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2020 North Dakota

5–⁠2.

Schedule and results

North Dakota in 2020, game by game: won vs. Southern Illinois 44–21; won vs. South Dakota State 28–17; won vs. South Dakota 21–10; won at Western Illinois 38–21; lost at North Dakota State 13–34; won vs. Missouri State 44–10; lost at James Madison 21–34+34−21Won 44–21 vs. Southern Illinois+23Southern Illino…Won 28–17 vs. South Dakota State+11South Dakota St…Won 21–10 vs. South Dakota+11South DakotaWon 38–21 at Western Illinois+17Western IllinoisLost 13–34 at North Dakota State-21North Dakota St…Won 44–10 vs. Missouri State+34Missouri StateLost 21–34 at James Madison-13James Madison
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Feb 20vsSouthern IllinoisW 44–⁠2151%
Feb 27vsSouth Dakota StateW 28–⁠1745%
Mar 4vsSouth DakotaW 21–⁠1062%
Mar 13atWestern IllinoisW 38–⁠2173%
Mar 20atNorth Dakota StateL 13–⁠3423%
Apr 24vsMissouri StateW 44–⁠1073%
May 2Bowls & playoffatJames MadisonFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP QuarterfinalL 21–⁠3423%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to James Madison 34–⁠21 in the FCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP Quarterfinal; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Football Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Missouri Valley Football Conference championsshared with Missouri State and South Dakota State

Record
5–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
209–⁠147
Coach
—
Elo
1409 +85 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
No. 218
Offensive coordinator
Danny Freund
Defensive coordinator
Brett Holinka
Offense
Pistol
Defense
3–⁠4

Top recruits in the 2020 class

Quincy Vaughn PRO★★★No. 1735
Creighton Mitchell APB★★No. 3913
Sam Robertson CB★★No. 3913
Easton Kilty OT
Isaiah Smith RB

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

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.833
Running backs12.00.700
Defensive backs12.00.700
Whole class32.30.744

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.