1959 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1959
| team = North Dakota Fighting Sioux
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = North Central Conference
| short_conf = NCC
| record = 2–5–1
| conf_record = 1–4–1
| head_coach = Marvin C. Helling
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1959 North Central Conference football standings}}
The 1959 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, also known as the Nodaks, was an American football team that represented the University of North Dakota in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1959 college football season. In its third year under head coach Marvin C. Helling, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record (1–4–1 against NCC opponents), finished in sixth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 166 to 112.{{cite web|title=2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide|publisher=University of North Dakota|year=2019|page=176|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/undsports.com/documents/2019/8/2/2019_Media_Guide.pdf}} The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1959
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = UPI
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 12|at|Montana|Dornblaser Field|Missoula, MT|W 27-19|3,800|{{cite news|title=Sioux Scalp Montana in Scoring Spree: Mistakes Present Fores With TDs|newspaper=The Missoulian|date=September 13, 1959|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97983243/sioux-scalp-montana-in-scoring-spree/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 19||{{cfb link|year=1959|team=Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings|title=Augustana (SD)}}|Memorial Stadium|Grand Forks, ND|T 22-22|4,900|
|September 26||{{cfb link|year=1959|team=Morningside Maroon Chiefs|title=Morningside}}|Memorial Stadium|Grand Forks, ND|L 6-24|4,700|
|October 3|at|South Dakota|Inman Field|Vermillion, SD|L 14-31|3,500|{{cite news|title=Coyotes Smother North Dakota U.|newspaper=Argus-Leader|author=Dean Conklin|date=October 4, 1959|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97974661/coyotes-smother-north-dakota-u/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 10||South Dakota State|Memorial Stadium|Grand Forks, ND|L 0-6|4,912–5,000|{{cite news|title=State Wins: Rabbits Post 6-0 Victory Over Sioux|newspaper=Argus-Leader|date=October 11, 1959|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97983453/state-wins-rabbits-post-6-0-victory/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (South Dakota State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/649/stats/13013 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 24, 2022 }}
|October 17|at|North Dakota State|Dacotah Field|Fargo, ND|W 20-15||{{cite news|title=NDU Sioux Post Upset Over NDAC|newspaper=Argus-Leader|date=October 18, 1959|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97983620/ndu-sioux-post-upset-over-ndac/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 24|at|{{cfb link|year=1959|team=Iowa State Teachers Panthers|title=Iowa State Teachers}}|O. R. Latham Stadium|Cedar Falls, IA|L 9-14||
|October 31|at|No. 12 Montana State|Gatton Field|Bozeman, MT|L 14-35||{{cite news|title=Bobcats Win: Dozen MSC Backs Help Trim North Dakota Sioux by 35-14|newspaper=Montana Standard|date=November 1, 1959|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97983813/bobcats-win-dozen-msc-backs-help-trim/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (North Dakota) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/494/stats/13013 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 22, 2022 }}
References
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