American college football season
2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Record | 6–5 |
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Head coach | - Bubba Schweigert (5th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Paul Rudolph (5th season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Eric Schmidt (5th season) |
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Home stadium | Alerus Center |
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Seasons |
The 2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represents 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 will leave the Big Sky Conference for all sports except football in 2018 and join the Summit League. Their football program will join the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2020. Although being classified as an independent for football in 2018 and 2019, they will continue to play a full Big Sky schedule and their games will count in the conference standings for their opponents but the Fighting Hawks will be ineligible to win the conference championship.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State | | | Midco SN | W 35–7 | 8,884 |
September 8 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 9 (FBS) Washington | | | P12N | L 3–45 | 68,093 |
September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Sam Houston State | | | ESPN3 | W 24–23 | 5,373 |
September 22 | 4:30 p.m. | Idaho State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 22 | - Alerus Center
- Grand Forks, ND
| Midco SN | L 21–25 | 11,157 |
September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | | | Pluto TV 241 | W 38–13 | 4,902 |
October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 22 Montana | | - Alerus Center
- Grand Forks, ND
| Midco SN | W 41–14 | 10,497 |
October 20 | 8:00 p.m. | at Sacramento State | | | Pluto TV 233 | W 41–15 | 10,709 |
October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 4 Weber State | No. 22 | - Alerus Center
- Grand Forks, ND
| Midco SN | L 30–35 | 8,650 |
November 3 | 4:00 p.m. | at Idaho | | | Pluto TV 242 | L 27–31 | 7,899 |
November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Portland State | | - Alerus Center
- Grand Forks, ND
| Midco SN | W 17–10 | 7,494 |
November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | | | Pluto TV 239 | L 16–31 | 4,306 |
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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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fighting Hawks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
No. 9 (FBS) Huskies | 10 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
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
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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 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | | |
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Coaches | — | — | — | RV | — | — | RV | RV | 24 | 25 | RV | 25 | | |
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "2018 M Football Schedule". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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