1979 North Dakota State Bison football team

American college football season

1979 North Dakota State Bison football

Conference| North Central Conference
Record| 6–4 (4–2 NCC)
Head coach|

* Don Morton (1st season)

Defensive coordinator| Mike Daly (1st season)
Home stadium| Dacotah Field

Seasons

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1980 ->

1979 North Central Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 3 North Dakota $^  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 8 South Dakota State * ^  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
North Dakota State | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Nebraska–Omaha | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
South Dakota *  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Augustana (SD) | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Morningside | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 0
Northern Colorado †  | 0  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division II playoff participant
* * – South Dakota State won two head-to-head games over South Dakota, which counted as one game for each team in the conference standings.
† – Northern Colorado was ineligible for the conference title.

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In first second year under head coach Don Morton, the team compiled a 6–4 record.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 8| Weber State*|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| W 11–10| 10,150| [2]
September 15| at Northern Iowa*|

* UNI-Dome
* Cedar Falls, IA

| L 10–21| 9,500| [3]
September 22| at South Dakota|

* Inman Field
* Vermillion, SD

| L 28–29| 7,300| [4]
September 29| Nebraska–Omaha|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| W 35–28| 8,100| [5]
October 6| at Northern Arizona*|

* NAU Skydome
* Flagstaff, AZ

| L 10–21| 16,481| [6]
October 13| No. 2 North Dakota|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)

| L 7–14| 12,800| [7]
October 20| at Morningside|

* Roberts Field
* Sioux City, IA

| W 24–0| 3,500| [8]
October 27| South Dakota State|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND (rivalry)

| W 38–14| 5,800| [9]
November 3| Augustana (SD)|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| W 33–20| 2,650| [10]
November 10| No. 6 (I-AA) Montana State*|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| W 21–7| 2,250| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "1979 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
2. ^ "N. Dakota St. 11, Weber St. 10". South Idaho Press. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "McNeail return starts UNI offense". The Courier. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Coyotes hold on". Argus-Leader. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "No. Dak. St. stops UNO". Argus-Leader. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "NAU's ground game overwhelms Bison". The Arizona Republic. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "North Dakota defeats North Dakota St. 14–7". Star Tribune. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Bison foil M'side bid, 24–0". Sioux City Journal. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Jacks lose 38–14". Rapid City Journal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Bison rally for win over Augustana". Argus-Leader. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Cats fall to Bison". The Billings Gazette. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 8, 2022.

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North Dakota State Bison football

Venues|

* Dacotah Field (1910–1992)
* Fargodome (1993–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* North Dakota: Nickel Trophy
* South Dakota State: Dakota Marker

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* Thundar
* "On Bison"
* Gold Star Marching Band

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* Head coaches
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