The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In its 11th year under head coach Charles A. West, the team compiled a 5–3 record (4–1 against NCC opponents), shared the conference championship with South Dakota and South Dakota State, and outscored opponents by a total of 124 to 78.[1]
| 1939 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football | |
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NCC co-champion | |
| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 5–3 (4–1 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State Teachers | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota Agricultural | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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North Dakota was ranked at No. 207 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 22 | Omaha | W 13–0 | [3] | ||||
| September 29 | Luther* |
| W 19–0 | [4] | |||
| October 6 | Iowa State Teachers |
| W 19–6 | [5] | |||
| October 14 | at Toledo* | Toledo, OH | L 7–26 | 5,000 | [6] | ||
| October 21 | at South Dakota State | Brookings, SD | L 13–14 | [7] | |||
| October 28 | North Dakota Agricultural |
| W 18–0 | 4,000 | [8] | ||
| November 10 | at St. Thomas (MN)* | Saint Paul, MN | L 7–25 | 2,000 | [9] | ||
| November 18 | Morningside |
| W 28–7 | [10] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
- ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nodaks Beat Omaha, 13-0, in First Game". Morning World-Herald. September 23, 1939. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Dakota Beats Luther With Passes". Cedar Rapids Gazette. September 30, 1939. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Iowa Teachers Tumble, 19 to 6: North Dakota Takes Loop Victory". Des Moines Register. October 7, 1939. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nash's Passes, Runs Set Pace As Toledo Slaps Nodaks, 26-7". Akron Beacon Journal. October 15, 1939. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Dakota Beaten, 16-13: South Dakota State in Bid for N.C. Title". Sunday World-Herald. October 22, 1939. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sioux 2nd half drive wins, 18–0". The Minneapolis Star. October 29, 1939. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Louis Greene (November 11, 1939). "St. Thomas Hands North Dakota 'U' 25-7 Setback". The Minneapolis Tribune. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Art Ellerd (November 19, 1939). "North Dakota Raps Maroons by 28-7 Count: Take Share of Title by Outclassing Morningside". The Sioux City Sunday Journal. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.