Bisonville.com Football Fan Guide
General Information
Name North Dakota State
Location Fargo, ND
Nickname Bison (buy-zen), aka Thundering Herd, The Herd
Colors Yellow and Green
Coach Tim Polasek (14-2 .875)
Division FCS
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
2024 Schedule and Results (14-2)
Date Rank Opponent Score FCS Playoffs
08.29.2024 2/2 A Colorado L 26-31
09.07.2024 2/2 H Tennessee State W 52-3
09.14.2024 2/2 A East Tennessee State W 38-35
09.21.2024 2/2 H Towson W 41-24
09.28.2024 2/2 H Illinois State (15/18) W 42-10
10.05.2024 2/2 H North Dakota (6/7) W 41-17
10.12.2024 2/2 A Southern Illinois W 24-3
10.19.2024 2/2 H South Dakota State (1/1) W 13-9
10.26.2024 1/1 A Murray State W 59-6
11.02.2024 1/1 H Northern Iowa W 42-19
11.16.2024 1/1 H Missouri State (14/-) W 59-21
11.23.2024 1/1 A South Dakota (4/4) L 28-29
12.07.2024 4/3 H Abilene Christian (17/15) W 51-31 Round 2
12.14.2024 4/3 H Mercer (GA) (9/8) W 31-7 Quarters
12.21.2024 4/3 H South Dakota State (2/2) W 28-21 Semis
01.06.2025 4/3 A Montana State (1/1) W 35-32 Champ
Final Ranking: 1/1
All-Time Win-Loss Record: 799-384-34 (.671)
1894 2-0 1895 1-1 1896 3-1-1 1897 0-3 1898 1-2
1899 0-1 1900 8-1-1 1901 7-0 1902 4-0 1903 5-1
1904 3-3 1905 1-4-1 1906 4-0 1907 3-0 1908 2-3
1909 2-2-1 1910 2-3 1911 3-1 1912 5-1 1913 0-2-2
1914 5-3 1915 3-3 1916 3-2-1 1917 4-2 1919 5-1-1
1920 2-3-1 1921 3-3-1 1922 6-2 1923 2-4-1 1924 5-3
1925 5-0-2 1926 5-3 1927 3-5 1928 3-4-1 1929 4-3-2
1930 7-2 1931 5-5 1932 7-2 1933 3-2-4 1934 5-3-2
1935 7-1-1 1936 4-5 1937 5-4 1938 5-4 1939 1-6-1
1940 1-8 1941 2-7 1942 2-5-1 1945 1-4-1 1946 5-3
1947 1-7 1948 3-7 1949 0-9 1950 2-7 1951 1-5-1
1952 5-4 1953 3-5 1954 1-7-1 1955 0-9 1956 5-4
1957 0-8 1958 3-6 1959 4-4-1 1960 3-5-1 1961 3-6
1962 0-10 1963 3-5 1964 10-1 1965 11-0 1966 8-2
1967 9-1 1968 10-0 1969 10-0 1970 9-0-1 1971 7-2
1972 8-2 1973 8-2 1974 7-4 1975 2-7 1976 9-3
1977 9-2-1 1978 6-4 1979 6-4 1980 6-4 1981 10-3
1982 12-1 1983 12-1 1984 11-2 1985 11-2-1 1986 13-0
1987 6-4 1988 14-0 1989 8-3-1 1990 14-0 1991 7-3
1992 10-2 1993 7-3 1994 9-3 1995 10-3 1996 6-4
1997 9-3 1998 7-4 1999 9-2 2000 12-2 2001 7-3
2002 2-8 2003 8-3 2004 8-3 2005 7-4 2006 10-1
2007 10-1 2008 6-5 2009 3-8 2010 9-5 2011 14-1
2012 14-1 2013 15-0 2014 15-1 2015 13-2 2016 12-2
2017 14-1 2018 15-0 2019 16-0 2020 7-3 2021 14-1
2022 12-3 2023 11-4 2024 14-2 2025 0-0
FCS Impact
Membership 2004-current
Overall Record 239-48 (.833)
Playoff Record 51-5 (.911) with 10 Championships
Record v FCS 225-43 (.840)
Record v FBS 9-5 (.643)
Record v DII 4-0 (1.000)
Record v DIII 0-0
Record v non-NCAA 1-0 (1.000)
DII Impact
Membership 1973-2003
Overall Record 267-89-3 (.748)
Playoff Record 30-12 (.714) with 5 Championships
Record v DII 257-84-3 (.751)
Record v FCS 7-5 (.583)
Record v FBS 0-0
Record v DIII 1-0 (1.000)
Record v non-NCAA 2-0 (1.000)
FCS Information
FCS Team List
Latest FCS Polls
FCS Playoff Teams
FCS Championship History
DII Information
DII Team List
DII Playoff Teams
DII Championship History
FBS Information
FBS Team List
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