2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

American college football season

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)
Defensive coordinator| Joel Schwenzfeier (2nd season)
Home stadium| Alerus Center

Seasons

<- 2023

2025 ->

2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 2 South Dakota State +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
No. 3 North Dakota State +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
No. 4 South Dakota +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
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 8, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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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

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### at Iowa State (FBS)

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See also: 2024 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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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

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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

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See also: 2024 Montana Grizzlies football team

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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See also: 2024 Idaho State Bengals football team

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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See also: 2024 San Diego Toreros football team

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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See also: 2024 Murray State Racers football team

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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See also: 2024 North Dakota State Bison football team

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

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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

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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

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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

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See also: 2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

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

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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

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See also: 2024 Youngstown State Penguins football team

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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See also: 2024 Indiana State Sycamores football team

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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See also: 2024 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

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

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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

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See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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See also: 2024 Illinois State Redbirds football team

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

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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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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* Memorial Stadium (1927–2000)
* Alerus Center (2001–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* North Dakota State: Nickel Trophy
* South Dakota: Sitting Bull Trophy

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