2020 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

2020 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 7
FCS CoachesNo. 6
Record5–2 (4–1 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDanny Freund (2nd season)
Offensive schemePistol
Defensive coordinatorBrett Holinka (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumAlerus Center
2020 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 South Dakota State +^  5 1   8 2  
No. 12 Missouri State +^  5 1   5 5  
No. 7 North Dakota ^  4 1   5 2  
No. 6 North Dakota State ^  5 2   7 3  
No. 14 Southern Illinois ^  3 3   6 4  
Northern Iowa  3 4   3 4  
South Dakota  1 3   1 3  
Illinois State 1 3   1 3  
Western Illinois 1 5   1 5  
Youngstown State  1 6   1 6  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Indiana State opted out of the spring season.
    † – Illinois State and Western Illinois opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 21 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Bubba Schweigert, they played their home games at the Alerus Center as first-year members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.