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1942 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record2–5–1 (2–3 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDacotah Field
Seasons← 19411945 →
1942 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa State Teachers + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Augustana (SD) + 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
South Dakota 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
South Dakota State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
North Dakota 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Morningside 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Omaha 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In its first season under head coach Robert A. Lowe, the team compiled a 2–5–1 record (2–3 against NCC opponents) and tied for fifth place out of eight teams in the NCC.

North Dakota State was ranked at No. 290 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.

The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Concordia–Moorhead*L 6–7
September 28at Wahpeton NTS*Wahpeton, NDT 6–6
October 2Iowa State Teachers
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
L 19–27
October 9South Dakota
  • Dacotah Field
  • Fargo, ND
L 12–37
October 17at Gustavus Adolphus*St. Peter, MNL 0–61,200
October 24North DakotaW 26–14
October 31at South Dakota StateL 0–14
November 7at MorningsideW 13–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "2013 Bison Football Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota State University. p. 157. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Concordia wins 7–6". St. Cloud Times. September 22, 1942. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bison tie with Wahpeton Sailors". The Bismarck Tribune. September 29, 1942. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tutors take 15th straight". Des Moines Tribune. October 3, 1942. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "SDU tops N.D. in 37–12 win". Rapid City Journal. October 11, 1942. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Gusties down Bison, 6 to 0". The Minneapolis Star. October 18, 1942. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bison top Sioux 26–14 in annual homecoming tilt". The Bismarck Tribune. October 26, 1942. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Jacks "spank" Bison by 14–0". Sioux City Journal. November 1, 1942. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Maroons beaten by North Dakota State". Sioux City Journal. November 8, 1942. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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