2015 The Ten-Win Year

North Dakota State's 2015 season (13-2) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 13-2
Final Result 13-win season
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ +4.0 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Montana 35-38 W vs Webe Sta 41-14 W vs Nort Dak 34-9 W @ Sout Sta 28-7 W vs Nort Iow 31-28 L vs Sout Dak 21-24 W @ Indi Sta 28-14 W @ Sout Ill 35-29 W vs West Ill 59-7 W @ Youn Sta 27-24 W vs Miss Sta 55-0 W vs Montana 37-6 W vs Nort Iow 23-13 W vs Richmond 33-7 CFP W vs Jack Sta 37-10 CFP
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2015 season's largest margin: North Dakota State 55, Missouri State 0. A 55-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: North Dakota State 35, Montana 38. A 3-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: North Dakota State beat Jacksonville State 37-10 in the postseason.

"Go Bison"
— North Dakota State fanbase voice · 2015· synthesized
What It Meant

2015 is a middle chapter for North Dakota State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.