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2011 North Dakota State Bison football team
American college football season
The 2011 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by ninth year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 14–1, 7–1 in MVFC play to share the conference title with Northern Iowa.[1]
Quick Facts North Dakota State Bison football, NCAA Division I championMVFC co-champion ...
| 2011 North Dakota State Bison football | |
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NCAA Division I champion MVFC co-champion | |
NCAA Division I Championship, W 17–6 vs. Sam Houston State | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 1 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 1 |
| Record | 14–1 (7–1 MVFC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Brent Vigen (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Scottie Hazelton (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Fargodome |
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| No. 1 North Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Northern Iowa +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Illinois State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Bison received the conference's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs, their second FCS playoff bid in school history, where they advanced to the National Championship Game and defeated Sam Houston State to win their first FCS National Championship and their first national championship since 1990 when they won the Division II championship.
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| September 3 | 6:00 pm | Lafayette* | No. 11 | W 42–6 | 17,023 | [2] | ||
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA)* | No. 11 |
| ND-NBC | W 56–3 | 18,341 | [3] |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | at Minnesota* | No. 8 | BTN | W 37–24 | 48,802 | [4] | |
| October 1 | 1:00 pm | Illinois State | No. 5 |
| CSNC | W 20–10 | 18,904 | [5] |
| October 8 | 2:00 pm | at No. 20 Southern Illinois | No. 4 | ESPN3 | W 9–3 | 9,059 | [6] | |
| October 15 | 6:00 pm | Missouri State | No. 4 |
| MSN | W 51–21 | 18,029 | [7] |
| October 22 | 2:00 pm | at South Dakota State | No. 3 | MSN | W 38–14 | 14,823 | [8] | |
| October 29 | 3:00 pm | No. 2 Northern Iowa | No. 3 |
| FCS Central | W 27–19 | 18,886 | [9] |
| November 5 | 1:00 pm | at No. 21 Indiana State | No. 1 | ESPN3 | W 27–16 | 6,412 | [10] | |
| November 12 | 3:00 pm | Youngstown State | No. 1 |
| ND-NBC | L 24–27 | 18,450 | [11] |
| November 19 | 1:00 pm | at Western Illinois | No. 5 | KXJB-TV | W 37–21 | 3,560 | [12] | |
| December 3 | 3:00 pm | No. 17 James Madison* | No. 4 |
| ESPN3 | W 26–14 | 17,432 | [13] |
| December 10 | 3:00 pm | No. 6 Lehigh* | No. 4 |
| ESPN3 | W 24–0 | 18,111 | [14] |
| December 17 | 1:00 pm | No. 3 Georgia Southern* | No. 4 |
| ESPNU | W 35–7 | 18,108 | [15] |
| January 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Sam Houston State* | No. 4 | ESPN2 | W 17–6 | 20,586 | [16] | |
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| Sports Network | 11 | 11 | 8 (1) | 8 (1) | 5 (5) | 4 (7) | 4 (6) | 3 (9) | 3 (10) | 1 (133) | 1 (143) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 1 |
| Coaches | 11 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 6 т | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 (22) | 1 (26) | 5 | 4 (1) | 1 |
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Lafayette
See also: 2011 Lafayette Leopards football team
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Leopards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| No. 11 Bison | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
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Lafayette Leopards at No. 11 North Dakota State Bison – Game summary
More information Statistics, LAF ...
| Statistics | LAF | NDSU |
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| First downs | 8 | 18 |
| Total yards | 198 | 416 |
| Rushing yards | 54 | 180 |
| Passing yards | 144 | 236 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 27:55 | 32:05 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Lafayette | Passing | Ryan O'Neil | 15/20, 144 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Ross Scheuerman | 8 rushes, 46 yards | |
| Receiving | Mitchell Bennett | 3 receptions, 45 yards, TD | |
| North Dakota State | Passing | Brock Jensen | 15/22, 197 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | D. J. McNorton | 13 rushes, 80 yards, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Warren Holloway | 6 receptions, 147 yards, 2 TD |
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Saint Francis (PA)
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Red Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| No. 11 Bison | 7 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 56 |
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More information Statistics, STF ...
