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1948 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDacotah Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa State Teachers $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
South Dakota 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
North Dakota 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
South Dakota State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Morningside 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Augustana (SD) 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
North Dakota State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota Agricultural College (now known as North Dakota State University) in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1948 college football season. In its first season under head coach Howard Bliss, the team compiled a 3–7 record (2–4 against NCC opponents) and finished in a four-way tie for fourth/last place out of seven teams in the NCC.[1]

The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Bemidji State*
L 0–13[2]
September 17Concordia–Moorhead*
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
L 13–20
September 25at Montana State*
L 0–33[3]
October 1Augustana (SD)
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 14–6[4]
October 8Morningside
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
L 7–22[5]
October 16South Dakota State
L 6–7[6]
October 23at Manitoba*Winnipeg, MBW 28–61,000[7]
October 30at North Dakota
W 19–7[8]
November 6at South Dakota
L 6–41[9][10]
November 13at Iowa State Teachers
L 0–193,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1948 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Fargo wire reports". The Bismarck Tribune. September 13, 1948. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Montana State powerhouses 33–0 victory over North Dakota State". The Independent-Record. September 26, 1948. p. 15. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vikings drop 14–6 to end Bison drouth". Argus-Leader. October 2, 1948. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Morningside rolls over Bison, 22 to 7". Sioux City Journal. October 9, 1948. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "South Dakota State capitalizes on break, 7–6". Argus-Leader. October 17, 1948. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bisons still seeking victory number one". The Winnipeg Tribune. October 25, 1948. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bison upset NDU 19 to 7 in NC match". Argus-Leader. October 31, 1948. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "USD Romps 41-6 Over N.D. Bison: Coyotes Hold Visitors To 2 1st Downs". The Daily Argus-Leader. November 7, 1948. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Coyotes feast on Bison, 41 to 6". Sioux City Journal. November 7, 1948. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "TC clinches sixth league crown, 19–0". The Courier. November 14, 1948. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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