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2019 North Dakota

7–⁠5.

Schedule and results

North Dakota in 2019, game by game: won vs. Drake 47–7; lost at North Dakota State 7–38; won vs. Sam Houston 27–23; lost at Eastern Washington 20–35; won vs. UC Davis 38–36; lost at Idaho State 20–55; won at Cal Poly 30–26; won vs. Montana State 16–12; lost at Weber State 27–30; won vs. Northern Colorado 45–38; won vs. Southern Utah 36–18; lost at Nicholls 6–24+40−35Won 47–7 vs. Drake+40DrakeLost 7–38 at North Dakota State-31North Dakota St…Won 27–23 vs. Sam Houston+4Sam HoustonLost 20–35 at Eastern Washington-15Eastern Washing…Won 38–36 vs. UC Davis+2UC DavisLost 20–55 at Idaho State-35Idaho StateWon 30–26 at Cal Poly+4Cal PolyWon 16–12 vs. Montana State+4Montana StateLost 27–30 at Weber State-3Weber StateWon 45–38 vs. Northern Colorado+7Northern Colora…Won 36–18 vs. Southern Utah+18Southern UtahLost 6–24 at Nicholls-18Nicholls
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsDrakeW 47–⁠751%
Sep 7atNorth Dakota StateL 7–⁠3816%
Sep 14vsSam HoustonW 27–⁠2357%
Sep 28atEastern WashingtonL 20–⁠3533%
Oct 5vsUC DavisW 38–⁠3653%
Oct 12atIdaho StateL 20–⁠5550%
Oct 19atCal PolyW 30–⁠2649%
Oct 26vsMontana StateW 16–⁠1249%
Nov 9atWeber StateL 27–⁠3020%
Nov 16vsNorthern ColoradoW 45–⁠3881%
Nov 23vsSouthern UtahW 36–⁠1876%
Nov 30atNichollsFCS Championship – First RoundL 6–⁠2435%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nicholls 24–⁠6 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
319–⁠342
Coach
—
Elo
1337 +26 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.7 No. 36 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 196
Offensive coordinator
Danny Freund
Defensive coordinator
Eric Schmidt
Offense
Pistol
Defense
3–⁠4

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Chandon Pierre SDE★★★No. 2562
Billy Riviere TE★★No. 2894
Caleb Nelson WR★★No. 3083
Tanner Thorsness SDE
Elijah Beach WDE

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers22.00.789
Defensive line13.00.800
Whole class32.30.793

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.