2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Kyle Schweigert (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Paul Rudolph
Defensive coordinator	Eric Schmidt
Home stadium	Alerus Center (Capacity: 12,283)

2016 Big Sky football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Cal Poly		0	–	0					0	–	0
Eastern Washington		0	–	0					0	–	0
Idaho State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Montana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Montana State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northern Arizona		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northern Colorado		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Dakota		0	–	0					0	–	0
Portland State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Sacramento State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern Utah		0	–	0					0	–	0
UC Davis		0	–	0					0	–	0
Weber State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represent the University of North Dakota during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by third year head coach Kyle Schweigert and played their home games at the Alerus Center. The Fighting Hawks are a member of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

In 2015, North Dakota finished with a record of 7–4, 5–3 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for third place. They failed to qualify for the FCS Playoffs.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Non-Conference Schedule
September 3		at Stony Brook*		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
September 10		at Bowling Green*		Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
September 17		South Dakota*		Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND (Rivalry)
Conference Schedule
September 24		at Montana State		Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT
October 1		Cal Poly		Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND
October 8		at Sacramento State		Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA
October 15		Southern Utah		Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND
October 22		at Idaho State		Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID
October 29		Weber State		Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND
November 5		at Northern Colorado		Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO
November 12		Northern Arizona		Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Game notes

Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks					0
Seawolves					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	UND, 13–3

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks					0
Falcons					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes					0
Fighting Hawks					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
60–29–5	2011	UND, 38–37

Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks					0
Bobcats					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–18–1	2015	UND, 44–38

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs					0
Fighting Hawks					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2015	UND, 45–21

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks					0
Hornets					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2013	SAC, 31–7

Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds					0
Fighting Hawks					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2014	SUU, 35–17

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks					0
Bengals					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–1	2015	ISU, 37–31

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Fighting Hawks					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2015	WEB, 25–24

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks					0
Bears					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–12	2015	UND, 45–14

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks					0
Fighting Hawks					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	2014	UND, 30–28

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS
Coaches

References

1. "2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football schedule". University of North Dakota Department of Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2016.