The 1965 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In their third season under head coach Darrell Mudra, the team compiled an 11–0 record (6–0 against conference opponents).[1] The team was ranked No. 1 in the AP and UPI small college polls.
| 1965 North Dakota State Bison football | |
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Pecan Bowl, W 20–7 vs. Grambling | |
| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 1 (small college) |
| Record | 11–0 (6–0 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Dacotah Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| State College of Iowa | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 10 | Milwaukee* | W 59–20 | 4,500 | [2] | ||||
| September 18 | Minnesota–Duluth* |
| W 55–8 | 12,000 | [3] | |||
| September 25 | State College of Iowa |
| W 20–7 | 7,200 | [4] | |||
| October 2 | at South Dakota State | No. 1 | W 41–13 | 4,500 | [5] | |||
| October 9 | at Augustana (SD) | No. 1 |
| W 47–7 | 6,464 | [6] | ||
| October 16 | No. 9 North Dakota | No. 1 |
| W 6–3 | 7,927–11,500 | [7][8] | ||
| October 23 | at Montana State* | No. 1 | W 14–7 | 8,000–8,200 | [9][10] | |||
| October 30 | South Dakota | No. 1 |
| W 66–8 | 5,500 | [11] | ||
| November 6 | at Morningside | No. 1 |
| W 42–0 | 4,000 | [12] | ||
| November 13 | at St. Thomas (MN)* | No. 1 | W 13–7 | 3,000 | [13] | |||
| December 11 | No. T–13 Grambling | No. 1 |
| W 20–7 | 9,000 | [14] | ||
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References
edit- ↑ "2013 Bison Football Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota State University. p. 158. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ↑ "North Dakota State flattens UWM 59–20". The La Crosse Tribune. September 11, 1965. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bisons bury UMD with TD landslide". The Duluth News-Tribune. September 19, 1965. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bison stop SCI by 20–7". The Sioux City Journal. September 26, 1965. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "ND State has easy win". The Billings Gazette. October 3, 1965. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bison bounce Vikings 47–7". The Argus-Leader. October 10, 1965. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bison capture important win". Rapid City Journal. October 17, 1965. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1965 North Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ↑ "North Dakota State downs Bobcats 14–7". The Daily Inter Lake. October 24, 1965. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1965 Montana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Bison roll up 66–8 loop win". Grand Forks Herald. October 31, 1965. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Morningside falls to No. 1 team, 42–0". The Des Moines Register. November 7, 1965. Retrieved November 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Bob Fowler (November 14, 1965). "Bison Overcome Tough Toms 13–7". Minneapolis Tribune. p. 12S – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bison Stomp Tigers, 20–7". Abilene Reporter-News. December 12, 1965. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1965 North Dakota State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 9, 2022.