1972 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team
American college football season
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The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In its fifth year under head coach Jerry Olson, the team compiled a 10–1 record (6–1 against NCC opponents), tied for the NCC championship, defeated Cal Poly in the Camellia Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 423 to 161.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record10–1 (6–1 NCC)
Headcoach
- Jerry Olson (5th season)
HomestadiumMemorial Stadium
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NCC co-champion | |
Camellia Bowl, W 38–21 vs. Cal Poly | |
| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 10–1 (6–1 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–6 North Dakota + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–6 South Dakota + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mankato State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | Montana State* | W 42–28 | 7,500 | [2] | |||
| September 16 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. Montana* |
| W 42–14 | 6,000–7,000 | [3][4][5] | |
| September 23 | No. 9 South Dakota | No. 2 |
| W 33–3 | 10,000 | ||
| September 30 | at Augustana (SD) | No. 4 | W 28–16 | 5,000 | |||
| October 7 | at Morningside | No. 4 | Sioux City, IA | W 69–0 | 1,000 | ||
| October 14 | at South Dakota State | No. 3 | W 51–21 | 11,000 | |||
| October 21 | North Dakota State | No. 3 |
| L 17–22 | 14,000 | [6] | |
| October 28 | Northern Iowa | No. 8 |
| W 38–9 | 3,506–4,000 | [7] | |
| November 4 | Mankato State | No. 8 |
| W 48–14 | 3,500 | ||
| November 11 | at UNLV* | No. 7 | W 17–13 | 3,200–3,298 | |||
| December 9 | vs. No. 3 Cal Poly* | No. T–6 | W 38–21 | ||||
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