1979 North Dakota State Bison football team

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1979 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference North Central Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 NCC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Mike Daly (1st season)
Home stadium Dacotah Field
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 Colorado † 0 –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 State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their first and second years under head coach Don Morton, the team compiled a 6–4 record. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Weber State *
W 11–1010,150 [2]
September 15at Northern Iowa *
L 10–219,500 [3]
September 22at South Dakota
L 28–297,300 [4]
September 29 Nebraska–Omaha
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 35–288,100 [5]
October 6at Northern Arizona *
L 10–2116,481 [6]
October 13No. 2 North Dakota Dagger-14-plain.png
L 7–1412,800 [7]
October 20at Morningside
W 24–03,500 [8]
October 27 South Dakota State
W 38–145,800 [9]
November 3 Augustana (SD)
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 33–202,650 [10]
November 10No. 6 (I-AA) Montana State *
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 21–72,250 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

References

  1. ↑ "1979 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ "N. Dakota St. 11, Weber St. 10". South Idaho Press. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "McNeail return starts UNI offense". The Courier. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Coyotes hold on". Argus-Leader. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 6, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "No. Dak. St. stops UNO". Argus-Leader. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "NAU's ground game overwhelms Bison". The Arizona Republic. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "North Dakota defeats North Dakota St. 14–7". Star Tribune. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bison foil M'side bid, 24–0". Sioux City Journal. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Jacks lose 38–14". Rapid City Journal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Bison rally for win over Augustana". Argus-Leader. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Cats fall to Bison". The Billings Gazette. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Dakota State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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