2002 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record2–8 (1–7 NCC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGlenn Caruso (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorGus Bradley (6th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Northern Colorado $^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 21 St. Cloud State   6 – 2     9 – 2  
Nebraska–Omaha   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Augustana (SD)   4 – 4     7 – 4  
South Dakota State   4 – 4     6 – 4  
North Dakota   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Minnesota State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
South Dakota   2 – 6     3 – 8  
North Dakota State   1 – 7     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2002 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 2002 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their sixth year under head coach Bob Babich, the team compiled a 2–8 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Winona State*
W 34–2312,499[2]
September 21at No. 10 UC Davis*
L 7–357,300[3]
September 28Augustana (SD)
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
L 6–2310,260[4]
October 5at South Dakota
L 37–40 4OT3,930[5]
October 12North Dakota
L 6–1219,042[6]
October 19Minnesota State
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 37–208,541[7]
October 26at South Dakota State
L 20–253,172[8]
November 2No. 11 Northern Colorado
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
L 7–296,621[9]
November 9at Nebraska–Omaha
L 42–494,000[10]
November 16No. 21 St. Cloud State
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
L 7–316,768[11]

References

  1. ^ "2002 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bison hand Warriors tough dome defeat". The Winona Daily News. September 8, 2002. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Aggies buffalo Bison". The Sacramento Bee. September 22, 2002. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Augustana ends 40-year drought". Argus-Leader. September 29, 2002. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Coyotes score season's first victory in 4OT thriller". Argus-Leader. October 6, 2002. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UND defense stops Bison". The Bismarck Tribune. October 13, 2002. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bison end losing streak". The Bismarck Tribune. October 20, 2002. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Freshman leads SDSU". Argus-Leader. October 27, 2002. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kicker lifts UNC by North Dakota State". The Daily Sentinel. November 3, 2002. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "UND, NDSU suffer setbacks". Sioux City Journal. November 10, 2002. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "SCSU rips Bison, awaits playoff fate". St. Cloud Times. November 17, 2002. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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