1988 North Dakota State Bison football team

1988 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division II national champion NCC champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 35–21 vs. Portland State
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	14–0 (9–0 NCC)
Head coach	Rocky Hager (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field

1988 North Central Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	9	–	0	–	0			14	–	0	–	0
No. 18 Augustana (SD) ^	6	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
South Dakota State	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
North Dakota	5	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 17 St. Cloud State	5	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
South Dakota	4	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Northern Colorado	4	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha	4	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Mankato State	2	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Morningside	0	–	9	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1988 North Dakota State football team represented North Dakota State University during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 92nd season of Bison football. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. The 1988 team came off a 6–4 record from the previous season. The team was led by coach Rocky Hager. The team finished the regular season with an undefeated 10–0 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Bison defeated the Portland State Vikings 35–21 in the National Championship Game en route to the program's fourth NCAA Division II Football Championship.