# 2025 North Dakota State Bison football team

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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV |
| August 30 | TBA | at The Citadel* | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC | TBA |
| September 6 | TBA | at Tennessee State* | Nissan StadiumNashville, TN | TBA |
| September 13 | TBA | Southeast Missouri State* | FargodomeFargo, ND | TBA |
| September 27 | TBA | South Dakota | FargodomeFargo, ND | TBA |
| October 4 | TBA | at Illinois State | Hancock StadiumNormal, IL | TBA |
| October 11 | TBA | Southern Illinois | FargodomeFargo, ND | TBA |
| October 18 | TBA | at Indiana State | Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN | TBA |
| October 25 | TBA | at South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse StadiumBrookings, SD (Dakota Marker) | TBA |
| November 1 | TBA | Youngstown State | FargodomeFargo, ND | TBA |
| November 8 | TBA | at North Dakota | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy) | TBA |
| November 15 | TBA | Northern Iowa | FargodomeFargo, ND | TBA |
| November 22 | TBA | St. Thomas* | FargodomeFargo, ND | TBA |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time ||||||

## Game summaries
### Regular season
#### The Citadel

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Bison | | | 0 |
| Bulldogs | | | 0 |
at Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, SC
* Date: August 30, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* Game weather: TBD
* TV: TBA

#### Tennessee State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Bison | | | 0 |
| Tigers | | | 0 |
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
* Date: September 6, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* Game weather: TBD
* TV: TBA

#### Southeast Missouri State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Redhawks | | | 0 |
| Bison | | | 0 |
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
* Date: September 13, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
* TV: TBA

#### South Dakota

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Coyotes | | | 0 |
| Bison | | | 0 |
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
* Date: September 27, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
* TV: TBA

#### Illinois State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Bison | | | 0 |
| Redbirds | | | 0 |
at Hancock Stadium, Normal, IL
* Date: October 4, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* Game weather: TBD
* TV: TBA

#### Southern Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Salukis | | | 0 |
| Bison | | | 0 |
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
* Date: October 11, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
* TV: TBA

#### Indiana State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Bison | | | 0 |
| Sycamores | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium, Terre Haute, IN
* Date: October 18, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* Game weather: TBD
* TV: TBA

#### South Dakota State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Bison | | | 0 |
| Jackrabbits | | | 0 |
at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, Brookings, SD
* Date: October 25, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* Game weather: TBD
* TV: TBA

#### Youngstown State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Penguins | | | 0 |
| Bison | | | 0 |
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
* Date: November 1, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
* TV: TBA

#### North Dakota

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Bison | | | 0 |
| Fighting Hawks | | | 0 |
at Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND
* Date: November 8, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
* TV: TBA

#### Northern Iowa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Bison | | | 0 |
| Panthers | | | 0 |
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
* Date: November 22, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
* TV: TBA

#### St. Thomas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Tommies | | | 0 |
| Bison | | | 0 |
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
* Date: November 22, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
* TV: TBA

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