2005 North Dakota State Bison football team

2005 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference Great West Conference
Ranking
Sports Network No. 20
2005 record 7–4 (3–2 Great West)
Head coach Craig Bohl (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Patrick Perles
Defensive coordinator Willie Mack Garza
Home stadium Fargodome
2005 Great West football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#6 Cal Poly +^  4 –1     9 –4  
UC Davis +  4 –1     6 –5  
North Dakota State  3 –2     7 –4  
South Dakota State  3 –2     6 –5  
Southern Utah  1 –4     1 –9  
Northern Colorado  0 –5     4 –7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant

The 2005 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their homes game at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison finished the season with an overall record of 7–4 and tied for second place in the Great West Conference with a mark of 3–2. Despite being ranked #20 at the end of the year, North Dakota State was ineligible for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs per NCAA rules that mandated a four-year probationary period for programs entering NCAA Division I-AA. The Bison were ranked in the top-25 in 10 of the 11 weeks in the season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:00 PM Arkansas-Monticello* No. 22 Fargodome • Fargo, ND W 59-7   13,793
September 10 6:00 PM at No. 9 Northwestern State* No. 20 Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA W 35-7   13,252
September 17 6:00 PM Weber State* No. 12 Fargodome • Fargo, ND W 41-0   14,368
September 24 1:00 PM at No. 18 Montana State* No. 8 Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT L 17-20   13,327
October 1 6:00 PM No. 21 Nicholls State* No. 13 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Trees Bowl) W 26-13   14,022
October 8 6:00 PM at No. 9 Cal Poly No. 12 Mustang Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA L 6-37   6,923
October 22 1:00 PM UC Davisdagger No. 17 Fargodome • Fargo, ND L 14-20   16,193
October 29 6:00 PM at Southern Utah Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT W 37-21   1,621
November 5 1:00 PM at Northern Colorado No. 24 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl) W 44-0   10,809
November 12 6:00 PM South Dakota State No. 22 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker) W 41-17   15,777
November 19 3:00 PM No. 11 Southern Illinois No. 20 McAndrew Stadium • Carbondale, IL L 0-9   5,809
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from FCS Coaches Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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