1937 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team

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1937 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	5–4 (2–2 NCC)
Head coach	Casey Finnegan (9th season)
Captain	Forrest Stevens, Emil May
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
Seasons ← 1936 1938 →

The 1937 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota Agricultural College (now known as North Dakota State University) in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1937 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Casey Finnegan, the team compiled a 5–4 record (2–2 against NCC opponents) and finished in fourth place out of seven teams in the NCC.^[1] The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Omaha	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 34–7		^[2]
September 25	at Minnesota*	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 7–69	47,492	^[3]
October 1	Morningside	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 33–6		^[4]
October 9	South Dakota State	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (rivalry)	L 6–13		^[5]
October 16	at Carleton*	Laird Field Northfield, MN	W 6–0		^[6]
October 22	at Moorhead State*	Moorhead, MN	W 13–6		^[7]
October 30	at North Dakota	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (rivalry)	L 0–27		^[8]
November 6	at Colorado State–Greeley*	Jackson Field Greeley, CO	W 15–12		^[9]
November 13	at George Washington*	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–33		^[10]
*Non-conference game

^ "2013 Bison Football Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota State University. p. 157. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
^ "Omaha U. drops grid opener, 34–7". The Omaha Evening Bee-News. September 18, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gophers trample over Bison, 69–7". Minneapolis Morning Tribune. September 26, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison romp over Morningside, 33–6". Sioux City Journal. October 2, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rabbits upset Bison by 13–6". Sioux City Journal. October 10, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Carls outplay Bison in mud but lose 6 to 0 battle". The Minneapolis Morning Tribune. October 27, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison turn back Dragons, 13 to 6". The Minneapolis Morning Tribune. October 23, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sioux scalp State". Great Falls Tribune. October 31, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Last minute pass defeats Greeley State Bears, 15 to 12". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 8, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bisons defeated 33–0 by Colonials". Argus-Leader. November 14, 1937. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Dacotah Field (1910–1992) Fargodome (1993–present)
Bowls & rivalries	North Dakota: Nickel Trophy South Dakota State: Dakota Marker
Culture & lore	Thundar "On Bison" Gold Star Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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