Sports
The latest sports from The Spectrum, NDSU's student newspaper in Fargo, North Dakota.
SportsGolf Teams Tee Off in New York and Montana: Day One Recap
SportsVolleyball Dominates In-State Rival UND with a Sweep in Grand Forks
SportsSoccer Drops to Third in Summit League After Winless Week Against St. Thomas, Omaha
SportsGamble and Lose: Offense Goes Broke in 13-7 Loss to UNLV
Three Nathan Hayes interceptions and a curious fourth and one call doom NDSU to their first Mountain West and FBS loss against the UNLV Rebels.
SportsSoccer Remains in Summit League Race After Scoreless Draw With SDSU
SportsVolleyball Sweeps Oral Roberts on the Road, Comes Up Short at Kansas City
SportsCross Country Teams Dominate at Jimmie Invite to Take Team Titles
SportsBison Corral Cowboys 28-0 on Homecoming to Claim "Battle of the Basins" Trophy
NDSU football caps Homecoming week with a 28-0 shutout win over the Wyoming Cowboys in their first-ever Mountain West home game. The Bison own a 19-3 record on Homecoming since moving to Division I in 2004.
SportsSoccer Earns First Summit League Win Against South Dakota, Falls to UND on the Road
SportsVolleyball Opens Summit League Play 1-1 with Win Over St. Thomas, Falls to Omaha
SportsTwo Days Through the Badger Invitational, Here's What We’ve Seen
SportsEditor-to-Editor: Grant Hubbard Catches Up with Former Spectrum Editor Sam Herder
Current Editor-in-Chief Grant Hubbard had the chance to interview former Spectrum Editor-in-Chief and current FCS football writer Sam Herder to discuss his tenure at The Spectrum and his take on the FCS now that NDSU is playing FBS football
SportsSweeps at Gonzaga and Montana Propel Volleyball into Summit League Play
SportsFrom Bowman County to the Bison: Wanner Finds Purpose Beyond the Finish Line
SportsWomen’s Golf Fights for Top-Three Finish in Montana
SportsSleepless in Sacramento: Bison Swat Hornets 31-10
NDSU makes its first road trip to California since 2007 and emerges from the Hornets' nest with a 31-10 win. The Bison join the University of Southern California as the only schools in FBS football to be 4-0 after playing four games.
SportsSoccer Looks Ahead to Summit League Play After Florida Atlantic Draw
SportsCross Country Dominates at the Marauders Open: Moe and Rypkema Take the Individual Titles
SportsWhite Leads Men's Golf with Season-Opening Victory in Iowa
SportsThe Climb Begins: NDSU Defeats Air Force 38-32 in Mountain West Opener
North Dakota State becomes the third FBS program to start its inaugural FBS season 3-0. The others to accomplish that feat are James Madison in 2022 and UTSA in 2012.
Women’s Golf Takes Home Fifth Season Opener in Dominant Win Over Rivals
SportsNDSU Soccer Defeats Westmont Then Rallies From Two-Goal Deficit to Earn Draw Against UC-Santa Barbara
NDSU soccer defeated Westmont then rallied from a two-goal deficit to earn a draw against UC Santa Barbara.
SportsLooking Ahead: Men's Golf to Kick Off 2026 Fall Season in Iowa
The NDSU men's golf team looks ahead to the 2026 fall season opener in Iowa.
SportsVolleyball Posts Two Wins and Multiple Career Highs at Boise State Classic
The Bison volleyball team posted two wins at the Boise State Classic, setting multiple career highs along the way.
SportsDefensive Domination: NDSU Forces Four Turnovers in 38-0 Blanking of Fordham
Following their first win in FBS history, North Dakota State returned to its FCS roots, hoping for an encore performance against the Fordham Rams. Marion Moore's third-quarter pick-six propelled NDSU to a 38-0 shutout.
SportsNDSU Soccer Opens Homestand With Win over Prairie View A&M and Closes With Draw to Presbyterian
NDSU soccer opened its homestand with a win over Prairie View A&M before closing with a draw against Presbyterian.
SportsVolleyball Makes Early Statement With 2-0 Start on the Road
Bison volleyball opened the season with a strong 2-0 start on the road.
SportsWelcome to the FBS, Fargo: Bison Football Sets a New Standard
I’d say the first North Dakota State FBS football game was a success: 18,573 people packed the stands. The atmosphere of the Fargo-Moorhead community felt “Welcome to the FBS, Fargo: Bison Football Sets a New Standard “
SportsNew Subdivision, No Problem: NDSU Rolls Jax State in FBS Opener, 33-7
It was seven months ago that North Dakota State made the monumental move from the valley to the mountains, leaving FCS behind for a new “New Subdivision, No Problem: NDSU Rolls Jax State in FBS Opener, 33-7”