1961 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record3–6 (1–5 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDacotah Field
1961 North Central Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
South Dakota State + 5 1 08 2 0
State College of Iowa + 5 1 07 2 0
North Dakota 4 2 06 3 0
Augustana (SD) 4 2 05 3 1
Morningside 2 4 03 6 0
North Dakota State 1 5 03 6 0
South Dakota 0 6 01 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 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their fifth year under head coach Bob Danielson, the team compiled a 3–6 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Concordia–Moorhead*W 21–0[2]
September 23South Dakota
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 41–12[3]
September 30State College of Iowa
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
L 8–33[4]
October 7at Morningside
L 6–7[5]
October 14Montana State*
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
L 0–355,000[6][7]
October 21North Dakotadagger
L 6–26[8]
October 28at South Dakota State
L 12–412,500[9][10]
November 4at Augustana (SD)L 12–35[11]
November 11at Mankato State*Mankato, MNW 18–7[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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


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