1939 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team

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1939 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	1–6–1 (0–5 NCC)
Head coach	Casey Finnegan (11th season)
Captain	Harry Johnson, Cecil Scrank
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Casey Finnegan, the team compiled a 1–6–1 record (0–5 against NCC opponents) and finished in seventh place out of seven teams in the NCC.^[1]

North Dakota Agricultural was ranked at No. 387 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[2]

The team played its home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	St. Thomas (MN)*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 0–15		^[3]
September 29	Morningside	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 0–15		^[4]
October 6	South Dakota	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 7–19		^[5]
October 14	South Dakota State	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (rivalry)	L 0–6		^[6]
October 21	at Moorhead State*	Moorhead, MN	T 14–14		^[7]
October 28	at North Dakota	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	L 0–18	4,000	^[8]
November 11	at Montana State*	Gatton Field Bozeman, MT	W 16–14		^[9]
November 18	at Iowa State Teachers	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	L 0–19		^[10]
*Non-conference game

^ "2013 Bison Football Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota State University. p. 157. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "St. Thomas upsets Bison, 15 to 0". The Minneapolis Morning Tribune. September 23, 1939. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maroons surprise Bison and win, 15 to 0". Sioux City Journal. September 30, 1939. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Coyotes top N.D. State, 19 to 7". Rapid City Journal. October 7, 1939. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rabbits take loop through". Sioux City Journal. October 15, 1939. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dragons and Bison battle to 14–14 tie". The Minneapolis Star. October 22, 1939. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sioux 2nd half drive wins, 18–0". The Minneapolis Star. October 29, 1939. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "North Dakota State sets Montana Bobcats back by 16–14". The Independent-Record. November 12, 1939. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "State Teachers wins, 19 to 0, over North Dakota State gridders to claim second place in league race". The Courier. November 19, 1939. 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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