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1968 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record3–5 (3–3 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons← 19671969 →
1968 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 North Dakota State $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 8 South Dakota 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
State College of Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
North Dakota 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
South Dakota State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Morningside 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Augustana (SD) 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

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. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14vs. Montana*L 10–377,000
September 21State College of IowaL 10–148,000
September 28South DakotaL 16–175,000–5,500
October 12at South Dakota StateW 21–1610,500
October 19No. 2 North Dakota StateL 8–149,350–9,750
October 26at Augustana (SD)W 39–207,000
November 2at MorningsideSioux City, IAW 37–203,500
November 9Montana State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
L 7–411,500–2,100
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
  2. "Montana downs North Dakota". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 15, 1968. p. 14.
  3. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  4. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  5. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  6. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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