Valley City State–Dickinson State football rivalry: Difference between revisions

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| 1985 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 20–7 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 1985 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 20–7 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

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| 1986 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 41–23 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 1986 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 41–23 || Valley City State || ||

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| 1987 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 38–12 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 1987 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 38–12 || Valley City State || ||

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| 1988 || Unknown || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 21–7 || Dickinson State || Unknown || VCSU conference champions

| 1988 || || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 21–7 || Dickinson State || || VCSU conference champions

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| 1989 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 27–0 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 1989 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 27–0 || Valley City State || ||

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| 1990 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 37–20 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 1990 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 37–20 || Valley City State || ||

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| 1991 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 51–21 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 1991 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 51–21 || Valley City State || ||

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| 1992 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 28–14 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 1992 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 28–14 || Valley City State || ||

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| 1993 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 44–7 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 1993 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 44–7 || Valley City State || ||

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| 1994 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 23–14 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 1994 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 23–14 || Valley City State || ||

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| 1995 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 13–0 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 1995 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 13–0 || Valley City State || ||

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| 1996 || Unknown || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 21–7 || Dickinson State || Unknown || VCSU 9–1 regular season

| 1996 || || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 21–7 || Dickinson State || || VCSU 9–1 regular season

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| 1997 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 15–6 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 1997 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 15–6 || Valley City State || ||

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| 1998 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 27–10 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 1998 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 27–10 || Valley City State || ||

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| 1999 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 34–0 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 1999 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 34–0 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2000 || Unknown || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 35–28 || Dickinson State || Unknown ||

| 2000 || || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 35–28 || Dickinson State || ||

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| 2001 || Unknown || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 23–20 || Dickinson State || Unknown ||

| 2001 || || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 23–20 || Dickinson State || ||

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| 2002 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 23–14 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2002 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 23–14 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2003 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 20–7 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2003 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 20–7 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2004 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 38–16 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2004 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 38–16 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2005 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 13–6 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2005 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 13–6 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2006 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 17–14 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2006 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 17–14 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2007 || Unknown || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 17–13 || Dickinson State || Unknown ||

| 2007 || || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 17–13 || Dickinson State || ||

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| 2008 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 28–21 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2008 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 28–21 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2009 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 27–3 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2009 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 27–3 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2010 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 16–6 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2010 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 16–6 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2011 || Unknown || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 28–26 || Dickinson State || Unknown ||

| 2011 || || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 28–26 || Dickinson State || ||

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| 2011 || Unknown || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 23–13 || Dickinson State || Unknown ||

| 2011 || || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 23–13 || Dickinson State || ||

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| 2014 || Unknown || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 33–21 || Dickinson State || Unknown ||

| 2014 || || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 33–21 || Dickinson State || ||

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| 2014 || Unknown || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 22–17 || Dickinson State || Unknown ||

| 2014 || || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 22–17 || Dickinson State || ||

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| 2015 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 28–7 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2015 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 28–7 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2016 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 38–13 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2016 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 38–13 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2016 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 34–7 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2016 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 34–7 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2017 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 30–21 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2017 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 30–21 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2017 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 35–20 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2017 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 35–20 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2018 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 31–26 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2018 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 31–26 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2019 || Unknown || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 23–22 || Dickinson State || Unknown ||

| 2019 || || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 23–22 || Dickinson State || ||

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| 2020 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 27–13 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2020 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 27–13 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2020 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 26–14 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2020 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 26–14 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2021 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 14–7 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2021 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 14–7 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2022 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 35–10 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2022 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 35–10 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2022 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 21–13 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2022 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 21–13 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2023 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 34–10 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2023 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 34–10 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2023 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 48–17 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2023 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 48–17 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2024 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 19–6 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2024 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 19–6 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2024 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 42–24 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2024 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 42–24 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2025 || Unknown || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 30–15 || Valley City State || Unknown ||

| 2025 || || style=”background:#0033a0; color:white;”|Dickinson State || 30–15 || Valley City State || ||

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| 2025 || Unknown || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 29–21 || Dickinson State || Unknown || Most recent meeting

| 2025 || || style=”background:#8C1515; color:white;”|Valley City State || 29–21 || Dickinson State || || Most recent meeting

