2005 North Dakota State Bison football team

American college football season

2005 North Dakota State Bison football

Conference| Great West Conference
Record| 7–4 (3–2 GWC)
Head coach|

* Craig Bohl (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Patrick Perles (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Pro-style
Defensive coordinator| Willie Mack Garza (1st season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Fargodome

Seasons

<- 2004

2006 ->

2005 Great West Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 6 Cal Poly +^  |  | 4  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
UC Davis \+  |  | 4  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
North Dakota State |  | 3  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
South Dakota State |  | 3  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Southern Utah |  | 1  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Northern Colorado |  | 0  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their homes game at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison finished the season with an overall record of 7–4 and tied for second place in the Great West Conference with a mark of 3–2.[1] Despite being ranked #20 at the end of the year, North Dakota State was ineligible for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs per NCAA rules that mandated a four-year probationary period for programs entering NCAA Division I-AA. The Bison were ranked in the top-25 in 10 of the 11 weeks in the season.

## Schedule

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September 1| 7:00 pm| Arkansas–Monticello*| No. 22|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND

| W 59–7| 13,793| [2]
September 10| 6:00 pm| at No. 9 Northwestern State*| No. 20|

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, LA

| W 35–7| 13,252| [3]
September 17| 6:00 pm| Weber State*| No. 12|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND

| W 41–0| 14,368| [4]
September 24| 1:00 pm| at No. 18 Montana State*| No. 8|

* Bobcat Stadium
* Bozeman, MT

| L 17–20| 13,327| [5]
October 1| 6:00 pm| Nicholls State*| No. 13|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND (Trees Bowl)

| W 26–13| 14,022| [6]
October 8| 6:00 pm| at No. 9 Cal Poly| No. 12|

* Mustang Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, CA

| L 6–37| 6,923| [7]
October 22| 1:00 pm| UC Davis| No. 17|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND

| L 14–20| 16,193| [8]
October 29| 6:00 pm| at Southern Utah| |

* Eccles Coliseum
* Cedar City, UT

| W 37–21| 1,621| [9]
November 5| 1:00 pm| at Northern Colorado| No. 24|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)

| W 44–0| 10,809| [10]
November 12| 6:00 pm| South Dakota State| No. 22|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker)

| W 41–17| 15,777| [11]
November 19| 3:00 pm| No. 11 Southern Illinois| No. 20|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 0–9| 5,809| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## References

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1. ^ "2005 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
2. ^ "NDSU crushes UAM in opener". The Bismarck Tribune. September 2, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Demons fall hard at home". The Shreveport Times. September 11, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Bison rout Weber State". The Daily Spectrum. September 18, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Long drive lifts Cats over NDSU". The Missoulian. September 25, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "NDSU 26, Nicholls St. 13". The Sunday Town Talk. October 2, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Making a statement". Santa Maria Times. October 9, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Aggies hold on for road victory". The Sacramento Bee. October 23, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Turnovers haunt SUU in loss to NDak State". The Daily Spectrum. October 30, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "N. Dakota St. breezes past UNC, 44–0". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 6, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "NDSU pummels Jacks' title bid". Argus-Leader. November 13, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "No. 11 SIU tackles 9–0 win, likely playoff berth behind stingy 'D'". Southern Illinoisan. November 20, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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North Dakota State Bison football

Venues|

* Dacotah Field (1910–1992)
* Fargodome (1993–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* North Dakota: Nickel Trophy
* South Dakota State: Dakota Marker

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* Thundar
* "On Bison"
* Gold Star Marching Band

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