1980 North Dakota State Bison football team

1980 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record6–4 (5–2 NCC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorMike Daly (2nd season)
Home stadiumDacotah Field
1980 North Central Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Northern Colorado $^ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Nebraska–Omaha 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
North Dakota 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
South Dakota * 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 6 – 0
Augustana (SD) 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
South Dakota State * 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 8 – 0
Morningside 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – South Dakota and South Dakota State split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for each team in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their second year under head coach Don Morton, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Northern Michigan*
L 0–109,300[1]
September 13Northern Arizona*
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 27–147,100[2]
September 20at Nebraska–Omaha
L 7–287,200[3]
September 27Northern Colorado
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 17–77,200[4]
October 4at North Dakota
L 20–3814,500[5]
October 11Morningside
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 16–77,700[6]
October 18at South Dakota State
W 23–166,499[7]
October 25at Augustana (SD)
W 26–15563[8]
November 1South Dakota
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 49–73,500[9]
November 8at Montana State*
L 19–215,121[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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References

  1. ^ "NMU downs North Dakota". Green Bay Press-Gazette. September 7, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "North Dakota State rushes past NAU". Arizona Daily Star. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UNO's Rogers shines in win". Lincoln Journal Star. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "North Dakota rips UNC 17–7". The Daily Sentinel. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jones leads Sioux victory". Argus-Leader. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Morningside slips, 16–7". The Des Moines Register. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bison continue mastery of SDSU". Sioux City Journal. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bison rush past Augustana". Argus-Leader. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Speral leads Bison past USD". Argus-Leader. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bobcats baffle Bison". Great Falls Tribune. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Dakota State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
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