1965 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1965

| team = North Dakota Fighting Sioux

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = North Central Conference

| short_conf = NCC

| record = 9–1

| conf_record = 5–1

| head_coach = Marvin C. Helling

| hc_year = 9th

| captain =

| stadium = Memorial Stadium

| champion = Mineral Water Bowl champion

| bowl = Mineral Water Bowl

| bowl_result = W 37–20 vs. Northern Illinois

}}

The 1965 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, also known as the Nodaks, was an American football team that represented the University of North Dakota in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In its ninth year under head coach Marvin C. Helling, the team compiled a 9–1 record (5–1 against NCC opponents), finished in second place out seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 248 to 85.{{cite web|title=2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide|publisher=University of North Dakota|year=2019|page=176|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/undsports.com/documents/2019/8/2/2019_Media_Guide.pdf}} The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1965

| rankdivision = small college

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 11

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1965|team=Bemidji State Beavers|title=Bemidji State}}

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND

| score = 20–6

| attend = 3,677

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 18

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1965|team=Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings|title=Augustana (SD)}}

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND

| score = 22–13

| attend = 5,047

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1965|team=Morningside Chiefs|title=Morningside}}

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND

| score = 37–14

| attend = 3,120

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1965|team=State College of Iowa Panthers|title=State College of Iowa}}

| site_stadium = O. R. Latham Stadium

| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA

| score = 34–0

| attend = 6,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1965|team=South Dakota State Jackrabbits|title=South Dakota State}}

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND

| score = 14–7

| attend = 8,103

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 9

| opponent = North Dakota State

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Dacotah Field

| site_cityst = Fargo, ND

| gamename = Nickel Trophy

| score = 3–6

| attend = 7,927–11,500

| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (North Dakota State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/493/stats/13167 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 9, 2022 }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = South Dakota

| site_stadium = Inman Field

| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD

| gamename = Sitting Bull Trophy

| score = 33–7

| attend = 9,500

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Montana State

| site_stadium = Gatton Field

| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT

| score = 21–12

| attend = 4,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-news-north-dakota-has-win-over/160802048/|work=The Times-News|title=North Dakota has win over Montana State|date=October 31, 1965|accessdate=December 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Idaho State

| site_stadium = Spud Bowl

| site_cityst = Pocatello, ID

| score = 27–0

| attend = 2,900–4,052

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-north-dakota-tops-is/160803601/|work=The Idaho Statesman|title=North Dakota tops ISU Bengals, 27–0; Neves posts record|date=November 7, 1965|accessdate=December 12, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Idaho State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/294/stats/13167 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 12, 2024 }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 27

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Northern Illinois

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = Roosevelt Field

| site_cityst = Excelsior Springs, MO

| gamename = Mineral Water Bowl

| score = 37–20

| attend = 4,000–5,000

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=North Dakota Beats N. I. U. In Mineral Bowl |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110037191/chicago-tribune/ |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |location=Chicago, Illinois |agency=United Press International |date=November 28, 1965 |page=3, section 2 |access-date=September 22, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=North Dakota Beats N. I. U. In Mineral Bowl |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110037327/the-hays-daily-news/ |newspaper=Hays Daily News |location=Hays, Kansas |agency=Associated Press |date=November 28, 1965 |page=9 |access-date=September 22, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (North Dakota) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/494/stats/13167 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 23, 2022 }}

References

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