2004 North Dakota State Bison football team

2004 North Dakota State Bison football

Ineligible for playoffs
Conference	Great West Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 23
2004 record	8-3 (2-3 Great West)
Head coach	Craig Bohl (2nd Year)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Albin
Defensive coordinator	Jimmy Burrow
Home stadium	Fargodome

The 2004 North Dakota State Bison Football Team represented North Dakota State University and entered their first year in Division I football I-AA(FCS). The Bison head coach was Craig Bohl, in his second season as head coach of the team. The Bison play at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. North Dakota State competes in the FCS division of college football. In 2004, the Bison finished with a record of 8-3, and tied for third in the conference at 2-3. Per NCAA rules, new Division I teams have a 4-year probationary period where they are not eligible to participate in the I-AA playoff system. During their first 4 years after moving to Division I (2004-2007), NDSU had a record of 35-9 (.795) and were ranked in the top-25 32 out of 44 weeks.

In 2004, the Bison were never ranked in the sports network poll but beat 2 out of the 3 top-25 teams they played. After the playoffs, the Bison were ranked #24 in the final rankings although being ineligible for the playoffs.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
August 28	6:00 PM	Valpo*	Fargodome • Fargo, ND	W 52-0	18,665
September 4	2:10 PM	at Northern Colorado*	Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO	L 13-15	5,311
September 11	6:00 PM	Montana Tech*	Fargodome • Fargo, ND	W 56-3	11,030
September 18	6:00 PM	Carson-Newman*	Fargodome • Fargo, ND	W 49-19	11,523
October 2	4:00 PM	at Nicholls State*	John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA (Trees Bowl)	W 24-14	5,421
October 9	6:40 PM	at South Dakota State	Coughlin-Alumni Stadium • Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker)	L 21-24	12,323
October 16	1:00 PM	Southern Utah	Fargodome • Fargo, ND	W 27-21	15,449
October 23	1:00 PM	No. 6 Cal Poly	Fargodome • Fargo, ND	L 10-13	11,834
October 30	1:00 PM	No. 15 Northwestern Demons	Fargodome • Fargo, ND	W 30-17	11,113
November 6	1:00 PM	Weber State	Fargodome • Fargo, ND	W 31-17	4,112
November 13	1:05 PM	No. 21 UC Davis	Toomey Field • Davis, CA	W 25-7	6,720
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from FCS Coaches Poll. All times are in Central Time.

North Dakota State Bison football

Venues	Dacotah Field (1910–1992) Fargodome (1993–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Dakota Marker (South Dakota State) Nickel Trophy (North Dakota)

Culture & lore	Thundar "On Bison" Gold Star Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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