1979 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

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1979 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
NCC champion
Conference North Central Conference
Record10–2 (5–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
 1978
1980  
1979 North Central Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 North Dakota $^ 5 1 010 2 0
No. 8 South Dakota State * ^ 4 2 09 3 0
North Dakota State 4 2 06 4 0
Nebraska–Omaha 3 3 08 3 0
South Dakota * 3 3 05 6 0
Augustana (SD) 2 4 04 5 0
Morningside 0 6 00 10 0
Northern Colorado0 0 02 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 Fighting Sioux football team, also known as the Nodaks, was an American football team that represented the University of North Dakota as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Gene Murphy in his second and final season as head coach, the Fighting Sioux compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the NCC title. North Dakota advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, losing in the quarterfinals to Mississippi College. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1 Moorhead State *W 17–06,300
September 8at Montana State *W 20–167,070
September 15at Sacramento State *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 31–013,200
September 22at South Dakota State W 13–04,380
September 29 Illinois State *No. T–4
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 13–05,700 [1]
October 6at Augustana (SD) No. 3 Sioux Falls, SD W 30–241,157
October 13at North Dakota State No. 2W 14–712,800 [2]
October 20 South Dakota No. 3
W 23–2211,050
October 27 Morningside No. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 32–75,700
November 3at Nebraska–Omaha No. 3L 13–245,300
November 10at Western Illinois *No. 3W 28–78,300
November 247:30 p.m.at No. 5 Mississippi College *No. 3L 15–35 [3] [4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1979 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 33Kirk AndersonJr
QB 15Chris SorensenSo
OT 74Todd ThomasJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 13Jim AbernathySo
DT 80 Dale Markham Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. "Undefeated Sioux post fourth shutout of year". Sioux City Journal . Associated Press. September 30, 1979. p. C10. Retrieved December 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "North Dakota defeats North Dakota St. 14–7". Star Tribune. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Nance, Roscoe (November 24, 1979). "MC's loss to be motivator for today, says Williams". The Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi. p. 3C. Retrieved December 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. Gough, Norman (November 25, 1979). "Mississippi overpowers N. Dakota". The Morning News . Wilmington, Delaware. p. D3. Retrieved December 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  6. "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.