1960 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

American college football season

1960 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football

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

* Marvin C. Helling (4th season)

Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1961 ->

1960 North Central Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Iowa State Teachers $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
Augustana (SD) | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
North Dakota | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
South Dakota State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
North Dakota State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Morningside | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
South Dakota | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1960 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 1960 college football season. In its fourth year under head coach Marvin C. Helling, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record (4–1 against NCC opponents), finished in third place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 145 to 112.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 10| Montana|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND

| L 14–21| 4,879| [2]
September 17| Montana State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND

| T 6–6| 5,621| [3]
September 24| at Morningside|

* Public Schools Stadium
* Sioux Falls, IA

| W 34–13| 5,241| [4]
October 1| South Dakota|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND (rivalry)

| W 27–7| 5,569–5,600| [5][6]
October 8| at South Dakota State|

* State Field
* Brookings, SD

| W 27–23| 7,000–8,000| [7][8]
October 15| North Dakota State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)

| W 16–7| 9,000–9,139| [9][10]
October 22| No. 4 Iowa State Teachers|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND

| L 3–7| 4,596|
October 29| at Augustana (SD)| Sioux Falls, SD| L 18–28| 3,400| [11]

* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
2. ^ "Grizzlies Win Opener 21-14". The Daily Missoulian. September 11, 1960. p. 14 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Montana State Bobcats Held To 6-6 Tie by North Dakota". The Montana Standard. September 18, 1960. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Alex Stoddard (September 25, 1960). "Sioux Whip Chiefs with Last-Half Rally, 34-13". Sioux City Journal. p. D1, D4 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Coyotes Fall, 27-7". Rapid City Journal. October 2, 1960. p. 19 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
7. ^ Craig Stolze (October 9, 1960). "Sioux Win Thriller". Argus-Leader. p. 1D - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
9. ^ "UND Sioux edge Bison in 16–7 tilt". The Bismarck Tribune. October 17, 1960. Retrieved October 7, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
11. ^ "Augie Storms By Sioux". Rapid City Journal. October 30, 1960. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

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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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