1978 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 1978 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their third year under head coach Jim Wacker, the team compiled a 6–4 record.^[1]

1978 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	6–4 (3–3 NCC)
Head coach	Jim Wacker (3rd season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 North Central Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
South Dakota * $	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	4	–	0
No. 6 Nebraska–Omaha * ^	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	0
North Dakota State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
North Dakota	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
South Dakota State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Augustana (SD)	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Morningside	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Nebraska–Omaha and South Dakota split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for each team in the conference standings. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Northern Arizona*		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 23–7	8,100	[2]
September 9	at Weber State*		Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	W 49–28	12,062	[3]
September 16	at Montana State*		Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 18–28	7,650	[4]
September 23	at Augustana (SD)		Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 45–17	3,992	[5]
September 30	South Dakota	No. 8	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 14–17	10,050	[6]
October 7	at Nebraska–Omaha		Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	L 12–19	8,200	[7]
October 14	Northern Iowa*		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 42–14	9,000	[8]
October 21	at North Dakota		Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	L 21–24	14,300	[9]
October 28	Morningside		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 56–7	3,100	[10]
November 4	at South Dakota State		Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD (rivalry)	W 28–26	3,129	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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