As everyone knows, the biggest game in the D1 era is coming up on Saturday for the UND Football team. Their first ever playoff game, their first ever home playoff game, all wrapped into one. There have been some hot topics and random thoughts floating around the past couple weeks as UND has not played…
The theme for the University of North Dakota Football program in 2016 was “Leave No Doubt“. In the eyes of the NCAA Selection Committee, they did just that. UND was not only selected to be a one of 24 playoff teams, they were given the #7 overall seed. With the seed comes a bye week. For…
In what was another comeback for the ages, UND rallied from a 21 point deficit in the 3rd quarter to beat Northern Arizona 38-31 and wrap up a share of their first ever Big Sky Championship. UND went undefeated (8-0) in conference play. Also, this secures a spot in the playoffs, a home game and…
The UND Football team headed out to Greeley, CO knowing it’s playoffs hopes rested on winning their game vs. Northern Colorado. They also knew they were going to be without their most important player, QB Keaton Studsrud. All three phases played like they wanted to leave no doubt in the committee’s mind. UND methodically wore…
Is UND (7-2) officially “in” the playoffs now that they beat Weber State and reached the 7 win plateau? The answer is simply, no. If last season (2015) never happened we would be ecstatic right now. All happy and thinking UND did what the committee cherishes and reached 7 D1 wins, with quality wins over Cal…
It wasn’t pretty and it sure as heck wasn’t sexy but UND found a way to win a crucial football game on Saturday and solidify it’s position atop the Big Sky standings. The 27-19 victory over Weber State kept UND unbeaten (6-0) in Big Sky play and improved their record to 7-2 overall. The UND…
The Game Vitals Game Time – 1:00 pm. Alerus Center. Opponent -Weber State Wildcats Game Notes – UND TV – Midco Sports Network 2 Radio – UND Radio Network Online Streaming – WatchBigSky Spread – UND -9. Total = 51.5 Weber State (5-2) Breakdown — Offense = Spread — Defense = 4-3 Offensively – We’re just going to be honest with you this week. The Weber State offense scares us a…
It wasn’t pretty but it sure looks good in the win column. UND outlasted the always pesky Idaho State Bengals 28-21 and came home with a much needed win to improve their record to 6-2. UND has now won six straight games after starting the season 0-2. Game Highlights UND had 379 yards of total…
The Game Vitals Game Time – 3:35 pm. Holt Arena. Opponent – Idaho State Game Notes – UND TV – None Radio – UND Radio Network Online Streaming – WatchBigSky Spread – UND -17. Total = 53 Idaho State (2-4) Breakdown — Offense = Spread, Up-tempo — Defense = 4-3 Offensively – As always, the Bengal offense likes to throw the ball around the field. They throw it around 2/3 of…
Despite a less than ideal start on defense and special teams, the UND football team thoroughly dominated the Southern Utah Thunderbirds on homecoming by a score of 45-23 in front of a loud crowd of 10,506. First downs: UND 28 SUU 17. Time of possession: UND 39:36 SUU 20:24. Huge disparity. UND was 8-15 on…
