Minot State Beavers football

Minot State Beavers football
Minot State Beavers football
First season	1925; 100 years ago
Head coach	Ian Shields ; 1st season, 2–9 (.182)
Stadium	Herb Parker Stadium; (capacity: 4,300)
Year built	1960; 65 years ago
Field surface	FieldTurf
Location	Minot, North Dakota
NCAA division	Division II
Conference	NSIC
Past conferences	Dakota Athletic Conference; (2000–2010); North Dakota College Athletic Conference (1931–1999)
All-time record	403–286–31 (.581)
Bowl record	0–0–0 (–)
Colors	Green and red;
Outfitter	Under Armour
Website	msubeavers.com

The Minot State Beavers football team is an NCAA Division II program that represents Minot State University in North Dakota. The Beavers are members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and home games are played on campus in Minot at Herb Parker Stadium.

Conferences

Classifications

1955–1969: NAIA
1970–1996: NAIA Division II
1997–2010: NAIA
2011–present: NCAA Division II

Conference affiliations

1925–1930: Independent
1931–1999: North Dakota College Athletic Conference
2000–2010: Dakota Athletic Conference
2011: Division II Independent
2012–present: Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

National Playoff appearances

1970
1991
1992 Semi-Finals
1993
1994

2002
2009
2010
2011

Head coaches

#	Name	Term
1	C.E. Bublitz	1925–1926
2	J.W. Coleman	1927–1935
3	W.D. Allen	1936–1942
4	Bill Richter	1946
5	Herb Parker	1947–1949
6	Ev Faunce	1950
7	Herb Parker	1951
8	Frank Good	1952
9	George Mellem	1953
10	Ted Keck	1954–1956
11	Vence Elgie	1957–1964
12	Bill Schaake	1965
13	Hank Hettwer	1966–1968
14	Ken Becker	1969–1974
15	Bert Leidholt	1975–1981
16	Randy Hedberg	1982–1989
17	Dave Hendrickson	1990–1999
18	Mike Sivertson	2000–2006
19	Paul Rudolph	2007–2013
20	Tyler Hughes	2014–2016
21	Mike Aldrich	2017–2022
22	Ian Shields	2023–present

NFL players

Quarterback Randy Hedberg of Parshall was selected in the eighth round of the 1977 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and started four games as a rookie then was on injured reserve in 1978.^[2]^[3] He later returned to Minot State as the head coach for eight seasons (1982–1989). Ron Marsh of Plentywood Montana was a 2x all American DE/OLB, played At MSU from (1978–1982) was signed UDF by the Denver Broncos.

References

^ Minot State University Athletics Brand and Graphic Standards (PDF). January 24, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
^ "Bucs ship Hedberg to Raiders". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). February 2, 1979. p. C1.
^ "Hedberg comes home to get his ring". Minot State University. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.

External links

Official website

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[1] Minot State University Athletics Brand and Graphic Standards (PDF). January 24, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.

[bshtr-2] "Bucs ship Hedberg to Raiders". St. Petersburg Times. (Florida). February 2, 1979. p. C1.

[msprof-3] "Hedberg comes home to get his ring". Minot State University. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.

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