2025 North Dakota State Bison football team

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2025 North Dakota State Bison football

Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 MVFC)
Head coach	Tim Polasek (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jake Landry (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Co-defensive coordinator	Nick Goeser (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Grant Olson (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Fargodome
Seasons← 20242026 →

2025 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
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

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 North Dakota State Bison football team will represent North Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison will be led by second-year head coach Tim Polasek and play home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 30	TBA	at The Citadel*	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	TBA
September 6	TBA	at Tennessee State*	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN	TBA
September 13	TBA	Southeast Missouri State*	Fargodome Fargo, ND	TBA
September 27	TBA	South Dakota	Fargodome Fargo, ND	TBA
October 4	TBA	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	TBA
October 11	TBA	Southern Illinois	Fargodome Fargo, ND	TBA
October 18	TBA	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	TBA
October 25	TBA	at South Dakota State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker)	TBA
November 1	TBA	Youngstown State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	TBA
November 8	TBA	at North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	TBA
November 15	TBA	Northern Iowa	Fargodome Fargo, ND	TBA
November 22	TBA	St. Thomas*	Fargodome Fargo, ND	TBA
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Regular season

The Citadel

North Dakota State Bison (0–0) vs. The Citadel Bulldogs (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bison			0
Bulldogs			0

at Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC

Date: August 30, 2025
Game time: TBA
Game weather: TBD
TV: TBA

Tennessee State

See also: 2025 Tennessee State Tigers football team North Dakota State Bison (–) vs. Tennessee State Tigers (–)

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bison			0
Tigers			0

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN

Date: September 6, 2025
Game time: TBA
Game weather: TBD
TV: TBA

Southeast Missouri State

See also: 2025 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (–) vs. North Dakota State Bison (–)

Quarter	1	2	Total
Redhawks			0
Bison			0

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

Date: September 13, 2025
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
TV: TBA

South Dakota

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

Quarter	1	2	Total
Coyotes			0
Bison			0

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

Date: September 27, 2025
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
TV: TBA

Illinois State

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

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bison			0
Redbirds			0

at Hancock Stadium, Normal, IL

Date: October 4, 2025
Game time: TBA
Game weather: TBD
TV: TBA

Southern Illinois

See also: 2025 Southern Illinois Salukis football team Southern Illinois Salukis (–) vs. North Dakota State Bison (–)

Quarter	1	2	Total
Salukis			0
Bison			0

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

Date: October 11, 2025
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
TV: TBA

Indiana State

North Dakota State Bison (–) vs. Indiana State Sycamores (–)

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bison			0
Sycamores			0

at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, IN

Date: October 18, 2025
Game time: TBA
Game weather: TBD
TV: TBA

South Dakota State

See also: Dakota Marker North Dakota State Bison (–) vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits (–)

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bison			0
Jackrabbits			0

at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD

Date: October 25, 2025
Game time: TBA
Game weather: TBD
TV: TBA

Youngstown State

Youngstown State Penguins (–) vs. North Dakota State Bison (–)

Quarter	1	2	Total
Penguins			0
Bison			0

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

Date: November 1, 2025
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
TV: TBA

North Dakota

See also: Nickel Trophy North Dakota State Bison (–) vs. North Dakota Fighting Hawks (–)

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bison			0
Fighting Hawks			0

at Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND

Date: November 8, 2025
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
TV: TBA

Northern Iowa

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

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bison			0
Panthers			0

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

Date: November 22, 2025
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
TV: TBA

St. Thomas

St. Thomas Tommies (–) vs. North Dakota State Bison (–)

Quarter	1	2	Total
Tommies			0
Bison			0

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

Date: November 22, 2025
Game time: TBA
Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
TV: TBA

Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

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

References

"2025 Football Schedule". gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
"2025 North Dakota State Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

v t e North Dakota State Bison football
Venues	Dacotah Field (1910–1992) Fargodome (1993–present)
Bowls & rivalries	North Dakota: Nickel Trophy South Dakota State: Dakota Marker
Culture & lore	Thundar "On Bison" Gold Star Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold

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