| 1983 North Dakota State Bison football | |
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NCAA Division II champion | |
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 41–21 vs.Central State (OH) | |
| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 12–1 (8–1 NCC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Mike Daly (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Dacotah Field |
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| No.5North Dakota State +^ | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.10Nebraska–Omaha + | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Cloud State | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mankato State | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 North Dakota State football team represented North Dakota State University during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 87th season of Bison football. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah FieldinFargo, North Dakota. The 1983 team came off a 12–1 record from the previous season.[1] The 1983 team was led by coach Don Morton. The team finished the regular season with a 9–1 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Bison defeated the Central State Marauders, 41–21, in the National Championship Game en route to the program's first NCAA Division II Football Championship.[2] The 1983 team was inducted with the Class of 2023 into the Bison Athletic Hall of Champions on September 29, 2023.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | atNorthern Michigan* |
| W 17–14 | 5,602 | [3] | |
| September 17 | atMankato State |
| W 10–9 | 4,000 | [4] | |
| September 24 | Augustana (SD) | No. 3 |
| W 20–6 | 12,700 | [5] |
| October 1 | atNebraska–Omaha | No. 3 |
| L 10–18 | 8,400 | [6] |
| October 8 | South Dakota | No. 10 |
| W 17–3 | 13,200 | [7] |
| October 15 | atSouth Dakota State | No. 9 |
| W 24–12 | 9,308 | [8] |
| October 22 | Northern Colorado | No. 10 |
| W 34–21 | 10,600 | [9] |
| October 29 | atNorth Dakota | No. 9 |
| W 23–6 | 14,800 | [10] |
| November 5 | atMorningside | No. 5 |
| W 49–7 | 1,356 | [11] |
| November 12 | St. Cloud State | No. 5 |
| W 31–20 | 3,300 | [12] |
| November 26 | No. 4Towson State* | No. 5 |
| W 24–17 | 5,600 | [13] |
| December 3 | at No. 1UC Davis* | No. 5 |
| W 26–17 | 9,100 | [14][15] |
| December 10 | vs. No. 7Central State (OH)* | No. 6 |
| W 41–21 | 5,275 | [16] |
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