The 2012 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota. North Dakota State entered the season as the defending NCAA Division I Football and Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) champions. In 2012, the Bison won their second straight MVFC title posting, a 7–1 conference record and 10–1 overall mark in the regular season. In the FCS playoffs they defeated South Dakota State, Wofford, Georgia Southern, and Sam Houston State to finish the season 14–1 and win their second consecutive national title.
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Coaching staff Name Position Year atNorth Dakota State Alma mater (year) Craig Bohl Head coach 10th Nebraska (1982) Brent Vigen Offensive coordinatorQuarterbacks 15th North Dakota State (1998) Chris Klieman Defensive coordinatorDefensive backs 2nd Northern Iowa (1990) Kenni Burns Recruiting coordinatorWide receivers coach 3rd Indiana (2006) A. J. Cooper Defensive ends coach 7th North Dakota State (2006) Scott Fuchs Offensive line 4th North Dakota State (1995) Nick Goeser Defensive tackles coach 3rd Wisconsin–Eau Claire (2003) Tim Polasek Special teams coordinator Tight endsFullbacks Backs 6th Concordia (WI) (2002) Steve Stanard Linebackers 1st Nebraska (1989) Gordie Haug Offensive assistant 1st Bemidji State (2009) John Richardson Defensive assistant 2nd North Dakota State (2010)
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