2021 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2021

| team = North Dakota Fighting Hawks

| sport = football

| image = ND Fighting Hawks wordmark.png

| image_size = 250

| conference = Missouri Valley Football Conference

| short_conf = MVFC

| record = 5–6

| conf_record = 3–5

| head_coach = Bubba Schweigert

| hc_year = 8th

| off_coach = Danny Freund

| oc_year = 3rd

| off_scheme = Pistol

| def_coach = Brett Holinka

| dc_year = 2nd

| def_scheme = 3–4

| captain =

| stadium = Alerus Center

}}

The 2021 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the University of North Dakota in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Fighting Hawks competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by eight-year head coach Bubba Schweigert. They played their home games at Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

The Fighting Hawks finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in eighth place.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2021

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS

| poll = STATS

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 4

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 8

| opponent = Idaho State

| site_stadium = Holt Arena

| site_cityst = Pocatello, ID

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 35–14

| attend = 4,667

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|September 10|Friday}}

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 9

| opponent = Utah State

| site_stadium = Maverik Stadium

| site_cityst = Logan, UT

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 24–48

| attend = 18,124

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 18

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 11

| opponent = Drake

| site_stadium = Alerus Center

| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 38–0

| attend = 10,143

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| rank = 10

| opponent = North Dakota State

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Alerus Center

| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND

| gamename = Nickel Trophy

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 10–16

| attend = 12,846

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 13

| opponent = South Dakota

| site_stadium = DakotaDome

| site_cityst = Vermillion, SD

| gamename = Sitting Bull Trophy

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 13–20

| attend = 5,304

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 22

| opponent = Southern Illinois

| opprank = 4

| site_stadium = Saluki Stadium

| site_cityst = Carbondale, IL

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 28–31

| attend = 10,644

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Western Illinois

| site_stadium = Alerus Center

| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 34–10

| attend = 8,807

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Missouri State

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = Robert W. Plaster Stadium

| site_cityst = Springfield, MO

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 28–32

| attend = 8,372

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Youngstown State

| site_stadium = Alerus Center

| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 24–21

| overtime =

| attend = 8,441

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| opponent = Illinois State

| site_stadium = Alerus Center

| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 14–7

| attend = 6,141

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = South Dakota State

| opprank = 12

| site_stadium = Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium

| site_cityst = Brookings, SD

| gamename =

| score = 21-24

| attend = 8,132

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=North Dakota Fighting Hawks Schedule 2021 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/155/season/2021 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=December 23, 2022 }}{{cite web |title=2021 Football Schedule |url=https://fightinghawks.com/sports/football/schedule/2021 |publisher=University of North Dakota Athletics |access-date=December 23, 2022 }}

References

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