1953 Northern State Wolves football team

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1953 Northern State Wolves football
SDIC champion
Conference South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
Record8–0 (6–0 SDIC)
Head coach
Seasons
 1952
1954 
1953 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern State $ 6 0 08 0 0
Huron 5 2 06 3 0
Southern State 4 2 06 2 0
South Dakota Mines 4 2 04 4 1
Dakota Wesleyan 3 3 05 3 0
Yankton 3 4 03 5 0
Sioux Falls 1 4 02 5 0
Black Hills 1 5 02 7 0
General Beadle 0 5 00 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1953 Northern State Wolves football team was an American football team that represented Northern State Teachers College (now known as Northern State University) as a member of the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC) during the 1953 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Clark Swisher, the Wolves compiled a perfect 8–0 record (6–0 in conference games), won the SDIC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 338 to 79. [1]

The team played its home games in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Minot State * Minot, ND W 44–6
October 3 Huron Aberdeen, SD W 37–6
October 10 South Dakota Mines Aberdeen, SDW 34–19
October 17 Southern State Aberdeen, SDW 32–9
October 24 Yankton Aberdeen, SDW 58–26
October 31at Dakota Wesleyan
W 39–7
November 7at Black Hills Deadwood, SD W 48–6 [2]
November 11 Valley City *Aberdeen, SDW 46–0
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Football All Over For South Dakota Colleges". Argus Leader . Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Associated Press. November 16, 1953. p. 9. Retrieved July 2, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Advertisement". Rapid City Journal. November 5, 1953. p. 23 via Newspapers.com.