2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team explained

Mode:football
Year:2018
Team:North Dakota Fighting Hawks
Conference:Independent
Short Conf:Independent
Record:6–5
Head Coach:Bubba Schweigert
Hc Year:5th
Off Coach:Paul Rudolph
Oc Year:5th
Def Coach:Eric Schmidt
Dc Year:5th
Stadium:Alerus Center

The 2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represents 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.

North Dakota will leave the Big Sky Conference for all sports except football in 2018 and join the Summit League. Their football program will join the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2020. Although being classified as an independent for football in 2018 and 2019, they will continue to play a full Big Sky schedule and their games will count in the conference standings for their opponents but the Fighting Hawks will be ineligible to win the conference championship.[1]

Schedule

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Game summaries

Mississippi Valley State

See also: 2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team.

At Washington

See also: 2018 Washington Huskies football team.

At Sam Houston State

See also: 2018 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team.

Idaho State

See also: 2018 Idaho State Bengals football team.

At Northern Colorado

See also: 2018 Northern Colorado Bears football team.

Montana

See also: 2018 Montana Grizzlies football team.

At Sacramento State

See also: 2018 Sacramento State Hornets football team.

Weber State

See also: 2018 Weber State Wildcats football team.

At Idaho

See also: 2018 Idaho Vandals football team.

Portland State

See also: 2018 Portland State Vikings football team.

At Northern Arizona

See also: 2018 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.

Notes and References

  1. News: Miller. Tom. UND officially makes the move to the Summit League, Missouri Valley Football Conference. Grand Forks Herald. January 26, 2017. May 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180529010955/http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/4206401-und-officially-makes-move-summit-league-missouri-valley-football-conference. May 29, 2018.
  2. Web site: . North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule 2018 . . December 23, 2022 .
  3. Web site: 2018 M Football Schedule . University of North Dakota Athletics . December 23, 2022 .