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1946 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

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1946 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record5–3 (2–2 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa State Teachers $ 2 0 1 4 1 2
North Dakota Agricultural 4 1 0 5 3 0
South Dakota State 2 1 2 3 3 2
North Dakota 2 2 0 4 3 0
Morningside 2 3 1 3 5 1
South Dakota 1 2 0 2 4 0
Augustana (SD) 0 4 0 0 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In its second year under head coach Red Jarrett, the team compiled a 5–3 record (2–2 against NCC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 137 to 110.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Bemidji State*Bemidji, MNW 25–0[2]
September 20Luther*W 12–6[3]
September 27St. Thomas (MN)*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 13–66,000[4]
October 4Augustana (SD)
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 20–6[5]
October 11South Dakota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND (rivalry)
W 21–6[6]
October 19North Dakota Agriculturaldagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND (rivalry)
L 0–318,000[7]
November 2at MorningsideSioux City, IAL 39–412,000[8]
November 9at Bradley*Peoria, ILL 7–146,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
  2. ^ "NDU Beats Bemidji Teachers by 25-0". St. Cloud Times. September 14, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "North Dakota Trips Luther". The Daily Argus-Leader. September 21, 1946 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ted Peterson (September 28, 1946). "Nodaks Stun St. Thomas 13-6: Bison Score 2 in First Period; Reding Gets Only Tommy Touchdown". Minneapolis Morning Tribune. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Nodak Sioux Roll Over Augustana Vikings 20-6: First Downs 15 to 12 for S. F. Eleven; Don Huntley Counts All North Dakota Points; Lowell Hanson Scores". The Daily Argus-Leader. October 5, 1946. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "USD Coyotes Bow 21-6 at North Dakota". Argus-Leader. Associated Press. October 12, 1946. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "N. D. Aggies Give U. First Defeat". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. October 20, 1946. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Alex Stoddard (November 3, 1946). "Morningside Captures Thriller: Comes Back Five Times t Defeat Nodaks, 41 to 3". The Sioux City Sunday Journal. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bradley Outscores North Dakota, 14-7". Sioux City Journal. November 10, 1946. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.