1980 North Dakota State Bison football team

1980 North Dakota State Bison football
1980 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	6–4 (5–2 NCC)
Head coach	Don Morton (2nd season);
Defensive coordinator	Mike Daly (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 North Central Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 Northern Colorado $^	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
North Dakota	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
North Dakota State	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
South Dakota *	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	6	–	0
Augustana (SD)	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	1
South Dakota State *	1	–	5	–	1	3	–	8	–	0
Morningside	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	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 1980 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their second year under head coach Don Morton, the team compiled a 6–4 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Northern Michigan*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 0–10	9,300	^[1]
September 13	Northern Arizona*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 27–14	7,100	^[2]
September 20	at Nebraska–Omaha	Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	L 7–28	7,200	^[3]
September 27	Northern Colorado	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 17–7	7,200	^[4]
October 4	at North Dakota	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	L 20–38	14,500	^[5]
October 11	Morningside	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 16–7	7,700	^[6]
October 18	at South Dakota State	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD (rivalry)	W 23–16	6,499	^[7]
October 25	at Augustana (SD)	Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 26–15	563	^[8]
November 1	South Dakota	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 49–7	3,500	^[9]
November 8	at Montana State*	Reno H. Sales Stadium Bozeman, MT	L 19–21	5,121	^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^ "NMU downs North Dakota". Green Bay Press-Gazette. September 7, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "North Dakota State rushes past NAU". Arizona Daily Star. September 14, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UNO's Rogers shines in win". Lincoln Journal Star. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "North Dakota rips UNC 17–7". The Daily Sentinel. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jones leads Sioux victory". Argus-Leader. October 5, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morningside slips, 16–7". The Des Moines Register. October 12, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison continue mastery of SDSU". Sioux City Journal. October 19, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bison rush past Augustana". Argus-Leader. October 26, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Speral leads Bison past USD". Argus-Leader. November 2, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bobcats baffle Bison". Great Falls Tribune. November 9, 1980. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 8, 2022.

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