1931 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

The 1931 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 1931 college football season. In its second year under head coach Charles A. West, the team compiled an 8–1–2 record (4–0 against NCC opponents), won the program's fourth consecutive conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 278 to 60.^[1]

1931 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
NCC champion
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	8–1–2 (4–0 NCC)
Head coach	Charles A. West (4th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1930 1932 →

1931 North Central Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Dakota $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	2
South Dakota State	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
South Dakota	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Morningside	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 18	Gustavus Adolphus*	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 46–0
September 25	St. Olaf*	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 22–0
October 2	DePaul*	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 41–7
October 10	South Dakota	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 52–6
October 17	at South Dakota State	Brookings, SD	W 34–6
October 24	Oregon*	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	T 0–0
October 31	North Dakota Agricultural	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 20–12	^[2]
November 7	at St. Thomas (MN)	Saint Paul, MN	W 36–6
November 14	at Morningside	Sioux City, IA	W 14–4
November 21	at Duquesne*	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–13
November 26	at George Washington*	Washington, DC	T 6–6
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
2. "Nodaks clinch conference title in defeating Bison". The Bismarck Tribune. November 2, 1931. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.