– 6 . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁title ▁was ▁their ▁nin th ▁overall . ▁The ▁B ison ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁FC S ▁championship ▁game ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁sound ly ▁defeated ▁Sam ▁Houston ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁a ▁rem atch ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁title ▁game , ▁ 3 9 – 1 3 . ▁Ex pect ations ▁were ▁high ▁entering ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁season . ▁The ▁season ▁comm enced ▁with ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Kansas ▁State ▁Wild c ats , ▁the ▁reign ing ▁Big ▁ 1 2 ▁Champions . ▁The ▁B ison ▁took ▁a ▁quick ▁lead , ▁but ▁let ▁a ▁ 7 – 7 ▁hal ft ime ▁score ▁get ▁away ▁from ▁them ; ▁trailing ▁ 2 1 – 7 ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁quarter . ▁The ▁B ison ▁finished ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁an ▁ 1 8 - play ▁ 8 0 - yard ▁drive ▁that ▁used ▁ 8 ▁ 1 / 2 ▁minutes , ▁leaving ▁ 2 8 ▁seconds ▁on ▁the ▁clock ▁for ▁the ▁Wild c ats , ▁trailing ▁by ▁ 3 . ▁N DS U ▁Line back er ▁Grant ▁Ol son ▁intercept ed ▁the ▁first ▁pass ▁attempt ▁by ▁the ▁Wild c ats , ▁se aling ▁their ▁ 7 th ▁win ▁over ▁F BS ▁teams ▁since ▁their ▁move ▁to ▁FC S . ▁ESP N ▁College ▁Game Day ▁broadcast ▁an ▁episode ▁from ▁F argo . ▁The ▁B ison ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁ 1 5 – 0 ▁with ▁a ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Tow son ▁Tig ers