1965 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 1965 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In their third season under head coach Darrell Mudra, the team compiled an 11–0 record (6–0 against conference opponents).^[1] The team was ranked No. 1 in the AP and UPI small college polls.

1965 North Dakota State Bison football
AP small college national champion UPI small college national champion NCC champion
Pecan Bowl, W 20–7 vs. Grambling
Conference	North Central Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 1 (small college)
Record	11–0 (6–0 NCC)
Head coach	Darrell Mudra (3rd season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
Seasons ← 1964 1966 →

1965 North Central Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Dakota State $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
North Dakota	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
State College of Iowa	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Morningside	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Augustana (SD)	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
South Dakota State	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
South Dakota	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Milwaukee*		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 59–20	4,500
September 18	Minnesota–Duluth*		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 55–8	5,000
September 25	State College of Iowa		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 20–7	7,200
October 2	at South Dakota State	No. 1	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD (rivalry)	W 41–13	4,500
October 9	at Augustana (SD)	No. 1	Sioux Falls, SD	W 47–7	6,464
October 16	No. 9 North Dakota	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	W 6–3	7,927–11,500	[2]
October 23	at Montana State*	No. 1	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 14–7	8,000–8,200	[3][4]
October 30	South Dakota	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 66–8	5,500
November 6	at Morningside	No. 1	Sioux City, IA	W 42–0	4,000
November 13	at St. Thomas (MN)*	No. 1	O'Shaughnessy Stadium Saint Paul, MN	W 13–7	3,000	[5]
December 11	No. T–13 Grambling	No. 1	Public Schools Stadium Abilene, TX (Pecan Bowl)	W 20–7	9,000	[6]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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