2008 North Dakota State Bison football team

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2008 North Dakota State Bison football
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Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Perles (4th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinatorWillie Mack Garza (4th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Fargodome
Seasons
←  2007
2009  →
2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Northern Iowa +^  7 –1   12 –3  
No. 11 Southern Illinois +^  7 –1   9 –3  
South Dakota State  6 –2   7 –5  
Western Illinois  4 –4   6 –5  
North Dakota State  4 –4   6 –5  
Missouri State  3 –5   4 –7  
Youngstown State  3 –5   4 –8  
Illinois State  2 –6   3 –8  
Indiana State  0 –8   0 –12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison finished with an overall record of 6–5, tying for third place in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) with a 4–4 mark. [1] After being ranked in the polls every week to that point, North Dakota State was bumped out of a likely playoff spot with a home loss in the season finale to South Dakota State by one point.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 287:00 pm Austin Peay *No. 2
W 41–618,701 [2]
September 66:00 pm Central Connecticut State *No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 50–1418,868 [3]
September 132:00 pmat Wyoming *No. 1
L 13–1619,156 [4]
September 205:00 pmat Youngstown State No. 2
 KXJB-TV L 24–3214,331 [5]
October 41:00 pmNo. 13 Southern Illinois Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 6
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
 NBCND W 35–2718,942 [6]
October 116:00 pmNo. 17 Western Illinois No. 6
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Trees Bowl)
NBCNDL 22–2717,043 [7]
October 184:05 pmat No. 6 Northern Iowa No. 16
 FCS/NBCNDL 13–2313,416 [8]
October 251:30 pmat Illinois State No. 25
W 25–78,004 [9]
November 16:00 pm Indiana State No. T–24
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)
W 34–716,211 [10]
November 151:00 pmat Missouri State No. 25
W 48–273,920 [11]
November 226:00 pm South Dakota State No. 24
NBCNDL 24–2518,428 [12]

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