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2005 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceGreat West Conference
Record7–4 (3–2 GWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Perles (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorWillie Mack Garza (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons← 20042006 →
2005 Great West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Cal Poly +^   4 – 1     9 – 4  
UC Davis +   4 – 1     6 – 5  
North Dakota State   3 – 2     7 – 4  
South Dakota State   3 – 2     6 – 5  
Southern Utah   1 – 4     1 – 9  
Northern Colorado   0 – 5     4 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their homes game at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison finished the season with an overall record of 7–4 and tied for second place in the Great West Conference with a mark of 3–2. Despite being ranked #20 at the end of the year, North Dakota State was ineligible for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs per NCAA rules that mandated a four-year probationary period for programs entering NCAA Division I-AA. The Bison were ranked in the top-25 in 10 of the 11 weeks in the season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 pmArkansas–Monticello*No. 22W 59–713,793
September 106:00 pmat No. 9 Northwestern State*No. 20W 35–713,252
September 176:00 pmWeber State*No. 12
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 41–014,368
September 241:00 pmat No. 18 Montana State*No. 8L 17–2013,327
October 16:00 pmNicholls State*No. 13
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Trees Bowl)
W 26–1314,022
October 86:00 pmat No. 9 Cal PolyNo. 12L 6–376,923
October 221:00 pmUC DavisNo. 17
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
L 14–2016,193
October 296:00 pmat Southern UtahW 37–211,621
November 51:00 pmat Northern ColoradoNo. 24
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)
W 44–010,809
November 126:00 pmSouth Dakota StateNo. 22W 41–1715,777
November 193:00 pmNo. 11 Southern IllinoisNo. 20L 0–95,809

References

  1. "2005 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  2. "NDSU crushes UAM in opener". The Bismarck Tribune. September 2, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Demons fall hard at home". The Shreveport Times. September 11, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bison rout Weber State". The Daily Spectrum. September 18, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Long drive lifts Cats over NDSU". The Missoulian. September 25, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "NDSU 26, Nicholls St. 13". The Sunday Town Talk. October 2, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Making a statement". Santa Maria Times. October 9, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Aggies hold on for road victory". The Sacramento Bee. October 23, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Turnovers haunt SUU in loss to NDak State". The Daily Spectrum. October 30, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "N. Dakota St. breezes past UNC, 44–0". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 6, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "NDSU pummels Jacks' title bid". Argus-Leader. November 13, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "No. 11 SIU tackles 9–0 win, likely playoff berth behind stingy 'D'". Southern Illinoisan. November 20, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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