2021 North Dakota
5–6 (3–5 Missouri Valley Football Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Drake 38–0Sep 18
By 38 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Utah State 24–48Sep 10
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Idaho State | W 35–14 | 61% |
| Sep 10 | at Utah State | L 24–48 | 34% |
| Sep 18 | vs Drake | W 38–0 | 69% |
| Oct 2 | vs North Dakota State | L 10–16 | 41% |
| Oct 9 | at South Dakota | L 13–20 | 48% |
| Oct 16 | at Southern Illinois | L 28–31 | 31% |
| Oct 23 | vs Western Illinois | W 34–10 | 80% |
| Oct 30 | at Missouri State | L 28–32 | 45% |
| Nov 6 | vs Youngstown State | W 24–21 | 74% |
| Nov 13 | vs Illinois State | W 14–7 | 64% |
| Nov 20 | at South Dakota State | L 21–24 | 25% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to South Dakota State 24–21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 7th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 269–223
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1366 −7 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −7.5 No. 15 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 166
- Offensive coordinator
- Danny Freund
- Defensive coordinator
- Brett Holinka
- Offense
- Pistol
- Defense
- 3–4
Top recruits in the 2021 class
| Malachi McNeal LB | ★★★ | No. 1527 |
| Jaden Norby TE | ||
| Trey Feeney DUAL | ||
| Sam Hagen OT | ||
| Casey Schultz SDE |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2021 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linebackers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.838 |
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.
Drafted in 2022
The 2022 draft| Rd 5 | Matt Waletzko OT | Dallas Cowboys |
2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 7–1 | 14–1 | |
| Missouri State | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| South Dakota State | 5–3 | 11–4 | |
| Southern Illinois | 5–3 | 8–5 | |
| South Dakota | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
 Northern Iowa | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
 Indiana State | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
 North Dakota | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Illinois State | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Youngstown State | 2–6 | 3–7 | |
| Western Illinois | 2–6 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.