2022 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

2022 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
NCAA Division I First Round, L 31–38 at Weber State
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 20
Record	7–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach	Bubba Schweigert (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Danny Freund (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Defensive coordinator	Brett Holinka (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Captains	Donny Ventrelli Garett Maag C.J. Siegel Devin Krzanowski
Home stadium	Alerus Center

2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 South Dakota State $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 2 North Dakota State ^		7	–	1					12	–	3
No. 20 North Dakota ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
Youngstown State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Northern Iowa		5	–	3					6	–	5
Illinois State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Southern Illinois		4	–	4					5	–	6
Missouri State		3	–	5					5	–	6
South Dakota		2	–	6					3	–	8
Indiana State		1	–	7					2	–	9
Western Illinois		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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 Stadium Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 17–38	86,590
September 10	3:00 p.m.	No. 24 Northern Iowa		Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	ESPN3	W 29–27	9,940
September 17	3:00 p.m.	at Northern Arizona*	No. 22	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	ESPN+	W 27–24	7,841
September 24	2:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Southern Illinois	No. 19	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	MidcoSN2/ESPN+	L 17–34	8,053
October 1	12:00 p.m.	No. 7 Missouri State		Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	MidcoSN/ESPN+	W 48–31	10,020
October 8	5:00 p.m.	at Youngstown State	No. 22	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	MidcoSN2/ESPN+	W 35–30	11,009
October 22	3:00 p.m.	No. 1 South Dakota State	No. 20	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	MidcoSN/ESPN+	L 35–49	11,067
October 29	3:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian*	No. 23	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	MidcoSN2/ESPN+	W 34–31	8,355
November 5	12:00 p.m.	at Indiana State	No. 21	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	MidcoSN2/ESPN+	W 42–7	2,534
November 12	12:00 p.m.	South Dakota	No. 19	Alerus Center Grand 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	Fargodome Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy)	MidcoSN2/ESPN+	L 21–42	18,806
November 26	3:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Weber State*	No. 20	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	L 31–38	4,495
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Regular season

at Nebraska

See also: 2022 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (0–0) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–1) – Game summary

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)

Game information

First quarter (6:46) NEB – Anthony Grant 19-yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 2:02; Nebraska 7–0) Second quarter (0:13) UND – Adam Zavalney 1-yard pass from Tommy Schuster (Brady Stevens kick) (Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 6:51; Tied 7–7) Third quarter (13:12) NEB – Nate Boerkircher 19-yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:48; Nebraska 14–7) (8:36) NEB – Timmy Bleekrode 46-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 0:56; Nebraska 17–7) (5:52) UND – Brady Stevens 23-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:44; Nebraska 17–10) (4:22) UND – Tyler Hoosman 5-yard run (Brady Stevens kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:44; Tied 17–17) (2:30) NEB – Anthony Grant 46-yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:48; Nebraska 24–17) Fourth quarter (6:35) NEB – Ajay Allen 14-yard run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 4:25; Nebraska 31–17) (2:07) NEB – Chancellor Brewington 5-yard pass from Casey Thompson (Timmy Bleekrode kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:31; Nebraska 38–17)

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
	Rushing	Isaiah Smith	10 carries, 104 yards
	Receiving	Bo Belquist	6 receptions, 40 yards
Nebraska	Passing	Casey Thompson	14/21, 193 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Anthony Grant	23 carries, 189 yards, 2 TD
	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

See also: 2022 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

At Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Fighting Hawks	0	13	0	14	27
Lumberjacks	7	7	0	10	24

See also: 2022 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

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

See also: 2022 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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

See also: 2022 Missouri State Bears football team

At Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Fighting Hawks	14	7	0	14	35
Penguins	3	18	3	6	30

See also: 2022 Youngstown State Penguins football team

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

See also: 2022 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

vs Abilene Christian

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

See also: 2022 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

At Indiana State

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

See also: 2022 Indiana State Sycamores football team

vs South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	6	7	0	6	19
No. 19 Fighting Hawks	7	7	14	0	28

See also: 2022 South Dakota Coyotes football team and Sitting Bull Trophy

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

See also: 2022 North Dakota State Bison football team and Nickel Trophy

NCAA Division I playoffs

See also: 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season § Postseason

