NDSU is 1-3 at the Alerus Center and were outscored 106-68. The Bison are 22-25-2 in Grand Forks. UND leads the all-time series 63-51-3, which Polasek said matters to him. “The Alerus Center, that community and that football team have our full attention, there’s no doubt about it,” Polasek said.

North Dakota State head football coach Tim Polasek will hold his weekly press conference at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4 ahead of Saturday's game against UND.

No. 18 Youngstown State holds a distinction that no other team that has faced No. 1 North Dakota State does: the Penguins lost to the Bison in a one-score game. NDSU defeated Youngstown State by eight.

The Penguins, who entered a +26.5 point underdog according to ESPN, racked up 371 total yards of offense while scoring the most points against the top team in the FCS all season.

The opener on Saturday was the King of Drives.“Yeah, that was a grinder,” said Bison quarterback Cole Payton. “Just coming out fast. We came out flat these last few weeks so that was an emphasis going into this game, especially in a hostile environment.”

Despite unpleasant weather, the undefeated North Dakota State Bison remained so with a 38-7 win over the Indiana State Sycamores.

The Youngstown State football team dropped a close game 38-30 to top-ranked North Dakota State at the Fargodome Saturday.

Maybe there’s a feeling of “been there, done that” with these two teams now. But SDSU and NDSU both bring new wrinkles to Saturday's game