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Trees Bowl History

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.
 
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
 
Overall Record: 31-3-0 (34 games in 35 years)
Record at Dacotah Field: 3-0-0 (1990-1992)
Record at Fargodome: 28-3-0 (1993-present)
Current Streak: Won 16
Longest Winning Streak: Won 16 from 2009-present
Longest Losing Streak: None
Most Points by NDSU: 80 vs. Minnesota State Moorhead, 9/9/2000
Most Points by Opponent: 44 vs. Eastern Washington, 9/10/2016
Most Points Combined: 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)
 
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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