FARGO, N.D. — With the non-conference schedule under its belt, the University of South Dakota football team turns to Missouri Valley Football Conference play and heads to Fargo first to face the No. 1-ranked team in FCS on Saturday, the defending national champion North Dakota State Bison. 1 in the Valley in total offense (504.7 yards per game, 5th in FCS) and total defense (158 yards allowed per game, leads the FCS). … Since joining the MVFC, Saturday will mark the seventh time that USD will play NDSU when the Bison are ranked No. … The USD-NDSU series is the third-longest series (by number of contents) in Coyote program history with only South Dakota State (118 meetings) and North Dakota (93 meetings) with more.