2012 North Dakota State Bison football team

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2012 North Dakota State Bison football
North Dakota State Bison wordmark.svg
NCAA Division I champion
MVFC champion
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
Record14–1 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brent Vigen (4th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Chris Klieman (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Fargodome
Seasons
←  2011
2013  →
2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  7 –1   14 –1  
No. 14 South Dakota State ^  6 –2   9 –4  
No. 8 Illinois State ^  5 –3   9 –4  
Indiana State  5 –3   7 –4  
Southern Illinois  5 –3   6 –5  
Youngstown State  4 –4   7 –4  
Northern Iowa  4 –4   5 –6  
Missouri State  3 –5   3 –8  
Western Illinois  1 –7   3 –8  
South Dakota  0 –8   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. North Dakota State entered the season as the defending NCAA Division I Football and Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) champions. In 2012, the Bison won their second straight MVFC title posting, a 7–1 conference record and 10–1 overall mark in the regular season. In the FCS playoffs they defeated South Dakota State, Wofford, Georgia Southern, and Sam Houston State to finish the season 14–1 and win their second consecutive national title. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 pm Robert Morris *No. 2
 NBC ND/ESPN3 W 52–018,769 [2]
September 86:00 pmat Colorado State *No. 2
NBC ND/KTVD W 22–723,567 [3]
September 223:00 pm Prairie View A&M *No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/ESPN3W 66–718,623 [4]
September 296:00 pmat No. 14 Northern Iowa No. 1
 KVLY/Panther Sports Network/ KWWL-TVW 33–2116,008 [5]
October 61:00 pmNo. 3 Youngstown State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/ESPN3/ MVFC TVW 48–719,065 [6]
October 133:00 pm Indiana State No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/ESPN3L 14–1718,164 [7]
October 206:00 pmat South Dakota No. 4
 Midco SN W 54–09,269 [8]
October 273:00 pm Southern Illinois No. 3
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)
NBC ND/FCS W 23–1718,066 [9]
November 31:00 pmat Missouri State No. 1
NBC ND/Mediacom W 21–176,253 [10]
November 103:00 pmNo. 16 South Dakota State No. 1
NBC ND/FCSW 20–1718,721 [11]
November 171:00 pmat No. 11 Illinois State No. 1
NBC NDW 38–206,793 [12]
December 13:00 pmNo. 19 South Dakota State*No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round)
ESPN3W 28–318,482 [13]
December 82:00 pmNo. 9 Wofford *No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)
ESPN3W 14–718,267 [14]
December 147:00 pmNo. 6 Georgia Southern *No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Semifinals)
ESPN2W 23–2018,484 [15]
January 512:00 pmvs. No. 5 Sam Houston State *No. 1
ESPN2W 39–1321,411 [16]

Ranking movements

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Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at
North Dakota State		Alma mater (year)
Craig Bohl Head coach10th Nebraska (1982)
Brent Vigen Offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks		15th North Dakota State (1998)
Chris Klieman Defensive coordinator
Defensive backs		2nd Northern Iowa (1990)
Kenni Burns Recruiting coordinator
Wide receivers coach		3rd Indiana (2006)
A. J. Cooper Defensive ends coach7th North Dakota State (2006)
Scott Fuchs Offensive line4th North Dakota State (1995)
Nick Goeser Defensive tackles coach3rd Wisconsin–Eau Claire (2003)
Tim Polasek Special teams coordinator
Tight ends
Fullbacks Backs		6th Concordia (WI) (2002)
Steve Stanard Linebackers1st Nebraska (1989)
Gordie Haug Offensive assistant1st Bemidji State (2009)
John RichardsonDefensive assistant2nd North Dakota State (2010)

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