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2017 North Dakota

3–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

North Dakota in 2017, game by game: lost at Utah 16–37; won vs. Missouri State 34–0; lost at South Dakota 7–45; lost vs. Montana State 21–49; lost at UC Davis 24–48; won vs. Northern Colorado 48–38; lost at Montana 17–41; lost vs. Sacramento State 27–34; won at Portland State 48–21; lost at Southern Utah 21–47; lost vs. Eastern Washington 14–21+34−38Lost 16–37 at Utah-21UtahWon 34–0 vs. Missouri State+34Missouri StateLost 7–45 at South Dakota-38South DakotaLost 21–49 vs. Montana State-28Montana StateLost 24–48 at UC Davis-24UC DavisWon 48–38 vs. Northern Colorado+10Northern Colora…Lost 17–41 at Montana-24MontanaLost 27–34 vs. Sacramento State-7Sacramento StateWon 48–21 at Portland State+27Portland StateLost 21–47 at Southern Utah-26Southern UtahLost 14–21 vs. Eastern Washington-7Eastern Washing…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atUtahL 16–⁠3718%
Sep 9vsMissouri StateW 34–⁠077%
Sep 16atSouth DakotaL 7–⁠4547%
Sep 23vsMontana StateL 21–⁠4971%
Sep 30atUC DavisL 24–⁠4849%
Oct 7vsNorthern ColoradoW 48–⁠3860%
Oct 14atMontanaL 17–⁠4131%
Oct 21vsSacramento StateL 27–⁠3462%
Oct 28atPortland StateW 48–⁠2157%
Nov 4atSouthern UtahL 21–⁠4723%
Nov 11vsEastern WashingtonL 14–⁠2136%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Washington 21–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
277–⁠381
Coach
—
Elo
1257 −139 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.7 No. 57 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 158
Offensive coordinator
Paul Rudolph
Defensive coordinator
Eric Schmidt
Offense
Pistol
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsKeaton Studsrud QB175 yds
Passing touchdownsKeaton Studsrud QB1 TD
Rushing yardsJohn Santiago RB24 yds
Receiving yardsTravis Toivonen WR64 yds
Receiving touchdownsLuke Fiedler TE1 TD
TacklesJake Disterhaupt LB14 tkl
SacksCarter Wilson DL1 sacks
InterceptionsEvan Holm DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Ezekiel Ott WDE★★★No. 1724
Leif Bungum ATH★★No. 2786
Hayden Blubaugh RB★★No. 3155
Noah Larson OLB★★No. 3176
Jalen Morrison SDE★★No. 3808

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.753
Running backs22.00.763
Receivers12.00.730
Offensive line12.00.763
Defensive line22.50.790
Linebackers12.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.778
Whole class92.10.766

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.

2017 Big Sky standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Weber State9–⁠111–⁠3
Southern Utah7–⁠29–⁠3
Eastern Washington6–⁠27–⁠4
Northern Arizona6–⁠27–⁠5
Sacramento State6–⁠37–⁠4
Montana5–⁠37–⁠4
Montana State5–⁠35–⁠6
UC Davis4–⁠55–⁠6
Idaho State2–⁠64–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠7
North Dakota2–⁠63–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠71–⁠10
Portland State0–⁠90–⁠11

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