The 1953 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1953 college football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Mac Wenskunas, the team compiled a 3–5 record.[1]
| 1953 North Dakota State Bison football | |
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| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 3–5 (2–4 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Dacotah Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State Teachers | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | Concordia–Moorhead* | W 7–6 | [2] | ||
| September 18 | at Detroit* | L 6–33 | 18,200 | [3] | |
| October 3 | at Morningside |
| L 14–20 | [4] | |
| October 9 | Iowa State Teachers |
| L 21–27 | [5] | |
| October 16 | South Dakota |
| W 12–6 | [6] | |
| October 24 | at South Dakota State |
| L 14–32 | 7,500 | [7] |
| October 31 | North Dakota |
| L 6–26 | [8] | |
| November 7 | at Augustana (SD) |
| W 34–18 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1953 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "Bison have trouble; Nip Concordia 7–6". Argus-Leader. September 13, 1953. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Titans coast in opener, 33–6". Detroit Free Press. September 19, 1953. pp. 13, 16. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morningside nips Bison by 20 to 14". Sioux City Journal. October 4, 1953. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tutors in 27–21 win at N.D. State". The Gazette. October 10, 1953. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.D. State tips Coyotes by 12–6". Rapid City Journal. October 17, 1953. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State blasts Bison, 32–14". Rapid City Journal. October 25, 1953. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sioux down State, 26–6 in annual Nickel Trophy tilt". The Bismarck Tribune. November 2, 1953. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison spill Augie 34 to 18". Argus-Leader. November 8, 1953. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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