1966 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1966 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football North Central Conference NCC 8–2 5–1 Marvin C. Helling 9th Memorial Stadium NCC co-championPecan Bowl champion Pecan Bowl W 42–14 vs. 1966 Parsons Wildcats Parsons 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 1966 Parsons Wildcats Parsons in the Pecan Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 338 to 154.2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide University of North Dakota 2019 176 https://s3.amazonaws.com/undsports.com/documents/2019/8/2/2019_Media_Guide.pdf The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Schedule 1966 small college AP September 17 w y y Montana Daylis Stadium Billings, MT 30–6 5,400–6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette-north-dakota-sioux/160808065/ The Billings Gazette North Dakota Sioux skin Grizzlies, 30–6 September 18, 1966 December 12, 2024 Newspapers.com September 24 w y 3 Idaho State Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND 41–0 8,300–8,570 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-forum-und-rips-idaho-state-in-potato/160812250/ The Forum UND rips Idaho State in Potato Bowl, 41–0 September 25, 1966 December 12, 2024 Newspapers.com October 1 w 2 1966 State College of Iowa Panthers State College of Iowa Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND 23–10 5,592 October 8 w 3 South Dakota Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND Sitting Bull Trophy 31–17 4,670–5,107 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 South Dakota) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/494/stats/13328 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 23, 2022 October 15 w y 2 1966 South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD 43–0 6,400 October 22 l 2 North Dakota State 1 Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND Nickel Trophy 15–18 14,275 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86564370/blazies-clutch-boot-gives-bison-1815-w/ The Bismarck Tribune Blazie's clutch boot gives Bison 18–15 win over UND October 24, 1966 October 5, 2021 Newspapers.com October 29 l y 4 Montana State 3 Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND 21–59 4,100–4,137 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-inter-lake-bobcats-crush-sioux/160809834/ The Daily Inter Lake Bobcats crush Sioux October 30, 1966 December 12, 2024 Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 Montana State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/440/stats/13328 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 21, 2022 November 5 w y 1966 Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings Augustana (SD) Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD 30–20 3,208 November 12 w y 9 1966 Morningside Chiefs Morningside Sioux City, IA 62–0 1,340 December 10 w y y 8 1966 Parsons Wildcats football Parsons 5 Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Pecan Bowl 42–24 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 North Dakota) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/494/stats/13328 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 23, 2022 References External links 1966 Pecan Bowl (North Dakota in white jerseys) North Dakota Category:North Dakota Fighting Hawks football seasons Category:North Central Conference football champion seasons North Dakota Fighting Sioux football