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American college football season
The 2005 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their homes game at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison finished the season with an overall record of 7–4 and tied for second place in the Great West Conference with a mark of 3–2.[1] Despite being ranked #20 at the end of the year, North Dakota State was ineligible for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs per NCAA rules that mandated a four-year probationary period for programs entering NCAA Division I-AA. The Bison were ranked in the top-25 in 10 of the 11 weeks in the season.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | 7:00 pm | Arkansas–Monticello* | No. 22 | | W 59–7 | 13,793 | [2] |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | at No. 9 Northwestern State* | No. 20 | | W 35–7 | 13,252 | [3] |
September 17 | 6:00 pm | Weber State* | No. 12 | | W 41–0 | 14,368 | [4] |
September 24 | 1:00 pm | at No. 18 Montana State* | No. 8 | | L 17–20 | 13,327 | [5] |
October 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 21 Nicholls State* | No. 13 | - Fargodome
- Fargo, ND (Trees Bowl)
| W 26–13 | 14,022 | [6] |
October 8 | 6:00 pm | at No. 9 Cal Poly | No. 12 | | L 6–37 | 6,923 | [7] |
October 22 | 1:00 pm | UC Davis![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 17 | | L 14–20 | 16,193 | [8] |
October 29 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Utah | | | W 37–21 | 1,621 | [9] |
November 5 | 1:00 pm | at Northern Colorado | No. 24 | - Fargodome
- Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)
| W 44–0 | 10,809 | [10] |
November 12 | 6:00 pm | South Dakota State | No. 22 | | W 41–17 | 15,777 | [11] |
November 19 | 3:00 pm | No. 11 Southern Illinois | No. 20 | | L 0–9 | 5,809 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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References[]
- ^ "2005 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ "NDSU crushes UAM in opener". The Bismarck Tribune. September 2, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Demons fall hard at home". The Shreveport Times. September 11, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison rout Weber State". The Daily Spectrum. September 18, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long drive lifts Cats over NDSU". The Missoulian. September 25, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NDSU 26, Nicholls St. 13". The Sunday Town Talk. October 2, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Making a statement". Santa Maria Times. October 9, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies hold on for road victory". The Sacramento Bee. October 23, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Turnovers haunt SUU in loss to NDak State". The Daily Spectrum. October 30, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N. Dakota St. breezes past UNC, 44–0". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 6, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NDSU pummels Jacks' title bid". Argus-Leader. November 13, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 11 SIU tackles 9–0 win, likely playoff berth behind stingy 'D'". Southern Illinoisan. November 20, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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