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Deutsch1971 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team
| 1971 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football | |
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NCC champion | |
| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (5–2 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth year under head coach Jerry Olson, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (5–2 against NCC opponents), won the NCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 245 to 142.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | vs. Montana State* |
| W 17–15 | 6,500–7,000 | [2][3] |
| September 18 | Montana* | L 14–27 | 10,100 | [4] | |
| September 25 | at Mankato State | L 10–13 | 3,000 | ||
| October 2 | Augustana (SD) |
| W 26–10 | 3,400 | |
| October 9 | South Dakota State |
| W 35–7 | 6,570 | |
| October 16 | at No. 1 North Dakota State | W 23–7 | 12,800 | [5] | |
| October 23 | Morningside |
| W 59–7 | 5,300 | |
| October 30 | at Northern Iowa | W 23–10 | 6,800 | ||
| November 6 | at South Dakota |
| L 21–29 | 1,200 | |
| November 13 | at UNLV* | T 17–17 | 7,600 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
- ^ Clarke, Norm (September 12, 1971). "Sioux outlets Bobcats , 17-15". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. p. 15. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Montana tops Sioux 27–14 with second-half surge". The Forum. September 19, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Dakota stuns North Dakota State". Corpus Christi Times. October 17, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
