The 1966 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their first year under head coach Ron Erhardt, the team compiled a 8–2 record and finished as NCC co-champion.[1]
1966 North Dakota State Bison football | |
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NCC co-champion | |
Conference | North Central Conference |
Record | 8–2 (5–1 NCC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Dacotah Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
State College of Iowa | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Augustana (SD) | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morningside | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | at Milwaukee* |
| W 46–6 | [2] | ||
September 17 | St. Thomas (MN)* | W 35–6 | [3] | |||
September 24 | Morningside | No. 1 |
| W 28–14 | [4] | |
October 1 | South Dakota State | No. 1 |
| W 35–6 | [5] | |
October 8 | Montana State* | No. 1 |
| W 35–23 | 8,100–8,500 | [6][7] |
October 15 | Augustana (SD) | No. 1 |
| W 28–0 | 4,500 | [8] |
October 22 | at No. 2 North Dakota | No. 1 | W 18–15 | 14,275 | [9][10] | |
October 29 | at South Dakota | No. 1 |
| W 13–0 | 4,067 | [11][12] |
November 5 | at No. 2 San Diego State* | No. 1 | L 0–36 | 35,342 | [13] | |
November 12 | at State College of Iowa | No. 2 | L 14–41 | 5,500 | [14] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1966 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "Bison trample first game foe". Sioux City Journal. September 11, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison cop 18th straight victory". The Bismarck Tribune. September 19, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stubborn Chiefs fall by 14". Sioux City Journal. September 25, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Top-rated Bison roll by Jacks". Rapid City Journal. October 2, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison beat Bobcats, 35–23". The Independent-Record. October 9, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "Bison post 28–0 victory over Vikings". Argus-Leader. October 16, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blazie's clutch boot gives Bison 18–15 win over UND". The Bismarck Tribune. October 24, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Coyotes hold top-ranked Bison, 13–0". The Daily Plainsman. October 30, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Howard Hagen (December 11, 1966). "'Number 1' Aztecs end Bison reign in 36–0 win". The San Diego Union. p. J-1.
- ^ "No. 2 Bison 41–14 victims". The Courier. November 13, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 9, 2022.