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 →

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

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.

Schedule

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

^[3]

Game summaries

Regular season

Colorado (FBS)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

^ "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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

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
National championship seasons in bold

2024 North Dakota State Bison football team

Schedule

Game summaries

Regular season

Colorado (FBS)

Tennessee State

East Tennessee State

Towson

Illinois State

North Dakota

Southern Illinois

South Dakota State

Murray State

Northern Iowa

Missouri State

South Dakota

Rankings

References

Navigation menu

Search