| Statistics | STF | NDSU |
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| First downs | 15 | 17 |
| Total yards | 182 | 394 |
| Rushing yards | 66 | 233 |
| Passing yards | 116 | 161 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 37:31 | 22:29 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Saint Francis | Passing | John Kelly | 8/17, 62 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Kyle Harbridge | 14 rushes, 41 yards | |
| Receiving | Ryan Laduke | 5 receptions, 42 yards | |
| North Dakota State | Passing | Brock Jensen | 11/13, 139 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Sam Ojuri | 12 rushes, 165 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Warren Holloway | 4 receptions, 73 yards, TD |
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At Minnesota
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 8 Bison | 0 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 37 |
| Golden Gophers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
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No. 8 North Dakota State Bison at Minnesota Golden Gophers – Game summary
More information Statistics, NDSU ...
| Statistics | NDSU | MINN |
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| First downs | 17 | 18 |
| Total yards | 336 | 292 |
| Rushing yards | 139 | 168 |
| Passing yards | 197 | 124 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 31:21 | 28:39 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| North Dakota State | Passing | Brock Jensen | 16/21, 197 yards |
| Rushing | D. J. McNorton | 13 rushes, 92 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Ryan Smith | 4 receptions, 74 yards | |
| Minnesota | Passing | Max Shortell | 4/8, 71 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Duane Bennett | 13 rushes, 74 yards | |
| Receiving | Eric Lair | 2 receptions, 41 yards, TD |
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Illinois State
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| Redbirds | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| No. 5 Bison | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
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More information Statistics, ILST ...
| Statistics | ILST | NDSU |
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| First downs | 21 | 16 |
| Total yards | 397 | 331 |
| Rushing yards | 127 | 124 |
| Passing yards | 270 | 207 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 30:44 | 29:16 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Illinois State | Passing | Matt Brown | 31/48, 270 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Ashton Leggett | 16 rushes, 73 yards | |
| Receiving | Lechein Neblett | 9 receptions, 78 yards | |
| North Dakota State | Passing | Brock Jensen | 15/22, 207 yards, TD |
| Rushing | D. J. McNorton | 17 rushes, 56 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Warren Holloway | 6 receptions, 70 yards |
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At No. 20 Southern Illinois
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| No. 8 Bison | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| No. 20 Salukis | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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No. 8 North Dakota State Bison at No. 20 Southern Illinois Salukis – Game summary
More information Statistics, NDSU ...
| Statistics | NDSU | SIU |
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| First downs | 9 | 17 |
| Total yards | 210 | 297 |
| Rushing yards | 60 | 128 |
| Passing yards | 150 | 169 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 28:28 | 31:32 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| North Dakota State | Passing | Brock Jensen | 13/23, 150 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | D. J. McNorton | 13 rushes, 31 yards | |
| Receiving | Ryan Smith | 3 receptions, 70 yards | |
| Southern Illinois | Passing | Kory Faulkner | 16/28, 169 yards, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Jewel Hampton | 23 rushes, 120 yards | |
| Receiving | Cam Fuller | 2 receptions, 59 yards |
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Missouri State
See also: 2011 Missouri State Bears football team
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bears | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 4 Bison | 10 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 51 |
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More information Statistics, MOST ...
| Statistics | MOST | NDSU |
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| First downs | 19 | 26 |
| Total yards | 363 | 428 |
| Rushing yards | 141 | 212 |
| Passing yards | 222 | 216 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 22:30 | 37:30 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Missouri State | Passing | Trevor Wooden | 18/25, 222 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Vernon Scott | 13 rushes, 66 yards | |
| Receiving | Ian Starnes | 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD | |
| North Dakota State | Passing | Brock Jensen | 19/23, 211 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | D. J. McNorton | 14 rushes, 92 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Warren Holloway | 6 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD |
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At South Dakota State
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| No. 3 Bison | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| Jackrabbits | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
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No. 3 North Dakota State Bison at South Dakota State Jackrabbits – Game summary
More information Statistics, NDSU ...
