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IV
116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. RES. 796
Congratulating the North Dakota State University Bison football team for
winning the 2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I
Football Championship Subdivision title.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 14, 2020
Mr. ARMSTRONG submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
RESOLUTION
Congratulating the North Dakota State University Bison
football team for winning the 2019 National Collegiate
Athletic Association Division I Football Championship
Subdivision title.
Whereas the North Dakota State University (referred to in
this preamble as ‘‘NDSU’’) Bison football team won the
2019 National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to
in this preamble as the ‘‘NCAA’’) Division I Football
Championship Subdivision title game in Frisco, Texas, on
January 11, 2020, in a well-fought victory over the
James Madison University Dukes by a score of 28 to 20;
Whereas, including the 2019 NCAA Division I Football
Championship Subdivision title, the NDSU Bison football
team has won 16 NCAA football championships;
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•HRES 796 IH
Whereas the NDSU Bison football team has won 8 of the
last 9 NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivi-
sion titles, an achievement that continues to be un-
matched in modern collegiate football history;
Whereas the NDSU Bison football team completed the 2019
NCAA football season with a perfect record of 16 wins
and 0 losses, becoming the first collegiate football team
in any division to accomplish this feat since the Yale Uni-
versity Bulldogs in 1894;
Whereas the NDSU Bison football team has recorded con-
secutive undefeated seasons and extended its winning
streak to an NCAA Football Championship Subdivision
record of 37 wins in a row, displaying remarkable skill
and commitment;
Whereas head coach Matt Entz and his staff led the NDSU
Bison football team to a dominant season and a cham-
pionship during his first year as head coach at NDSU,
instilling leadership and excellence in the members of the
NDSU Bison football program;
Whereas quarterback Trey Lance became the first player in
the history of the NDSU Bison football team and the
first freshman player in the history of the NCAA to win
the Walter Payton Award, which is awarded to the top
offensive player in the Division I Football Championship
Subdivision;
Whereas thousands of Bison fans once again attended the
championship game, reflecting the tremendous pride and
dedication of Bison Nation, which has supported and
helped drive the achievement of the NDSU Bison football
team; and
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•HRES 796 IH
Whereas the 2019 NCAA Division I Football Championship
Subdivision title was a victory for both the NDSU Bison
football team and the entire State of North Dakota: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
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(1) congratulates the North Dakota State Uni-
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versity Bison football team for winning the 2019
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National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I
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Football Championship Subdivision title;
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(2) commends the players, coaches, and staff of
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the North Dakota State University Bison football
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team for—
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(A) their tireless work and dedication; and
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(B) fostering a continued tradition of ex-
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cellence; and
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(3) recognizes the students, alumni, and loyal
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fans for supporting the North Dakota State Univer-
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sity Bison football team during its successful quest
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to bring home yet another NCAA Division I Football
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Championship Subdivision trophy for North Dakota
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State University.
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