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1977 North Dakota State Bison football
1977 North Dakota State Bison football
NCC champion
Grantland Rice Bowl, L 7–31 vs. Jacksonville State
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	9–2–1 (6–0–1 NCC)
Head coach	Jim Wacker (2nd season);
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 North Central Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 North Dakota State $^	6	–	0	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
Augustana (SD)	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Northern Iowa	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
South Dakota State	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Nebraska–Omaha *	2	–	2	–	3	3	–	6	–	2
North Dakota	2	–	4	–	1	4	–	7	–	1
South Dakota *	2	–	4	–	1	4	–	7	–	0
Morningside	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Nebraska–Omaha and South Dakota split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for each team in the conference standings. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their second year under head coach Jim Wacker, the team compiled a 9–2–1 record, finished as NCC champion, and lost to Jacksonville State in the Grantland Rice Bowl.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Northern Michigan*		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 38–17	7,500	^[2]
September 10	at Nebraska–Omaha		Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	T 17–17	10,000	^[3]
September 17	Montana State*		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 17–24	12,100	^[4]
September 24	Northern Iowa	No. 6	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 58–0	6,200	^[5]
October 1	at South Dakota State	No. 5	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD (rivalry)	W 27–14	6,176	^[6]
October 15	at Augustana (SD)	No. 6	Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 44–19	6,500	^[7]
October 22	North Dakota	No. 5	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	W 45–20	13,000	^[8]
October 29	South Dakota	No. 4	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 9–6	5,100	^[9]
November 5	at Morningside	No. 2	Roberts Field Sioux City, IA	W 65–6	579	^[10]
November 12	at Northern Colorado*	No. 2	Jackson Field Greeley, CO	W 27–3	3,763	^[11]
November 26	No. 11 Northern Michigan*	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	W 20–6	2,200	^[12]
December 3	vs. No. 9 Jacksonville State*	No. 1	Anniston Memorial Stadium Anniston, AL (NCAA Division II Semifinal—Grantland Rice Bowl)	L 7–31	9,000	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game