The 2015 North Dakota State Bison football team represented

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in the

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. They were led by second-year head coach

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. The team, which played its 23rd season in the

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, entered the season as the four-time defending national champions. The Bison have been members of the

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(MVFC) since the 2008 season. The Bison went 13–2 on the season, won their fifth straight MVFC title, and their fifth consecutive

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, 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 Bison football seasons NCAA Division I Football Champions Missouri Valley Football Conference champion seasons

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