1899 North Dakota Flickertails football team

The 1899 North Dakota Flickertails football team was an American football team that represented University of North Dakota during the 1899 college football season. The team compiled a 6–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 179 to 5.[1]

1899 North Dakota Flickertails football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–0
Head coach
CaptainLynn J. Frazier
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kansas     10 0 0
North Dakota     6 0 0
Detroit College     5 0 0
Lincoln (MO)     1 0 0
Ohio State     9 0 1
Iowa     8 0 1
Washington University     5 1 0
Missouri     9 2 0
Chicago P&S     4 1 0
Mount Union     5 1 1
Indiana     6 2 0
South Dakota Agricultural     3 1 0
Wabash     1 0 1
Cincinnati     5 2 0
Drake     5 2 0
Heidelberg     5 2 0
Buchtel     2 1 0
Doane     2 1 0
Northern Illinois State     1 0 2
Notre Dame     6 3 1
Central Michigan     3 2 0
Fairmount     2 1 2
Carthage     3 2 1
Western Reserve     5 4 0
Wittenberg     5 4 0
Iowa State     5 4 1
College of Emporia     1 1 1
Ohio     2 2 0
Rush Medical     3 3 1
Ohio Wesleyan     5 5 0
Haskell     4 5 0
Lake Forest     4 6 2
Kansas State     2 3 0
Michigan Agricultural     2 4 1
Iowa State Normal     1 3 2
Washburn     2 5 2
Butler     1 3 0
Miami (OH)     1 5 0
Nebraska     1 7 1
North Dakota Agricultural     0 1 0
Baldwin–Wallace     0 4 0

The team was led by first-year head coach Harry C. "Babe" Loomis. Loomis was the school's first paid football coach, receiving $200 for the season.[2]

The team captain was Lynn Frazier who later served as Governor of North Dakota from 1917 to 1921.[3] Another player William Nuessle became chief justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court. A third, William Lemke, served as Attorney General of North Dakota from 1921 to 1922.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
October 22Moorhead NormalGrand Forks, NDW 57–0
October 30Henley Athletic AssociationGrand Forks, NDW 18–0
November 3Macalester CollegeGrand Forks, NDW 6–5
November 11North Dakota AgriculturalGrand Forks, ND (rivalry)W 46–0
November 30Dakota WesleyanGrand Forks, NDW 41–0
December 1at Litchfield HighLitchfield, MNW 11–0

References

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  1. ^ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019.
  2. ^ a b 2019 Media Guide, p. 135.
  3. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 109.
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