2010 North Dakota State Bison football team

2010 North Dakota State Bison football
2010 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 31–38 vs. Eastern Washington
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 9
FCS Coaches	No. 9
Record	9–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	Craig Bohl (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brent Vigen (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Scottie Hazelton (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Fargodome
	Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

The 2010 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by eighth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 9–5 overall and 4–4 in MVFC play to finish tied for third place. They received an at-large qualifier bid into the FCS playoffs, their first FCS playoff bid in school history since moving to Division I in 2004 and being eligible for the playoffs in 2008.^[1]

ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference

Sports NetworkNo. 9

FCS CoachesNo. 9

Record9–5 (4–4 MVFC)

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2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 19 Northern Iowa $^	6	–	2	7	–	5
No. 17 Western Illinois ^	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 9 North Dakota State ^	4	–	4	9	–	5
Indiana State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Illinois State	4	–	4	6	–	5
South Dakota State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Missouri State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Southern Illinois	4	–	4	5	–	6
Youngstown State	1	–	7	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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The Bison were not expected to make the playoffs but managed enough votes to get in. NDSU punched above their seeding when then beat Robert Morris, 43–17, in the First Round and knocked off #4 Montana State in the Second Round, 42–17. In the Quarterfinals, the Bison lost on a last second fumble against #5 seeded Eastern Washington, 38–31, in overtime during a snowy game in Spokane, Washington. The Bison were driving down the field and were on the 5-yard line when quarterback Brock Jensen ran and appeared to be down at the 1-yard line; the play was called a fumble and recovered by Eastern Washington.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	6:10 pm	at Kansas*		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FCS	W 6–3	48,417	^[2]
September 11	6:30 pm	at No. 14 Northern Iowa	No. 21	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA		L 9–16	14,422	^[3]
September 18	6:00 pm	Morgan State*	No. 23	Fargodome Fargo, ND		W 35–9	17,340	^[4]
September 25	6:10 pm	No. 21 South Dakota	No. 18	Fargodome Fargo, ND		W 38–16	18,248	^[5]
October 2	1:00 pm	Western Illinois	No. 13	Fargodome Fargo, ND		L 16–28	18,701	^[6]
October 9	4:10 pm	at Youngstown State	No. 18	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		W 34–29	15,068	^[7]
October 16	2:00 pm	at Illinois State	No. 15	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL		L 24–34	10,131	^[8]
October 23	3:10 pm	Indiana State		Fargodome Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)		W 27–15	15,245	^[9]
November 6	3:10 pm	Southern Illinois	No. 25	Fargodome Fargo, ND		W 20–6	12,834	^[10]
November 13	3:10 pm	South Dakota State	No. 24	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker)		W 31–24	17,037	^[11]
November 20	1:00 pm	at Missouri State	No. 17	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO		L 0–3	4,837	^[12]
November 27	6:05 pm	Robert Morris*	No. 25	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I First Round)		W 43–17	12,202	^[13]
December 4	12:05 pm	at No. 6 Montana State*	No. 25	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Second Round)		W 42–17	14,277	^[14]
December 11	12:35 pm	at No. 1 Eastern Washington*	No. 25	Roos Field Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)		L 31–38 ^OT	4,060	^[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS	—	21	23	18	13	18	15	RV	RV	25	24	17	25	9
FCS Coaches	—	21	23	19	13	17	14	24	22	20	20	17	21	9

Statistics	NDSU	KU
First downs	10	14
Total yards	168	293
Rushing yards	73	96
Passing yards	95	197
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	31:05	28:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing	Jose Mohler	12/22, 95 yards, INT
	Rushing	D. J. McNorton	15 rushes, 58 yards
	Receiving	Titus Mack	4 receptions, 46 yards
Kansas	Passing	Kale Pick	13/22, 138 yards, INT
	Rushing	Daymond Patterson	3 rushes, 63 yards
	Receiving	Daymond Patterson	4 receptions, 66 yards

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Bison	3	0	0	6	9
No. 14 Panthers	6	3	7	0	16

2010 North Dakota State Bison football team

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

At Kansas

At No. 14 Northern Iowa

Morgan State

No. 21 South Dakota

Western Illinois

At Youngstown State

At Illinois State

Indiana State

Southern Illinois

South Dakota State

At Missouri State

Robert Morris (NCAA Division I First Round)

At No. 6 Montana State (NCAA Division I Second Round)

At No. 1 Eastern Washington (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Morgan State	Passing	Donovan Dickerson	12/24, 126 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jourdan Brooks	19 rushes, 65 yards
	Receiving	Chuka Okakpu	5 receptions, 73 yards
North Dakota State	Passing	Brock Jensen	8/17, 117 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	D. J. McNorton	14 rushes, 58 yards, TD
	Receiving	Landon Smith	2 receptions, 40 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing	Dante Warren	19/33, 157 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Dante Warren	19 rushes, 83 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Will Powell	4 receptions, 49 yards
North Dakota State	Passing	Brock Jensen	9/19, 182 yards, TD
	Rushing	D. J. McNorton	20 rushes, 250 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Warren Holloway	3 receptions, 109 yards, TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Robert Morris	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	3	3	0	6
Jayhawks	3	0	0	0	3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	9	0	0	9
No. 23 Bison	7	7	0	21	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Bison	0	21	7	6	34
Penguins	10	10	0	9	29

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	3	9	0	3	15
Bison	0	7	14	6	27