1966 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

The 1966 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, also known as the Nodaks, was an American football team that represented the University of North Dakota in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In its ninth year under head coach Marvin C. Helling, the team compiled an 8–2 record (5–1 against NCC opponents), tied with North Dakota State for the NCC championship, defeated Parsons in the Pecan Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 338 to 154.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

1966 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
NCC co-champion
Pecan Bowl champion
Pecan Bowl, W 42–14 vs. Parsons
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
1966 record8–2 (5–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1966 North Central Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
North Dakota + 5 1 0  8 2 0
North Dakota State + 5 1 0  8 2 0
State College of Iowa 4 2 0  4 5 0
Augustana (SD) 2 4 0  5 4 0
South Dakota 2 4 0  5 5 0
South Dakota State 2 4 0  3 7 0
Morningside 1 5 0  3 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17at Montana*Billings, MTW 30–6
September 24Idaho State*W 41–0
October 1State College of Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 23–10
October 8South Dakota
W 31–17
October 15at South Dakota StateW 43–0
October 22North Dakota State
L 15–18
October 29Montana State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
L 21–59
November 5at Augustana (SD)W 30–20
November 12at MorningsideSioux City, IAW 62–0
December 10vs. Parsons*W 42–24
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
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