The Dakota Four

The Dakota Four
Statistics
North Dakota Fighting Hawks North Dakota State Bison South Dakota State JackRabbits South Dakota Coyotes
Sport	Football
First meeting	November 3, 1894 North Dakota State 20, North Dakota 4
Latest meeting	October 2, 2021, NDSU 16, UND 9
Trophy	Yes (Nickel Trophy), (Sitting Bull Trophy), (Dakota Marker)
All-time series	UND 146-92-10 NDSU 120-92-8 SDSU 112-138-14 USD 84-126-12
Largest victory	North Dakota State vs South Dakota State, 85–0 (1903)

The Dakota Four are a group of American college football teams which are all members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference:^[1] the North Dakota Fighting Hawks, North Dakota State Bison, South Dakota Coyotes, and the South Dakota State Jackrabbits.

Since North Dakota's entry into the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2020, the four member universities in the Dakotas have protected rivalries. With 11 members, the MVFC has an unbalanced conference schedule that results in not all teams playing each other on an annual basis. To promote rivalries, and to reduce travel costs, North Dakota, North Dakota State, South Dakota, and South Dakota State are all guaranteed to play each other every season.

Trophies and rivalries

Nickel Trophy: goes to winner of UND vs NDSU

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Nickel Trophy

Sitting Bull Trophy: goes to winner of UND vs USD
Dakota Marker: goes to winner of NDSU vs SDSU
South Dakota–South Dakota State football rivalry

The Dakota Four is located in USA Midwest

North Dakota State

North Dakota

South Dakota

South Dakota State

Locations of Dakota Four Rivalry Members

All-time series

UND VS NDSU: University of North Dakota leads 62–48–3
UND VS SDSU: University of North Dakota leads 47-34-5
UND VS USD: University of North Dakota leads, 62–30–5
NDSU VS SDSU: North Dakota State leads, 63–43–5
NDSU VS USD: North Dakota State leads 55-26-2 ^[2]
SDSU VS USD: South Dakota State leads 55–53–7

^[3]

Facilities

Team	Stadium	Capacity
North Dakota	Alerus Center	12,283
North Dakota State	Fargodome	19,000
South Dakota	DakotaDome	10,000
South Dakota State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium	19,340

MVF Conference titles by school

School	Championships	Championship Years
North Dakota State	9	2011†, 2012, 2013, 2014†, 2015†, 2016†, 2017, 2018, 2019
South Dakota State	2	2016†, 2020‡
North Dakota	1	2020‡
South Dakota	0	N/A

† 2-way tie for conference championship
‡ 3-way tie for conference championship

NCAA Division I Football Championships by school

School	Championships	Championship Years
North Dakota State	8	2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
South Dakota State	0	N/A
North Dakota	0	N/A
South Dakota	0	N/A

NCAA Division II Championships by school

School	Championships	Championship Years
North Dakota State	8	1965, 1968, 1969, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990
South Dakota State	0	N/A
North Dakota	1	2001
South Dakota	0	N/A

References

↑ "Although UND is set to play first Missouri Valley football contest, coordinators say schemes mostly stay the same". Grand Forks Herald.
↑ "2021 Football Media Guide" (PDF).
↑ "McFeely: NDSU-UND rivalry regains heat faster than expected". INFORUM.

v t e North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
Venues	Memorial Stadium (1927–2000) Alerus Center (2001–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Nickel Trophy (North Dakota State) Sitting Bull Trophy (South Dakota)
Culture & lore	"Fight On Sioux" "It's for You, North Dakota U" Pride of the North
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
National championship seasons in bold

v t e South Dakota Coyotes football
Venues	Darwin Inman Memorial Stadium (1926–1978) DakotaDome (1979–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Sitting Bull Trophy (North Dakota) South Dakota State
Culture & lore	"Hail, South Dakota!" Charlie Coyote Dakota Days
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

v t e North Dakota State Bison football
Venues	Dacotah Field (1910–1992) Fargodome (1993–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Dakota Marker (South Dakota State) Nickel Trophy (North Dakota)
Culture & lore	Thundar "On Bison" Gold Star Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
National championship seasons in bold

v t e South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
Venues	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium (1962–2015) Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium (2016–present)
Bowls & rivalries	South Dakota Dakota Marker (North Dakota State)
Culture & lore	Jack Rabbit "Ring the Bell"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1889 1890–1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

v t e South Dakota State University
Athletics	Football Men's basketball Women's basketball
Facilities	Coughlin Campanile Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Frost Arena McCrory Gardens and South Dakota Arboretum South Dakota State University Innovation Campus Wenona Hall and Wecota Hall
Related	Hobo Day

v t e Missouri Valley Football Conference rivalries
Conference	Nickel Trophy (North Dakota–North Dakota State) Sitting Bull Trophy (North Dakota–South Dakota) Dakota Marker (North Dakota State–South Dakota State) South Dakota–South Dakota State
Non-conference	Steel Tire (Akron–Youngstown State) Blue Key Victory Bell (Ball State–Indiana State) Mid-America Classic (Eastern Illinois–Illinois State)

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v t e North Dakota Fighting Hawks rivalries
Football	North Dakota State South Dakota
Hockey	Denver Minnesota Wisconsin

The Dakota Four

Contents

Trophies and rivalries

All-time series

Facilities

MVF Conference titles by school

NCAA Division I Football Championships by school

NCAA Division II Championships by school

References

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