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No. 2 Northern Iowa
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| No. 2 Panthers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| No. 3 Bison | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
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No. 2 Northern Iowa Panthers at No. 3 North Dakota State Bison – Game summary
at Fargodome, Fargo, North Dakota
- Date: October 29
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (played indoors)
- Game attendance: 18,886
- Referee: Bill Etzler
- TV: FCS Central
- Box score, Recap
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At No. 21 Indiana State
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| No. 1 Bison | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
| No. 21 Sycamores | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
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No. 1 North Dakota State Bison at No. 21 Indiana State Sycamores – Game summary
More information Statistics, NDSU ...
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Youngstown State
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| Penguins | 3 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| No. 1 Bison | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
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At Western Illinois
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| No. 5 Bison | 7 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 37 |
| Leathernecks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
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No. 5 North Dakota State Bison at Western Illinois Leathernecks – Game summary
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No. 17 James Madison (FCS Second Round)
See also: 2011 James Madison Dukes football team
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| No. 17 Dukes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 4 Bison | 0 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
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No. 6 Lehigh (FCS Quarterfinals)
See also: 2011 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team
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| No. 6 Mountain Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 4 Bison | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
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No. 3 Georgia Southern (FCS Semifinals)
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| No. 3 Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 4 Bison | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 35 |
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More information Statistics, GASO ...
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Vs. Sam Houston State (FCS Championship Game)
See also: 2011 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team and 2012 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
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| No. 1 Bearkats | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 4 Bison | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
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No. 1 Sam Houston State Bearkats vs. No. 4 North Dakota State Bison (FCS Championship Game) – Game summary
at Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, Texas
- Date: January 7, 2012
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Overcast, 50 °F (10 °C)
- Game attendance: 20,586
- Referee: Tony Marcella
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Neal, David Diaz-Infante, and Allison Williams
- Box score, Recap
More information Statistics, SHSU ...
| Statistics | SHSU | NDSU |
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| First downs | 12 | 9 |
| Total yards | 210 | 235 |
| Rushing yards | 95 | 115 |
| Passing yards | 115 | 120 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:05 | 26:55 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Sam Houston State | Passing | Brian Bell | 12/31, 115 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Tim Flanders | 21 rushes, 84 yards | |
| Receiving | Torrance Williams | 3 receptions, 53 yards | |
| North Dakota State | Passing | Brock Jensen | 10/20, 120 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | D. J. McNorton | 14 rushes, 39 yards | |
| Receiving | D. J. McNorton | 2 receptions, 35 yards, TD |
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- "2011 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- "Lafayette loses big to North Dakota". The Morning Call. September 4, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "A Bison beat down, Ojurji gets NDSU started off right". The Bismarck Tribune. September 11, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dakota territory". Star Tribune. September 25, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "2nd-half turnovers doom ISU in Fargo". The Pantagraph. October 2, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Offense optional, Saluki defense holds Bison to nine points, but its not enough". Southern Illinoisan. October 9, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bad second-half start sinks Bears". The Springfield News-Leader. October 16, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Missed chances sting as Jacks fall to NDSU". Argus-Leader. October 23, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UNI gets Buffaloed". The Courier. October 30, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "North Dakota State beats Indiana State". The Republic. November 6, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "No. 1 Bison beaten at home". The Bismarck Tribune. November 13, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bison share MVC". The Bismarck Tribune. November 20, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "James Madison, ODU knocked out". The News Leader. December 4, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dome of doom". The Morning Call. December 11, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Eagles trip in semis again". Ledger-Enquirer. December 18, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bison bring home title, defense carries NDSU to first national FCS title". The Bismarck Tribune. January 8, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.