1968 North Dakota State Bison football team

1968 North Dakota State Bison football
Pecan Bowl, W 23–14 vs. Arkansas State
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record10–0 (6–0 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDacotah Field
1968 North Central Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

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 a 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 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Nebraska–Omaha*
W 49–79,850[2]
September 21South Dakota State
W 21–310,220[3]
September 28at Northern Illinois*No. 3
W 31–317,797[4]
October 5at South DakotaNo. 2
W 35–134,500[5]
October 12Augustana (SD)No. 2
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 70–1810,925[6]
October 19at North DakotaNo. 2
W 14–89,350–9,750[7][8]
October 26MorningsideNo. 2
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 42–148,425[9]
November 2at State College of IowaNo. 2
W 31–158,000[10]
November 9Mankato StateNo. 2
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 63–84,100[11]
December 14vs. No. 15 Arkansas StateNo. 1
W 23–147,200[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "2013 Bison Football Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota State University. p. 158. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "North Dakota St. slams UNO, 49–7". The Lincoln Sunday Journal & Star. September 15, 1968. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bison win by 21–3". The Sunday Forum. September 22, 1968. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bison trample Northern Illinois". Grand Forks Herald. September 29, 1968. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "USD falls to Bison". The Sioux City Journal. October 6, 1968. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bison trample Augustana 70–18". The Argus-Leader. October 13, 1968. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 North Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "North Dakota State nudges Sioux 14–8". The Minneapolis Tribune. October 20, 1968. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "North Dakota State belts Morningside". The Sioux City Journal. October 27, 1968. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bison win 5th grid title in row". The Argus-Leader. November 3, 1968. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bison crush Mankato 63–8". The Forum. November 10, 1968. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "In Pecan Bowl: North Dakota State Halts Arkansas State". The Shreveport Times. December 15, 1968. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 North Dakota State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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