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2024 North Dakota

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Missouri Valley Football Conference).

Schedule and results

North Dakota in 2024, game by game: lost at Iowa State 3–21; won vs. Montana 27–24; won vs. Idaho State 52–28; won vs. San Diego 41–24; won vs. Murray State 72–35; lost at North Dakota State 17–41; won vs. Northern Iowa 31–7; lost at Youngstown State 40–41; lost at Indiana State 31–35; lost vs. South Dakota State 7–38; lost vs. South Dakota 36–42; lost at Illinois State 13–35+37−31Lost 3–21 at Iowa State-18Iowa StateWon 27–24 vs. Montana+3MontanaWon 52–28 vs. Idaho State+24Idaho StateWon 41–24 vs. San Diego+17San DiegoWon 72–35 vs. Murray State+37Murray StateLost 17–41 at North Dakota State-24North Dakota St…Won 31–7 vs. Northern Iowa+24Northern IowaLost 40–41 at Youngstown State-1Youngstown StateLost 31–35 at Indiana State-4Indiana StateLost 7–38 vs. South Dakota State-31South Dakota St…Lost 36–42 vs. South Dakota-6South DakotaLost 13–35 at Illinois State-22Illinois State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atIowa StateL 3–⁠2118%
Sep 7vsMontanaW 27–⁠2437%
Sep 14vsIdaho StateW 52–⁠2875%
Sep 21vsSan DiegoW 41–⁠2467%
Sep 28vsMurray StateW 72–⁠3580%
Oct 5atNorth Dakota StateL 17–⁠4128%
Oct 19vsNorthern IowaW 31–⁠769%
Oct 26atYoungstown StateL 40–⁠4156%
Nov 2atIndiana StateL 31–⁠3571%
Nov 9vsSouth Dakota StateL 7–⁠3826%
Nov 16vsSouth DakotaL 36–⁠4240%
Nov 23atIllinois StateL 13–⁠3533%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Illinois State 35–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 8th in Missouri Valley Football Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
370–⁠371
Coach
—
Elo
1320 −26 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.3 No. 17 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Isaac Fruechte
Defensive coordinator
Joel Schwenzfeier
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠4

Leaders

Passing yardsSimon Romfo QB2,051 yds
Passing touchdownsSimon Romfo QB18 TD
Rushing yardsIsaiah Smith RB705 yds
Rushing touchdownsGaven Ziebarth RB8 TD
Receiving yardsBo Belquist WR932 yds
Receiving touchdownsBo Belquist WR10 TD
TacklesAntonio Bluiett CB5 tkl
InterceptionsDevin Hembry DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Caden Cetak DE★★No. 2983
Langden College DE★★No. 3084
William Stobbe OL★★No. 3084
Colton Brunell ATH★★No. 3253
Jonah Reiling OL★★No. 3253

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line32.00.773
Defensive line22.00.785
Athletes and specialists22.00.770
Whole class72.00.776

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.

Transfers in 2

The 2024 portal
Aidan Behymer TE★★from Air Force
Kuba Tyszka OLfrom Wyoming

Transfers out 6

Easton Kilty OT★★★★to Kansas State
Tommy Schuster QB★★★to Michigan State
Cade Borud OL★★★to Iowa
Ben McNaboe DL★★★to Ohio
Brayden Bryant OL★★★to San Diego State
Sam Hagen OTto South Dakota State

2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Dakota State7–⁠114–⁠2
South Dakota State7–⁠112–⁠3
South Dakota7–⁠111–⁠3–⁠1
Illinois State6–⁠210–⁠4
Missouri State6–⁠28–⁠4
Youngstown State3–⁠54–⁠8
Indiana State3–⁠54–⁠8
North Dakota2–⁠65–⁠7
Southern Illinois2–⁠64–⁠8
Northern Iowa1–⁠73–⁠9
Murray State0–⁠81–⁠11

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