College Football Team Details: North Dakota
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North Dakota FCS : MVFC

Location
Grand Forks ND

Spirit Name
Fighting Hawks

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Fighting Hawk 		Stadium:
Alerus Dome: FCS Rank 65
Capacity: 12,283
Surface: AstroTurf

Offense Data | Defense Data

University Snapshot

Year Annual
Record		 Coach Head Coach Record Overall Record Total Win Rank / Winning % Returning Letterman Returning
Starters		 Attendance
2010 3-8 Chris Mussman @ UND 15-17 / Winning Percentage 46.88 604-366-30 Winning Percentage 61.90 Total Win Rank 14 Winning Percentage Rank 19 Total 32 Off. 15 Def. 17 S.T. 0 Ofense 6* Defense 9 8,154 Decrease/FCS Rank 54
2010 6-5 Chris Mussman @ UND 12-9 / Winning Percentage 57.14 601-358-30 Winning Percentage 62.29 Total Win Rank 14 Winning Percentage Rank 17 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense 4 Defense6 8,539 FCS Rank NA
2011 8-3 Chris Mussman @ UND 23-20 / Winning Percentage 53.49 612-369-30 Winning Percentage 62.02 Total Win Rank 14 Winning Percentage Rank 17 Total 35 Off. 17 Def. 16 S.T. 2 Offense 7 Defense 5 7,841 Decrease FCS Rank 60
2012 5-6 Chris Mussman @ UND 28-26 / Winning Percentage 51.85 617-375-30 Winning Percentage 61.84 Total Win Rank 14 Winning Percentage Rank 17 Total 39 Off. 20 Def. 17 S.T. 2 Offense 9* Defense 5 8,962 Increase FCS Rank 40
2013 3-8 Chris Mussman @ UND 31-34 / Winning Percentage 47.69 620-383-30 Winning Percentage 61.47 Total Win Rank 14 Winning Percentage Rank 19 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 8,357 Decrease FCS Rank 44
2014 5-7 Bubba Schweigert @ UND 5-7 Winning Percentage 41.67 625-390-30 Winning Percentage 61.24 Total Win Rank 14 Winning Percentage Rank 16 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 7,486 Decrease FCS Rank 55
2015 7-4 Bubba Schweigert @ UND 12-11 Winning Percentage 52.18 632-394-30 Winning Percentage 61.27 Total Win Rank 14 Winning Percentage Rank 16 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 8,318 Increase FCS Rank 41
2016 9-3 Bubba Schweigert @ UND 21-14 Winning Percentage 60.00 641-397-30 Winning Percentage 61.42 Total Win Rank 13 Winning Percentage Rank 16 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 9,944 Increase FCS Rank 29
2017 3-8 Bubba Schweigert @ UND 24-22 Winning Percentage 52.17 644-405-30 Winning Percentage 61.08 Total Win Rank 14 Winning Percentage Rank 15 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 10,428 Increase FCS Rank 27
2018 6-5 Bubba Schweigert @ UND 30-27 Winning Percentage 52.63 650-410-30 Winning Percentage 61.01 Total Win Rank 14 Winning Percentage Rank 16 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 9,336 Decrease FCS Rank 26
2019 7-5 Bubba Schweigert @ UND 37-32 Winning Percentage 53.62 657-415-30 Winning Percentage 61.98 Total Win Rank 14 Winning Percentage Rank 17 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 8,340 Decrease FCS Rank 38
2020 5-2 Bubba Schweigert @ UND 42-34 Winning Percentage 55.26 662-417-30 Winning Percentage 61.05 Total Win Rank 13 Winning Percentage Rank 18 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA Covid 19
2021 5-6 Bubba Schweigert @ UND 47-40 Winning Percentage 54.02 667-423-30 Winning Percentage 60.89 Total Win Rank 13 Winning Percentage Rank 20 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 9,661 Increase FCS Rank 24
2022 7-5 Bubba Schweigert @ UND 54-45 Winning Percentage 54.55 674-428-30 Winning Percentage 60.87 Total Win Rank 13 Winning Percentage Rank 20 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 9,780 Increase FCS Rank 26
2023 7-5 Bubba Schweigert @ UND 61-50 Winning Percentage 54.95 681-433-30 Winning Percentage 60.84 Total Win Rank 13 Winning Percentage Rank 19 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 10,288 Increase FCS Rank 24
2024 5-7 Bubba Schweigert @ UND 66-57 Winning Percentage 53.66 686-440-30 Winning Percentage 60.64 Total Win Rank 12 Winning Percentage Rank 18 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 10,284 Decrease FCS Rank 21
2025 0-0 Eric Schmidt @ UND 0-0 Winning Percentage 00.00 686-440-30 Winning Percentage 60.64 Total Win Rank 12 Winning Percentage Rank 18 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA TBD
* = Returning Quarterback

Schedule (2025)

