The Bison were led by fifth-year head coach Matt Entz.

[1] The Bison played home games at the Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.

The North Dakota State Bison football team drew an average home attendance of 15,121 in 2023.

The Bison then beat Drake in the first round, sixth-seeded Montana State in the second round in overtime, third-seeded South Dakota in the quarterfinals, before falling to second-seeded Montana in the semifinals.

It was the first time that NDSU missed the championship game in a fall season since 2016, and the first time in NDSU's Division I era that they didn't win a national title for two consecutive seasons.