While traditionally the title of "Team Captain" was reserved for a single player - the first being F. R. Bechdolt - UND first chose dual leaders in 1901 when Lynn J. Frazier and William Lemke were selected. For Frazier, it was his third-consecutive season as captain.

After moving back towards tradition for 34 seasons, North Dakota once again selected two players to captain the team. In 1962, the team once again broke from tradition when Robert Enebak, Gene Murphy, Maurice Paulsen, and Gary Sukut established the first captain foursome. Since that year, UND football has chosen anywhere from two to five players to represent the team on the gridiron.

When Danny Freund (Kenosha, Wis.), Mitch Braegelmann (St. Cloud, Minn.), Brady Trenbeath (Cavalier, N.D.), and Rory Manke (Detroit Lakes, Minn.) were selected last season, it marked the 14th time four captains were chosen. This past spring, seniors Andrew Miller (Menomonie, Wis.) and Marcus Tibesar (St. Paul, Minn.) were chosen to lead the Fighting Sioux as they head into their second year of transition into NCAA Division I and the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).

In the 115 years of North Dakota football, over 200 student-athletes have been granted the opportunity and the privilege to serve as a UND football captain. And no matter what you call them - NoDaks, Flickertails, or Fighting Sioux - each of these men had the same thing - pride in themselves, pride in their team and pride in their school. Go Sioux!

UND captain-related quick facts

• All three Manke brothers (Ryan, 2004; Reed, 2006; Rory, 2008) served as captains for one year
• Only two players have served as team captain for three-consecutive years
  • Lynn J. Frazier (1899-1901)
  • Victor Wardrope (1902-04)
• Former UND head coach Dale Lennon served as UND team captain in 1983
• Tim Tibesar, brother of senior captain FB Marcus Tibesar, served as team captain in 1996
• Assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator Mike Mannausau served as team captain in 1998
• North Dakota football sideline reporter Kelly Howe served as team captain in 1999
• David Wisthof, brother of redshirt freshman TE Seth Wisthoff (Glenburn, N.D.), served as team captain in 2004
• Head coach Chris Mussman captained his Iowa State team in 1990
• Offensive line coach Rod Carey served as captain for the Indiana Hoosiers in 1993
• Special teams and inside linebackers coach Josh Kotelnicki served as team captain for the 2001 national championship game against Grand Valley State
• Over 36 players on the 2009 roster served as captain for at least one season during their high school careers