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2010 North Dakota State

9–⁠4 (4–⁠4 Missouri Valley Football Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 9–⁠5, over 14 games to the 13 on file here.

Schedule and results

North Dakota State in 2010, game by game: won at Kansas 6–3; lost at Northern Iowa 9–16; won vs. Morgan State 35–9; won vs. South Dakota 38–16; lost vs. Western Illinois 16–28; won at Youngstown State 34–29; lost at Illinois State 24–34; won vs. Indiana State 27–15; won vs. Southern Illinois 20–6; won vs. South Dakota State 31–24; lost at Missouri State 0–3; won vs. Robert Morris 43–17; won at Montana State 42–17+26−12Won 6–3 at Kansas+3KansasLost 9–16 at Northern Iowa-7Northern IowaWon 35–9 vs. Morgan State+26Morgan StateWon 38–16 vs. South Dakota+22South DakotaLost 16–28 vs. Western Illinois-12Western IllinoisWon 34–29 at Youngstown State+5Youngstown StateLost 24–34 at Illinois State-10Illinois StateWon 27–15 vs. Indiana State+12Indiana StateWon 20–6 vs. Southern Illinois+14Southern Illino…Won 31–24 vs. South Dakota State+7South Dakota St…Lost 0–3 at Missouri State-3Missouri StateWon 43–17 vs. Robert Morris+26Robert MorrisWon 42–17 at Montana State+25Montana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atKansasW 6–⁠319%
Sep 11atNorthern IowaL 9–⁠1630%
Sep 18vsMorgan StateW 35–⁠963%
Sep 25vsSouth DakotaW 38–⁠1660%
Oct 2vsWestern IllinoisL 16–⁠2868%
Oct 9atYoungstown StateW 34–⁠2937%
Oct 16atIllinois StateL 24–⁠3454%
Oct 23vsIndiana StateW 27–⁠1570%
Nov 6vsSouthern IllinoisW 20–⁠652%
Nov 13vsSouth Dakota StateW 31–⁠2453%
Nov 20atMissouri StateL 0–⁠357%
Nov 27vsRobert MorrisNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 43–⁠1750%
Dec 4atMontana StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundW 42–⁠1737%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Montana State 42–⁠17 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 51 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of North Dakota State’s 2010 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 11atEastern WashingtonL 31–⁠38Eastern Washington’s article, North Dakota State’s article
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
325–⁠217
Coach
—
Elo
1442 +141 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.3 No. 11 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Brent Vigen
Defensive coordinator
Scottie Hazelton
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for North Dakota State are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Iowa6–⁠27–⁠5
Western Illinois5–⁠38–⁠5
North Dakota State4–⁠49–⁠4
Illinois State4–⁠46–⁠5
Indiana State4–⁠46–⁠5
Southern Illinois4–⁠45–⁠6
Missouri State4–⁠45–⁠6
South Dakota State4–⁠45–⁠6
Youngstown State1–⁠73–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.