2008 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 2008 North Dakota State Bison Football Team represented North Dakota State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison head coach is Craig Bohl, in his sixth 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 2008, the Bison finished with a record of 6-5, 4-4 in conference to tie for third place. After being ranked in the polls every week the entire season, NDSU got bumped out of a likely playoff spot with their final game home loss to South Dakota State by 1 point which ended their season.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 28 |
7:00 PM |
Austin Peay* |
No. 2 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND |
|
W 41–6 |
18,701 |
September 6 |
6:00 PM |
Central Connecticut State* |
No. 1 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND |
|
W 50–14 |
18,868 |
September 13 |
2:00 PM |
at Wyoming* |
No. 1 |
War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY |
|
L 13–16 |
19,156 |
September 20 |
5:00 PM |
at Youngstown State |
No. 2 |
Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH |
KXJB-TV |
L 24–32 |
14,331 |
October 4 |
1:00 PM |
Southern Illinois |
No. 6 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND |
NBCND |
W 35–27 |
18,942 |
October 11 |
6:00 PM |
Western Illinois |
No. 6 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Trees Bowl) |
NBCND |
L 22–27 |
17,043 |
October 18 |
4:05 PM |
at Northern Iowa |
No. 16 |
UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA |
FCS/NBCND |
L 13–23 |
13,416 |
October 25 |
1:30 PM |
at Illinois State |
No. 25 |
Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL |
|
W 25–7 |
8,004 |
November 1 |
6:00 PM |
Indiana State |
No. T–24 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl) |
|
W 34–7 |
16,211 |
November 15 |
1:00 PM |
at Missouri State |
No. 25 |
Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO |
|
W 48–27 |
3,920 |
November 22 |
6:00 PM |
South Dakota State |
No. 24 |
Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker) |
NBCND |
L 24–25 |
18,428 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from FCS Coaches Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
Game notes
Austin Peay
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Austin Peay |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
North Dakota State |
10 |
10 |
21 |
0 |
41 |
Central Connecticut State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
CCSU |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
North Dakota State |
27 |
16 |
0 |
7 |
50 |
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National championship seasons in bold |