1972 North Dakota State Bison football team
American college football season
The 1972 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their seventh year under head coach Ron Erhardt, the team compiled a 8–2 record.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | at Mankato State | | | W 21–17 | 7,800 | [2] |
September 9 | at Northern Arizona* | | | W 14–7 | 7,963 | [3] |
September 16 | at Montana State* | | | L 24–27 | 5,500–6,500 | [4][5] |
September 23 | Youngstown State* | | | W 16–10 | 8,300 | [6] |
September 30 | Morningside | | | W 48–6 | 9,100 | [7] |
October 7 | at Northern Iowa | | | W 42–0 | 7,300–7,364 | [8][9] |
October 14 | Augustana (SD) | | | W 40–24 | 9,700 | [10] |
October 21 | at No. 3 North Dakota | | | W 22–17 | 13,500 | [11] |
October 28 | South Dakota State | No. 6 | | W 34–16 | 6,100–6,500 | [12] |
November 4 | at South Dakota | No. 6 | | L 21–35 | 10,001 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
- ^ "1972 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "Bison stall Mankato rally, win North Central opener". Argus-Leader. September 3, 1972. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lumberjacks fall to ND State, 14–7". The Arizona Republic. September 10, 1972. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "QB sneak beats gun, Cats nip NDS 27–24". Great Falls Tribune. September 17, 1972. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "Bison take 16–10 win". The Daily Republic. September 25, 1972. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison overpower Morningside, 48–6". Sioux City Journal. October 1, 1972. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "0–0 at halftime; N.D. State blasts Northern Iowa, 42–0". The Des Moines Register. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Northern Iowa)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ "Bison rally halts Vikings". Argus-Leader. October 15, 1972. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late Bison stampede beats North Dakota". Star Tribune. October 22, 1972. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defensive back leads Bison past Rabbits". Argus-Leader. October 29, 1972. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coyotes can tie for league title". Sioux City Journal. November 5, 1972. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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