| 2024 North Dakota State Bison football | |
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NCAA Division I champion MVFC co-champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 1 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 1 |
| Record | 14–2 (7–1 MVFC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jake Landry (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Nick Goeser (1st season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Grant Olson (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Fargodome |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 South Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 South Dakota +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Illinois State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State * | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by first-year head coach Tim Polasek. Polasek joined the Bison after being an offensive coordinator at North Dakota State, Iowa, and most recently, Wyoming. Polasek was assisted by first-year offensive coordinator Jake Landry,[1] who joined the Bison from St. Thomas, as well as co-defensive coordinators Grant Olson and Nick Goeser.[2] The Bison played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.
The Bison finished their regular season with a 10–2 record (7–1 in conference), losing to Colorado[3] and South Dakota.[4] They were seeded second in the FCS playoffs and received a first round bye; they then defeated Abilene Christian,[5] Mercer,[6] and South Dakota State[7] to reach the championship game. The Bison completed their season by defeating Montana State on January 6 in Frisco, Texas, to capture the program's tenth FCS title in 14 seasons,[8] and 18th overall title.
- ^ "Jake Landry named NDSU Offensive Coordinator". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Bison football promotes Grant Olson to defensive coordinator". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. December 21, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Travis Hunter, Shedeur Sanders star as Buffaloes rally". cbssports.com. CBS Sports. August 30, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ "South Dakota scores with 12 seconds left to beat FCS top ranked North Dakota State". sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo! Sports. November 23, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ "North Dakota State erases 14-point deficit, beats Abilene Christian 51-31 in FCS second round". apnews.com. Associated Press. December 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ "Miller thorws for 2 TDs, runs for another as North Dakota State tops Mercer 31-7 in FCS quarterfinal". apnews.com. Associated Press. December 14, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ "Lance and Miller team to send North Dakota State to FCS title game with 28-21 win over Jackrabbits". apnews.com. Associated Press. December 21, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ "North Dakota State wins 10th FCS title with 35-32 win over Montana State". sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo! Sports. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.