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1979 North Dakota State Bison football team
The 1979 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In first second year under head coach Don Morton, the team compiled a 6–4 record.[1]
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Conference | North Central Conference |
Record | 6–4 (4–2 NCC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Mike Daly (1st season) |
Home stadium | Dacotah Field |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 North Dakota $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 South Dakota State * ^ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska–Omaha | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota * | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Augustana (SD) | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morningside | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado † | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | Weber State* | W 11–10 | 10,150 | [2] | |
September 15 | at Northern Iowa* | L 10–21 | 9,500 | [3] | |
September 22 | at South Dakota |
| L 28–29 | 7,300 | [4] |
September 29 | Nebraska–Omaha |
| W 35–28 | 8,100 | [5] |
October 6 | at Northern Arizona* | L 10–21 | 16,481 | [6] | |
October 13 | No. 2 North Dakota |
| L 7–14 | 12,800 | [7] |
October 20 | at Morningside |
| W 24–0 | 3,500 | [8] |
October 27 | South Dakota State |
| W 38–14 | 5,800 | [9] |
November 3 | Augustana (SD) |
| W 33–20 | 2,650 | [10] |
November 10 | No. 6 (I-AA) Montana State* |
| W 21–7 | 2,250 | [11] |
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References edit
- ^ "1979 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "N. Dakota St. 11, Weber St. 10". South Idaho Press. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeail return starts UNI offense". The Courier. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coyotes hold on". Argus-Leader. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. Dak. St. stops UNO". Argus-Leader. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NAU's ground game overwhelms Bison". The Arizona Republic. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Dakota defeats North Dakota St. 14–7". Star Tribune. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison foil M'side bid, 24–0". Sioux City Journal. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jacks lose 38–14". Rapid City Journal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison rally for win over Augustana". Argus-Leader. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats fall to Bison". The Billings Gazette. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 8, 2022.