1961 North Dakota State Bison football team
| 1961 North Dakota State Bison football | |
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| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 3–6 (1–5 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Dacotah Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| State College of Iowa + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1961 college football season as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC). In their fifth year under head coach Bob Danielson, the team compiled a 3–6 record (1–5 in conference games), finished in sixth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and were outscored by a total of 196 to 124.[1]
The statistical leaders included John Stalpes (730 rushing yards, 44 points scored), Ron Erdmann (259 passing yards), and Tom Reynolds (113 receiving yards).[2]
The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Concordia–Moorhead* | W 21–0 | [3] | ||
| September 23 | South Dakota |
| W 41–12 | [4] | |
| September 30 | State College of Iowa |
| L 8–33 | [5] | |
| October 7 | at Morningside |
| L 6–7 | [6] | |
| October 14 | Montana State* |
| L 0–35 | 5,000 | [7][8] |
| October 21 | North Dakota |
| L 6–26 | [9] | |
| October 28 | at South Dakota State |
| L 12–41 | 2,500 | [10][11] |
| November 4 | at Augustana (SD) | L 12–35 | [12] | ||
| November 11 | at Mankato State* | Mankato, MN | W 18–7 | [13] | |
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Personnel
[edit]Players
[edit]- Perry Amble (#41), sophomore
- Joe Anderson (#85), sophomore
- Charles Bartles (#83), junior
- Kenwood Carr (#33), junior
- Rodney Coyle (#75), senior
- John Eian (#43), senior
- Ron Erdmann (#21), junior
- Roger Erickson (#80), senior
- Dave Gentzkow (#32), senior
- William Goldammer (#60), sophomore
- John Hanesiak (#30), sophomore
- Steve Heidecker (#20), sophomore
- Wes Hendrickson (#63), senior
- Harold Hughes (#11), junior
- William Kingsbury (#71), senior
- Harmon Krause (#10), senior
- Keith Merkt (#70), senior
- Harold Mitchell (#72), sophomore
- Wally Musegades (#87), junior
- Arthur Nelson (#12), sophomore
- Don Paulson (#70), sophomore
- Tom Pendergast (#74), sophomore
- Tom Reynolds (#84), senior
- Dave Schindler (#62), junior
- Dick Schindler (#61), sophomore
- Jerry Schmidt (#50), sophomore
- John Stalpes (#40), senior
- George Thole (#65), senior
- Roger Villreal (#40), junior
- Jim Walsh (#51), junior
- Bob Yaggie (#64), senior
- Bruce Zelinski (#14), junior
Coaches
[edit]- Head coach: Bob Danielson
- Assistant coaches: Don Johnson, Ross Fortier
References
[edit]- ^ "1961 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "Final Cumulative - Nine Games - 1961". NCAA. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Bison topple Concordia 21–0". Star Tribune. September 17, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.D. State beats USD in 41–12 tilt". Argus-Leader. September 24, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Thompson leads Panthers past NDS". The Courier. October 1, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morningside is 7 to 6 victor". Sioux City Journal. October 8, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats cop by 35–0 on N.D. State". The Montana Standard. October 15, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "Sioux strike via air to tumble Bison 26–6". The Bismarck Tribune. October 23, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jacks stay in race". Argus-Leader. October 29, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "Augie scores three times in final quarter". Argus-Leader. November 5, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison drop Mankato 18–7". Argus-Leader. November 12, 1961. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.