2013 North Dakota State Bison football team

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2013 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
Record15–0 (8–0 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brent Vigen (5th season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Chris Klieman (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Fargodome
Seasons
←  2012
2014  →
2013 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  8 –0   15 –0  
No. 13 South Dakota State ^  5 –3   9 –5  
No. 18 Youngstown State  5 –3   8 –4  
Southern Illinois  5 –3   7 –5  
Missouri State  5 –3   5 –7  
Illinois State  4 –4   5 –6  
South Dakota  3 –5   4 –8  
Northern Iowa  3 –5   7 –5  
Western Illinois  2 –6   4 –8  
Indiana State  0 –8   1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Craig Bohl, in his 11th and ultimately final season, as he left to become the head coach at Wyoming after the season. [1] The team, which played their 21st season in the Fargodome, entered the season as the two-time defending national champions. The Bison have been members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference since the 2008 season.

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The season started with a road win over defending Big 12 champion Kansas State 24–21, in front of the second-largest crowd in Wildcats history. [2] According to ESPN.com, Kansas State paid the Bison $350,000 for the matchup. [3] This was the Bison's fourth straight win against an FBS opponent and seventh overall.

The university hosted ESPN College GameDay on September 21, 2013, as the Bison faced Delaware State that afternoon and defeated the Hornets 51–0. This was the first time in the show's history that it was broadcast live from downtown Fargo, and was a rare feature of a non-FBS program. [4] On October 12, in a home game against Missouri State, the Fargodome set a new single-game attendance record (19,108). [5]

With a win at Youngstown State, the Bison won their third consecutive MVFC title, and clinched an automatic playoff spot. The Bison finished the regular season with a perfect overall record of 11–0, their first undefeated record since 1990. NDSU received 17 points in the final AP Poll of the 2013 season, which would have ranked them 29th if that poll ranked teams beyond the top 25. [6] [7]

On December 9, 2013, Bohl was introduced as the next head coach at Wyoming effective at the end of the season. [2] On December 15, Bison defensive coordinator Chris Klieman was selected as Bohl's successor as head coach for the 2014 season. [8]

Their victory in the 2013 FCS title game, held on January 4, 2014, at Toyota Stadium in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas, made the Bison only the second team to win three consecutive FCS national titles, following the run from 2005 to 2007 by Appalachian State. The Bison were also the first unbeaten FCS champions since Marshall in 1996. [9]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:30 pmat Kansas State *No. 1
 FS1 W 24–2153,351
September 74:00 pm Ferris State *No. 1
 NBC ND/ESPN3 W 56–1018,979
September 214:00 pm Delaware State *No. 1
NBC ND/FCS W 51–018,995
September 282:00 pmat No. 6 South Dakota State No. 1
NBC NDW 20–016,498
October 52:30 pmNo. 4 Northern Iowa No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/FCSW 24–2318,840
October 121:00 pm Missouri State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/ESPN3W 41–2619,108‡
October 192:00 pmat Southern Illinois No. 1
NBC ND/ESPN3W 31–1011,121
October 262:00 pmat Indiana State No. 1
ESPN3W 56–105,009
November 92:30 pm Illinois State No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)
NBC ND/FCSW 28–1018,076
November 162:00 pmat No. 15 Youngstown State No. 1
NBC ND/ESPN3W 35–1713,164
November 232:30 pm South Dakota No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC NDW 42–018,234
December 72:30 pm Furman *No. 1
ESPN3W 38–718,455
December 1411:00 amNo. 11 Coastal Carolina *No. 1
 ESPN W 48–1418,219
December 207:00 pmNo. 15 New Hampshire *No. 1
 ESPN2 W 52–1418,694
January 4, 20141:00 pmvs. No. 5 Towson *No. 1
 ESPN2 W 35–719,802

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at
North Dakota State		Alma mater (year)
Craig Bohl Head coach11th Nebraska (1982)
Brent Vigen Offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks		16th North Dakota State (1998)
Chris Klieman Defensive coordinator
Defensive backs		3rd Northern Iowa (1990)
Kenni Burns Recruiting coordinator
Wide receivers coach		4th Indiana (2006)
A. J. Cooper Defensive ends coach/special teams coordinator8th North Dakota State (2006)
Scott FuchsOffensive line5th North Dakota State (1995)
Nick GoeserDefensive tackles coach4th Wisconsin–Eau Claire (2003)
Conor RileyTight ends
Running backs		1st Nebraska–Omaha (2002)
Steve Stanard Linebackers2nd Nebraska (1989)
Gordie HaugOffensive assistant2nd Bemidji State (2009)
John RichardsonDefensive assistant3rd North Dakota State (2010)
Jake ChapmanVideo coordinator1st Ohio (2012)

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Game summaries

At Kansas State

1234Total
#1 Bison7010724
Wildcats0714021

Box Score. 2nd-largest crowd in Kansas State history (53,351).

Ferris State

1234Total
Bulldogs073010
#1 Bison211471456

Box Score

Delaware State

1234Total
Hornets00000
#1 Bison202110051

Box Score

At South Dakota State

1234Total
#1 Bison0701320
#6 Jackrabbits00000

Box Score. Set a new home attendance record for South Dakota State (16,498). [11]

Northern Iowa

1234Total
#4 Panthers6710023
#1 Bison0731424

Box Score

Missouri State

1234Total
Bears0137626
#1 Bison101414341

Box Score. New home attendance record.

At Southern Illinois

1234Total
#1 Bison0721331
Salukis730010

Box Score

At Indiana State

1234Total
#1 Bison21287056
Sycamores0100010

Box Score ‡NDSU's only loss in 2012.

Illinois State

1234Total
Redbirds073010
#1 Bison1470728

Box Score

At Youngstown State

1234Total
#1 Bison7714735
#15 Penguins737017

Box Score

South Dakota

1234Total
Coyotes00000
#1 Bison141414042

Furman—NCAA Division I Second Round

1234Total
Paladins07007
#1 Bison01021738

Coastal Carolina—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal

1234Total
#11 Chanticleers077014
#1 Bison171701448

New Hampshire—NCAA Division I Semifinal

1234Total
#15 Wildcats700714
#1 Bison72414752

Towson—NCAA Division I Championship Game

1234Total
#5 Tigers70007
#1 Bison7147735

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