1987 North Dakota State Bison football team

1987 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	6–4 (6–3 NCC)
Head coach	Rocky Hager (1st season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field

1987 North Central Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Mankato State $^	8	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
St. Cloud State	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
North Dakota State	6	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha	5	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
South Dakota	5	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
North Dakota	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
South Dakota State	4	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Morningside	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northern Colorado	2	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Augustana (SD)	1	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1987 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their first year under head coach Rocky Hager, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Northern Michigan*	No. 1	Memorial Field Marquette, MI	L 6–10	3,580
September 19	South Dakota State	No. 9	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (rivalry)	W 43–7	16,300
September 26	at Augustana (SD)	No. 8	Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 34–0	2,500
October 3	Morningside	No. 6	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 33–0	13,500
October 10	at St. Cloud State	No. 6	Selke Field St. Cloud, MN	W 24–3	3,958
October 17	Mankato State	No. 6	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 22–28	16,800
October 24	Northern Colorado	No. 15	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 43–21	10,500
October 31	at South Dakota	No. 17	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	L 12–28	7,800
November 7	at Nebraska–Omaha		Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	L 21–27	3,300
November 14	North Dakota		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	W 42–10	13,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game