2007 North Dakota State Bison football team

2007 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference Great West Conference
Ranking
Sports Network No. 9
FCS Coaches No. 9
2007 record 10–1 (3–1 Great West)
Head coach Craig Bohl (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Patrick Perles
Defensive coordinator Willie Mack Garza
Home stadium Fargodome
2007 Great West football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#19 South Dakota State $  4 –0     7 –4  
#9 North Dakota State  3 –1     10 –1  
#24 Cal Poly  2 –2     7 –4  
UC Davis  1 –3     5 –6  
Southern Utah  0 –4     0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2007 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their homes games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison finished with an overall record of 10–1, placing second in the Great West Conference with a 3–1 mark. North Dakota State averaged 40 points per game and allowing just 22 points per game to opponents. The Bison totaled 4,855 total yards of offense, an average of 441 yards per game.

Despite being ranked in the top five in both polls the entire year, North Dakota State was ineligible to make the playoffs per NCAA rules that mandated a four-year probationary period for football programs entering the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. During their first four years after moving to Division I (2004–2007), North Dakota State had a record of 35–9 (.795) and were ranked in the top-25 32 of 44 weeks.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 8 6:35 PM Stephen F. Austin* No. 4 Fargodome • Fargo, ND W 28-19   18,823
September 15 6:00 PM No. 16 Sam Houston State* No. 5 Fargodome • Fargo, ND W 41-38   18,961
September 22 6:40 PM at Central Michigan* No. 5 Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI W 44-14   16,522
September 29 1:05 PM at No. 17 Western Illinois* No. 4 Hanson Field • Macomb, IL W 41-28   15,619
October 4 1:00 PM UC Davisdagger No. 3 Fargodome • Fargo, ND W 35–16   19,011
October 13 2:00 PM Mississippi Valley State* No. 3 Rice-Totten Stadium • Itta Bena W 58-7   4,986
October 20 11:00 AM at Minnesota* No. 2 Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN W 27-21   63,088
October 27 3:05 PM at Southern Utah No. 2 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl) W 52-17   15,796
November 3 6:00 PM Illinois State* No. 2 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl) W 54-28   18,116
November 10 1:00 PM at No. 24 Cal Poly No. 2 Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA W 31-28   10,899
November 17 1:00 PM South Dakota State No. 2 Coughlin-Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker) L 24-29   16,345
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from FCS Coaches Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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