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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. RES. 32
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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY13, 2025
Ms. F
EDORCHAKsubmitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Workforce
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 Uni-
versity (NDSU) Bison football team won the 2024 Na-
tional 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 19 national football champion-
ships;
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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 achieve-
ment that continues to be unmatched in modern colle-
giate football history;
Whereas the NDSU Bison have displayed tremendous resil-
ience 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 vic-
torious student-athletes led the NDSU Bison to a cham-
pionship in his first year as head coach at NDSU, con-
tinuing the culture of excellence of the NDSU Bison;
Whereas thousands of NDSU Bison fans attended the cham-
pionship game in Frisco, Texas, reflecting the tremen-
dous 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
Resolved, That the House of Representatives — 1
(1) congratulates the North Dakota State Uni-2
versity Bison football team for winning the 2024 3
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Di-4
vision I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) 5
title; 6
(2) commends the players, coaches, and staff of 7
the North Dakota State University Bison football 8
team for— 9
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(A) their tireless work and dedication; and 1
(B) fostering a continued tradition of ex-2
cellence; 3
(3) congratulates the North Dakota State Uni-4
versity President David Cook, North Dakota State 5
University Athletic Director Matt Larsen, and all 6
the faculty and staff of North Dakota State Univer-7
sity for creating an environment that emphasizes ex-8
cellence in both academics and athletics; and 9
(4) recognizes the students, alumni, and fans of 10
North Dakota State University and all of Bison Na-11
tion for supporting the North Dakota State Univer-12
sity Bison football team so well during its successful 13
quest to bring home yet another NCAA Division I 14
FCS trophy for North Dakota State University. 15
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