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1996 North Dakota State Bison football team

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1996 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record6–4 (5–4 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFargodome
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. T–4 Nebraska–Omaha $^   8 1     10 2  
No. 15 Northern Colorado ^   6 3     12 3  
No. 19 North Dakota   6 3     7 3  
South Dakota State   6 3     7 4  
North Dakota State   5 4     6 4  
South Dakota   4 5     6 5  
Mankato State   4 5     5 6  
St. Cloud State   4 5     5 6  
Augustana (SD)   2 7     3 8  
Morningside   0 9     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1996 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1996 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their tenth year under head coach Rocky Hager, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7No. 3 Texas A&M–Kingsville*No. 5W 20–1016,487[1]
September 21St. Cloud StateNo. 2
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 34–017,002[2]
September 28Nebraska–OmahaNo. 1
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
L 21–2412,784[3]
October 5at Augustana (SD)No. 13L 25–344,725[4]
October 12at No. 19 Northern ColoradoL 36–384,521[5]
October 19No. 14 South Dakota State
W 31–711,635[6]
October 26Mankato State
  • Fargodome
  • Fargo, ND
W 48–2712,064[7]
November 2at No. 11 South DakotaW 59–205,823[8]
November 9North Dakota
L 19–3318,600[9]
November 16at Morningside
W 20–6976[10]

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References

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  1. ^ "North Dakota State option confounds Javelinas, 20–10". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 8, 1996. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Huskies flattened by Bison". St. Cloud Times. September 22, 1996. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Omaha shocks Bison". The Bismarck Tribune. September 29, 1996. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vikings' day in the sun". Argus-Leader. October 6, 1996. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Northern Colorado 38, North Dakota State 36". The Daily Sentinel. October 13, 1996. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Favored Jacks fall to Bison". Argus-Leader. October 20, 1996. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Feeney scores 5 touchdowns". The Bismarck Tribune. October 27, 1996. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "North Dakota St. humbles USD in showdown 59–20". Sioux City Journal. November 3, 1996. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sioux-periority against Bison". The Bismarck Tribune. November 10, 1996. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bison hand Morningside 20–6 setback". Sioux City Journal. November 17, 1996. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Final 1996 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 8, 2022.