The 2019 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the

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during the

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. Led by sixth-year head coach

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, they played their home games at the

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. They finished the season 7–5. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they would lose to Nicholls in the first round. The Fighting Hawks left the

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in 2018 to join the non-football

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, with the football program joining the

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in 2020. Although being classified as an independent for football in 2018 and 2019, they continued to play a full Big Sky schedule, and their games counted in the conference standings for their opponents. The Fighting Hawks were ineligible to win the conference championship.

Previous season

The Fighting Hawks finished the 2018 season with a record of 6–5.

Schedule

Game summaries

Drake

At North Dakota State

Sam Houston State

At Eastern Washington

UC Davis

At Idaho State

At Cal Poly

Montana State

At Weber State

Northern Colorado

Southern Utah

FCS Playoffs

The Fighting Hawks were selected for the

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tournament, with a first-round pairing against Nicholls.

At Nicholls–First Round

Ranking movements

References

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North Dakota Fighting Hawks football seasons

North Dakota Fighting Hawks football The North Dakota Fighting Hawks represent the University of North Dakota, competing as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) in the NCAA Division I's Football Championship Subdivision. From 1973 to 2008, they played in the N ...