2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 7
FCS Coaches	No. 6
Record	4–1 (1–0 MVFC)
Head coach	Bubba Schweigert (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Isaac Fruechte (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Joel Schwenzfeier (1st season)
Home stadium	Alerus Center
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team will represent the University of North Dakota as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Fighting Hawks will be led by eleventh-year head coach Bubba Schweigert, and will play their home games at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Missouri State*	1	–	0	3	–	2
No. 7 North Dakota	1	–	0	4	–	1
No. 2 North Dakota State	1	–	0	4	–	1
No. 4 South Dakota	1	–	0	3	–	1
No. 1 South Dakota State	0	–	0	3	–	1
Northern Iowa	0	–	0	2	–	2
Indiana State	0	–	0	1	–	3
No. 18 Illinois State	0	–	1	3	–	2
Murray State	0	–	1	1	–	3
No. 19 Southern Illinois	0	–	1	2	–	3
Youngstown State	0	–	1	1	–	4
* Ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of September 30, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	2:30 p.m.	at Iowa State*	No. 24	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FS1	L 3–21	56,148
September 7	6:00 p.m.	No. 4 Montana*	No. 23	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	MidcoSN/ESPN+	W 27–24	11,595
September 14	1:00 p.m.	Idaho State*	No. 10	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	MidcoSN/ESPN+	W 52–28	10,685
September 21	1:00 p.m.	San Diego*	No. 10	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	MidcoSN/ESPN+	W 41–24	8,491
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Murray State	No. 9	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	MidcoSN/ESPN+	W 72–35	10,828
October 5	2:30 p.m.	at No. 2 North Dakota State	No. 7	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	MidcoSN/ABC ND/ESPN+
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Northern Iowa		Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	MidcoSN/ESPN+
October 26	5:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+
November 2	12:00 p.m.	at Indiana State		Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+
November 9	1:00 p.m.	South Dakota State		Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	MidcoSN/ESPN+
November 16	12:00 p.m.	South Dakota		Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND (Sitting Bull Trophy)	MidcoSN/ESPN+
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at Illinois State		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at Iowa State

No. 24 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0–0) at Iowa State Cyclones (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Fighting Hawks	0	3	0	0	3
Cyclones	7	7	0	7	21

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA

Date: August 31, 2024
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: Clear; 82 °F (28 °C); Wind: SW 9 mph
Game attendance: 56,148
TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter

(14:22) ISU - Higgins,Jayden 21 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Konrardy,Kyle kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:38; ISU 7–0)

Second Quarter

(3:00) UND – Elrichs,CJ 26 yd field goal (Drive: 23 plays, 88 yards, 12:24; ISU 7–3)
(0:48) ISU - Noel,Jaylin 14 yd pass from Becht,Rocco (Konrardy,Kyle kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:12; ISU 14–3)

Fourth Quarter

(12:33) ISU - ISU - Becht,Rocco 2 yd run (Konrardy,Kyle kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 96 yards, 6:54; ISU 21–3)

Statistics	UND	ISU
First downs	20	18
Total yards	295	353
Rushing yards	174	86
Passing yards	121	267
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–30–1	20–26–0
Time of possession	37:51	22:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing	Simon Romfo	17–30, 121 yds, INT
	Rushing	Isaiah Smith	12 car, 50 yds
	Receiving	Bo Belquist	6 rec, 43 yds
Iowa State	Passing	Rocco Becht	20–26, 267 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Abu Sama	5 car, 36 yds
	Receiving	Jaylin Noel	8 rec, 135 yds, TD

No. 4 Montana

No. 4 Montana Grizzlies (1–0) vs No. 23 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Grizzlies	0	0	0	0	0
No. 23 Fighting Hawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND

Date: September 7, 2024
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
TV: MidcoSN

Idaho State

Idaho State Bengals (1–1) vs No. 10 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0
No. 10 Fighting Hawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND

Date: September 14, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
TV: TBA

San Diego

San Diego Toreros (2–0) vs No. 10 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	0	0	0	0	0
No. 10 Fighting Hawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND

Date: September 21, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
TV: TBA

Murray State

Murray State Racers (1–2) vs No. 9 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	0	0	0	0	0
No. 9 Fighting Hawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND

Date: September 28, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
TV: TBA

at North Dakota State

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0–0) at North Dakota State Bison (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	0	0	0	0	0
Bison	0	0	0	0	0

at Fargodome • Fargo, ND

Date: October 5, 2024
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
TV: ESPN+

Northern Iowa

Northern Iowa Panthers (0–0) vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
Fighting Hawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND

Date: October 19, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
TV: TBA

at Youngstown State

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0–0) at Youngstown State Penguins (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	0	0	0	0	0
Penguins	0	0	0	0	0

at Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH

Date: October 26, 2024
Game time: 5:00 p.m.
Game weather: TBA
TV: TBA

at Indiana State

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0–0) at Indiana State Sycamores (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN

Date: November 2, 2024
Game time: TBD
Game weather: TBD
TV: ESPN+

South Dakota State

South Dakota State Jackrabbits (0–0) vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jackrabbits	0	0	0	0	0
Fighting Hawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND

Date: November 9, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
TV: TBA

South Dakota

South Dakota Coyotes (0–0) vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	0	0	0	0
Fighting Hawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND

Date: November 16, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
TV: TBA

at Illinois State

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0–0) at Illinois State Redbirds (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	0	0	0	0	0
Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0

at Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL

Date: November 23, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: TBD
TV: ESPN+

References

^ "2024 North Dakota Football Schedule". fightinghawks.com. North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^ "2024 North Dakota Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBS Schedules. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

[1] "2024 North Dakota Football Schedule". fightinghawks.com. North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

[2] "2024 North Dakota Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBS Schedules. Retrieved July 8, 2024.

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