1971 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 1971 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their sixth year under head coach Ron Erhardt, the team compiled a 7–2 record.^[1]

1971 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	7–2 (4–2 NCC)
Head coach	Ron Erhardt (6th season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 North Central Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Dakota $	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
North Dakota State	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Northern Iowa	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Morningside	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
South Dakota	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
South Dakota State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Augustana (SD)	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Northern Arizona*		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 42–9	11,600	^[2]
September 18	Montana State*		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 28–12	9,700	^[3]
September 25	South Dakota	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 16–15	11,000	^[4]
October 2	at Morningside	No. 2	Roberts Field Sioux City, IA	W 62–0	13,000	^[5]
October 9	at Augustana (SD)	No. 1	Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 23–7	3,500–4,000	^[6]
October 16	North Dakota	No. 1	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	L 7–23	12,800	^[7]
October 23	Northern Iowa	No. 5	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 23–11	9,000	^[8]
October 30	at South Dakota State	No. 6	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD (rivalry)	L 13–20	2,000	^[9]
November 6	at Mankato State*	No. 9	Blakeslee Stadium Mankato, MN	W 33–7	2,500	^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1971 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
2. "Bison stampede past Lumberjacks, 42–9". Arizona Republic. September 12, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "NDSU beats Bobcats". The Independent-Record. September 19, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "North Dakota State slips past Coyotes". Argus-Leader. September 26, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Angry herd tramples Morningsiders, 62–0". Sioux City Journal. October 3, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bison nudge Vikings, 23–7". Argus-Leader. October 10, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "North Dakota stuns North Dakota State". Corpus Christi Times. October 17, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "North Dakota State rebounds against UNI". The Gazette. October 24, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Jacks stun ND State". Sioux City Journal. October 31, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "N. Dakota St. rips Mankato". Star Tribune. November 7, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 9, 2022.