1928 North Dakota Flickertails football team

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]

1928 North Dakota Flickertails football
NCC champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
1928 record6–1–1 (4–0 NCC)
Head coachCharles A. West (1st season)
CaptainWillis Shepard
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1928 North Central Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
North Dakota $ 4 –0 –0  6 –1 –1
South Dakota State 3 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
Morningside 1 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
North Dakota Agricultural 1 –3 –0  3 –4 –1
South Dakota 1 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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 22Manitoba*
W 63–4
September 29Jamestown*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 80–0
October 6Carleton*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
T 0–0
October 13Morningside
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 25–13
October 20South Dakota State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 6–0[7]
October 27at North Dakota Agricultural
W 18–0
November 10at South Dakota
W 6–0[8]
November 17Mount St. Charles*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
L 12–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
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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. "N.D. Beats S.D. State in Last Two Minutes". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. October 21, 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Flickertails Defeat South Dakota, 6-0". The Great Falls Tribune. November 11, 1928. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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