1980 North Dakota State Bison football team

American college football season

1980 North Dakota State Bison football

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

* Don Morton (2nd season)

Defensive coordinator| Mike Daly (2nd season)
Home stadium| Dacotah Field

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 State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their second year under head coach Don Morton, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 6| Northern Michigan*|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| L 0–10| 9,300| [1]
September 13| Northern Arizona*|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| W 27–14| 7,100| [2]
September 20| at Nebraska–Omaha|

* Al F. Caniglia Field
* Omaha, NE

| L 7–28| 7,200| [3]
September 27| Northern Colorado|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| W 17–7| 7,200| [4]
October 4| at North Dakota|

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

| L 20–38| 14,500| [5]
October 11| Morningside|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| W 16–7| 7,700| [6]
October 18| at South Dakota State|

* Coughlin–Alumni Stadium
* Brookings, SD (rivalry)

| W 23–16| 6,499| [7]
October 25| at Augustana (SD)|

* Howard Wood Field
* Sioux Falls, SD

| W 26–15| 563| [8]
November 1| South Dakota|

* Dacotah Field
* Fargo, ND

| W 49–7| 3,500| [9]
November 8| at Montana State*|

* Reno H. Sales Stadium
* Bozeman, MT

| L 19–21| 5,121| [10]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

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## References

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1. ^ "NMU downs North Dakota". Green Bay Press-Gazette. September 7, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "North Dakota State rushes past NAU". Arizona Daily Star. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "UNO's Rogers shines in win". Lincoln Journal Star. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "North Dakota rips UNC 17–7". The Daily Sentinel. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Jones leads Sioux victory". Argus-Leader. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Morningside slips, 16–7". The Des Moines Register. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Bison continue mastery of SDSU". Sioux City Journal. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Bison rush past Augustana". Argus-Leader. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Speral leads Bison past USD". Argus-Leader. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Bobcats baffle Bison". Great Falls Tribune. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Final 1980 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

Culture & lore|

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

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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