2009 North Dakota State Bison football team

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.

2009 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Craig Bohl (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brent Vigen (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fargodome
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:10 pm	at Iowa State*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	L 17–34	48,831	[2]
September 12	6:00 pm	at Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	L 45–48	6,048	[3]
September 19	6:00 pm	Wagner*	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Trees Bowl)	W 59–28	18,128	[4]
September 26	6:00 pm	No. 9 Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 14–24	8,768	[5]
October 3	1:10 pm	Illinois State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	L 24–27	18,608	[6]
October 10	3:10 pm	No. 3 Northern Iowa	Fargodome Fargo, ND	L 27–42	16,418	[7]
October 17	6:10 pm	at No. 14 South Dakota State	Coughlin-Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker)	L 13–28	14,188	[8]
October 24	6:00 pm	Missouri State	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Harvest Bowl)	L 17–21	15,122	[9]
October 31	1:05 pm	Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	W 14–7	5,489	[10]
November 14	12:00 pm	Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 56–17	2,878	[11]
November 21	1:10 pm	Youngstown State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	L 35–39	14,301	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time