Bemidji State wins 4th game in a row, share NSIC North title in victory over U-Mary

BISMARK, N.D. — Heading into the bye week, the Bemidji State football team needed to win its last four games of the season to have a winning record and a chance at taking the NSIC North division. After a 34-14 win over U-Mary on Saturday, the Beavers can emphatically say “mission accomplished.” As improbable as it looked when it sat at 2-5, Bemidji State finished its season with wins over Jamestown, Minnesota State Moorhead, Minnesota Duluth and U-Mary, finishing with a 6-5 record. Thanks to its 5-1 divisional record, it also gets a share of the NSIC North division title with Northern State. The win secures the ninth winning record in Brent Bolte’s ten seasons as Bemidji State’s head coach. “If we would’ve been 4-7 and been divisional winners, I really don’t care,” Bolte said. “That was the first thing that you got to be able to win the North to have a chance to do the next thing: to win the (NSIC) overall. And then, obviously, make the postseason.

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