The 1974 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their second year under head coach Ev Kjelbertson, the team compiled a 7–4 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Nebraska–Omaha*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 3–0	6,600	[2]
September 14	at Northern Arizona*	Lumberjack Stadium Flagstaff, AZ	L 15–27	6,000	[3]
September 21	Morningside	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 15–7	4,800	[4]
September 28	at Northern Iowa	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	L 0–20	1,500–3,575	[5][6]
October 5	South Dakota State	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (rivalry)	W 28–0	4,900	[7]
October 12	Augustana (SD)	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 29–14	7,600	[8]
October 19	at North Dakota	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	L 20–31	14,500	[9]
October 26	Mankato State	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 17–14	2,733	[10]
November 2	at South Dakota	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	W 13–12	5,500	[11]
November 9	Milwaukee*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 14–6	3,200	[12]
November 16	at Montana State*	Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 14–34	6,350–6,471	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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