North Dakota Fighting Sioux football

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The North Dakota Fighting Sioux are a college football program that competes in NCAA Division II and the North Central Conference. Their current head coach is Dale Lennon and their public address announcer is Brian Lee Rivers.

The Sioux and their longtime rival, the North Dakota State Bison, used to played for the Nickel Trophy. When the Bison moved to Division I-AA after 2003, the rivaly was discontiuned.

On June 21, 2006, the University of North Dakota announced that it would be moving its entire athletic program to Division I. The football team will compete in Division I-AA.

Contents

[edit] Championships

NCAA Division II National Championships

  • Champion
2001
  • Runner-up:
2003

[edit] Head coaches

# Name Term
1 Adolf F. Bechdolt 1894
2 Charles S. Farnsworth 1895-1896
3 Mlevin A. Brannan 1897-1898
4 Harry C. Loomis 1899
5 Victor L. Littig 1900
6 William Nuessle 1901
7 Harry C. Loomis 1902
8 Rex B. Kennedy 1903
9 John C. Sweetland 1904-1907
10 David Dunlap 1908-1911
11 John Vehmeier 1912
12 Fred V. Archer 1913
13 Thomas A. Gill 1914-1917
14 Paul J. Davis 1919-1925
15 Ferdinand Rockwell 1926-1927
16 C.A. "Jack" West 1928-1945
17 Glenn L. Jarrett 1946-1948
18 Richard Miller 1949
19 Frank A. Zazula 1950-1956
20 Marv "Whitey" Helling 1957-1967
21 Jerry Olson 1968-1977
22 Gene Murphy 1978-1979
23 Pat Behrns 1980-1985
24 Roger Thomas 1986-1998
25 Dale Lennon 1999-present

[edit] Stadiums

[edit] External links

The University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Academics: School of Aerospace Sciences | School of Law | School of Medicine
Athletics: The Fighting Sioux | Baseball | Basketball | Football | Hockey | Soccer | Volleyball
Facilities: Alerus Center | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center | Chester Fritz Auditorium | Chester Fritz Library | Energy and Environmental Research Center | Memorial Stadium | National Center for Hydrogen Technology | Ralph Engelstad Arena (old) | Ralph Engelstad Arena (new)
Media: Dakota Student | Fighting Sioux Sports Network | KFJM