1930 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team

The 1930 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota Agricultural College (now known as North Dakota State University) in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1930 college football season. In its second season under head coach Casey Finnegan, the team compiled a 7–2 record (3–1 against NCC opponents) and finished in second place out of five teams in the NCC.^[1] The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.

1930 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	7–2 (3–1 NCC)
Head coach	Casey Finnegan (2nd season)
Captain	Leo May
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
Seasons ← 1929 1931 →

1930 North Central Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Dakota $	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Morningside	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
South Dakota State	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
South Dakota	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	5	–	2
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Concordia (MN)*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 6–0	3,800	^[2]
September 27	Davis & Elkins*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 21–13		^[3]
October 4	St. Thomas (MN)*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 13–6		^[4]
October 10	South Dakota	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 25–7		^[5]
October 18	at Morningside	Bass Field Sioux City, IA	W 12–0	2,500	^[6]
October 25	North Dakota	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (rivalry)	L 7–14		^[7]
November 1	Moorhead State*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 39–21		^[8]
November 8	at Michigan State*	College Field East Lansing, MI	L 11–19	9,000	^[9]
November 15	at South Dakota State	State Field Brookings, SD (rivalry)	W 24–0		^[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2013 Bison Football Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota State University. p. 157. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
2. "N.D. Aggies defeat Cobbers in opener, 6–0". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. September 20, 1930. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Great 2nd half gives Bison 21–13 win over Davis Elkins". The Bismarck Tribune. September 29, 1930. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bison overpower St. Thomas, 13–6". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. October 5, 1930. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "University Coyotes lose opening North Central engagement to North Dakota Aggies 25 to 7". Argus-Leader. October 11, 1930. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Courageous Morningside team defeated". Sioux City Journal. October 19, 1930. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Nodaks rally to beat Bison 14–7 in North Dakota football classic". The Bismarck Tribune. October 27, 1930. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "N.D. Aggies defeat Moorhead, 39 to 21". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. November 2, 1930. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Monnett leads State to victory over Bisons". Detroit Free Press. November 9, 1930. p. Sports 2. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Dakota State loses, 24 to 0". Sioux City Journal. November 16, 1930. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.