1971 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1971
| team = North Dakota Fighting Sioux
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = North Central Conference
| short_conf = NCC
| record = 6–3–1
| conf_record = 5–2
| head_coach = Jerry Olson
| hc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
| champion = NCC champion
}}
{{1971 North Central Conference football standings}}
The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth year under head coach Jerry Olson, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (5–2 against NCC opponents), won the NCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 245 to 142.{{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 = 1971
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Montana State
| site_stadium = Daylis Stadium
| site_cityst = Billings, MT
| score = 17–15
| attend = 6,500–7,000
| source = {{cite news |last=Clarke |first=Norm |title=Sioux outlets Bobcats , 17-15 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115051394/the-billings-gazette/ |newspaper=Billings Gazette |location=Billings, Montana |date=September 12, 1971 |page=15 |access-date=December 23, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/494/stats/12713 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 23, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Montana
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| score = 14–27
| attend = 10,100
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-forum-montana-tops-sioux-2714-with/160900620/|newspaper=The Forum|title=Montana tops Sioux 27–14 with second-half surge|date=September 19, 1971|accessdate=December 14, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1971|team=Mankato State Indians|title=Mankato State}}
| site_stadium = Blakeslee Stadium
| site_cityst = Mankato, MN
| score = 10–13
| attend = 3,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1971|team=Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings|title=Augustana (SD)}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| score = 26–10
| attend = 3,400
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1971|team=South Dakota State Jackrabbits|title=South Dakota State}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| score = 35–7
| attend = 6,570
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = North Dakota State
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Dacotah Field
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| gamename = Nickel Trophy
| score = 23–7
| attend = 12,800
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86505875/north-dakota-stuns-north-dakota-state/|work=Corpus Christi Times|title=North Dakota stuns North Dakota State|date=October 17, 1971|accessdate=October 4, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1971|team=Morningside Chiefs|title=Morningside}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| score = 59–7
| attend = 5,300
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Iowa
| site_stadium = O. R. Latham Stadium
| site_cityst = Cedar Falls, IA
| score = 23–10
| attend = 6,800
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = South Dakota
| site_stadium = Inman Field
| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD
| gamename = Sitting Bull Trophy
| score = 21–29
| attend = 1,200
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| w/l = t
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Las Vegas Stadium
| site_cityst = Whitney, NV
| score = 17–17
| attend = 7,600
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/494/stats/12713 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 23, 2022 }}
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