1970 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In its third year under head coach Jerry Olson, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (5–1–1 against NCC opponents), finished in second place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 202 to 138.[1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

1970 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
Conference	North Central Conference
1970 record	5–3–1 (5–1–1 NCC)
Head coach	Jerry Olson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1970 North Central Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Dakota State $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
North Dakota	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
South Dakota	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Augustana (SD)	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Morningside	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Northern Iowa	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
South Dakota State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12	at Montana		L 7–28
September 19	South Dakota		T 14–14
September 26	Minnesota State-Mankato		W 35–19
October 3	at Augustana		W 18–7
October 10	at South Dakota State		W 36–3
October 17	North Dakota State		L 3–20
October 24	at Morningside		W 30–8
October 31	Northern Iowa		W 41–6
November 7	at Arkansas State		L 18–23

References

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