2013 North Dakota State Bison football team

In the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season

2013 North Dakota State Bison football

NCAA Division I champion
MVFC champion

NCAA Division I Championship, W 35–7 vs. Towson

Conference| Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network| No. 1
FCS Coaches| No. 1
Record| 15–0 (8–0 MVFC)
Head coach|

* Craig Bohl (11th season)

Offensive coordinator| Brent Vigen (5th season)
Offensive scheme| Pro-style
Defensive coordinator| Chris Klieman (2nd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Fargodome

Seasons

<- 2012

2014 ->

2013 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

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No. 1 North Dakota State $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 15  | - | 0  |
No. 13 South Dakota State ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
No. 18 Youngstown State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Southern Illinois |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Missouri State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Illinois State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
South Dakota |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Northern Iowa |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Western Illinois |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Indiana State |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Craig Bohl, in his 11th and ultimately final season, as he left to become the head coach at Wyoming after the season.[1] The team, which played their 21st season in the Fargodome, entered the season as the two-time defending national champions. The Bison have been members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference since the 2008 season.

The season started with a road win over defending Big 12 champion Kansas State 24–21, in front of the second-largest crowd in Wildcats history.[2] According to ESPN.com, Kansas State paid the Bison $350,000 for the matchup.[3] This was the Bison's fourth straight win against an FBS opponent and seventh overall.

The university hosted ESPN College GameDay on September 21, 2013, as the Bison faced Delaware State that afternoon and defeated the Hornets 51–0. This was the first time in the show's history that it was broadcast live from downtown Fargo, and was a rare feature of a non-FBS program.[4] On October 12, in a home game against Missouri State, the Fargodome set a new single-game attendance record (19,108).[5]

With a win at Youngstown State, the Bison won their third consecutive MVFC title, and clinched an automatic playoff spot. The Bison finished the regular season with a perfect overall record of 11–0, their first undefeated record since 1990. NDSU received 17 points in the final AP Poll of the 2013 season, which would have ranked them 29th if that poll ranked teams beyond the top 25.[6][7]

On December 9, 2013, Bohl was introduced as the next head coach at Wyoming effective at the end of the season.[2] On December 15, Bison defensive coordinator Chris Klieman was selected as Bohl's successor as head coach for the 2014 season.[8]

Their victory in the 2013 FCS title game, held on January 4, 2014, at Toyota Stadium in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas, made the Bison only the second team to win three consecutive FCS national titles, following the run from 2005 to 2007 by Appalachian State. The Bison were also the first unbeaten FCS champions since Marshall in 1996.[9]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 30| 7:30 pm| at Kansas State*| No. 1|

* Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium
* Manhattan, KS

| FS1| W 24–21| 53,351
September 7| 4:00 pm| Ferris State*| No. 1|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND

| NBC ND/ESPN3| W 56–10| 18,979
September 21| 4:00 pm| Delaware State*| No. 1|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND (College GameDay)

| NBC ND/FCS| W 51–0| 18,995
September 28| 2:00 pm| at No. 6 South Dakota State| No. 1|

* Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
* Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker)

| NBC ND| W 20–0| 16,498
October 5| 2:30 pm| No. 4 Northern Iowa| No. 1|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND

| NBC ND/FCS| W 24–23| 18,840
October 12| 1:00 pm| Missouri State| No. 1|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND

| NBC ND/ESPN3| W 41–26| 19,108‡
October 19| 2:00 pm| at Southern Illinois| No. 1|

* Saluki Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| NBC ND/ESPN3| W 31–10| 11,121
October 26| 2:00 pm| at Indiana State| No. 1|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| ESPN3| W 56–10| 5,009
November 9| 2:30 pm| Illinois State| No. 1|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)

| NBC ND/FCS| W 28–10| 18,076
November 16| 2:00 pm| at No. 15 Youngstown State| No. 1|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH

| NBC ND/ESPN3| W 35–17| 13,164
November 23| 2:30 pm| South Dakota| No. 1|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND

| NBC ND| W 42–0| 18,234
December 7| 2:30 pm| Furman*| No. 1|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round)

| ESPN3| W 38–7| 18,455
December 14| 11:00 am| No. 11 Coastal Carolina*| No. 1|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)

| ESPN| W 48–14| 18,219
December 20| 7:00 pm| No. 15 New Hampshire*| No. 1|

* Fargodome
* Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Semifinals)

| ESPN2| W 52–14| 18,694
January 4, 2014| 1:00 pm| vs. No. 5 Towson*| No. 1|

* Toyota Stadium
* Frisco, TX (FCS National Championship)

| ESPN2| W 35–7| 19,802

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

* Source: Schedule ‡ Denotes single-game home attendance record.

