2007 North Dakota State Bison football team

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2007 North Dakota State Bison football
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Conference Great West Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
FCS CoachesNo. 9
Record10–1 (3–1 Great West)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Perles (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinatorWillie Mack Garza (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Fargodome
Seasons
  2006
2008  
2007 Great West Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 19 South Dakota State $  4 0   7 4  
No. 9 North Dakota State  3 1   10 1  
No. 24 Cal Poly  2 2   7 4  
UC Davis  1 3   5 6  
Southern Utah  0 4   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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. [1] 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 86:35 pm Stephen F. Austin *No. 4W 28–1918,823 [2]
September 156:00 pmNo. 16 Sam Houston State *No. 5
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 41–3818,961 [3]
September 226:40 pmat Central Michigan *No. 5W 44–1416,522 [4]
September 291:05 pmat No. 17 Western Illinois *No. 4W 41–2815,619 [5]
October 41:00 pm UC Davis Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 3
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 35–1619,011 [6]
October 132:00 pm Mississippi Valley State *No. 3W 58–74,986 [7]
October 2011:00 amat Minnesota *No. 2W 27–2163,088 [8]
October 273:05 pmat Southern Utah No. 2
W 52–1715,796 [9]
November 36:00 pm Illinois State *No. 2
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)
W 54–2818,116 [10]
November 101:00 pmat No. 24 Cal Poly No. 2W 31–2810,899 [11]
November 171:00 pm South Dakota State No. 2L 24–2916,345 [12]

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