Nickel Trophy

**Nickel Trophy**
NDSU (31)	UND (35)

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1943 1944 2004–2014 2016-2018

UND

NDSU

Locations in North Dakota

The Nickel Trophy was presented to the winner of the formerly annual football game between the rival University of North Dakota (UND) Fighting Hawks and the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Bison. The two universities are approximately 76 miles apart on the eastern border of North Dakota. The two schools suspended play in 2003 and resumed play in 2015.

The Trophy

Robert Kunkel, a UND alumnus and Chicago advertising executive, was the originator of the trophy, and Blue Key, an honorary service fraternity at NDSU, and the UND Blue Key (Student Government after their Blue Key Chapter dissolved) administered the annual awarding. It is an oversized 75-pound replica^[1] of the James Earle Fraser-designed U.S. buffalo nickel with a buffalo on one side representing NDSU Bison and a Native American head on the other side representing UND, who were known as the Fighting Sioux until 2012. Fraser, best known for his sculpture, "The End of The Trail", was born in Winona, MN and lived for a time in Dakota Territory. The coin-shaped trophy's "mint" date is 1937, the year the trophy was created. Jack Sather, a native of New England, ND, was commissioned to design and act a sculpture of the award. It took six weeks to complete the job and he was paid $65 for his work. Those funds were raised by both NDSU and UND Blue Key chapters from members and friends. The Nickel, at 250 times larger than a regular five-cent piece, weighs 75 pounds and is 2 inches thick and 22 inches in diameter. Both sides were 3/4" relief and, from the original models, plaster casts were poured. The casts were hauled to a St. Paul, MN foundry where plaster copies were recast in an aluminum alloy. The halves were welded together to make the finished piece. It was first awarded in 1938 when NDSU won 17–13. It has been the object of many theft and "kidnapping" attempts by students from both universities. Governor William Langer was asked to participate in the unveiling of the new award in Grand Forks. Moments after the unveiling an unidentified student stepped up to Governor Langer, told him "I'll take care of this for you", and disappeared with the nickel trophy. It turned up 36 hours later on the front lawn of then UND President John C. West (The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, October 21, 1967) and a new tradition of "kidnapping" or "borrowing" the trophy had begun.

The Rivalry

Nickel Trophy
The Nickel Trophy – NDSU side
Awarded for	Winning the regular season NDSU/UND football game
Sponsor	NDSU Blue Key & UND Student Government
Date	1938-2003
Location	Fargo, ND or Grand Forks, ND
Country	United States
Currently held by	UND

Prior to 2004, the game was one of the longest-running college football contests, with 110 meetings spanning several decades with the first official game in 1894. The Sioux lead the all-time series 62–45, with 3 ties. In games where the Nickel Trophy has been contested (since 1938), the Sioux lead the series 35–30 and won the last three games in the series. The last NDSU win was in 2000, 16–13. The two playoff games between the teams (1994 and 1995) are not considered part of the Nickel series, and it has been agreed on by both schools that only the regular season scheduled game would determine the Nickel's rightful owner according to former Blue Key member and chapter adviser Tim Flakoll. The nickel trophy was not at stake in 2015 due to the Sioux logo remaining on one side.^[2]

Both teams have had long winning streaks in the series. The most recent streaks of significant length were in 1981–1992, where the Bison won 12 straight games in the series, including two shutout wins (1985 and 1989)- and in 1993–1996, where the Sioux snapped the losing streak by winning four straight regular season games. (As mentioned, the two teams did play playoff games in 1994 and 1995 respectively- the Sioux winning in 1994 and the Bison in 1995). Of more historical note, the Sioux won 12 straight also from 1953–1964 before the Bison stopped the streak with a 6–3 win in 1965.^[3]

Future

Since 1921, NDSU and UND competed as charter members in the NCAA Division II North Central Conference. In 2002, NDSU announced their intention to move their football program to the Division I-AA level (and athletic program as a whole to Division I). An agreement for the schools to continue competing on the field could not be reached between the two universities and was the subject of much controversy following NDSU's reclassification. Thus, the Sioux have held the trophy since October 18, 2003, when they defeated NDSU in the last Nickel Trophy game by a 28–21 score in Grand Forks.

In mid-2006, UND announced their intention to move their athletic programs to Division I as well and the 2008 season was their first in Division I. Today, NDSU is an all-sports member of The Summit League, a non-football conference, and a member of the football-only Missouri Valley Football Conference, while UND is a full member of the football-sponsoring Big Sky Conference.

