2025 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

2025 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
2025 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 MVFC)
Head coach	Eric Schmidt (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Isaac Fruechte (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alerus Center

2025 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Illinois State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Indiana State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Murray State	0	–	0	0	–	0
	0	–	0	0	–	0
North Dakota State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northern Iowa	0	–	0	0	–	0
South Dakota	0	–	0	0	–	0
South Dakota State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Southern Illinois	0	–	0	0	–	0
Youngstown State	0	–	0	0	–	0

As of July 9, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team will represent the University of North Dakota as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Fighting Hawks will be led by first-year head coach Eric Schmidt. Schmidt is taking over for former coach Bubba Schweigert, who stepped down after the 2024 season.^[1] They will play home games at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 30	6:00 pm	at Kansas State*	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	ESPN+
September 6	6:00 pm	Portland State*	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	TBA
September 13	2:00 p.m.	at Montana*	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	TBA
September 20	3:00 pm	Valparaiso*	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	TBA
October 4	4:00 p.m.	at Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	TBA
October 11	3:00 pm	Youngstown State	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	TBA
October 18	2:00 pm	at Southern Illinois	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	TBA
October 25	3:00 pm	Indiana State	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	TBA
November 1	1:00 pm	at South Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD (Sitting Bull Trophy)	TBA
November 8	1:00 pm	North Dakota State	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	TBA
November 15	TBA	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	TBA
November 22	1:00 pm	South Dakota State	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	TBA
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at Kansas State (FBS)

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0-0) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	-	-	-	-	0
Wildcats (FBS)	-	-	-	-	0

at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, KS

Date: August 30
Game time: 6:00 PM CDT

Statistics	UND	KSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Portland State

Portland State Vikings (0-0) vs. North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	-	-	-	-	0
Fighting Hawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND

Date: September 6
Game time: 6:00 PM CDT

Statistics	PRST	UND
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Portland State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Montana

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0-0) vs. Montana Grizzlies (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	-	-	-	-	0
Grizzlies	-	-	-	-	0

at Washington–Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT

Date: September 13
Game time: 1:00 PM MDT

Statistics	UND	MONT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Montana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Valparaiso

Valparaiso Beacons (0-0) vs. North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Beacons	-	-	-	-	0
Fighting Hawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND

Date: September 20
Game time: 3:00 PM CDT

Statistics	VAL	UND
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Valparaiso	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Northern Iowa

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0-0) vs. Northern Iowa Panthers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	-	-	-	-	0
Panthers	-	-	-	-	0

at UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, IA

Date: October 4
Game time: 4:00 PM CDT

Statistics	UND	UNI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northern Iowa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Youngstown State

Youngstown State Penguins (0-0) vs. North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	-	-	-	-	0
Fighting Hawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND

Date: October 11
Game time: 3:00 PM CDT

Statistics	YSU	UND
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Youngstown State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Southern Illinois

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0-0) vs. Southern Illinois Salukis (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	-	-	-	-	0
Salukis	-	-	-	-	0

at Saluki Stadium, Carbondale, IL

Date: October 18
Game time: 2:00 PM CDT

Statistics	UND	SIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Indiana State

Indiana State Sycamores (0-0) vs. North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sycamores	-	-	-	-	0
Fighting Hawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND

Date: October 25
Game time: 3:00 PM CDT

Statistics	INST	UND
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at South Dakota (Sitting Bull Trophy)

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0-0) vs. South Dakota Coyotes (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	-	-	-	-	0
Coyotes	-	-	-	-	0

at DakotaDome, Vermillion, SD

Date: November 1
Game time: 1:00 PM CDT

Statistics	UND	SDAK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

North Dakota State (Nickel Trophy)

North Dakota State Bison (0-0) vs. North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	-	-	-	-	0
Fighting Hawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND

Date: November 8
Game time: 1:00 PM CST

Statistics	NDSU	UND
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Murray State

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0-0) vs. Murray State Racers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	-	-	-	-	0
Racers	-	-	-	-	0

at Roy Stewart Stadium, Murray, KY

Date: November 15

Statistics	UND	MURR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Murray State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

South Dakota State

South Dakota State Jackrabbits (0-0) vs. North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jackrabbits	-	-	-	-	0
Fighting Hawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND

Date: November 22
Game time: 1:00 PM CST

Statistics	SDST	UND
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "Head Coach Bubba Schweigert to step down, move into senior administrative role with UND Athletics". fightinghawks.com. North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
^ "2025 Football Schedule". fightinghawks.com. North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
^ "2025 North Dakota Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved April 10, 2025.

[1] "Head Coach Bubba Schweigert to step down, move into senior administrative role with UND Athletics". fightinghawks.com. North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Retrieved April 10, 2025.

[2] "2025 Football Schedule". fightinghawks.com. North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Retrieved April 10, 2025.

[3] "2025 North Dakota Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved April 10, 2025.

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North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
Venues	Memorial Stadium (1927–2000) Alerus Center (2001–present)
Bowls & rivalries	North Dakota State: Nickel Trophy South Dakota: Sitting Bull Trophy
Culture & lore	"Fight On Sioux" "It's for You, North Dakota U" Pride of the North Native American mascot controversy
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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