1959 North Dakota State Bison football team

1959 North Central Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1959 North Dakota State Bison football
1959 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
1959 record	4–4–1 (3–2–1 NCC)
Head coach	Bob Danielson (3rd season);
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
	Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

The 1959 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their third year under head coach Bob Danielson, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 12	Concordia–Moorhead*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 29–20	^[2]
September 19	South Dakota	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	T 22–22	^[3]
September 26	Iowa State Teachers	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 32–22	^[4]
October 3	at Morningside	Public School Stadium Sioux City, IA	W 28–20	^[5]
October 10	at Montana State*	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	L 12–24	^[6]
October 17	North Dakota	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	L 15–20	^[7]
October 24	at South Dakota State	State Field Brookings, SD (Dakota Marker)	W 8–6	^[8]
October 31	at Augustana (SD)	Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	L 14–34	^[9]
November 7	at Marquette*	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 0–48	^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^ "1959 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
^ "Bison outlast Cobbers, 29–20". Sioux City Journal. September 13, 1959. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vikings, Coyotes gain ties". Rapid City Journal. September 20, 1959. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Teachers drops loop opener to NDS 32–22". The Waterloo Courier. September 27, 1959. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison hand Morningside first defeat, 28–20". Sioux City Journal. October 4, 1959. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bobcats squelch NDS drive, score 24–12 win". The Montana Standard. October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Underdog Sioux rap Bison to spoil NDAC homecoming". The Bismarck Tribune. October 19, 1959. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NDAC posts 8–6 win over State". Rapid City Journal. October 25, 1959. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Augie wins 34–14 for share of NCC grid title". Argus-Leader. November 1, 1959. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Marquette finally wins!". Chicago Tribune. November 8, 1959. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t North Dakota State Bison football
Venues	Dacotah Field (1910–1992) Fargodome (1993–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Dakota Marker (South Dakota State) Nickel Trophy (North Dakota)
Culture & lore	Thundar "On Bison" Gold Star Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

1959 North Central Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Augustana (SD) $	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
North Dakota State	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
South Dakota	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Iowa State Teachers	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Morningside	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
South Dakota State	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
North Dakota	1	–	4	–	1	2	–	5	–	1

$ – Conference champion