1966 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

1966 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
NCC co-champion Pecan Bowl champion
Pecan Bowl, W 42–14 vs. Parsons
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	8–2 (5–1 NCC)
Head coach	Marvin C. Helling (9th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1965 1967  →

1966 North Central Conference football standings

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

The 1966 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, also known as the Nodaks, was an American football team that represented the University of North Dakota in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In its ninth year under head coach Marvin C. Helling, the team compiled an 8–2 record (5–1 against NCC opponents), tied with North Dakota State for the NCC championship, defeated Parsons in the Pecan Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 338 to 154. ^[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	vs. Montana *		Daylis Stadium Billings, MT	W 30–6	5,400–6,000	[2]
September 24	Idaho State *	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 41–0	8,300–8,570	[3]
October 1	State College of Iowa	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 23–10	5,592
October 8	South Dakota	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Sitting Bull Trophy)	W 31–17	4,670–5,107	[4]
October 15	at South Dakota State	No. 2	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	W 43–0	6,400
October 22	No. 1 North Dakota State	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	L 15–18	14,275	[5]
October 29	No. 3 Montana State *	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	L 21–59	4,100–4,137	[6] [7]
November 5	at Augustana (SD)		Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 30–20	3,208
November 12	at Morningside	No. 9	Sioux City, IA	W 62–0	1,340
December 10	vs. No. 5 Parsons *	No. 8	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX (Pecan Bowl)	W 42–24
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
2. "North Dakota Sioux skin Grizzlies, 30–6". The Billings Gazette. September 18, 1966. Retrieved December 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "UND rips Idaho State in Potato Bowl, 41–0". The Forum. September 25, 1966. Retrieved December 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 South Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 23, 2022.
5. "Blazie's clutch boot gives Bison 18–15 win over UND". The Bismarck Tribune. October 24, 1966. Retrieved October 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bobcats crush Sioux". The Daily Inter Lake. October 30, 1966. Retrieved December 12, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 Montana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 21, 2022.
8. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 North Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 23, 2022.

External links

• 1966 Pecan Bowl (North Dakota in white jerseys)