This is a list of seasons completed by the North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Since the team's creation in 1894, North Dakota has participated in more than 1,100 officially sanctioned games, holding an all-time record of 655–425–30 and one national championship, won in 2001 at the NCAA Division II level.[1] The team was a charter member of the North Central Conference in 1922, remaining in the league until its dissolution in 2008. The Fighting Sioux then transitioned to the FCS, first joining the Great West Conference before moving to the Big Sky Conference in 2012. In 2020, North Dakota will move to the Missouri Valley Football Conference, joining old foes from the team's North Central days.

Seasons

Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Adolph F. Bechdolt (Independent) (1894)
1894 Adolph F. Bechdolt 2–2
Charles S. Farnsworth (Independent) (1895–1896)
1895 Charles S. Farnsworth 1–1
1896 Charles S. Farnsworth 2–0
Melvin A. Brannon (Independent) (1897–1898)
1897 Melvin A. Brannon 2–1
1898 Melvin A. Brannon 1–2
Harry C. Loomis (Independent) (1899–singe)
1899 Harry C. Loomis 6–0
Victor L. Littig (Independent) (1900–singe)
1900 Victor L. Littig 5–2–1
William Nuessle (Independent) (1901–singe)
1901 William Nuessle 3–4
Harry C. Loomis (Independent) (1902–singe)
1902 Harry C. Loomis 3–2–2
Rex Kennedy (Independent) (1903–singe)
1903 Rex Kennedy 7–0
George Sweetland (Independent) (1904–1907)
1904 George Sweetland 6–1
1905 George Sweetland 6–1–1
1906 George Sweetland 1–3
1907 George Sweetland 2–2
David L. Dunlap (Independent) (1908–1911)
1908 David L. Dunlap 5–2
1909 David L. Dunlap 4–0–1
1910 David L. Dunlap 3–3
1911 David L. Dunlap 2–2–1
Fred Vehmeier (Independent) (1912)
1912 Fred Vehmeier 1–4
Fred V. Archer (Independent) (1913)
1913 Fred V. Archer 2–4
Thomas Andrew Gill (Independent) (1914–1917)
1914 Thomas Andrew Gill 3–5
1915 Thomas Andrew Gill 2–2–3
1916 Thomas Andrew Gill 5–2
1917 Thomas Andrew Gill 2–4
Paul J. Davis (Independent) (1919–1921)
1919 Paul J. Davis 2–4–1
1920 Paul J. Davis 4–3–1
1921 Paul J. Davis 4–4
Paul J. Davis (North Central Conference) (1922–1925)
1922 Paul J. Davis 3–3 3–1 T–2nd
1923 Paul J. Davis 5–3 2–1 2nd
1924 Paul J. Davis 2–8 1–4 T–7th
1925 Paul J. Davis 4–4 2–2 T–4th
Tod Rockwell (North Central Conference) (1926–1927)
1926 Tod Rockwell 4–4 3–2 5th
1927 Tod Rockwell 4–4 2–2 T–3rd
Charles A. West (North Central Conference) (1928–1941)
1928 Charles A. West 6–1–1 4–0 1st
1929 Charles A. West 9–1 4–0 1st
1930 Charles A. West 9–1 4–0 1st W Los Angeles Bowl
1931 Charles A. West 8–1–2 4–0 1st
1932 Charles A. West 7–1 2–1 2nd
1933 Charles A. West 3–5–1 1–2–1 3rd
1934 Charles A. West 7–1 3–1 1st
1935 Charles A. West 6–2–2 3–0–2 2nd
1936 Charles A. West 9–2 4–0 1st
1937 Charles A. West 4–4 3–0 1st
1938 Charles A. West 6–2 3–1 2nd
1939 Charles A. West 5–3 4–1 T–1st
1940 Charles A. West 5–4 3–1 2nd
1941 Charles A. West 4–5 3–1 3rd
Red Jarrett (North Central Conference) (1942)
1942 Red Jarrett 3–3 2–3 T–5th
Charles A. West (North Central Conference) (1945)
1945 Charles A. West 1–2 1–1
Red Jarrett (North Central Conference) (1946–1948)
1946 Red Jarrett 4–3 2–2 4th
1947 Red Jarrett 4–4 2–2 4th
1948 Red Jarrett 3–7 3–3 4th
Dick Miller (North Central Conference) (1949)
1949 Dick Miller 4–3–1 3–2–1 T–3rd
Frank Zazula (North Central Conference) (1950–1956)
1950 Frank Zazula 5–2–2 3–1–2 3rd
1951 Frank Zazula 2–4 2–3 4th
1952 Frank Zazula 3–6 2–4 6th
1953 Frank Zazula 6–1–1 4–1–1 3rd
1954 Frank Zazula 4–5 3–3 T–3rd
1955 Frank Zazula 6–3 3–3 T–4th
1956 Frank Zazula 2–6 2–4 6th
