1966 North Dakota State Bison football team

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1966 North Dakota State Bison football
NCC co-champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
1966 record8–2 (5–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDacotah Field
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at Milwaukee*
W 46–6[2]
September 17St. Thomas (MN)*W 35–6[3]
September 24MorningsideNo. 1
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 28–14[4]
October 1South Dakota StateNo. 1
W 35–6[5]
October 8Montana State*daggerNo. 1
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 35–238,500[6]
October 15Augustana (SD)No. 1
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 28–04,500[7]
October 22at No. 2 North DakotaNo. 1W 18–15[8]
October 29at South DakotaNo. 1
W 13–0[9]
November 5at No. 2 San Diego State*No. 1L 0–3635,342[10]
November 12at State College of IowaNo. 2L 14–415,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1966 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bison trample first game foe". Sioux City Journal. September 11, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bison cop 18th straight victory". The Bismarck Tribune. September 19, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stubborn Chiefs fall by 14". Sioux City Journal. September 25, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Top-rated Bison roll by Jacks". Rapid City Journal. October 2, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bison beat Bobcats, 35–23". The Independent-Record. October 9, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bison post 28–0 victory over Vikings". Argus-Leader. October 16, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Blazie's clutch boot gives Bison 18–15 win over UND". The Bismarck Tribune. October 24, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Coyotes hold top-ranked Bison, 13–0". The Daily Plainsman. October 30, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Howard Hagen (December 11, 1966). "'Number 1' Aztecs end Bison reign in 36–0 win". The San Diego Union. p. J-1.
  11. ^ "No. 2 Bison 41–14 victims". The Courier. November 13, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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