2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 19 Northern Iowa $^ 6–2  7–5 
No. 17 Western Illinois ^ 5–3  8–5 
No. 9 North Dakota State ^ 4–4  9–5 
Indiana State 4–4  6–5 
Illinois State 4–4  6–5 
South Dakota State 4–4  5–6 
Missouri State 4–4  5–6 
Southern Illinois 4–4  5–6 
Youngstown State 1–7  3–8 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2010 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by eighth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 9–5 overall and 4–4 in MVFC play to finish tied for third place. They received an at-large qualifier bid into the FCS playoffs, their first FCS playoff bid in school history since moving to Division I in 2004 and being eligible for the playoffs in 2008.[1]

The Bison were not expected to make the playoffs but managed enough votes to get in. NDSU punched above their seeding when then beat Robert Morris, 43–17, in the First Round and knocked off #4 Montana State in the Second Round, 42–17. In the Quarterfinals, the Bison lost on a last second fumble against #5 seeded Eastern Washington, 38–31, in overtime during a snowy game in Spokane, Washington. The Bison were driving down the field and were on the 5-yard line when quarterback Brock Jensen ran and appeared to be down at the 1-yard line; the play was called a fumble and recovered by Eastern Washington.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 46:10 pmat Kansas*
FCSW 6–348,417[2]
September 116:30 pmat No. 14 Northern IowaNo. 21
L 9–1614,422[3]
September 186:00 pmMorgan State*No. 23
W 35–917,340[4]
September 256:10 pmNo. 21 South DakotaNo. 18
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 38–1618,248[5]
October 21:00 pmWestern IllinoisdaggerNo. 13
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
L 16–2818,701[6]
October 94:10 pmat Youngstown StateNo. 18
W 34–2915,068[7]
October 162:00 pmat Illinois StateNo. 15
L 24–3410,131[8]
October 233:10 pmIndiana State
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)
W 27–1515,245[9]
November 63:10 pmSouthern IllinoisNo. 25
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 20–612,834[10]
November 133:10 pmSouth Dakota StateNo. 24
W 31–2417,037[11]
November 201:00 pmat Missouri StateNo. 17
L 0–34,837[12]
November 276:05 pmRobert Morris*No. 25
W 43–1712,202[13]
December 412:05 pmat No. 6 Montana State*No. 25
W 42–1714,277[14]
December 1112:35 pmat No. 1 Eastern Washington*No. 25
L 31–38 OT4,060[15]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS—212318131815RVRV252417259
FCS Coaches—2123191317142422202017219

Game summaries

At Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 3 3 0 6
Jayhawks 3 0 0 0 3
StatisticsNDSUKU
First downs1014
Total yards168293
Rushing yards7396
Passing yards95197
Turnovers13
Time of possession31:0528:55
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North Dakota State Passing Jose Mohler 12/22, 95 yards, INT
Rushing D. J. McNorton 15 rushes, 58 yards
Receiving Titus Mack 4 receptions, 46 yards
Kansas Passing Kale Pick 13/22, 138 yards, INT
Rushing Daymond Patterson 3 rushes, 63 yards
Receiving Daymond Patterson 4 receptions, 66 yards

At No. 14 Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Bison 3 0 0 6 9
No. 14 Panthers 6 3 7 0 16
StatisticsNDSUUNI
First downs1616
Total yards207434
Rushing yards-40262
Passing yards247172
Turnovers33
Time of possession32:2027:40
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North Dakota State Passing Jose Mohler 20/35, 247 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Mike Sigers 4 rushes, 5 yards
Receiving Titus Mack 2 receptions, 74 yards
Northern Iowa Passing Tirrell Rennie 10/20, 172 yards, INT
Rushing Carlos Anderson 11 rushes, 158 yards, TD
Receiving Terrell Sinkfield 3 receptions, 85 yards

Morgan State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 9 0 0 9
No. 23 Bison 7 7 0 21 35
StatisticsMORGNDSU
First downs1116
Total yards207251
Rushing yards81128
Passing yards126123
Turnovers21
Time of possession37:0023:00
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Morgan State Passing Donovan Dickerson 12/24, 126 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Jourdan Brooks 19 rushes, 65 yards
Receiving Chuka Okakpu 5 receptions, 73 yards
North Dakota State Passing Brock Jensen 8/17, 117 yards, 3 TD
Rushing D. J. McNorton 14 rushes, 58 yards, TD
Receiving Landon Smith 2 receptions, 40 yards

No. 21 South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Coyotes 7 6 0 3 16
No. 18 Bison 7 0 21 10 38
StatisticsSDAKNDSU
First downs1921
Total yards322530
Rushing yards165348
Passing yards157182
Turnovers21
Time of possession31:1728:43
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
South Dakota Passing Dante Warren 19/33, 157 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Dante Warren 19 rushes, 83 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Will Powell 4 receptions, 49 yards
North Dakota State Passing Brock Jensen 9/19, 182 yards, TD
Rushing D. J. McNorton 20 rushes, 250 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Warren Holloway 3 receptions, 109 yards, TD

Western Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Leathernecks 7 14 7 0 28
No. 13 Bison 3 3 10 0 16
StatisticsWIUNDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Western Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Dakota State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Bison 0 21 7 6 34
Penguins 10 10 0 9 29
StatisticsNDSUYSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North Dakota State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Youngstown State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Bison 10 7 0 7 24
Redbirds 7 3 14 10 34
StatisticsNDSUILST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North Dakota State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Illinois State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sycamores 3 9 0 3 15
Bison 0 7 14 6 27
StatisticsINSTNDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Indiana State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Dakota State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Salukis 0 3 3 0 6
No. 25 Bison 10 0 3 7 20
StatisticsSIUNDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Southern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Dakota State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Jackrabbits 0 7 7 10 24
No. 24 Bison 7 7 7 10 31
StatisticsSDSUNDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
South Dakota State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Dakota State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Bison 0 0 0 0 0
Bears 0 0 3 0 3
StatisticsNDSUMOST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North Dakota State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Missouri State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Robert Morris (NCAA Division I First Round)

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonials 7 0 7 3 17
No. 25 Bison 3 3 14 23 43
StatisticsRMUNDSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Robert Morris Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Dakota State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At No. 6 Montana State (NCAA Division I Second Round)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Bison 0 7 7 28 42
No. 6 Bobcats 0 7 3 7 17
StatisticsNDSUMTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North Dakota State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Montana State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At No. 1 Eastern Washington (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 25 Bison 0 10 14 70 31
No. 1 Eagles 14 3 7 77 38
StatisticsNDSUEWU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North Dakota State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Eastern Washington Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ↑ "2010 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ "North Dakota State humbles Kansas". The Wichita Eagle. September 5, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Defense does its job in Panthers' victory". The Des Moines Register. September 12, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Jensen steps up in relief". The Bismarck Tribune. September 19, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "North Dakota State shuts down Coyotes". Argus-Leader. September 26, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Western remains perfect in Valley". The Pantagraph. October 3, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bison battle back". The Bismarck Tribune. October 10, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Redbird resiliency, ISU rebounds, upsets No. 14 N. Dakota St". The Pantagraph. October 17, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "North Dakota State 27, Indiana 15". The Times. October 24, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "SIU assured of losing record". Southern Illinoisan. November 7, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Jacks turn marker over to Bison". Rapid City Journal. November 14, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Bears end on high note with shutout". The Springfield News-Leader. November 21, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Robert Morris dumped from Div. I-AA playoffs". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 28, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Bison run over Bobcats". Great Falls Tribune. December 5, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "EWU overcomes odds". The Spokesman-Review. December 12, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_North_Dakota_State_Bison_football_team