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1980 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

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1980 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record6–4 (5–2 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Northern Colorado $^ 6 1 0 7 4 0
Nebraska–Omaha 5 2 0 7 3 0
North Dakota 5 2 0 6 4 0
North Dakota State 5 2 0 6 4 0
South Dakota * 3 3 1 5 6 0
Augustana (SD) 2 5 0 2 7 1
South Dakota State * 1 5 1 3 8 0
Morningside 0 7 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – South Dakota and South Dakota State split two head-to-head games, which counted as a tie for each team in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, also known as the Nodaks, was an American football team that represented the University of North Dakota in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Portland State*L 14–2811,952[1]
September 13Montana State*W 14–610,000
September 20at Northern ColoradoGreeley, COL 22–271,587
September 27Augustana (SD)
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 34–77,400
October 4North Dakota State
W 34–2014,500[2]
October 11at South DakotaL 24–329,200
October 18at Morningside
W 33–71,202
October 25No. 2 Nebraska–Omaha
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 31–144,000
November 1South Dakota State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 47–134,100
November 8at Puget Sound*Tacoma, WAL 6–103,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1980 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 33 Jeff Abernathy Fr
QB 42 Tom Biolo Sr
OT 74 Todd Thomas Sr
TE 86 Henry Jordan Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 13 Jim Abernathy Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Lomax, PSU open with 28-14 victory". Statesman Journal (AP story). September 7, 1980. p. 3D.
  2. ^ "Jones leads Sioux victory". Argus-Leader. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.