1938 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record6–2 (2–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
South Dakota $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
North Dakota 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
South Dakota State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Morningside 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Omaha 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Iowa State Teachers 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In its tenth year under head coach Charles A. West, the team compiled a 6–2 record (2–1 against NCC opponents), tied for second place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 151 to 86. The team opened its season with a victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, a professional football team from Canada.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Winnipeg Blue Bombers*
W 21–7[2]
September 23South Dakota State
W 37–0[3]
September 30Morningside
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 27–12
October 14DePaul*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 32–12[4]
October 22Montana*dagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 7–07,000[5]
October 29at North Dakota Agricultural
L 13–178,000[6]
November 5at Detroit*
L 7–38
November 11Omaha
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 7–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

After the season

The following Fighting Sioux was selected in the 1939 NFL Draft after the season.[7]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
18 164 Charlie Gainor End Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
  2. ^ "Battered 'Pegs To Be Under Heavy Fire Against Sioux". The Winnipeg Tribune. September 15, 1938. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sioux Defeat Rabbits 37 To 0". The Daily Argus-Leader. September 24, 1938. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Nodaks Thump De Paul 32 to 12". The Daily Argus-Leader. October 15, 1938 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "North Dakota Sioux Scalp Montana Grizzlies by 7-0 Score". The Independent-Record. Helena, Montana. October 23, 1938. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bison beat Sioux 17 to 13 in great homecoming upset". The Bismarck Tribune. October 31, 1938. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
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