The University of North Dakota Athletics Department said Monday, Oct. 19, that North Dakota football climbed into the top 10 of both FCS polls and was named Stats Perform’s national team of the week after defeating top-ranked South Dakota State, 21-10, on Saturday.
The Fighting Hawks rose five places to No. 6 in the Stats Perform poll and seven places to No. 8 in the AFCA Coaches’ poll, according to the department’s announcement.
North Dakota is scheduled to play South Dakota on the road next, in a top-10 Missouri Valley Football Conference matchup, the department said. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Central time; the game will be televised on Midco Sports and streamed on Midco Sports Plus and ESPN+, according to the announcement.