Marvin C. Helling (North Central Conference) (1957–1967)
1957 Marvin C. Helling 3–4–1 2–3–1 5th
1958 Marvin C. Helling 5–3 5–1 1st
1959 Marvin C. Helling 2–5–1 1–4–1 7th
1960 Marvin C. Helling 4–3–1 4–2 T–2nd
1961 Marvin C. Helling 6–3 4–2 T–3rd
1962 Marvin C. Helling 5–4 3–3 4th
1963 Marvin C. Helling 6–3 4–2 T–2nd
1964 Marvin C. Helling 8–1 5–1 T–1st 14
1965 Marvin C. Helling 9–1 5–1 2nd W Mineral Water Bowl 8
1966 Marvin C. Helling 8–2 5–1 T–1st W Pecan Bowl 5 8
1967 Marvin C. Helling 4–6 4–2 3rd
Jerry Olson (North Central Conference) (1968–1977)
1968 Jerry Olson 3–5 3–3 T–3rd
1969 Jerry Olson 4–5 3–3 T–3rd
1970 Jerry Olson 5–3–1 4–1–1 2nd 18
1971 Jerry Olson 6–3–1 5–1 1st 9
1972 Jerry Olson 10–1 6–1 T–1st W Camellia Bowl 6 6
1973 Jerry Olson 6–4 4–3 T–3rd
1974 Jerry Olson 6–4 5–2 T–1st
1975 Jerry Olson 9–1 7–0 1st L NCAA Division II First Round 1 7
1976 Jerry Olson 1–7–1 1–4–1 5th
1977 Jerry Olson 4–6–1 2–4–1 T–6th
Gene Murphy (North Central Conference) (1978–1979)
1978 Gene Murphy 5–5 3–3 T–3rd
1979 Gene Murphy 10–2 5–1 1st L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 3
Pat Behrns (North Central Conference) (1980–1985)
1980 Pat Behrns 6–4 5–2 T–2nd
1981 Pat Behrns 6–4 4–3 T–2nd
1982 Pat Behrns 7–3 5–2 2nd
1983 Pat Behrns 6–5 4–5 T–4th
1984 Pat Behrns 8–3 6–3 4th
1985 Pat Behrns 3–8 2–7 T–8th
Roger Thomas (North Central Conference) (1986–1998)
1986 Roger Thomas 2–9 2–7 9th
1987 Roger Thomas 6–4 5–4 T–4tg
1988 Roger Thomas 7–4 5–4 T–4th
1989 Roger Thomas 3–7–1 2–6–1 9th
1990 Roger Thomas 7–3 7–2 2nd 12
1991 Roger Thomas 7–2 6–2 T–2nd 17
1992 Roger Thomas 6–4–1 6–2–1 2nd L NCAA Division II First Round 13
1993 Roger Thomas 10–3 7–2 T–1st L NCAA Division II Semifinal 9
1994 Roger Thomas 10–3 7–2 T–1st L NCAA Division II Semifinal 15
1995 Roger Thomas 9–2 8–1 1st L NCAA Division II First Round 7
1996 Roger Thomas 7–3 6–3 T–2nd 19
1997 Roger Thomas 8–2 7–2 T–2nd
1998 Roger Thomas 8–3 7–2 3rd L NCAA Division II First Round 7
Dale Lennon (North Central Conference) (1999–2007)
1999 Dale Lennon 9–2 8–1 T–1st L NCAA Division II First Round 9
2000 Dale Lennon 8–3 6–3 T–3rd 5
2001 Dale Lennon 14–1 7–1 1st W NCAA Division II Championship 4
2002 Dale Lennon 5–6 3–5 7th
2003 Dale Lennon 12–2 7–0 1st L NCAA Division II Championship 7
2004 Dale Lennon 11–3 4–2 T–2nd L NCAA Division II Semifinal 4
2005 Dale Lennon 10–3 4–2 T–1st L NCAA Division II Second Round 8
2006 Dale Lennon 11–2 7–1 T–1st L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 7
2007 Dale Lennon 10–2 7–1 2nd L NCAA Division II Second Round 9
Chris Mussman (Great West Conference) (2008–2011)
2008 Chris Mussman 6–4 1–2 3rd
2009 Chris Mussman 6–5 2–2 T–2nd
2010 Chris Mussman 3–8 0–4 5th
2011 Chris Mussman 8–3 3–1 T–1st 23
Chris Mussman (Big Sky Conference) (2012–2013)
2012 Chris Mussman 5–6 3–5 T–8th
2013 Chris Mussman 3–8 2–6 10th
Kyle Schweigert (Big Sky Conference) (2014–2017)
2014 Kyle Schweigert 5–7 3–5 T–8th
2015 Kyle Schweigert 7–4 5–3 T–4th
2016 Kyle Schweigert 9–3 8–0 T–1st L NCAA Division I FCS Second Round 12 12
2017 Kyle Schweigert 3–8 2–6 T–9th
Kyle Schweigert (Independent) (2018–2019)
2018 Kyle Schweigert 6–5
2019 Kyle Schweigert 7–5 L NCAA Division I FCS First Round
Kyle Schweigert (Missouri Valley Football Conference) (2020–present)
2020 Kyle Schweigert 5–2 4–1 T–1st L NCAA Division I FCS Quarterfinal 6 6
2021 Kyle Schweigert 5–6 3–5 T–7th
Total: 668–423–30
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ "2019 Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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