2015 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 2015 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Chris Klieman. The team, which played its 23rd season in the Fargodome, entered the season as the four-time defending national champions. The Bison have been members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference since the 2008 season.
The Bison went 13–2 on the season, won their fifth straight MVFC title, and their fifth consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championship, becoming the first-ever NCAA football team to win five straight championships at any level. Yale won six straight college football national championships from 1879 to 1884, before the NCAA was formed.
Schedule
- Source: indicates record attendance.
Roster
Recruiting Class
Game summaries
at Montana
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
| 4–3 | 2014 | NDSU, 22–10 |
Weber State
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 5–0 | 2014 | NDSU, 24–7 |
North Dakota
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 46–62–3 | 2003 | UND, 28–21 |
at South Dakota State
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 58–40–5 | 2014 | NDSU, 37–17 |
Northern Iowa
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 22–26 | 2014 | UNI, 23–3 |
South Dakota
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 52–25–3 | 2014 | NDSU, 47–7 |
at Indiana State
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 6–1 | 2014 | NDSU, 34–17 |
at Southern Illinois
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 6–3 | 2014 | NDSU, 38–10 |
Western Illinois
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 4–2 | 2014 | NDSU, 17–10 |
at Youngstown State
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 5–4 | 2014 | NDSU, 38–14 |
Missouri State
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 5–2 | 2014 | NDSU, 45–10 |
FCS Playoffs
Second Round–Montana
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 4–4 | 8/29/2015 | MONT, 38–35 |
Quarterfinals–Northern Iowa
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 23–26 | 10/10/2015 | NDSU, 31–28 |
Semifinals–Richmond
Championship–Jacksonville State
| Overall record | Previous meeting | Result |
| 0–2 | 1989 NCAA Division II Playoffs | JSU, 21–17 |