1970 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 1970 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their fifth year under head coach Ron Erhardt, the team compiled a 9–0–1 record, finished as NCC champion, and defeated Montana in the Camellia Bowl.[1]
| 1970 North Dakota State Bison football | |
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NCC champion | |
Camellia Bowl, W 31–16 vs. Montana | |
| Conference | North Central Conference |
| 1970 record | 9–0–1 (6–0 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Dacotah Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Defensive back Joe Cichy received first-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team, and tackle Dan Green received third-team honors.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 12 | Eastern Michigan* | T 14–14 | [3] | |||
| September 19 | at Montana State* |
| W 30–8 | [4] | ||
| September 26 | at South Dakota | No. 4 |
| W 24–21 | [5] | |
| October 3 | Morningside | No. 5 |
| W 55–7 | [6] | |
| October 10 | Augustana (SD) | No. 4 |
| W 45–7 | [7] | |
| October 17 | at North Dakota | No. 3 | W 20–3 | [8] | ||
| October 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at Northern Iowa | No. 6 | W 43–10 | [9] | |
| October 31 | South Dakota State | No. 4 |
| W 35–0 | [10] | |
| November 7 | Mankato State* | No. 3 |
| W 61–21 | [11] | |
| December 12 | vs. No. 2 Montana* | No. 3 | W 31–16 | [12] | ||
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References
- "1970 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- "A.P.'s Little All-American". The Morning News. December 10, 1970. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
- "EMU ties college power". Detroit Free Press. September 13, 1970. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bison trample 'Cats, 30–8". The Billings Gazette. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Coyotes nudged by NDS". Rapid City Journal. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Chiefs wilt in second half, 55–7". Sioux City Journal. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bison's potent attack grinds down Vikings". Argus-Leader. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "NDSU tops UND 20–3". Star Tribune. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "N.D. State smacks UNI for 7th title". The Des Moines Register. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bison rout Jacks". Rapid City Journal. November 1, 1970. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "NDSU smothers Mankato". Star Tribune. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bentson-led Bisons defeat Montana 31–16 in Camellia". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. December 13, 1970. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Google News Archive.
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