The 2003 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 2003 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their first year under head coach Craig Bohl, the team compiled an 8–3 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Tusculum*		Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 28–7	10,581	[2]
September 6	at No. 3 (I-AA) Montana*		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 25–24	23,102	[3]
September 13	UC Davis*	No. 20	Fargodome Fargo, ND	L 14–23	14,548	[4]
September 27	South Dakota State	No. 22	Fargodome Fargo, ND (rivalry)	W 24–0	14,108	[5]
October 4	at Minnesota State	No. 18	Blakeslee Stadium Mankato, MN	W 20–9	3,781	[6]
October 11	No. 8 Nebraska–Omaha	No. 12	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 34–7	14,109	[7]
October 18	at No. 12 North Dakota	No. 8	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	L 21–28 OT	12,267	[8]
October 25	at Augustana (SD)	No. 16	Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 42–10	1,656	[9]
November 1	South Dakota	No. 17	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 35–3	9,010	[10]
November 8	at St. Cloud State	No. 16	Selke Field St. Cloud, MN	L 30–33 OT	4,218	[11]
November 15	Concordia (MN)*	No. 23	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 58–24	7,045	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game