| Year: | 1977 |
| Team: | North Dakota State Bison |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | North Central Conference |
| Short Conf: | NCC |
| Record: | 9–2–1 |
| Conf Record: | 6–0–1 |
| Head Coach: | Jim Wacker |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Dacotah Field |
| Champion: | NCC champion |
| Bowl: | Grantland Rice Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | L 7–31 vs. Jacksonville State |
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]