North Dakota
North Dakota Fighting Hawks (8-4)
Missouri Valley (5-3)
Live ELO
23
Down 2 since
MON, SEP 14th

2026 North Dakota Fighting Hawks Predicted Results

Predictions include games against Division I opponents only.
All times are Eastern
KEY:
Predicted Game Results
Quadrant 1 (Q1): All Opponents (1-25)
Quadrant 2 (Q2): All Opponents (26-50)
Quadrant 3 (Q3): All Opponents (51-75)
Quadrant 4 (Q4): All Opponents (76-128)
Predicted Records

Overall
8-4

Home
4-2

Road
4-2

Neutral
0-0

Conf
5-3
Non
Conf
3-1
Post
Season
0-0
Predicted Rankings / Strength of Schedule (SOS)

ELO
33
(1445.6)
SOS
ELO
38
(1375.5)
Non-Conf SOS
ELO
90
(1348.0)
SOS
Opp Win Percent
40
(0.4882)
Non-Conf SOS
Opp Win Percent
81
(0.4048)
Predicted Quadrant Records (ELO)

Quadrant 1
0-3

Quadrant 2
2-0

Quadrant 3
1-1

Quadrant 4
5-0

Schedule

  • +
    AUG
    27
    THU

    Long Island
    (0-4) ELO: 113
    Grand Forks, ND
    Alerus Center
    W   42 - 21
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Long Island 0 0 14 7 21
    North Dakota 22 20 0 0 42
    Location: Grand Forks, ND
    Stadium: Alerus Center
    Opponent ELO: 113
  • +
    SEP
    5
    SAT

    Saint Thomas
    (1-1) ELO: 42
    Grand Forks, ND
    Alerus Center
    W   62 - 26
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Saint Thomas 0 12 7 7 26
    North Dakota 20 21 7 14 62
    Location: Grand Forks, ND
    Stadium: Alerus Center
    Opponent ELO: 42
  • +
    SEP
    12
    SAT
    AT

    Portland State
    (0-4) ELO: 100
    Portland, OR
    Hillsboro Stadium
    W   47 - 23
    1 2 3 4 Total
    North Dakota 14 12 0 21 47
    Portland State 0 8 8 7 23
    Location: Portland, OR
    Stadium: Hillsboro Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 100
  • +
    SEP
    19
    SAT
    AT

    Nebraska
    (3-0) ELO: FBS
    Lincoln, NE
    Memorial Stadium
    L   7 - 34
    1 2 3 4 Total
    North Dakota 0 0 7 0 7
    Nebraska 14 3 7 10 34
    Location: Lincoln, NE
    Stadium: Memorial Stadium
    Opponent ELO: FBS
  • SEP
    26
    SAT
    AT

    Indiana State
    (2-2) ELO: 74
    Terre Haute, IN
    Memorial Stadium
    TV: ESPN+
    W   36 - 23
    1 2 3 4 Total
    North Dakota 0
    Indiana State 0
    Location: Terre Haute, IN
    Stadium: Memorial Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 74
  • OCT
    3
    SAT

    Murray State
    (1-3) ELO: 109
    Grand Forks, ND
    Alerus Center
    W   44 - 17
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Murray State 0
    North Dakota 0
    Location: Grand Forks, ND
    Stadium: Alerus Center
    Opponent ELO: 109
  • OCT
    10
    SAT
    AT

    Northern Iowa
    (1-2) ELO: 71
    Cedar Falls, IA
    UNI-Dome
    W   33 - 23
    1 2 3 4 Total
    North Dakota 0
    Northern Iowa 0
    Location: Cedar Falls, IA
    Stadium: UNI-Dome
    Opponent ELO: 71
  • OCT
    17
    SAT
    # 2
    South Dakota State
    (3-1) ELO: 5
    Grand Forks, ND
    Alerus Center
    L   24 - 28
    1 2 3 4 Total
    South Dakota State 0
    North Dakota 0
    Location: Grand Forks, ND
    Stadium: Alerus Center
    Opponent ELO: 5
  • OCT
    24
    SAT
    AT
    # 10
    South Dakota
    (3-1) ELO: 4
    Vermillion, SD
    The DakotaDome
    L   23 - 31
    1 2 3 4 Total
    North Dakota 0
    South Dakota 0
    Location: Vermillion, SD
    Stadium: The DakotaDome
    Opponent ELO: 4
  • OCT
    31
    SAT
    AT
    # 9
    Youngstown State
    (2-2) ELO: 44
    Youngstown, OH
    Stambaugh Stadium
    W   32 - 28
    1 2 3 4 Total
    North Dakota 0
    Youngstown State 0
    Location: Youngstown, OH
    Stadium: Stambaugh Stadium
    Opponent ELO: 44
  • NOV
    7
    SAT
    # 5
    Illinois State
    (3-0) ELO: 3
    Grand Forks, ND
    Alerus Center
    L   26 - 27
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Illinois State 0
    North Dakota 0
    Location: Grand Forks, ND
    Stadium: Alerus Center
    Opponent ELO: 3
  • NOV
    21
    SAT
    # 24
    Southern Illinois
    (2-2) ELO: 39
    Grand Forks, ND
    Alerus Center
    W   34 - 23
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Southern Illinois 0
    North Dakota 0
    Location: Grand Forks, ND
    Stadium: Alerus Center
    Opponent ELO: 39