List of North Dakota Fighting Hawks football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Since the team's creation in 1894, North Dakota has participated in more than 1,100 officially sanctioned games, holding an all-time record of 655–425–30 and one national championship, won in 2001 at the NCAA Division II level. The team was a charter member of the North Central Conference in 1922, remaining in the league until its dissolution in 2008. The Fighting Sioux then transitioned to the FCS, first joining the Great West Conference before moving to the Big Sky Conference in 2012. In 2020, North Dakota will move to the Missouri Valley Football Conference, joining old foes from the team's North Central days.

Seasons


Year	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches	AP
Adolph F. Bechdolt (Independent) (1894)
1894	Adolph F. Bechdolt	2–2
Charles S. Farnsworth (Independent) (1895–1896)
1895	Charles S. Farnsworth	1–1
1896	Charles S. Farnsworth	2–0
Melvin A. Brannon (Independent) (1897–1898)
1897	Melvin A. Brannon	2–1
1898	Melvin A. Brannon	1–2
Harry C. Loomis (Independent) (1899–singe)
1899	Harry C. Loomis	6–0
Victor L. Littig (Independent) (1900–singe)
1900	Victor L. Littig	5–2–1
William Nuessle (Independent) (1901–singe)
1901	William Nuessle	3–4
Harry C. Loomis (Independent) (1902–singe)
1902	Harry C. Loomis	3–2–2
Rex Kennedy (Independent) (1903–singe)
1903	Rex Kennedy	7–0
George Sweetland (Independent) (1904–1907)
1904	George Sweetland	6–1
1905	George Sweetland	6–1–1
1906	George Sweetland	1–3
1907	George Sweetland	2–2
David L. Dunlap (Independent) (1908–1911)
1908	David L. Dunlap	5–2
1909	David L. Dunlap	4–0–1
1910	David L. Dunlap	3–3
1911	David L. Dunlap	2–2–1
Fred Vehmeier (Independent) (1912)
1912	Fred Vehmeier	1–4
Fred V. Archer (Independent) (1913)
1913	Fred V. Archer	2–4
Thomas Andrew Gill (Independent) (1914–1917)
1914	Thomas Andrew Gill	3–5
1915	Thomas Andrew Gill	2–2–3
1916	Thomas Andrew Gill	5–2
1917	Thomas Andrew Gill	2–4
Paul J. Davis (Independent) (1919–1921)
1919	Paul J. Davis	2–4–1
1920	Paul J. Davis	4–3–1
1921	Paul J. Davis	4–4
Paul J. Davis (North Central Conference) (1922–1925)
1922	Paul J. Davis	3–3	3–1	T–2nd
1923	Paul J. Davis	5–3	2–1	2nd
1924	Paul J. Davis	2–8	1–4	T–7th
1925	Paul J. Davis	4–4	2–2	T–4th
Tod Rockwell (North Central Conference) (1926–1927)
1926	Tod Rockwell	4–4	3–2	5th
1927	Tod Rockwell	4–4	2–2	T–3rd
Charles A. West (North Central Conference) (1928–1941)
1928	Charles A. West	6–1–1	4–0	1st
1929	Charles A. West	9–1	4–0	1st
1930	Charles A. West	9–1	4–0	1st	W Los Angeles Bowl
1931	Charles A. West	8–1–2	4–0	1st
1932	Charles A. West	7–1	2–1	2nd
1933	Charles A. West	3–5–1	1–2–1	3rd
1934	Charles A. West	7–1	3–1	1st
1935	Charles A. West	6–2–2	3–0–2	2nd
1936	Charles A. West	9–2	4–0	1st
1937	Charles A. West	4–4	3–0	1st
1938	Charles A. West	6–2	3–1	2nd
1939	Charles A. West	5–3	4–1	T–1st
1940	Charles A. West	5–4	3–1	2nd
1941	Charles A. West	4–5	3–1	3rd
Red Jarrett (North Central Conference) (1942)
1942	Red Jarrett	3–3	2–3	T–5th
Charles A. West (North Central Conference) (1945)
1945	Charles A. West	1–2	1–1
Red Jarrett (North Central Conference) (1946–1948)
1946	Red Jarrett	4–3	2–2	4th
1947	Red Jarrett	4–4	2–2	4th
1948	Red Jarrett	3–7	3–3	4th
Dick Miller (North Central Conference) (1949)
1949	Dick Miller	4–3–1	3–2–1	T–3rd
Frank Zazula (North Central Conference) (1950–1956)
1950	Frank Zazula	5–2–2	3–1–2	3rd
1951	Frank Zazula	2–4	2–3	4th
1952	Frank Zazula	3–6	2–4	6th
1953	Frank Zazula	6–1–1	4–1–1	3rd
1954	Frank Zazula	4–5	3–3	T–3rd
1955	Frank Zazula	6–3	3–3	T–4th
1956	Frank Zazula	2–6	2–4	6th
Marvin C. Helling (North Central Conference) (1957–1967)
1957	Marvin C. Helling	3–4–1	2–3–1	5th
1958	Marvin C. Helling	5–3	5–1	1st
1959	Marvin C. Helling	2–5–1	1–4–1	7th
1960	Marvin C. Helling	4–3–1	4–2	T–2nd
