The 1961 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1961 college football season as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC). In their fifth year under head coach Bob Danielson, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–5 in conference games), finished in sixth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and were outscored by a total of 196 to 124.
The statistical leaders included John Stalpes (730 rushing yards, 44 points scored), Ron Erdmann (259 passing yards), and Tom Reynolds (113 receiving yards).
The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.
Schedule
Personnel Players Perry Amble (#41), sophomore Joe Anderson (#85), sophomore Charles Bartles (#83), junior Kenwood Carr (#33), junior Rodney Coyle (#75), senior John Eian (#43), senior Ron Erdmann (#21), junior Roger Erickson (#80), senior Dave Gentzkow (#32), senior William Goldammer (#60), sophomore John Hanesiak (#30), sophomore Steve Heidecker (#20), sophomore Wes Hendrickson (#63), senior Harold Hughes (#11), junior William Kingsbury (#71), senior Harmon Krause (#10), senior Keith Merkt (#70), senior Harold Mitchell (#72), sophomore Wally Musegades (#87), junior Arthur Nelson (#12), sophomore Don Paulson (#70), sophomore Tom Pendergast (#74), sophomore Tom Reynolds (#84), senior Dave Schindler (#62), junior Dick Schindler (#61), sophomore Jerry Schmidt (#50), sophomore John Stalpes (#40), senior George Thole (#65), senior Roger Villreal (#40), junior Jim Walsh (#51), junior Bob Yaggie (#64), senior Bruce Zelinski (#14), junior
Coaches Head coach: Bob Danielson Assistant coaches: Don Johnson, Ross Fortier
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