2018 — The 2018 Season

North Dakota's 2018 season (6-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 6-5
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -6.3 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Miss Sta 35-7 L @ Washin 3-45 W @ Sam Hou 24-23 L vs Idah Sta 21-25 W @ Nort Col 38-13 W vs Montana 41-14 W @ Sacr Sta 41-15 L vs Webe Sta 30-35 L @ Idaho 27-31 W vs Port Sta 17-10 L @ Nort Ari 16-31
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2018 season's largest margin: North Dakota 35, Mississippi Valley State 7. A 28-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: North Dakota 3, Washington 45. A 42-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Hawks"
— North Dakota fanbase voice · 2018· synthesized
What It Meant

2018 is a middle chapter for North Dakota — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.