1949 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In its first and only year under head coach Dick Miller, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record (3–2–1 against NCC opponents), tied for third place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 121 to 72.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

1949 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record4–3–1 (3–2–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa State Teachers + 5 1 0 5 2 0
South Dakota State + 5 1 0 7 3 0
Morningside 3 2 1 7 3 1
North Dakota 3 2 1 4 3 1
South Dakota 2 2 2 2 5 2
Augustana (SD) 1 5 0 2 6 0
North Dakota State 0 6 0 0 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 16MorningsideL 0–12
September 23Moorhead State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 6–0
October 1at South DakotaVermillion, SD (rivalry)T 7–7[2]
October 8Augustana (SD)
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 21–0
October 15at Iowa State TeachersCedar Falls, IAL 0–40
October 22South Dakota State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 19–0
October 29at North Dakota StateFargo, ND (rivalry)W 13–6[3]
November 12at Toledo*Toledo, OHL 6–56
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
  2. ^ "USD Rally Ties Nodaks 7-7". The Daily Argus-Leader. October 2, 1949. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "NDU Sioux NDAC Bison, 13–7". Rapid City Journal. October 30, 1949. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.