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

See also: 2022 Weber State Wildcats football team

Roster

2022 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Bo Belquist Jr QB 2 Tommy Schuster Jr QB 3 Trey Feeney  Fr QB 6 Simon Romfo  Fr RB 7 Luke Skokna Sr QB 9 Colton Hackel Fr WR 10 Caden Dennis Fr WR 12 Marcus Preston Jr WR 13 Jack Wright So QB 14 Quincy Vaughn Jr WR 16 Elijah Klein So WR 18 Red Wilson Jr WR 19 Noah Schaffner  Fr RB 20 Creighton Mitchell So WR 25 Trasen Pollman Fr RB 28 Gaven Ziebarth  Fr RB 29 Isaiah Smith So TE 30 Jack Ihry  Fr RB 32 Tyler Hoosman GS WR 33 Garrin Sattler Fr RB 37 Anthony Moe-Tucker Fr RB 38 Grant Romfo  Fr TE 39 Adam Zavalney Jr TE 40 Haydn Stay Fr TE 43 Jaden Norby So TE 44 Mason South Fr TE 46 Josh Yon Fr OL 60 Jagger Ferden So OL 61 Danny Carroll  Fr OL 62 Jake Oliphant GS OL 64 Adam Neustel Jr OL 65 Bennett Weber So OL 67 Liam Becher Fr OL 68 Brayden Bryant So OL 69 Cade Borud Fr OL 71 Seth Anderson So OL 72 Colin Lavell Jr OL 73 Jack Kuntz So OL 74 Donny Ventrelli (C) Sr OL 75 Sam Hagen  Fr OL 76 Brett Kelzenberg Fr OL 77 Easton Kilty So OL 78 Ben Christian Sr OL 79 Peyton Lotysz So WR 80 Nick Kupfer  Fr WR 81 Sam Strandell Fr TE 82 Trace Thaden Fr WR 83 Tyler Burian Sr WR 84 Nate DeMontagnac  Fr TE 85 Trae Steckler Sr TE 86 Max Gunderson So WR 89 Garett Maag (C) GS	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 0 Jalen Morrison GS DB 3 C.J. Siegel (C) Sr DB 4 Malachi Buckner Sr DB 5 Clayton Bishop  Fr DB 8 Edmund Ocansey  Fr LB 9 Marcus Vaughn-Jones Sr LB 10 Caden White Sr DB 11 Jayson Coley Jr LB 15 Aaron Cooper GS DB 17 Jamal Dixon Fr DB 21 Sammy Fort Jr DB 22 Antonio Bluiett Fr DB 23 Devin Hembry Jr DB 24 Kadon Kauppinen Sr DB 25 Teagan Pfeffer Fr LB 26 Paine Parks Fr DB 27 Richard Agyekum So DB 28 Matt Koshiol Jr DB 30 Peyton Fisher So DB 31 Cole Davis  Fr LB 32 Dylan Boecker So DB 33 Jett Sutton Fr LB 34 Josh Navratil Jr DB 35 Ethan Ball So LB 36 Malachi McNeal  Fr LB 42 Kason Kelley So LB 44 Devin Krzanowski (C) GS LB 45 Hayden Stec Fr LB 46 Ted Mullin (C) Sr DL 47 Bartholomew Ogbu Sr LB 48 Jack Baretz Fr DL 49 Ben McNaboe Jr LB 50 Tommy Kimball Jr DL 51 Caleb Olson Fr LB 52 Logan Doell Fr LB 54 Jaden Feterl  Fr DL 55 Lucas Schweigert Fr DL 57 Casey Schultz  Fr DL 58 Tanner Thorsness Jr LB 59 Wyatt Pedigo So LB 66 Brady Lehman Fr DL 88 Luke Lennon Jr DL 90 Craig Orlando So DL 91 Jack Teiken Fr DL 93 Elijah Beach Jr DL 95 Steven Keech Jr DL 98 Kendis Ledbetter Fr DL 99 Jaelen Johnson Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 37 Sean Fenelon GS K, P 53 C.J. Elrichs Fr LS 63 David Neuberger Fr P, K 85 Luke Silvernale Fr P 87 Cade Peterson GS K 92 Brady Stevens Sr	Head coach Bubba Schweigert Coordinators/assistant coaches Danny Freund – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Brett Holinka – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Shawn Kostich – Special teams coordinator/tight ends/fullbacks Austin Flyger – Defensive line Sam King – Wide receivers Joe Pawlak – Offensive line Travis Stepps – Defensive backs Steve Crutchley – Running backs Joel Schwenzfeier – Recruiting coordinator/safeties Carl Reinholz – Defensive assistant/video coordinator/inside linebackers/camps Nate Baukol – Director of strength & conditioning Travis Kahlbaugh – Director of football operations Joe Caulfield – Director of player personnel & football office operations Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

References

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