2007 North Dakota State Bison football team

2007 North Dakota State Bison football

Conference	Great West Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 2
FCS Coaches	No. 1
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
South Dakota State $		4	–	0		7	–	4
North Dakota State		3	–	1		10	–	1
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	Result	Attendance
September 8	6:35 PM	Stephen F. Austin*	No. 4	Fargodome • Fargo, ND	W 28-19	18,823
September 6	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 Davis	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	Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker)	L 24-29	16,345
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from FCS Coaches Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

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 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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