2007 North Dakota State Bison football team

2007 North Dakota State Bison football

Ineligible
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	Result	Attendance
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. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from FCS Coaches Poll. All times are in Central Time.

North Dakota State Bison football

Venues	Dacotah Field (1910–1992) Fargodome (1993–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Dakota Marker (South Dakota State) Nickel Trophy (North Dakota)

Culture & lore	Thundar "On Bison" Gold Star Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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