1923 North Dakota Flickertails football team

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. The team played its home games at the University field.

1923 North Dakota Flickertails football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	5–3 (2–1 NCC)
Head coach	Paul J. Davis (5th season)

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Moorhead Normal	University field Grand Forks, ND	W 30–6
October 6	Jamestown	University field Grand Forks, ND	W 89–7
October 13	South Dakota	University field Grand Forks, ND (rivalry)	L 6–13
October 20	at Minnesota	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN	L 0–27	14,000
October 27	North Dakota Agricultural	University field Grand Forks, ND (rivalry)	W 10–3
November 3	at South Dakota State	Brookings, SD	W 12–6
November 10	at Marquette	Milwaukee, WI	L 0–27
November 17	at Carleton	Northfield, MN	W 10–3
Homecoming