1939 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1939 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football North Central Conference NCC 5–3 4–1 Charles A. West 11th Memorial Stadium NCC co-champion The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In its 11th year under head coach Charles A. West, the team compiled a 5–3 record (4–1 against NCC opponents), shared the conference championship with South Dakota and South Dakota State, and outscored opponents by a total of 124 to 78.2019 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 North Dakota was ranked at No. 207 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth E. E. Litkenhous Johnson City Sunday Press December 31, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 22 1939 Omaha Indians Omaha Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND W 13-0 Nodaks Beat Omaha, 13-0, in First Game Morning World-Herald September 23, 1939 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122144833/nodaks-beat-omaha-13-0-in-first-game/ Newspapers.com September 29 1939 Luther Norse Luther<ncg> Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND W 19-0 North Dakota Beats Luther With Passes Cedar Rapids Gazette September 30, 1939 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122145154/north-dakota-beats-luther-with-passes/ Newspapers.com October 6 1939 Iowa State Teachers Panthers Iowa State Teachers Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND W 19-6 Iowa Teachers Tumble, 19 to 6: North Dakota Takes Loop Victory Des Moines Register October 7, 1939 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122145350/iowa-teachers-tumble-19-to-6-north/ Newspapers.com October 14 at Toledo<ncg> University Stadium Toledo, OH L 7-26 5,000 Nash's Passes, Runs Set Pace As Toledo Slaps Nodaks, 26-7 Akron Beacon Journal October 15, 1939 4C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122057132/nashs-passes-runs-set-pace-as-toledo/ Newspapers.com October 21 at South Dakota State State Field Brookings, SD L 13-14 North Dakota Beaten, 16-13: South Dakota State in Bid for N.C. Title Sunday World-Herald October 22, 1939 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122145681/north-dakota-beaten-16-13/ Newspapers.com October 28 North Dakota Agricultural Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy) W 18-0 4,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86833717/sioux-2nd-half-drive-wins-180/ The Minneapolis Star Sioux 2nd half drive wins, 18–0 October 29, 1939 October 10, 2021 Newspapers.com November 10 at 1939 St. Thomas Tommies St. Thomas (MN)<ncg> Saint Paul, MN L 7-25 2,000 St. Thomas Hands North Dakota 'U' 25-7 Setback The Minneapolis Tribune Louis Greene November 11, 1939 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122148301/st-thomas-hands-north-dakota-u-25-7/ Newspapers.com November 18 1939 Morningside Maroons Morningside Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND W 28-7 North Dakota Raps Maroons by 28-7 Count: Take Share of Title by Outclassing Morningside The Sioux City Sunday Journal Art Ellerd November 19, 1939 Sports 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122147667/north-dakota-raps-maroons-by-28-7/ Newspapers.com References North Dakota Category:North Dakota Fighting Hawks football seasons Category:North Central Conference football champion seasons North Dakota Fighting Sioux football