2012 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division I champion
MVFC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
Record14–1 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Vigen (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorChris Klieman (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 14 South Dakota State ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 8 Illinois State ^   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Indiana State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Southern Illinois   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Youngstown State   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Northern Iowa   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Missouri State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Western Illinois   1 – 7     3 – 8  
South Dakota   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. North Dakota State entered the season as the defending NCAA Division I Football and Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) champions. In 2012, the Bison won their second straight MVFC title posting, a 7–1 conference record and 10–1 overall mark in the regular season. In the FCS playoffs they defeated South Dakota State, Wofford, Georgia Southern, and Sam Houston State to finish the season 14–1 and win their second consecutive national title.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 pmRobert Morris*No. 2
NBC ND/ESPN3W 52–018,769[2]
September 86:00 pmat Colorado State*No. 2
NBC ND/KTVDW 22–723,567[3]
September 223:00 pmPrairie View A&M*No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/ESPN3W 66–718,623[4]
September 296:00 pmat No. 14 Northern IowaNo. 1
KVLY/Panther Sports Network/ KWWL-TVW 33–2116,008[5]
October 61:00 pmNo. 3 Youngstown StatedaggerNo. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/ESPN3/ MVFC TVW 48–719,065[6]
October 133:00 pmIndiana StateNo. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/ESPN3L 14–1718,164[7]
October 206:00 pmat South DakotaNo. 4
Midco SNW 54–09,269[8]
October 273:00 pmSouthern IllinoisNo. 3
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)
NBC ND/FCSW 23–1718,066[9]
November 31:00 pmat Missouri StateNo. 1
NBC ND/MediacomW 21–176,253[10]
November 103:00 pmNo. 16 South Dakota StateNo. 1
NBC ND/FCSW 20–1718,721[11]
November 171:00 pmat No. 11 Illinois StateNo. 1
NBC NDW 38–206,793[12]
December 13:00 pmNo. 19 South Dakota State*No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round)
ESPN3W 28–318,482[13]
December 82:00 pmNo. 9 Wofford*No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)
ESPN3W 14–718,267[14]
December 147:00 pmNo. 6 Georgia Southern*No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Semifinals)
ESPN2W 23–2018,484[15]
January 512:00 pmvs. No. 5 Sam Houston State*No. 1
ESPN2W 39–1321,411[16]

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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Coaching staff

Name[17] Position Year at
North Dakota State		 Alma mater (year)
Craig Bohl Head coach 10th Nebraska (1982)
Brent Vigen Offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks		 15th North Dakota State (1998)
Chris Klieman Defensive coordinator
Defensive backs		 2nd Northern Iowa (1990)
Kenni Burns Recruiting coordinator
Wide receivers coach		 3rd Indiana (2006)
A. J. Cooper Defensive ends coach 7th North Dakota State (2006)
Scott Fuchs Offensive line 4th North Dakota State (1995)
Nick Goeser Defensive tackles coach 3rd Wisconsin–Eau Claire (2003)
Tim Polasek Special teams coordinator
Tight ends
Fullbacks Backs		 6th Concordia (WI) (2002)
Steve Stanard Linebackers 1st Nebraska (1989)
Gordie Haug Offensive assistant 1st Bemidji State (2009)
John Richardson Defensive assistant 2nd North Dakota State (2010)

References

  1. ^ "2012 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Opener: Bison in runaway". The Bismarck Tribune. September 2, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Humbled at home, CSU football team brought back to earth after loss to North Dakota State". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 9, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bison do not miss the beat". The Bismarck Tribune. September 23, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "No. 1 NDSU downs Northern Iowa". Sioux City Journal. September 30, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bison exact revenge, NDSU does no wrong in win over Penguins". The Bismarck Tribune. October 7, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "NDSU is upset, top-ranked Bison lose to Sycamores". The Bismarck Tribune. October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Coyotes put up little resistance against NDSU". Sioux City Journal. October 21, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "SIU falls short". Southern Illinoisan. October 28, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bears' upset bid comes up short". The Springfield News-Leader. November 4, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jackrabbits lose Dakota Marker game to NDSU". Rapid City Journal. November 11, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bisons' 4th-quarter surge sinks Redbirds". The Pantagraph. November 28, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Bison defense is dominant again". The Bismarck Tribune. December 2, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Terriers' playoff run ends in Fargo". The State. December 9, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "No luck in North Dakota". The Macon Telegraph. December 15, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "N. Dakota State takes title". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. January 6, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "2012 Football Roster". NDSU. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
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