1982 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 1982 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Don Morton, the team compiled a 12–1 record, finished as NCC champion, and lost to UC Davis in the NCAA Division II Football Championship semifinals.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Northern Michigan*		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 20–3	8,850	[1]
September 11	at Mankato State*		Blakeslee Stadium Mankato, MN	W 45–17	3,802	[2]
September 18	at North Dakota		Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	W 10–3	12,500	[3]
September 25	Morningside	No. 2	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 42–14	11,000	[4]
October 2	at South Dakota State	No. 1	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD (rivalry)	W 10–3	8,540	[5]
October 9	at Augustana (SD)	No. 2	Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 13–2	1,662	[6]
October 16	South Dakota	No. 2	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 21–14	11,600	[7]
October 23	at Nebraska–Omaha	No. 2	Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	W 35–16	5,800	[8]
October 30	Northern Colorado	No. 2	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 27–12	10,100	[9]
November 6	Northern Iowa*	No. 2	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 12–7	6,100	[10]
November 13	St. Cloud State*	No. 2	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 24–0	525	[11]
November 27	No. 8 Virginia Union*	No. 2	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	W 21–20	4,300	[12]
December 4	at No. 3 UC Davis*	No. 2	Toomey Field Davis, CA (NCAA Division II Semifinal)	L 14–19	10,400	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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