2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

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. Led by 11th-year head coach Bubba Schweigert, the Fighting Hawks were compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the MVFC. The team played home games at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference

Record5–7 (2–6 MVFC)

Headcoach

Bubba Schweigert (11th season)

OffensivecoordinatorIsaac Fruechte (1st season)

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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)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Joel Schwenzfeier (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Alerus Center
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

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2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State +^	7	–	1	14	–	2
No. 3 South Dakota State +^	7	–	1	12	–	3
No. 4 South Dakota +^	7	–	1	11	–	3
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

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS Rankings from STATS Poll

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Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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

at Iowa State

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

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Fighting Hawks	0	3	0	0	3
Cyclones	7	7	0	7	21

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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
Referee: Mike McCabe
TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)

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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)

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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)

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Statistics	UND	ISU
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

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
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

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No. 4 Montana

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

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Grizzlies	21	3	0	0	24
No. 23 Fighting Hawks	7	0	14	6	27

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at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND

Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
Game time: 5:00 PM
Game attendance: 11,595
TV announcers (ESPN+/MTN/MidCo): Alex Heinert, Ryan Kasowski

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Statistics	MONT	UND
First downs	16	25
Total yards	305	340
Rushing yards	160	243
Passing yards	145	97
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21-31-0	11-24-1
Time of possession	22:46	37:14

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana	Passing	Keali'i Ah Yat	21/29, 145 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Eli Gillman	8 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Xavier Harris	5 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TD
North Dakota	Passing	Simon Romfo	11/24, 97 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Gaven Ziebarth	22 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Bo Belquist	4 receptions, 33 yards

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Idaho State

San Diego

Murray State

at No. 2 North Dakota State

No. 7 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (4–1) at No. 2 North Dakota State Bison (4–1) – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Fighting Hawks	0	10	0	7	17
No. 2 Bison	14	10	14	3	41

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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+

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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)

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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)

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More information Statistics, North Dakota ...

Statistics	North Dakota	North Dakota State
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

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
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

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Northern Iowa

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

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	0	0	7
No. 9 Fighting Hawks	7	14	0	10	31

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at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND

Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
TV: ESPN+

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Statistics	UNI	UND
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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at Youngstown State

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

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 7 Fighting Hawks	7	13	7	7	6	40
Penguins	7	14	10	3	7	41

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at Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OH

Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
Game time: 4:00 PM
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: NW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Game attendance: 9,979
Referee: Gregory Gompf
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jody Norstedt (play-by-play) and Jalen Morrison (analyst)

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First quarter (8:47) YSU – Cyrus Traugh 7-yard pass from Beau Brungard, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:13; YSU 7–0) (4:47) UND – Gaven Ziebarth 5-yard run, C.J. Elrichs kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:00; Tied 7–7) Second quarter (13:04) UND – Gaven Ziebarth 1-yard run, C.J. Elrichs kick failed (Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 5:51; UND 13–7) (7:03) YSU – Beau Brungard 13-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:53; YSU 14–13) (1:15) UND – Isaiah Smith 19-yard pass from Simon Romfo, C.J. Elrichs kick (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:43; UND 20–14) (0:06) YSU – Beau Brungard 28-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 1:09; YSU 21–20) Third quarter (10:06) UND – Bo Belquist 6-yard pass from Simon Romfo, C.J. Elrichs kick (Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:22; UND 27–21) (4:49) YSU – Beau Brungard 2-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:17; YSU 28–27) (0:13) YSU – Andrew Lastovka 34-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:10; YSU 31–27) Fourth quarter (9:13) UND – Gaven Ziebarth 2-yard run, C.J. Elrichs kick (Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:00; UND 34–31) (0:12) YSU – Andrew Lastovka 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:31; Tied 34–34) Overtime YSU – Tyshon King 1-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards; YSU 41–34) UND – Bo Belquist 1-yard pass from Simon Romfo, Simon Romfo conversion pass failed (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards; YSU 41–40)

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First quarter

(8:47) YSU – Cyrus Traugh 7-yard pass from Beau Brungard, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:13; YSU 7–0)
(4:47) UND – Gaven Ziebarth 5-yard run, C.J. Elrichs kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:00; Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

(13:04) UND – Gaven Ziebarth 1-yard run, C.J. Elrichs kick failed (Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 5:51; UND 13–7)
(7:03) YSU – Beau Brungard 13-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:53; YSU 14–13)
(1:15) UND – Isaiah Smith 19-yard pass from Simon Romfo, C.J. Elrichs kick (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:43; UND 20–14)
(0:06) YSU – Beau Brungard 28-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 1:09; YSU 21–20)

Third quarter

(10:06) UND – Bo Belquist 6-yard pass from Simon Romfo, C.J. Elrichs kick (Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:22; UND 27–21)
(4:49) YSU – Beau Brungard 2-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:17; YSU 28–27)
(0:13) YSU – Andrew Lastovka 34-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:10; YSU 31–27)

Fourth quarter

(9:13) UND – Gaven Ziebarth 2-yard run, C.J. Elrichs kick (Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:00; UND 34–31)
(0:12) YSU – Andrew Lastovka 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:31; Tied 34–34)

Overtime

YSU – Tyshon King 1-yard run, Andrew Lastovka kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards; YSU 41–34)
UND – Bo Belquist 1-yard pass from Simon Romfo, Simon Romfo conversion pass failed (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards; YSU 41–40)

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More information Statistics, UND ...

Statistics	UND	YSU
First downs	21	23
Total yards	356	406
Rushing yards	144	334
Passing yards	212	72
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–24–0	8–13–1
Time of possession	32:28	27:32

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing	Simon Romfo	19/24, 212 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Smith	9 carries, 63 yards
	Receiving	Bo Belquist	10 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD
Youngstown State	Passing	Beau Brungard	8/12, 72 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Beau Brungard	18 carries, 176 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Cyrus Traugh	3 receptions, 27 yards, TD

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at Indiana State

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

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Fighting Hawks	0	0	0	0	0
Sycamores	0	0	0	0	0

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at Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN

Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

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Statistics	UND	INST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana State	Passing
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No. 3 South Dakota State

No. 5 South Dakota

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

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Coyotes	0	17	10	15	42
Fighting Hawks	7	14	0	15	36

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at Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND

Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 8,974
TV: ESPN+

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More information Statistics, SDAK ...

Statistics	SDAK	UND
First downs	25	23
Total yards	512	323
Rushing yards	322	143
Passing yards	190	180
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20-31-0
Time of possession	32:44	27:16

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing	Aidan Bouman	15-21 190 Yards 3 TD 1 INT
	Rushing	Charles Pierre Jr	15 Carries 173 Yards 1 TD
	Receiving	Charles Pierre Jr	4 Receptions 75 Yards 1 TD
North Dakota	Passing	Simon Roufo	20-30 180 Yards 3 TD
	Rushing	Sawyer Seidl	7 Carries 68 Yards 1 TD
	Receiving	Bo Belquist	10 Receptions 96 Yards 1 TD

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at No. 14 Illinois State

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

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	0	0	0	0	0
No. 14 Redbirds	0	0	0	0	0

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at Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL

Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV: ESPN+

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Statistics	UND	ILST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Illinois State	Passing
	Rushing
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2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Schedule

Game summaries

at Iowa State

No. 4 Montana

Idaho State

San Diego

Murray State

at No. 2 North Dakota State

Northern Iowa

at Youngstown State

at Indiana State

No. 3 South Dakota State

No. 5 South Dakota

at No. 14 Illinois State

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