1941 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

American college football season

1941 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football

Conference| North Central Conference
Record| 4–5 (3–1 NCC)
Head coach|

* Charles A. West (14th season)

Captain| Rob Ballinger, Walt Dobler, Gene Freeze, Wallace Olson, Al Simpson, Jack Whillans
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1940

1942 ->

1941 North Central Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Iowa State Teachers $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
South Dakota | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
North Dakota | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Omaha | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
North Dakota Agricultural | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Morningside | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
South Dakota State | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1941 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team was an American football team that represented University of North Dakota in North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1941 college football season. In its 14th season under head coach Charles A. West, the team compiled a 4–5 record (3–1 against NCC opponents), tied for fourth place in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 145 to 110.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

End Al Simmons was selected by the college sports editors to the 1941 All-North Central Conference football team.[2]

North Dakota was ranked at No. 234 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 19| at St. Thomas (MN)*| Saint Paul, MN| L 0–6| | [4]
September 26| Luther*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND

| W 20–7| | [5]
October 4| at Iowa State Teachers|

* O. R. Latham Stadium
* Cedar Falls, IA

| L 10–32| | [6]
October 11| South Dakota|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND (rivalry)

| W 14–7| | [7]
October 18| at South Dakota State| Brookings, SD| W 33–15| | [8]
October 25| North Dakota Agricultural|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND (rivalry)

| W 20–6| | [9]
November 1| Bradley*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND

| L 7–19| | [10]
November 8| at Montana*|

* Dornblaser Field
* Missoula, MT

| L 6–13| | [11]
November 13| at Dayton*|

* Dayton Stadium
* Dayton, OH

| L 0–40| 5,000| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

## References

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1. ^ "2015 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2015. p. 189.
2. ^ "Tutors, Coyotes Dominate All-Conference". Sioux City Journal. November 25, 1941. p. 13 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Tommies Spill North Dakota U., 6-0". Minneapolis Morning Tribune. September 20, 1941. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Luther Succumbs to North Dakota, 20-7". The Daily Times (Davenport, Iowa). September 27, 1941. p. 14 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Iowa State Teachers Conquer North Dakota, 32 to 10: Panthers Click for Loop Victory". Waterloo Sunday Courier. October 5, 1941. pp. 7, 24 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Nodaks Upset South Dakota". The Daily Argus-Leader. October 12, 1941. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ James D. Ashley (October 19, 1941). "Rabbits Lose 33-15: Strike Hard After Nodaks Lead 19-0". The Sunday Argus-Leader. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Sioux Whip Bison, 20-6: North Dakota University Whips State Rivals in Conference Game". The Sunday Argus-Leader. October 26, 1941. p. 8 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Bradley Tech and Millikin Elevens Tops in Illinois". Alton Evening Telegraph. November 3, 1941. p. 11 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Grizzlies Sorely Pressed in Last Quarter, Win 13 to 6". The Sunday Missoulian. November 9, 1941. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ Harold Boian (November 16, 1941). "U.D. Runs Wild". Dayton Daily News. pp. 1, 7 - via Newspapers.com.

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North Dakota Fighting Hawks football

Venues|

* Memorial Stadium (1927–2000)
* Alerus Center (2001–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* North Dakota State: Nickel Trophy
* South Dakota: Sitting Bull Trophy

Culture & lore|

* "Fight On Sioux"
* "It's for You, North Dakota U"
* Pride of the North
* Native American mascot controversy

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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