2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

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2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
ND Fighting Hawks wordmark.png
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Isaac Fruechte (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJoel Schwenzfeier (1st season)
Home stadium Alerus Center
Seasons
←  2023
2025 →
2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  7 –0   10 –1  
Missouri State*  6 –1   8 –3  
No. 3 South Dakota State  6 –1   9 –2  
No. 4 South Dakota  6 –1   8 –2  
No. 14 Illinois State  5 –2   8 –3  
Indiana State  3 –4   4 –7  
Youngstown State  3 –5   4 –8  
North Dakota  2 –5   5 –6  
Southern Illinois  1 –6   3 –8  
Murray State  0 –7   1 –10  
Northern Iowa  0 –7   2 –9  
* Missouri State ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 312:30 p.m.at Iowa State *No. 24
 FS1 L 3–2156,148
September 76:00 p.m.No. 4 Montana *No. 23
 MidcoSN/ESPN+ W 27–2411,595
September 141:00 p.m. Idaho State *No. 10
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
MidcoSN/ESPN+W 52–2810,685
September 211:00 p.m. San Diego *No. 10
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
MidcoSN/ESPN+W 41–248,491
September 281:00 p.m. Murray State No. 9
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
MidcoSN/ESPN+W 72–3510,828
October 52:30 p.m.at No. 2 North Dakota State No. 7
MidcoSN/ABC ND/ESPN+L 17–4118,723
October 191:00 p.m. Northern Iowa No. 9
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
MidcoSN/ESPN+W 31–711,617
October 265:00 p.m.at Youngstown State No. 7
ESPN+L 40–41 OT9,979
November 212:00 p.m.at Indiana State No. 15
ESPN+L 31–353,013
November 91:00 p.m.No. 3 South Dakota State No. 21
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
MidcoSN/ESPN+L 7–389,797
November 1612:00 p.m.No. 5 South Dakota
MidcoSN/ESPN+L 36–428,974
November 2312:00 p.m.at No. 14 Illinois State
ESPN+

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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
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Cyclones770721

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)
StatisticsUNDISU
First downs2018
Total yards295353
Rushing yards17486
Passing yards121267
Passing: Comp–Att–Int17–30–120–26–0
Time of possession37:5122:09
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North DakotaPassingSimon Romfo17–30, 121 yds, INT
RushingIsaiah Smith12 car, 50 yds
ReceivingBo Belquist6 rec, 43 yds
Iowa StatePassing 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Quarter1234Total
No. 7 Fighting Hawks0100717
No. 2 Bison141014341

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)
StatisticsNorth DakotaNorth Dakota State
First downs1425
Plays–yards54–26769–429
Rushes–yards31–10145–208
Passing yards166221
Passing: comp–att–int18–23–016–24–0
Time of possession25:4134:19
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North DakotaPassingSimon Romfo18/23, 166 yards, TD
RushingGaven Ziebarth12 carries, 65 yards
ReceivingBo Belquist4 receptions, 61 yards
North Dakota StatePassing Cam Miller 13/19, 168 yards, 2 TD
RushingCharMar Brown21 carries, 83 yards, TD
ReceivingBryce Lance2 receptions, 50 yards, TD

Northern Iowa

Northern Iowa Panthers (2–4) vs No. 9 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (4–2) – Game summary
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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
Quarter1234Total
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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
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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
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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
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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 (0–0) at No. 14 Illinois State Redbirds (0–0) – Game summary
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at Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL

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

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References

  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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