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The 2017 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by fourth-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 3–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for 9th place.
This was North Dakota's final year as a full member of the Big Sky. While most of the school's athletic programs will move to the Summit League in 2018, the football program will be classified as an FCS independent in 2018 and 2019 before joining the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2020. Their games against Big Sky members will still count in the Big Sky standings but they will be ineligible for the Big Sky championship.
Previous season
In 2016, North Dakota finished with a record of 9–3, 8–0 in Big Sky play, to share the conference title with Eastern Washington . They qualified for the FCS Playoffs for the first time and lost to Richmond in the second round.
Schedule
August 316:30 p.m.at Utah * No. 8
P12N L 16–3745,905
September 94:00 p.m.Missouri State * No. 11
Midco W 34–012,047
September 162:00 p.m.at No. 23 South Dakota * No. 10
MidcoL 7–459,645
September 232:30 p.m.Montana State No. 17
Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND MidcoL 21–4912,342
September 308:00 p.m.at UC Davis
ELVN L 24–489,508
October 72:30 p.m.Northern Colorado
Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND MidcoW 48–3810,234
October 142:00 p.m.at No. 24 Montana
RTNW [1] L 17–4125,085
October 2112:30 p.m.Sacramento State
Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND MidcoL 27–349,259
October 286:00 p.m.at Portland State
ELVNW 48–213,002
November 47:00 p.m.at No. 17 Southern Utah
Pluto TV L 21–477,641
November 111:00 p.m.No. 19 Eastern Washington
Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND MidcoL 14–21
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Game summaries
at Utah
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 8 Fighting Hawks
3
6
0
7
16
Utes
0
17
10
10
37
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Missouri State
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
0
0
0
0
No. 11 Fighting Hawks
3
21
0
10
34
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–1
2014
MSU, 38–0
at South Dakota
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 10 Fighting Hawks
0
0
7
0
7
No. 23 Coyotes
17
14
7
7
45
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
61–29–5
2016
UND, 47–44 2OT
Montana State
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
7
21
7
14
49
No. 17 Fighting Hawks
0
10
11
0
21
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
15–18–1
2016
UND, 17–15
at UC Davis
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Hawks
10
7
0
7
24
Aggies
21
17
3
7
48
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–4
2015
UND, 31–24
Northern Colorado
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
7
17
14
0
38
Fighting Hawks
14
14
10
10
48
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
17–12
2016
UND, 23–13
at Montana
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Hawks
0
3
7
7
17
No. 24 Grizzlies
7
13
14
7
41
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
8–14–1
2015
MONT, 42–16
Sacramento State
1
2
3
4
Total
Hornets
3
7
24
0
34
Fighting Hawks
0
10
7
10
27
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
3–1
2016
UND, 40–7
at Portland State
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Hawks
0
13
21
14
48
Vikings
14
0
0
7
21
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–2
2015
UND, 19–17
at Southern Utah
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Hawks
7
7
7
0
21
No. 17 Thunderbirds
13
14
13
7
47
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–4
2016
UND, 45–23
Eastern Washington
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 19 Eagles
7
14
0
0
21
Fighting Hawks
7
0
0
7
14
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–3
2014
EWU, 54–3
Ranking movements
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