1970 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

1970 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record5–3–1 (5–1–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Dakota State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
North Dakota 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
South Dakota 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Augustana (SD) 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Morningside 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Northern Iowa 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
South Dakota State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In its third year under head coach Jerry Olson, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (5–1–1 against NCC opponents), finished in second place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 202 to 138.[1]

Linebacker Don McLean received second-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team.[2]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Montana*
L 7–286,500–7,000[3][4]
September 19South Dakota
T 14–147,500
September 26Mankato State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 35–197,500
October 3at Augustana (SD)
W 18–77,000
October 10at South Dakota State
W 36–310,000
October 17No. 3 North Dakota State
L 3–2012,600[5]
October 24at MorningsideSioux City, IAW 30–84,000
October 311:30 p.m.Northern Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 41–61,000
November 7No. 1 Arkansas State*
L 18–2310,200–10,400[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
  2. ^ "A.P.'s Little All-American". The Morning News. December 10, 1970. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sky wins four openers; Grizzlies get good start". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 14, 1970. p. 12.
  4. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "NDSU tops UND 20–3". Star Tribune. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.