1968 North Dakota State Bison football
AP small college national champion NCC champion
Pecan Bowl, W 23–14 vs. Arkansas State
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	10–0 (6–0 NCC)
Head coach	Ron Erhardt (3rd season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
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 Poll

The 1968 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In their third season under head coach Ron Erhardt, the team compiled a 10–0 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, and defeated Arkansas State in the Pecan Bowl.^[1] The team was ranked No. 1 in the 1968 AP small college poll. The 1968 season was part of an unbeaten streak that lasted from the team's defeat in the 1967 Pecan Bowl until October 16, 1971.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Nebraska–Omaha*		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 49–7	9,850
September 21	South Dakota State		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (rivalry)	W 21–3	10,220
September 28	at Northern Illinois*	No. 3	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 31–3	17,797
October 5	at South Dakota	No. 2	Inman Memorial Stadium Vermillion, SD	W 35–13	4,500
October 12	Augustana (SD)	No. 2	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 70–18	10,925
October 19	at North Dakota	No. 2	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	W 14–8	9,350–9,750	^[2]
October 26	Morningside	No. 2	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 42–14	8,425
November 2	at State College of Iowa	No. 2	Cedar Falls, IA	W 31–15	8,000
November 9	Mankato State	No. 2	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 63–8	4,100
December 14	vs. No. 15 Arkansas State	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Arlington, TX (Pecan Bowl)	W 23–14	7,200	^[3]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

v t e 1968 North Dakota State Bison football—AP and UPI small college national champions
Joe Cichy Charles F. Wald
Head coach Ron Erhardt Assistant coaches:Charley Armey Dick Borstad Ross Fortier Ev Kjelbertson Joe Kroeber

v t e North Dakota State Bison football
Venues	Dacotah Field (1910–1992) Fargodome (1993–present)
Bowls & rivalries	North Dakota: Nickel Trophy South Dakota State: Dakota Marker
Culture & lore	Thundar "On Bison" Gold Star Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Small college football national champions (1958–1974)
Selectors	AP (1960–1974) UPI (1958–1974)
1950s	1958: Mississippi Southern 1959: Bowling Green
1960s	1960: Ohio 1961: Pittsburg State 1962: Florida A&M (AP) / Southern Miss (UPI) 1963: Northern Illinois (AP) / Delaware (UPI) 1964: Wittenberg (AP) / Cal State Los Angeles (UPI) 1965: North Dakota State 1966: San Diego State 1967: San Diego State 1968: North Dakota State (AP) / San Diego State (UPI) 1969: North Dakota State
1970s	1970: Arkansas State (AP/UPI) 1971: Delaware (AP/UPI) 1972: Delaware (AP/UPI) 1973: Tennessee State (AP/UPI) 1974: Central Michigan / 1975: Louisiana Tech (UPI)