Football Tournament Information
Below you will find 2008/09 tournament information. For prior year results, scroll to the bottom of this page.
Dakota Bowl Set for November 14 & 15
The NDHSAA 2008 State Football Championships with Todd Olson as manager will be held at the Alerus Center November 14th and Saturday November 14th.
Dakota Bowl Home Team Criteria
1. The NDHSAA will select dates, times and sites (normally the home field of the higher seeded team) for all play-off games. When non-school facilities are used, the maximum fee to be paid by the NDHSAA is $500.
2. The higher seeded team will be designated as the home team. When like seeds play, the odd number region will be designated as the home team in odd number years and vice versa. (When like seeds and regions play as per an 11/21/06 coin-flip, the bottom line is “home”.)
Friday, November 14
12:00 Noon - 9-man Championship
Division A Championship (20 minutes after the 9-man game)
Saturday, November 15
3:00 PM - Division AA Championship
Division AAA Championship (20 minutes after the AA game)
Awards will be presented immediately following each game. Players MUST wear their jerseys to be recognized and receive awards.
Teams scheduled for the second game each day can have preliminary warm-ups in a designated area and will have 20 minutes on the field before introductions.
TICKET PRICES (ALL Day)
Adults: $8.00 +$1.00 venue charge ($9.00)
Students: $5.00 + $.50 venue charge ($5.50)
Play-Off Passes:
No season passes are honored for the play-offs.
- Up to 52 passes may be issued for 9-man teams and up to 64 for 11-man teams may be issued. These passes are for players, cheerleaders, statisticians, student managers, trainers, etc. If a school requests extra passes, such request will be granted and the cost of an adult season ticket for each pass will be deducted from the school's team payment.
- A maximum of eight complimentary game passes shall be afforded each participating team in the pre-quarter through semi-final rounds
- The NDHSAA gold metal pass is the only other pass honored
Play-Off Qualifying:
9-Man:
The top four teams in each region as determined by region record will qualify for the play-offs.
A & AA:
The top four teams in each region as determined by region record will qualify for the play-offs.
AAA:
The top five teams in each region as determined by region record will qualify for the play-offs.
* If a tie occurs in any region, said region may use its own tiebreaker. Otherwise, the "optional tiebreaker" will be used.
Tournament Expense Allowance: Team payments will be made at the end of each fiscal year using the approved formula found on the NDHSAA home page, "Team Payment Plan".
9-MAN: (Maximum 27 Players & 3 Coaches)
11-MAN: (Maximum 33 Players & 5 Coaches)
Optional Tiebreaker:
Step 1. Among tied teams, the region record (*head-to-head competitions) determines placement.
*Head-to-head competitions are defined as an overall collective record among tied teams.
Step 2. If a tie still exists:
(A). The team with the highest point differential (17-point per game maximum) among those tied teams is first. Remove the first place team from the group.
(B). Repeat Step 2A until the region record between the remaining tied teams can be used.
CASE I: A five-team tie. Step 1, compare the point differentials among teams A, B, C, D and E. Team A has the highest point total. RULING: Team A is first. Then, the region record among the remaining tied teams, B is 2-1, C is 2-1, D is 1-2 and E is 1-2. In this case B & C are 2nd & 3rd as determined by region record with B.
CASE II: When teams A, B, and C are tied:
(a) Team B defeated C and A.
RULING: Step 1 would determine B to be first and the region game between C and A would determine 2nd and 3rd.
(b) If A defeated B, B defeated C and C defeated A.
RULING: Step 2-A would be used to find the top team and step 2-B, the region game between the other two would determine 2nd and 3rd.
Step 3 If a tie in point differential exists after Step 2, the names of tied teams will be placed in a hat and drawn 1st, 2nd, etc. until steps 1 and 2 can be used among remaining tied teams. Head-to-head competition shall be used whenever possible.
Recommended Video Exchange:
- Teams involved in the first round are encouraged to exchange videos of the two previous games or suitable substitutes as determined by the coaches involved.
- Home teams involved in play-off games should video the games and distribute copies to the visiting team and to the opponent of the winning team for the next play-off game.
Team Areas
REMINDER - Visiting team shall be opposite home fans' primary seating area
School Responsibility
Each school is responsible for players and students attending tournaments. Suitable chaperones should accompany each delegation.
Bands
The host school band or a high school band in the city where the tournament is held shall be designated as the official band. However, the manager may appoint bands from other schools if necessary.* Only the appointed band is admitted free of charge for each session.
Sportsmanship
Please prominently place the following statement in Tournament Programs.
"Good sportsmanship is displaying a commitment to fair play, ethics and integrity. Please display good sportsmanship throughout the tournament. THANK YOU. Spectators displaying any unsportsmanlike conduct such as, but not limited to taunting, baiting, and profanity or carrying flags around the arena, will be removed"
Programs
Program rights are awarded to the tournament manager who may sub-contract to other organizations. If sub-contracted, the tournament manager shall be responsible for approving the content of the program. Materials in the program should be primarily information relative to the tournament, the participating teams, tournament history, NDHSAA history, etc.
Tournament programs shall include information supplied by the NDHSAA office.
Program advertising shall be in good taste with NO ADS pertaining to gambling, alcohol, drugs or tobacco. Ads shall not take precedence over tournament or NDHSAA information.
The tournament manager keeps any profit realized from programs and is responsible for any deficit.
Concessions
Concession rights are awarded to the host school or building management. Concession merchandise shall be limited to soft drinks, popcorn, candy, coffee, etc. Enterprises tending to exploit students are prohibited. At State finals, the NDHSAA will provide T-shirts for sale. No other merchandise of this type is allowed.
Host City Responsibility
If provided, hospitality rooms, intermission entertainment, cheerleader supervision and outside bands are the responsibility of the host city.
Insurance
Region and state tournaments are protected by master liability, property damage, hold-up and burglary insurance. This policy does not cover damage to the premises.
Play-off Formats
Post Season Schedule
End 9-man regular season: October 16
End Division A regular season: October 18
First round 9-man playoffs :October 21
Second round 9-man playoffs: October 25
First round Div. A playoffs: October 25
End Div. AAA regular season: October 25
End Div. AA regular season: October 28
First round Div. AAA playoffs: October 28
Quarter-final playoffs all divisions: November 1
Semi-final playoffs all divisions: November 8
Finals--Dakota Bowl - Grand Forks, November 14, 15
2007/08 Results
Previous Campions
CLICK HERE for a pdf of previous football champions.