1954 Valley City State Vikings football team

American college football season March 2026 November 2025 1954 Valley City State Vikings football 1954 VCSU football team.jpg 285 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference NDIC 7–1 6–0 Vernon Gale 1st Hanna Field NDIC co-champion The 1954 Valley City State Teachers College Vikings football team represented Valley City State Teachers College—now known as Valley City State University—as a member of the North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (NDIC) during the 1954 college football season. In their first season under head coach Vernon Gale, the Vikings compiled an overall record of 7–1 overall with a perfect mark of 6–0 in conference play, sharing the NDIC title with |1954 Minot State Beavers Minot State. Grid Standings https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63173077/the-bismarck-tribune/ The Bismarck Tribune Bismarck, North Dakota Associated Press October 30, 1954 9 November 13, 2020 Newspapers.com VCSU Vikings Hall of Fame – 1953 & 1954 Football Teams https://www.vcsualumni.org/awards-recognition/vikings-hall-of-fame/ VCSU Alumni November 26, 2025 Valley City State earned victories over 1954 Ellendale Dusties Ellendale, 1954 Bottineau Lumberjacks Bottineau, 1954 Wahpeton Science Wildcats Wahpeton Science, 1954 Mayville State Comets Mayville State, 1954 Dickinson State Savages Dickinson State, 1954 Bismarck JC Mystics Bismarck JC, and 1954 Jamestown Jimmies Jamestown. The Vikings' lone loss came in a 14–12 contest against 1954 Huron Scalpers Huron. Three Vikings earned all-conference honors: Bob King, Jerry Olson, and La Roi Robertson. Schedule Central September 17 w 1954 Ellendale Dusties Ellendale Valley City, ND 26–7 September 24 w y 1954 Bottineau Lumberjacks Bottineau Bottineau, ND 46–0 September 30 w y 1954 Wahpeton Science Wildcats Wahpeton Science Wahpeton, ND 19–6 October 7 l y 1954 Huron Scalpers Huron Valley City, ND 12–14 October 16 w 1954 Mayville State Comets Mayville State Valley City, ND rivaly 27–6 October 23 w 1954 Dickinson State Savages Dickinson State Valley City, ND rivaly 32–12 October 29 w y 1954 Bismarck JC Mystics Bismarck JC Hughes Field Bismarck, ND 39–0 November 4 w y 1954 Jamestown Jimmies Jamestown Valley City, ND rivaly 32–13 Vikings Lambast Jamestown 32–13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63173602/rapid-city-journal/ Rapid City Journal Rapid City, South Dakota Associated Press November 5, 1954 14 November 13, 2020 Newspapers.com Awards and honors NDIC First-Team All-Conference Bob King Jerry Olson La Roi Robertson References Valley City State Category:Valley City State Vikings football seasons Category:North Dakota College Athletic Conference football champion seasons Valley City State Vikings football