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[h=1]Bison, Ducks Schedule Football Game in 2020[/h] FARGO, N.D. – Two of the most successful college football teams the past five years have scheduled a head-to-head matchup five years down the road.
Four-time defending FCS national champion North Dakota State will play Oregon at Autzen Stadium in Eugene on Sept. 5, 2020.
Oregon has won four straight bowl games (Rose, Fiesta, Alamo, Rose) and appeared in two national championship games the past five seasons. It will be NDSU's first game against a Pac-12 opponent.
"What a tremendous opportunity for our football program," said NDSU athletic director Matt Larsen. "Having an FBS opponent creates a lot of excitement among our alumni and fan base, and is great exposure for our team, our university, and FCS football as a whole."
The Bison are 8-3 against FBS programs and have won the last five in a row at Kansas, Minnesota, Colorado State, Kansas State and Iowa State. NDSU is scheduled to play Big Ten member Iowa in 2016.
"Every FBS game is a challenge but also very rewarding for the young men in our program," said NDSU head coach Chris Klieman. "To go into Oregon and play one of the premier teams in college football in that atmosphere will be an unforgettable experience."
This is the first game added to NDSU's schedule for 2020. Other future non-conference games for the Bison are a home-and-home with Eastern Washington in 2016 and 2017 and a home game with North Dakota in 2019.
Four-time defending FCS national champion North Dakota State will play Oregon at Autzen Stadium in Eugene on Sept. 5, 2020.
Oregon has won four straight bowl games (Rose, Fiesta, Alamo, Rose) and appeared in two national championship games the past five seasons. It will be NDSU's first game against a Pac-12 opponent.
"What a tremendous opportunity for our football program," said NDSU athletic director Matt Larsen. "Having an FBS opponent creates a lot of excitement among our alumni and fan base, and is great exposure for our team, our university, and FCS football as a whole."
The Bison are 8-3 against FBS programs and have won the last five in a row at Kansas, Minnesota, Colorado State, Kansas State and Iowa State. NDSU is scheduled to play Big Ten member Iowa in 2016.
"Every FBS game is a challenge but also very rewarding for the young men in our program," said NDSU head coach Chris Klieman. "To go into Oregon and play one of the premier teams in college football in that atmosphere will be an unforgettable experience."
This is the first game added to NDSU's schedule for 2020. Other future non-conference games for the Bison are a home-and-home with Eastern Washington in 2016 and 2017 and a home game with North Dakota in 2019.