1939 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team

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1939 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
1939 record1–6–1 (0–5 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDacotah Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 North Central Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
South Dakota State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
North Dakota + 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
South Dakota + 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Iowa State Teachers 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Omaha 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Morningside 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1939 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota Agricultural College (now known as North Dakota State University) in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1939 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Casey Finnegan, the team compiled a 1–6–1 record (0–5 against NCC opponents) and finished in seventh place out of seven teams in the NCC.[1] The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22St. Thomas (MN)*
L 0–15[2]
September 29Morningside
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
L 0–15[3]
October 6South Dakota
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
L 7–19[4]
October 14South Dakota State
L 0–6[5]
October 21at Moorhead State*Moorhead, MNT 14–14[6]
October 28at North Dakota
L 0–18[7]
November 11at Montana State*
W 16–14[8]
November 18at Iowa State Teachers
L 0–19[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2013 Bison Football Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota State University. p. 157. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "St. Thomas upsets Bison, 15 to 0". The Minneapolis Morning Tribune. September 23, 1939. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Maroons surprise Bison and win, 15 to 0". Sioux City Journal. September 30, 1939. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Coyotes top N.D. State, 19 to 7". Rapid City Journal. October 7, 1939. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rabbits take loop through". Sioux City Journal. October 15, 1939. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dragons and Bison battle to 14–14 tie". The Minneapolis Star. October 22, 1939. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sioux 2nd half drive wins, 18–0". The Minneapolis Star. October 29, 1939. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "North Dakota State sets Montana Bobcats back by 16–14". The Independent-Record. November 12, 1939. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "State Teachers wins, 19 to 0, over North Dakota State gridders to claim second place in league race". The Courier. November 19, 1939. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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