2001 North Dakota State Bison football team

2001 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	7–3 (5–3 NCC)
Head coach	Bob Babich (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Gus Bradley (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fargodome

2001 North Central Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 North Dakota $^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 15 Nebraska–Omaha ^		6	–	2					8	–	3
No. 22 North Dakota State		5	–	3					7	–	3
Northern Colorado		4	–	4					7	–	4
South Dakota State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Augustana (SD)		3	–	5					5	–	5
Minnesota State		3	–	5					4	–	7
St. Cloud State		3	–	5					4	–	7
South Dakota		1	–	7					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2001 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 2001 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their fifth year under head coach Bob Babich, the team compiled a 7–3 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	No. 20 Angelo State*	No. 2	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 48–9	13,060	[2]
September 8	Western State*	No. 2	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 66–10	11,325	[3]
September 15	Maine*	No. 2	Fargodome Fargo, ND	Canceled[A 1]		[5]
September 22	at Augustana (SD)	No. 2	Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 27–3	6,016	[6]
September 29	South Dakota	No. 2	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 42–10	14,101	[7]
October 6	at No. 11 North Dakota	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	L 7–19	13,500	[8]
October 13	at Minnesota State	No. 10	Blakeslee Stadium Mankato, MN	L 25–26	4,344	[9]
October 20	South Dakota State	No. 19	Fargodome Fargo, ND (rivalry)	W 45–38	13,040	[10]
October 27	at Northern Colorado	No. 18	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	L 13–17	4,086	[11]
November 3	No. 2 Nebraska–Omaha		Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 31–22	9.047	[12]
November 10	at St. Cloud State	No. 25	Selke Field St. Cloud, MN	W 47–21	3,102	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

Notes

1. The Maine game was canceled due to the nationwide halt on air travel that followed the September 11th attacks.^[4]

References

1. "2001 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
2. "Bison trample Angelo State in opener". The Bismarck Tribune. August 31, 2001. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "North Dakota State 66, Western State 10". The Daily Sentinel. September 9, 2001. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "2023 Football Schedule".
5. "NDSU cancels football game with Maine, NCC proceeds with schedule". Yankton.net. Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan. September 13, 2001. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
6. "Augustana bumped from unbeaten ranks". Argus-Leader. September 23, 2001. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "No. 2 North Dakota State whips South Dakota, 42–10". Sioux City Journal. September 30, 2001. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Sioux-per display by UND's defense". The Bismarck Tribune. October 7, 2001. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Mavs stun Bison, 26–25". St. Cloud Times. October 14, 2001. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "N.D. State 45, S.D. State 38". Rapid City Journal. October 21, 2001. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "NDSU drops third straight". The Bismarck Tribune. October 28, 2001. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "No. 2 Mavericks stumble on road". Lincoln Journal Star. November 4, 2001. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Bison finish off Huskies". St. Cloud Times. November 11, 2001. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.