1976 North Dakota State Bison football
NCC champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record9–3 (6–0 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDacotah Field
1976 North Central Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–8 North Dakota State $^ 6 –0 –09 –3 –0
South Dakota State 4 –1 –15 –4 –1
Northern Iowa 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
South Dakota 3 –2 –14 –5 –1
North Dakota 1 –4 –11 –7 –1
Augustana (SD) 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
Morningside 0 –5 –11 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their first year under head coach Jim Wacker, the team compiled a 9–3 record, finished as NCC champion, and lost to Montana State in the Grantland Rice Bowl.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Northern Michigan*
L 9–148,946[2]
September 18at Montana State*
L 7–342,300[3]
September 25Morningside
W 16–77,200[4]
October 2South Dakota Statedagger
W 13–09,400[5]
October 9St. Norbert*
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 62–292,200[6]
October 16Augustana (SD)
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 21–02,600[7]
October 23at North Dakota
W 22–1513,400[8]
October 30at South Dakota
W 24–03,500[9]
November 6Northern Colorado*
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 24–03,800[10]
November 13at Northern Iowa
W 10–915,100[11]
November 27at No. 5 Eastern KentuckyNo. T–8
W 10–73,360[12]
December 4No. 1 Montana StateNo. T–8
L 3–106,100[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Source:[14]

References

  1. ↑ "1976 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  2. ↑ "NMU rebounds to win, 14–9". Detroit Free Press. September 12, 1976. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "MSU's Dennehy no robot". The Billings Gazette. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bison beat Chiefs 16–7". Sioux City Journal. September 26, 1976. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Jacks fall to NDSU". Rapid City Journal. October 3, 1976. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bisons rip SNC 62–29". Green Bay Press-Gazette. October 10, 1976. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Steve Campbell leads Bison to win over Augustana 21–0". Argus-Leader. October 17, 1976. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bison whip UND". Rapid City Journal. October 24, 1976. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bison blank Coyotes". Argus-Leader. October 31, 1976. Retrieved October 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "N. Dakota St. blanks UNC". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 7, 1976. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Conversion tries fail in 10–9 UNI loss". The Courier. November 14, 1976. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Eastern bypasses field-goal chances in 10–7 setback". The Courier-Journal. November 28, 1976. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Bobcats advance to title game". The Independent-Record. December 5, 1976. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 9, 2022.


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