2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

American college football season

2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–5
Head coach|

* Bubba Schweigert (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Paul Rudolph (5th season)
Offensive scheme| Pistol
Defensive coordinator| Eric Schmidt (5th season)
Base defense| 3–4
Home stadium| Alerus Center

Seasons

<- 2017

2019 ->

2018 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
North Alabama |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Hampton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
North Dakota |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |

The 2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented 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 left the Big Sky Conference for all sports except football in 2018 and join the Summit League. The football program joined the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2020. Although being classified as an independent for football in 2018 and 2019, the Fighting Hawks continued to play a full Big Sky schedule, and their game counted in the conference standings for their opponents, North Dakota was ineligible to win the conference championship.[1]

## Schedule

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August 30| 6:00 p.m.| Mississippi Valley State| |

* Alerus Center
* Grand Forks, ND

| Midco SN| W 35–7| 8,884
September 8| 4:00 p.m.| at No. 9 (FBS) Washington| |

* Husky Stadium
* Seattle, WA

| P12N| L 3–45| 68,093
September 15| 6:00 p.m.| at No. 5 Sam Houston State| |

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| ESPN3| W 24–23| 5,373
September 22| 4:30 p.m.| Idaho State| No. 22|

* Alerus Center
* Grand Forks, ND

| Midco SN| L 21–25| 11,157
September 29| 1:00 p.m.| at Northern Colorado| |

* Nottingham Field
* Greeley, CO

| 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| |

* Hornet Stadium
* Sacramento, CA

| 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| |

* Kibbie Dome
* Moscow, ID

| 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| |

* Walkup Skydome
* Flagstaff, AZ

| Pluto TV 239| L 16–31| 4,306

* Homecoming
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## Game summaries

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### Mississippi Valley State

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Delta Devils  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 7
Fighting Hawks | 14  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 35

See also: 2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

### At Washington

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See also: 2018 Washington Huskies football team

North Dakota at Washington – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

### At Sam Houston State

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Fighting Hawks | 7  | 10  | 0  | 7 | 24
No. 5 Bearkats  | 7  | 3  | 13  | 0 | 23

See also: 2018 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

### Idaho State

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Bengals | 6  | 13  | 0  | 6 | 25
No. 22 Fighting Hawks  | 14  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 21

See also: 2018 Idaho State Bengals football team

### At Northern Colorado

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Fighting Hawks | 3  | 21  | 0  | 14 | 38
Bears  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 6 | 13

See also: 2018 Northern Colorado Bears football team

### Montana

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No. 22 Grizzlies  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 14
Fighting Hawks | 14  | 13  | 7  | 7 | 41

See also: 2018 Montana Grizzlies football team

### At Sacramento State

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Fighting Hawks | 14  | 0  | 20  | 7 | 41
Hornets  | 3  | 7  | 5  | 0 | 15

See also: 2018 Sacramento State Hornets football team

### Weber State

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No. 4 Wildcats | 7  | 14  | 7  | 7 | 35
No. 22 Fighting Hawks  | 0  | 20  | 3  | 7 | 30

See also: 2018 Weber State Wildcats football team

### At Idaho

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Fighting Hawks  | 7  | 7  | 6  | 7 | 27
Vandals | 14  | 0  | 0  | 17 | 31

See also: 2018 Idaho Vandals football team

### Portland State

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Vikings  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 0 | 10
Fighting Hawks | 7  | 0  | 0  | 10 | 17

See also: 2018 Portland State Vikings football team

### At Northern Arizona

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Fighting Hawks  | 0  | 10  | 3  | 3 | 16
Lumberjacks | 14  | 3  | 7  | 7 | 31

See also: 2018 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

## Ranking movements

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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
STATS FCS| RV| RV| RV| 22| RV| RV| RV| RV| 22| RV| RV| RV| |
Coaches| —| —| —| RV| —| —| RV| RV| 24| 25| RV| 25| |

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
3. ^ "2018 M Football Schedule". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

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