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American college football season
The 1979 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team , also known as the Nodaks , was an
American football team that represented the
University of North Dakota as a member of the
North Central Conference (NCC) during the
1979 NCAA Division II football season . Led by
Gene Murphy in his second and final season as head coach, the Fighting Sioux compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the NCC title. North Dakota advanced to the
NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, losing in the quarterfinals to
Mississippi College . The team played home games at
Memorial Stadium in
Grand Forks, North Dakota .
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 1
Moorhead State * W 17–06,300
September 8 at
Montana State * W 20–167,070
September 15 at
Sacramento State * Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND W 31–013,200
September 22 at
South Dakota State W 13–04,380
September 29
Illinois State * No. T–4 Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND W 13–05,700
[1]
October 6 at
Augustana (SD) No. 3
Sioux Falls, SD W 30–241,157
October 13 at
North Dakota State No. 2 W 14–712,800
[2]
October 20
South Dakota No. 3 W 23–2211,050
October 27
Morningside No. 3 Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND W 32–75,700
November 3 at
Nebraska–Omaha No. 3 L 13–245,300
November 10 at
Western Illinois * No. 3 W 28–78,300
November 24 7:30 p.m. at No. 5
Mississippi College * No. 3 L 15–35
[3]
[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in
Central time
[5]
[6]
Roster
1979 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
RB
33
Kirk Anderson
Jr
QB
15
Chris Sorensen
So
OT
74
Todd Thomas
Jr
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
^
"Undefeated Sioux post fourth shutout of year" .
Sioux City Journal .
Associated Press . September 30, 1979. p. C10. Retrieved December 18, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"North Dakota defeats North Dakota St. 14–7" . Star Tribune . October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Nance, Roscoe (November 24, 1979).
"MC's loss to be motivator for today, says Williams" .
The Clarion-Ledger .
Jackson, Mississippi . p. 3C. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^ Gough, Norman (November 25, 1979).
"Mississippi overpowers N. Dakota" .
The Morning News .
Wilmington, Delaware . p. D3. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com
.
^
"Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report" .
National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 30, 2022 .
^
"2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF) . University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
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