The Trees Bowl game sponsored by the North Dakota Forest Service has been played annually since 1990, except for a cancellation of the 2001 game with Maine because of the 9/11 attacks.
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Date |
Opponent |
Result |
9/22/1990 |
South Dakota State |
W, 40-28 |
10/19/1991 |
Minnesota State Mankato |
W, 21-13 |
9/26/1992 |
South Dakota State |
W, 47-10 |
9/25/1993 |
Morningside |
W, 21-15 |
10/1/1994 |
Minnesota State Mankato |
W, 22-14 |
9/9/1995 |
Valdosta State |
W, 19-14 |
9/28/1996 |
Nebraska-Omaha |
L, 21-24 |
9/6/1997 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
W, 51-0 |
10/24/1998 |
South Dakota State |
W, 35-32 |
9/11/1999 |
Minnesota State Moorhead |
W, 71-20 |
9/9/2000 |
Minnesota State Moorhead |
W, 80-0 |
9/15/2001 |
Maine |
Canceled |
10/12/2002 |
North Dakota |
L, 6-12 |
9/27/2003 |
South Dakota State |
W, 24-0 |
9/18/2004 |
Carson-Newman |
W, 49-19 |
10/1/2005 |
Nicholls State |
W, 26-13 |
9/16/2006 |
Northeastern |
W, 23-10 |
11/3/2007 |
Illinois State |
W, 54-28 |
10/11/2008 |
Western Illinois |
L, 22-27 |
9/19/2009 |
Wagner |
W, 59-28 |
11/13/2010 |
South Dakota State |
W, 31-24 |
9/10/2011 |
St. Francis (Pa.) |
W, 56-3 |
9/1/2012 |
Robert Morris (Pa.) |
W, 52-0 |
10/5/2013 |
Northern Iowa |
W, 24-23 |
9/20/2014 |
Montana |
W, 22-10 |
9/12/2015 |
Weber State |
W, 41-14 |
9/10/2016 |
Eastern Washington |
W, 50-44 (OT) |
9/23/2017 |
Robert Morris (Pa.) |
W, 56-0 |
9/29/2018 |
South Dakota State |
W, 21-17 |
10/19/2019 |
Missouri State |
W, 22-0 |
3/13/2021 |
Illinois State |
W, 21-13 |
10/30/2021 |
Indiana State |
W, 44-2 |
9/10/2022 |
North Carolina A&T |
W, 43-3 |
9/9/2023 |
Maine |
W, 44-7 |
9/7/2024 |
Tennessee State |
W, 52-3 |
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Overall Record:Â 31-3-0 (34 games in 35 years)
Record at Dacotah Field: 3-0-0 (1990-1992)
Record at Fargodome:Â 28-3-0 (1993-present)
Current Streak:Â Won 16
Longest Winning Streak: Won 16Â from 2009-present
Longest Losing Streak: None
Most Points by NDSU:Â 80 vs. Minnesota State Moorhead, 9/9/2000
Most Points by Opponent: 44 vs. Eastern Washington, 9/10/2016
Most Points Combined:Â 94 vs. Eastern Washington, 9/10/2016 (NDSU won 50-44)
Widest Margin of NDSU Victory: 80 vs. Minnesota State Moorhead, 9/9/2000 (80-0)
Widest Margin of Opponent Victory: 6 vs. North Dakota, 10/12/2002 (12-6)
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Opponents Faced (24): South Dakota State (6), Illinois State (2), Minnesota State Mankato (2), Minnesota State Moorhead (2), Robert Morris (2), Carson-Newman (1), Eastern Washington (1), Indiana State (1), Maine (1), Missouri State (1), Montana (1), Morningside (1), Nebraska-Omaha (1), Nicholls State (1), North Carolina A&T (1), North Dakota (1), Northeastern (1), Northern Iowa (1), St. Francis (1), Tennessee State (1), Texas A&M-Commerce (1), Valdosta State (1), Wagner (1), Weber State (1), Western Illinois (1)
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