1970 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1970 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football North Central Conference NCC 5–3–1 5–1–1 Jerry Olson 3rd Memorial Stadium 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 138.2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide University of North Dakota 2019 176 https://s3.amazonaws.com/undsports.com/documents/2019/8/2/2019_Media_Guide.pdf Linebacker Don McLean received second-team honors on the 1970 Little All-America college football team.A.P.'s Little All-American The Morning News December 10, 1970 42 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88983288/aps-little-all-american/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Schedule 1970 small college AP Central September 12 l y y Montana Daylis Stadium Billings, MT 7–28 6,500–7,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s1JWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ie0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4697%2C4848493 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Sky wins four openers; Grizzlies get good start September 14, 1970 12 Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Montana) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/441/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 21, 2022 September 19 t South Dakota Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND Sitting Bull Trophy 14–14 7,500 September 26 w 1970 Mankato State Indians Mankato State Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND 35–19 7,500 October 3 w y 1970 Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings Augustana (SD) Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD 18–7 7,000 October 10 w y 1970 South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD 36–3 10,000 October 17 l North Dakota State 3 Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND Nickel Trophy 3–20 12,600 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86501620/ndsu-tops-und-203/ Star Tribune NDSU tops UND 20–3 October 18, 1970 October 3, 2021 Newspapers.com October 24 w y 1970 Morningside Chiefs Morningside Sioux City, IA 30–8 4,000 October 31 1:30 p.m. w Northern Iowa Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND 41–6 1,000 November 7 l y Arkansas State 1 Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR 18–23 10,200–10,400 Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Arkansas State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/30/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association October 9, 2022 Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Dakota) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/494/stats/13329 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 23, 2022 References North Dakota Category:North Dakota Fighting Hawks football seasons North Dakota Fighting Sioux football