1998 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

1998 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
NCAA Division II First Round, L 24–52 at Northern Colorado
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	8–3 (7–2 NCC)
Head coach	Roger Thomas (13th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1998 North Central Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Northern Colorado +^		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 16 Nebraska–Omaha +^		8	–	1					9	–	3
No. 7 North Dakota ^		7	–	2					8	–	3
North Dakota State		6	–	3					7	–	4
South Dakota State		5	–	4					6	–	5
Minnesota State		4	–	5					5	–	6
St. Cloud State		3	–	6					3	–	8
Augustana (SD)		2	–	7					4	–	7
South Dakota		1	–	8					3	–	8
Morningside		1	–	8					2	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1998 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, also known as the Nodaks, was an American football team that represented the University of North Dakota as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1998 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Roger Thomas in his 13th and final year as head coach, the Fighting Sioux compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 7–2 in conference play, placing third in the NCC. North Dakota advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, losing to Northern Colorado in the first round. The team played home game at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Moorhead State*	No. 16	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 34–0
September 19	at South Dakota State	No. 16	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	W 20–6	5,674	[1]
September 26	Morningside	No. T–8	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 46–7
October 3	at No. T–18 Nebraska–Omaha	No. 9	Al F. Caniglia Field [Omaha, NE	L 10–20	6,100	[2]
October 10	Mankato State	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 27–17
October 17	at North Dakota State	No. 17	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	W 39–25		[3]
October 24	St. Cloud State	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	W 31–28 ^OT
October 31	South Dakota	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Sitting Bull Trophy)	W 33–14	6,162	[4]
November 7	at Augustana (SD)	No. 7	Howard Wood Field Sioux Falls, SD	W 35–18
November 14	Northern Colorado	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND	L 8–14
November 21	at No. 6 Northern Colorado*	No. 7	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO (NCAA Division II First Round)	L 24–52
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1999 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Jim Kleinsasser	Tight end	2	44	Minnesota Vikings

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References

1. Thaler, Adam (September 20, 1998). "Big-play Sioux tops SDSU". Argus-Leader. p. 1D. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Kaipust, Rich (October 4, 1998). "Mavericks' Strong Finish Settles Issue With Sioux". Omaha World-Herald. p. 1-F. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Kleinsasser KO's Bison". The Bismarck Tribune. October 18, 1998. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Moore, UND beat up USD". Argus-Leader. November 1, 1998. p. 4D. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
6. "1999 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.