Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC)-(NCAA Division II)
Overview: The Minnesota State University Mavericks from Mankato, Minnesota were one of four teams from the eight-team South Division to represent the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference in postseason play for the 2019 season. The Mavericks advanced to the NCAA Division II national championship game for only the second time in program history. But just like in 2014, Minnesota State saw its quest to win it all fall agonizingly short, as the University of West Florida Argonauts pulled off the upset 48-40 on December 21. The Mavs' season came to a close at 14-1 overall after losing to the Argos. The run to the title game also included a South Division, as well as an overall NSIC championship for MSU Mankato.
Three other NSIC South Division teams also advanced to postseason play, with all three teams losing their games. The Augustana University Vikings (9-3 overall in 2019) saw their season end in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs, with Colorado State University-Pueblo pitching a 17-0 shutout on November 23. The University of Sioux Falls Cougars (8-4) were also eliminated in the opening round of the D-II playoffs after losing a heartbreaker to the Colorado School of Mines 24-21, while the Winona State University Warriors (8-4) fell to Nebraska-Kearney, 50-33, in the Mineral Water Bowl in Excelsior Springs, Missouri on December 7.
On the other hand, none of the eight teams that played in the NSIC North Division advanced to postseason play, as Minnesota-Duluth (8-3 overall in 2019) crushed Bemidji State (8-3) 42-7 on September 28 en route to a perfect 7-0 record in conference play, as well as a division title. While the Bulldogs finished undefeated in the NSIC, the Beavers settled for a final mark of 6-1 in league action, as well as second place in the North.
With the 2020 season being canceled due to COVID-19, the NSIC, like most D-II conferences, has turned its focus to the 2021 season. The conference's football-playing membership was reduced from 16 to 14 teams for this fall, with Minnesota-Crookston (0-11 overall in 2019) and St. Cloud State (4-7) disbanding their football programs at the end of the 2019 season. As a result, Concordia-St. Paul (6-5 in 2019) was moved from the South Division to the North Division. That move gives both divisions seven teams apiece for this fall.
2019 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Football Final Standings
2021 Schedules (Teams listed in alphabetical order, click the links below to access to find the schedules)
NOTE: If the link to the team's schedule is not highlighted, it means that the team has not submitted its schedule for the 2021 season. When the team's schedule is submitted, the link (s) will appear in each blog post. Also, please visit the RFC blog at realfootballcentral.blogspot.com for schedules, schedule updates, preseason previews, and much more.
North Division
Bemidji State
2019 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Football Final Standings
2021 Schedules (Teams listed in alphabetical order, click the links below to access to find the schedules)
NOTE: If the link to the team's schedule is not highlighted, it means that the team has not submitted its schedule for the 2021 season. When the team's schedule is submitted, the link (s) will appear in each blog post. Also, please visit the RFC blog at realfootballcentral.blogspot.com for schedules, schedule updates, preseason previews, and much more.
North Division
Bemidji State
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