1936 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team

1936 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record4–5 (2–2 NCC)
Head coach
CaptainBob Erickson
Home stadiumDacotah Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Dakota $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
South Dakota 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 2
North Dakota Agricultural 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Morningside 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Omaha 1 – 2 – 2 2 – 3 – 2
Iowa State Teachers 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
South Dakota State 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1936 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota Agricultural College (now known as North Dakota State University) in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1936 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Casey Finnegan, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–2 against NCC opponents) and finished in third place out of seven teams in the NCC.[1] The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Omaha
W 18–13[2]
September 26at Winnipeg Blue Bombers*
L 13–33[3]
October 2Concordia (MN)*
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 15–0[4]
October 10at Northwestern*
L 7–4025,000[5]
October 16Moorhead State*
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 14–7[6]
October 24at Morningside
L 0–7[7]
October 31North Dakotadagger
L 0–14[8]
November 14vs. South Dakota State
W 7–0[9]
November 21at Idaho*
L 12–133,200[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2013 Bison Football Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota State University. p. 157. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "Municipal university gridders lose to N.D. State, 18–13". The Omaha Evening Bee-News. September 19, 1936. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "'Pegs crush North Dakota State". The Winnipeg Tribune. September 28, 1936. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bison defeat Cobbers, 15–0". The Minneapolis Morning Tribune. October 3, 1936. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Veterans star as N.U. routs Bison, 40 to 7". Chicago Tribune. October 11, 1936. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Moorhead Peds lose". St. Cloud Times. October 17, 1936. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Morningside upsets North Dakota State". Sioux City Journal. October 25, 1936. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "North Dakota 'U' spoils Bison homecoming by 14–0 win". The Minneapolis Tribune. November 1, 1936. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bison win Atokad Day tilt". Sioux City Journal. November 15, 1936. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Idaho takes 13–12 win from Dakota". Eugene Register-Guard. November 22, 1936. p. 14. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Google News Archive.