1928 North Dakota Flickertails football team

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1928 North Dakota Flickertails football
NCC champion
Conference North Central Conference
Record6–1–1 (4–0 NCC)
Head coach
CaptainWillis Shepard
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1927
1929  →
1928 North Central Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Dakota $ 4 –0 –06 –1 –1
South Dakota State 3 –1 –09 –1 –0
Morningside 1 –3 –05 –4 –0
North Dakota Agricultural 1 –3 –03 –4 –1
South Dakota 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1928 North Dakota Flickertails football team, also known as the Nodaks, was an American football team that represented the University of North Dakota in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1928 college football season. In its first year under head coach Charles A. West, the team compiled a 6–1–1 record (4–0 against NCC opponents), won the program's first conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 210 to 37. [1]

Three North Dakota players were selected as first-team players on the 1928 All-North Central Conference football team: center Stuart MacMillan; end Willis Shepard; and tackle Eddie Showers. [2] Shepard was also the team captain. [3]

Back Cy Kahl became the first North Dakota athlete to play in the National Football League, signing with the Portsmouth Spartans in 1930. [4] Two other members of the 1928 team went on to play in the Canadian Football League: Bill Mjogdalen and Curt Schave. [5]

The 1928 team was inducted in 2003 into the University of North Dakota Athletic Hall of Fame. [6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22 Manitoba *
W 63–4
September 29 Jamestown *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 80–0
October 6 Carleton *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
T 0–0
October 13 Morningside
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 25–13 [7]
October 20 South Dakota State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 6–0 [8]
October 27at North Dakota Agricultural
W 18–0
November 10at South Dakota
W 6–0 [9] [10]
November 17 Mount St. Charles *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
L 12–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. ↑ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
  2. ↑ 2019 Media Guide, p. 107.
  3. ↑ 2019 Media Guide, p. 109.
  4. ↑ 2019 Media Guide, p. 135.
  5. ↑ 2019 Media Guide, pp. 142-143.
  6. ↑ 2019 Media Guide, p. 122.
  7. ↑ "North Dakota Conquers Morningside in Great Conference Battle, 25 to 13". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune . Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 14, 1928. p. 2, sports section. Retrieved June 25, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ "N.D. Beats S.D. State in Last Two Minutes". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. October 21, 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Flickertails Defeat South Dakota, 6-0". The Great Falls Tribune. November 11, 1928. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "North Dakota Establishes Clear Claim To N. C. Title By Beating South Dakota 6 to 0". The Daily Argus-Leader. November 11, 1928. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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