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2015 North Dakota

7–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

North Dakota in 2015, game by game: won at Wyoming 24–13; won vs. Drake 21–18; lost at North Dakota State 9–34; won vs. UC Davis 31–24; won at Portland State 19–17; lost vs. Idaho State 31–37; lost at Weber State 24–25; lost at Montana 16–42; won vs. Montana State 44–38; won vs. Northern Colorado 45–14; won at Cal Poly 45–21+31−26Won 24–13 at Wyoming+11WyomingWon 21–18 vs. Drake+3DrakeLost 9–34 at North Dakota State-25North Dakota St…Won 31–24 vs. UC Davis+7UC DavisWon 19–17 at Portland State+2Portland StateLost 31–37 vs. Idaho State-6Idaho StateLost 24–25 at Weber State-1Weber StateLost 16–42 at Montana-26MontanaWon 44–38 vs. Montana State+6Montana StateWon 45–14 vs. Northern Colorado+31Northern Colora…Won 45–21 at Cal Poly+24Cal Poly
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atWyomingW 24–⁠1321%
Sep 12vsDrakeW 21–⁠1853%
Sep 19atNorth Dakota StateL 9–⁠3416%
Sep 26vsUC DavisW 31–⁠2471%
Oct 3atPortland StateW 19–⁠1736%
Oct 10vsIdaho StateL 31–⁠3768%
Oct 17atWeber StateL 24–⁠2548%
Oct 24atMontanaL 16–⁠4227%
Oct 31vsMontana StateW 44–⁠3845%
Nov 14vsNorthern ColoradoW 45–⁠1466%
Nov 21atCal PolyW 45–⁠2137%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cal Poly 45–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 6th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
309–⁠283
Coach
—
Elo
1350 +109 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.9 No. 32 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 178
Offensive coordinator
Paul Rudolph
Defensive coordinator
Eric Schmidt
Offense
Pistol
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsKeaton Studsrud QB153 yds
Rushing yardsJohn Santiago RB148 yds
Rushing touchdownsJohn Santiago RB2 TD
Receiving yardsJosh Seibel WR37 yds

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Carl Engwall SDE★★No. 3358
Patric Rooney OG★★No. 3398
Donnell Rodgers RB★★No. 3430

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.720
Offensive line12.00.738
Defensive line12.00.743
Whole class32.00.734

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2015 Big Sky standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southern Utah7–⁠18–⁠4
Portland State6–⁠29–⁠3
Montana6–⁠38–⁠5
Eastern Washington6–⁠36–⁠5
Weber State6–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona5–⁠37–⁠4
North Dakota5–⁠37–⁠4
Cal Poly4–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado3–⁠56–⁠5
Montana State3–⁠65–⁠6
UC Davis2–⁠62–⁠9
Idaho State1–⁠72–⁠9
Sacramento State1–⁠82–⁠9

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