1969 North Dakota State Bison football team

1969 North Dakota State Bison football
Camellia Bowl, W 30–3 vs. Montana
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record10–0 (6–0 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDacotah Field
1969 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
Northern Iowa 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
North Dakota 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
South Dakota State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Morningside 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
South Dakota 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Augustana (SD) 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Ron Erhardt, the team compiled a 10–0 record (6–0 against conference opponents) and won the conference championship.[1] The team was also ranked No. 1 in the AP and UPI small college polls. The 1969 season was part of an unbeaten streak that lasted from the team's defeat in the 1967 Pecan Bowl until October 16, 1971.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 137:30 p.m.Northern Illinois*
W 28–09,900[2]
September 20at Northern Michigan*
W 28–147,900[3]
September 27at Nebraska–Omaha*No. 1
W 41–75,721[4]
October 4South DakotaNo. 1
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 24–611,200[5]
October 11at Augustana (SD)No. 1
W 62–142,600[6]
October 18North DakotaNo. 1
W 64–1414,600[7]
October 25at MorningsideNo. 1
W 35–205,000[8]
November 1Northern IowaNo. 1
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 41–136,200[9]
November 8at South Dakota StateNo. 1
W 20–134,500[10]
December 13 No. 2 Montana*No. 1
W 30–314,900[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "2013 Bison Football Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota State University. p. 158. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bison ramble to tenth straight grid victory". Grand Forks Herald. September 14, 1968. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Northern Michigan loses, 28–14". The Saginaw News. September 21, 1968. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "ND State's Hatchett chops down Indians". Omaha World-Herald. September 28, 1968. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bison stomp Coyotes". Rapid City Journal. October 5, 1968. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bison bomb Vikings for 5–0 grid mark". The Argus-Leader. October 12, 1968. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bison Rip Sioux, 64-14". The Argus-Leader. October 19, 1969. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Chiefs lose but put up stubborn battle". The Sioux City Journal. October 26, 1968. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Panthers balk as Bison roll". Waterloo Sunday Courier. November 2, 1968. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Jacks Scare Bison Before Falling 20–13". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. November 9, 1969. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bison Outclass Montana, 30–3". The Billings Gazette. December 14, 1969. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1969 North Dakota State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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