2023 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 2023 North Dakota State Bison football team will represent North Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison are led by fifth-year head coach Matt Entz and will play home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota

2023 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTyler Roehl (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorJason Petrino (1st season)
Home stadiumFargodome
(capacity: 18,700)
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Illinois State  0 –0   0 –0  
Indiana State  0 –0   0 –0  
Missouri State  0 –0   0 –0  
Murray State  0 –0   0 –0  
North Dakota  0 –0   0 –0  
North Dakota State  0 –0   0 –0  
Northern Iowa  0 –0   0 –0  
South Dakota  0 –0   0 –0  
South Dakota State  0 –0   0 –0  
Southern Illinois  0 –0   0 –0  
Western Illinois  0 –0   0 –0  
Youngstown State  0 –0   0 –0  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of May 13, 2023
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season
See also: 2022 North Dakota State Bison football team

The Bison finished their regular season with an overall record of 9–2 and 7–1 in MVFC play. They received the number 3 overall seed in the FCS playoffs. Then the Bison beat Montana in the second round,[1] Samford in the quarterfinals,[2] and Incarnate Word in the semifinals,[3] before falling to topseed and archrival South Dakota State in the FCS National Championship.[4] This was the program's first loss in the FCS title game, and only their third ever loss in a title game at any level.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
September 22:30 PMvs. Eastern Washington*
ABC ND
September 92:30 PMMaine*
ABC ND
September 162:30 PMCentral Arkansas*
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ABC ND
September 301:00 PMSouth Dakotadagger
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ABC ND
October 72:00 PMat Missouri State
October 141:00 PMat North Dakota
ABC ND
October 212:30 PMWestern Illinois
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ABC ND
October 282:30 PMMurray State
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ABC ND
November 42:00 PMat South Dakota State
November 112:30 PMSouthern Illinois
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
ABC ND
November 184:00 PMat Northern Iowa

[5] [6]

Game summaries

Eastern Washington
See also: 2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
Eastern Washington Eagles (0–0) vs North Dakota State Bison (0–0)
Period 1 2 Total
Eagles 0
Bison 0

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

  • Date: September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Referee: TBA

Maine
See also: 2023 Maine Black Bears football team
Maine Black Bears (–) vs North Dakota State Bison (–)
Period 1 2 Total
Black Bears 0
Bison 0

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Referee: TBA

Central Arkansas
See also: 2023 Central Arkansas Bears football team
Central Arkansas Bears (–) vs North Dakota State Bison (–)
Period 1 2 Total
Bears 0
Bison 0

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Referee: TBA

South Dakota
See also: 2023 South Dakota Coyotes football team
South Dakota Coyotes (–) vs North Dakota State Bison (–)
Period 1 2 Total
Coyotes 0
Bison 0

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: September 30, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Referee: TBA

Missouri State
See also: 2023 Missouri State Bears football team
North Dakota State Bison (–) vs. Missouri State Bears (–)
Period 1 2 Total
Bison 0
Bears 0

at Robert W. Plaster Stadium, Springfield, MO

  • Date: October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: TBA
  • Referee: TBA

North Dakota
See also: 2023 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
See also: Nickel Trophy
North Dakota State Bison (–) vs. North Dakota Fighting Hawks (–)
Period 1 2 Total
Bison 0
Fighting Hawks 0

at Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND

  • Date: October 14, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Referee: TBA

Western Illinois
See also: 2023 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
Western Illinois Leathernecks (–) vs North Dakota State Bison (–)
Period 1 2 Total
Leathernecks 0
Bison 0

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: October 21, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Referee: TBA

Murray State
See also: 2023 Murray State Racers football team
Murray State Racers (–) vs North Dakota State Bison (–)
Period 1 2 Total
Racers 0
Bison 0

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: October 28, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Referee: TBA

South Dakota State
See also: 2023 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
See also: Dakota Marker
North Dakota State Bison (–) vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits (–)
Period 1 2 Total
Bison 0
Jackrabbits 0

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD

  • Date: November 4, 2023
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: TBA
  • Referee: TBA

Southern Illinois
See also: 2023 Southern Illinois Salukis football team
Southern Illinois Salukis (–) vs North Dakota State Bison (–)
Period 1 2 Total
Salukis 0
Bison 0

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

  • Date: November 11, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Referee: TBA

Northern Iowa
See also: 2023 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
North Dakota State Bison (–) vs. Northern Iowa Panthers (–)
Period 1 2 Total
Bison 0
Panthers 0

at UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, IA

  • Date: November 18, 2023
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. (CT)
  • Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Referee: TBA

Rankings
Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS
Coaches

References
  1. "Johnson, Bison roll over Montana 49-26 in FCS playoffs". cbssports.com. CBS Sports. December 3, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  2. "North Dakota State runs over Samford 27-9, into semifinals". cbssports.com. CBS Sports. December 9, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  3. "North Dakota St. holds off Incarnate Word, 35-32 in semi win". cbssports.com. CBS Sports. December 16, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  4. "South Dakota State wins 1st FCS title over North Dakota State". ESPN. January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  5. "2023 North Dakota State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  6. "2023 Football Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved March 25, 2023.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.