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2007 North Dakota State Bison football team

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2007 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceGreat West Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
FCS CoachesNo. 9
Record10–1 (3–1 Great West)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Perles (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorWillie Mack Garza (3rd season)
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Great West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 South Dakota State $   4 0     7 4  
No. 9 North Dakota State   3 1     10 1  
No. 24 Cal Poly   2 2     7 4  
UC Davis   1 3     5 6  
Southern Utah   0 4     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2007 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their homes games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison finished with an overall record of 10–1, placing second in the Great West Conference with a 3–1 mark. North Dakota State averaged 40 points per game and allowing just 22 points per game to opponents. The Bison totaled 4,855 total yards of offense, an average of 441 yards per game.

Despite being ranked in the top five in both polls the entire year, North Dakota State was ineligible to make the playoffs per NCAA rules that mandated a four-year probationary period for football programs entering the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. During their first four years after moving to Division I (2004–2007), North Dakota State had a record of 35–9 (.795) and were ranked in the top-25 32 of 44 weeks.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 86:35 pmStephen F. Austin*No. 4W 28-1918,823
September 156:00 pmNo. 16 Sam Houston State*No. 5
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 41-3818,961
September 226:40 pmat Central Michigan*No. 5W 44-1416,522
September 291:05 pmat No. 17 Western Illinois*No. 4W 41-2815,619
October 41:00 pmUC DavisdaggerNo. 3
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 35–1619,011
October 132:00 pmMississippi Valley State*No. 3W 58-74,986
October 2011:00 amat Minnesota*No. 2W 27-2163,088
October 273:05 pmat Southern UtahNo. 2
W 52-1715,796
November 36:00 pmIllinois State*No. 2
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)
W 54-2818,116
November 101:00 pmat No. 24 Cal PolyNo. 2W 31-2810,899
November 171:00 pmSouth Dakota StateNo. 2L 24-2916,345

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