2022 — The Ten-Win Year

North Dakota State's 2022 season (12-3) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 12-3
Final Result 12-win season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ +0.3 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Drake 56-14 W vs Nort A&T 43-3 L @ Arizona 28-31 W @ Sout Dak 34-17 W vs Youn Sta 27-14 W @ Indi Sta 31-26 L vs Sout Sta 21-23 W vs Illi Sta 24-7 W @ West Ill 56-17 W @ Sout Ill 21-18 W vs Nort Dak 42-21 W vs Montana 49-26 W vs Samford 24-3 W vs Inca Wor 35-32 CFP L @ Sout Sta 21-45 CFP
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2022 season's largest margin: North Dakota State 56, Drake 14. A 42-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: North Dakota State 21, South Dakota State 45. A 24-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: North Dakota State fell to South Dakota State 21-45 in the postseason.

"Go Bison"
— North Dakota State fanbase voice · 2022· synthesized
What It Meant

2022 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.