1953 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team
| 1953 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football | |
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| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 6–1–1 (3–1–1 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State Teachers | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In its fourth year under head coach Frank Zazula, the team compiled a 6–1–1 record (3–1–1 against NCC opponents), finished in third place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 154 to 107.[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 19 | at Bemidji State* | Bemidji, MN | W 21–13 | [2] | |||
| September 26 | Augustana (SD) | W 35–0 | |||||
| October 3 | South Dakota State |
| T 13–13 | [3] | |||
| October 10 | Morningside |
| W 21–20 | ||||
| October 17 | Iowa State Teachers |
| L 6–34 | ||||
| October 24 | Montana State* |
| W 14–7 | [4] | |||
| October 31 | at North Dakota State | Fargo, ND | W 26–6 | [5] | |||
| November 14 | at South Dakota | Vermillion, SD | W 18–14 | [6] | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
- ^ "Ryan Carries NDU by Bemidji 21-13". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. September 21, 1953. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sioux Stop Jackrabbits With a Tie". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. October 4, 1953. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Dakota Remains Undefeated in Dumping Montana State, 14-7". The Independent Record. October 25, 1953. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sioux Dump Bison, 26-6". Rapid City Journal. November 1, 1953. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hallada, Ryan Pace Sioux to 18-14 Win Over Coyotes". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. November 15, 1953. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.