The 2023 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by fifth-year head coach Matt Entz. Following the season he was hired by USC as the team's linebackers coach. The Bison played home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. The North Dakota State Bison football team drew an average home attendance of 15,121 in 2023.
The Bison finished the regular season with an overall record of 8–3 and 5–3 in MVFC play. NDSU was unseeded and played in the first round of the FCS playoffs. The Bison then beat Drake in the first round, sixth-seeded Montana State in the second round in overtime, third-seeded South Dakota in the quarterfinals, before falling to second-seeded Montana in the semifinals. It was the first time that NDSU missed the championship game in a fall season since 2016, and the first time in NDSU's Division I era that they didn't win a national title for two consecutive seasons.
Schedule
Game summaries
Regular season
Eastern Washington
Maine
Central Arkansas
South Dakota
Missouri State
North Dakota
Western Illinois
Murray State
South Dakota State
Southern Illinois
Northern Iowa
NCAA Division I playoffs
Drake (first round)
Montana State (second round)
South Dakota (quarterfinal)
Montana (semifinal)
Roster
Rankings
References
