# 2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

The 2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the University of North Dakota as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Fighting Hawks were led by eleventh-year head coach Bubba Schweigert, and played their home games at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 2:30 p.m. | at Iowa State* | No. 24 | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA | FS1 | L 3–21 | 56,148 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 4 Montana* | No. 23 | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | MidcoSN/ESPN+ | W 27–24 | 11,595 |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho State* | No. 10 | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | MidcoSN/ESPN+ | W 52–28 | 10,685 |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | San Diego* | No. 10 | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | MidcoSN/ESPN+ | W 41–24 | 8,491 |
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Murray State | No. 9 | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | MidcoSN/ESPN+ | W 72–35 | 10,828 |
| October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 2 North Dakota State | No. 7 | FargodomeFargo, ND (Nickel Trophy) | MidcoSN/ABC ND/ESPN+ | L 17–41 | 18,723 |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Iowa | No. 9 | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | MidcoSN/ESPN+ | W 31–7 | 11,617 |
| October 26 | 5:00 p.m. | at Youngstown State | No. 7 | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN+ | L 40–41 $^{OT}$ | 9,979 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | No. 15 | Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN | ESPN+ | L 31–35 | 3,013 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 3 South Dakota State | No. 21 | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | MidcoSN/ESPN+ | L 7–38 | 9,797 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 5 South Dakota | | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND (Sitting Bull Trophy) | MidcoSN/ESPN+ | L 36–42 | 8,974 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Illinois State | | Hancock StadiumNormal, IL | ESPN+ | L 13–35 | 5,631 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### at Iowa State (FBS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Fighting Hawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cyclones | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
* Date: August 31, 2024
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear; 82 °F (28 °C); Wind: SW 9 mph
* Game attendance: 56,148
* TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
| Statistics | UND | ISU |
| First downs | 20 | 18 |
| Total yards | 295 | 353 |
| Rushing yards | 174 | 86 |
| Passing yards | 121 | 267 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–30–1 | 20–26–0 |
| Time of possession | 37:51 | 22:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| North Dakota | Passing | Simon Romfo | 17–30, 121 yds, INT |
| North Dakota | Rushing | Isaiah Smith | 12 car, 50 yds |
| North Dakota | Receiving | Bo Belquist | 6 rec, 43 yds |
| Iowa State | Passing | Rocco Becht | 20–26, 267 yds, 2 TD |
| Iowa State | Rushing | Abu Sama | 5 car, 36 yds |
| Iowa State | Receiving | Jaylin Noel | 8 rec, 135 yds, TD |

### No. 4 Montana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 Grizzlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 23 Fighting Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND
* Date: September 7, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* TV: MidcoSN

### Idaho State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 10 Fighting Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND
* Date: September 14, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* TV: TBA

### San Diego

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 10 Fighting Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND
* Date: September 21, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* TV: TBA

### Murray State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Racers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 9 Fighting Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND
* Date: September 28, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* TV: TBA

### at No. 2 North Dakota State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Fighting Hawks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 2 Bison | 14 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 41 |
at Fargodome • Fargo, ND
* Date: October 5, 2024
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 18,723
* Referee: Gregory Gompf
* TV: ESPN+
| Statistics | North Dakota | North Dakota State |
| First downs | 14 | 25 |
| Plays–yards | 54–267 | 69–429 |
| Rushes–yards | 31–101 | 45–208 |
| Passing yards | 166 | 221 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–23–0 | 16–24–0 |
| Time of possession | 25:41 | 34:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| North Dakota | Passing | Simon Romfo | 18/23, 166 yards, TD |
| North Dakota | Rushing | Gaven Ziebarth | 12 carries, 65 yards |
| North Dakota | Receiving | Bo Belquist | 4 receptions, 61 yards |
| North Dakota State | Passing | Cam Miller | 13/19, 168 yards, 2 TD |
| North Dakota State | Rushing | CharMar Brown | 21 carries, 83 yards, TD |
| North Dakota State | Receiving | Bryce Lance | 2 receptions, 50 yards, TD |

### Northern Iowa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 9 Fighting Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND
* Date: October 19, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* TV: ESPN+

### at Youngstown State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Fighting Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Penguins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH
* Date: October 26, 2024
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: TBA
* TV: ESPN+

### at Indiana State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Fighting Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
* Date: November 2, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: TBD
* TV: ESPN+

### No. 3 South Dakota State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 3 Jackrabbits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 21 Fighting Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND
* Date: November 9, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* TV: TBA

### No. 5 South Dakota

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Coyotes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fighting Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND
* Date: November 16, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* TV: ESPN+

### at No. 14 Illinois State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fighting Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 14 Redbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL
* Date: November 23, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: TBD
* TV: ESPN+