1960 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1960
| team = North Dakota Fighting Sioux
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = North Central Conference
| short_conf = NCC
| record = 4–3–1
| conf_record = 4–1
| head_coach = Marvin C. Helling
| hc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1960 North Central Conference football standings}}
The 1960 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 1960 college football season. In its fourth year under head coach Marvin C. Helling, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record (4–1 against NCC opponents), finished in third place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 145 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 = 1960
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = AP
| opprank = y
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 10||Montana|Memorial Stadium|Grand Forks, ND|L 14-21|4,879|{{cite news|title=Grizzlies Win Opener 21-14|newspaper=The Daily Missoulian|date=September 11, 1960|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97978060/grizzlies-win-opener-21-14/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 17||Montana State|Memorial Stadium|Grand Forks, ND|T 6-6|5,621|{{cite news|title=Montana State Bobcats Held To 6-6 Tie by North Dakota|newspaper=The Montana Standard|date=September 18, 1960|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97978256/montana-state-bobcats-held-to-6-6-tie/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 24|at|{{cfb link|year=1960|team=Morningside Mustangs|title=Morningside}}|Public Schools Stadium|Sioux Falls, IA|W 34-13|5,241|{{cite news|title=Sioux Whip Chiefs with Last-Half Rally, 34-13|newspaper=Sioux City Journal|author=Alex Stoddard|date=September 25, 1960|page=D1, D4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97978494/sioux-whip-chiefs-with-last-half-rally/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 1||South Dakota|Memorial Stadium|Grand Forks, ND (rivalry)|W 27-7|5,569–5,600|{{cite news|title=Coyotes Fall, 27-7|newspaper=Rapid City Journal|date=October 2, 1960|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97964770/coyotes-fall-27-7/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/650/stats/13014 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 23, 2022 }}
|October 8|at|South Dakota State|State Field|Brookings, SD|W 27-23|7,000–8,000|{{cite news|title=Sioux Win Thriller|newspaper=Argus-Leader|author=Craig Stolze|date=October 9, 1960|page=1D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97979280/sioux-win-thriller/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/649/stats/13014 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 24, 2022 }}
|October 15||North Dakota State
|October 22|No. 4 |Iowa State Teachers|Memorial Stadium|Grand Forks, ND|L 3-7|4,596|
|October 29|at|{{cfb link|year=1960|team=Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings|title=Augustana (SD)}}||Sioux Falls, SD|L 18-28|3,400|{{cite news|title=Augie Storms By Sioux|newspaper=Rapid City Journal|date=October 30, 1960|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97979038/augie-storms-by-sioux/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/494/stats/13014 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 22, 2022 }}
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