# 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 2:30 p.m. | at Nebraska* | | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | BTN | L 17–38 | 86,590 |
| September 10 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 24 Northern Iowa | | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | ESPN3 | W 29–27 | 9,940 |
| September 17 | 3:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona* | No. 22 | Walkup SkydomeFlagstaff, AZ | ESPN+ | W 27–24 | 7,841 |
| September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Southern Illinois | No. 19 | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | L 17–34 | 8,053 |
| October 1 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 7 Missouri State | | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | MidcoSN/ESPN+ | W 48–31 | 10,020 |
| October 8 | 5:00 p.m. | at Youngstown State | No. 22 | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | W 35–30 | 11,009 |
| October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 1 South Dakota State | No. 20 | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | MidcoSN/ESPN+ | L 35–49 | 11,067 |
| October 29 | 3:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian* | No. 23 | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | W 34–31 | 8,355 |
| November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana State | No. 21 | Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN | MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | W 42–7 | 2,534 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | South Dakota | No. 19 | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND (Sitting Bull Trophy) | MidcoSN/ESPN+ | W 28–19 | 9,516 |
| November 19 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 4 North Dakota State | No. 16 | FargodomeFargo, ND (Nickel Trophy) | MidcoSN2/ESPN+ | L 21–42 | 18,806 |
| November 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Weber State* | No. 20 | Stewart StadiumOgden, UT (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN+ | L 31–38 | 4,495 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Regular season
#### at Nebraska

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fighting Hawks | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Cornhuskers | 7 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
* Date: September 3
* Game time: 2:40 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 86,590
* Referee: Bryan Banks
* TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Joshua Perry (analyst), and Rick Pizzo (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | North Dakota | Nebraska |
| First downs | 18 | 26 |
| Total yards | 306 | 437 |
| Rushes/yards | 33–175 | 41–224 |
| Passing yards | 131 | 193 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–37–0 | 14–21–1 |
| Time of possession | 36:01 | 23:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| North Dakota | Passing | Tommy Schuster | 24/37, 131 yards, 1 TD |
| North Dakota | Rushing | Isaiah Smith | 10 carries, 104 yards |
| North Dakota | Receiving | Bo Belquist | 6 receptions, 40 yards |
| Nebraska | Passing | Casey Thompson | 14/21, 193 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Nebraska | Rushing | Anthony Grant | 23 carries, 189 yards, 2 TD |
| Nebraska | Receiving | Trey Palmer | 4 receptions, 82 yards |

#### vs No. 24 Northern Iowa

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

#### At Northern Arizona

| | 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

| | 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

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

#### At Youngstown State

| | 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

| | 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

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

#### At Indiana State

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

#### vs South Dakota

| | 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

| | 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
#### At No. 9 Weber State (first round)

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