The 1957 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 1957 college football season. In its first year under head coach Marvin C. Helling, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record (2–3–1 against NCC opponents), finished in sixth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 198 to 159.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
| 1957 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football | |
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| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 3–4–1 (2–3–1 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 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State Teachers | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 14 | Bemidji State* | W 34–19 | [2] | ||||
| September 20 | Augustana (SD) |
| W 21–6 | [3] | |||
| September 28 | Morningside |
| L 20–48 | 6,000 | [4] | ||
| October 5 | at South Dakota |
| T 27–27 | [5] | |||
| October 12 | South Dakota State |
| L 21–53 | 5,000 | [6] | ||
| October 19 | at North Dakota State |
| W 9–0 | [7][8] | |||
| October 26 | at Iowa State Teachers | L 20–27 | 2,900 | [9] | |||
| November 2 | at Montana State* | L 7–18 | 1,400 | [10] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
- ^ "Sioux Trounce Bemidji 34-19". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. September 14, 1957. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Egan (September 21, 1957). "Vikings Stumble 21-6 at Hands of Sioux". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maroons Humble Sioux, 48-20". Sioux City Journal. September 29, 1957. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sioux Tie Coyotes 27-27". Argus-Leader. October 6, 1957. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State's Rabbits Rout NDU 53-21". Argus-Leader. October 13, 1957. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sioux Bop Bison, 9-0". Sioux City Journal. October 20, 1957. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Craig Stolze (October 20, 1957). "Jackrabbits Smack University on Hobo Day: Jacks Post 21-13 Win; Near Title". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Chuck Burdick (October 27, 1957). "TC Wins 27-20; 3 by Roberts". The Courier. Waterloo, Iowa – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats Beat Sioux 18-7 Despite Fumbled Scoring Chances". Great Falls Tribune. November 3, 1957. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.