2010 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 2010 North Dakota State Bison football team represented North Dakota State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison were led by eighth year head coach Craig Bohl and played their home games at the Fargodome. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 9-5, 4-4 in MVFC play to finish tied for third place. They received an at-large qualifier bid into the FCS playoffs, their first FCS playoff bid in school history since moving to Division I in 2004 and being eligible for the playoffs in 2008. The Bison were not expected to make the playoffs but managed enough votes to get in. NDSU punched above their seeding when then beat Robert Morris 43-17 in the first round and knocked off #4 Montana State in the second round 42-17. In the Quarterfinals, the Bison lost on a last second fumble against #5 seeded Eastern Washington in Spokane, WA 31-38 in Overtime on a snowy late night game. The Bison were driving the field down a touchdown, and were on the 5 yard line of EWU when quarterback Brock Jensen ran and appeared to be down at the 1 yard line; the play was called a fumble, recovered by Eastern Washington and the game was over. While disappointing, the playoff run was surprising for most fans and Bison alumni who enjoyed their first taste of playoff victory in over a decade.