1950 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

1950 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record5–2–2 (3–2–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1950 North Central Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
South Dakota State $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
Iowa State Teachers 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
3 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Morningside 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
South Dakota 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Augustana (SD) 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
North Dakota State 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In its first year under head coach Frank Zazula, the team compiled a 5–2–2 record (3–2–1 against NCC opponents), finished in third place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 222 to 170.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Moorhead State*
W 53–0
September 22Iowa State Teachers
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
L 21–33
September 30at MorningsideSioux City, IAT 13–13
October 6Bemidji State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 26–6
October 14South Dakota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 28–7
October 21at South Dakota StateBrookings, SD (Hobo Day)T 21–219,000–9,500[2][3]
October 28North Dakota State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 33–0[4]
November 4at Augustana (SD)Sioux Falls, SDW 27–7
November 19at Kentucky*
L 0–8320,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
  2. ^ "Rabbits' Rally Ties Sioux, 21-21: S.D. State Capitalizes On NDU's Mistakes". The Fargo Forum. October 22, 1950. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jack Comeback Salvages 21-21 Hobo Tie". The Daily Argus-Leader. October 22, 1950. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sioux thrash Bison, 33–0, in NC victory". Rapid City Journal. October 29, 1950. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Parilli hurls 5 touchdown passes as Kentucky beats N. Dakota". Messenger-Inquirer. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1950 North Dakota)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
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