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Missouri State vs. 2. North Dakota State / Sept. 30 / 1 p.m. / ESPN3 / MSU Radio Network / Fargo, North Dakota
This game opens conference play for North Dakota State, a program that has won seven straight Missouri Valley Conference Championships. Missouri State is 1-3 in the FargoDome, which NDSU fans filled with an average of 18,556 last season.
In 2016, the Bison beat the Bears 27-3 at Plaster Stadium. NDSU returns 16 starters from last season, including seven awarded on the Missouri Valley Football Conference all-preseason list.
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