1953 Northern State Wolves football team

1953 Northern State Wolves football
SDIC champion
ConferenceSouth Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
Record8–0 (6–0 SDIC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

The team played its home games in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Minot State*Minot, NDW 44–6
October 3HuronAberdeen, SDW 37–6
October 10South Dakota MinesAberdeen, SDW 34–19
October 17Southern StateAberdeen, SDW 32–9
October 24YanktonAberdeen, SDW 58–26
October 31at Dakota Wesleyan
W 39–7
November 7at Black HillsDeadwood, SDW 48–6[2]
November 11Valley City*Aberdeen, SDW 46–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Advertisement". Rapid City Journal. November 5, 1953. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.