PHOTOS: Scenes from North Dakota State Bison football senior day at the Fargodome

FARGO — North Dakota State honored 14 seniors Saturday at the Fargodome, recognizing them before the Missouri Valley Football Conference game against Southern Illinois.

All 14 ran through the inflated Bison helmet for the final time in a regular season game during their careers.

“Obviously growing up here, I’ve been around the Fargodome for a long time,” said senior defensive end Jake Kava, a Fargo Shanley graduate. “Coming back for a sixth year, the win and losses weren’t the reason I came back. I came back for the guys in the locker room, the coaches, just my friends on the team and the atmosphere.”

The Bison (7-3, 4-3 MVFC) close out the regular season at 4 p.m. Saturday at Northern Iowa. NDSU would likely earn a spot in the FCS playoffs with a victory against the Panthers.

“We know we got to take care of business if we want to make the playoffs,” Kava said.

Below are scenes from Saturday’s senior day:

Peterson covers college athletics for The Forum, including Concordia College and Minnesota State Moorhead. He also covers the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks independent baseball team and helps out with North Dakota State football coverage. Peterson has been working at the newspaper since 1996.