1966 North Dakota State Bison football team

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1966 North Dakota State Bison football team - Wikipedia

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1966 North Dakota State Bison football
NCC co-champion
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	8–2 (5–1 NCC)
Head coach	Ron Erhardt (1st season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 North Central Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Milwaukee*		Shorewood Stadium Shorewood, WI	W 46–6		^[2]
September 17	St. Thomas (MN)*		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 35–6		^[3]
September 24	Morningside	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 28–14		^[4]
October 1	South Dakota State	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (rivalry)	W 35–6		^[5]
October 8	Montana State*	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 35–23	8,100–8,500	^[6]^[7]
October 15	Augustana (SD)	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 28–0	4,500	^[8]
October 22	at No. 2 North Dakota	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	W 18–15	14,275	^[9]^[10]
October 29	at South Dakota	No. 1	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	W 13–0	4,067	^[11]^[12]
November 5	at No. 2 San Diego State*	No. 1	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	L 0–36	35,342	^[13]
November 12	at State College of Iowa	No. 2	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	L 14–41	5,500	^[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[15]

References

^ "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.

v t e North Dakota State Bison football
Venues	Dacotah Field (1910–1992) Fargodome (1993–present)
Bowls & rivalries	North Dakota: Nickel Trophy South Dakota State: Dakota Marker
Culture & lore	Thundar "On Bison" Gold Star Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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