UND vs NDSU football game Sept 2015

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A longstanding North Dakota college football rivalry that fell apart a decade ago is back.

North Dakota State and University of North Dakota officials announced Friday that the schools will play Sept. 19, 2015, at the Fargodome. The contract also includes a 2019 game in Fargo.

The game was once billed as the longest-running rivalry in NCAA Division II football. It crumbled when NDSU moved up to Division I and UND rejected NDSU’s request for games in 2004 and 2005.

UND owns a 62-45-3 advantage in the series that dates to 1894. UND won the last meeting in 2003 to claim the Nickel Trophy that has gone to the victorious school since 1938.

NDSU is the three-time defending champion in the Football Championship Subdivision, where both schools now compete.