2011 North Dakota

8–⁠3 (3–⁠1 Great West Conference).

Schedule and results

North Dakota in 2011, game by game: won vs. Drake 16–0; lost at Idaho 14–44; lost at Fresno State 22–27; won vs. Black Hills State 53–19; won at Southern Utah 26–20; won vs. Montana Western 42–9; lost vs. Cal Poly 19–23; won at Northern Colorado 27–25; won vs. Sioux Falls 15–13; won at UC Davis 14–7; won vs. South Dakota 38–37+34−30Won 16–0 vs. Drake+16DrakeLost 14–44 at Idaho-30IdahoLost 22–27 at Fresno State-5Fresno StateWon 53–19 vs. Black Hills State+34Black Hills Sta…Won 26–20 at Southern Utah+6Southern UtahWon 42–9 vs. Montana Western+33Montana WesternLost 19–23 vs. Cal Poly-4Cal PolyWon 27–25 at Northern Colorado+2Northern Colora…Won 15–13 vs. Sioux Falls+2Sioux FallsWon 14–7 at UC Davis+7UC DavisWon 38–37 vs. South Dakota+1South Dakota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Dakota 38–⁠37; unranked in the final AP poll; Great West Conference champions.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Great West Conference champions3–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Cal Poly

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠1 shared first in Great West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
286–⁠224
Coach
—
Elo
1347 +104 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.0 No. 31 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Greg Breitbach
Defensive coordinators
John Kelling and Mike Mannausau

2011 Great West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota3–⁠18–⁠3
Cal Poly3–⁠16–⁠5
South Dakota2–⁠26–⁠5
Southern Utah1–⁠36–⁠5
UC Davis1–⁠34–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.