List of North Dakota Fighting Hawks football seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Since the team's creation in 1894, North Dakota has participated in more than 1,100 officially sanctioned games, holding an all-time record of 655–425–30 and one national championship, won in 2001 at the NCAA Division II level. [1] The team was a charter member of the North Central Conference in 1922, remaining in the league until its dissolution in 2008. The Fighting Sioux then transitioned to the FCS, first joining the Great West Conference before moving to the Big Sky Conference in 2012. In 2020, North Dakota will move to the Missouri Valley Football Conference, joining old foes from the team's North Central days.

Seasons

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Adolph F. Bechdolt (Independent)(1894)
1894 Adolph F. Bechdolt 2–2
Charles S. Farnsworth (Independent)(1895–1896)
1895 Charles S. Farnsworth 1–1
1896 Charles S. Farnsworth 2–0
Melvin A. Brannon (Independent)(1897–1898)
1897 Melvin A. Brannon 2–1
1898 Melvin A. Brannon 1–2
Harry C. Loomis (Independent)(1899–singe)
1899 Harry C. Loomis 6–0
Victor L. Littig (Independent)(1900–singe)
1900 Victor L. Littig 5–2–1
William Nuessle (Independent)(1901–singe)
1901 William Nuessle 3–4
Harry C. Loomis (Independent)(1902–singe)
1902 Harry C. Loomis 3–2–2
Rex Kennedy(Independent)(1903–singe)
1903 Rex Kennedy 7–0
George Sweetland (Independent)(1904–1907)
1904 George Sweetland 6–1
1905 George Sweetland 6–1–1
1906 George Sweetland 1–3
1907 George Sweetland 2–2
David L. Dunlap (Independent)(1908–1911)
1908 David L. Dunlap 5–2
1909 David L. Dunlap 4–0–1
1910 David L. Dunlap 3–3
1911 David L. Dunlap 2–2–1
Fred Vehmeier (Independent)(1912)
1912 Fred Vehmeier 1–4
Fred V. Archer (Independent)(1913)
1913 Fred V. Archer 2–4
Thomas Andrew Gill (Independent)(1914–1917)
1914 Thomas Andrew Gill 3–5
1915 Thomas Andrew Gill 2–2–3
1916 Thomas Andrew Gill 5–2
1917 Thomas Andrew Gill 2–4
Paul J. Davis (Independent)(1919–1921)
1919 Paul J. Davis 2–4–1
1920 Paul J. Davis 4–3–1
1921 Paul J. Davis 4–4
Paul J. Davis (North Central Conference)(1922–1925)
1922 Paul J. Davis 3–3 3–1T–2nd
1923 Paul J. Davis 5–3 2–12nd
1924 Paul J. Davis 2–8 1–4T–7th
1925 Paul J. Davis 4–4 2–2T–4th
Tod Rockwell (North Central Conference)(1926–1927)
1926 Tod Rockwell 4–4 3–25th
1927 Tod Rockwell 4–4 2–2T–3rd
Charles A. West (North Central Conference)(1928–1941)
1928 Charles A. West 6–1–1 4–01st
1929 Charles A. West 9–1 4–01st
1930 Charles A. West 9–1 4–01stW Los Angeles Bowl
1931 Charles A. West 8–1–2 4–01st
1932 Charles A. West 7–1 2–12nd
1933 Charles A. West 3–5–1 1–2–13rd
1934 Charles A. West 7–1 3–11st
1935 Charles A. West 6–2–2 3–0–22nd
1936 Charles A. West 9–2 4–01st
1937 Charles A. West 4–4 3–01st
1938 Charles A. West 6–2 3–12nd
1939 Charles A. West 5–3 4–1T–1st
1940 Charles A. West 5–4 3–12nd
1941 Charles A. West 4–5 3–13rd
Red Jarrett (North Central Conference)(1942)
1942 Red Jarrett 3–3 2–3T–5th
Charles A. West (North Central Conference)(1945)
1945 Charles A. West 1–2 1–1
Red Jarrett (North Central Conference)(1946–1948)
1946 Red Jarrett 4–3 2–24th
1947 Red Jarrett 4–4 2–24th
1948 Red Jarrett 3–7 3–34th
Dick Miller (North Central Conference)(1949)
1949 Dick Miller 4–3–1 3–2–1T–3rd
Frank Zazula (North Central Conference)(1950–1956)
1950 Frank Zazula 5–2–2 3–1–23rd
1951 Frank Zazula 2–4 2–34th
1952 Frank Zazula 3–6 2–46th
1953 Frank Zazula 6–1–1 4–1–13rd
