1939 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1939
| team = North Dakota Agricultural Bison
| sport = football
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| conference = North Central Conference
| short_conf = NCC
| record = 1–6–1
| conf_record = 0–5
| head_coach = Casey Finnegan
| hc_year = 11th
| captain = Harry Johnson
| captain2 = Cecil Scrank
| stadium = Dacotah Field
}}
{{1939 North Central Conference football standings}}
The 1939 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota Agricultural College (now known as North Dakota State University) in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1939 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Casey Finnegan, the team compiled a 1–6–1 record (0–5 against NCC opponents) and finished in seventh place out of seven teams in the NCC.{{cite web|title=2013 Bison Football Media Guide|publisher=North Dakota State University|page=157|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gobison.sidearmsports.com/documents/2013/9/13/NDSUFBGuide2013Pg151-160.pdf|accessdate=July 31, 2020}}
North Dakota Agricultural was ranked at No. 387 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.{{cite news|title=Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth|author=E. E. Litkenhous|newspaper=Johnson City Sunday Press|date=December 31, 1939|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/|via=Newspapers.com}}
The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.
Schedule
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|September 22||{{cfb link|year=1939|team=St. Thomas Tommies|title=St. Thomas (MN)}}
|September 29||{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Morningside Maroons|title=Morningside}}|Dacotah Field|Fargo, ND|L 0–15||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86833125/maroons-surprise-bison-and-win-15-to-0/|work=Sioux City Journal|title=Maroons surprise Bison and win, 15 to 0|date=September 30, 1939|accessdate=October 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 6||South Dakota|Dacotah Field|Fargo, ND|L 7–19||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86833247/coyotes-top-nd-state-19-to-7/|work=Rapid City Journal|title=Coyotes top N.D. State, 19 to 7|date=October 7, 1939|accessdate=October 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 14||South Dakota State|Dacotah Field|Fargo, ND (rivalry)|L 0–6||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86833455/rabbits-take-loop-through/|work=Sioux City Journal|title=Rabbits take loop through|date=October 15, 1939|accessdate=October 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 21|at|{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Moorhead State Dragons|title=Moorhead State}}
|October 28|at|North Dakota|Memorial Stadium|Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)|L 0–18|4,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86833717/sioux-2nd-half-drive-wins-180/|work=The Minneapolis Star|title=Sioux 2nd half drive wins, 18–0|date=October 29, 1939|accessdate=October 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 11|at|Montana State
|November 18|at|{{cfb link|year=1939|team=Iowa State Teachers Panthers|title=Iowa State Teachers}}|O. R. Latham Stadium|Cedar Falls, IA|L 0–19||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86834087/state-teachers-wins-19-to-0-over-north/|work=The Courier|title=State Teachers wins, 19 to 0, over North Dakota State gridders to claim second place in league race|date=November 19, 1939|accessdate=October 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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