2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks
Head Coach: Bubba Schweigert (3rd season)
Stadium: Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND
Record: 9-3 (8-0 Big Sky)
Previous: 2015
Next: 2017
Schedule/Results[]
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/3 | at Stony Brook | L | 9-13 | 0-1 |
| 9/10 | at Bowling Green | L | 26-27 | 0-2 |
| 9/17 | South Dakota | W | 47-44 (2OT) | 1-2 |
| 9/24 | at Montana State | W | 17-15 | 2-2 (1-0) |
| 10/1 | Cal Poly | W | 31-24 | 3-2 (2-0) |
| 10/8 | at Sacramento State | W | 40-7 | 4-2 (3-0) |
| 10/15 | Southern Utah | W | 45-23 | 5-2 (4-0) |
| 10/22 | at Idaho State | W | 28-21 | 6-2 (5-0) |
| 10/29 | Weber State | W | 27-19 | 7-2 (6-0) |
| 11/5 | at Northern Colorado | W | 23-13 | 8-2 (7-0) |
| 11/12 | Northern Arizona | W | 38-31 | 9-2 (8-0) |
| NCAA FCS Playoffs | ||||
| 12/3 | Richmond | L | 24-27 | 9-3 (8-0) |
Notes[]
This was North Dakota's first season using the "Fighting Hawks" nickname. North Dakota went without a nickname after dropping the "Fighting Sioux" nickname following the 2011 season.