The 1956 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their only year under head coach Les Luymes, the team compiled a 5–4 record.[1]
| 1956 North Dakota State Bison football | |
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| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (3–3 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Dacotah Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State Teachers | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 11 | Valley City State* | W 25–0 | [2] | |
| September 15 | Concordia–Moorhead* |
| W 12–7 | [3] |
| September 22 | Augustana (SD) |
| W 42–7 | [4] |
| October 6 | Morningside |
| L 3–10 | [5] |
| October 13 | at Missouri* | L 0–42 | [6] | |
| October 20 | at North Dakota | L 7–14 | [7] | |
| October 27 | South Dakota State |
| W 26–9 | [8] |
| November 10 | at South Dakota |
| L 7–13 | [9][10] |
| November 17 | at Iowa State Teachers | W 19–13 | [11] | |
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References edit
- ^ "1956 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "Bison score grid victory". Argus-Leader. September 12, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison nose Concordia". Sioux City Journal. September 16, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bison slam Augustana 42–7 for third in row". Argus-Leader. September 23, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morningside wins, 10–3". Sioux City Journal. October 7, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Missouri crushes North Dakota State, 42–0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 14, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NDU defeats NDAC, 14–7". Argus-Leader. October 21, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NoDak State Bison trample Jacks 26–9". The Daily Plainsman. October 28, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "University whips ND State 13–7". Rapid City Journal. November 11, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Paul Smith (November 11, 1956). "Coyotes Clinch Tie for Second: Defeat Bison In 13-7 Game". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. pp. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Teachers lead 13–6 with 1:24 to go; Loses 19–13". Waterloo Sunday Courier. November 18, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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