## Coaching staff

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Name | Position | Year at
North Dakota State | Alma mater (year)

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Craig Bohl | Head coach | 11th | Nebraska (1982)
Brent Vigen | Offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks | 16th | North Dakota State (1998)
Chris Klieman | Defensive coordinator
Defensive backs | 3rd | Northern Iowa (1990)
Kenni Burns | Recruiting coordinator
Wide receivers coach | 4th | Indiana (2006)
A. J. Cooper | Defensive ends coach/special teams coordinator | 8th | North Dakota State (2006)
Scott Fuchs | Offensive line | 5th | North Dakota State (1995)
Nick Goeser | Defensive tackles coach | 4th | Wisconsin–Eau Claire (2003)
Conor Riley | Tight ends
Running backs | 1st | Nebraska–Omaha (2002)
Steve Stanard | Linebackers | 2nd | Nebraska (1989)
Gordie Haug | Offensive assistant | 2nd | Bemidji State (2009)
John Richardson | Defensive assistant | 3rd | North Dakota State (2010)
Jake Chapman | Video coordinator | 1st | Ohio (2012)

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## Game summaries

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### At Kansas State

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#1 Bison | 7  | 0  | 10  | 7 | 24
Wildcats  | 0  | 7  | 14  | 0 | 21

See also: 2013 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Box Score. 2nd-largest crowd in Kansas State history (53,351).

### Ferris State

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Bulldogs  | 0  | 7  | 3  | 0 | 10
#1 Bison | 21  | 14  | 7  | 14 | 56

See also: Ferris State Bulldogs

Box Score

### Delaware State

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Hornets  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
#1 Bison | 20  | 21  | 10  | 0 | 51

See also: 2013 Delaware State Hornets football team

Box Score

### At South Dakota State

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#1 Bison | 0  | 7  | 0  | 13 | 20
#6 Jackrabbits  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0

See also: 2013 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team and Dakota Marker

Box Score. Set a new home attendance record for South Dakota State (16,498).[11]

### Northern Iowa

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#4 Panthers  | 6  | 7  | 10  | 0 | 23
#1 Bison | 0  | 7  | 3  | 14 | 24

See also: 2013 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Box Score

### Missouri State

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Bears  | 0  | 13  | 7  | 6 | 26
#1 Bison | 10  | 14  | 14  | 3 | 41

See also: 2013 Missouri State Bears football team

Box Score. New home attendance record.

### At Southern Illinois

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#1 Bison | 0  | 7  | 21  | 3 | 31
Salukis  | 7  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 10

See also: 2013 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

Box Score

### At Indiana State

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#1 Bison | 21  | 28  | 7  | 0 | 56
Sycamores  | 0  | 10  | 0  | 0 | 10

See also: 2013 Indiana State Sycamores football team

Box Score ‡NDSU's only loss in 2012.

### Illinois State

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Redbirds  | 0  | 7  | 3  | 0 | 10
#1 Bison | 14  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 28

See also: 2013 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Box Score

### At Youngstown State

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#1 Bison | 7  | 7  | 14  | 7 | 35
#15 Penguins  | 7  | 3  | 7  | 0 | 17

See also: 2013 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Box Score

### South Dakota

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Coyotes  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0
#1 Bison | 14  | 14  | 14  | 0 | 42

See also: 2013 South Dakota Coyotes football team

### Furman—NCAA Division I Second Round

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Paladins  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 7
#1 Bison | 0  | 10  | 21  | 7 | 38

See also: 2013 Furman Paladins football team

### Coastal Carolina—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal

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#11 Chanticleers  | 0  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 14
#1 Bison | 17  | 17  | 0  | 14 | 48

See also: 2013 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

### New Hampshire—NCAA Division I Semifinal

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#15 Wildcats  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 14
#1 Bison | 7  | 24  | 14  | 7 | 52

See also: 2013 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

### Towson—NCAA Division I Championship Game

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#5 Tigers  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 7
#1 Bison | 7  | 14  | 7  | 7 | 35

See also: 2013 Towson Tigers football team

## Ranking movements

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AP Poll
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| Final
AP| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| RV| RV| RV| RV

FCS polls
Ranking movements| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| Final
Sports Network| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1

## References

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1. ^ Kolpack, Jeff (December 8, 2013). "'A Tough One': An Emotional Bohl Officially Announces Move to Wyoming". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
2. ^ a b Associated Press (August 31, 2013). "K-State Falls To North Dakota State, 24–21". Kansas State Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
3. ^ Chatmon, Brandon (August 31, 2013). "K-State Joins NDSU's FBS Victims List". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
4. ^ Kolpack, Jeff (September 14, 2013). "NDSU Hits "Jackpot," Hosts ESPN's GameDay Next Saturday". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
5. ^ "Jensen Passes Bison to 41–26 Homecoming Win Over Missouri State". North Dakota State Athletics. October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
6. ^ "Bison Unanimous No. 1 in Final FCS Polls; NDSU Gets 17 Votes in AP Top 25". North Dakota State Bison. January 7, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
7. ^ "College football rankings: AP Top 25". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
8. ^ Associated Press (December 15, 2013). "NDSU Names Chris Klieman coach". ESPN. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
9. ^ "North Dakota St. Cruises to 3rd FCS Title in a Row". ESPN. Associated Press. January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
10. ^ "2013 Football Coaching Staff". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
11. ^ "SDSU Sets Attendance Record During Dakota Marker Game". KSFY. Sioux Falls. September 28, 2013. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.

