1979 North Dakota State Bison football team
Appearance
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Conference | North Central Conference |
Record | 6–4 (4–2 NCC) |
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Defensive coordinator | Mike Daly (1st season) |
Home stadium | Dacotah Field |
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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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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]
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.