1978 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 1978 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their third year under head coach Jim Wacker, the team compiled a 6–4 record.[1]

1978 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDacotah Field
1978 North Central Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
South Dakota * $ 5 –0 –17 –4 –0
No. 6 Nebraska–Omaha * ^ 4 –1 –18 –3 –0
North Dakota State 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
North Dakota 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
South Dakota State 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Augustana (SD) 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Morningside 0 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – Nebraska–Omaha and South Dakota split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for each team in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2Northern Arizona*
W 23–78,100[2]
September 9at Weber State*
W 49–2812,062[3]
September 16at Montana State*
L 18–287,650[4]
September 23at Augustana (SD)
W 45–173,992[5]
September 30South DakotaNo. 8
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
L 14–1710,050[6]
October 7at Nebraska–Omaha
L 12–198,200[7]
October 14Northern Iowa*dagger
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 42–149,000[8]
October 21at North Dakota
L 21–2414,300[9]
October 28Morningside
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 56–73,100[10]
November 4at South Dakota State
W 28–263,129[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References
  1. "1978 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  2. "Bison run over NAU's Loggers for 23–7 victory". The Arizona Republic. September 3, 1978. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bison outgun Wildcats". The Daily Herald. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bobcats belt North Dakota St". Great Falls Tribune. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Speral's climb sinks Vikes". Argus-Leader. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "USD shocks Bison, 17–14". Sioux City Journal. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "UNO rallies for victory". The Lincoln Star. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bison rookie stampedes error-prone UNI, 42–14". The Des Moines Register. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "UND draws 14,300". Rapid City Journal. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Ouch! Chiefs take another on chin". Sioux City Journal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Holland's steals interrupt offensive war". Argus-Leader. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 8, 2022.


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