2019 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team explained

Mode:football
Year:2019
Team:North Dakota Fighting Hawks
Conference:Independent
Short Conf:Independent
Record:7–5
Head Coach:Bubba Schweigert
Hc Year:6th
Stadium:Alerus Center
Bowl:FCS Playoffs First Round
Bowl Result:L 6–24 vs. Nicholls

The 2019 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bubba Schweigert, they played their home games at the Alerus Center. They finished the season 7–5. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they would lose to Nicholls in the first round.

The Fighting Hawks left the Big Sky Conference in 2018 to join the non-football Summit League, with the football program joining the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2020. Although being classified as an independent for football in 2018 and 2019, they continued to play a full Big Sky schedule, and their games counted in the conference standings for their opponents. The Fighting Hawks were ineligible to win the conference championship.

Schedule

[1] [2]

Game summaries

Drake

See also: 2019 Drake Bulldogs football team.

At North Dakota State

See also: 2019 North Dakota State Bison football team.

Sam Houston State

See also: 2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team.

At Eastern Washington

See also: 2019 Eastern Washington Eagles football team.

UC Davis

See also: 2019 UC Davis Aggies football team.

At Idaho State

See also: 2019 Idaho State Bengals football team.

At Cal Poly

See also: 2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team.

Montana State

See also: 2019 Montana State Bobcats football team.

At Weber State

See also: 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team.

Northern Colorado

See also: 2019 Northern Colorado Bears football team.

Southern Utah

See also: 2019 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team.

FCS Playoffs

The Fighting Hawks were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Nicholls.[3]

At Nicholls–First Round

See also: 2019 Nicholls Colonels football team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule 2019 . . December 23, 2022 .
  2. Web site: 2019 M Football Schedule . University of North Dakota Athletics . December 23, 2022 .
  3. Web site: FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship . ncaa.com . November 24, 2019 . November 24, 2019.