2022 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

2022 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 20
Record7–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDanny Freund (4th season)
Offensive schemePistol
Defensive coordinatorBrett Holinka (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Captains
  • Donny Ventrelli
  • Garett Maag
  • C.J. Siegel
  • Devin Krzanowski
Home stadiumAlerus Center
2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 South Dakota State $^   8 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 2 North Dakota State ^   7 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 20 ^   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Youngstown State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Northern Iowa   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Illinois State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Southern Illinois   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Missouri State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
South Dakota   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Indiana State   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Western Illinois   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the University of North Dakota as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Bubba Schweigert, the Fighting Hawks compiling an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. North Dakota received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoff, losing to Weber State in the first round. The team played home games at Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 p.m.at Nebraska*
BTNL 17–3886,590
September 103:00 p.m.No. 24 Northern Iowa
ESPN3W 29–279,940
September 173:00 p.m.at Northern Arizona*No. 22
ESPN+W 27–247,841
September 242:00 p.m.at No. 24 Southern IllinoisNo. 19
MidcoSN2/ESPN+L 17–348,053
October 112:00 p.m. No. 7 Missouri State
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
MidcoSN/ESPN+W 48–3110,020
October 85:00 p.m.at Youngstown StateNo. 22
MidcoSN2/ESPN+W 35–3011,009
October 223:00 p.m.No. 1 South Dakota StateNo. 20
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
MidcoSN/ESPN+L 35–4911,067
October 293:00 p.m.Abilene Christian*No. 23
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
MidcoSN2/ESPN+W 34–318,355
November 512:00 p.m.at Indiana StateNo. 21
MidcoSN2/ESPN+W 42–72,534
November 1212:00 p.m.South DakotaNo. 19
MidcoSN/ESPN+W 28–199,516
November 192:30 p.m.at No. 4 North Dakota StateNo. 16
MidcoSN2/ESPN+L 21–4218,806
November 263:00 p.m.at No. 9 Weber State*No. 20
ESPN+L 31–384,495
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Regular season

at Nebraska

See also: 2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0–0) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Fighting Hawks 0 7 10017
Cornhuskers 7 0 171438

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 2:40 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 86,590
  • Referee: Bryan Banks
  • TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Joshua Perry (analyst), and Rick Pizzo (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:46) NEB – Anthony Grant 19-yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 2:02; Nebraska 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (0:13) UND – Adam Zavalney 1-yard pass from Tommy Schuster (Brady Stevens kick) (Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 6:51; Tied 7–7)
Third quarter
  • (13:12) NEB – Nate Boerkircher 19-yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:48; Nebraska 14–7)
  • (8:36) NEB – Timmy Bleekrode 46-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 0:56; Nebraska 17–7)
  • (5:52) UND – Brady Stevens 23-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:44; Nebraska 17–10)
  • (4:22) UND – Tyler Hoosman 5-yard run (Brady Stevens kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:44; Tied 17–17)
  • (2:30) NEB – Anthony Grant 46-yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:48; Nebraska 24–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (6:35) NEB – Ajay Allen 14-yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 4:25; Nebraska 31–17)
  • (2:07) NEB – Chancellor Brewington 5-yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:31; Nebraska 38–17)
Statistics North Dakota Nebraska
First downs 18 26
Total yards 306 437
Rushes/yards 33–175 41–224
Passing yards 131 193
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–37–0 14–21–1
Time of possession 36:01 23:59
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota Passing Tommy Schuster 24/37, 131 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Isaiah Smith 10 carries, 104 yards
Receiving Bo Belquist 6 receptions, 40 yards
Nebraska Passing Casey Thompson 14/21, 193 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Anthony Grant 23 carries, 189 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Trey Palmer 4 receptions, 82 yards

vs No. 24 Northern Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Panthers 3 7 3 14 27
Fighting Hawks 7 0 7 15 29
See also: 2022 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

At Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Fighting Hawks 0 13 0 14 27
Lumberjacks 7 7 0 10 24
See also: 2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

At No. 24 Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Fighting Hawks 0 10 0 7 17
No. 24 Salukis 10 14 7 3 34
See also: 2022 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

vs No. 7 Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Bears 7 14 0 10 31
Fighting Hawks 3 17 14 14 48
See also: 2022 Missouri State Bears football team

At Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Fighting Hawks 14 7 0 14 35
Penguins 3 18 3 6 30
See also: 2022 Youngstown State Penguins football team

vs No. 1 South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Jackrabbits 7 7 21 14 49
No. 20 Fighting Hawks 14 7 0 14 35
See also: 2022 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

vs Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 7 10 7 31
No. 23 Fighting Hawks 3 17 7 7 34
See also: 2022 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

At Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Fighting Hawks 7 14 14 7 42
Sycamores 0 7 0 0 7
See also: 2022 Indiana State Sycamores football team

vs South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 6 7 0 6 19
No. 19 Fighting Hawks 7 7 14 0 28
See also: 2022 South Dakota Coyotes football team and Sitting Bull Trophy

At No. 4 North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Fighting Hawks 0 14 7 0 21
No. 4 Bison 14 14 14 0 42
See also: 2022 North Dakota State Bison football team and Nickel Trophy

NCAA Division I playoffs

See also: 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season § Postseason

