1998 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team
| 1998 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football | |
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NCAA Division II First Round, L 24–52 at Northern Colorado | |
| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (7–2 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Northern Colorado +^ | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Nebraska–Omaha +^ | 8 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 North Dakota ^ | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota State | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Cloud State | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, also known as the Nodaks, was an American football team that represented the University of North Dakota as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1998 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Roger Thomas in his 13th and final year as head coach, the Fighting Sioux compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 7–2 in conference play, placing third in the NCC. North Dakota advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, losing to Northern Colorado in the first round. The team played home game at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | Moorhead State* | No. 16 | W 34–0 | |||
| September 19 | at South Dakota State | No. 16 | W 20–6 | 5,674 | [1] | |
| September 26 | Morningside | No. T–8 |
| W 46–7 | ||
| October 3 | at No. T–18 Nebraska–Omaha | No. 9 | L 10–20 | 6,100 | [2] | |
| October 10 | Mankato State | No. 20 |
| W 27–17 | ||
| October 17 | at North Dakota State | No. 17 | W 39–25 | [3] | ||
| October 24 | St. Cloud State | No. 11 |
| W 31–28 OT | ||
| October 31 | South Dakota | No. 7 |
| W 33–14 | 6,162 | [4] |
| November 7 | at Augustana (SD) | No. 7 | W 35–18 | |||
| November 14 | Northern Colorado | No. 7 |
| L 8–14 | ||
| November 21 | at No. 6 Northern Colorado* | No. 7 | L 24–52 | |||
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1999 NFL Draft[edit]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Jim Kleinsasser | Tight end | 2 | 44 | Minnesota Vikings |
References[edit]
- ^ Thaler, Adam (September 20, 1998). "Big-play Sioux tops SDSU". Argus-Leader. p. 1D. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kaipust, Rich (October 4, 1998). "Mavericks' Strong Finish Settles Issue With Sioux". Omaha World-Herald. p. 1-F. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kleinsasser KO's Bison". The Bismarck Tribune. October 18, 1998. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Moore, UND beat up USD". Argus-Leader. November 1, 1998. p. 4D. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ "1999 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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