2008 North Dakota State Bison football team

2008 North Dakota State Bison football

Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
2008 record	6–5 (4–4 Missouri Valley)
Head coach	Craig Bohl
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Perles
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Willie Mack Garza
Home stadium	Fargodome

The 2008 North Dakota State Bison Football Team represented North Dakota State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison head coach is Craig Bohl, in his sixth season as head coach of the team. The Bison play at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. North Dakota State competes in the FCS division of college football.

Previous Season

In the 2007–2008 season, the Bison had a 10–1 record in regular season play, but were in their final year of Division I reclassification, thus unable to play in the postseason. North Dakota State had defeated FBS opponents Minnesota and Central Michigan.

Preseason

The Bison were ranked in the top ten in every I-AA poll in the preseason.

Key Losses

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 PM	Austin Peay*	#2	Fargodome • Fargo, ND		W 41–6	18,701
September 6	6:00 PM	Central Connecticut State*	#1	Fargodome • Fargo, ND		W 50–14	18,868
September 13	2:00 PM	at Wyoming*	#1	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY		L 13–16	19,156
September 20	5:00 PM	at Youngstown State	#2	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH	KXJB-TV	L 24–32	14,331
October 4	1:00 PM	Southern Illinois	#6	Fargodome • Fargo, ND	NBCND	W 35–27	18,942
October 11	6:00 PM	Western Illinois	#6	Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Trees Bowl)	NBCND	L 22–27	17,043
October 18	4:05 PM	at Northern Iowa	#16	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA	FCS/NBCND	L 13–23	13,416
October 25	1:30 PM	at Illinois State	#25	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL		W 25–7	8,004
November 1	6:00 PM	Indiana State	#T–24	Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)		W 34–7	16,211
November 15	1:00 PM	at Missouri State	#25	Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO		W 48–27	3,920
November 22	6:00 PM	South Dakota State	#24	Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Battle for the Dakota Marker)	NBCND	L 24–25	18,428
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from FCS Coaches Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

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

North Dakota State Bison football

Venues	Dacotah Field (1910–1992) Fargodome (1993–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Dakota Marker (South Dakota State) Nickel Trophy (North Dakota)

Culture & lore	Thundar "On Bison" Gold Star Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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