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Transfer Window · 2037

2037 National Champions

Cleveland State 16-1 · def. Ohio 56-39

Honors

The 2037 award winners

Cleveland State 3 awards · 2 All-Americans Ohio 0 awards · 3 All-Americans Miami (OH) 9 awards · 8 All-Americans
BednarikVikings
Defensive Player of the Year
Marquez Rossouw
Cleveland State
LombardiVikings
Nation's top lineman or linebacker
Marquez Rossouw
Cleveland State
Nagurski
Defensive Player of the Year
Emeka Zombo
Miami (OH)
Walker
Nation's best RB
Paul Pape
Miami (OH)

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Split Decision

56-39: National Champions, and the Sentence

2037 National Championship · W 56-39 vs Ohio

Mickey Bridges

VIKINGS 56, OHIO 39. THE CLEVELAND STATE VIKINGS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. Folks. FOLKS. Seventeen points of daylight against Ohio, for everything. Our second national title. Sixteen and one. I went to find...

"Lil" Ken Hogmanes

A seventeen-point win over Ohio in the national championship game. The Vikings are national champions for the second time in ten years. I called my father after the game. It was a good day. He knew me...

Final Verdict: The Vikings beat Ohio for their second national title, a granddaughter waves both flags, Teddy’s note says keep showing up, Big Stan’s nail finally holds something, and after fourteen years the doubter writes the sentence.

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Highlights All 2 clips

Elijah Pashos drops back on a fourth and inches, throws to Paul Flannigan but contact sends the ball sailing and into the waiting arms of Lyle Sawyer for the first down.

2037 Week 11 · W 61-7 vs Oklahoma State · 0:19

Elijah Pashos, Paul Flannigan, Lyle Sawyer

FUMBLEROOSKI! FUMBLEROOSKI! Josh Leeuwenburg fumbles but is redeemed by Dom Iverson who rumbled for a Viking First Down.

2037 Week 8 · W 45-3 vs BYU · 0:20

Josh Leeuwenburg, Dom Iverson

The offseason

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Record Watch 2038

2 returning Vikings within reach of a record

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The programs

Vikings Cleveland State · Coach Josh Dolan 180-29 record 2 national titles 4 Big 12 titles Bobcats Ohio · Coach Tim Slocombe 175-34 record 5 national titles 3 Big 12 titles RedHawks Miami (OH) · Coach Joe Snyderwine 174-32 record 3 national titles 4 Big 12 titles

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