2024 North Dakota State Bison football team

2024 North Dakota State Bison football
2024 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 MVFC)
Head coach	Tim Polasek (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Jake Landry (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Grant Olson (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Nick Goeser (1st season)
Home stadium	Fargodome
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 North Dakota State Bison football team will represent North Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison will be led by first-year head coach Tim Polasek. Polasek joins the Bison after being an offensive coordinator at NDSU, Iowa, and most recently - Wyoming. Polasek will be assisted by first year offensive coordinator Jake Landry,^[1] who joins the Bison from St. Thomas, as well as co-defensive coordinators Grant Olson and Nick Goeser.^[2] The Bison play home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.

2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Illinois State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Indiana State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Missouri State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Murray State	0	–	0	0	–	0
North Dakota	0	–	0	0	–	0
North Dakota State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northern Iowa	0	–	0	0	–	0
South Dakota	0	–	0	0	–	0
South Dakota State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Southern Illinois	0	–	0	0	–	0
Youngstown State	0	–	0	0	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of May 1, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 29	TBA	at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	TBD
September 7	TBA	Tennessee State*	Fargodome Fargo, ND	TBD
September 14	TBA	at East Tennessee State*	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	TBD
September 21	TBA	Towson*	Fargodome Fargo, ND	TBD
September 28	TBA	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	TBD
October 5	TBA	North Dakota	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	TBD
October 12	TBA	at Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	TBD
October 19	TBA	South Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker)	TBD
October 26	TBA	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	TBD
November 2	TBA	Northern Iowa	Fargodome Fargo, ND	TBD
November 16	TBA	Missouri State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	TBD
November 23	1:00 pm	at South Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	TBD
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Game summaries edit

Regular season edit

Colorado (FBS) edit

North Dakota State Bison (0–0) vs. Colorado Buffaloes (0–0)

Period	1	2	Total
Bison			0
Buffaloes			0

at Folsum Field, Boulder, CO

Date: August 29, 2024
Game time: TBA
Game weather: TBA
TV: TBD

Tennessee State edit

Tennessee State Tigers (–) vs. North Dakota State Bison (–)

Period	1	2	Total
Tigers			0
Bison			0

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

Date: September 7, 2024
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
TV: TBD

East Tennessee State edit

North Dakota State Bison (–) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (–)

Period	1	2	Total
Bison			0
Buccaneers			0

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium, Johnson City, TN

Date: September 14, 2024
Game time: TBA
Game weather: TBD
TV: TBD

Towson edit

Towson Tigers (–) vs. North Dakota State Bison (–)

Period	1	2	Total
Tigers			0
Bison			0

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

Date: September 21, 2024
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
TV: TBD

Illinois State edit

North Dakota State Bison (–) vs. Illinois State Redbirds (–)

Period	1	2	Total
Bison			0
Redbirds			0

at Hancock Stadium, Normal, IL

Date: September 28, 2024
Game time: TBA
Game weather: TBA
TV: TBD

North Dakota edit

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (–) vs. North Dakota State Bison (–)

Period	1	2	Total
Fighting Hawks			0
Bison			0

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

Date: October 5, 2024
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
TV: TBD

Southern Illinois edit

North Dakota State Bison (–) vs. Southern Illinois Salukis (–)

Period	1	2	Total
Bison			0
Salukis			0

at Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, IL

Date: October 12, 2024
Game time: TBA
Game weather: TBA
TV: TBD

South Dakota State edit

South Dakota State Jackrabbits (–) vs. North Dakota State Bison (–)

Period	1	2	Total
Jackrabbits			0
Bison			0

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

Date: October 19, 2024
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
TV: TBD

Murray State edit

North Dakota State Bison (–) vs. Murray State Racers (–)

Period	1	2	Total
Bison			0
Racers			0

at Roy Stewart Stadium, Murray, KY

Date: October 26, 2024
Game time: TBA
Game weather: TBA
TV: TBD

Northern Iowa edit

Northern Iowa Panthers (–) vs. North Dakota State Bison (–)

Period	1	2	Total
Panthers			0
Bison			0

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

Date: November 2, 2024
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
TV: TBD

Missouri State edit

Missouri State Bears (–) vs. North Dakota State Bison (–)

Period	1	2	Total
Bears			0
Bison			0

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

Date: November 16, 2024
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
TV: TBD

South Dakota edit

North Dakota State Bison (–) vs. South Dakota Coyotes (–)

Period	1	2	Total
Bison			0
Coyotes			0

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD

Date: November 23, 2024
Game time: 1:00 pm
Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
TV: TBD

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS
Coaches

References edit

^ "Jake Landry named NDSU Offensive Coordinator". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
^ "Bison football promotes Grant Olson to defensive coordinator". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. December 21, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
^ "2024 Football Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

[1] "Jake Landry named NDSU Offensive Coordinator". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

[2] "Bison football promotes Grant Olson to defensive coordinator". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. December 21, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

[3] "2024 Football Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

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