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American college football season
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.
Previous season
The Fighting Hawks finished the 2018 season with a record of 6–5.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 4:00 p.m. Drake Pluto TV W 47–7 8,545
September 7 2:30 p.m. at No. 1 North Dakota State ESPN+ L 7–38 18,923
September 14 4:00 p.m. No. 24 Sam Houston State Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND Pluto TV W 27–23 8,697
September 28 4:05 p.m. at No. 21 Eastern Washington Pluto TV L 20–35 8,726
October 5 1:00 p.m. No. 12 UC Davis Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND Pluto TV W 38–36 8,987
October 12 2:05 p.m. at Idaho State Pluto TV L 20–55 8,731
October 19 7:05 p.m. at Cal Poly Pluto TV W 30–26 5,186
October 26 12:00 p.m. No. 9 Montana State Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND Pluto TV W 16–12 8,594
November 9 3:00 p.m. at No. 3 Weber State No. 22 Pluto TV L 27–30 9,622
November 16 1:00 p.m. Northern Colorado Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND Pluto TV W 45–38 7,732
November 23 1:00 p.m. Southern Utah Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND Pluto TV W 36–18 7,485
November 30 3:00 p.m. at No. 19 Nicholls No. 24 ESPN3 L 6–24 7,569
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Game summaries
Drake
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
0
7
0
7
Fighting Hawks
10
2
21
14
47
at North Dakota State
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Hawks
0
7
0
0
7
No. 1 Bison
14
7
10
7
38
Sam Houston State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 24 Bearkats
0
14
0
9
23
Fighting Hawks
14
0
13
0
27
at Eastern Washington
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Hawks
7
0
7
6
20
No. 21 Eagles
14
14
0
7
35
UC Davis
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
0
14
14
8
36
Fighting Hawks
14
14
7
3
38
at Idaho State
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Hawks
7
0
6
7
20
Bengals
3
28
10
14
55
at Cal Poly
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Hawks
0
7
14
9
30
Mustangs
3
14
6
3
26
Montana State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 9 Bobcats
3
3
0
6
12
Fighting Hawks
7
0
3
6
16
at Weber State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 22 Fighting Hawks
7
10
7
3
27
No. 3 Wildcats
14
6
0
10
30
Northern Colorado
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
7
14
10
7
38
Fighting Hawks
14
17
14
0
45
Southern Utah
1
2
3
4
Total
Thunderbirds
0
15
3
0
18
Fighting Hawks
7
10
10
9
36
FCS Playoffs
The Fighting Hawks were selected for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Nicholls .[ 3]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 24 Fighting Hawks
0
3
3
0
6
No. 19 Colonels
3
7
7
7
24
Ranking movements
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References
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