1972 North Dakota State Bison football team

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1972 North Dakota State Bison football
NCC co-champion
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	8–2 (6–1 NCC)
Head coach	Ron Erhardt (7th season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 North Central Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
North Dakota +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
South Dakota +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
North Dakota State +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Mankato State	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Northern Iowa	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
South Dakota State	2	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Morningside	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Augustana (SD)	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

The 1972 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their seventh year under head coach Ron Erhardt, the team compiled a 8–2 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Mankato State		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 21–17	7,800	^[2]
September 9	at Northern Arizona*		Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	W 14–7	7,963	^[3]
September 16	at Montana State*		Memorial Stadium Great Falls, MT	L 24–27	5,500	^[4]
September 23	Youngstown State*		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 16–10	8,300	^[5]
September 30	Morningside		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 48–6	9,100	^[6]
October 7	at Northern Iowa		O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	W 42–0	7,300–7,364	^[7]^[8]
October 14	Augustana (SD)		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 40–24	9,700	^[9]
October 21	at No. 3 North Dakota		Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	W 22–17	13,500	^[10]
October 28	South Dakota State	No. 6	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (rivalry)	W 34–16	6,100–6,500	^[11]
November 4	at South Dakota	No. 6	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	L 21–35	10,001	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[13]

References

^ "1972 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
^ "Bison stall Mankato rally, win North Central opener". Argus-Leader. September 3, 1972. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lumberjacks fall to ND State, 14–7". The Arizona Republic. September 10, 1972. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "QB sneak beats gun, Cats nip NDS 27–24". Great Falls Tribune. September 17, 1972. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison take 16–10 win". The Daily Republic. September 25, 1972. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison overpower Morningside, 48–6". Sioux City Journal. October 1, 1972. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "0–0 at halftime; N.D. State blasts Northern Iowa, 42–0". The Des Moines Register. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
^ "Bison rally halts Vikings". Argus-Leader. October 15, 1972. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Late Bison stampede beats North Dakota". Star Tribune. October 22, 1972. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Defensive back leads Bison past Rabbits". Argus-Leader. October 29, 1972. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Coyotes can tie for league title". Sioux City Journal. November 5, 1972. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". 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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