1967 North Dakota State Bison football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1967

| team = North Dakota State Bison

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = North Central Conference

| short_conf = NCC

| record = 9–1

| conf_record = 6–0

| head_coach = Ron Erhardt

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain =

| stadium = Dacotah Field

| champion = NCC champion

| bowl = Pecan Bowl

| bowl_result = L 0–13 vs. UT Arlington

}}

{{1967 North Central Conference football standings}}

The 1967 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their second year under head coach Ron Erhardt, the team compiled a 9–1 record, finished as NCC champion, and lost in the Pecan Bowl to Texas–Arlington.{{cite web |title=1967 NDSU football schedule |url=https://gobison.com/sports/football/schedule/1967 |website=North Dakota State Athletics |access-date=October 5, 2021}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1967

| rankdivision = small college

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 9

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Montana State

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Great Falls, MT

| score = 24–6

| attend = 8,000–10,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86551245/nds-overpowers-bobcats/|work=Great Falls Tribune|title=NDS overpowers Bobcats|date=September 10, 1967|accessdate=October 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/440/stats/13797 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 21, 2022 }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 16

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1967|team=Omaha Mavericks|title=Omaha}}

| site_stadium = Al F. Caniglia Field

| site_cityst = Omaha, NE

| score = 41–33

| attend = 6,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86551558/nds-grinds-past-omaha-u-4133/|work=The Lincoln Star|title=NDS grinds past Omaha U, 41–33|date=September 17, 1967|accessdate=October 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 23

| w/l = w

| rank = 2

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1967|team=State College of Iowa Panthers|title=State College of Iowa}}

| site_stadium = Dacotah Field

| site_cityst = Fargo, ND

| score = 10–9

| attend = 10,050

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86551869/uni-barely-misses-109/|work=The Courier|title=UNI barely misses 10–9|date=September 24, 1967|accessdate=October 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 4

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1967|team=South Dakota State Jackrabbits|title=South Dakota State}}

| site_stadium = Coughlin–Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Brookings, SD

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 34–14

| attend = 7,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86552062/bison-turn-back-jacks-3414-in-beef-bow/|work=Argus-Leader|title=Bison turn back Jacks 34–14 in 'Beef Bowl'|date=October 1, 1967|accessdate=October 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 3

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1967|team=Milwaukee Panthers|title=Milwaukee}}

| site_stadium = Dacotah Field

| site_cityst = Fargo, ND

| score = 71–0

| attend = 8,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86552631/710-bison-swallow-panthers/|work=The Bismarck Tribune|title=71–0, Bison swallow Panthers|date=October 9, 1967|accessdate=October 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 3

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1967|team=Augustana University Vikings|title=Augustana (SD)}}

| site_stadium = Howard Wood Field

| site_cityst = Sioux Falls, SD

| score = 64–19

| attend = 8,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86552826/50-point-second-half-sends-bison-to-641/|work=Argus-Leader|title=50-point second half sends Bison to 64–19 triumph over Augustana|date=October 15, 1967|accessdate=October 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| rank = 3

| opponent = North Dakota

| site_stadium = Dacotah Field

| site_cityst = Fargo, ND

| gamename = Nickel Trophy

| score = 34–10

| attend = 13,100–13,143

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86553084/bison-whip-sioux-3410-in-north-central/|work=The Bismarck Tribune|title=Bison whip Sioux 34–10 in North Central play|date=October 23, 1967|accessdate=October 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Dakota) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/494/stats/13797 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 23, 2022 }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| w/l = w

| rank = 3

| opponent = South Dakota

| site_stadium = Dacotah Field

| site_cityst = Fargo, ND

| score = 34–0

| attend = 5,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86553333/bison-earn-title-tie/|work=Rapid City Journal|title=Bison earn title tie|date=October 29, 1967|accessdate=October 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 3

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1967|team=Morningside Chiefs|title=Morningside}}

| site_stadium = Roberts Field

| site_cityst = Sioux City, IA

| score = 41–7

| attend = 1,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86553515/bison-smash-morningside/|work=Sioux City Journal|title=Bison smash Morningside|date=November 5, 1967|accessdate=October 5, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 16

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| rank = 2

| opponent = UT Arlington

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = Shotwell Stadium

| site_cityst = Abilene, TX

| gamename = Pecan Bowl

| score = 0–13

| attend = 1,200

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67535173/texans-stop-bison-130/|work=Rapid City Journal|title=Texans stop Bison 13–0|date=December 17, 1967|accessdate=October 5, 2021|page=31|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Dakota State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/493/stats/13797 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 9, 2022 }}

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