Scheduling logistics with their respective conferences and the yearly frequency of the potential resumption of the series are the stated reasons for not resuming. Several high-profile alumni and sports figures have called for a resumption of the series, and there is a grassroots movement for the legislature to require an annual game by law.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

On May 16, 2012, UND athletic director Brian Faison announced that UND and NDSU are planning a contract for two more games between each other, first in 2015 in Fargo (NDSU) and then 2017 in Grand Forks (UND).^[8] On August 22, 2014, UND athletics announced the signing of a contract for two games against NDSU to be played in Fargo on September 19, 2015 and September 7, 2019.^[9]

Game results

North Dakota victories
North Dakota State victories
Tie games

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score		Series
#	Date	Location	Winner	UND	NDSU	Overall	Trophy
1	November 3, 1894	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	4	20	NDSU 1–0
2	November 12, 1894	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	4	24	NDSU 2–0
3	November 4, 1895	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	42	0	NDSU 2–1
4	November 9, 1895	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	4	12	NDSU 3–1
5	October 28, 1896	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	58	12	NDSU 3–2
6	October 30, 1897	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	39	0	Tied 3–3
7	November 15, 1897	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	20	0	UND 4–3
8	November 8, 1898	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	39	6	UND 5–3
9	November 11, 1899	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	46	0	UND 6–3
10	November 19, 1900	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	0	16	UND 6–4
11	November 2, 1901	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	11	17	UND 6–5
12	November 8, 1902	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	0	47	Tied 6–6
13	November 5, 1904	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	22	0	UND 7–6
14	November 7, 1904	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	17	0	UND 8–6
15	October 21, 1905	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	23	5	UND 9–6
16	November 18, 1905	Fargo, ND	Tied	11	11	UND 9–6–1
17	October 27, 1906	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	4	32	UND 9–7–1
18	November 5, 1910	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	18	0	UND 10–7–1
19	November 2, 1912	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	3	0	UND 11–7–1
20	November 1, 1913	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	20	14	UND 12–7–1
21	November 7, 1914	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	6	7	UND 12–8–1
22	November 6, 1915	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	20	0	UND 13–8–1
23	November 4, 1916	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	10	0	UND 14–8–1
24	November 3, 1917	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	6	20	UND 14–9–1
25	November 1, 1919	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	6	7	UND 14–10–1
26	October 30, 1920	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	14	7	UND 15–10–1
27	October 29, 1921	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	38	3	UND 16–10–1
28	November 4, 1922	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	7	0	UND 17–10–1
29	October 27, 1923	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	10	3	UND 18–10–1
30	November 1, 1924	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	7	20	UND 18–11–1
31	October 31, 1925	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	10	19	UND 18–12–1
32	November 6, 1926	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	7	6	UND 19–12–1
33	October 29, 1927	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	13	0	UND 20–12–1
34	October 27, 1928	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	18	0	UND 21–12–1
35	October 25, 1929	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	14	0	UND 22–12–1
36	October 25, 1930	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	14	7	UND 23–12–1
37	October 31, 1931	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	20	12	UND 24–12–1
38	October 22, 1932	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	6	7	UND 24–13–1
39	October 28, 1933	Grand Forks, ND	Tied	7	7	UND 24–13–2
40	October 27, 1934	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	0	7	UND 24–14–2
41	October 26, 1935	Grand Forks, ND	Tied	20	20	UND 24–14–3
42	October 31, 1936	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	14	0	UND 25–14–3
43	October 30, 1937	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	27	0	UND 26–14–3
44	October 29, 1938	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	13	17	UND 26–15–3	NDSU 1–0
45	October 28, 1939	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	18	0	UND 27–15–3	Tied 1–1
46	October 26, 1940	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	24	0	UND 28–15–3	UND 2–1
47	October 25, 1941	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	20	6	UND 29–15–3	UND 3–1
48	October 24, 1942	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	14	26	UND 29–16–3	UND 3–2
49	October 20, 1945	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	20	12	UND 30–16–3	UND 4–2
50	October 27, 1945	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	7	26	UND 30–17–3	UND 4–3
51	October 19, 1946	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	0	31	UND 30–18–3	Tied 4–4
52	October 18, 1947	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	25	20	UND 31–18–3	UND 5–4
53	October 30, 1948	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	7	19	UND 31–19–3	Tied 5–5
54	October 29, 1949	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	13	6	UND 32–19–3	UND 6–5
55	October 28, 1950	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	33	0	UND 33–19–3	UND 7–5
56	October 27, 1951	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	33	14	UND 34–19–3	UND 8–5
57	October 25, 1952	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	13	14	UND 34–20–3	UND 8–6
58	October 31, 1953	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	26	6	UND 35–20–3	UND 9–6
59	October 30, 1954	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	40	7	UND 36–20–3	UND 10–6
60	October 29, 1955	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	21	0	UND 37–20–3	UND 11–6
61	October 20, 1956	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	14	7	UND 38–20–3	UND 12–6
62	October 19, 1957	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	9	0	UND 39–20–3	UND 13–6
63	October 18, 1958	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	36	0	UND 40–20–3	UND 14–6
64	October 17, 1959	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	20	15	UND 41–20–3	UND 15–6
65	October 15, 1960	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	16	7	UND 42–20–3	UND 16–6
66	October 21, 1961	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	26	6	UND 43–20–3	UND 17–6
67	October 20, 1962	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	30	7	UND 44–20–3	UND 18–6
68	October 19, 1963	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	21	7	UND 45–20–3	UND 19–6
69	October 17, 1964	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	20	13	UND 46–20–3	UND 20–6
70	October 16, 1965	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	3	6	UND 46–21–3	UND 20–7
71	October 22, 1966	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	15	18	UND 46–22–3	UND 20–8
72	October 21, 1967	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	10	34	UND 46–23–3	UND 20–9
73	October 19, 1968	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	8	14	UND 46–24–3	UND 20–10
74	October 18, 1969	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	14	64	UND 46–25–3	UND 20–11
75	October 17, 1970	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	3	20	UND 46–26–3	UND 20–12
76	October 16, 1971	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	23	7	UND 47–26–3	UND 21–12
77	October 21, 1972	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	17	22	UND 47–27–3	UND 21–13
78	October 20, 1973	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	14	21	UND 47–28–3	UND 21–14
79	October 19, 1974	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	31	20	UND 48–28–3	UND 22–14
80	October 18, 1975	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	34	17	UND 49–28–3	UND 23–14
81	October 23, 1976	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	15	22	UND 49–29–3	UND 23–15
82	October 22, 1977	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	20	45	UND 49–30–3	UND 23–16
83	October 21, 1978	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	24	21	UND 50–30–3	UND 24–16
84	October 13, 1979	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	14	7	UND 51–30–3	UND 25–16
85	October 4, 1980	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	38	20	UND 52–30–3	UND 26–16
86	September 26, 1981	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	7	31	UND 52–31–3	UND 26–17
87	September 18, 1982	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	3	10	UND 52–32–3	UND 26–18
88	October 29, 1983	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	6	23	UND 52–33–3	UND 26–19
89	October 27, 1984	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	3	14	UND 52–34–3	UND 26–20
90	November 16, 1985	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	0	49	UND 52–35–3	UND 26–21
91	November 15, 1986	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	13	62	UND 52–36–3	UND 26–22
92	November 14, 1987	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	10	42	UND 52–37–3	UND 26–23
93	November 12, 1988	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	27	34	UND 52–38–3	UND 26–24
94	November 11, 1989	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	0	21	UND 52–39–3	UND 26–25
95	November 10, 1990	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	14	42	UND 52–40–3	Tied 26–26
96	November 16, 1991	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	28	35	UND 52–41–3	NDSU 27–26
97	November 14, 1992	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	19	20	UND 52–42–3	NDSU 28–26
98	October 30, 1993	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	22	21	UND 53–42–3	NDSU 28–27
99	October 29, 1994	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	34	13	UND 54–42–3	Tied 28–28
100	November 26, 1994	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	14	7	UND 55–42–3
101	November 4, 1995	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	21	7	UND 56–42–3	UND 29–28
102	November 18, 1995	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	10	41	UND 56–43–3
103	November 9, 1996	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	33	19	UND 57–43–3	UND 30–28
104	October 18, 1997	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota State	10	31	UND 57–44–3	UND 30–29
105	October 17, 1998	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	39	25	UND 58–44–3	UND 31–29
106	October 2, 1999	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	13	10	UND 59–44–3	UND 32–29
107	September 30, 2000	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	13	16	UND 59–45–3	UND 32–30
108	October 6, 2001	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	19	7	UND 60–45–3	UND 33–30
109	October 12, 2002	Fargo, ND	North Dakota	12	6	UND 61–45–3	UND 34–30
110	October 18, 2003	Grand Forks, ND	North Dakota	27	21	UND 62–45–3	UND 35–30
111	September 19, 2015	Fargo, ND	North Dakota State	9	34	UND 62–46–3
112	September 7, 2019	Fargo, ND
	Totals			1879	1599	UND 62–46–3	UND 35–30

