2021 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
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Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
2021 record | 5–6 (3–5 MVFC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Danny Freund (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Brett Holinka (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Alerus Center (Capacity: 12,283) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 North Dakota State $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Missouri State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Southern Illinois ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 South Dakota ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 South Dakota State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Fighting Hawks competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by eight-year head coach Bubba Schweigert. They played their home games at Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
The Fighting Hawks finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in eighth place.
Previous season[]
In a season delayed until February 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Hawks finished the 2020–21 season 5–2, 4–1 in MVFC play to finish in second place. With three games canceled due to COVID-19, the Hawks received a bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated No. 12 Missouri State in the first round[1] before losing to No. 1-seeded James Madison.[2]
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at Idaho State* | No. 8 | ESPN+ | W 35–14 | 4,667 | |
September 10 | 8:00 p.m. | at Utah State* | No. 9 | CBSSN | L 24–48 | 18,124 | |
September 18 | 4:00 p.m. | Drake* | No. 11 | ESPN+ | W 38–0 | 10,143 | |
October 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 5 North Dakota State | No. 10 |
| ESPN+ | L 10–16 | 12,846 |
October 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at South Dakota | No. 13 | ESPN+ | L 13–20 | 5,304 | |
October 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Southern Illinois | No. 22 | ESPN+ | L 28–31 | 10,644 | |
October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Western Illinois |
| ESPN+ | W 34–10 | 8,807 | |
October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Missouri State | ESPN+ | L 28–32 | 8,372 | ||
November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Youngstown State |
| ESPN+ | W 24–21 | 8,441 | |
November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Illinois State |
| ESPN+ | W 14–7 | 6,141 | |
November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 12 South Dakota State | L 21-24 | 8,132 | |||
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References[]
- ^ "North Dakota vs. Missouri State - Game Summary - October 30, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ "James Madison beats North Dakota, advances to FCS semis". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ "2021 North Dakota Fighting Hawks Football Schedule".
- ^ "2021 North Dakota Fighting Hawks Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.
- 2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference season
- North Dakota Fighting Hawks football seasons
- 2021 in sports in North Dakota
- College football 2020s season stubs