North Dakota State Bison wrestling
| NDSU Wrestling | |
| Name | North Dakota State Bison |
| Location | Fargo, North Dakota |
| Team Founded | 1957 |
| Athletic Director | Gene Taylor (Arizona State, 1980) |
| Head Coach | Roger Kish (University of Minnesota, 2008) |
| Home | Bison Sports Arena (capacity 6,000) |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| 2014–15 | |
| Team Record | 9-4 |
| Team NCAA Finish | 23rd |
| Information current as of March 25, 2014 | |
The North Dakota State Bison Wrestling team is part of the athletic program at the North Dakota State University (NDSU) in Fargo, North Dakota. They are members of the NCAA Division I and the Big 12 Conference (NDSU's main conference, The Summit League, does not sponsor wrestling). The Bison are coached by Roger Kish.
NDSU wrestling began in 1957 when head coach Tom Neuberger led the team to victory in their first dual meet against Valley City State University. Neuberger passed the coaching reins to Bucky Maughan in 1964. Since that time, NDSU has won four NCAA Division II wrestling titles, 30 individual national champions, and 159 All-Americans. The first National Champions were Bob Backlund and Bill Demaray in 1971. The team has since transitioned to NCAA Division I and were first eligible for the Division I National Tournament in 2007.
The Bison have had only three permanent head wrestling coaches in their history. Tom Nueberger coached the team from 1957-1963. During that time, Don Lemnus serve as acting coach in 1961. In 1964 National Wrestling Hall of Fame member Bucky Maughan took over the program and led the team through four Division II titles and NDSU's transition to Division I. On May 17, 2011 Bucky Maughan announced his retirement. His replacement is Roger Kish, who was a two-time NCAA runner-up at the University of Minnesota.
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