1953 Northern State Wolves football team

The 1953 Northern State Wolves football team was an American football team that represented Northern State Teachers College (now known as Northern State University) as a member of the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC) during the 1953 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Clark Swisher, the Wolves compiled a perfect 8–0 record (6–0 in conference games), won the SDIC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 338 to 79.[1]

1953 Northern State Wolves football
SDIC champion
ConferenceSouth Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
Record8–0 (6–0 SDIC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern State $ 6 0 0 8 0 0
Huron 5 2 0 6 3 0
Southern State 4 2 0 6 2 0
South Dakota Mines 4 2 0 4 4 1
Dakota Wesleyan 3 3 0 5 3 0
Yankton 3 4 0 3 5 0
Sioux Falls 1 4 0 2 5 0
Black Hills 1 5 0 2 7 0
General Beadle 0 5 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team played its home games in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Minot State*Minot, NDW 44–6
October 3HuronAberdeen, SDW 37–6
October 10South Dakota MinesAberdeen, SDW 34–19
October 17Southern StateAberdeen, SDW 32–9
October 24YanktonAberdeen, SDW 58–26
October 31at Dakota Wesleyan
W 39–7
November 7at Black HillsDeadwood, SDW 48–6[2]
November 11Valley City*Aberdeen, SDW 46–0
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "Football All Over For South Dakota Colleges". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Associated Press. November 16, 1953. p. 9. Retrieved July 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Advertisement". Rapid City Journal. November 5, 1953. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.