2008 North Dakota State Bison football team

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The 2008 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison finished with an overall record of 6–5, tying for third place in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) with a 4–4 mark.[1] After being ranked in the polls every week to that point, North Dakota State was bumped out of a likely playoff spot with a home loss in the season finale to South Dakota State by one point.

Record6–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorPatrick Perles (4th season)
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2008 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Perles (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorWillie Mack Garza (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
 2007
2009 
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2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Northern Iowa +^ 71  123 
No. 11 Southern Illinois +^ 71  93 
South Dakota State 62  75 
Western Illinois 44  65 
North Dakota State 44  65 
Missouri State 35  47 
Youngstown State 35  48 
Illinois State 26  38 
Indiana State 08  012 
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 287:00 pmAustin Peay*No. 2W 41–618,701[2]
September 66:00 pmCentral Connecticut State*No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 50–1418,868[3]
September 132:00 pmat Wyoming*No. 1L 13–1619,156[4]
September 205:00 pmat Youngstown StateNo. 2KXJB-TVL 24–3214,331[5]
October 41:00 pmNo. 13 Southern IllinoisdaggerNo. 6
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBCNDW 35–2718,942[6]
October 116:00 pmNo. 17 Western IllinoisNo. 6
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Trees Bowl)
NBCNDL 22–2717,043[7]
October 184:05 pmat No. 6 Northern IowaNo. 16FCS/NBCNDL 13–2313,416[8]
October 251:30 pmat Illinois StateNo. 25W 25–78,004[9]
November 16:00 pmIndiana StateNo. T–24
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)
W 34–716,211[10]
November 151:00 pmat Missouri StateNo. 25W 48–273,920[11]
November 226:00 pmSouth Dakota StateNo. 24
NBCNDL 24–2518,428[12]
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