1969 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

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

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 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 Rankings from AP small college poll

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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

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 (1969 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 (1969 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 (1969 North Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 23, 2022.