1960 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record4–3–1 (4–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa State Teachers $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Augustana (SD) 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
North Dakota 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
South Dakota State 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
North Dakota State 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Morningside 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
South Dakota 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1960 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 1960 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth year under head coach Marvin C. Helling, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record (4–1 against NCC opponents), finished in third place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 145 to 112.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Montana
L 14–214,879[2]
September 17Montana State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
T 6–65,621[3]
September 24at Morningside
W 34–135,241[4]
October 1South Dakota
W 27–75,569–5,600[5][6]
October 8at South Dakota State
W 27–237,000–8,000[7][8]
October 15North Dakota Statedagger
W 16–79,000–9,139[9][10]
October 22No. 4 Iowa State Teachers
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
L 3–74,596
October 29at Augustana (SD)Sioux Falls, SDL 18–283,400[11]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
  2. ^ "Grizzlies Win Opener 21-14". The Daily Missoulian. September 11, 1960. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Montana State Bobcats Held To 6-6 Tie by North Dakota". The Montana Standard. September 18, 1960. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Alex Stoddard (September 25, 1960). "Sioux Whip Chiefs with Last-Half Rally, 34-13". Sioux City Journal. p. D1, D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Coyotes Fall, 27-7". Rapid City Journal. October 2, 1960. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  7. ^ Craig Stolze (October 9, 1960). "Sioux Win Thriller". Argus-Leader. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  9. ^ "UND Sioux edge Bison in 16–7 tilt". The Bismarck Tribune. October 17, 1960. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "Augie Storms By Sioux". Rapid City Journal. October 30, 1960. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
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