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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 team was led by sixth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison finished with an overall record of 6–5, tying for third place in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) with a 4–4 mark.[1] After being ranked in the polls every week to that point, North Dakota State was bumped out of a likely playoff spot with a home loss in the season finale to South Dakota State by one point.

2008 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Perles (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorWillie Mack Garza (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Northern Iowa +^   7 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 11 Southern Illinois +^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
South Dakota State   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Western Illinois   4 – 4     6 – 5  
North Dakota State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Missouri State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Youngstown State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Illinois State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Indiana State   0 – 8     0 – 12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 287:00 pmAustin Peay*No. 2
W 41–618,701[2]
September 66:00 pmCentral Connecticut State*No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 50–1418,868[3]
September 132:00 pmat Wyoming*No. 1
L 13–1619,156[4]
September 205:00 pmat Youngstown StateNo. 2
KXJB-TVL 24–3214,331[5]
October 41:00 pmNo. 13 Southern Illinois No. 6
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBCNDW 35–2718,942[6]
October 116:00 pmNo. 17 Western IllinoisNo. 6
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Trees Bowl)
NBCNDL 22–2717,043[7]
October 184:05 pmat No. 6 Northern IowaNo. 16
FCS/NBCNDL 13–2313,416[8]
October 251:30 pmat Illinois StateNo. 25
W 25–78,004[9]
November 16:00 pmIndiana StateNo. T–24
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)
W 34–716,211[10]
November 151:00 pmat Missouri StateNo. 25
W 48–273,920[11]
November 226:00 pmSouth Dakota StateNo. 24
NBCNDL 24–2518,428[12]

References

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  1. ^ "2008 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Merten's sparkles in debut". The Bismarck Tribune. August 29, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bison defeat Blue Devils". Hartford Courant. September 7, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Back from the brink". Casper Star-Tribune. September 14, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bad day for Bison". The Bismarck Tribune. September 21, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tale of two halves for SIU". Southern Illinoisan. October 5, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Leathernecks snap Bison's home streak". The Bismarck Tribune. October 12, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Preseason snub lights fire as UNI stops Bison". The Courier. October 19, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "ISU leveled by Bison stampede". The Pantagraph. October 26, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bison shut down Sycamores". The Bismarck Tribune. November 2, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bears struggle in shutout". The Springfield News-Leader. November 9, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Berry rallies South Dakota State to defeat rival North Dakota State". Rapid City Journal. November 23, 2008. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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