1968 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1968
| team = North Dakota Fighting Sioux
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = North Central Conference
| short_conf = NCC
| record = 3–5
| conf_record = 3–3
| head_coach = Jerry Olson
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1968 North Central Conference football standings}}
The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In its first year under head coach Jerry Olson, the team compiled a 3–5 record (3–3 against NCC opponents), finished in fourth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 179 to 148.{{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 = 1968
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Montana
| site_stadium = Daylis Stadium
| site_cityst = Billings, MT
| score = 10–37
| attend = 7,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = l
| opponent = State College of Iowa
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| score = 10–14
| attend = 8,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = l
| opponent = South Dakota
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| gamename = Sitting Bull Trophy
| score = 16–17
| attend = 5,000–5,500
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/650/stats/12712 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 23, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1968|team=South Dakota State Jackrabbits|title=South Dakota State}}
| site_stadium = Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
| site_cityst = Brookings, SD
| score = 21–16
| attend = 10,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| opponent = North Dakota State
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| gamename = Nickel Trophy
| score = 8–14
| attend = 9,350–9,750
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/493/stats/12712 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 9, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1968|team=Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings|title=Augustana (SD)}}
| site_stadium = Howard Wood Field
| site_cityst = Sioux Falls, SD
| score = 39–20
| attend = 7,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1968|team=Morningside Chiefs|title=Morningside}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Sioux City, IA
| score = 37–20
| attend = 3,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Montana State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| score = 7–41
| attend = 1,500–2,100
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/440/stats/12712 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 21, 2022 }}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/494/stats/12712 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 23, 2022 }}
References
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