1956 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

1956 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	2–6 (2–4 NCC)
Head coach	Frank Zazula (7th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1956 North Central Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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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The 1956 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 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In its seventh year under head coach Frank Zazula, the team compiled a 2–6 record (2–4 against NCC opponents), finished in sixth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 158 to 110. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	Wisconsin-Superior		L 19–20
September 22	Montana State		L 13–33
September 29	at Morningside		L 3–7
October 6	South Dakota		L 14–32
October 13	at South Dakota State		L 13–14
October 20	North Dakota State		W 14–7
October 27	Iowa State Teachers		W 20–19
November 3	at Augustana		L 14–26