1971 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
NCC champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record6–3–1 (5–2 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Dakota $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
North Dakota State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Northern Iowa 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Morningside 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
South Dakota 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
South Dakota State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Augustana (SD) 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth year under head coach Jerry Olson, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (5–2 against NCC opponents), won the NCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 245 to 142.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11vs. Montana State*
W 17–156,500–7,000[2][3]
September 18Montana*
L 14–2710,100
September 25at Mankato State
L 10–133,000
October 2Augustana (SD)
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 26–103,400
October 9South Dakota State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 35–76,570
October 16at No. 1 North Dakota State
W 23–712,800[4]
October 23Morningside
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 59–75,300
October 30at Northern Iowa
W 23–106,800
November 6at South Dakota
L 21–291,200
November 13at UNLV*
T 17–177,600
  • *Non-conference game
  • 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. ^ Clarke, Norm (September 12, 1971). "Sioux outlets Bobcats , 17-15". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. p. 15. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "North Dakota stuns North Dakota State". Corpus Christi Times. October 17, 1971. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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