1957 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

The 1957 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 1957 NCAA College Division football season. In its first year under head coach Marvin C. Helling, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record (2–3–1 against NCC opponents), finished in sixth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 198 to 159.^[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

1957 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	3–4–1 (2–3–1 NCC)
Head coach	Marvin C. Helling (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 North Central Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Bemidji State*	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 34–19		^[2]
September 20	Augustana (SD)	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 21–6		^[3]
September 28	Morningside	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	L 20–48	6,000	^[4]
October 5	at South Dakota	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	T 27–27		^[5]
October 12	South Dakota State	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	L 21–53	5,000	^[6]
October 19	at North Dakota State	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (Hobo Day, rivalry)	W 9–0		^[7]^[8]
October 26	at Iowa State Teachers	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	L 20–27	2,900	^[9]
November 2	at Montana State*	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	L 7–18	1,400	^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
2. "Sioux Trounce Bemidji 34-19". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. September 14, 1957. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
3. John Egan (September 21, 1957). "Vikings Stumble 21-6 at Hands of Sioux". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Maroons Humble Sioux, 48-20". Sioux City Journal. September 29, 1957. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Sioux Tie Coyotes 27-27". Argus-Leader. October 6, 1957. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "State's Rabbits Rout NDU 53-21". Argus-Leader. October 13, 1957. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Sioux Bop Bison, 9-0". Sioux City Journal. October 20, 1957. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Craig Stolze (October 20, 1957). "Jackrabbits Smack University on Hobo Day: Jacks Post 21-13 Win; Near Title". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
9. Chuck Burdick (October 27, 1957). "TC Wins 27-20; 3 by Roberts". The Courier. Waterloo, Iowa – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bobcats Beat Sioux 18-7 Despite Fumbled Scoring Chances". Great Falls Tribune. November 3, 1957. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.