2024 — The Ten-Win Year

North Dakota State's 2024 season (14-2) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 14-2
Final Result 14-win season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ +4.7 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Colorado 26-31 W vs Tenn Sta 52-3 W @ East Sta 38-35 W vs Towson 41-24 W @ Illi Sta 42-10 W vs Nort Dak 41-17 W @ Sout Ill 24-3 W vs Sout Sta 13-9 W @ Murr Sta 59-6 W vs Nort Iow 42-19 W vs Miss Sta 59-21 L @ Sout Dak 28-29 W vs Abil Chr 51-31 W vs Mercer 31-7 W vs Sout Sta 28-21 CFP W @ Mont Sta 35-32 CFP
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2024 season's largest margin: North Dakota State 59, Murray State 6. A 53-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: North Dakota State 26, Colorado 31. A 5-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: North Dakota State beat Montana State 35-32 in the postseason.

"Go Bison"
— North Dakota State fanbase voice · 2024· synthesized
What It Meant

2024 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.