1980 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

American college football season

1980 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football

Conference| North Central Conference
Record| 6–4 (5–2 NCC)
Head coach|

* Pat Behrns (1st season)

Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1979

1981 ->

1980 North Central Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 10 Northern Colorado $^  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Nebraska–Omaha | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
North Dakota | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
North Dakota State | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
South Dakota *  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Augustana (SD) | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
South Dakota State *  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Morningside | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division II playoff participant
* * – South Dakota and South Dakota State split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for each team in the conference standings.

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division II football season.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 6| at Portland State*|

* Civic Stadium
* Portland, OR

| L 14–28| 11,952| [1]
September 13| Montana State*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND

| W 14–6| 10,000|
September 20| at Northern Colorado| Greeley, CO| L 22–27| 1,587|
September 27| Augustana (SD)|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND

| W 34–7| 7,400|
October 4| North Dakota State|

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

| W 34–20| 14,500| [2]
October 11| at South Dakota|

* DakotaDome
* Vermillion, SD

| L 24–32| 9,200|
October 18| at Morningside|

* Roberts Field
* Sioux City, IA

| W 33–7| 1,202|
October 25| No. 2 Nebraska–Omaha|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND

| W 31–14| 4,000|
November 1| South Dakota State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Grand Forks, ND

| W 47–13| 4,100|
November 8| at Puget Sound*| Tacoma, WA| L 6–10| 3,000|

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

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## Roster

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1980 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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RB | `33` | Jeff Abernathy | Fr
QB | `42` | Tom Biolo | Sr
OT | `74` | Todd Thomas | Sr
TE | `86` | Henry Jordan | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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CB | `13` | Jim Abernathy | Jr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Pat Behrns

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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1. ^ "Lomax, PSU open with 28-14 victory". Statesman Journal (AP story). September 7, 1980. p. 3D.
2. ^ "Jones leads Sioux victory". Argus-Leader. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
4. ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.

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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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