2004 North Dakota State Bison football team

2004 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference Great West Conference
Ranking
Sports Network No. 23
2004 record 8–3 (2–3 Great West)
Head coach Craig Bohl (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Tim Albin
Defensive coordinator Jimmy Burrow
Home stadium Fargodome
2004 Great West football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#16 Cal Poly $  4 –1     9 –2  
UC Davis  3 –2     6 –4  
#23 North Dakota State  2 –3     8 –3  
South Dakota State  2 –3     6 –5  
Southern Utah  2 –3     6 –5  
Northern Colorado  2 –3     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2004 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's first season competing at the NCAA Division I-AA level. The Bison were led by second-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. They finished the season with an overall record of 8—3 and tied for third in the Great West Conference with a 2–3 mark. North Dakota State was ineligible for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs per NCAA rules, during their first four seasons at the NCAA Division I-AA/FCS level.

During the regular season, the Bison were never ranked in The Sports Network poll, but beat two of the three top-25 teams they played. After the playoffs, the Bison were ranked #24 in the final rankings. During their first four years in Division I-AA (2004–2007), NDSU had a North Dakota State of 35–9 (.795) and were ranked in the top-25 32 out of 44 weeks.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 28 6:00 PM Valpo* Fargodome • Fargo, ND W 52-0   18,665
September 4 2:10 PM at Northern Colorado* Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO L 13-15   5,311
September 11 6:00 PM Montana Tech* Fargodome • Fargo, ND W 56-3   11,030
September 18 6:00 PM Carson-Newman* Fargodome • Fargo, ND W 49-19   11,523
October 2 4:00 PM at Nicholls State* John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA (Trees Bowl) W 24-14   5,421
October 9 6:40 PM at South Dakota State Coughlin-Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker) L 21-24   12,323
October 16 1:00 PM Southern Utah Fargodome • Fargo, ND W 27-21   15,449
October 23 1:00 PM No. 6 Cal Poly Fargodome • Fargo, ND L 10-13   11,834
October 30 1:00 PM No. 15 Northwestern Demons Fargodome • Fargo, ND W 30-17   11,113
November 6 1:00 PM Weber State Fargodome • Fargo, ND W 31-17   4,112
November 13 1:05 PM No. 21 UC Davis Toomey Field • Davis, CA W 25-7   6,720
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from FCS Coaches Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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