2020 North Dakota State Bison football team

2020 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 7
Record7–3 (5–2 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTyler Roehl (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDavid Braun (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–3
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 South Dakota State +^   5 1     8 2  
No. 12 Missouri State +^   5 1     5 5  
No. 7 North Dakota ^   4 1     5 2  
No. 6 North Dakota State ^   5 2     7 3  
No. 14 Southern Illinois ^   3 3     6 4  
Northern Iowa   3 4     3 4  
South Dakota   1 3     1 3  
Illinois State   1 3     1 3  
Western Illinois   1 5     1 5  
Youngstown State   1 6     1 6  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Indiana State opted out of the spring season.
    † – Illinois State and Western Illinois opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 21 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Matt Entz. The team played in the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota, for the 28th season as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They entered the season as defending national champions, having won eight of the prior nine FCS titles.