north dakota and south dakota split in 1862.
north dakota and south dakota split in 1862.
when did north dakota and south dakota split?
1862
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north dakota has enjoyed a spirited rivalry with the university of south dakota. they are the two oldest universities in the dakotas. their first meeting was in 1903 and they have squared off 93 times. und leads the series 61–30–5. a travelling trophy known as the sitting bull trophy was awarded to the winner of the game from 1953 to 1999 when it was retired due to concerns over political correctness. it is currently in the possession of north dakota. the rivalry intensified during the 2000s. by 2003, north dakota st., south dakota st., northern colorado had left the north central conference, leaving void for rivals on the schedules of north dakota and south dakota. to add fuel to the fire, south dakota which had been largely irrelevant in football since the 1980s, was rising to prominence and challenging north dakota for ncc titles by this time. the two moved together to division i in 2008. in a memorable game to close the 2011 season, und came back from trailing by 20 points in the 4th quarter to win what was a de facto great west championship game. in 2012 the two universities parted ways when north dakota joined the big sky conference, while south dakota moved to the missouri valley football conference. this move interrupted a stretch of 65 consecutive seasons in which the two programs had met on the gridiron. they resumed play in 2016 as non-conference opponents with a memorable game where north dakota defeated south dakota in double overtime 47–44 scoring 20 unanswered points in regulation to force the overtime. the coyotes exacted revenge the following season with a decisive 45-7 victory over the fighting hawks. their rivalry will be renewed on an annual basis starting in 2020 when north dakota joins the missouri valley football conference.
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