# 2015 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

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

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 3:00 pm | at Wyoming* | | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | | W 24–13 | 23,669 |
| September 12 | 5:00 pm | Drake* | | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | Midco SN | W 21–18 | 9,865 |
| September 19 | 2:30 pm | at No. 4 North Dakota State* | | FargodomeFargo, ND (Rivalry) | NBC ND/ESPN3 | L 9–34 | 19,044 |
| September 26 | 1:00 pm | UC Davis | | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | Midco SN | W 31–24 | 8,450 |
| October 3 | 4:00 pm | at No. 16 Portland State | | Hillsboro StadiumHillsboro, OR | WBS | W 19–17 | 4,765 |
| October 10 | 1:00 pm | Idaho State | No. 23 | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | Midco SN | L 31–37 | 9,188 |
| October 17 | 7:00 pm | at Weber State | | Stewart StadiumOdgen, UT | WBS | L 24–25 | 5,461 |
| October 24 | 2:30 pm | at No. 19 Montana | | Washington–Grizzly StadiumMissoula, MT | RTNW | L 16–42 | 25,014 |
| October 31 | 1:00 pm | No. 19 Montana State | | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | Midco SN | W 44–38 | 7,090 |
| November 14 | 1:00 pm | Northern Colorado | | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | Midco SN | W 45–14 | 6,996 |
| November 21 | 8:05 pm | at Cal Poly | | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | WBS | W 45–21 | 5,746 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||||

## 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 | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 | |