2012 North Dakota State Bison football team

2012 North Dakota State Bison football
NCAA Division I champion
MVFC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1
FCS CoachesNo. 1
Record14–1 (7–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Vigen (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorChris Klieman (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 1     14 1  
No. 14 South Dakota State ^   6 2     9 4  
No. 8 Illinois State ^   5 3     9 4  
Indiana State   5 3     7 4  
Southern Illinois   5 3     6 5  
Youngstown State   4 4     7 4  
Northern Iowa   4 4     5 6  
Missouri State   3 5     3 8  
Western Illinois   1 7     3 8  
South Dakota   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. North Dakota State entered the season as the defending NCAA Division I Football and Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) champions. In 2012, the Bison won their second straight MVFC title posting, a 7–1 conference record and 10–1 overall mark in the regular season. In the FCS playoffs they defeated South Dakota State, Wofford, Georgia Southern, and Sam Houston State to finish the season 14–1 and win their second consecutive national title.[1]

  1. ^ "2012 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2021.

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