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.
| 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 |
| 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 edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 14 | Nebraska–Omaha* | W 49–7 | 9,850 | |||||
| September 21 | South Dakota State |
| W 21–3 | 10,220 | ||||
| September 28 | at Northern Illinois* | No. 3 | W 31–3 | 17,797 | ||||
| October 5 | at South Dakota | No. 2 |
| W 35–13 | 4,500 | |||
| October 12 | Augustana (SD) | No. 2 |
| W 70–18 | 10,925 | |||
| October 19 | at North Dakota | No. 2 | W 14–8 | 9,350–9,750 | [2] | |||
| October 26 | Morningside | No. 2 |
| W 42–14 | 8,425 | |||
| November 2 | at State College of Iowa | No. 2 | Cedar Falls, IA | W 31–15 | 8,000 | |||
| November 9 | Mankato State | No. 2 |
| W 63–8 | 4,100 | |||
| December 14 | vs. No. 15 Arkansas State | No. 1 | W 23–14 | 7,200 | [3] | |||
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References edit
- ^ "2013 Bison Football Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota State University. p. 158. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "In Pecan Bowl: North Dakota State Halts Arkansas State". The Shreveport Times. December 15, 1968. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 9, 2022.