1965 North Dakota State Bison football team

1965 North Dakota State Bison football
Small college national champion (AP and UPI) NCC champion
Pecan Bowl, W 20–7 vs. Grambling
Conference	North Central Conference
Ranking
AP	#1 (small college)
1965 record	11–0 (6–0 NCC)
Head coach	Darrell Mudra (3rd year)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field

1965 North Central Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Dakota State $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
North Dakota	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
State College of Iowa	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Morningside	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Augustana (SD)	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
South Dakota State	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
South Dakota	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1965 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In their third season under head coach Darrell Mudra, the team compiled an 11–0 record (6–0 against conference opponents). The team was ranked No. 1 in the 1965 AP and UPI small college polls.