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119TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 27 

Congratulating the North Dakota State University Bison football team for 

winning the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I 

Football Championship Subdivision title. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 15, 2025 

Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. CRAMER) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the North Dakota State University Bison 

football team for winning the 2024 National Collegiate 

Athletic Association Division I Football Championship 

Subdivision title. 

Whereas, on January 6, 2025, the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Bison football team won the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I 

Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) title game in 

Frisco, Texas, in a well-fought victory over the Montana 

State University Bobcats by a score of 35–32; 

Whereas, including the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS title, the 

NDSU Bison have won 18 national football championships; 


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Whereas the NDSU Bison have won 10 of the last 14 NCAA 

Division I FCS titles, from 2011 to 2024, an achievement that continues to be unmatched in modern collegiate football history; 

Whereas the NDSU Bison have displayed tremendous resilience and skill since 2011, with 186 wins to 21 losses, 

including a streak of 39 consecutive wins from 2017 to 

2021; 

Whereas head coach Tim Polasek, his staff, and their victorious student-athletes led the NDSU Bison to a championship in his first year as head coach at NDSU, continuing the culture of excellence of the NDSU Bison; 

Whereas thousands of NDSU Bison fans attended the championship game in Frisco, Texas, reflecting the tremendous pride and dedication of Bison Nation, which has 

supported and helped drive the achievement of the 

NDSU Bison; and 

Whereas the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS title was a victory 

for both the NDSU Bison and the entire State of North 

Dakota: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the North Dakota State Uni3 versity Bison football team for winning the 2024 

4 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Di5 vision I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) 

6 title; 

7 (2) commends the players, coaches, and staff of 

8 the North Dakota State University Bison football 

9 team for— 


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1 (A) their tireless work and dedication; and 

2 (B) fostering a continued tradition of ex3 cellence; 

4 (3) congratulates the North Dakota State Uni5 versity President David Cook, North Dakota State 

6 University Athletic Director Matt Larsen, and all 

7 the faculty and staff of North Dakota State Univer8 sity for creating an environment that emphasizes ex9 cellence in both academics and athletics; and 

10 (4) recognizes the students, alumni, and fans of 

11 North Dakota State University and all of Bison Na12 tion for supporting the North Dakota State Univer13 sity Bison football team so well during its successful 

14 quest to bring home yet another NCAA Division I 

15 FCS trophy for North Dakota State University. 

Æ 


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