1969 Northern State Wolves football team

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1969 Northern State Wolves football
SDIC champion
Conference South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
Record9–0 (6–0 SDIC)
Head coach
Seasons
 1968
1970 
1969 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Northern State $ 6 0 09 0 0
Black Hills State 5 1 05 4 0
Dakota Wesleyan 3 3 05 4 0
Southern State (SD) 3 3 04 5 0
South Dakota Tech 2 4 03 6 0
Dakota State 1 5 01 7 0
Huron 1 5 0 ?  ?  ?
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1969 Northern State Wolves football team was an American football team that represented Northern State University as a member of the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC) during the 1969 NAIA football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Kretchman, the Wolves compiled a perfect 9–0 record (6–0 in conference games), won the SDIC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 364 to 85.

Kretchman was selected as the NAIA District 12 football coach of the year for 1969. [1] Seven Northern State players were honored as first-team players on the 1969 All-SDIC football team:

[2]

The team played its home games in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Valley City State*Aberdeen, SDW 51–7
September 20Eastern Montana*Aberdeen, SDW 14–3
October 4at Black Hills StateSpearfish, SDW 64–19
October 11at Dakota StateMadison, SDW 37–7
October 18at Southern StateSpringfield, SDW 35–6
October 25South Dakota TechDagger-14-plain.pngAberdeen, SD (Gypsy Day)W 54–21
November 1Dakota WesleyanAberdeen, SDW 34–0
November 8 Huron Aberdeen, SDW 42–8 [3]
November 15 Kearney State *Aberdeen, SDW 33–145,500 [4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. "Kretchman Is Coach Of Year". Mitchell Daily Republic. December 9, 1969. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Lee, Manzer, Hasting All-SDIC: Champion NSC Lands 7 On Squad". Mitchell Daily Republic. December 9, 1969. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Northern Rolls To Loop Title". The Daily Republic. November 10, 1969. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Northern Uses 'Big Plays' To Slay Antelopes, 33-14". Kearney Daily Hub. November 17, 1969. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.