Record 2025

Overall: W:5 L:2 T:0
Conf: W:5 L:2 T:0
Division: W:5 L:2 T:0

Game Date Home VS Away Score Game Stats
BCS (FBS AQ's) Aug-30 2025 Kansas State
 -VS- 
North Dakota 		LOSS
38 - 35
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Kansas State 3-36 146 318 464 1 13 5
North Dakota 4-30 102 252 354 1 14 5
FCS NL / ESPN+ 6:00
FCS (FCS AQ's) Sep-06 2025 North Dakota
 -VS- 
Portland State (OR) 		WIN
50 - 20
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
North Dakota 1-15 275 171 446 1 12 5
Portland State (OR) 4-35 82 146 228 3 9 4
FCS (FCS AQ's) Sep-13 2025 Montana
 -VS- 
North Dakota 		LOSS
24 - 23
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Montana 7-63 68 300 368 2 18 5
North Dakota 9-81 202 258 460 1 18 6
FCS (FCS AQ's) Sep-20 2025 North Dakota
 -VS- 
Valparaiso (IN) 		WIN
58 - 7
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
North Dakota 5-55 228 220 448 1 12 5
Valparaiso (IN) 2-13 65 111 176 1 15 2
BYE WEEK!
Same Conference Oct-04 2025 Northern Iowa
 -VS- 
North Dakota 		WIN
7 - 35
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Northern Iowa 5-60 124 201 325 2 18 9
North Dakota 3-25 176 246 422 1 7 3
Same Conference Oct-11 2025 North Dakota
 -VS- 
Youngstown State 		WIN
35 - 17
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
North Dakota 2-25 228 146 374 0 17 6
Youngstown State 7-64 108 269 377 0 14 3
Same Conference Oct-18 2025 Southern Illinois
 -VS- 
North Dakota 		WIN
19 - 38
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Southern Illinois 5-34 79 258 337 2 15 5
North Dakota 4-30 302 73 375 0 12 5
Same Conference Oct-25 2025 North Dakota
 -VS- 
Indiana State 		N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indiana State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Same Conference Nov-01 2025 South Dakota
 -VS- 
North Dakota 		N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
South Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Same Conference Nov-08 2025 North Dakota
 -VS- 
North Dakota State 		N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Dakota State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Same Conference Nov-15 2025 Murray State (KY)
 -VS- 
North Dakota 		N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Murray State (KY) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Same Conference Nov-22 2025 North Dakota
 -VS- 
South Dakota State 		N/A
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Dakota State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Record 2025

Overall: W:5 L:2 T:0
Conf: W:5 L:2 T:0
Division: W:5 L:2 T:0

Totals

Penalties Rushing
Yards		 Passing
Yards		 Total
Yards		 Turnovers 3rd Down
Attempts		 3rd Down
Coversions
North Dakota 28 - 261 Yards 1513 1366 2879 5 92 35
Opponents 33 - 305 Yards 672 1603 2275 11 102 33
KEY

Colored Dots Indicate that the game is outside of their division.

  • Other = Conference Game
  • BCS = Power Four Opponent
  • FBS = Group of 5 Opponent
  • FCS = FCS Opponent
  • FCS Non AQ = Non-Division I Opponent

Offense Data   Back To Top

Offense Total Yards

Games Yards Avg. Yards Per Game
7 2879 411

Offense Passing

Games Yards Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
7 1366 195

Offense Rushing

Games Yards Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game
7 1513 216

Offense Scoring

Games Total Points Avg. Points Per Game
7 274 39

Offense Turnovers

Games Turnovers Avg. Turnovers Per Game
7 5 0.71

Offense Third Down Conversion

Third Down Attempts Third Down Coversions Third Down Conversion Percentage
92 35 38%

Offense Red Zone

Games RZ Drives RZ Scores RZ Points RZ Rushing TD RZ Passing TD RZ TD Total RZ Field Goals RZ Scoring Percentage RZ TD Percentage
7 25 20 114 10 8 18 2 80% 72%

Defense Data   Back To Top

Defense Total Yards

Games Opponent Total Yards Opponent Avg. Yards Per Game
7 2275 325

Defense Passing

Games Opponent Total Passing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
7 1603 229

Defense Rushing

Games Opponent Total Rushing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
7 672 96

Defense Scoring

Games Opponent Total Points Opponent Avg. Points Per Game
7 132 19

Defense Turnovers

Games Opponent Turnovers Opponent Avg. Turnovers Per Game
7 11 1.57

Defense Third Down Stops

Opponent Third Down Attempts Opponent Third Down Coversions Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage
102 33 32.4%

Defense Red Zone

Games Opponent RZ Drives Opponent RZ Scores Opponent RZ Points Opponent RZ Rushing_TD Opponent RZ Passing_TD Opponent RZ Zone TD Opponent RZ Field Goals Opponent RZ Scoring Percentage Opponent RZ TD Percentage
7 25 20 114 10 8 18 2 80% 72%

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