The 1979 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In first second year under head coach Don Morton, the team compiled a 6–4 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Weber State*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 11–10	10,150	[2]
September 15	at Northern Iowa*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 10–21	9,500	[3]
September 22	at South Dakota	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	L 28–29	7,300	[4]
September 29	Nebraska–Omaha	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 35–28	8,100	[5]
October 6	at Northern Arizona*	NAU Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 10–21	16,481	[6]
October 13	No. 2 North Dakota	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	L 7–14	12,800	[7]
October 20	at Morningside	Roberts Field Sioux City, IA	W 24–0	3,500	[8]
October 27	South Dakota State	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (rivalry)	W 38–14	5,800	[9]
November 3	Augustana (SD)	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 33–20	2,650	[10]
November 10	No. 6 (I-AA) Montana State*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 21–7	2,250	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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