1997 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 16
Record9–3 (7–2 NCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorGus Bradley (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Northern Colorado $^   8 – 1     13 – 2  
North Dakota   7 – 2     8 – 2  
No. 16 North Dakota State ^   7 – 2     9 – 3  
Nebraska–Omaha   6 – 3     8 – 3  
St. Cloud State   5 – 4     6 – 5  
South Dakota   3 – 6     5 – 6  
Augustana (SD)   3 – 6     5 – 6  
Mankato State   3 – 6     4 – 7  
South Dakota State   3 – 6     4 – 6  
Morningside   0 – 9     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1997 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1997 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their first year under head coach Bob Babich, the team compiled a 9–3 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
August 28No. 6 West Georgia*
W 31–14[1]
September 6Texas A&M–Commerce*
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 51–0[2]
September 20No. 10 Nebraska–Omaha
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
L 21–27[3]
September 27Augustana (SD)
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 37–0[4]
October 4at No. 17 Northern Colorado
W 28–24[5]
October 11MorningsideNo. 18
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 35–0[6]
October 18at No. 10 North DakotaNo. 16
W 31–10[7]
October 25at South Dakota StateNo. 9
L 27–34[8]
November 1St. Cloud State
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 31–0[9]
November 8at Mankato State
W 47–20[10]
November 15at South Dakota
W 24–21 OT[11]
November 22at No. 3 Northwest Missouri State*No. 16
L 28–39[12]

References

  1. ^ "West Georgia falls to N. Dakota". The Atlanta Constitution. August 29, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "North Dakota State 51, Texas A&M–Commerce 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 7, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mavs run to 3–0 with win over North Dakota State". The Columbus Telegram. September 21, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bison make fast work of Augustana, 37–0". Argus-Leader. September 28, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Air Freeney leads NDSU over Northern Colorado". The Bismarck Tribune. October 5, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bison whitewash Morningside". Sioux City Journal. October 12, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bison, by a bunch". The Bismarck Tribune. October 19, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jacks grab a win from No. 10 Bison". Argus-Leader. October 26, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Error-prone Huskies trampled by Bison at the Fargodome". St. Cloud Times. November 2, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "North Dakota State 47, Mankato State 20". Star Tribune. November 9, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "NDSU gets overtime win at USD". Sioux City Journal. November 16, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Kickoff return spurs Northwest to win". St. Joseph News-Press. November 23, 1997. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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