2007 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 2007 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their homes games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The Bison finished with an overall record of 10–1, placing second in the Great West Conference with a 3–1 mark.^[1] North Dakota State averaged 40 points per game and allowing just 22 points per game to opponents. The Bison totaled 4,855 total yards of offense, an average of 441 yards per game.

2007 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	Great West Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 9
FCS Coaches	No. 9
Record	10–1 (3–1 Great West)
Head coach	Craig Bohl (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Perles (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Willie Mack Garza (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fargodome
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Great West Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 South Dakota State $		4	–	0					7	–	4
No. 9 North Dakota State		3	–	1					10	–	1
No. 24 Cal Poly		2	–	2					7	–	4
UC Davis		1	–	3					5	–	6
Southern Utah		0	–	4					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Despite being ranked in the top five in both polls the entire year, North Dakota State was ineligible to make the playoffs per NCAA rules that mandated a four-year probationary period for football programs entering the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. During their first four years after moving to Division I (2004–2007), North Dakota State had a record of 35–9 (.795) and were ranked in the top-25 32 of 44 weeks.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	6:35 pm	Stephen F. Austin*	No. 4	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 28–19	18,823	^[2]
September 15	6:00 pm	No. 16 Sam Houston State*	No. 5	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 41–38	18,961	^[3]
September 22	6:40 pm	at Central Michigan*	No. 5	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	W 44–14	16,522	^[4]
September 29	1:05 pm	at No. 17 Western Illinois*	No. 4	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 41–28	15,619	^[5]
October 4	1:00 pm	UC Davis	No. 3	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 35–16	19,011	^[6]
October 13	2:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State*	No. 3	Rice-Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 58–7	4,986	^[7]
October 20	11:00 am	at Minnesota*	No. 2	Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	W 27–21	63,088	^[8]
October 27	3:05 pm	at Southern Utah	No. 2	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)	W 52–17	15,796	^[9]
November 3	6:00 pm	Illinois State*	No. 2	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)	W 54–28	18,116	^[10]
November 10	1:00 pm	at No. 24 Cal Poly	No. 2	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 31–28	10,899	^[11]
November 17	1:00 pm	South Dakota State	No. 2	Coughlin-Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker)	L 24–29	16,345	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References

1. "2007 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
2. "Roehl rolls for Bison". The Bismarck Tribune. September 9, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "North Dakota State 41, Sam Houston State 38". Longview News-Journal. September 16, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "CMU falls to North Dakota State". Battle Creek Enquirer. September 23, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Roehl running wild". The Bismarck Tribune. September 30, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Injuries mount in Aggies' setback". The Sacramento Bee. October 7, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Around the SWAC, North Dakota State 58, Miss. Valley 7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 14, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "It's no fluke: Roehl, Bison mash Gophers". St. Cloud Times. October 21, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "T-Birds blown away by top-ranked Bison". The Daily Spectrum. October 28, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Illinois State never close". Herald and Review. November 4, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Mustangs cough up shot at upset win". Santa Maria Times. November 11, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Jacks surprise NDSU for 1st conference title in 44 years". Rapid City Journal. November 18, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.