At No. 9 Weber State (first round)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Fighting Hawks 0 14 3 14 31
No. 9 Wildcats 7 24 7 0 38
See also: 2022 Weber State Wildcats football team

Roster

2022 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Bo Belquist Jr
QB 2 Tommy Schuster Jr
QB 3 Trey Feeney  Fr
QB 6 Simon Romfo  Fr
RB 7 Luke Skokna Sr
QB 9 Colton Hackel Fr
WR 10 Caden Dennis Fr
WR 12 Marcus Preston Jr
WR 13 Jack Wright So
QB 14 Quincy Vaughn Jr
WR 16 Elijah Klein So
WR 18 Red Wilson Jr
WR 19 Noah Schaffner  Fr
RB 20 Creighton Mitchell So
WR 25 Trasen Pollman Fr
RB 28 Gaven Ziebarth  Fr
RB 29 Isaiah Smith So
TE 30 Jack Ihry  Fr
RB 32 Tyler Hoosman GS
WR 33 Garrin Sattler Fr
RB 37 Anthony Moe-Tucker Fr
RB 38 Grant Romfo  Fr
TE 39 Adam Zavalney Jr
TE 40 Haydn Stay Fr
TE 43 Jaden Norby So
TE 44 Mason South Fr
TE 46 Josh Yon Fr
OL 60 Jagger Ferden So
OL 61 Danny Carroll  Fr
OL 62 Jake Oliphant GS
OL 64 Adam Neustel Jr
OL 65 Bennett Weber So
OL 67 Liam Becher Fr
OL 68 Brayden Bryant So
OL 69 Cade Borud Fr
OL 71 Seth Anderson So
OL 72 Colin Lavell Jr
OL 73 Jack Kuntz So
OL 74 Donny Ventrelli (C) Sr
OL 75 Sam Hagen  Fr
OL 76 Brett Kelzenberg Fr
OL 77 Easton Kilty So
OL 78 Ben Christian Sr
OL 79 Peyton Lotysz So
WR 80 Nick Kupfer  Fr
WR 81 Sam Strandell Fr
TE 82 Trace Thaden Fr
WR 83 Tyler Burian Sr
WR 84 Nate DeMontagnac  Fr
TE 85 Trae Steckler Sr
TE 86 Max Gunderson So
WR 89 Garett Maag (C) GS
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 0 Jalen Morrison GS
DB 3 C.J. Siegel (C) Sr
DB 4 Malachi Buckner Sr
DB 5 Clayton Bishop  Fr
DB 8 Edmund Ocansey  Fr
LB 9 Marcus Vaughn-Jones Sr
LB 10 Caden White Sr
DB 11 Jayson Coley Jr
LB 15 Aaron Cooper GS
DB 17 Jamal Dixon Fr
DB 21 Sammy Fort Jr
DB 22 Antonio Bluiett Fr
DB 23 Devin Hembry Jr
DB 24 Kadon Kauppinen Sr
DB 25 Teagan Pfeffer Fr
LB 26 Paine Parks Fr
DB 27 Richard Agyekum So
DB 28 Matt Koshiol Jr
DB 30 Peyton Fisher So
DB 31 Cole Davis  Fr
LB 32 Dylan Boecker So
DB 33 Jett Sutton Fr
LB 34 Josh Navratil Jr
DB 35 Ethan Ball So
LB 36 Malachi McNeal  Fr
LB 42 Kason Kelley So
LB 44 Devin Krzanowski (C) GS
LB 45 Hayden Stec Fr
LB 46 Ted Mullin (C) Sr
DL 47 Bartholomew Ogbu Sr
LB 48 Jack Baretz Fr
DL 49 Ben McNaboe Jr
LB 50 Tommy Kimball Jr
DL 51 Caleb Olson Fr
LB 52 Logan Doell Fr
LB 54 Jaden Feterl  Fr
DL 55 Lucas Schweigert Fr
DL 57 Casey Schultz  Fr
DL 58 Tanner Thorsness Jr
LB 59 Wyatt Pedigo So
LB 66 Brady Lehman Fr
DL 88 Luke Lennon Jr
DL 90 Craig Orlando So
DL 91 Jack Teiken Fr
DL 93 Elijah Beach Jr
DL 95 Steven Keech Jr
DL 98 Kendis Ledbetter Fr
DL 99 Jaelen Johnson Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 37 Sean Fenelon GS
K, P 53 C.J. Elrichs Fr
LS 63 David Neuberger Fr
P, K 85 Luke Silvernale Fr
P 87 Cade Peterson GS
K 92 Brady Stevens Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Danny Freund – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Brett Holinka – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Shawn Kostich – Special teams coordinator/tight ends/fullbacks
  • Austin Flyger – Defensive line
  • Sam King – Wide receivers
  • Joe Pawlak – Offensive line
  • Travis Stepps – Defensive backs
  • Steve Crutchley – Running backs
  • Joel Schwenzfeier – Recruiting coordinator/safeties
  • Carl Reinholz – Defensive assistant/video coordinator/inside linebackers/camps
  • Nate Baukol – Director of strength & conditioning
  • Travis Kahlbaugh – Director of football operations
  • Joe Caulfield – Director of player personnel & football office operations
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule 2022". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Football Schedule". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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