2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team
American college football season
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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.
- Bubba Schweigert (5th season)
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–5 |
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| Offensive coordinator | Paul Rudolph (5th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pistol |
| Defensive coordinator | Eric Schmidt (5th season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Alerus Center |
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| North Alabama | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | – | 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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State | Midco SN | W 35–7 | 8,884 | ||
| September 8 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 9 (FBS) Washington | P12N | L 3–45 | 68,093 | ||
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Sam Houston State | ESPN3 | W 24–23 | 5,373 | ||
| September 22 | 4:30 p.m. | Idaho State | No. 22 |
| Midco SN | L 21–25 | 11,157 |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northern Colorado | Pluto TV 241 | W 38–13 | 4,902 | ||
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 22 Montana |
| Midco SN | W 41–14 | 10,497 | |
| October 20 | 8:00 p.m. | at Sacramento State | Pluto TV 233 | W 41–15 | 10,709 | ||
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 4 Weber State | No. 22 |
| Midco SN | L 30–35 | 8,650 |
| November 3 | 4:00 p.m. | at Idaho | Pluto TV 242 | L 27–31 | 7,899 | ||
| November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Portland State |
| Midco SN | W 17–10 | 7,494 | |
| November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | Pluto TV 239 | L 16–31 | 4,306 | ||
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Game summaries
Mississippi Valley State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Delta Devils | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Fighting Hawks | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
At Washington
| 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
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At Sam Houston State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Fighting Hawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| No. 5 Bearkats | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bengals | 6 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
| No. 22 Fighting Hawks | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
At Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Fighting Hawks | 3 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 22 Grizzlies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Fighting Hawks | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
At Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Fighting Hawks | 14 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 41 |
| Hornets | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 4 Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| No. 22 Fighting Hawks | 0 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
At Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Fighting Hawks | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| Vandals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 31 |
Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vikings | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Fighting Hawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
At Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Fighting Hawks | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Lumberjacks | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |