1954 North Dakota State Bison football team

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1954 North Dakota State Bison football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record1–7–1 (1–4–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDacotah Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
South Dakota State + 5 1 0 7 2 0
Morningside + 5 1 0 5 3 0
South Dakota 3 3 0 5 4 0
North Dakota 3 3 0 4 5 0
Iowa State Teachers 3 3 0 3 5 0
North Dakota State 1 4 1 1 7 1
Augustana (SD) 0 5 1 1 7 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1954 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1954 college football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their first year under head coach Del Anderson, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Concordia–Moorhead*L 0–12[2]
September 17Augustana (SD)
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
T 6–6[3]
September 25at Iowa State TeachersL 0–396,000[4]
October 8Morningside
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 41–27[5]
October 16South Dakota Statedagger
L 13–504,500[6]
October 22at Wayne*
L 0–39647[7]
October 30at North DakotaL 7–40[8]
November 6at Wichita*L 0–59[9]
November 13at South Dakota
L 20–52[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1954 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cobber quarter paces 12–0 win". Star Tribune. September 12, 1954. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Augustana, North Dakota State tie 6–6 in NC opener". Argus-Leader. September 18, 1954. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Teachers triumphs 39–0". Waterloo Sunday Courier. September 26, 1954. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "North Dakota State shocks Morningside, 41 to 27". Sioux City Journal. October 9, 1954. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rabbits roll 50–13". Argus-Leader. October 17, 1954. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wayne passes fancy, Tartars rip No. Dakota State, 39–0". Detroit Free Press. October 23, 1954. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "N.D. Sioux overrun Bison eleven, 40–7". The Bismarck Tribune. November 1, 1954. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Shockers storm over ND State for 59 to 0 triumph". The Wichita Eagle. November 7, 1954. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Coyotes rip Bison, 52–20". Rapid City Journal. November 14, 1954. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.