Bison FB logoFARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota State University football team has moved up again in both national polls after beating Southern Illinois 35-29 on the road Saturday.
 
     The Bison moved up one spot to No. 6 in the STATS media poll and up one spot to a tie with McNeese State for No. 5 in the coaches poll.
 
     Jacksonville State is atop both polls, followed by Illinois State, Chattanooga and Eastern Washington. Richmond is No. 5 in the STATS poll.
 
     NDSU hosts Western Illinois in the Harvest Bowl game at the Fargodome this Saturday. Bison players will wear an alternate helmet that’s green rather than yellow. The helmet will have the traditional Bison logo, along with a head of wheat as a center stripe.