The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In its first year under head coach Frank Zazula, the team compiled a 5–2–2 record (3–2–1 against NCC opponents), finished in third place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 222 to 170.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
| 1950 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football | |
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| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 5–2–2 (3–2–1 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State Teachers | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | Moorhead State* | W 53–0 | |||||
| September 22 | Iowa State Teachers |
| L 21–33 | ||||
| September 30 | at Morningside | Sioux City, IA | T 13–13 | ||||
| October 6 | Bemidji State* |
| W 26–6 | ||||
| October 14 | South Dakota |
| W 28–7 | ||||
| October 21 | at South Dakota State | Brookings, SD | T 21–21 | ||||
| October 28 | North Dakota State |
| W 33–0 | [2] | |||
| November 4 | at Augustana (SD) | Sioux Falls, SD | W 27–7 | ||||
| November 19 | at Kentucky* | L 0–83 | 20,000 | [3] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
- ^ "Sioux thrash Bison, 33–0, in NC victory". Rapid City Journal. October 29, 1950. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Parilli hurls 5 touchdown passes as Kentucky beats N. Dakota". Messenger-Inquirer. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.