1955 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team
American college football season
1955 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football | |
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Conference | North Central Conference |
Record | 6–3 (3–3 NCC) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State Teachers | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morningside | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Augustana (SD) | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 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 1955 college football season. In its sixth year under head coach Frank Zazula, the team compiled a 6–3 record (3–3 against NCC opponents), tied for fourth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 183 to 86.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 17 | Hamline* |
| W 27–0 | [2] | |||
September 24 | Augustana (SD) |
| W 32–19 | [3] | |||
October 1 | South Dakota State |
| L 6–14 | [4] | |||
October 8 | Morningside |
| L 7–13 | [5] | |||
October 15 | at Iowa State Teachers | L 7–13 | [6] | ||||
October 22 | Moorhead State* |
| W 39–0 | ||||
October 29 | at North Dakota State | W 21–0 | [7] | ||||
November 4 | at Superior State* | Superior, WI | W 26–13 | ||||
November 12 | at South Dakota |
| W 18–14 | [8] | |||
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After the season
The following Fighting Sioux was selected in the 1956 NFL draft after the season.[10]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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12 | 139 | Steve Myhra | Guard | Baltimore Colts |
References
- ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
- ^ "Hamline Bows to NDU 27-0". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. September 18, 1955. p. 6S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vikings Are Stubborn: Nodaks Subdue Augie 32-19". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. September 25, 1955. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Beat Sioux 14-6: Rabbits Ring Up Second Win". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. October 2, 1955. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroons Win in Final Second". Sioux City Journal. October 9, 1955. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Iowa Teachers Beat Nodak U." Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. October 16, 1955. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sioux Trim Bison, 21-0". Sioux City Journal. October 30, 1955. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dean Belbas (November 13, 1955). "Coyotes Drop Final Game to North Dakota 18-14". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "1956 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.