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References

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North Dakota State Bison football

Venues	Dacotah Field (1910–1992) Fargodome (1993–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Dakota Marker (South Dakota State) Nickel Trophy (North Dakota)

Culture & lore	Thundar "On Bison" Gold Star Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

North Dakota Fighting Hawks football

Venues	Memorial Stadium (1927–2000) Alerus Center (2001–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Nickel Trophy (North Dakota State) Sitting Bull Trophy (South Dakota)

Culture & lore	"Fight On Sioux" "It's for You, North Dakota U" Pride of the North

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Missouri Valley Football Conference rivalries

Conference	Dakota Marker (North Dakota State–South Dakota State) South Dakota Showdown Series (South Dakota–South Dakota State)

Non-conference	Blue Key Victory Bell (Ball State–Indiana State) Mid-America Classic (Eastern Illinois–Illinois State) Nickel Trophy (North Dakota–North Dakota State) Sitting Bull Trophy (North Dakota–South Dakota) Steel Tire (Akron–Youngstown State)

Big Sky Conference football rivalries

Conference	Battle for the Golden Horseshoe (Cal Poly–UC Davis) Causeway Classic (Sacramento State–UC Davis) EWU–UM Governors Cup (Eastern Washington–Montana) Montana–Montana State Northern Arizona–Southern Utah

Non-conference	Beehive Boot (BYU–Utah–Utah State–Weber State) Little Brown Stein (Idaho–Montana) Nickel Trophy (North Dakota–North Dakota State) Sitting Bull Trophy (North Dakota–South Dakota)

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