2022 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

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.

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)
Defensive coordinatorBrett Holinka (3rd season)
Home stadiumAlerus Center
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
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 North Dakota ^   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
As of May 1, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 p.m.at Nebraska*BTNL 17–3886,590
September 103:00 p.m.No. 24 Northern IowaESPN3W 29–279,940
September 173:00 p.m.at Northern Arizona*No. 22ESPN+W 27–247,841
September 242:00 p.m.at No. 24 Southern IllinoisNo. 19MidcoSN2/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. 22MidcoSN2/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. 21MidcoSN2/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. 16MidcoSN2/ESPN+L 21–4218,806
November 263:00 p.m.at No. 9 Weber State*No. 20ESPN+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 edit

Regular season edit

At Nebraska edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Hawks 0 7 10 0 17
Cornhuskers 7 0 17 14 38

vs No. 24 Northern Iowa edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Panthers 3 7 3 14 27
Fighting Hawks 7 0 7 15 29

At Northern Arizona edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Fighting Hawks 0 13 0 14 27
Lumberjacks 7 7 0 10 24

At No. 24 Southern Illinois edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Fighting Hawks 0 10 0 7 17
No. 24 Salukis 10 14 7 3 34

vs No. 7 Missouri State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Bears 7 14 0 10 31
Fighting Hawks 3 17 14 14 48

At Youngstown State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Fighting Hawks 14 7 0 14 35
Penguins 3 18 3 6 30

vs No. 1 South Dakota State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Jackrabbits 7 7 21 14 49
No. 20 Fighting Hawks 14 7 0 14 35

vs Abilene Christian edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 7 10 7 31
No. 23 Fighting Hawks 3 17 7 7 34

At Indiana State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Fighting Hawks 7 14 14 7 42
Sycamores 0 7 0 0 7

vs South Dakota edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 6 7 0 6 19
No. 19 Fighting Hawks 7 7 14 0 28

At No. 4 North Dakota State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Fighting Hawks 0 14 7 0 21
No. 4 Bison 14 14 14 0 42

NCAA Division I playoffs edit

At No. 9 Weber State (first round) edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Fighting Hawks 0 14 3 14 31
No. 9 Wildcats 7 24 7 0 38

Roster edit

2022 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Bo Belquist (C) Jr
QB 2 Tommy Schuster (C) 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
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Danny Freund – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Brett Holinka – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Shawn Kostich – Special teams coordinator/tight ends/fullbacks
  • Steve Crutchley – Running backs
  • Sam King – Wide receivers
  • Joe Pawlak – Offensive line
  • Austin Flyger – Defensive line
  • Travis Stepps – Defensive backs
  • Joel Schienzfeier – Safeties

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 24, 2023

References edit

  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.