1969 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

American college football season

1969 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football

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

* Jerry Olson (2nd season)

Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1968

1970 ->

1969 North Central Conference football standings

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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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 6| St. Cloud State*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND

| W 26–13| 4,500|
September 13| Montana*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND

| L 10–24| 8,000–10,000| [2][3]
September 20| at Montana State*|

* Gatton Field
* Bozeman, MT

| L 16–36| 3,000–4,500| [4][5]
September 27| at South Dakota|

* Inman Field
* Vermillion, SD (Sitting Bull Trophy)

| W 35–26| 6,500|
October 11| South Dakota State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND

| L 13–19| 3,000|
October 18| at No. 1 North Dakota State|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)

| L 14–64| 14,600| [6]
October 25| Augustana (SD)|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND

| W 33–13| 1,500|
November 1| Morningside|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND

| W 48–19| 1,700|
November 8| at Northern Iowa|

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

| L 10–40| 5,000|

* *Non-conference game
* 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 capture opener". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 14, 1969. p. 15.
3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
4. ^ "Montana State clips North Dakota 36–16". The Daily Inter Lake. September 21, 1969. Retrieved December 13, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
6. ^ "Bison Rip Sioux, 64-14". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. October 19, 1969. p. 1D - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 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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