2015 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

2015 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
2015 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	7–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bubba Schweigert (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Paul Rudolph (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Eric Schmidt (2nd season)
Home stadium	Alerus Center
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

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.

2015 Big Sky Conference football standings
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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

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 edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	3:00 pm	at Wyoming*		War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY		W 24–13	23,669
September 12	5:00 pm	Drake*		Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	W 21–18	9,865
September 19	2:30 pm	at No. 4 North Dakota State*		Fargodome Fargo, ND (Rivalry)	NBC ND/ESPN3	L 9–34	19,044	^[1]
September 26	1:00 pm	UC Davis		Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	W 31–24	8,450
October 3	4:00 pm	at No. 16 Portland State		Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	WBS	W 19–17	4,765
October 10	1:00 pm	Idaho State	No. 23	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	L 31–37	9,188
October 17	7:00 pm	at Weber State		Stewart Stadium Odgen, UT	WBS	L 24–25	5,461
October 24	2:30 pm	at No. 19 Montana		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	RTNW	L 16–42	25,014
October 31	1:00 pm	No. 19 Montana State		Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	W 44–38	7,090
November 14	1:00 pm	Northern Colorado		Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	W 45–14	6,996
November 21	8:05 pm	at Cal Poly		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	WBS	W 45–21	5,746
*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

Wyoming edit

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

Drake edit

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

North Dakota State edit

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

UC Davis edit

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

Portland State edit

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

Idaho State edit

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

Weber State edit

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

Montana edit

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

Montana State edit

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

Northern Colorado edit

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

Cal Poly edit

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

Ranking movements edit

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	—	RV	RV	—	RV	25	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV

References edit

^ 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.
^ "North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
^ "2015 M Football Schedule". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

[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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