2008 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 2008 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison finished with an overall record of 6–5, tying for third place in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) with a 4–4 mark. After being ranked in the polls every week to that point, North Dakota State was bumped out of a likely playoff spot with a home loss in the season finale to South Dakota State by one point.
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Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
2008 record | 6–5 (4–4 MVFC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Patrick Perles (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Willie Mack Garza (4th season) |
Home stadium | Fargodome |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Northern Iowa +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Southern Illinois +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 28 | 7:00 pm | Austin Peay* | No. 2 | W 41–6 | 18,701 | ||
September 6 | 6:00 pm | Central Connecticut State* | No. 1 |
| W 50–14 | 18,868 | |
September 13 | 2:00 pm | at Wyoming* | No. 1 | L 13–16 | 19,156 | ||
September 20 | 5:00 pm | at Youngstown State | No. 2 | KXJB-TV | L 24–32 | 14,331 | |
October 4 | 1:00 pm | Southern Illinois![]() | No. 6 |
| NBCND | W 35–27 | 18,942 |
October 11 | 6:00 pm | Western Illinois | No. 6 |
| NBCND | L 22–27 | 17,043 |
October 18 | 4:05 pm | at Northern Iowa | No. 16 | FCS/NBCND | L 13–23 | 13,416 | |
October 25 | 1:30 pm | at Illinois State | No. 25 | W 25–7 | 8,004 | ||
November 1 | 6:00 pm | Indiana State | No. T–24 |
| W 34–7 | 16,211 | |
November 15 | 1:00 pm | at Missouri State | No. 25 | W 48–27 | 3,920 | ||
November 22 | 6:00 pm | South Dakota State | No. 24 |
| NBCND | L 24–25 | 18,428 |
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Game summaries
Austin Peay
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Austin Peay | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
North Dakota State | 10 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 41 |
Central Connecticut State
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CCSU | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
North Dakota State | 27 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 50 |
References
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