Minot State
3-8 2025 finalMinot State is a North Dakota plains program that built a #6 national rushing offense in 2025 despite a 3-8 record — and is now under new coach Randall Herbst with a mandate to convert offensive talent into wins.
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Minot State is a North Dakota plains program that built a #6 national rushing offense in 2025 despite a 3-8 record — and is now under new coach Randall Herbst with a mandate to convert offensive talent into wins.
Minot State went 3-8 overall and 3-7 in the NSIC, but the Beavers ranked #6 nationally in rushing offense with 3,157 team rushing yards (program record). Kicker Brandon McCary was a Fred Mitchell Award semifinalist. Despite elite…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on Minot State
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Minot State
The baseline for a successful season.
Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.
Entry into the 32-team national bracket.
The Division II national championship game.
Minot State · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Minot State · low confidence
Stable (45)
Home-Field Advantage · Minot State · 2018-present
Elite
38% home win rate vs 7% on the road. margin runs +7.1 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Northern Sun Standing · 2025
11th in the Northern Sun
Minot State is 11th of 13 in the Northern Sun at 3-8. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Duluth | 10-2 |
| 2 | Minnesota State Mankato | 10-4 |
| 3 | Augustana University (SD) | 9-2 |
| 4 | Minnesota State Moorhead | 8-3 |
| 5 | Northern State | 7-4 |
| 6 | Sioux Falls | 7-4 |
| 7 | Wayne State (NE) | 7-4 |
| 8 | Winona State | 6-5 |
| 9 | Bemidji State | 4-7 |
| 10 | University of Mary | 4-7 |
| 11 | Minot State | 3-8 |
| 12 | Concordia University St Paul | 2-9 |
| 13 | Southwest Minnesota State | 1-10 |
Schedule Strength · Minot State · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 50% across 11 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · Minot State · 2025
Won 49-28 at Northern State
Week 11 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
From the Archive — Minot State
2024: Won 56-23 vs Winona State
In 2024, the program won 56-23 vs Winona State — a blowout home result that left the 33-point margin on the books.
Go Beavers.