BEMIDJI, Minn. — For 100 seasons, Bemidji State University Beaver Football has been built by the student-athletes, coaches and teams who have worn the Green & White, competed on the field and shaped what Beaver Football means today.
Established in 1926, the program has spent a century creating memories, setting records, developing leaders and leaving a lasting mark on Bemidji State University and the communities its players have called home. Through chasing eras, conferences, traditions and generations of Beavers, the foundation has remained the same: toughness, pride, perseverance and a commitment to something bigger than oneself.
To celebrate the program's 100th season, Bemidji State Athletics proudly presents the Beaver Football Centennial Team - a collection of 100 players and coaches whose contributions helped define the history of Beaver Football.
The Centennial Team represents more than statistics, championships or individual accolades. Many of the men listed created a lasting impact on the Beaver Football program, their teams and the legacy for future Beavers to come. Some were record-setters. Some were champions. Some became leaders on and off the field. All played a part in the story of Beaver Football.
From the early days of the program in 1926 to the modern era, these 100 individuals represent the generations of Beavers who have carried the tradition forward.
A Difficult Selection
Selecting just 100 players and coaches from a century of Beaver Football was no easy task. With thousands of individuals having worn the Green & White since 1926, there were countless deserving candidates and many who came down to the Final Cut.
Current Beaver football student-athletes were not eligible for selection to the Centennial Team, while current and former members of the coaching staff were eligible. For today's players, their story is still being written. They have the opportunity to build their own Beaver legacy and, perhaps one day, find their names among the program's all-time greats.
The Centennial Team is a celebration of those selected, while also recognizing the tremendous number of Beavers who helped build this program over the past 100 years. To everyone who has contributed to Beaver Football: This legacy belongs to you, too.
One hundred seasons. One hundred stories. One enduring legacy.
Welcome to the history of Beaver Football.
Click here to view the Centennial Season Team
A note on our history: Records and statistical information are more limited for the early decades of Beaver Football. For many of the program's earliest standouts, surviving records consist primarily of team rosters, conference honors and All-American selections. These recognitions are preserved here as an important part of the program's history.
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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 and women's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