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2013 North Dakota State Bison football—NCAA Division I FCS national champions

* 1 Marcus Williams
* 4 Ryan Smith
* 6 C. J. Smith
* 11 Carson Wentz
* 16 Brock Jensen
* 19 Ben LeCompte
* 22 Sam Ojuri
* 23 John Crockett
* 24 Bryan Shepherd
* 46 Andrew Bonnet
* 49 Nick DeLuca
* 53 Kyle Emanuel
* 59 Joe Haeg
* 77 Billy Turner

* Head coach: Craig Bohl

* Assistant coaches: Kenni Burns
* Chris Klieman
* Steve Stanard
* Brent Vigen
* A. J. Cooper

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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

Culture & lore|

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

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
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* 1943–1944
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* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

National championship seasons in bold

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NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football champions

1970s|

* 1978: Florida A&M
* 1979: Eastern Kentucky

1980s|

* 1980: Boise State
* 1981: Idaho State
* 1982: Eastern Kentucky
* 1983: Southern Illinois
* 1984: Montana State
* 1985: Georgia Southern
* 1986: Georgia Southern
* 1987: Northeast Louisiana
* 1988: Furman
* 1989: Georgia Southern

1990s|

* 1990: Georgia Southern
* 1991: Youngstown State
* 1992: Marshall
* 1993: Youngstown State
* 1994: Youngstown State
* 1995: Montana
* 1996: Marshall
* 1997: Youngstown State
* 1998: UMass
* 1999: Georgia Southern

2000s|

* 2000: Georgia Southern
* 2001: Montana
* 2002: Western Kentucky
* 2003: Delaware
* 2004: James Madison
* 2005: Appalachian State
* 2006: Appalachian State
* 2007: Appalachian State
* 2008: Richmond
* 2009: Villanova

2010s|

* 2010: Eastern Washington
* 2011: North Dakota State
* 2012: North Dakota State
* 2013: North Dakota State
* 2014: North Dakota State
* 2015: North Dakota State
* 2016: James Madison
* 2017: North Dakota State
* 2018: North Dakota State
* 2019: North Dakota State

2020s|

* 2020: Sam Houston State
* 2021: North Dakota State
* 2022: South Dakota State
* 2023: South Dakota State

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Gateway Football Conference / Missouri Valley Football Conference champions

* Northern Iowa (1985)
* Eastern Illinois (1986)
* Northern Iowa (1987)
* Western Illinois (1988)
* Southwest Missouri State (1989)
* Southwest Missouri State & Northern Iowa (1990)
* Northern Iowa (1991)
* Northern Iowa (1992)
* Northern Iowa (1993)
* Northern Iowa (1994)
* Eastern Illinois & Northern Iowa (1995)
* Northern Iowa (1996)
* Western Illinois (1997)
* Western Illinois (1998)
* Illinois State (1999)
* Western Illinois (2000)
* Northern Iowa (2001)
* Western Illinois & Western Kentucky (2002)
* Northern Iowa & Southern Illinois (2003)
* Southern Illinois (2004)
* Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois & Youngstown State (2005)
* Youngstown State (2006)
* Northern Iowa (2007)
* Northern Iowa & Southern Illinois (2008)
* Southern Illinois (2009)
* Northern Iowa (2010)
* North Dakota State & Northern Iowa (2011)
* North Dakota State (2012)
* North Dakota State (2013)
* Illinois State & North Dakota State (2014)
* Illinois State & North Dakota State (2015)
* North Dakota State & South Dakota State (2016)
* North Dakota State (2017)
* North Dakota State (2018)
* North Dakota State (2019)
* Missouri State & South Dakota State (2020)
* North Dakota State (2021)
* South Dakota State (2022)
* South Dakota State (2023)

National championships in bold

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2013 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

* Bethune-Cookman
* Butler
* Coastal Carolina
* Eastern Illinois
* Eastern Washington
* Fordham
* Furman
* Jacksonville State
* Lafayette
* Maine
* McNeese State
* Montana
* New Hampshire
* North Dakota State
* Northern Arizona
* Sacred Heart
* Sam Houston State
* Samford
* South Carolina State
* South Dakota State
* Southeastern Louisiana
* Southern Utah
* Tennessee State
* Towson

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