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American college football season
The 2004 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season . It was the program's first season competing at the NCAA Division I-AA level. The Bison were led by second-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota . They finished the season with an overall record of 8—3 and tied for third in the Great West Conference with a 2–3 mark. North Dakota State was ineligible for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs per NCAA rules, during their first four seasons at the NCAA Division I-AA/FCS level.
During the regular season, the Bison were never ranked in The Sports Network poll, but beat two of the three top-25 teams they played. After the playoffs, the Bison were ranked #24 in the final rankings. During their first four years in Division I-AA (2004–2007), NDSU had a North Dakota State of 35–9 (.795) and were ranked in the top-25 32 out of 44 weeks.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance August 28 6:00 PM Valpo * W 52-018,665
September 4 2:10 PM at Northern Colorado * L 13-155,311
September 11 6:00 PM Montana Tech* W 56-311,030
September 18 6:00 PM Carson-Newman * W 49-1911,523
October 2 4:00 PM at Nicholls State * W 24-145,421
October 9 6:40 PM at South Dakota State L 21-2412,323
October 16 1:00 PM Southern Utah W 27-2115,449
October 23 1:00 PM No. 6 Cal Poly L 10-1311,834
October 30 1:00 PM No. 15 Northwestern State W 30-1711,113
November 6 1:00 PM Weber State W 31-174,112
November 13 1:05 PM No. 21 UC Davis W 25-76,720
References
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