1964 Valley City State Vikings football team

American college football season March 2026 December 2025 1964 Valley City State Vikings football North Dakota College Athletic Conference NDCAC 7–1 5–1 Dick Koppenhaver 3rd Hanna Field NDCAC co-champion The 1964 Valley City State Vikings football team represented Valley City State College—now known as Valley City State University—as a member of the North Dakota College Athletic Conference (NDCAC) during the 1964 NAIA football season. Led by Dick Koppenhaver in his third and final season as head coach, the Vikings compiled an overall record of 7–1 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, earning sharing the NDCAC title with 1964 Mayville State Comets Mayville State. Zander Spurs Savages Past Wahpeton 19-14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63145666/the-bismarck-tribune/ The Bismarck Tribune Bismarck, North Dakota October 31, 1964 18 November 12, 2020 Newspapers.com 1964 Football Team – Viking Hall of Fame https://www.vcsualumni.org/awards-recognition/vikings-hall-of-fame/?get_id=slwvOzyQhSnXupAbYQASY3rT32bKz6RAYfnic3dGuLbqwgsvhMzIKwwU%2FUg2XqlHOubKgPUcRaiym%2B%2FUT%2BUxCWE6NDp7czoyMDoiZGlzcGxheV91c2VyX2RldGFpbHMiO2I6MTtzOjc6InVzZXJfaWQiO2k6MjIzNDcxMjtzOjQ6ImRhdGUiO3M6MTQ6IjIwMjUxMjAyMDA1NDEzIjtzOjc6ImV4cGlyZXMiO2k6MDt9 Valley City State University Alumni Association December 2, 2025 Valley City State posted one of the strongest defensive seasons in school history, recording multiple shutouts and allowing seven points or fewer in five games. The Vikings' only loss came in conference play, against 1964 Dickinson State Savages Dickinson State. The 1964 team was inducted into the Viking Hall of Fame in 2008. Schedule Central September 18 w y 1964 Ellendale Dusties Ellendale Ellendale, ND 21–0 September 26 w 1964 Mayville State Comets Mayville State rivaly 16–0 October 2 w y 1964 Huron Scalpers Huron Valley City, ND 35–19 October 10 l 1964 Dickinson State Savages Dickinson State Valley City, ND rivaly 6–13 October 17 w y 1964 Jamestown Jimmies Jamestown Jamestown, ND rivaly 21–6 October w 1964 Wahpeton Science Wildcats Wahpeton Science 41–0 October 29 w 1964 Minot State Beavers Minot State Valley City, ND 7–6 November 7 w y y 1964 Minnesota–Morris Cougars Minnesota–Morris Morris, MN 14–7 Personnel Coaching staff Dick Koppenhaver: head coach Don Lemnus: assistant coach Larry Grooters: assistant coach Bob Bruhschwein: assistant coach T. Langemo: student manager Roster W. Aldinger, J. Ziegler, G. Miller, R. Smedshammer, D. Felt, J. Welder, D. Aardahl, E. Ternes, J. Kroeber, B. Coghlan, V. Newton, J. Moch, D. Friestad, S. McNickle, M. Ranum, G. Hebl, J. Taylor, B. Johnson, J. Johnson, E. Miller, D. Schwartz, B. Jacobson, J. Undem, T. Stieckler, L. Hintz, D. Parrish, K. Rossum, C. Armey, R. Pommerer, W. Jantzen, B. Hansen, B. Dwyer, T. Henn, C. Young, D. Dewald, R. Frostad, R. Steidl, G. Zick, J. Englerth, A. Gilliss, H. Backhaus, L. Ukestad, P. Mueller, J. Becker, B. Kyvig, R. Burger, R. Clark, D. Colis. References Valley City State Category:Valley City State Vikings football seasons Category:North Dakota College Athletic Conference football champion seasons Valley City State Vikings football