1979 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football | |
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NCC champion | |
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 15–35 at Mississippi College | |
Conference | North Central Conference |
Record | 10–2 (5–1 NCC) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 North Dakota $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 South Dakota State * ^ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska–Omaha | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota * | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Augustana (SD) | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morningside | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado † | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | Moorhead State * | W 17–0 | 6,300 | ||||
September 8 | at Montana State * | W 20–16 | 7,070 | ||||
September 15 | at Sacramento State * |
| W 31–0 | 13,200 | |||
September 22 | at South Dakota State | W 13–0 | 4,380 | ||||
September 29 | Illinois State * | No. T–4 |
| W 13–0 | 5,700 | [1] | |
October 6 | at Augustana (SD) | No. 3 | Sioux Falls, SD | W 30–24 | 1,157 | ||
October 13 | at North Dakota State | No. 2 | W 14–7 | 12,800 | [2] | ||
October 20 | South Dakota | No. 3 |
| W 23–22 | 11,050 | ||
October 27 | Morningside | No. 3 |
| W 32–7 | 5,700 | ||
November 3 | at Nebraska–Omaha | No. 3 | L 13–24 | 5,300 | |||
November 10 | at Western Illinois * | No. 3 | W 28–7 | 8,300 | |||
November 24 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Mississippi College * | No. 3 | L 15–35 | [3] [4] | ||
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1979 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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