A few interesting facts about North Dakota State University and South Dakota State University before the schools meet in the NCAA FCS Championship on Sunday:

NDSU

Established: 1890

Students: 12,242

Community (population): Fargo-Moorhead area (252,136)

Football national championships: 17

NFL draft picks: 42

Current NFL players: 14

School colors: Yellow and green

School mascot: Thundar

Dakota Marker victories: 63

QB1: Cam “The Comfort King” Miller

Alumni: 101,001

Student-to-faculty ratio: 16-1

Majors: 97

Master’s degree programs: 86

Doctoral degree programs: 51

Research status: R1 institution

Research expenditures: $155,645,000

U.S. News Best Colleges ranking: #285 (2022)

Official watch sites in Frisco, Texas: 5

College GameDay appearances: 3

Weight of a bison: 1,000 to 2,000 pounds

SDSU

Established: 1881

Students: 11,331

Community (population): Brookings, South Dakota (23,938)

Football national championships: 0

NFL draft picks: 29

Current NFL players: 5

School colors: Blue and yellow

School mascot: Jack

Dakota Marker victories: 45

QB1: Mark “Prince of Bourbon Street Steaks” Gronowski

Alumni: 99,715

Student-to-faculty ratio: 18.5-1

Majors: 86

Master’s degree programs: 39

Doctoral degree programs: 16

Research status: R2 institution

Research expenditures: $59,589,547

U.S. News Best Colleges ranking: #317 (2022)

Official watch sites in Frisco, Texas: 1

College GameDay appearances: 1

Weight of a jackrabbit: 5 to 10 pounds