The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In its second year under head coach Frank Zazula, the team compiled a 2–4 record (2–2 against NCC opponents), finished in fourth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 162 to 105.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
| 1951 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football | |
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| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 2–4 (2–3 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 22 | at Iowa State Teachers | Cedar Falls, IA | L 19–49 | |||
| September 29 | Morningside | W 21–16 | ||||
| October 13 | South Dakota State |
| L 12–21 | |||
| October 20 | Beloit* |
| L 7–27 | |||
| October 27 | at North Dakota State | Fargo, ND (rivalry) | W 33–14 | [2] | ||
| November 10 | at South Dakota | Vermillion, SD (rivalry) | L 13–35 | [3] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
- ^ "Sioux grind out 33–14 win". The Bismarck Tribune. October 29, 1951. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dean Belbas (November 11, 1951). "Coyote Rally Tips NoDaks 35 to 13". The Daily Argus-Leader. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.