1977 North Dakota State Bison football team

1977 North Dakota State Bison football
NCC champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record9–2–1 (6–0–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDacotah Field
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 North Dakota State $^ 6 0 1 9 2 1
Augustana (SD) 4 3 0 7 4 0
Northern Iowa 4 3 0 6 5 0
South Dakota State 3 3 1 5 4 1
Nebraska–Omaha * 2 2 3 3 6 2
North Dakota 2 4 1 4 7 1
South Dakota * 2 4 1 4 7 0
Morningside 1 5 1 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – Nebraska–Omaha and South Dakota split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for each team in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their second year under head coach Jim Wacker, the team compiled a 9–2–1 record, finished as NCC champion, and lost to Jacksonville State in the Grantland Rice Bowl.[1]

  1. ^ "1977 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2021.