Overview
- North Dakota State travels to Falcon Stadium for a 10:00 p.m. ET kickoff on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, and the game will air nationally on FS1.
- NDSU arrived in Colorado Springs on Friday and announced it will wear green 'harvest' helmets with white jerseys and green pants for the program's first Mountain West game.
- The Bison enter 2-0 after a 38-0 win over Fordham while Air Force is 1-0 after a 34-0 opener that produced 431 rushing yards, setting up a defense-versus-option tactical clash.
- NDSU listed eight players as out and three as questionable on the final injury report, including offensive tackle Josh Magin, which will test the Bison's depth against Air Force's ball-control attack.
- Betting markets list NDSU as a narrow favorite (DraftKings moneyline around -125 and spread -1.5), and coaches say the outcome will be an early measure of Tim Polasek's plan to build a competitive Mountain West program.