2023 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

2023 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 12
FCS CoachesNo. 14
Record7–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDanny Freund (5th season)
Offensive schemePistol
Defensive coordinatorJoel Schwenzfeier (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumAlerus Center
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 South Dakota State $^  8 0   15 0  
No. 4 South Dakota ^  7 1   10 3  
No. 3 North Dakota State ^  5 3   11 4  
No. 19 Youngstown State ^  5 3   8 5  
No. 16 North Dakota ^  5 3   7 5  
Northern Iowa  5 3   6 5  
No. 12 Southern Illinois ^  4 4   8 5  
Illinois State  4 4   6 5  
Missouri State  3 5   4 7  
Murray State  1 7   2 9  
Indiana State  1 7   1 10  
Western Illinois  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the University of North Dakota as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Bubba Schweigert, the team played their home games at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team drew an average home attendance of 10,288 in 2023.