1981 North Dakota State Bison football team

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1981 North Dakota State Bison football team - Wikipedia

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1981 North Dakota State Bison football
NCC champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game, L 13–42 vs. Southwest Texas State
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	10–3 (7–0 NCC)
Head coach	Don Morton (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Daly (3rd season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1981 North Central Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 North Dakota State $^	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
North Dakota	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Northern Colorado	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
South Dakota *	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	6	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
South Dakota State *	2	–	4	–	1	4	–	6	–	0
Morningside	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Augustana (SD)	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	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 1981 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their third year under head coach Don Morton, the team compiled a 10–3 record, finished as NCC champion, and lost to Southwest Texas State in the NCAA Division II Championship Game.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Northern Michigan*		Memorial Field Marquette, MI	L 0–38	5,806	^[1]
September 12	at Northern Arizona*		NAU Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	L 17–23	11,750	^[2]
September 19	at Northern Colorado		Jackson Field Greeley, CO	W 17–7	1,987	^[3]
September 26	No. 1 North Dakota		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	W 31–7	14,100	^[4]
October 3	at Morningside		Elwood Olsen Stadium Sioux City, IA	W 34–0	3,000	^[5]
October 10	South Dakota State		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (rivalry)	W 49–24	7,600	^[6]
October 17	Augustana (SD)		Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 21–14	9,250	^[7]
October 24	at South Dakota	No. 10	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	W 43–7	6,800	^[8]
October 31	Nebraska–Omaha	No. 9	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 14–0	7,350	^[9]
November 7	Simon Fraser*	No. 8	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 42–7	3,600	^[10]
November 28	at No. 3 Puget Sound*	No. 6	Highline Stadium Burien, WA (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	W 24–10	4,500	^[11]
December 5	at No. 8 Shippensburg*	No. 6	Seth Grove Stadium Shippensburg, PA (NCAA Division II Semifinal)	W 18–6	7,400	^[12]
December 12	vs. No. 4 Southwest Texas State*	No. 6	McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium McAllen, TX (NCAA Division II Championship Game—Palm Bowl)	L 13–42	9,415	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

^ "Wildcats claw ND State, 38–0". Detroit Free Press. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NAU holds off N.D. State for 23–17 victory". Arizona Daily Star. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison drop UNC". Rapid City Journal. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Nellermore stars". Rapid City Journal. September 27, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "North Dakota State trims Morningside". The Des Moines Register. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "North Dakota St. beats Law-less SDSU". Argus-Leader. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "NDSU holds off Augustana". Argus-Leader. October 18, 1981. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison beat Coyotes, claim NCC championship". Rapid City Journal. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "N. Dak St. 14, UNO 0". The Lincoln Star. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison buries Clan". The Province. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison veer, Logger mistakes add up: 24–10, NDS". The News Tribune. November 29, 1981. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "North Dakota State eliminates Shippensburg". Sunday-The Daily News. December 6, 1981. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southwest Texas reigns". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 13, 1981. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 8, 2022.

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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
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