BSU Football will open the 2024 season Thursday at Chet Anderson Stadium, hosting the Michigan Tech Huskies at 6 p.m.

MTU holds the advantage in the all-time series, 21-10, which ran Nov. 4, 1955 through Sep. 25, 1993. In the last meeting, the Huskies defeated the Beavers 52-23 in Bemidji. The last time BSU earned a win was at home on Oct. 7, 1989, 26-14.

The Beavers have not played a regular-season, non-conference game since shutting out then independent Minot State, 27-0, on Aug. 25, 2011. The following season, MSU joined the NSIC and all regular season games since have been against NSIC schools.

* Bemidji State opens its eighth full season (ninth overall) under Head Coach Brent Bolte.

* The Beavers ranked 25th in the American Football Coaches Association Preseason Poll and 20th in the D2Football.com poll.

* The Beavers were picked fifth in the NSIC’s Preseason Coaches’ Poll.