2018 North Dakota State Bison football team

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The 2018 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Chris Klieman, who also coached his final season with the Bison before heading off to take over for the retiring Bill Snyder at Kansas State. The team played their 26th season in the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They entered the season as defending National Champions and had won six of the last seven FCS titles. In 2018, the Bison finished the regular season 11–0, the first undefeated Bison season since the 2013 campaign, and won their eighth consecutive MVFC title. They received an automatic qualifying bid to the FCS playoff tournament and were seeded as the No. 1 team. The Bison then went 4–0 in the FCS playoffs to finish 15–0 and FCS champions.

ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
STATSNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
Record15–0 (8–0 MVFC)
Quick facts North Dakota State Bison football, NCAA Division I championMVFC champion ...
2018 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division I champion
MVFC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
Record15–0 (8–0 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCourtney Messingham (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMatt Entz (5th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
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2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^ 8–0  15–0 
No. 3 South Dakota State ^ 6–2  10–3 
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^ 5–3  7–6 
Indiana State 5–3  7–4 
Western Illinois 4–4  5–6 
Illinois State 3–5  6–5 
Youngstown State 3–5  4–7 
South Dakota 3–5  4–7 
Missouri State 2–6  4–7 
Southern Illinois 1–7  2–9 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll
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Preseason

Award watch lists

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Award Player Position Year
Walter Payton Award[1] Bruce Anderson RB SR
Easton Stick QB SR
Buck Buchanan Award[2] Greg Menard DE SR
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Preseason MVFC poll

The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Bison predicted unanimously to win the MVFC championship.[3]

Preseason All-MVFC Teams

The Bison placed eleven players on the preseason all-MVFC teams.[4]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12:30 p.m.Cal Poly*No. 1
NBC ND/ESPN+W 49–318,483
September 152:30 p.m.North Alabama*No. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/ESPN+W 38–718,557
September 221:00 p.m.Delaware*daggerNo. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/ESPN+W 38–1018,883
September 292:30 p.m.No. 3 South Dakota StateNo. 1
NBC ND/ESPN+W 21–1718,846
October 61:00 p.m.at No. 22 Northern IowaNo. 1
NBC ND/ESPN+W 56–319,899
October 136:00 p.m.at Western IllinoisNo. 1
NBC ND/ESPN+W 34–72,709
October 202:30 p.m.No. 8 Illinois StateNo. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/ESPN+W 28–1418,553
October 272:00 p.m.at South DakotaNo. 1
NBC ND/ESPN+W 59–149,589
November 32:30 p.m.Youngstown StateNo. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)
NBC ND/ESPN+W 17–718,028
November 102:00 p.m.at Missouri StateNo. 1
ESPN+W 48–75,224
November 172:30 p.m.Southern IllinoisNo. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
NBC ND/ESPN+W 65–1718,008
December 12:00 p.m. No. 23 Montana State*No. 1
NBC ND/ESPN3W 52–1017,005
December 811:00 a.m.No. 8 Colgate*No. 1
NBC ND/ESPNW 35–016,404
December 147:00 p.m.No. 5 South Dakota State*No. 1
ESPN2W 44–2118,286
January 511:00 a.m.No. 3 Eastern Washington*No. 1
ESPN2W 38–24 17,802
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
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Game summaries

Polls are based on the FCS STATS Poll

Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 3 0 0 0 3
No. 1 Bison 7 21 14 7 49
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See also: 2018 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

North Alabama

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 0 0 7 7
No. 1 Bison 7 10 7 14 38
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See also: 2018 North Alabama Lions football team

Delaware

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1 2 3 4 Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 0 0 0 10 10
No. 1 Bison 28 7 3 0 38
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See also: 2018 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

South Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Jackrabbits 7 0 10 0 17
No. 1 Bison 0 14 0 7 21
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See also: 2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team and Dakota Marker

At Northern Iowa

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Bison 7 14 7 28 56
No. 22 Panthers 14 10 7 0 31
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See also: 2018 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

At Western Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
No.1 Bison 3 14 7 10 34
Leathernecks 0 7 0 0 7
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See also: 2018 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Illinois State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Redbirds 0 0 7 7 14
No. 1 Bison 7 14 7 0 28
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See also: 2018 Illinois State Redbirds football team

At South Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Bison 21 14 7 17 59
Coyotes 0 7 7 0 14
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See also: 2018 South Dakota Coyotes football team

Youngstown State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Penguins 0 0 7 0 7
No. 1 Bison 0 7 0 10 17
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See also: 2018 Youngstown State Penguins football team

At Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Bison 20 14 14 0 48
Bears 0 0 7 0 7
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See also: 2018 Missouri State Bears football team

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Southern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 14 0 3 0 17
No. 1 Bison 28 16 7 14 65
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See also: 2018 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

FCS Playoffs

Montana State–Second Round

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Bobcats 3 0 7 0 10
No. 1 Bison 21 17 7 7 52
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See also: 2018 Montana State Bobcats football team

Colgate–Quarterfinals

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Raiders 0 0 0 0 0
No. 1 Bison 7 7 14 7 35
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South Dakota State–Semifinals

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Jackrabbits 7 0 14 0 21
No. 1 Bison 7 7 21 9 44
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See also: 2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Eastern Washington–Championship

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Eagles 0 10 7 7 24
No. 1 Bison 10 7 14 7 38
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See also: 2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team and 2019 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS1 (151)1 (157)1 (154)1 (152)1 (152)1 (155)1 (160)1 (160)1 (163)1 (160)1 (158)1 (155)1 (155)1 (156)
Coaches1 (23)1 (26)1 (25)1 (26)1 (26)1 (26)1 (26)1 (26)1 (26)1 (26)1 (26)1 (26)1 (26)1 (26)
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Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2019 NFL draft
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Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
5166Easton StickQBLos Angeles Chargers
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