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2018 North Dakota

6–⁠5.

Schedule and results

North Dakota in 2018, game by game: won vs. Mississippi Valley State 35–7; lost at No. 9 Washington 3–45; won at Sam Houston 24–23; lost vs. Idaho State 21–25; won at Northern Colorado 38–13; won vs. Montana 41–14; won at Sacramento State 41–15; lost vs. Weber State 30–35; lost at Idaho 27–31; won vs. Portland State 17–10; lost at Northern Arizona 16–31+28−42Won 35–7 vs. Mississippi Valley State+28Mississippi Val…Lost 3–45 at No. 9 Washington-42No. 9 WashingtonWon 24–23 at Sam Houston+1Sam HoustonLost 21–25 vs. Idaho State-4Idaho StateWon 38–13 at Northern Colorado+25Northern Colora…Won 41–14 vs. Montana+27MontanaWon 41–15 at Sacramento State+26Sacramento StateLost 30–35 vs. Weber State-5Weber StateLost 27–31 at Idaho-4IdahoWon 17–10 vs. Portland State+7Portland StateLost 16–31 at Northern Arizona-15Northern Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsMississippi Valley StateW 35–⁠776%
Sep 8at9WashingtonL 3–⁠459%
Sep 15atSam HoustonW 24–⁠2319%
Sep 22vsIdaho StateL 21–⁠2567%
Sep 29atNorthern ColoradoW 38–⁠1352%
Oct 13vsMontanaW 41–⁠1446%
Oct 20atSacramento StateW 41–⁠1553%
Oct 27vsWeber StateL 30–⁠3544%
Nov 3atIdahoL 27–⁠3143%
Nov 10vsPortland StateW 17–⁠1072%
Nov 17atNorthern ArizonaL 16–⁠3159%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Arizona 31–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
293–⁠249
Coach
—
Elo
1316 +45 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.9 No. 31 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 164
Offensive coordinator
Paul Rudolph
Defensive coordinator
Eric Schmidt
Offense
Pistol
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsNate Ketteringham QB96 yds
Rushing yardsJohn Santiago RB139 yds
Receiving yardsNoah Wanzek WR23 yds
TacklesTanner Palmborg DB6 tkl
InterceptionsHayden Blubaugh DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Mike Bruner OLB★★★No. 1971
Garett Maag ATH★★No. 3310
Matt Waletzko OT★★No. 3524
Donnie Ventrelli TE★★No. 3525
Ryan Schoenfelder TE★★No. 3644

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers22.00.745
Offensive line12.00.750
Linebackers13.00.811
Athletes and specialists12.00.760
Whole class52.20.762

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.