1959 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In its third year under head coach Marvin C. Helling, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record (1–4–1 against NCC opponents), finished in sixth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 166 to 112.^[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

1959 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	2–5–1 (1–4–1 NCC)
Head coach	Marvin C. Helling (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 North Central Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 27–19	3,800	^[2]
September 19	Augustana (SD)	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	T 22–22	4,900
September 26	Morningside	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	L 6–24	4,700
October 3	at South Dakota	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	L 14–31	3,500	^[3]
October 10	South Dakota State	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	L 0–6	4,912–5,000	^[4]^[5]
October 17	at North Dakota State	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 20–15		^[6]
October 24	at Iowa State Teachers	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	L 9–14
October 31	at No. 12 Montana State	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	L 14–35		^[7]
Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
2. "Sioux Scalp Montana in Scoring Spree: Mistakes Present Fores With TDs". The Missoulian. September 13, 1959. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Dean Conklin (October 4, 1959). "Coyotes Smother North Dakota U." Argus-Leader. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "State Wins: Rabbits Post 6-0 Victory Over Sioux". Argus-Leader. October 11, 1959. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
6. "NDU Sioux Post Upset Over NDAC". Argus-Leader. October 18, 1959. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bobcats Win: Dozen MSC Backs Help Trim North Dakota Sioux by 35-14". Montana Standard. November 1, 1959. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.