The 1946 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, also known as the Nodaks, was an

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team that represented the

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in the

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(NCC) during the

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. In its second year under head coach

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, the team compiled a 5–3 record (2–2 against NCC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 137 to 110. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in

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