1954 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team
| 1954 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football | |
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| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (3–3 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State Teachers | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, also known as the Nodaks, was an American football team that represented the University of North Dakota in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1954 college football season. In its fifth year under head coach Frank Zazula, the team compiled a 4–5 record (3–3 against NCC opponents), tied for third place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 200 to 182.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | Bemidji State* | W 27–12 | |||||
| September 25 | at Augustana (SD) | Sioux Falls, SD | W 39–0 | ||||
| October 2 | at Morningside |
| L 21–28 | ||||
| October 9 | South Dakota |
| W 27–21 | [2] | |||
| October 16 | Iowa State Teachers |
| L 13–14 | ||||
| October 23 | at South Dakota State | Brookings, SD | L 20–34 | 10,000 | [3] | ||
| October 30 | North Dakota State |
| W 40–7 | ||||
| November 6 | at Montana State* | L 13–21 | |||||
| November 13 | at Idaho* | L 0–45 | 6,000 | [4][5] | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
- ^ "Coyotes Drop League Opener to North Dakota 27-21". Sioux City Argus-Leader. October 10, 1954. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackrabbits Hop To Hobo Day Win". The Daily Argus-Leader. October 24, 1954. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Boni, Bill (November 14, 1954). "Vandals trounce Dakotans easily". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- ^ "Beware of Brigham Young team, Stahley warns winning Vandals". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 15, 1954. p. 16.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.