1956 North Dakota State Bison football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1956

| team = North Dakota State Bison

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = North Central Conference

| short_conf = NCC

| record = 5–4

| conf_record = 3–3

| head_coach = Les Luymes

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Dacotah Field

}}

The 1956 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1956 college football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their only year under head coach Les Luymes, the team compiled a 5–4 record.{{cite web |title=1956 NDSU football schedule |url=https://gobison.com/sports/football/schedule/1956 |website=North Dakota State Athletics |access-date=October 7, 2021}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 11

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1956|team=Valley City State Vikings|title=Valley City State}}

| site_stadium = Dacotah Field

| site_cityst = Fargo, ND

| score = 25–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86681983/bison-score-grid-victory/|work=Argus-Leader|title=Bison score grid victory|date=September 12, 1956|accessdate=October 7, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 15

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1956|team=Concordia–Moorhead Cobbers|title=Concordia–Moorhead}}

| site_stadium = Dacotah Field

| site_cityst = Fargo, ND

| score = 12–7

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86682156/bison-nose-concordia/|work=Sioux City Journal|title=Bison nose Concordia|date=September 16, 1956|accessdate=October 7, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 22

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1956|team=Augustana University Vikings|title=Augustana (SD)}}

| site_stadium = Dacotah Field

| site_cityst = Fargo, ND

| score = 42–7

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86682284/bison-slam-augustana-427-for-third-in-r/|work=Argus-Leader|title=Bison slam Augustana 42–7 for third in row|date=September 23, 1956|accessdate=October 7, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| w/l = l

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1956|team=Morningside Maroons|title=Morningside}}

| site_stadium = Dacotah Field

| site_cityst = Fargo, ND

| score = 3–10

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86682381/morningside-wins-103/|work=Sioux City Journal|title=Morningside wins, 10–3|date=October 7, 1956|accessdate=October 7, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Missouri

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, MO

| score = 0–42

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86682585/missouri-crushes-north-dakota-state-42/|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|title=Missouri crushes North Dakota State, 42–0|date=October 14, 1956|accessdate=October 7, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = North Dakota

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND

| gamename = Nickel Trophy

| score = 7–14

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86682943/ndu-defeats-ndac-147/|work=Argus-Leader|title=NDU defeats NDAC, 14–7|date=October 21, 1956|accessdate=October 7, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = South Dakota State

| site_stadium = Dacotah Field

| site_cityst = Fargo, ND

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 26–9

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86683087/nodak-state-bison-trample-jacks-269/|work=The Daily Plainsman|title=NoDak State Bison trample Jacks 26–9|date=October 28, 1956|accessdate=October 7, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = South Dakota

| site_stadium = Inman Field

| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD

| score = 7–13

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86683290/university-whips-nd-state-137/|work=Rapid City Journal|title=University whips ND State 13–7|date=November 11, 1956|accessdate=October 7, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Coyotes Clinch Tie for Second: Defeat Bison In 13-7 Game |newspaper=Sioux Falls Argus-Leader |author=Paul Smith |date=November 11, 1956 |pages=1B |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117007535/coyotes-clinch-tie-for-second-defeat/ |via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1956|team=Iowa State Teachers Panthers|title=Iowa State Teachers}}

| site_stadium = O. R. Latham Stadium

| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA

| score = 19–13

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86695690/teachers-lead-136-with-124-to-go-lose/|work=Waterloo Sunday Courier|title=Teachers lead 13–6 with 1:24 to go; Loses 19–13|date=November 18, 1956|accessdate=October 7, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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