2010 North Dakota State Bison football team

2010 North Dakota State Bison football
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 season)
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 were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 9–5 overall and 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, 38–31, in overtime during a snowy game in Spokane, Washington. The Bison were driving down the field and were on the 5-yard line when quarterback Brock Jensen ran and appeared to be down at the 1-yard line; the play was called a fumble and recovered by Eastern Washington.

Schedule

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

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