2003 North Dakota State Bison football team

2003 North Dakota State Bison football
2003 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 23
Record	8–3 (5–2 NCC)
Head coach	Craig Bohl (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Dan Enos (1st season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Jim Burrow (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fargodome
	Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 2003 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their first year under head coach Craig Bohl, the team compiled an 8–3 record.^[1]

2003 North Central Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 North Dakota $^	7	–	0	12	–	2
No. 23 North Dakota State	5	–	2	8	–	3
No. 24 Nebraska–Omaha	5	–	2	8	–	3
South Dakota State	4	–	3	7	–	4
St. Cloud State	4	–	3	7	–	4
South Dakota	2	–	5	5	–	6
Augustana (SD)	1	–	6	3	–	8
Minnesota State	0	–	7	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

This was the Bison's final season competing as a Division II program.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Tusculum*		Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 28–7	10,581	^[2]
September 6	at No. 3 (I-AA) Montana*		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	W 25–24	23,102	^[3]
September 13	UC Davis*	No. 20	Fargodome Fargo, ND	L 14–23	14,548	^[4]
September 27	South Dakota State	No. 22	Fargodome Fargo, ND (rivalry)	W 24–0	14,108	^[5]
October 4	at Minnesota State	No. 18	Blakeslee Stadium Mankato, MN	W 20–9	3,781	^[6]
October 11	No. 8 Nebraska–Omaha	No. 12	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 34–7	14,109	^[7]
October 18	at No. 12 North Dakota	No. 8	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	L 21–28 ^OT	12,267	^[8]
October 25	at Augustana (SD)	No. 16	Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 42–10	1,656	^[9]
November 1	South Dakota	No. 17	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 35–3	9,010	^[10]
November 8	at St. Cloud State	No. 16	Selke Field St. Cloud, MN	L 30–33 ^OT	4,218	^[11]
November 15	Concordia (MN)*	No. 23	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 58–24	7,045	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "2003 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
^ "Bohl era begins with win". The Bismarck Tribune. August 31, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Griz buffaloed". The Missoulian. September 7, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Aggies silence Fargodome". The Sacramento Bee. September 14, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison shutout South Dakota State". The Bismarck Tribune. October 28, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "North Dakota State 20, Minn. State–Mankato 9". St. Cloud Times. October 5, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison trample Mavericks". Lincoln Journal Star. October 12, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Another wild win for Sioux". The Bismarck Tribune. October 19, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison run over Augustana". Argus-Leader. October 26, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NDSU hands South Dakota 35–3 setback". Sioux City Journal. November 2, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Huskies give field's last game a thrilling finish". St. Cloud Times. November 9, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "N.D. State rolls past Concordia". Star Tribune. November 16, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

This college football 2000s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.