1963 North Dakota State Bison football team

American college football season

1963 North Dakota State Bison football

Conference| North Central Conference
Record| 3–5 (3–3 NCC)
Head coach|

* Darrell Mudra (1st season)

Home stadium| Dacotah Field

Seasons

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1964 ->

1963 North Central Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
South Dakota State $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
North Dakota | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
State College of Iowa | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
North Dakota State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Augustana (SD) | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Morningside | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
South Dakota | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1963 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota Agricultural College (now known as North Dakota State University) in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Darrell Mudra, the team compiled a 3–5 record (3–3 against NCC opponents) and finished in fourth place out of seven teams in the NCC.[1] The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 14| Moorhead State*|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| L 14–31| 6,825|
September 21| South Dakota|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| W 53–8| 6,205|
September 28| at Morningside| Sioux City, IA| W 33–18| 6,080|
October 5| State College of Iowa|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| W 21–0| 8,069|
October 12| at Augustana (SD)| Sioux Falls, SD| L 6–26| 6,000|
October 19| North Dakota|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)

| L 7–21| 8,871|
October 26| at No. 7 South Dakota State| Brookings, SD (rivalry)| L 25–40| 4,500|
November 9| at Southern Illinois*|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 15–20| 11,101–11,500| [2]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "2013 Bison Football Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota State University. p. 157. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 9, 2022.

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North Dakota State Bison football

Venues|

* Dacotah Field (1910–1992)
* Fargodome (1993–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* North Dakota: Nickel Trophy
* South Dakota State: Dakota Marker

Culture & lore|

* Thundar
* "On Bison"
* Gold Star Marching Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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