| Year: | 2020 |
| Team: | North Dakota State Bison |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVFC |
| Statsrank: | 6 |
| Fcscoachrank: | 7 |
| Record: | 7–3 |
| Conf Record: | 5–2 |
| Head Coach: | Matt Entz |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Coach: | Tyler Roehl |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Pro-style |
| Def Coach: | David Braun |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | Multiple 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Fargodome |
| Bowl: | NCAA Division I Quarterfinal |
| Bowl Result: | L 20–24 vs. Sam Houston State |
The 2020 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Matt Entz. The team played in the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota, for the 28th season as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They entered the season as defending national champions, having won eight of the prior nine FCS titles.
NDSU had games scheduled against Oregon (September 5, rescheduled to 2028), Drake (September 12, rescheduled to 2022), and North Carolina A&T (September 19, rescheduled to 2022) that were postponed before the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
See also: 2020 Central Arkansas Bears football team.
See also: 2020 Youngstown State Penguins football team.
See also: 2020 Southern Illinois Salukis football team.
See also: 2020 Missouri State Bears football team.
See also: 2020 Illinois State Redbirds football team.
See also: 2020 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team and Nickel Trophy.
See also: 2021 NFL draft.
| 1 | 3 | QB | San Francisco 49ers | ||
| 2 | 53 | OT | Tennessee Titans |