1938 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football team

1938 North Dakota Agricultural Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	5–4 (3–1 NCC)
Head coach	Casey Finnegan (10th season)
Captain	Ray Hawkins, Ernie Wheeler
Home stadium	Dacotah Field

1938 North Central Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
South Dakota $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
North Dakota	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
North Dakota Agricultural	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
South Dakota State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Morningside	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Omaha	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Iowa State Teachers	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Casey Finnegan, the team compiled a 5–4 record (3–1 against NCC opponents) and tied for second 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 23	Moorhead State*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 20–13		[2]
October 1	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers*	Osborne Stadium Winnipeg, MB	L 6–16		[3]
October 8	at Idaho*	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID	L 0–27	7,000	[4]
October 14	Iowa State Teachers	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 14–7		[5]
October 21	Colorado State–Greeley*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 12–0		[6]
October 29	North Dakota	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	W 17–13	8,000	[7]
November 5	at South Dakota	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	L 0–20		[8]
November 12	at South Dakota State	State Field Brookings, SD (rivalry)	W 13–7		[9]
November 19	at Creighton*	Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE	L 0–38		[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2013 Bison Football Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota State University. p. 157. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
2. "Bison beat Moorhead". The Minneapolis Star. September 24, 1938. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Bison are beaten by Bombers 16–6". The Bismarck Tribune. October 6, 1938. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Idaho romps to 27-to-0 victory over North Dakota State before 7000". Spokesman-Review. October 9, 1938. p. 1, sports. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Google News Archive.
5. "Teachers beaten by North Dakota State, 14 to 7". The Gazette. October 15, 1938. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bears defeated, 12–0". The Greeley Daily Tribune. October 22, 1938. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bison beat Sioux 17 to 13 in great homecoming upset". The Bismarck Tribune. October 31, 1938. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Coyotes gain North Central crown over Bison, 20 to 0". Argus-Leader. November 6, 1938. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Jackrabbits close season with loss to Bison; 13 to 6". Argus-Leader. November 13, 1938. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Creighton's sophs lead way as North Dakota State falls". The Nebraska State Journal. November 20, 1938. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.