The 1953 Northern State Wolves football team was an American football team that represented Northern State Teachers College (now known as Northern State University) as a member of the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC) during the 1953 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Clark Swisher, the Wolves compiled a perfect 8–0 record (6–0 in conference games), won the SDIC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 338 to 79.[1]
| 1953 Northern State Wolves football | |
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SDIC champion | |
| Conference | South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference |
| Record | 8–0 (6–0 SDIC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huron | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern State (SD) | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota Mines | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dakota Wesleyan | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yankton | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sioux Falls | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black Hills | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Beadle | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A postseason game was proposed with North Central Conference champion South Dakota State to determine the state championship,[2] but it did not occur.
The team played its home games in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | at Minot State* | Minot, ND | W 44–6 | ||||
| October 3 | Huron | Aberdeen, SD | W 37–6 | [3] | |||
| October 10 | South Dakota Mines | Aberdeen, SD | W 34–19 | [4] | |||
| October 17 | Southern State | Aberdeen, SD | W 32–9 | [5] | |||
| October 24 | Yankton | Aberdeen, SD | W 58–26 | [6] | |||
| October 31 | at Dakota Wesleyan |
| W 39–7 | [7] | |||
| November 7 | at Black Hills | Deadwood, SD | W 48–6 | [8] | |||
| November 11 | Valley City* | Aberdeen, SD | W 46–0 | 2,000 | [9] | ||
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References
edit- ↑ "Football All Over For South Dakota Colleges". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Associated Press. November 16, 1953. p. 9. Retrieved July 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Post-Season Game Between State, Northern 'Possible'". Rapid City Daily Journal. November 5, 1953. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wolves Beat Huron, 37-6". The Daily Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. October 4, 1953. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "J. Kretchman Scores 4 TDs In NSTC Win". The Daily Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. October 11, 1953. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Northern Tops Southern In SDIC 32 To 9". The Rapid City Daily Journal. October 18, 1953. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wolves Blast Yankton 58-26". The Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. October 25, 1953. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Jim Buchanan (November 2, 1953). "Undefeated Northern Takes 39-7 Victory Over DWU Tigers". The Daily Republic. Mitchell, South Dakota. p. 6.
- ↑ "Advertisement". Rapid City Journal. November 5, 1953. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "NSTC Swamps V. City 46-0". The Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. November 12, 1953. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.