2009 North Dakota State Bison football team

2009 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Vigen (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Southern Illinois $^   8 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 11 South Dakota State ^   7 – 1     8 – 3  
No. 18 Northern Iowa   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Illinois State   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Missouri State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Youngstown State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
North Dakota State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Indiana State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Western Illinois   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by seventh-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVC). Their record on the season was 3–8 overall and 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in seventh place.[1] This season was only the third since 1964 that North Dakota State has a losing record. The Bison were not ranked all year and did not participate in the playoffs.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 37:10 pmat Iowa State*
L 17–3448,831[2]
September 126:00 pmat Sam Houston State
L 45–486,048[3]
September 196:00 pmWagner*
W 59–2818,128[4]
September 266:00 pmNo. 9 Southern Illinois
L 14–248,768[5]
October 31:10 pmIllinois Statedagger
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
L 24–2718,608[6]
October 103:10 pmNo. 3 Northern Iowa
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
L 27–4216,418[7]
October 176:10 pmat No. 14 South Dakota State
L 13–2814,188[8]
October 246:00 pmMissouri State
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)
L 17–2115,122[9]
October 311:05 pmWestern Illinois
W 14–75,489[10]
November 1412:00 pmIndiana State
W 56–172,878[11]
November 211:10 pmYoungstown State
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
L 35–3914,301[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2009 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Rhoads' ISU debut: Win and 'fun night'". The Des Moines Register. September 4, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Too little too late for Bison". The Bismarck Tribune. September 13, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Paschall runs wild in big 'W'". The Bismarck Tribune. September 20, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Just win, Bison rack up more than 200 yards on the ground but Salukis hung on". Southern Illinoisan. September 27, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Lein, Rob (October 4, 2009). "Penalty Costs Bison". The Bismarck Tribune. p. 1D. Retrieved October 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UNI's 'intense' effort results in win". The Gazette. October 11, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jackrabbits roll past Bison". Argus-Leader. October 18, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Defense comes up big for Bears". The Springfield News-Leader. October 25, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Paschall plunges over twice". The Bismarck Tribune. November 1, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bison beat up on Sycamores". The Bismarck Tribune. November 15, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Youngstown State 39, North Dakota State 35". Dayton Daily News. November 22, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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