1959 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In its third year under head coach Marvin C. Helling, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record (1–4–1 against NCC opponents), finished in sixth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 166 to 112.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

1959 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record2–5–1 (1–4–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 North Central Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Augustana (SD) $411621
North Dakota State321441
South Dakota321451
Iowa State Teachers330630
Morningside330540
South Dakota State240270
North Dakota141251
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at MontanaW 27–193,800[2]
September 19Augustana (SD)T 22–224,900
September 26Morningside
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
L 6–244,700
October 3at South Dakota
L 14–313,500[3]
October 10South Dakota State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
L 0–64,912–5,000[4][5]
October 17at North Dakota StateW 20–15[6]
October 24at Iowa State TeachersL 9–14
October 31at No. 12 Montana StateL 14–35[7]
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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