THIS WEEK IN DICKINSON STATE FOOTBALL...
Saturday, Sep. 30 – Lokken Stadium – Valley City, N.D. – 2:00 pm MT
#23 Dickinson State (3-1, 2-0 NSAA) at Valley City State (3-1, 2-0 NSAA)
LIVE VIDEO: www.youtube.com/channel/UC1MDZ7BltjEDkko7JuSl1bA
LIVE STATS: naiastats.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2023-24/boxscores/20230930_ftv4.xml
LIVE AUDIO: kdix.com
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RIVAL CLASH: It will be a clash of NSAA leaders when the Blue Hawks head to Valley City for a date with the Vikings on Saturday afternoon … both teams come into the game 3-1 overall and 2-0 in North Star play … the two teams also combined to win all three NSAA Player of the Week awards last week, with Dickinson State claiming the Offensive and Special Teams awards and VCSU grabbing Defensive … with each North Star team scheduled to play each other twice in conference the matchup doesn't quite have the title implications it has had in the past, but the winner will be in the drivers' seat to capture the 2023 NSAA Football title and a potential NAIA Opening Round bid
THE SERIES...
vs VCSU: DSU leads 48-35-5
Last: DSU 21-13 / Streak: DSU 5
Notes: Dickinson State has dominated the rivalry in recent years, winning the last five games, and 13 of the last 14, against the Vikings … VCSU has not scored more than 14 points against the Blue Hawks since a 23-22 victory in 2019
SCOUTING THE VIKINGS: Valley City State comes into the week with a 3-1 overall record with each of their three wins coming by one score or less … to highlight the close nature of their season thus far, VCSU is averaging 18.75 points per game while allowing 18.25 … looking deeper into their stats continues to paint an interesting picture as they have been outgained on offense 341 to 286 in yards per game, but have had success with takeaways, collecting 5 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries on the season
HAWKS ARE UP…
2023 Blue Hawk Award Winners
Krew Mathern – NSAA Defensive Player of the Week
Braden Zuroff – NSAA Offensive Player of the Week x2
Chase Miller – NSAA Special Teams Player of the Week x3
Brooks Talbot – NSAA Defensive Player of the Week
IN THE POLLS…
The DSU Football team moved up one spot to #23 in this week's national polls (9/25)…
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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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1
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Northwestern (Iowa) [18]
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4-0
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418
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2
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2
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Grand View (Iowa)
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4-0
|
401
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3
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3
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Morningside (Iowa)
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4-0
|
387
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4
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4
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Indiana Wesleyan
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4-0
|
366
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|
5
|
5
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Marian (Ind.)
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3-0
|
352
|
|
6
|
6
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Bethel (Tenn.)
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4-0
|
336
|
|
7
|
8
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Keiser (Fla.)
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1-2
|
310
|
|
8
|
9
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Southwestern (Kan.)
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5-0
|
304
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|
9
|
10
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Carroll (Mont.)
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4-0
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300
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|
10
|
11
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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3-1
|
266
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|
11
|
15
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Montana Tech
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3-1
|
250
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|
12
|
7
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College of Idaho
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3-1
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226
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|
13
|
14
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St. Francis (Ill.)
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4-0
|
220
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|
14
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16
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Dordt (Iowa)
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3-0
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208
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|
15
|
17
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Concordia (Mich.)
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3-0
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198
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|
16
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18
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Saint Xavier (Ill.)
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2-2
|
153
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|
17
|
23
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St. Thomas (Fla.)
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2-2
|
137
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|
18
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20
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Evangel (Mo.)
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5-0
|
130
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|
19
|
19
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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4-0
|
123
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|
20
|
12
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Georgetown (Ky.)
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2-1
|
117
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|
21
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13
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Texas Wesleyan
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3-1
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97
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|
22
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21
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Benedictine (Kan.)
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3-2
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87
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23
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24
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Dickinson State (N.D.)
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3-1
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65
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24
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NR
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Reinhardt (Ga.)
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2-2
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54
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|
25
|
22
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OUAZ (Ariz.)
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3-1
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51
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Dropped From Top 25: Graceland (Iowa)
Receiving Votes: Montana Western 31; Louisiana Christian 20; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 9; MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 5; Baker (Kan.) 3
