1968 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

1968 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	3–5 (3–3 NCC)
Head coach	Jerry Olson (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1967 1969  →

1968 North Central Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 North Dakota State $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 8 South Dakota	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
State College of Iowa	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
North Dakota	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
South Dakota State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Morningside	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Augustana (SD)	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In its first year under head coach Jerry Olson, the team compiled a 3–5 record (3–3 against NCC opponents), finished in fourth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 179 to 148. ^[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	vs. Montana *	Daylis Stadium Billings, MT	L 10–37	7,000	[2]
September 21	State College of Iowa	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	L 10–14	8,000
September 28	South Dakota	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Sitting Bull Trophy)	L 16–17	5,000–5,500	[3]
October 12	at South Dakota State	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	W 21–16	10,500
October 19	No. 2 North Dakota State	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	L 8–14	9,350–9,750	[4]
October 26	at Augustana (SD)	Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 39–20	7,000
November 2	at Morningside	Sioux City, IA	W 37–20	3,500
November 9	Montana State *	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	L 7–41	1,500–2,100	[5]
*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. "Montana downs North Dakota". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 15, 1968. p. 14.
3. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 South Dakota0". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 23, 2022.
4. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 North Dakota State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 9, 2022.
5. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 Montana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 21, 2022.
6. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 North Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 23, 2022.