2010 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
FCS CoachesNo. 9
Record9–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Vigen (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorScottie Hazelton (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Northern Iowa $^   6 – 2     7 – 5  
No. 17 Western Illinois ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 9 North Dakota State ^   4 – 4     9 – 5  
Indiana State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Illinois State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
South Dakota State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Missouri State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Southern Illinois   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Youngstown State   1 – 7     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by eighth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 9–5 overall and 4–4 in MVFC play to finish tied for third place. They received an at-large qualifier bid into the FCS playoffs, their first FCS playoff bid in school history since moving to Division I in 2004 and being eligible for the playoffs in 2008.[1]

The Bison were not expected to make the playoffs but managed enough votes to get in. NDSU punched above their seeding when then beat Robert Morris, 43–17, in the First Round and knocked off #4 Montana State in the Second Round, 42–17. In the Quarterfinals, the Bison lost on a last second fumble against #5 seeded Eastern Washington, 38–31, in overtime during a snowy game in Spokane, Washington. The Bison were driving down the field and were on the 5-yard line when quarterback Brock Jensen ran and appeared to be down at the 1-yard line; the play was called a fumble and recovered by Eastern Washington.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 46:10 pmat Kansas*
FCSW 6–348,417[2]
September 116:30 pmNorthern IowaNo. 21
L 9–1614,422[3]
September 186:00 pmMorgan State*No. 23
W 35–917,340[4]
September 256:10 pmNo. 21 South DakotaNo. 18
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, North Dakota
W 38–1618,248[5]
October 21:00 pmWestern IllinoisdaggerNo. 13
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, North Dakota
L 16–2818,701[6]
October 94:10 pmat Youngstown StateNo. 18
W 34–2915,068[7]
October 162:00 pmat Illinois StateNo. 15
L 24–3410,131[8]
October 233:10 pmIndiana State
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, North Dakota (Harvest Bowl)
W 27–1515,245[9]
November 63:10 pmSouthern IllinoisNo. 25
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, North Dakota
W 20–612,834[10]
November 133:10 pmSouth Dakota StateNo. 24
W 31–2417,037[11]
November 201:00 pmat Missouri StateNo. 17
L 0–34,837[12]
November 276:05 pmRobert Morris*No. 25
W 43–1712,202[13]
December 412:05 pmat No. 6 Montana State*No. 25
W 42–1714,277[14]
December 1112:35 pmat No. 1 Eastern Washington*No. 25
L 31–38 OT4,060[15]

References

  1. ^ "2010 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "North Dakota State humbles Kansas". The Wichita Eagle. September 5, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Defense does its job in Panthers' victory". The Des Moines Register. September 12, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jensen steps up in relief". The Bismarck Tribune. September 19, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "North Dakota State shuts down Coyotes". Argus-Leader. September 26, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Western remains perfect in Valley". The Pantagraph. October 3, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bison battle back". The Bismarck Tribune. October 10, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Redbird resiliency, ISU rebounds, upsets No. 14 N. Dakota St". The Pantagraph. October 17, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "North Dakota State 27, Indiana 15". The Times. October 24, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "SIU assured of losing record". Southern Illinoisan. November 7, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jacks turn marker over to Bison". Rapid City Journal. November 14, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bears end on high note with shutout". The Springfield News-Leader. November 21, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Robert Morris dumped from Div. I-AA playoffs". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 28, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Bison run over Bobcats". Great Falls Tribune. December 5, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "EWU overcomes odds". The Spokesman-Review. December 12, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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