Beating the big boys
North Dakota State, the five-time defending Football Championship Subdivision titlist, ran its winning streak against teams from Football Bowl Subdivision to six games with its victory at Iowa. And five of those victories came against teams from Power Five conferences. A look at the streak:
YearResult
2010W, 6-3 at Kansas
2011W, 37-24 at Gophers
2012W, 22-7 at Colorado State
2013W, 24-21 at Kansas State
2014W, 34-14 at Iowa State
2016W, 23-21 at No. 13 Iowa