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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
North Dakota
Fighting Hawks
Missouri Valley
29
57% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
South Dakota
Coyotes
Missouri Valley
24
43% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
North Dakota by 4.97
TOTAL POINTS
53
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
North Dakota
South Dakota
|
97
A
|
Overall |
97
A+
|
|
98
A+
|
Power |
96
A
|
|
97
A+
|
Offensive |
94
A-
|
|
98
A+
|
Defensive |
97
A
|
|
95
A
|
SoS (Current) |
96
A
|
|
95
A
|
SoS (Future) |
96
A
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
North Dakota
South Dakota
| 109 | Overall | 96 |
| 95 | Power | 133 |
| 101 | Offensive | 142 |
| 97 | Defensive | 125 |
| 152 | SoS (Current) | 148 |
| 152 | SoS (Future) | 148 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
North Dakota
South Dakota
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
8-6 (57.1%) |
Overall |
10-5 (66.7%) |
|
4-2 (66.7%) |
Home |
6-1 (85.7%) |
|
4-4 (50%) |
Away |
4-4 (50%) |
|
3-5 (37.5%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
4-3 (57.1%) |
|
3-6 (33.3%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
6-5 (54.5%) |
|
5-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
4-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
North Dakota
South Dakota
| #126 Tennessee Tech | Best Win | #96 South Dakota St |
| #96 South Dakota St | Worst Loss | #164 Lamar |
| 51 pts vs #522 Valparaiso | Largest MOV | 47 pts vs #154 Mercer |
| 18 pts vs #74 Tarleton St | Largest MOD | 48 pts vs #30 Iowa St |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
North Dakota
South Dakota
| 32.9 | Points per Game | 28.5 |
| 19.9 | Points Against | 26.3 |
| 38.3 | Home PPG | 30.9 |
| 18.3 | Home PA | 19.7 |
| 28.9 | Away PPG | 26.4 |
| 21 | Away PA | 32.1 |
| 98-83 | Opponent Record | 113-81 |
| 190.9 | Avg Opponent Rank | 163.3 |
| W 5 | Longest Streak | W 5 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
North Dakota
South Dakota
| Dec 6 at Tarleton St (12-2) L 13-31 | Dec 13 at Montana (13-2) L 42-52 |
| Nov 29 at Tennessee Tech (11-2) W 31-6 | Dec 6 at Mercer (9-3) W 47-0 |
| Nov 22 vs South Dakota St (9-5) L 31-34 | Nov 29 vs Drake (8-4) W 38-17 |
| Nov 15 at Murray St (1-11) W 35-17 | Nov 15 at Southern Illinois (7-5) W 53-51 |
| Nov 8 vs North Dakota St (12-1) L 10-15 | Nov 8 vs South Dakota St (9-5) W 24-17 |
| Nov 1 at South Dakota (10-5) L 21-26 | Nov 1 vs North Dakota (8-6) W 26-21 |
| Oct 25 vs Indiana St (3-9) W 46-17 | Oct 25 vs Illinois St (12-5) L 13-21 |
| Oct 18 at Southern Illinois (7-5) W 38-19 | Oct 18 at Northern Iowa (3-9) W 17-14 |
| Oct 11 vs Youngstown St (8-5) W 35-17 | Oct 11 at Indiana St (3-9) W 19-14 |
| Oct 4 at Northern Iowa (3-9) W 35-7 | Oct 4 vs Murray St (1-11) W 49-24 |
| Sep 20 vs Valparaiso (2-10) W 58-7 | Sep 27 at North Dakota St (12-1) L 13-51 |
| Sep 13 at Montana (13-2) L 23-24 | Sep 20 vs Drake (8-4) W 42-21 |
| Sep 6 vs Portland St (1-11) W 50-20 | Sep 13 vs Northern Colorado (4-8) W 24-17 |
| Aug 30 at Kansas St (6-6) L 35-38 | Sep 6 at Lamar (8-5) L 13-20 |