1961	Marvin C. Helling	6–3	4–2	T–3rd
1962	Marvin C. Helling	5–4	3–3	4th
1963	Marvin C. Helling	6–3	4–2	T–2nd
1964	Marvin C. Helling	8–1	5–1	T–1st		14
1965	Marvin C. Helling	9–1	5–1	2nd	W Mineral Water Bowl	8
1966	Marvin C. Helling	8–2	5–1	T–1st	W Pecan Bowl	5	8
1967	Marvin C. Helling	4–6	4–2	3rd
Jerry Olson (North Central Conference) (1968–1977)
1968	Jerry Olson	3–5	3–3	T–3rd
1969	Jerry Olson	4–5	3–3	T–3rd
1970	Jerry Olson	5–3–1	4–1–1	2nd		18
1971	Jerry Olson	6–3–1	5–1	1st			9
1972	Jerry Olson	10–1	6–1	T–1st	W Camellia Bowl	6	6
1973	Jerry Olson	6–4	4–3	T–3rd
1974	Jerry Olson	6–4	5–2	T–1st
1975	Jerry Olson	9–1	7–0	1st	L NCAA Division II First Round	1	7
1976	Jerry Olson	1–7–1	1–4–1	5th
1977	Jerry Olson	4–6–1	2–4–1	T–6th
Gene Murphy (North Central Conference) (1978–1979)
1978	Gene Murphy	5–5	3–3	T–3rd
1979	Gene Murphy	10–2	5–1	1st	L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal		3
Pat Behrns (North Central Conference) (1980–1985)
1980	Pat Behrns	6–4	5–2	T–2nd
1981	Pat Behrns	6–4	4–3	T–2nd
1982	Pat Behrns	7–3	5–2	2nd
1983	Pat Behrns	6–5	4–5	T–4th
1984	Pat Behrns	8–3	6–3	4th
1985	Pat Behrns	3–8	2–7	T–8th
Roger Thomas (North Central Conference) (1986–1998)
1986	Roger Thomas	2–9	2–7	9th
1987	Roger Thomas	6–4	5–4	T–4tg
1988	Roger Thomas	7–4	5–4	T–4th
1989	Roger Thomas	3–7–1	2–6–1	9th
1990	Roger Thomas	7–3	7–2	2nd			12
1991	Roger Thomas	7–2	6–2	T–2nd			17
1992	Roger Thomas	6–4–1	6–2–1	2nd	L NCAA Division II First Round		13
1993	Roger Thomas	10–3	7–2	T–1st	L NCAA Division II Semifinal		9
1994	Roger Thomas	10–3	7–2	T–1st	L NCAA Division II Semifinal		15
1995	Roger Thomas	9–2	8–1	1st	L NCAA Division II First Round		7
1996	Roger Thomas	7–3	6–3	T–2nd			19
1997	Roger Thomas	8–2	7–2	T–2nd
1998	Roger Thomas	8–3	7–2	3rd	L NCAA Division II First Round		7
Dale Lennon (North Central Conference) (1999–2007)
1999	Dale Lennon	9–2	8–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division II First Round		9
2000	Dale Lennon	8–3	6–3	T–3rd			5
2001	Dale Lennon	14–1	7–1	1st	W NCAA Division II Championship		4
2002	Dale Lennon	5–6	3–5	7th
2003	Dale Lennon	12–2	7–0	1st	L NCAA Division II Championship		7
2004	Dale Lennon	11–3	4–2	T–2nd	L NCAA Division II Semifinal		4
2005	Dale Lennon	10–3	4–2	T–1st	L NCAA Division II Second Round		8
2006	Dale Lennon	11–2	7–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal		7
2007	Dale Lennon	10–2	7–1	2nd	L NCAA Division II Second Round		9
Chris Mussman (Great West Conference) (2008–2011)
2008	Chris Mussman	6–4	1–2	3rd
2009	Chris Mussman	6–5	2–2	T–2nd
2010	Chris Mussman	3–8	0–4	5th
2011	Chris Mussman	8–3	3–1	T–1st			23
Chris Mussman (Big Sky Conference) (2012–2013)
2012	Chris Mussman	5–6	3–5	T–8th
2013	Chris Mussman	3–8	2–6	10th
Kyle Schweigert (Big Sky Conference) (2014–2017)
2014	Kyle Schweigert	5–7	3–5	T–8th
2015	Kyle Schweigert	7–4	5–3	T–4th
2016	Kyle Schweigert	9–3	8–0	T–1st	L NCAA Division I FCS Second Round	12	12
2017	Kyle Schweigert	3–8	2–6	T–9th
Kyle Schweigert (Independent) (2018–2019)
2018	Kyle Schweigert	6–5
2019	Kyle Schweigert	7–5			L NCAA Division I FCS First Round
Kyle Schweigert (Missouri Valley Football Conference) (2020–present)
2020	Kyle Schweigert	5–2	4–1	T–1st	L NCAA Division I FCS Quarterfinal	6	6
2021	Kyle Schweigert	5–6	3–5	T–7th
Total:		668–423–30
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

References

"2019 Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). University of North Dakota Athletics. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

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Bowls & rivalries	North Dakota State: Nickel Trophy South Dakota: Sitting Bull Trophy
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People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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