota State |
L, 6-13 |
10/29/1938 |
North Dakota |
L, 13-17 |
10/14/1939 |
South Dakota State |
L, 0-6 |
10/26/1940 |
North Dakota |
L, 0-24 |
10/11/1941 |
South Dakota State |
L, 0-7 |
10/24/1942 |
North Dakota |
W, 26-14 |
10/27/1945 |
North Dakota |
W, 26-7 |
10/12/1946 |
South Dakota State |
W, 6-0 |
10/18/1947 |
North Dakota |
L, 20-25 |
10/16/1948 |
South Dakota State |
L, 6-7 |
10/29/1949 |
North Dakota |
L, 6-13 |
10/14/1950 |
South Dakota State |
L, 0-60 |
10/27/1951 |
North Dakota |
L, 14-33 |
10/11/1952 |
South Dakota State |
W, 48-14 |
10/31/1953 |
North Dakota |
L, 6-26 |
10/16/1954 |
South Dakota State |
L, 13-50 |
10/29/1955 |
North Dakota |
L, 0-21 |
10/27/1956 |
South Dakota State |
W, 26-9 |
10/19/1957 |
North Dakota |
L, 0-9 |
10/11/1958 |
Montana State |
L, 20-33 |
10/17/1959 |
North Dakota |
L, 15-20 |
10/22/1960 |
South Dakota State |
T, 14-14 |
10/21/1961 |
North Dakota |
L, 6-26 |
10/13/1962 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
L, 16-22 |
10/19/1963 |
North Dakota |
L, 7-21 |
10/10/1964 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
W, 42-7 |
10/16/1965 |
North Dakota |
W, 6-3 |
10/8/1966 |
Montana State |
W, 35-23 |
10/21/1967 |
North Dakota |
W, 34-10 |
10/12/1968 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
W, 70-18 |
10/18/1969 |
North Dakota |
W, 64-14 |
10/10/1970 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
W, 45-7 |
10/9/1971 |
North Dakota |
L, 7-23 |
10/14/1972 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
W, 40-24 |
10/20/1973 |
North Dakota |
W, 21-14 |
10/12/1974 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
W, 29-14 |
10/18/1975 |
North Dakota |
L, 17-34 |
10/2/1976 |
South Dakota State |
W, 13-0 |
10/22/1977 |
North Dakota |
W, 45-20 |
10/14/1978 |
Northern Iowa |
W, 42-14 |
10/13/1979 |
North Dakota |
L, 7-14 |
10/11/1980 |
Morningside |
W, 16-7 |
10/17/1981 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
W, 21-14 |
10/16/1982 |
South Dakota |
W, 21-14 |
10/8/1983 |
South Dakota |
W, 17-3 |
10/13/1984 |
South Dakota State |
W, 55-30 |
10/12/1985 |
South Dakota State |
W, 41-7 |
10/18/1986 |
St. Cloud State |
W, 49-7 |
10/17/1987 |
Minnesota State Mankato |
L, 22-28 |
10/8/1988 |
St. Cloud State |
W, 29-28 |
10/14/1989 |
Northern Colorado |
W, 35-29 |
10/6/1990 |
Morningside |
W, 19-12 |
10/5/1991 |
South Dakota |
W, 35-12 |
10/10/1992 |
St. Cloud State |
L, 21-23 |
10/16/1993 |
South Dakota |
W, 35-14 |
10/8/1994 |
South Dakota State |
W, 52-39 |
10/7/1995 |
Northern Colorado |
W, 42-38 |
9/21/1996 |
St. Cloud State |
W, 34-0 |
10/11/1997 |
Morningside |
W, 35-0 |
10/3/1998 |
Northern Colorado |
L, 19-29 |
10/9/1999 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
W, 30-14 |
10/14/2000 |
South Dakota State |
W, 21-3 |
10/20/2001 |
South Dakota State |
W, 45-38 |
10/19/2002 |
Minnesota State Mankato |
W, 37-20 |
10/11/2003 |
Nebraska-Omaha |
W, 34-7 |
10/16/2004 |
Southern Utah |
W, 27-21 |
10/22/2005 |
UC Davis |
L, 14-20 |
10/14/2006 |
Mississippi Valley State |
W, 45-0 |
10/6/2007 |
UC Davis |
W, 35-16 |
10/4/2008 |
Southern Illinois |
W, 35-27 |
10/3/2009 |
Illinois State |
L, 24-27 |
10/2/2010 |
Western Illinois |
L, 16-28 |
10/1/2011 |
Illinois State |
W, 20-10 |
10/6/2012 |
Youngstown State |
W, 48-7 |
10/12/2013 |
Missouri State |
W, 41-26 |
10/11/2014 |
Southern Illinois |
W, 38-10 |
10/10/2015 |
Northern Iowa |
W, 31-28 |
10/1/2016 |
Illinois State |
W, 31-10 |
9/30/2017 |
Missouri State |
W, 38-11 |
9/22/2018 |
Delaware |
W, 38-10 |
10/12/2019 |
Northern Iowa |
W, 46-14 |
10/3/2020 |
Illinois State |
Canceled |
10/9/2021 |
Northern Iowa |
W, 34-20 |
10/1/2022 |
Youngstown State |
W, 27-14 |
9/30/2023 |
South Dakota |
L, 19-24 |
9/21/2024 |
Towson |
W, 41-24 |
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Overall Record:Â 60-38-3 (101 games in 104 years)
Record at Dacotah Field: 33-33-3 (1921-1942 and 1946-1992)
Record at Fargo High School: 1-0-0 (1945)
Record at Fargodome:Â 26-5-0 (1993-present)
Current Streak:Â Won 1
Longest Winning Streak:Â 11 from 2011-2022
Longest Losing Streak: 6 from 1936-1941
Longest Winless Streak: 7 from 1925-1931 and 1957-1963
Most Points by NDSU:Â 70 vs. Augustana, 10/12/1968
Most Points by Opponent: 60 vs. South Dakota State, 10/14/1950
Most Points Combined:Â 91 vs. South Dakota State, 10/8/1994
Widest Margin of NDSU Victory: 52 vs. Augustana, 1968 (70-18)
Widest Margin of Opponent Victory: 60 vs. South Dakota State, 10/14/1950 (60-0)
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Opponents Faced (21): North Dakota (29), South Dakota State (24), Augustana (8), South Dakota (5), Northern Iowa (4), St. Cloud State (4), Illinois State (3), Morningside (3), Northern Colorado (3), Minnesota State Mankato (2), Missouri State (2), Montana State (2), Southern Illinois (2), UC Davis (2), Youngstown State (2), Delaware (1), Mississippi Valley State (1), Nebraska-Omaha (1), Southern Utah (1), Towson (1), Western Illinois (1)
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