1971 North Dakota State Bison football team

1971 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record7–2 (4–2 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDacotah Field
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Dakota $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
North Dakota State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Northern Iowa 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Morningside 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
South Dakota 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
South Dakota State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Augustana (SD) 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1971 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their sixth year under head coach Ron Erhardt, the team compiled a 7–2 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Northern Arizona*
W 42–911,600[2]
September 18Montana State*
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 28–129,700[3]
September 25South DakotaNo. 1
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 16–1511,000[4]
October 2at MorningsideNo. 2
W 62–013,000[5]
October 9at Augustana (SD)No. 1
W 23–73,500–4,000[6]
October 16North DakotadaggerNo. 1
L 7–2312,800[7]
October 23Northern IowaNo. 5
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 23–119,000[8]
October 30at South Dakota StateNo. 6
L 13–202,000[9]
November 6at Mankato State*No. 9
W 33–72,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[11]

References

  1. ^ "1971 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bison stampede past Lumberjacks, 42–9". Arizona Republic. September 12, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "NDSU beats Bobcats". The Independent-Record. September 19, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "North Dakota State slips past Coyotes". Argus-Leader. September 26, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Angry herd tramples Morningsiders, 62–0". Sioux City Journal. October 3, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bison nudge Vikings, 23–7". Argus-Leader. October 10, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "North Dakota stuns North Dakota State". Corpus Christi Times. October 17, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "North Dakota State rebounds against UNI". The Gazette. October 24, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Jacks stun ND State". Sioux City Journal. October 31, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "N. Dakota St. rips Mankato". Star Tribune. November 7, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 9, 2022.


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