2010 North Dakota State Bison football team

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2010 North Dakota State Bison football
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Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
FCS CoachesNo. 9
Record9–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brent Vigen (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Fargodome
Seasons
←  2009
2011  →
2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 19 Northern Iowa $^  6 –2   7 –5  
No. 17 Western Illinois ^  5 –3   8 –5  
No. 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 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. [1]

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 46:10 pmat Kansas *
 FCS W 6–348,417 [2]
September 116:30 pm Northern Iowa No. 21
L 9–1614,422 [3]
September 186:00 pm Morgan State *No. 23
W 35–917,340 [4]
September 256:10 pmNo. 21 South Dakota No. 18
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, North Dakota
W 38–1618,248 [5]
October 21:00 pm Western Illinois Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 13
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, North Dakota
L 16–2818,701 [6]
October 94:10 pmat Youngstown State No. 18
W 34–2915,068 [7]
October 162:00 pmat Illinois State No. 15
L 24–3410,131 [8]
October 233:10 pm Indiana State
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, North Dakota (Harvest Bowl)
W 27–1515,245 [9]
November 63:10 pm Southern Illinois No. 25
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, North Dakota
W 20–612,834 [10]
November 133:10 pm South Dakota State No. 24
W 31–2417,037 [11]
November 201:00 pmat Missouri State No. 17
L 0–34,837 [12]
November 276:05 pm Robert Morris *No. 25
W 43–1712,202 [13]
December 412:05 pmat No. 6 Montana State *No. 25
W 42–1714,277 [14]
December 1112:35 pmat No. 1 Eastern Washington *No. 25
L 31–38 OT4,060 [15]

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