BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Bemidji State University Football team prepares for its final game of the regular season this weekend and will travel west to Bismarck, N.D., to face University of Mary Saturday, Nov. 12 at 2:00 p.m.
 
Bemidji State Notes

• The Beavers (8-2, 5-0 NSIC North) have clinched at least a share of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference North Division title and can win the division outright with a win over the Marauders (2-8, 2-3 NSIC North).
• Bemidji State can also earn a share of the overall NSIC Championship with a victory with four teams currently tied with an 8-2 overall record.
• Bemidji State will win the NSIC North title for the second consecutive season and fourth overall while it has the opportunity to win its second consecutive and seventh overall NSIC Championship (4 NIC, 2 NSIC).
• Bemidji State is receiving eight votes in the latest  AFCA.com top-25 national poll but is ranked No. 21 in the latest d2football.com media top-25 poll.
• Bemidji State is also ranked No. 4 in the latest NCAA Regional Poll announced Monday with the top seven teams advancing to the regional tournament and seeds two, three and four hosting the first round matchups.
• The Beavers will await their fate in the NCAA DII Football selection show set to air on NCAA.com on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 4:30 p.m. CT.
• Bemidji State and Mary have met a total of 15 times in the two program's histories with the Beavers holding an 11-4 edge in the all-time record.
• Bemidji State has won the last seven meetings against the Marauders including last year's 62-40 route in Bemidji.
• On the road, the Beavers are 5-2 all-time against Mary.
• In last season's meeting, Brandon Alt shredded the Marauders'' secondary and threw for 435 yards and five touchdowns.
• Bemidji State head coach Brent Bolte is a perfect 5-0 in his six-year head coaching career against Mary.
• Alt is approaching career milestones at Bemidji State and is 492 yards and five touchdowns shy of surpassing Jordan Hein as the program's career passing yardage and touchdown leader.
• He continues to lead the NSIC in passing yards (3,183), touchdowns (29) and passing efficiency (161.0).
• Alt is also fourth in Division II in passing yards, touchdowns and ninth in passing efficiency.
• Alt's primary target this season is senior Brendan Beaulieu. Beaulieu leads the NSIC with 1,179 receiving yards and is fourth in DII. He also leads the conference with 11 receiving touchdowns and is ninth in DII.
• He is the program's all-time career receiving yards leader (3,400), receiving touchdowns leader (30) and just became the program's career receptions leader (199) to cement himself as one of the Beaver all-time greats.
• Jalen Frye leads the Beavers' rushing attack and has totaled 687 yards on 169 attempts (4.1/a). His seven touchdowns this season are eighth in the NSIC.
• Bemidji State is led on defense by linebacker Spencer Wehr who has totaled 54 tackles including 35 solo tackles. He is followed by Colton Herman (46) Max Buduris (42) and Colbey Wadsworth (38)
• Zollie Kaplan paces the "Gang-Green" defense with 9.0 sacks this season and is tied for 11th in Division II, fourth in the NSIC. He has totaled 20.5 sacks in his career and is fourth most in program history.
• Sophomore Princeten Harris leads the Beavers with five interceptions which is tied for the conference lead and tied for 11th in DII.

 
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Located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, Bemidji State University sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and women's hockey membership in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
 
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