1926 North Dakota Flickertails football team

1926 North Dakota Flickertails football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record4–4 (2–2 NCC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
South Dakota State $ 3 – 0 – 2 8 – 1 – 3
South Dakota 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Morningside 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Creighton 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
North Dakota 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Des Moines 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Nebraska Wesleyan 0 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1926 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 1926 college football season. In their first year under head coach Tod Rockwell, the Flickertails compiled a 4–4 record (2–2 against NCC opponents), finished in a tie for seventh place out of nine teams in the NCC, and were outscored by a total of 121 to 63.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Dakota Wesleyan*Grand Forks, NDW 7–0[2]
October 2at Minnesota*
L 0–5118,000[3]
October 9at Iowa*
L 7–40[4]
October 16at South DakotaVermillion, SD (rivalry)L 0–12[5]
October 23South Dakota StatedaggerGrand Forks, NDL 0–6[6]
October 30Des MoinesGrand Forks, NDW 33–0[7]
November 6at North Dakota Agricultural
W 7–65,000[8]
November 20at Marquette*
W 9–63,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
  2. ^ "Flickertails Win Season´s Opening Game". The Bismarck Tribune. September 30, 1926. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ George A. Barton (October 3, 1926). "Minnesota Crushes North Dakota, 51-0". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cowboy Kutsch Shines As Iowa Drubs North Dakota". Des Moines Sunday Register. October 10, 1926. pp. Sports 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Joe Ryan (October 17, 1926). "Coyotes Rally in Final Periods to Beat Nodaks". Sioux City Sunday Journal. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "S.D. State Mars N.D. Homecoming With 6-0 Victory". The Minneapolis Journal. October 24, 1926. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Des Moines Is Beaten, 33 to 0, by N.D. Passes". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. October 31, 1926. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Nodaks Win From Bison: Paul Boyd´s Placement Kick After Touchdown Gives U. Winning Margin". The Bismarck Tribune. November 8, 1926. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Marquette is Beaten, 9-6, by North Dakota". The Eau Claire Leader. November 21, 1926. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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