2011 North Dakota State Bison football team
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NCAA Division I FCS National Champions
Missouri Valley Football Conference Co–Champions |
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FCS National Championship Game vs Sam Houston State, W 17–6
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
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| Sports Network | #4 |
| FCS Coaches | #4 |
| 2011 record | 14–1 (7–1 MVFC) |
| Head coach | Craig Bohl (9th year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Brent Vigen |
| Defensive coordinator | Scottie Hazelton |
| Home stadium | Fargodome (Capacity: 18,700) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4 North Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2 Northern Iowa +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #18 Illinois State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2011 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by ninth year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 14–1, 7–1 in MVFC play to share the conference title with Northern Iowa. They received the conference's automatic bid into the FCS playoffs, their second FCS playoff bid in school history, where they advanced to the National Championship Game and defeated Sam Houston State to win their first FCS National Championship.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 3 | 6:00 PM | Lafayette* | #11 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | W 42–6 | 17,023 | |||
| September 10 | 6:00 PM | Saint Francis (PA)* | #11 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ND-NBC | W 56–3 | 18,341 | ||
| September 24 | 6:00 PM | at Minnesota* | #8 | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | W 37–24 | 48,802 | ||
| October 1 | 1:00 PM | Illinois State* |
#5 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ND-NBC, CSN-CHI | W 20–10 | 18,904 | ||
| October 8 | 2:00 PM | at #20 Southern Illinois | #4 | Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL | ESPN3 | W 9–3 | 9,059 | ||
| October 15 | 6:00 PM | Missouri State | #4 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | Midco Sports Net | W 51–21 | 18,029 | ||
| October 22 | 2:00 PM | at South Dakota State | #3 | Coughlin–Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker) | Midco Sports Net | W 38–14 | 14,823 | ||
| October 29 | 3:00 PM | #2 Northern Iowa | #3 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | FCS Central, ND-NBC, KXJB-TV | W 27–19 | 18,886 | ||
| November 5 | 1:00 PM | at #21 Indiana State | #1 | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | ESPN3 | W 27–16 | 6,412 | ||
| November 12 | 3:00 PM | Youngstown State | #1 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ND-NBC | L 24–27 | 18,450 | ||
| November 19 | 1:00 PM | at Western Illinois | #5 | Hanson Field • Macomb, IL | KJXB-TV | W 37–21 | 3,560 | ||
| December 3 | 3:00 PM | #17 James Madison* | #4 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round) | ESPN3 | W 26–14 | 17,432 | ||
| December 10 | 3:00 PM | #6 Lehigh* | #4 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) | ESPN3 | W 24–0 | 18,111 | ||
| December 17 | 1:00 PM | #3 Georgia Southern* | #4 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Semifinals) | ESPNU | W 35–7 | 18,108 | ||
| January 7 | 12:00 PM | #1 Sam Houston State* | #4 | Pizza Hut Park • Frisco, TX (FCS Playoffs National Championship Game) | ESPN2 | W 17–6 | 20,586 | ||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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