Dakota Bucks
| Dakota Bucks | |||
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| General information | |||
| Founded | 2016 | ||
| Headquartered | Bismarck Event Center in Bismarck, North Dakota | ||
| Colors | Orange, dark blue, black and gold | ||
| Mascot | TAG | ||
| DakotaBucks.com | |||
| Personnel | |||
| Owner | BEK Communications | ||
| General manager | Gregory Schuh | ||
| Head coach | Rod Miller | ||
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| Playoff appearances (3) | |||
The Bismarck Bucks were an indoor American football team based in Bismarck, North Dakota. The Bucks joined Champions Indoor Football (CIF) as an expansion team in 2016, and began play for the 2017 season. The team moved to the Indoor Football League (IFL) beginning with the 2019 season. The team played its home games at the Bismarck Event Center in Bismarck. The team suspended operations in 2022; the team's owners indicated it would attempt to return in 2025 under a new brand, the Dakota Bucks, once the regulatory issues that prevented the team from playing in 2023 were resolved. The issues, as of November 2024, remain unresolved, and the IFL left the team off its subsequent schedules.
The Bucks were the third indoor football team to play in Bismarck, following the Bismarck Blaze who played in the original Indoor Football League for its second and final season of 2000, as well as the Bismarck Roughriders who played in the National Indoor Football League from 2002 until 2003.