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==References==

==References==

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|access-date=November 24, 2025

|access-date=November 24, 2025

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==External links==

==External links==

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Locations of Valley City State and Dickinson State

The Valley City State–Dickinson State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Valley City State University Vikings and the Dickinson State University Blue Hawks. The series began in 1933 and has been played regularly in North Dakota, first as part of the North Dakota College Athletic Conference (NDCAC), later the Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC), and then the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA).[1][2][3] Through the 2025 season, Dickinson State leads the all-time series 53–35–5 over 93 meetings.[1][2]

For much of the rivalry’s early history the teams were NDCAC peers, with Valley City State enjoying stretches of success in the late 1930s and again from the mid-1970s through the early 1980s.[3] Dickinson State’s program rose to national prominence in the late 20th century and especially during the NSAA era, when the Blue Hawks and Vikings combined to win every NSAA football championship from the league’s founding in 2013 until its disbandment after the 2024–25 academic year.[4] Valley City State’s 1988 conference-championship and playoff team and its 1996 9–1 squad both recorded key wins over Dickinson State during those seasons.[5][6]

Following the collapse of the NSAA, both schools accepted invitations to compete in the Frontier Conference beginning with the 2025–26 academic year, resuming conference play in a new setting while continuing one of the longest-running small-college rivalries in the northern Plains.

