2009 North Dakota State Bison football team

2009 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Vigen (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Southern Illinois $^   8 0     11 2  
No. 11 South Dakota State ^   7 1     8 3  
No. 18 Northern Iowa   5 3     7 4  
Illinois State   5 3     6 5  
Missouri State   4 4     6 5  
Youngstown State   4 4     6 5  
North Dakota State   2 6     3 8  
Indiana State   1 7     1 10  
Western Illinois   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by seventh-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVC). Their record on the season was 3–8 overall and 2–6 in MVFC play to finish in seventh place.[1] This season was only the third since 1964 that North Dakota State has a losing record. The Bison were not ranked all year and did not participate in the playoffs.

  1. ^ "2009 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2021.