all of which resulted in victories by North Dakota State; NDSU would later go on to win the championship in all of those seasons. However, in their first ever meeting in the NCAA Division I Football Championship game in Frisco, South Dakota State defeated NDSU in the 2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game with a score of 45-21, earning the Jackrabbits their first FCS championship as well as their sole postseason win against the Bison. The Dakota Marker series currently stands in favor of NDSU 10–9. SDSU is currently in possession of the trophy after winning the latest game in the regular season series, a 23-21 victory in Fargo on October 15, 2022. The 2019 Marker Game in Brookings was notable for the visit of College GameDay, the flagship college football pregame show broadcast by ESPN. The show originated live from the SDSU campus on the morning of the game as the Bison entered the contest ranked #1 in FCS and undefeated at 7-0, with SDSU ranked #3 and coming in 6-1. The home team has won 11 of the 18 Marker games since the inception of the series. The two teams have now met 113 times in their history, and the Bison lead the overall series 63-45, with 5 ties. Their 100th meeting was the first time they met in the playoffs (2012), with the Bison claiming a 28–3 victory. Game results ^The Marker was not at stake in these five games, as they were playoff games. See also List of NCAA college football rivalry games List of most-played college football series in NCAA Division I References College football rivalry trophies in the United States North Dakota State Bison football South Dakota State Jackrabbits football