1953 North Dakota State Bison football team

1953 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record3–5 (2–4 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDacotah Field
1953 North Central Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
South Dakota State $5–0–15–3–1
Iowa State Teachers5–1–06–3–0
North Dakota4–1–16–1–1
Morningside2–4–03–5–0
North Dakota State2–4–03–5–0
South Dakota2–4–02–6–0
Augustana (SD)0–6–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Concordia–Moorhead*
W 7–6[2]
September 18at Detroit*
L 6–3318,200[3]
October 3at Morningside
L 14–20[4]
October 9Iowa State Teachers
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
L 21–27[5]
October 16South Dakota
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 12–6[6]
October 24at South Dakota State
L 14–327,500[7]
October 31North Dakotadagger
L 6–26[8]
November 7at Augustana (SD)
W 34–18[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "1953 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bison have trouble; Nip Concordia 7–6". Argus-Leader. September 13, 1953. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Titans coast in opener, 33–6". Detroit Free Press. September 19, 1953. pp. 13, 16. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Morningside nips Bison by 20 to 14". Sioux City Journal. October 4, 1953. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tutors in 27–21 win at N.D. State". The Gazette. October 10, 1953. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "N.D. State tips Coyotes by 12–6". Rapid City Journal. October 17, 1953. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "State blasts Bison, 32–14". Rapid City Journal. October 25, 1953. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Sioux down State, 26–6 in annual Nickel Trophy tilt". The Bismarck Tribune. November 2, 1953. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bison spill Augie 34 to 18". Argus-Leader. November 8, 1953. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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