Minot State Beavers football

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.

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

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. 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.