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2022 North Dakota

7–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

North Dakota in 2022, game by game: lost at Nebraska 17–38; won vs. Northern Iowa 29–27; won at Northern Arizona 27–24; lost at Southern Illinois 17–34; won vs. Missouri State 48–31; won at Youngstown State 35–30; lost vs. South Dakota State 35–49; won vs. Abilene Christian 34–31; won at Indiana State 42–7; won vs. South Dakota 28–19; lost at North Dakota State 21–42; lost at Weber State 31–38+35−21Lost 17–38 at Nebraska-21NebraskaWon 29–27 vs. Northern Iowa+2Northern IowaWon 27–24 at Northern Arizona+3Northern ArizonaLost 17–34 at Southern Illinois-17Southern Illino…Won 48–31 vs. Missouri State+17Missouri StateWon 35–30 at Youngstown State+5Youngstown StateLost 35–49 vs. South Dakota State-14South Dakota St…Won 34–31 vs. Abilene Christian+3Abilene Christi…Won 42–7 at Indiana State+35Indiana StateWon 28–19 vs. South Dakota+9South DakotaLost 21–42 at North Dakota State-21North Dakota St…Lost 31–38 at Weber State-7Weber State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atNebraskaL 17–⁠3827%
Sep 10vsNorthern IowaW 29–⁠2755%
Sep 17atNorthern ArizonaW 27–⁠2446%
Sep 24atSouthern IllinoisL 17–⁠3443%
Oct 1vsMissouri StateW 48–⁠3150%
Oct 8atYoungstown StateW 35–⁠3047%
Oct 22vsSouth Dakota StateL 35–⁠4936%
Oct 29vsAbilene ChristianW 34–⁠3162%
Nov 5atIndiana StateW 42–⁠765%
Nov 12vsSouth DakotaW 28–⁠1970%
Nov 19atNorth Dakota StateL 21–⁠4222%
Nov 26atWeber StateFCS Championship – First RoundL 31–⁠3829%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Weber State 38–⁠31 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
364–⁠370
Coach
—
Elo
1381 +37 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.9 No. 23 of 130 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Danny Freund
Defensive coordinator
Brett Holinka
Captains
Donny Ventrelli, Garett Maag, C.J. Siegel and Devin Krzanowski
Offense
Pistol
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsTommy Schuster QB2,728 yds
Passing touchdownsTommy Schuster QB20 TD
Rushing yardsTyler Hoosman RB1,003 yds
Rushing touchdownsTyler Hoosman RB12 TD
Receiving yardsBo Belquist WR811 yds
Receiving touchdownsBo Belquist WR6 TD
TacklesTed Mullin LB7 tkl
SacksBen McNaboe DE1.5 sacks
InterceptionsC.J. Siegel DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Cade Borud OL★★No. 2552
Jack Teiken DL★★No. 2552
Haydn Stay TE★★No. 2723
Kendis Ledbetter DL★★No. 3236
Jamal Dixon CB★★No. 3303

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.780
Offensive line12.00.790
Defensive line22.00.770
Defensive backs12.00.740
Whole class52.00.770

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.

Roster 103

The 2022 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 48 have a stat line. See the roster

2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
South Dakota State8–⁠014–⁠1
North Dakota State7–⁠112–⁠3
Youngstown State5–⁠37–⁠4
North Dakota5–⁠37–⁠5
Northern Iowa5–⁠36–⁠5
Illinois State4–⁠46–⁠5
Southern Illinois4–⁠45–⁠6
Missouri State3–⁠55–⁠6
South Dakota2–⁠63–⁠8
Indiana State1–⁠72–⁠9
Western Illinois0–⁠80–⁠11

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