2005 North Dakota State Bison football team

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2005 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceGreat West Conference
Record7–4 (3–2 GWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Perles (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorWillie Mack Garza (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Great West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Cal Poly +^   4 – 1     9 – 4  
UC Davis +   4 – 1     6 – 5  
North Dakota State   3 – 2     7 – 4  
South Dakota State   3 – 2     6 – 5  
Southern Utah   1 – 4     1 – 9  
Northern Colorado   0 – 5     4 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 pmArkansas–Monticello*No. 22
W 59–713,793[2]
September 106:00 pmat No. 9 Northwestern State*No. 20
W 35–713,252[3]
September 176:00 pmWeber State*No. 12
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 41–014,368[4]
September 241:00 pmat No. 18 Montana State*No. 8
L 17–2013,327[5]
October 16:00 pmNicholls State*No. 13
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Trees Bowl)
W 26–1314,022[6]
October 86:00 pmat No. 9
Mustang Stadium
  • San Luis Obispo, CA
    		• L 6–376,923[7]
    October 221:00 pmUC DavisdaggerNo. 17
    • Fargodome
    • Fargo, ND
    		L 14–2016,193[8]
    October 296:00 pmat Southern Utah
    		W 37–211,621[9]
    November 51:00 pmat Northern ColoradoNo. 24
    • Fargodome
    • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)
    		W 44–010,809[10]
    November 126:00 pmSouth Dakota StateNo. 22
    		W 41–1715,777[11]
    November 193:00 pmNo. 11 Southern IllinoisNo. 20
    		L 0–95,809[12]

    References

    1. ^ "2005 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
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