2010 North Dakota State Bison football team

2010 North Dakota State Bison football

FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals vs Eastern Washington, L 31-38
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 25
FCS Coaches	No. 21
2010 record	9-5 (4-4 MVFC)
Head coach	Craig Bohl (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Vigen
Defensive coordinator	Scottie Hazelton
Home stadium	Fargodome (Capacity: 18,700)

2010 MVFC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#19 Northern Iowa $^		6	–	2		7	–	5
#17 Western Illinois ^		5	–	3		8	–	5
#9 North Dakota State ^		4	–	4		9	–	5
Indiana State		4	–	4		6	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4		6	–	5
South Dakota State		4	–	4		5	–	6
Missouri State		4	–	4		5	–	6
Southern Illinois		4	–	4		5	–	6
Youngstown State		1	–	7		3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2010 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by eighth year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 9-5, 4-4 in MVFC play to finish tied for third place. They received an at-large qualifier bid into the FCS playoffs, their first FCS playoff bid in school history since moving to Division I in 2004 and being eligible for the playoffs in 2008. The Bison were not expected to make the playoffs but managed enough votes to get in. NDSU punched above their seeding when then beat Robert Morris 43-17 in the first round and knocked off #4 Montana State in the second round 42-17. In the Quarterfinals, the Bison lost on a last second fumble against #5 seeded Eastern Washington in Spokane, WA 31-38 in Overtime on a snowy late night game. The Bison were driving the field down a touchdown, and were on the 5 yard line of EWU when quarterback Brock Jensen ran and appeared to be down at the 1 yard line; the play was called a fumble, recovered by Eastern Washington and the game was over. While disappointing, the playoff run was surprising for most fans and Bison alumni who enjoyed their first taste of playoff victory in over a decade.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:10 PM	at Kansas*		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FCS	W 6–3	48,417
September 11	6:30 PM	Northern Iowa	No. 21	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA		L 9–16	14,422
September 18	6:00 PM	Morgan State*	No. 23	Fargodome • Fargo, ND		W 35–9	17,340
September 25	6:10 PM	No. 21 South Dakota	No. 18	Fargodome • Fargo, ND		W 38–16	18,248
October 2	1:00 PM	Western Illinois	No. 13	Fargodome • Fargo, ND		L 16–28	18,701
October 9	4:10 PM	at Youngstown State	No. 18	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH		W 34–29	15,068
October 16	2:00 PM	at Illinois State	No. 15	Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL		L 24–34	10,131
October 23	3:10 PM	Indiana State		Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)		W 27–15	15,245
November 6	3:10 PM	Southern Illinois	No. 25	Fargodome • Fargo, ND		W 20–6	12,834
November 13	3:10 PM	South Dakota State	No. 24	Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker)		W 31–24	17,037
November 20	1:00 PM	at Missouri State	No. 17	Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO		L 0–3	4,837
November 27	6:05 PM	Robert Morris*	No. 25	Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs First Round)		W 43–17	12,202
December 4	12:05 PM	at No. 6 Montana State*	No. 25	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT (FCS Playoffs Second Round)		W 42–17	14,277
December 11	12:35 PM	No. 1 Eastern Washington*	No. 25	Cheney, WA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)		L 31–38	4,060
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.gobison.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=2400&SPID=695&SPSID=11844

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

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football champions

1970s	1978: Florida A&M 1979: Eastern Kentucky

1980s	1980: Boise State 1981: Idaho State 1982: Eastern Kentucky 1983: Southern Illinois 1984: Montana State 1985: Georgia Southern 1986: Georgia Southern 1987: Northeast Louisiana 1988: Furman 1989: Georgia Southern

1990s	1990: Georgia Southern 1991: Youngstown State 1992: Marshall 1993: Youngstown State 1994: Youngstown State 1995: Montana 1996: Marshall 1997: Youngstown State 1998: UMass 1999: Georgia Southern

2000s	2000: Georgia Southern 2001: Montana 2002: Western Kentucky 2003: Delaware 2004: James Madison 2005: Appalachian State 2006: Appalachian State 2007: Appalachian State 2008: Richmond 2009: Villanova

2010s	2010: Eastern Washington 2011: North Dakota State 2012: North Dakota State 2013: North Dakota State 2014: North Dakota State 2015: North Dakota State

2010 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State Bethune–Cookman Coastal Carolina Delaware Eastern Washington Georgia Southern Jacksonville State Lehigh Montana State New Hampshire North Dakota State Northern Iowa Robert Morris South Carolina State Southeast Missouri State Stephen F. Austin Villanova Western Illinois William & Mary Wofford

Champion – Eastern Washington Eagles

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