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The 2015 North Dakota State Bison football team represented
North Dakota State University North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as t ...
in the
2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season The 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The season began o ...
. They were led by second-year head coach
Chris Klieman Christopher Paul Klieman ( ; born September 27, 1967) is an American football coach and former player, and is currently the head coach for Kansas State University in the Big 12 Conference. He took over from the retiring Bill Snyder after leading ...
. The team, which played its 23rd season in the
Fargodome Fargodome is an indoor athletic stadium in the north central United States, located on the campus of North Dakota State University (NDSU) in Fargo, North Dakota. Opened in late 1992, the facility is owned by the City of Fargo and built on unive ...
, entered the season as the four-time defending national champions. The Bison have been members of the
Missouri Valley Football Conference The Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC), formerly the Gateway Football Conference, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivis ...
(MVFC) since the 2008 season. The Bison went 13–2 on the season, won their fifth straight MVFC title, and their fifth consecutive
NCAA Division I Football Championship The NCAA Division I Football Championship is an annual post-season college football game, played since 2006, used to determine a national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). From 1978 to 2005, the game was kn ...
, becoming the first-ever NCAA football team to win five straight championships at any level.
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won six straight college football national championships from 1879 to 1884, before the NCAA was formed.


Schedule

* Source

(R) indicates record attendance.


Coaching staff


Roster


Recruiting class


Game summaries


At Montana


Weber State


North Dakota


At South Dakota State


Northern Iowa


South Dakota


At Indiana State


At Southern Illinois


Western Illinois


At Youngstown State


Missouri State


FCS playoffs


Second round – Montana


Quarterfinals–Northern Iowa


Semifinals–Richmond


Championship–Jacksonville State


Ranking movements


2016 NFL Draft, 2016 NFL draftees


References

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North Dakota State North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as t ...
North Dakota State Bison football seasons NCAA Division I Football Champions Missouri Valley Football Conference champion seasons
North Dakota State North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as t ...
North Dakota State Bison football The North Dakota State Bison football program represents North Dakota State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level and competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bison play in t ...