2004 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 2004 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. It was the program's first season competing at the NCAA Division I-AA level. The Bison were led by second-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. They finished the season with an overall record of 8—3 and tied for third in the Great West Conference with a 2–3 mark. North Dakota State was ineligible for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs per NCAA rules, during their first four seasons at the NCAA Division I-AA/FCS level.

2004 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceGreat West Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 23
2004 record8–3 (2–3 Great West)
Head coachCraig Bohl (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorTim Albin (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJimmy Burrow (2nd season)
Home stadiumFargodome
2004 Great West Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 16 Cal Poly $  4 –1     9 –2  
UC Davis  3 –2     6 –4  
No. 23 North Dakota State  2 –3     8 –3  
South Dakota State  2 –3     6 –5  
Southern Utah  2 –3     6 –5  
Northern Colorado  2 –3     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

During the regular season, the Bison were never ranked in The Sports Network poll, but beat two of the three top-25 teams they played. After the playoffs, the Bison were ranked #24 in the final rankings. During their first four years in Division I-AA (2004–2007), NDSU had a North Dakota State of 35–9 (.795) and were ranked in the top-25 32 out of 44 weeks.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 286:00 PMValpo*
W 52-018,665
September 42:10 PMat Northern Colorado*
L 13-155,311
September 116:00 PMMontana Tech*
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 56-311,030
September 186:00 PMCarson-Newman*
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 49-1911,523
October 24:00 PMat Nicholls State*
W 24-145,421
October 96:40 PMat South Dakota State
L 21-2412,323
October 161:00 PMSouthern Utah
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 27-2115,449
October 231:00 PMNo. 6 Cal Poly
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
L 10-1311,834
October 301:00 PMNo. 15 Northwestern State
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 30-1711,113
November 61:00 PMWeber State
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 31-174,112
November 131:05 PMNo. 21 UC Davis
W 25-76,720
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