2006 North Dakota State Bison football team

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.^[1] 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 four-year probationary period for new football programs (NDSU entered DI in 2004).

2006 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	Great West Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 5
Record	10–1 (4–0 Great West)
Head coach	Craig Bohl (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Perles (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Willie Mack Garza (2nd season)
Home stadium	Fargodome
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Great West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 North Dakota State $		4	–	0					10	–	1
No. 22 South Dakota State		3	–	1					7	–	4
No. 16 Cal Poly		2	–	2					7	–	4
UC Davis		1	–	3					6	–	5
Southern Utah		0	–	4					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:00 pm	Concordia–St. Paul*	No. 19	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 66–7	15,609	^[2]
September 16	6:15 pm	Northeastern*	No. 17	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Trees Bowl)	W 23–10	16,134	^[3]
September 22	6:30 pm	at Ball State*	No. 14	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	W 29–24	10,285	^[4]
September 30	6:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin*	No. 11	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 17–9	7,349	^[5]
October 7	1:00 pm	No. 21 Georgia Southern*	No. 11	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	W 34–14	13,892	^[6]
October 14	1:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State*	No. 9	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 45–0	16,384	^[7]
October 21	2:30 pm	at Minnesota*	No. 9	Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	L 9–10	62,845	^[8]
October 28	1:00 pm	at Southern Utah	No. 6	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	W 31–7	3,165	^[9]
November 4	3:05 pm	at UC Davis	No. 5	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 28–24	5,800	^[10]^[11]
November 11	1:00 pm	No. 9 Cal Poly	No. 5	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)	W 51–14	14,706	^[12]
November 18	6:00 pm	No. 19 South Dakota State	No. 4	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker)	W 41–28	19,053	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References

1. "2006 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
2. "Bison roll after early mistake vs. Concordia". Star Tribune. September 1, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Huskies' return man foiled in Fargo". The Boston Globe. September 17, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bison baffle BSU". The Star Press. September 24, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Lumberjacks miss chances in 17–9 loss to Bison". Longview News-Journal. October 1, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Eagles stampeded by undefeated Bison". The Atlanta Constitution. October 8, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bison roll past MVSU". The Bismarck Tribune. October 15, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Gophers survive, 10–9". St. Cloud Times. October 22, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Home game no cure for Thunderbird blues". The Daily Spectrum. October 29, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Gutierrez, Melody (November 4, 2006). "Using history as motivation". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C6. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
11. "Ahead 24–0 at halftime, Aggies succumb again". The Sacramento Bee. November 5, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Mustangs' playoff push ended in Bison stampede". Santa Maria Times. November 12, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "NDSU wins conference over SDSU". Sioux City Journal. November 19, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.