1959 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

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 NCAA College Division 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.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

1959 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
Conference	North Central Conference
1959 record	2–5–1 (1–4–1 NCC)
Head coach	Marvin C. Helling (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1959 North Central Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Augustana (SD) $	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
North Dakota State	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
South Dakota	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Iowa State Teachers	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Morningside	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
South Dakota State	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
North Dakota	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12	at Montana		W 27–19
September 19	Augustana		T 22–22
September 26	Morningside		L 6–24
October 3	at South Dakota		L 14–31
October 10	South Dakota State		L 0–6
October 17	at North Dakota State		W 20–15
October 24	at Iowa State Teachers		L 9–14
October 31	at Montana State		L 14–35

References

1. "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.