After a shuffling of the 2023 and 2024 MVFC football schedule with the addition of Murray State, the MVFC headquarters and University of North Dakota athletic department have announced the updated 2023 and 2024 conference slate.
Both the 2023 and 2024 MVFC schedule for North Dakota features eight in-conference games, both with four home contests and four away games.
In 2023, the Fighting Hawks will open the MVFC portion of the schedule on Sept. 30 at South Dakota State.
The month of October will begin with UND hosting Western Illinois on Oct. 7 and North Dakota State on Oct. 14. After battling the Bison, the Hawks will head to Northern Iowa on Oct. 21 and conclude the month of October hosting Indiana State in Grand Forks for the first time (Oct. 28).
North Dakota will begin November with new conference foe Murray State, traveling to Kentucky on Nov. 4 to square off with the Racers for the first time in school history.
The 2023 regular season closes with North Dakota visiting South Dakota on Nov. 11 and hosting Illinois State on Nov. 18.
In 2024, MVFC action for UND kicks off on Oct. 5 with Northern Iowa in the Alerus Center.
The following week, NoDak visits Illinois State on Oct. 12 before hosting the Jackrabbits of South Dakota State on Oct. 19.
After hosting SDSU, UND has two consecutive road games, with games at North Dakota State (Oct. 26) and Indiana State (Nov. 2).
The Racers of Murray State will visit Grand Forks for the first time in program history on Nov. 9, before the Fighting Hawks conclude the 2024 regular-season home slate with South Dakota on Nov. 16.
The final MVFC game of the regular season for North Dakota will be at Western Illinois on Nov. 23.
Under the updated format, North Dakota will play North Dakota State and South Dakota every year, with all other conference opponents scheduled four times every six years.
Kickoff times, broadcast coverage and the promotional schedule for both 2023 and 2024 will be announced at a later date.
2023 North Dakota MVFC Schedule
Sept. 30 | @ South Dakota State |
Oct. 7 | Western Illinois |
Oct. 14 | North Dakota State |
Oct. 21 | @ Northern Iowa |
Oct. 28 | Indiana State |
Nov. 4 | @ Murray State |
Nov. 11 | @ South Dakota |
Nov. 18 | Illinois State |
2024 North Dakota MVFC Schedule
Oct. 5 | Northern Iowa |
Oct. 12 | @ Illinois State |
Oct. 19 | South Dakota State |
Oct. 26 | @ North Dakota State |
Nov. 2 | @ Indiana State |
Nov. 9 | Murray State |
Nov. 16 | South Dakota |
Nov. 23 | @ Western Illinois |