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.

2008 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
2008 record6–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Perles (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorWillie Mack Garza (4th season)
Home stadiumFargodome
2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
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  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:00 pmAustin Peay*No. 2W 41–618,701
September 66:00 pmCentral Connecticut State*No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 50–1418,868
September 132:00 pmat Wyoming*No. 1L 13–1619,156
September 205:00 pmat Youngstown StateNo. 2KXJB-TVL 24–3214,331
October 41:00 pmSouthern IllinoisNo. 6
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBCNDW 35–2718,942
October 116:00 pmWestern IllinoisNo. 6
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Trees Bowl)
NBCNDL 22–2717,043
October 184:05 pmat Northern IowaNo. 16FCS/NBCNDL 13–2313,416
October 251:30 pmat Illinois StateNo. 25W 25–78,004
November 16:00 pmIndiana StateNo. T–24
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)
W 34–716,211
November 151:00 pmat Missouri StateNo. 25W 48–273,920
November 226:00 pmSouth Dakota StateNo. 24
NBCNDL 24–2518,428

Game summaries

Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
Austin Peay 0 0 6 0 6
North Dakota State 10 10 21 0 41

Central Connecticut State

1 2 3 4 Total
CCSU 0 7 0 7 14
North Dakota State 27 16 0 7 50

References

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