2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Rudolph (5th season)
Offensive schemePistol
Defensive coordinatorEric Schmidt (5th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumAlerus Center
2018 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Alabama –  7–3 
Hampton –  7–3 
North Dakota –  6–5 

The 2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Bubba Schweigert and played their home games at the Alerus Center. The Fighting Hawks competed as an FCS independent. They finished the season 6–5.

North Dakota left the Big Sky Conference for all sports except football in 2018 and join the Summit League. The football program joined the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2020. Although being classified as an independent for football in 2018 and 2019, the Fighting Hawks continued to play a full Big Sky schedule, and their game counted in the conference standings for their opponents, North Dakota was ineligible to win the conference championship.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.Mississippi Valley State
Midco SNW 35–78,884
September 84:00 p.m.at No. 9 (FBS) Washington
P12NL 3–4568,093
September 156:00 p.m.at No. 5 Sam Houston State
ESPN3W 24–235,373
September 224:30 p.m.Idaho StatedaggerNo. 22
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
Midco SNL 21–2511,157
September 291:00 p.m.at Northern Colorado
Pluto TV 241W 38–134,902
October 131:00 p.m.No. 22 Montana
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
Midco SNW 41–1410,497
October 208:00 p.m.at Sacramento State
Pluto TV 233W 41–1510,709
October 272:00 p.m.No. 4 Weber StateNo. 22
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
Midco SNL 30–358,650
November 34:00 p.m.at Idaho
Pluto TV 242L 27–317,899
November 102:00 p.m.Portland State
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
Midco SNW 17–107,494
November 173:30 p.m.at Northern Arizona
Pluto TV 239L 16–314,306

[2][3]

Game summaries

Mississippi Valley State

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0 7 0 0 7
Fighting Hawks 14 7 7 7 35

At Washington

North Dakota at Washington – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Fighting Hawks 0 0 303
No. 9 (FBS) Huskies 10 7 72145

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

  • Date: September 8, 2018
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Overcast • Wind SE @ 6 mph (10 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 68,093
  • Referee: Chris Wiggins
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth, and Jill Savage
Game information
Top passers
  • UND – Nate Ketteringham: 16/30, 96 yards
  • UW – Jake Browning: 23/37, 313 yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions
Top rushers
  • UND – John Santiago: 18 attempts, 139 yards
  • UW – Myles Gaskin: 15 attempts, 53 yards, one touchdown
Top receiving
  • UND – Noah Manzek: 3 receptions, 23 yards
  • UW – Quinten Pounds: 3 receptions, 98 yards

At Sam Houston State

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Hawks 7 10 0 7 24
No. 5 Bearkats 7 3 13 0 23

Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 6 13 0 6 25
No. 22 Fighting Hawks 14 7 0 0 21

At Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Hawks 3 21 0 14 38
Bears 0 7 0 6 13

Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Grizzlies 7 0 0 7 14
Fighting Hawks 14 13 7 7 41

At Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Hawks 14 0 20 7 41
Hornets 3 7 5 0 15

Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Wildcats 7 14 7 7 35
No. 22 Fighting Hawks 0 20 3 7 30

At Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Hawks 7 7 6 7 27
Vandals 14 0 0 17 31

Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 3 7 0 10
Fighting Hawks 7 0 0 10 17

At Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Hawks 0 10 3 3 16
Lumberjacks 14 3 7 7 31

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRV22RVRVRVRV22RVRVRV
Coaches———RV——RVRV2425RV25

References

  1. ↑ Miller, Tom (January 26, 2017). "UND officially makes the move to the Summit League, Missouri Valley Football Conference". Grand Forks Herald. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  2. ↑ "North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2018 M Football Schedule". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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