Game results

Season Date Winner Score Loser Location Notes
1933 Unknown Dickinson State 19–0 Valley City State Unknown First meeting
1934 Unknown Tie 0–0 Unknown
1935 Unknown Valley City State 13–6 Dickinson State Unknown
1936 Unknown Valley City State 6–0 Dickinson State Unknown
1937 Unknown Valley City State 6–0 Dickinson State Unknown
1938 Unknown Valley City State 20–0 Dickinson State Unknown
1939 Unknown Valley City State 6–0 Dickinson State Unknown
1940 Unknown Tie 6–6 Unknown
1941 Unknown Valley City State 13–0 Dickinson State Unknown
1944 Unknown Tie 6–6 Unknown Game 1
1944 Unknown Valley City State 12–0 Dickinson State Unknown Game 2
1946 Unknown Valley City State 19–6 Dickinson State Unknown
1947 Unknown Valley City State 33–20 Dickinson State Unknown
1949 Unknown Valley City State 21–13 Dickinson State Unknown
1954 Unknown Valley City State 32–12 Dickinson State Unknown
1955 Unknown Dickinson State 13–0 Valley City State Unknown
1956 Unknown Dickinson State 20–7 Valley City State Unknown
1957 Unknown Tie 6–6 Unknown
1958 Unknown Valley City State 19–7 Dickinson State Unknown
1959 Unknown Dickinson State 7–3 Valley City State Unknown
1960 Unknown Dickinson State 27–13 Valley City State Unknown
1961 Unknown Dickinson State 46–3 Valley City State Unknown Largest margin of victory
1962 Unknown Valley City State 18–6 Dickinson State Unknown
1963 Unknown Valley City State 21–0 Dickinson State Unknown
1964 Unknown Dickinson State 13–6 Valley City State Unknown
1965 Unknown Dickinson State 25–12 Valley City State Unknown
1966 Unknown Valley City State 28–7 Dickinson State Unknown
1967 Unknown Valley City State 27–22 Dickinson State Unknown
1968 Unknown Tie 14–14 Unknown
1969 Unknown Dickinson State 35–6 Valley City State Unknown
1970 Unknown Dickinson State 47–14 Valley City State Unknown
1971 Unknown Dickinson State 26–6 Valley City State Unknown
1972 Unknown Valley City State 35–8 Dickinson State Unknown
1973 Unknown Valley City State 19–17 Dickinson State Unknown
1974 Unknown Dickinson State 42–27 Valley City State Unknown
1975 Unknown Dickinson State 24–14 Valley City State Unknown
1976 Unknown Valley City State 45–18 Dickinson State Unknown
1977 Unknown Valley City State 39–6 Dickinson State Unknown
1978 Unknown Valley City State 20–12 Dickinson State Unknown
1979 Unknown Dickinson State 16–13 Valley City State Unknown
1980 Unknown Valley City State 9–7 Dickinson State Unknown
1981 Unknown Dickinson State 32–9 Valley City State Unknown
1982 Unknown Dickinson State 22–0 Valley City State Unknown
1983 Unknown Valley City State 7–6 Dickinson State Unknown
1984 Unknown Valley City State 9–7 Dickinson State Unknown
1985 Unknown Dickinson State 20–7 Valley City State Unknown
1986 October 25 Dickinson State 41–23 Valley City State Valley City, ND
1987 October 24 Dickinson State 38–12 Valley City State Valley City, ND
1988 October 22 Valley City State 21–7 Dickinson State Valley City, ND VCSU conference champions
1989 October 21 Dickinson State 27–0 Valley City State Dickinson, ND
1990 November 3 Dickinson State 37–20 Valley City State Valley City, ND
1991 November 2 Dickinson State 51–21 Valley City State Dickinson, ND
1992 October 24 Dickinson State 28–14 Valley City State Valley City, ND
1993 October 23 Dickinson State 44–7 Valley City State Valley City, ND
1994 October 13 Dickinson State 23–14 Valley City State Valley City, ND
1995 September 2 Dickinson State 13–0 Valley City State Dickinson, ND
1996 September 7 Valley City State 21–7 Dickinson State Valley City, ND VCSU 9–1 regular season
1997 September 6 Dickinson State 15–6 Valley City State Dickinson, ND
1998 September 5 Dickinson State 27–10 Valley City State Valley City, ND
1999 September 4 Dickinson State 34–0 Valley City State Dickinson, ND
2000 October 14 Valley City State 35–28 Dickinson State Valley City, ND
2001 October 13 Valley City State 23–20 Dickinson State Dickinson, ND
2002 October 5 Dickinson State 23–14 Valley City State Valley City, ND
2003 October 11 Dickinson State 20–7 Valley City State Dickinson, ND
2004 October 2 Dickinson State 38–16 Valley City State Valley City, ND
2005 October 1 Dickinson State 13–6 Valley City State Dickinson, ND
2006 October 7 Dickinson State 17–14 Valley City State Dickinson, ND
2007 October 13 Valley City State 17–13 Dickinson State Valley City, ND
2008 October 4 Dickinson State 28–21 Valley City State Valley City, ND
2009 September 26 Dickinson State 27–3 Valley City State Dickinson, ND
2010 October 2 Dickinson State 16–6 Valley City State Valley City, ND
2011 September 10 Valley City State 28–26 Dickinson State Dickinson, ND
2011 October 15 Valley City State 23–13 Dickinson State Valley City, ND
2014 September 20 Valley City State 33–21 Dickinson State Dickinson, ND
2014 October 18 Valley City State 22–17 Dickinson State Valley City, ND
2015 September 26 Dickinson State 28–7 Valley City State Dickinson, ND
2016 September 3 Dickinson State 38–13 Valley City State Dickinson, ND
2016 October 1 Dickinson State 34–7 Valley City State Valley City, ND
2017 September 2 Dickinson State 30–21 Valley City State Valley City, ND
2017 October 7 Dickinson State 35–20 Valley City State Dickinson, ND
2018 October 20 Dickinson State 31–26 Valley City State Dickinson, ND
2019 October 26 Valley City State 23–22 Dickinson State Valley City, ND
2020 September 26 Dickinson State 27–13 Valley City State Dickinson, ND
2020 October 31 Dickinson State 26–14 Valley City State Valley City, ND
2021 October 23 Dickinson State 14–7 Valley City State Valley City, ND
2022 September 17 Dickinson State 35–10 Valley City State Valley City, ND
2022 October 29 Dickinson State 21–13 Valley City State Dickinson, ND
2023 September 30 Dickinson State 34–10 Valley City State Valley City, ND
2023 November 4 Dickinson State 48–17 Valley City State Dickinson, ND
2024 October 5 Dickinson State 19–6 Valley City State Dickinson, ND
2024 November 9 Dickinson State 42–24 Valley City State Valley City, ND
2025 August 28 Dickinson State 30–15 Valley City State Dickinson, ND
2025 October 25 Valley City State 29–21 Dickinson State Valley City, ND Most recent meeting

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