The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.
The team finished the regular season with an undefeated 10–0 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs.
The Bison defeated theSouth Dakota, 27–7, in the National Championship Game en route to the program's second consecutive, and third NCAA Division II Football Championship.
[2] Senior quarterback Jeff Bentrim was awarded the inaugural Harlon Hill Trophy, which honors the best football player in Division II, at the end of the season.
Bentrim ended the season with 64 career touchdowns scored, breaking Walter Payton's Division II record of 63.