1928 North Dakota Flickertails football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1928 North Dakota Flickertails football North Central Conference NCC 6–1–1 4–0 Charles A. West 1st Willis Shepard Memorial Stadium NCC 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 37.2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide University of North Dakota 2019 176 https://s3.amazonaws.com/undsports.com/documents/2019/8/2/2019_Media_Guide.pdf 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.2019 Media Guide, p. 107. Shepard was also the team captain.2019 Media Guide, p. 109. Back Cy Kahl became the first North Dakota athlete to play in the National Football League, signing with the Portsmouth Spartans in 1930.2019 Media Guide, p. 135. Two other members of the 1928 team went on to play in the Canadian Football League: Bill Mjogdalen and Curt Schave.2019 Media Guide, pp. 142-143. The 1928 team was inducted in 2003 into the University of North Dakota Athletic Hall of Fame.2019 Media Guide, p. 122. Schedule y September 22 1928 Manitoba Bisons Manitoba<ncg> Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND W 63-4 September 29 1928 Jamestown Jimmies Jamestown<ncg> Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND W 80-0 October 6 1928 Carleton Knights Carleton<ncg> Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND T 0-0 October 13 Morningside Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND W 25-13 North Dakota Conquers Morningside in Great Conference Battle, 25 to 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/127070925/ The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune Minneapolis, Minnesota October 14, 1928 2, sports section June 25, 2023 Newspapers.com October 20 South Dakota State<hc> Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND W 6-0 N.D. Beats S.D. State in Last Two Minutes The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune October 21, 1928 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54123872/nd-beats-sd-state-in-last-two/ Newspapers.com October 27 at North Dakota Agricultural Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (rivalry) W 18-0 November 10 at South Dakota Inman Field Vermillion, SD (rivalry) W 6-0 Flickertails Defeat South Dakota, 6-0 The Great Falls Tribune November 11, 1928 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54123544/flickertails-defeat-south-dakota-6-0/ Newspapers.comNorth Dakota Establishes Clear Claim To N. C. Title By Beating South Dakota 6 to 0 The Daily Argus-Leader November 11, 1928 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122941562/north-dakota-establishes-clear-claim-to/ Newspapers.com November 17 1928 Mount St. Charles Fighting Saints Mount St. Charles<ncg> Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND L 12-20 References North Dakota Category:North Dakota Fighting Hawks football seasons Category:North Central Conference football champion seasons North Dakota Flickertails football