2021 — The 2021 Season

North Dakota's 2021 season (5-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 5-6
Final Result Non-bowl season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -6.7 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W @ Idah Sta 35-14 L @ Utah Sta 24-48 W vs Drake 38-0 L vs Nort Sta 10-16 L @ Sout Dak 13-20 L @ Sout Ill 28-31 W vs West Ill 34-10 L @ Miss Sta 28-32 W vs Youn Sta 24-21 W vs Illi Sta 14-7 L @ Sout Sta 21-24
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2021 season's largest margin: North Dakota 38, Drake 0. A 38-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: North Dakota 24, Utah State 48. A 24-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Hawks"
— North Dakota fanbase voice · 2021· synthesized
What It Meant

2021 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.