2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
The 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Kyle Schweigert and played their home games at the Alerus Center. The Fighting Hawks were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 9–3, 8–0 in Big Sky play to share the conference championship with Eastern Washington. They received an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Richmond in the second round.
2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football | |
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Big Sky co-champion | |
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 27–24 vs. Richmond | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 12 |
FCS Coaches | No. 12 |
2016 record | 9–3 (8–0 Big Sky) |
Head coach | Kyle Schweigert (3rd season) |
Offensive coordinator | Paul Rudolph (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Eric Schmidt (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Alerus Center (Capacity: 12,283) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 North Dakota +^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Weber State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Cal Poly ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
In 2015, North Dakota finished with a record of 7–4, 5–3 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for third place. They failed to qualify for the FCS Playoffs.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 PM | at Stony Brook* | No. 19 | L 9–13 | 6,153 | ||
September 10 | 2:30 PM | at Bowling Green* | No. 25 | ASN/ESPN3 | L 26–27 | 15,318 | |
September 17 | 4:00 PM | South Dakota* |
| Midco SN | W 47–44 2OT | 11,477 | |
September 24 | 3:00 PM | at Montana State | WBS | W 17–15 | 19,507 | ||
October 1 | 1:00 PM | No. 16 Cal Poly |
| Midco SN | W 31–24 | 10,097 | |
October 8 | 8:00 PM | at Sacramento State | No. 24 |
| WBS | W 40–7 | 9,614 |
October 15 | 1:00 PM | Southern Utah | No. 22 |
| Midco SN | W 45–23 | 10,506 |
October 22 | 3:35 PM | at Idaho State | No. 19 | WBS | W 28–21 | 6,320 | |
October 29 | 1:00 PM | Weber State | No. 17 |
| Midco SN2 | W 27–19 | 8,699 |
November 5 | 1:05 PM | at Northern Colorado | No. 16 | WBS | W 23–13 | 4,322 | |
November 12 | 1:00 PM | Northern Arizona | No. 12 |
| Midco SN2 | W 38–31 | 9,049 |
December 3 | 5:00 PM | No. 12 Richmond* | No. 8 |
| ESPN3 | L 24–27 | 9,837 |
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Game summaries
Stony Brook
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#19 Fighting Hawks | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
Seawolves | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–0 | 2014 | UND, 13–3 |
Bowling Green
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#25 Fighting Hawks | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
Falcons | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
South Dakota
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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Coyotes | 3 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 44 |
Fighting Hawks | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 47 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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60–29–5 | 2011 | UND, 38–37 |
Montana State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Fighting Hawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Bobcats | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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14–18–1 | 2015 | UND, 44–38 |
Cal Poly
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#16 Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
Fighting Hawks | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–3 | 2015 | UND, 45–21 |
Sacramento State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#24 Fighting Hawks | 6 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 40 |
Hornets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–1 | 2013 | SAC, 31–7 |
Southern Utah
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Thunderbirds | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
#22 Fighting Hawks | 7 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–4 | 2014 | SUU, 35–17 |
Idaho State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#19 Fighting Hawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Bengals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–1 | 2015 | ISU, 37–31 |
Weber State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
#17 Fighting Hawks | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–2 | 2015 | WEB, 25–24 |
Northern Colorado
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#16 Fighting Hawks | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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16–12 | 2015 | UND, 45–14 |
Northern Arizona
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lumberjacks | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
#12 Fighting Hawks | 10 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–4 | 2014 | UND, 30–28 |
FCS Playoffs
Second Round–Richmond
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#12 Spiders | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
#8 Fighting Hawks | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
STATS FCS | 19 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
FCS Playoffs | Not released | NR | 10 | 9 | Not released |
References
- "2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football schedule". University of North Dakota Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
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