1969 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

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1969 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record4–5 (3–3 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Dakota State $ 6 0 0 10 0 0
Northern Iowa 4 2 0 5 5 0
North Dakota 3 3 0 4 5 0
South Dakota State 3 3 0 3 7 0
Morningside 2 4 0 4 5 0
South Dakota 2 4 0 3 7 0
Augustana (SD) 1 5 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In its second year under head coach Jerry Olson, the team compiled a 4–5 record (3–3 against NCC opponents), tied for third place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 254 to 205.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6St. Cloud State*W 26–134,500
September 13Montana*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
L 10–248,000–10,000[2][3]
September 20at Montana State*L 16–363,000–4,500[4]
September 27at South DakotaW 35–266,500
October 11South Dakota State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
L 13–193,000
October 18at No. 1 North Dakota StateL 14–6414,600[5]
October 25Augustana (SD)
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 33–131,500
November 1Morningside
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 48–191,700
November 8at Northern IowaL 10–405,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
  2. ^ "Grizzlies capture opener". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 14, 1969. p. 15.
  3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Bison Rip Sioux, 64-14". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. October 19, 1969. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.