1961 North Dakota State Bison football team

1961 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record3–6 (1–5 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDacotah Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
South Dakota State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
State College of Iowa + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
North Dakota 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Augustana (SD) 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Morningside 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
North Dakota State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
South Dakota 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1961 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1961 college football season as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC). In their fifth year under head coach Bob Danielson, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–5 in conference games), finished in sixth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and were outscored by a total of 196 to 124.[1]

The statistical leaders included John Stalpes (730 rushing yards, 44 points scored), Ron Erdmann (259 passing yards), and Tom Reynolds (113 receiving yards).[2]

The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Concordia–Moorhead*
W 21–0[3]
September 23South Dakota
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 41–12[4]
September 30State College of Iowa
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
L 8–33[5]
October 7at Morningside
L 6–7[6]
October 14Montana State*
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
L 0–355,000[7][8]
October 21North Dakotadagger
L 6–26[9]
October 28at South Dakota State
L 12–412,500[10][11]
November 4at Augustana (SD)
L 12–35[12]
November 11at Mankato State*Mankato, MNW 18–7[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

Personnel

Players

  • Perry Amble (#41), sophomore
  • Joe Anderson (#85), sophomore
  • Charles Bartles (#83), junior
  • Kenwood Carr (#33), junior
  • Rodney Coyle (#75), senior
  • John Eian (#43), senior
  • Ron Erdmann (#21), junior
  • Roger Erickson (#80), senior
  • Dave Gentzkow (#32), senior
  • William Goldammer (#60), sophomore
  • John Hanesiak (#30), sophomore
  • Steve Heidecker (#20), sophomore
  • Wes Hendrickson (#63), senior
  • Harold Hughes (#11), junior
  • William Kingsbury (#71), senior
  • Harmon Krause (#10), senior
  • Keith Merkt (#70), senior
  • Harold Mitchell (#72), sophomore
  • Wally Musegades (#87), junior
  • Arthur Nelson (#12), sophomore
  • Don Paulson (#70), sophomore
  • Tom Pendergast (#74), sophomore
  • Tom Reynolds (#84), senior
  • Dave Schindler (#62), junior
  • Dick Schindler (#61), sophomore
  • Jerry Schmidt (#50), sophomore
  • John Stalpes (#40), senior
  • George Thole (#65), senior
  • Roger Villreal (#40), junior
  • Jim Walsh (#51), junior
  • Bob Yaggie (#64), senior
  • Bruce Zelinski (#14), junior

Coaches

References

  1. ^ "1961 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Final Cumulative - Nine Games - 1961". NCAA. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Bison topple Concordia 21–0". Star Tribune. September 17, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "N.D. State beats USD in 41–12 tilt". Argus-Leader. September 24, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Thompson leads Panthers past NDS". The Courier. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Morningside is 7 to 6 victor". Sioux City Journal. October 8, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bobcats cop by 35–0 on N.D. State". The Montana Standard. October 15, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "Sioux strike via air to tumble Bison 26–6". The Bismarck Tribune. October 23, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Jacks stay in race". Argus-Leader. October 29, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  12. ^ "Augie scores three times in final quarter". Argus-Leader. November 5, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Bison drop Mankato 18–7". Argus-Leader. November 12, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.