1923 North Dakota Flickertails football team

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]

  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.