1954 North Dakota State Bison football team

The 1954 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1954 college football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their first year under head coach Del Anderson, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record.^[1]

1954 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	1–7–1 (1–4–1 NCC)
Head coach	Del Anderson (1st season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field
Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

1954 North Central Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
South Dakota State +	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Morningside +	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
South Dakota	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
North Dakota	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Iowa State Teachers	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
North Dakota State	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Augustana (SD)	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Concordia–Moorhead*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 0–12		[2]
September 17	Augustana (SD)	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	T 6–6		[3]
September 25	at Iowa State Teachers	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	L 0–39	6,000	[4]
October 8	Morningside	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 41–27		[5]
October 16	South Dakota State	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (rivalry)	L 13–50	4,500	[6]
October 22	at Wayne*	Tartar Field Detroit, MI	L 0–39	647	[7]
October 30	at North Dakota	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	L 7–40		[8]
November 6	at Wichita*	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 0–59	9,707	[9]
November 13	at South Dakota	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	L 20–52		[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming