2008 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 2008 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison finished with an overall record of 6–5, tying for third place in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) with a 4–4 mark.^[1] After being ranked in the polls every week to that point, North Dakota State was bumped out of a likely playoff spot with a home loss in the season finale to South Dakota State by one point.

2008 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 MVFC)
Head coach	Craig Bohl (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Perles (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Willie Mack Garza (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fargodome
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Northern Iowa +^		7	–	1					12	–	3
No. 11 Southern Illinois +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
South Dakota State		6	–	2					7	–	5
Western Illinois		4	–	4					6	–	5
North Dakota State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Missouri State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Youngstown State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Illinois State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Indiana State		0	–	8					0	–	12
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28	7:00 pm	Austin Peay*	No. 2	Fargodome Fargo, ND		W 41–6	18,701	[2]
September 6	6:00 pm	Central Connecticut State*	No. 1	Fargodome Fargo, ND		W 50–14	18,868	[3]
September 13	2:00 pm	at Wyoming*	No. 1	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		L 13–16	19,156	[4]
September 20	5:00 pm	at Youngstown State	No. 2	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	KXJB-TV	L 24–32	14,331	[5]
October 4	1:00 pm	No. 13 Southern Illinois	No. 6	Fargodome Fargo, ND	NBCND	W 35–27	18,942	[6]
October 11	6:00 pm	No. 17 Western Illinois	No. 6	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Trees Bowl)	NBCND	L 22–27	17,043	[7]
October 18	4:05 pm	at No. 6 Northern Iowa	No. 16	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	FCS/NBCND	L 13–23	13,416	[8]
October 25	1:30 pm	at Illinois State	No. 25	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL		W 25–7	8,004	[9]
November 1	6:00 pm	Indiana State	No. T–24	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)		W 34–7	16,211	[10]
November 15	1:00 pm	at Missouri State	No. 25	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO		W 48–27	3,920	[11]
November 22	6:00 pm	South Dakota State	No. 24	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker)	NBCND	L 24–25	18,428	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time