The 1937 North Dakota Agricultural 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 1937 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Casey Finnegan, the team compiled a 5–4 record (2–2 against NCC opponents) and finished in fourth place out of seven teams in the NCC.[1] The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.
| 1937 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football | |
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| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (2–2 NCC) |
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| Captain | Forrest Stevens, Emil May |
| Home stadium | Dacotah Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota Agricultural | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State Teachers | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | Omaha | W 34–7 | [2] | ||||
| September 25 | at Minnesota* | L 7–69 | 47,492 | [3] | |||
| October 1 | Morningside |
| W 33–6 | [4] | |||
| October 9 | South Dakota State |
| L 6–13 | [5] | |||
| October 16 | at Carleton* |
| W 6–0 | [6] | |||
| October 22 | at Moorhead State* | Moorhead, MN | W 13–6 | [7] | |||
| October 30 | at North Dakota | L 0–27 | [8] | ||||
| November 6 | at Colorado State–Greeley* |
| W 15–12 | [9] | |||
| November 13 | at George Washington* | L 0–33 | [10] | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "2013 Bison Football Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota State University. p. 157. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ "Omaha U. drops grid opener, 34–7". The Omaha Evening Bee-News. September 18, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gophers trample over Bison, 69–7". Minneapolis Morning Tribune. September 26, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison romp over Morningside, 33–6". Sioux City Journal. October 2, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rabbits upset Bison by 13–6". Sioux City Journal. October 10, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Carls outplay Bison in mud but lose 6 to 0 battle". The Minneapolis Morning Tribune. October 27, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison turn back Dragons, 13 to 6". The Minneapolis Morning Tribune. October 23, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sioux scalp State". Great Falls Tribune. October 31, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last minute pass defeats Greeley State Bears, 15 to 12". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 8, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bisons defeated 33–0 by Colonials". Argus-Leader. November 14, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.