THIS WEEK IN DICKINSON STATE FOOTBALL...
Saturday, Aug. 26 – Herb Klindt Field – Billings, Montana – 6:05 pm MT
#19 Dickinson State (0-0, 0-0 NSAA) at Rocky Mountain (0-0, 0-0 Frontier)
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HOME OPENER: The Blue Hawks look to kick off their 2023 season on the right note against RMC on the road … DSU finished last season 8-3 and qualified for the NAIA National Tournament and won their eighth consecutive NSAA Football title … they will look to replace valuable production at the QB and WR positions … DSU is 4-5 in season opening games since 2013 … the Blue Hawks received 4 of 5 first place votes in the preseason poll and were picked to win the NSAA Conference title for the 9th consecutive year … they enter Saturday's game ranked 19th in the nation
THE SERIES...
vs BHSU: DSU leads 23-18-2
Last: RMC 23-13 (08/29/19 in Dickinson) / Streak: RMC 2
Notes: Rocky Mountain has won the last two matchups between the teams, winning the home-and-home series in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. The last Blue Hawk win came in the 2017 season when DSU defeated the Battlin' Bears, 43-28, in Dickinson.
SCOUTING THE BATTLIN' BEARS: Rocky Mountain was picked to finish fifth in the nine-team Frontier Conference in the Coaches' Pre-Season Poll … RMC went 6-4 last season, including a victory over then #21 Montana Tech ... they averaged 24.5 points per game on 345 yards of offense last season
IN THE POLLS…
The DSU Football starts the year ranked #19 in the Preseason Poll
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RANK
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LAST TIME
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SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]
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RECORD
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POINTS
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1
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3
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Northwestern (Iowa) [17]
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13-1
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418
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2
|
12
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Keiser (Fla.) [1]
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10-4
|
383
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3
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2
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Grand View (Iowa)
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13-1
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379
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|
4
|
1
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Morningside (Iowa)
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11-1
|
375
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|
5
|
5
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Indiana Wesleyan
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11-2
|
340
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|
6
|
7
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Marian (Ind.)
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9-2
|
335
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|
7
|
6
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Benedictine (Kan.)
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11-2
|
317
|
|
8
|
4
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Bethel (Tenn.)
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13-1
|
311
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|
9
|
8
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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10-2
|
294
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|
10
|
9
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Reinhardt (Ga.)
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8-2
|
286
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|
11
|
10
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Southwestern (Kan.)
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9-2
|
238
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|
12
|
18
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College of Idaho
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8-2
|
237
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|
13
|
11
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Saint Xavier (Ill.)
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9-3
|
231
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|
14
|
15
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St. Thomas (Fla.)
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9-2
|
209
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|
15
|
16
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Carroll (Mont.)
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8-3
|
144
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|
16
|
24
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Montana Tech
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7-3
|
130
|
|
17
|
19
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OUAZ (Ariz.)
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7-2
|
125
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|
18
|
13
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Avila (Mo.)
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10-2
|
122
|
|
19
|
17
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Dickinson State (N.D.)
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8-3
|
118
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|
20
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NR
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Kansas Wesleyan
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8-3
|
115
|
|
21
|
22
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Texas Wesleyan
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9-2
|
113
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|
21
|
21
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Georgetown (Ky.)
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7-3
|
113
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|
23
|
14
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Bethel (Kan.)
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9-1
|
75
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|
24
|
23
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St. Francis (Ill.)
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7-3
|
70
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|
25
|
25
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Dordt (Iowa)
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7-3
|
33
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Receiving Votes: Arizona Christian 30; Evangel (Mo.) 23; Concordia (Mich.) 20; Bluefield (Va.) 13; MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 10; Montana Western 6; Southeastern (Fla.) 4; Louisiana Christian 3
