1951 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 1951 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1951 college football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their second year under head coach Mac Wenskunas, the team compiled a 1–5–1 record.^[1]

1951 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	1–5–1 (1–4–1 NCC)
Head coach	Mac Wenskunas (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 North Central Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
South Dakota $	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
South Dakota State	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Iowa State Teachers	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
North Dakota	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Morningside	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
North Dakota State	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	5	–	1
Augustana (SD)	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 15	Concordia–Moorhead*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 7–21	^[2]
September 22	at Augustana (SD)	Viking Stadium Sioux Falls, SD	L 0–12	^[3]
September 28	Iowa State Teachers	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 27–14	^[4]
October 5	at Morningside	Public School Stadium Sioux City, IA	L 6–18	^[5]
October 12	South Dakota	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 0–18	^[6]
October 20	at South Dakota State	State Field Brookings, SD (rivalry)	T 7–7	^[7]
October 27	North Dakota	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	L 14–33	^[8]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1951 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
2. "Bison, VD Peds lose in openers". The Bismarck Tribune. September 17, 1951. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Vikings gain 12–0 victory". Argus-Leader. September 23, 1951. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Downtodden Ags get great upset; Beat Iowa Tutors". Sioux City Journal. September 29, 1951. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Morningside clips Bison, 18 to 6, for first loop win". Sioux City Journal. October 6, 1951. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "USD blasts Bison for NC win, 18–0". Rapid City Journal. October 13, 1951. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Jacks tied by ND State in stunner". Argus-Leader. October 21, 1951. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Sioux grind out 33–14 win". The Bismarck Tribune. October 29, 1951. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.