2003 North Dakota State Bison football team

2003 North Central Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant; Rankings from AFCA Poll

2003 North Dakota State Bison football
2003 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
2003 record	8–3 (5–2 NCC)
Head coach	Craig Bohl (1st season);
Home stadium	Fargodome
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 2003 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their first year under head coach Craig Bohl, the team compiled an 8–3 record.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Tusculum*		Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 28–7	10,581	^[2]
September 6	at No. 3 (I-AA) Montana*		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 25–24	23,102	^[3]
September 13	UC Davis*	No. 20	Fargodome Fargo, ND	L 14–23	14,548	^[4]
September 27	South Dakota State	No. 22	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker)	W 24–0	14,108	^[5]
October 4	at Minnesota State	No. 18	Blakeslee Stadium Mankato, MN	W 20–9	3,781	^[6]
October 11	No. 8 Nebraska–Omaha	No. 12	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 34–7	14,109	^[7]
October 18	at No. 12 North Dakota	No. 8	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	L 21–28 ^OT	12,267	^[8]
October 25	at Augustana (SD)	No. 16	Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 42–10	1,656	^[9]
November 1	South Dakota	No. 17	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 35–3	9,010	^[10]
November 8	at St. Cloud State	No. 16	Selke Field St. Cloud, MN	L 30–33 ^OT	4,218	^[11]
November 15	Concordia (MN)*	No. 23	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 58–24	7,045	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "2003 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
^ "Bohl era begins with win". The Bismarck Tribune. August 31, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Griz buffaloed". The Missoulian. September 7, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Aggies silence Fargodome". The Sacramento Bee. September 14, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison shutout South Dakota State". The Bismarck Tribune. October 28, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "North Dakota State 20, Minn. State–Mankato 9". St. Cloud Times. October 5, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison trample Mavericks". Lincoln Journal Star. October 12, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Another wild win for Sioux". The Bismarck Tribune. October 19, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison run over Augustana". Argus-Leader. October 26, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NDSU hands South Dakota 35–3 setback". Sioux City Journal. November 2, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Huskies give field's last game a thrilling finish". St. Cloud Times. November 9, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "N.D. State rolls past Concordia". Star Tribune. November 16, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

2003 North Central Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 7 North Dakota $^		7	–	0		12	–	2
No. 23 North Dakota State		5	–	2		8	–	3
No. 24 Nebraska–Omaha		5	–	2		8	–	3
South Dakota State		4	–	3		7	–	4
St. Cloud State		4	–	3		7	–	4
South Dakota		2	–	5		5	–	6
Augustana (SD)		1	–	6		3	–	8
Minnesota State		0	–	7		0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll