2021 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

The 2021 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Fighting Hawks competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by eight-year head coach Bubba Schweigert. They played their home games at Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

2021 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDanny Freund (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrett Holinka (2nd season)
Home stadiumAlerus Center
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   7 1     14 1  
No. 14 Missouri State ^   6 2     8 4  
No. 16 Southern Illinois ^   5 3     8 5  
No. 18 South Dakota ^   5 3     7 5  
No. 4 South Dakota State ^   5 3     11 4  
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^   4 4     6 6  
Indiana State   3 5     5 6  
North Dakota   3 5     5 6  
Western Illinois   2 6     2 9  
Illinois State   2 6     4 7  
Youngstown State   2 6     3 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The Fighting Hawks finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in eighth place.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 42:00 p.m.at Idaho State*No. 8ESPN+W 35–144,667
September 108:00 p.m.at Utah State*No. 9CBSSNL 24–4818,124
September 184:00 p.m.Drake*No. 11ESPN+W 38–010,143
October 22:00 p.m.No. 5 North Dakota StateNo. 10
ESPN+L 10–1612,846
October 92:00 p.m.at South DakotaNo. 13ESPN+L 13–205,304
October 162:00 p.m.at No. 4 Southern IllinoisNo. 22ESPN+L 28–3110,644
October 232:00 p.m.Western Illinois 
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
ESPN+W 34–108,807
October 302:00 p.m.at No. 17 Missouri StateESPN+L 28–328,372
November 612:00 p.m.Youngstown State
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
ESPN+W 24–21 8,441
November 132:00 p.m.Illinois State
  • Alerus Center
  • Grand Forks, ND
ESPN+W 14–76,141
November 202:00 p.m.at No. 12 South Dakota StateL 21-248,132
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  1. ^ "North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule 2021". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021 Football Schedule". University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2022.