2015 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Rudolph (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorEric Schmidt (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlerus Center
2015 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 18 Southern Utah $^  7 –1   8 –4  
No. 10 Portland State ^  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 14 Montana ^  6 –2   8 –5  
North Dakota  5 –3   7 –4  
Northern Arizona  5 –3   7 –4  
Eastern Washington  5 –3   6 –5  
Weber State  5 –3   6 –5  
Northern Colorado  3 –5   6 –5  
Montana State  3 –5   5 –6  
Cal Poly  3 –5   4 –7  
UC Davis  2 –6   2 –9  
Idaho State  1 –7   2 –9  
Sacramento State  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Bubba Schweigert and played their home games at the Alerus Center. The Fighting Hawks are a member of the Big Sky Conference.

Although playing most of the season without an official mascot, 2015 was North Dakota's first year with their new nickname as it was announced on November 18 that the university had adopted the Fighting Hawks after a public vote of students, faculty, staff and other members of the University of North Dakota community.

The Fighting Hawks finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in Big Sky play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 53:00 pmat Wyoming*
W 24–1323,669
September 125:00 pmDrake*
Midco SNW 21–189,865
September 192:30 pmat No. 4 North Dakota State*
NBC ND/ESPN3L 9–3419,044[1]
September 261:00 pmUC Davis
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
Midco SNW 31–248,450
October 34:00 pmat No. 16 Portland State
WBSW 19–174,765
October 101:00 pmIdaho StatedaggerNo. 23
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
Midco SNL 31–379,188
October 177:00 pmat Weber State
WBSL 24–255,461
October 242:30 pmat No. 19 Montana
RTNWL 16–4225,014
October 311:00 pmNo. 19 Montana State
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
Midco SNW 44–387,090
November 141:00 pmNorthern Colorado
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
Midco SNW 45–146,996
November 218:05 pmat Cal Poly
WBSW 45–215,746
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2][3]

Game summaries

Wyoming

1 2 3 4 Total
North Dakota 7 7 0 10 24
Cowboys 0 0 0 13 13

Drake

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 3 15 18
North Dakota 7 14 0 0 21

North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
North Dakota 3 0 6 0 9
#4 Bison 3 21 10 0 34

UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 3 7 7 24
North Dakota 14 7 10 0 31

Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
North Dakota 3 3 10 3 19
#16 Vikings 7 3 7 0 17

Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 6 9 7 15 37
#23 North Dakota 14 7 10 0 31

Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
North Dakota 7 10 0 7 24
Wildcats 3 7 0 15 25

Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
North Dakota 7 6 0 3 16
#19 Grizzlies 7 14 14 7 42

Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Bobcats 7 17 7 7 38
North Dakota 21 10 7 6 44

Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 14 14
North Dakota 7 28 10 0 45

Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Hawks 7 21 7 10 45
Mustangs 0 0 14 7 21

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS—RVRVRVRV23RVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Coaches—RVRV—RV25RVRV—RVRVRVRV

References

  1. ↑ Schnepf, Kevin (September 19, 2015). "For at Least One Day, NDSU-UND Game Was the Biggest Thing in the State Again". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ "North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2015 M Football Schedule". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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