2001 North Dakota State Bison football team

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]

2001 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record7–3 (5–3 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFargodome
2001 North Central Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30No. 20 Angelo State*No. 2
W 48–913,060[2]
September 8Western State*No. 2
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 66–1011,325[3]
September 15Maine*No. 2
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
 Canceled[A 1][5]
September 22at Augustana (SD)No. 2
W 27–36,016[6]
September 29South DakotaNo. 2
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 42–1014,101[7]
October 6at No. 11 North DakotaNo. 2
L 7–1913,500[8]
October 13at Minnesota StateNo. 10
L 25–264,344[9]
October 20South Dakota StatedaggerNo. 19
W 45–3813,040[10]
October 27at Northern ColoradoNo. 18
L 13–174,086[11]
November 3No. 2 Nebraska–Omaha
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 31–229.047[12]
November 10at St. Cloud StateNo. 25
W 47–213,102[13]

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.


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