[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 15, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H275-H276]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATING THE NDSU BISON

  (Mr. ARMSTRONG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ARMSTRONG. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate the NDSU 
Bison football team for winning the FCS National Championship.
  On January 11, NDSU defeated James Madison University 28-20 in a 
thrilling game that came down to the final seconds. Bison quarterback 
Trey Lance racked up 166 yards on the ground during the game and 
finished the season with 28 touchdowns and zero interceptions. He is 
the first freshman ever to win the Walter Payton Player of the Year 
Award and the Jerry Rice National Freshman of the Year Award.
  Bison safety James Hendricks intercepted a pass on the goal line to 
ice the game and ensure another Bison National Championship.
  They finished the season 16-0, the first NCAA team to do so since 
Yale in 1884. During this unprecedented run, NDSU has won eight 
championships in 9 years and compiled a record of 128-8. They have lost 
only eight games in 9 years, and they have defeated five FBS schools 
along the way, two of which were ranked at the time they played NDSU.
  Congratulations to the players, coaches, and fans of the most 
dominant college football program in this country.
  And a special happy birthday to Bison fan Jessica Unruh.

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