1971 North Dakota State Bison football team

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]

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

Schedule

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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. 1W 23–73,500–4,000[6]
October 16North Dakota No. 1
L 7–2312,800[7]
October 23Northern IowaNo. 5
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 23–119,000[8]
October 30at South Dakota StateNo. 6L 13–202,000[9]
November 6at Mankato State*No. 9W 33–72,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  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.