2006 North Dakota State Bison football team

2006 North Dakota State Bison football
Ineligible for playoffs
Conference Great West Conference
Ranking
Sports Network No. 4
2006 record 10-1 (4-0 Great West)
Head coach Craig Bohl (4th Year)
Offensive coordinator Patrick Perles
Defensive coordinator Willie Mack Garza
Home stadium Fargodome

The 2006 North Dakota State Bison Football Team represented North Dakota State University in the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison head coach is Craig Bohl, in his fourth 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 2006, the Bison finished with a record of 10-1, and were the conference champions at 4-0. While being ranked #4 at the end of the year, NDSU was ineligible to make the playoffs per NCAA Division I rules which mandates a 4-year probationary period for new football programs (NDSU entered DI in 2004).

The 2006 Bison team had a stout defense that held their opponents to 13.4 points per game and were ranked among the top teams to end the year.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 PM Concordia-St. Paul* No. 19 FargodomeFargo, ND W 66-7   15,609
September 16 6:15 PM Northeastern* No. 17 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Trees Bowl) W 23-10   16,134
September 22 6:30 PM at Ball State* No. 14 Scheumann StadiumMuncie, IN W 29-24   10,285
September 30 6:00 PM at Stephen F. Austin* No. 11 Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX W 17-9   7,349
October 7 1:00 PM No. 21 Georgia Southern* No. 11 Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA W 34-14   13,892
October 14 1:00 PM Mississippi Valley State*dagger No. 9 Fargodome • Fargo, ND W 45-0   16,384
October 21 2:30 PM at Minnesota* No. 9 MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN L 9-10   62,845
October 28 1:00 PM at Southern Utah No. 6 Eccles ColiseumCedar City, UT W 31-7   3,165
November 4 1:10 PM at UC Davis No. 5 Toomey FieldDavis, CA W 28-24   5,800
November 11 1:00 PM No. 9 Cal Poly No. 5 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl) W 51-14   14,706
November 18 6:00 PM No. 19 South Dakota State No. 4 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker) W 41-28   19,053
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from FCS Coaches Poll. All times are in Central Time.
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