1968 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 1968 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In their third season under head coach Ron Erhardt, the team compiled an 10–0 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, and defeated Arkansas State in the Pecan Bowl.[1] The team was ranked No. 1 in the 1968 AP small college poll. The 1968 season was part of an unbeaten streak that lasted from the team's defeat in the 1967 Pecan Bowl until October 16, 1971.
| 1968 North Dakota State Bison football | |
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AP small college national champion NCC champion | |
Pecan Bowl, W 23–14 vs. Arkansas State | |
| Conference | North Central Conference |
| 1968 record | 10–0 (6–0 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Dacotah Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Dakota State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 South Dakota | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| State College of Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 14 | Nebraska–Omaha* | W 49–7 | ||||||
| September 21 | South Dakota State |
| W 21–3 | |||||
| September 28 | at Northern Illinois* | No. 3 | W 31–3 | |||||
| October 5 | at South Dakota | No. 2 |
| W 35–13 | ||||
| October 12 | Augustana (SD) | No. 2 |
| W 70–18 | ||||
| October 19 | at North Dakota | No. 2 | W 14–8 | |||||
| October 26 | Morningside | No. 2 |
| W 42–14 | ||||
| November 2 | at State College of Iowa | No. 2 | Cedar Falls, IA | W 31–15 | ||||
| November 9 | Mankato State | No. 2 |
| W 63–8 | ||||
| December 14 | vs. No. 15 Arkansas State | No. 1 | W 23–14 | 7,200 | [2] | |||
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References
- "2013 Bison Football Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota State University. p. 158. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- "In Pecan Bowl: North Dakota State Halts Arkansas State". The Shreveport Times. December 15, 1968. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
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