1973 North Dakota State Bison football team
| 1973 North Dakota State Bison football | |
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NCC co-champion | |
| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (6–1 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Dacotah Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 South Dakota +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mankato State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their first year under head coach Ev Kjelbertson, the team compiled a 8–2 record.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | at Mankato State | W 33–17 | 3,600 | [2] | ||
| September 8 | Northern Arizona* | W 36–7 | 8,600 | [3] | ||
| September 15 | Montana State* |
| W 34–17 | 6,700–7,100 | [4] | |
| September 22 | South Dakota | No. 5 |
| L 7–9 | 10,800 | [5] |
| September 29 | at Morningside | No. 15 |
| W 14–0 | 900 | [6] |
| October 6 | Northern Iowa | No. 12 |
| W 21–0 | 6,700 | [7] |
| October 13 | at Augustana (SD) | No. 10 | W 9–7 | 7,000 | [8] | |
| October 20 | North Dakota | No. 10 |
| W 21–14 | 13,500 | [9] |
| October 27 | at South Dakota State | No. 10 | W 24–14 | 1,350 | [10] | |
| November 3 | at Youngstown State* | No. 8 |
| L 10–12 | 2,450 | [11] |
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References
- ^ "1973 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "N.D. State rally stops Mankato State 33–17". Star Tribune. September 2, 1973. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NAU bows to Bison". Arizona Daily Star. September 9, 1973. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MSU loses free-for-all". The Billings Gazette. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late TD aerial ups USD". Sioux City Journal. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison trim aroused Morningside". Sioux City Journal. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "21–0 setback 3rd for UNI in loop play". The Des Moines Register. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Valiant Viking upset bid just short, Bison by 9–7". Argus-Leader. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reimer leads Bison over Sioux". Star Tribune. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison end NCC play at 6 and 1". Sioux City Journal. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison surprised by Youngstown". Rapid City Journal. November 5, 1973. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Dakota State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 9, 2022.