A few interesting facts about North Dakota State University and South Dakota State University before the schools meet in the NCAA FCS Championship on Sunday:
NDSU
Established: 1890
Students: 12,242
Community (population): Fargo-Moorhead area (252,136)
Football national championships: 17
NFL draft picks: 42
Current NFL players: 14
School colors: Yellow and green
School mascot: Thundar
Dakota Marker victories: 63
QB1: Cam “The Comfort King” Miller
Alumni: 101,001
Student-to-faculty ratio: 16-1
Majors: 97
Master’s degree programs: 86
Doctoral degree programs: 51
Research status: R1 institution
Research expenditures: $155,645,000
U.S. News Best Colleges ranking: #285 (2022)
Official watch sites in Frisco, Texas: 5
College GameDay appearances: 3
Weight of a bison: 1,000 to 2,000 pounds
SDSU
Established: 1881
Students: 11,331
Community (population): Brookings, South Dakota (23,938)
Football national championships: 0
NFL draft picks: 29
Current NFL players: 5
School colors: Blue and yellow
School mascot: Jack
Dakota Marker victories: 45
QB1: Mark “Prince of Bourbon Street Steaks” Gronowski
Alumni: 99,715
Student-to-faculty ratio: 18.5-1
Majors: 86
Master’s degree programs: 39
Doctoral degree programs: 16
Research status: R2 institution
Research expenditures: $59,589,547
U.S. News Best Colleges ranking: #317 (2022)
Official watch sites in Frisco, Texas: 1
College GameDay appearances: 1
Weight of a jackrabbit: 5 to 10 pounds