The 2016 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Bubba Schweigert and played their home games at the Alerus Center. The Fighting Hawks were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 9–3, 8–0 in Big Sky play to share the conference championship with Eastern Washington. They received an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Richmond in the second round.
Schedule
Game summaries
Stony Brook
Bowling Green
South Dakota
Montana State
Cal Poly
Sacramento State
Southern Utah
Idaho State
Weber State
Northern Colorado
Northern Arizona
FCS Playoffs Second Round–Richmond
Ranking movements
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