American college football season
2017 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
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Record | 3–8 (2–6 Big Sky) |
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Head coach | - Bubba Schweigert (4th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Paul Rudolph (4th season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Eric Schmidt (4th season) |
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Home stadium | Alerus Center |
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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 Bubba 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.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:30 p.m. | at Utah* | No. 8 | | P12N | L 16–37 | 45,905 |
September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | Missouri State* | No. 11 | | Midco | W 34–0 | 12,047 |
September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 23 South Dakota* | No. 10 | | Midco | L 7–45 | 9,645 |
September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | Montana State | No. 17 | - Alerus Center
- Grand Forks, ND
| Midco | L 21–49 | 12,342 |
September 30 | 8:00 p.m. | at UC Davis | | | ELVN | L 24–48 | 9,508 |
October 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Northern Colorado | | - Alerus Center
- Grand Forks, ND
| Midco | W 48–38 | 10,234 |
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Montana | | | RTNW[1] | L 17–41 | 25,085 |
October 21 | 12:30 p.m. | Sacramento State | | - Alerus Center
- Grand Forks, ND
| Midco | L 27–34 | 9,259 |
October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Portland State | | | ELVN | W 48–21 | 3,002 |
November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Southern Utah | | | Pluto TV | L 21–47 | 7,641 |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 19 Eastern Washington | | - Alerus Center
- Grand Forks, ND
| Midco | L 14–21 | 8,247 |
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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 |
Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 11 Fighting Hawks | 3 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
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 |
Montana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bobcats | 7 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
No. 17 Fighting Hawks | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
At UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fighting Hawks | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Aggies | 21 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 48 |
Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 7 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
Fighting Hawks | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 48 |
At Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fighting Hawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
No. 24 Grizzlies | 7 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hornets | 3 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 34 |
Fighting Hawks | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
At Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fighting Hawks | 0 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 48 |
Vikings | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
At Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fighting Hawks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
No. 17 Thunderbirds | 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 47 |
Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 19 Eagles | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Fighting Hawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 8 | 11 | 10 | 17 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | 10 | 11 | 10 | 19 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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References
- ^ "Big Sky, Root Sports Announce Contract Extension, 2017 Schedule". Big Sky Conference. March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ "North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "2017 M Football Schedule". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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