2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	5–7 (2–6 MVFC)
Head coach	Bubba Schweigert (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Isaac Fruechte (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Joel Schwenzfeier (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Alerus Center
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented 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 were led by eleventh-year head coach Bubba Schweigert, and played 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
No. 2 South Dakota State +^	7	–	1	12	–	3
No. 3 North Dakota State +^	7	–	1	13	–	2
No. 4 South Dakota +^	7	–	1	11	–	3
Missouri State*	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 11 Illinois State ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
Youngstown State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Indiana State	3	–	5	4	–	8
North Dakota	2	–	6	5	–	7
Southern Illinois	2	–	6	4	–	8
Northern Iowa	1	–	7	3	–	9
Murray State	0	–	8	1	–	11
* Ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant As of December 22, 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+	L 17–41	18,723
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Northern Iowa	No. 9	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	MidcoSN/ESPN+	W 31–7	11,617
October 26	5:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State	No. 7	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 40–41 ^OT	9,979
November 2	12:00 p.m.	at Indiana State	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 31–35	3,013
November 9	1:00 p.m.	No. 3 South Dakota State	No. 21	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	MidcoSN/ESPN+	L 7–38	9,797
November 16	12:00 p.m.	No. 5 South Dakota		Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND (Sitting Bull Trophy)	MidcoSN/ESPN+	L 36–42	8,974
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Illinois State		Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN+	L 13–35	5,631
*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 (FBS)

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 No. 2 North Dakota State

No. 7 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (4–1) at No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (4–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Fighting Hawks	0	10	0	7	17
No. 2 Bison	14	10	14	3	41

at Fargodome • Fargo, ND

Date: October 5, 2024
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 18,723
Referee: Gregory Gompf
TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

(10:39) NDSU – CharMar Brown 2-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 4:11; North Dakota State 7–0)
(2:14) NDSU – Bryce Lance 36-yard pass from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:36; North Dakota State 14–0)

Second quarter

(10:38) UND – Quincy Vaughn 1-yard run, CJ Elrichs kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:36; North Dakota State 14–7)
(7:47) NDSU – Chris Harris 16-yard pass from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:51; North Dakota State 21–7)
(3:02) UND – CJ Elrichs 45-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:45; North Dakota State 21–10)
(0:34) NDSU – Griffin Crosa 34-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 2:20; North Dakota State 24–10)

Third quarter

(11:10) NDSU – Cam Miller 2-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:44; North Dakota State 31–10)
(3:02) NDSU – Mekhi Collins 33-yard pass from Cole Payton, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:59; North Dakota State 38–10)

Fourth quarter

(12:33) UND – Caden Dennis 5-yard pass from Simon Romfo, CJ Elrichs kick (Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:04; North Dakota State 38–17)
(5:58) NDSU – Griffin Crosa 45-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, 6:35; North Dakota State 41–17)

Statistics	North Dakota	North Dakota State
First downs	14	25
Plays–yards	54–267	69–429
Rushes–yards	31–101	45–208
Passing yards	166	221
Passing: comp–att–int	18–23–0	16–24–0
Time of possession	25:41	34:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing	Simon Romfo	18/23, 166 yards, TD
	Rushing	Gaven Ziebarth	12 carries, 65 yards
	Receiving	Bo Belquist	4 receptions, 61 yards
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	13/19, 168 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	CharMar Brown	21 carries, 83 yards, TD
	Receiving	Bryce Lance	2 receptions, 50 yards, TD

Northern Iowa

Northern Iowa Panthers (2–4) vs No. 9 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0
No. 9 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: ESPN+

at Youngstown State

No. 7 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (5–2) at Youngstown State Penguins (2–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 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: ESPN+

at Indiana State

No. 15 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (5–3) at Indiana State Sycamores (3–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 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: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: TBD
TV: ESPN+

No. 3 South Dakota State

No. 3 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (7–2) vs No. 21 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (5–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Jackrabbits	0	0	0	0	0
No. 21 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

No. 5 South Dakota

No. 5 South Dakota Coyotes (7–2) vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks (5–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 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: ESPN+

at No. 14 Illinois State

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (5–6) at No. 14 Illinois State Redbirds (8–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	0	0	0	0	0
No. 14 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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