2020 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 2020 North Dakota State Bison football team will represent North Dakota State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Matt Entz. The team plays in the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota, for the 28th season as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They entered the season as defending national champions, having won eight of the prior nine FCS titles.
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Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
2020 record | 0–0 (0–0 MVFC) |
Head coach | Matt Entz (2nd season) |
Offensive coordinator | Tyler Roehl (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | David Braun (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Fargodome (Capacity: 19,000) |
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Previous season
In 2019, the Bison finished the regular season 12–0, the second consecutive undefeated Bison season, and won their ninth 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 16–0 as FCS champions, becoming the first team at any level of college football to finish a season 16–0 since Yale in 1894. They also extended their FCS-record winning streak to 37 games.
Preseason
MVFC poll
Preseason All–MVFC team
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Schedule
NDSU had games scheduled against Oregon (September 5), Drake (September 12), and North Carolina A&T (September 19) that were cancelled before the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3][4]
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September 26 | at Northern Iowa | ||||||||
October 3 | Illinois State![]() | ||||||||
October 10 | at Indiana State | ||||||||
October 17 | South Dakota State |
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October 24 | Youngstown State |
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October 31 | at Missouri State | ||||||||
November 14 | North Dakota |
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November 21 | at South Dakota | ||||||||
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Personnel
Roster
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Quarterback
Tailback
Fullback
Wide Receiver
Tight End
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Offensive Lineman
Defensive Lineman
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Linebacker
Cornerbacks
Safeties
Placekicker
Punter
Long Snappers
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Recruiting Class
Game summaries
at Northern Iowa
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 0 | ||||
Panthers | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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27–26 | 2019 | W, 46–14 |
Illinois State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Redbirds | 0 | ||||
Bison | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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10–2 | 2019 | W, 37–3 |
at Indiana State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 0 | ||||
Sycamores | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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9–1 | 2017 | W, 52–0 |
South Dakota State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jackrabbits | 0 | ||||
Bison | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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61–40–5 | 2019 | W, 23–16 |
Youngstown State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Penguins | 0 | ||||
Bison | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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10–4 | 2019 | W, 56–17 |
at Missouri State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 0 | ||||
Bears | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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10–2 | 2019 | W, 22–0 |
North Dakota
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Fighting Hawks | 0 | ||||
Bison | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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47–62–3 | 2019 | W, 38–7 |
at South Dakota
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 0 | ||||
Coyotes | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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54–25–3 | 2019 | W, 49–14 |
Ranking movements
- AP Poll
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- FCS polls
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References
- Peterson, Eric. "Bison football game at Oregon canceled after Pac-12 Conference moves to conference-only play for multiple fall sports". INFORUM. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- Kelley, Kevin (27 July 2020). "Pioneer Football League to play conference-only football schedule in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- "2020 North Dakota State Football Schedule". gobison.com. Retrieved July 10, 2020.