1963 North Dakota State Bison football team

1963 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	3–5 (3–3 NCC)
Head coach	Darrell Mudra (1st season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field

1963 North Central Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
South Dakota State $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
North Dakota	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
State College of Iowa	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
North Dakota State	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Augustana (SD)	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Morningside	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
South Dakota	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1963 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota Agricultural College (now known as North Dakota State University) in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Darrell Mudra, the team compiled a 3–5 record (3–3 against NCC opponents) and finished in fourth place out of seven teams in the NCC. The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Moorhead State*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 14–31	6,825
September 21	South Dakota	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 53–8	6,205
September 28	at Morningside	Sioux City, IA	W 33–18	6,080
October 5	State College of Iowa	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 21–0	8,069
October 12	at Augustana (SD)	Sioux Falls, SD	L 6–26	6,000
October 19	North Dakota	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	L 7–21	8,871
October 26	at No. 7 South Dakota State	Brookings, SD (rivalry)	L 25–40	4,500
November 9	at Southern Illinois*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 15–20	11,101–11,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game