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1923 North Dakota Flickertails football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record5–3 (2–1 NCC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Morningside $ 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
North Dakota 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Des Moines 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
South Dakota State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Creighton 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 1
South Dakota 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Nebraska Wesleyan * 1 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – ineligible for conference title; too few games played

The 1923 North Dakota Flickertails football team, also known as the Nodaks, was an American football team that represented the University of North Dakota as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1923 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Paul J. Davis, the Flickertails compiled a 5–3 record (2–1 against NCC opponents), finished in second place out of eight teams in the NCC, and outscored opponents by a total of 157 to 92.[1][2] The team played its home games at the University field.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Moorhead Normal
W 30–6[4]
October 6Jamestown
  • University field
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 89–7[5]
October 13South Dakotadagger
  • University field
  • Grand Forks, ND (rivalry)
L 6–13[6]
October 20at Minnesota
L 0–2714,000[7]
October 27North Dakota Agricultural
  • University field
  • Grand Forks, ND (rivalry)
W 10–3[8]
November 3at South Dakota StateBrookings, SDW 12–6[9]
November 10at MarquetteMilwaukee, WIL 0–27[10]
November 17at CarletonNorthfield, MNW 10–3[11]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
  2. ^ Jack Stewart (September 10, 1923). "North Dakota Expects Great Football Team: Coach Davis Believes 1923 Flickertails Will Rival Famous Team of 1908". The Daily Argus-Leader. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "U Football Team Starts Workouts: Men Arriving in Grand Forks For First Practice of Season; Field Is Fixed". The Bismarck Tribune. September 13, 1923. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "North Dakota Defeats Moorhead Normal, 30-6". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. September 30, 1923. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "N.D.U. Defeats Jamestown by 89 to 7 Score: Flickertails Show Reversal of Form Over Last Week--Burkman in 80 Yard Run for Score". The Bismarck Tribune. October 8, 1923. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "U.N.D. Is Out Of Running: Loses Chance for North Central Title by Losing Saturday". The Bismarck Tribune. October 15, 1923. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ George A. Barton (October 21, 1923). "Gopher Machine Rolls Over North Dakota for 27 to 0 Victory". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Breaks Give State U Game: Defeat Agricultural College By 10 to 3 Score". The Bismarck Tribune. October 28, 1923. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Elmer C. Hawley (October 31, 1923). "Rabbits Have Tough Battle With Flickers". The Daily Argus-Leader. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "North Dakota Buried Under 24 to 0 Score: Marquette U Scores Easy Victory Over Flickertails--Skemp Stars". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. November 11, 1923. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "North Dakota Wins, 10 to 3, Over Carleton: Northfield Team Lacks Punch When Scores Seem Apparent". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. November 18, 1923. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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