2012 North Dakota State Bison football team
| 2012 North Dakota State Bison football | |
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NCAA Division I FCS national champion MVFC champion | |
FCS National Championship Game, W 39–13 vs. Sam Houston State | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 1 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 1 |
| 2012 record | 14–1 (7–1 MVFC) |
| Head coach | Craig Bohl (10th year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Brent Vigen |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Klieman |
| Home stadium |
Fargodome (Capacity: 18,700) |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #1 North Dakota State $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #14 South Dakota State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #8 Illinois State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. North Dakota State entered the season as the defending NCAA Division I Football and Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) champions. In 2012, the Bison won their second straight MVFC title posting, a 7–1 conference record and 10–1 overall mark in the regular season. In the FCS playoffs they defeated South Dakota State, Wofford, Georgia Southern, and Sam Houston State to finish the season 14–1 and win their second consecutive national title.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 1 | 6:00 PM | Robert Morris* | No. 2 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | NBC ND/ESPN3 | W 52–0 | 18,769 | ||
| September 8 | 6:00 PM | at Colorado State* | No. 2 | Hughes Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | NBC ND/KTVD | W 22–7 | 23,567 | ||
| September 22 | 3:00 PM | Prairie View A&M* | No. 1 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | NBC ND/ESPN3 | W 66–7 | 18,623 | ||
| September 29 | 6:00 PM | at No. 14 Northern Iowa | No. 1 | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | KVLY/Panther Sports Network/ KWWL-TV | W 33–21 | 16,008 | ||
| October 6 | 1:00 PM | No. 3 Youngstown State |
No. 1 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | NBC ND/ESPN3/ MVFC TV | W 48–7 | 19,065 | ||
| October 13 | 3:00 PM | Indiana State | No. 1 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | NBC ND/ESPN3 | L 14–17 | 18,164 | ||
| October 20 | 6:00 PM | at South Dakota | No. 4 | Howard Wood Field • Sioux Falls, SD | Midco SN | W 54–0 | 9,269 | ||
| October 27 | 3:00 PM | Southern Illinois | No. 3 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl) | NBC ND/FCS | W 23–17 | 18,066 | ||
| November 3 | 1:00 PM | at Missouri State | No. 1 | Plaster Sports Complex • Springfield, MO | NBC ND/Mediacom | W 21–17 | 6,253 | ||
| November 10 | 3:00 PM | No. 16 South Dakota State | No. 1 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker) | NBC ND/FCS | W 20–17 | 18,721 | ||
| November 17 | 1:00 PM | at No. 11 Illinois State | No. 1 | Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL | NBC ND | W 38–20 | 6,793 | ||
| December 1 | 3:00 PM | No. 19 South Dakota State* | No. 1 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round) | ESPN3 | W 28–3 | 18,482 | ||
| December 8 | 2:00 PM | No. 9 Wofford* | No. 1 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) | ESPN3 | W 14–7 | 18,267 | ||
| December 14 | 7:00 PM | No. 5 Georgia Southern* | No. 1 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Semifinals) | ESPN2 | W 23–20 | 18,484 | ||
| January 5 | 12:00 PM | vs. No. 5 Sam Houston State* | No. 1 | FC Dallas Stadium • Frisco, TX (FCS Playoffs National Championship Game) | ESPN2 | W 39–13 | 21,411 | ||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||
- Source: Schedule
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final | ||||
| Sports Network | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Coaches | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
References
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