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2010 North Dakota State Bison football team

2010 North Dakota State Bison football
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Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network No. 25
FCS Coaches No. 21
2010 record 9-5 (4-4 MVFC)
Head coach Craig Bohl (8th year)
Offensive coordinator Brent Vigen
Defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton
Home stadium Fargodome
(Capacity: 18,700)
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 MVFC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#19 Northern Iowa $^   6 2         7 5  
#17 Western Illinois ^   5 3         8 5  
#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 FCS 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 are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 9-5, 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. 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 in Spokane, WA 31-38 in Overtime on a snowy late night game. The Bison were driving the field down a touchdown, and were on the 5 yard line of EWU when quarterback Brock Jensen ran and appeared to be down at the 1 yard line; the play was called a fumble, recovered by Eastern Washington and the game was over. While disappointing, the playoff run was surprising for most fans and Bison alumni who enjoyed their first taste of playoff victory in over a decade.



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