1968 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

American college football season

1968 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football

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

* Jerry Olson (1st season)

Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1967

1969 ->

1968 North Central Conference football standings

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

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 14| vs. Montana*| Billings, MT| L 10–37| 7,000| [2]
September 21| State College of Iowa|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND

| L 10–14| 8,000|
September 28| South Dakota|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND (Sitting Bull Trophy)

| L 16–17| 5,000–5,500| [3]
October 12| at South Dakota State|

* Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
* Brookings, SD

| W 21–16| 10,500|
October 19| No. 2 North Dakota State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)

| L 8–14| 9,350–9,750| [4]
October 26| at Augustana (SD)|

* Howard Wood Field
* Sioux Falls, SD

| W 39–20| 7,000|
November 2| at Morningside| Sioux City, IA| W 37–20| 3,500|
November 9| Montana State*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND

| L 7–41| 1,500–2,100| [5]

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

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## References

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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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North Dakota Fighting Hawks football

Venues|

* Memorial Stadium (1927–2000)
* Alerus Center (2001–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* North Dakota State: Nickel Trophy
* South Dakota: Sitting Bull Trophy

Culture & lore|

* "Fight On Sioux"
* "It's for You, North Dakota U"
* Pride of the North
* Native American mascot controversy

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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