1948 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 1948 North Dakota State 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 1948 college football season. In its first season under head coach Howard Bliss, the team compiled a 3–7 record (2–4 against NCC opponents) and finished in a four-way tie for fourth/last place out of seven teams in the NCC.^[1]

1948 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	3–7 (2–4 NCC)
Head coach	Howard Bliss (1st season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
Seasons ← 1947 1949 →

1948 North Central Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Iowa State Teachers $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
South Dakota	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
North Dakota	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
South Dakota State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Morningside	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Augustana (SD)	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
North Dakota State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Bemidji State*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 0–13		^[2]
September 17	Concordia–Moorhead*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 13–20
September 25	at Montana State*	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	L 0–33		^[3]
October 1	Augustana (SD)	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 14–6		^[4]
October 8	Morningside	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 7–22		^[5]
October 16	South Dakota State	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (rivalry)	L 6–7		^[6]
October 23	at Manitoba*	Winnipeg, MB	W 28–6	1,000	^[7]
October 30	at North Dakota	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	W 19–7		^[8]
November 6	at South Dakota	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	L 6–41		^[9]^[10]
November 13	at Iowa State Teachers	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	L 0–19	3,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1948 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
2. "Fargo wire reports". The Bismarck Tribune. September 13, 1948. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Montana State powerhouses 33–0 victory over North Dakota State". The Independent-Record. September 26, 1948. p. 15. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Vikings drop 14–6 to end Bison drouth". Argus-Leader. October 2, 1948. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Morningside rolls over Bison, 22 to 7". Sioux City Journal. October 9, 1948. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "South Dakota State capitalizes on break, 7–6". Argus-Leader. October 17, 1948. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bisons still seeking victory number one". The Winnipeg Tribune. October 25, 1948. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bison upset NDU 19 to 7 in NC match". Argus-Leader. October 31, 1948. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "USD Romps 41-6 Over N.D. Bison: Coyotes Hold Visitors To 2 1st Downs". The Daily Argus-Leader. November 7, 1948. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Coyotes feast on Bison, 41 to 6". Sioux City Journal. November 7, 1948. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "TC clinches sixth league crown, 19–0". The Courier. November 14, 1948. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.