1954 Frank Zazula 4–5 3–3T–3rd
1955 Frank Zazula 6–3 3–3T–4th
1956 Frank Zazula 2–6 2–46th
Marvin C. Helling (North Central Conference)(1957–1967)
1957 Marvin C. Helling 3–4–1 2–3–15th
1958 Marvin C. Helling 5–3 5–11st
1959 Marvin C. Helling 2–5–1 1–4–17th
1960 Marvin C. Helling 4–3–1 4–2T–2nd
1961 Marvin C. Helling 6–3 4–2T–3rd
1962 Marvin C. Helling 5–4 3–34th
1963 Marvin C. Helling 6–3 4–2T–2nd
1964 Marvin C. Helling 8–1 5–1T–1st14
1965 Marvin C. Helling 9–1 5–12ndW Mineral Water Bowl 8
1966 Marvin C. Helling 8–2 5–1T–1stW Pecan Bowl 58
1967 Marvin C. Helling 4–6 4–23rd
Jerry Olson (North Central Conference)(1968–1977)
1968 Jerry Olson 3–5 3–3T–3rd
1969 Jerry Olson 4–5 3–3T–3rd
1970 Jerry Olson 5–3–1 4–1–12nd18
1971 Jerry Olson 6–3–1 5–11st9
1972 Jerry Olson 10–1 6–1T–1stW Camellia Bowl 66
1973 Jerry Olson 6–4 4–3T–3rd
1974 Jerry Olson 6–4 5–2T–1st
1975 Jerry Olson 9–1 7–01stL NCAA Division II First Round 17
1976 Jerry Olson 1–7–1 1–4–15th
1977 Jerry Olson 4–6–1 2–4–1T–6th
Gene Murphy (North Central Conference)(1978–1979)
1978 Gene Murphy 5–5 3–3T–3rd
1979 Gene Murphy 10–2 5–11stL NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 3
Pat Behrns (North Central Conference)(1980–1985)
1980 Pat Behrns 6–4 5–2T–2nd
1981 Pat Behrns 6–4 4–3T–2nd
1982 Pat Behrns 7–3 5–22nd
1983 Pat Behrns 6–5 4–5T–4th
1984 Pat Behrns 8–3 6–34th
1985 Pat Behrns 3–8 2–7T–8th
Roger Thomas (North Central Conference)(1986–1998)
1986 Roger Thomas 2–9 2–79th
1987 Roger Thomas 6–4 5–4T–4tg
1988 Roger Thomas 7–4 5–4T–4th
1989 Roger Thomas 3–7–1 2–6–19th
1990 Roger Thomas 7–3 7–22nd12
1991 Roger Thomas 7–2 6–2T–2nd17
1992 Roger Thomas 6–4–1 6–2–12ndL NCAA Division II First Round 13
1993 Roger Thomas 10–3 7–2T–1stL NCAA Division II Semifinal 9
1994 Roger Thomas 10–3 7–2T–1stL NCAA Division II Semifinal 15
1995 Roger Thomas 9–2 8–11stL NCAA Division II First Round 7
1996 Roger Thomas 7–3 6–3T–2nd19
1997 Roger Thomas 8–2 7–2T–2nd
1998 Roger Thomas 8–3 7–23rdL NCAA Division II First Round 7
Dale Lennon (North Central Conference)(1999–2007)
1999 Dale Lennon 9–2 8–1T–1stL NCAA Division II First Round 9
2000 Dale Lennon 8–3 6–3T–3rd5
2001 Dale Lennon 14–1 7–11stW NCAA Division II Championship 4
2002 Dale Lennon 5–6 3–57th
2003 Dale Lennon 12–2 7–01stL NCAA Division II Championship 7
2004 Dale Lennon 11–3 4–2T–2ndL NCAA Division II Semifinal 4
2005 Dale Lennon 10–3 4–2T–1stL NCAA Division II Second Round 8
2006 Dale Lennon 11–2 7–1T–1stL NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 7
2007 Dale Lennon 10–2 7–12ndL NCAA Division II Second Round 9
Chris Mussman (Great West Conference)(2008–2011)
2008 Chris Mussman 6–4 1–23rd
2009 Chris Mussman 6–5 2–2T–2nd
2010 Chris Mussman 3–8 0–45th
2011 Chris Mussman 8–3 3–1T–1st23
Chris Mussman(Big Sky Conference)(2012–2013)
2012 Chris Mussman 5–6 3–5T–8th
2013 Chris Mussman 3–8 2–610th
Kyle Schweigert (Big Sky Conference)(2014–2017)
2014 Kyle Schweigert 5–7 3–5T–8th
2015 Kyle Schweigert 7–4 5–3T–4th
2016 Kyle Schweigert 9–3 8–0T–1stL NCAA Division I FCS Second Round 1212
2017 Kyle Schweigert 3–8 2–6T–9th
Kyle Schweigert(Independent)(2018–2019)
2018 Kyle Schweigert 6–5
2019 Kyle Schweigert 7–5 L NCAA Division I FCS First Round
Kyle Schweigert(Missouri Valley Football Conference)(2020–present)
2020 Kyle Schweigert 5–2 4–1T–1stL NCAA Division I FCS Quarterfinal 66
2021 Kyle Schweigert 5–6 3–5T–7th
Total:668–423–30
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