1951 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

1951 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	2–4 (2–3 NCC)
Head coach	Frank Zazula (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1951 North Central Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
South Dakota $	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
South Dakota State	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Iowa State Teachers	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
North Dakota	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Morningside	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
North Dakota State	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	5	–	1
Augustana (SD)	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In its second year under head coach Frank Zazula, the team compiled a 2–4 record (2–2 against NCC opponents), finished in fourth place out of seven teams in the NCC, and was outscored by a total of 162 to 105. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	at Iowa State Teachers	Cedar Falls, IA	L 19–49
September 29	Morningside	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 21–16
October 13	South Dakota State	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	L 12–21
October 20	Beloit*	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	L 7–27
October 27	at North Dakota State	Fargo, ND (rivalry)	W 33–14
November 10	at South Dakota	Vermillion, SD (rivalry)	L 13–35
*Non-conference game