2007 North Dakota State Bison football team
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Conference | Great West Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 2 |
FCS Coaches | No. 1 |
2007 record | 10-1 (3-1 Great West) |
Head coach | Craig Bohl (5th Year) |
Offensive coordinator | Patrick Perles |
Defensive coordinator | Willie Mack Garza |
Home stadium | Fargodome |
The 2007 North Dakota State Bison Football Team represented North Dakota State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison head coach is Craig Bohl, in his fifth season as head coach of the team. The Bison play at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. North Dakota State competes in the FCS division of college football. In 2007, the Bison finished with a record of 10-1, 3-1 in conference to finish in second place. While being ranked in the top 5 in both polls the entire year, NDSU was ineligible to make the playoffs per NCAA Division I rules which mandates a 4-year probationary period for new football programs (NDSU entered DI in 2004), 2007 was the Bison's last year of ineligibility.
During their first 4 years after moving to Division I (2004-2007), NDSU had a record of 35-9 (.795) and were ranked in the top-25 32 out of 44 weeks.
NDSU ran through the season averaging 40 points per game and allowing just 22 points to opponents. In terms of offensive output, the Bison totaled 4,855 total yards of offense which is an average of 441 yards per game.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 8 | 6:35 PM | Stephen F. Austin* | No. 4 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | W 28-19 | 18,823 | |||
September 6 | 6:00 PM | No. 16 Sam Houston State* | No. 5 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | W 41-38 | 18,961 | |||
September 22 | 6:40 PM | at Central Michigan* | No. 5 | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | W 44-14 | 16,522 | |||
September 29 | 1:05 PM | at No. 17 Western Illinois* | No. 4 | Hanson Field • Macomb, IL | W 41-28 | 15,619 | |||
October 4 | 1:00 PM | UC Davis![]() |
No. 3 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | W 35–16 | 19,011 | |||
October 13 | 2:00 PM | Mississippi Valley State* | No. 3 | Rice-Totten Stadium • Itta Bena | W 58-7 | 4,986 | |||
October 20 | 11:00 AM | at Minnesota* | No. 2 | Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | W 27-21 | 63,088 | |||
October 27 | 3:05 PM | at Southern Utah | No. 2 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl) | W 52-17 | 15,796 | |||
November 3 | 6:00 PM | Illinois State* | No. 2 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl) | W 54-28 | 18,116 | |||
November 10 | 1:00 PM | at No. 24 Cal Poly | No. 2 | Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA | W 31-28 | 10,899 | |||
November 17 | 1:00 PM | South Dakota State | No. 2 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker) | L 24-29 | 16,345 | |||
*Non-conference game. ![]() |