1931 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team

1931 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record5–5 (2–2 NCC)
Head coach
CaptainCy Lonsbrough
Home stadiumDacotah Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Dakota $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 2
South Dakota State 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
South Dakota 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Morningside 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 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 1931 college football season. In its third season under head coach Casey Finnegan, the team compiled a 5–5 record (2–2 against NCC opponents) and tied for second place out of five teams in the NCC.[1] The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Concordia (MN)*
W 19–04,000[2]
September 26at Minnesota*
L 7–1315,000[3]
October 3at Wisconsin*
L 7–1221,000[4]
October 9St. Thomas (MN)*
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 27–6[5]
October 16Morningside
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 28–0[6]
October 24South Dakota Statedagger
L 0–7[7]
October 31at North Dakota
L 12–20[8]
November 7Moorhead State*
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
W 19–6[9]
November 14at South Dakota
W 13–0[10]
November 21at Kansas State*
L 6–19[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2013 Bison Football Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota State University. p. 157. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "N.D. Aggies win by 19-to-0 score". Argus-Leader. September 19, 1931. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gophers whip Bison, 13–7". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. September 27, 1931. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Badgers nip N. Dakota State, 12–7". The Capital Times. October 4, 1931. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Strong defensive Bison team flashes punch in pinches to drub Tommies, 27–6". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. October 10, 1931. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bison eleven is victor over Maroons, 28–0". Sioux City Journal. October 17, 1931. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "S.D. State wins 7 to 0". Argus-Leader. October 25, 1931. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Nodaks clinch conference title in defeating Bison". The Bismarck Tribune. November 2, 1931. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bison win, 19 to 6, in last home game". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. November 8, 1931. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bison defeat Coyotes and finish second". Sioux City Journal. November 15, 1931. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Kansas State wins 19 to 6". The Morning Chronicle. November 22, 1931. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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