2025 North Dakota State Bison football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2025
| team = North Dakota State Bison
| sport = football
| image = North Dakota State Bison wordmark.svg
| image_size = 175
| conference = Missouri Valley Football Conference
| short_conf = MVFC
| STATSRank =
| FCSCoachRank =
| record = 0–0
| conf_record = 0–0
| head_coach = Tim Polasek
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach = Dan Larson
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| codef_coach1 = Nick Goeser
| codc1_year = 2nd
| codef_coach2 = Grant Olson
| codc2_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Fargodome
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{2025 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings}}
The 2025 North Dakota State Bison football team will represent North Dakota State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison will be led by second-year head coach Tim Polasek and play home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2025
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| w/l =
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opprank =
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv = ESPN+
| score =
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
| time = TBA
| w/l =
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opprank =
| opponent = Tennessee State
| site_stadium = Nissan Stadium
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = TBA
| score =
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| time = TBA
| w/l =
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opprank =
| opponent = Southeast Missouri State
| site_stadium = Fargodome
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| tv = TBA
| score =
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| time = TBA
| w/l =
| rank =
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| opponent = South Dakota
| site_stadium = Fargodome
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| homecoming = y
| tv = TBA
| score =
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| time = TBA
| w/l =
| away = y
| rank =
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| opponent = Illinois State
| site_stadium = Hancock Stadium
| site_cityst = Normal, IL
| tv = TBA
| score =
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time = TBA
| w/l =
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| opponent = Southern Illinois
| site_stadium = Fargodome
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| tv = TBA
| score =
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}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| time = TBA
| w/l =
| away = y
| rank =
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| opponent = Indiana State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| tv = TBA
| score =
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| time = TBA
| w/l =
| away = y
| rank =
| opprank =
| opponent = South Dakota State
| site_stadium = Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium
| site_cityst = Brookings, SD
| gamename = Dakota Marker
| tv = TBA
| score =
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time = TBA
| w/l =
| rank =
| opprank =
| opponent = Youngstown State
| site_stadium = Fargodome
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| tv = TBA
| score =
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| time = TBA
| w/l =
| away = y
| rank =
| opprank =
| opponent = North Dakota
| site_stadium = Alerus Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| gamename = Nickel Trophy
| tv = TBA
| score =
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| time = TBA
| w/l =
| rank =
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| opponent = Northern Iowa
| site_stadium = Fargodome
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| tv = TBA
| score =
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| time = TBA
| w/l =
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opprank =
| opponent = St. Thomas
| site_stadium = Fargodome
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| tv = TBA
| score =
| attend =
}}
}}
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Rankings
{{further|2025 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings}}
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Game summaries
=The Citadel=
{{See also|2025 The Citadel Bulldogs football team}}
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|date=August 30, 2025
|time=TBA
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=Tennessee State=
{{See also|2025 Tennessee State Tigers football team}}
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|time=TBA
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|stadium= Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
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=Southeast Missouri State=
{{See also|2025 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team}}
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|title= Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (–) vs. North Dakota State Bison (–)
|date=September 13, 2025
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=South Dakota=
{{See also|2025 South Dakota Coyotes football team}}
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|date=September 27, 2025
|time=TBA
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=Illinois State=
{{See also|2025 Illinois State Redbirds football team}}
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|date=October 4, 2025
|time=TBA
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|stadium= Hancock Stadium, Normal, IL
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=Southern Illinois=
{{See also|2025 Southern Illinois Salukis football team}}
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|title= Southern Illinois Salukis (–) vs. North Dakota State Bison (–)
|date=October 11, 2025
|time=TBA
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=Indiana State=
{{See also|2025 Indiana State Sycamores football team}}
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|date=October 18, 2025
|time=TBA
|road=Bison
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|stadium= Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, IN
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=South Dakota State=
{{See also|2025 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team|Dakota Marker}}
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|date=October 25, 2025
|time=TBA
|road=Bison
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=Youngstown State=
{{See also|2025 Youngstown State Penguins football team}}
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|title= Youngstown State Penguins (–) vs. North Dakota State Bison (–)
|date=November 1, 2025
|time=TBA
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=North Dakota=
{{See also|2025 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team|Nickel Trophy}}
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|date=November 8, 2025
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=Northern Iowa=
{{See also|2025 Northern Iowa Panthers football team}}
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|title= Northern Iowa Panthers (–) vs. North Dakota State Bison (–)
|date=November 15, 2025
|time=TBA
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|home=Panthers
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=St. Thomas (MN)=
{{See also|2025 St. Thomas Tommies football team}}
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|title= St. Thomas Tommies (–) vs. North Dakota State Bison (–)
|date=November 22, 2025
|time=TBA
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References
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