NCAA FCS Missouri Valley

North Dakota football predictions & picks

Missouri Valley

2026 record: 7-4
Missouri Valley: 5th
PPG: 35.7
Streak: W1
Last 5: Lost 17–24 at Northern Iowa · Sat, Oct 10 Won 21–10 vs South Dakota State · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 23–26 OT at South Dakota · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 28–31 at Youngstown State · Sat, Oct 31 Won 49–21 vs Illinois State · Sat, Nov 7

North Dakota next game

Wk 12

North Dakota vs1:00 PM ET Saturday, November 21 S Illinois

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

North Dakota 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Thu, Aug 27Aug 27 vs Long Island University Long Island W42–21 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vs St. Thomas St Thomas W62–26 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Portland State Portland St W47–23 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Nebraska Nebraska L7–34 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Indiana State Indiana St W42–35 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Murray State Murray St W55–28 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Northern Iowa Northern Iowa L17–24 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 vs South Dakota State S Dakota St W21–10 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @South Dakota South Dakota L23–26 OT —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Youngstown State Youngstown St L28–31 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Illinois State Illinois St W49–21 —

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 vs Southern Illinois S Illinois 1:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

North Dakota team stats

2026 regular season · 11 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 35.7/ game 19th

Total yards 424.5/ game 18th

Passing yards 234.9/ game 35th

Rushing yards 189.5/ game 22nd

Third-down conversions 40.0% 55th

Giveaways 1.7/ game 99th

Time of possession 30:17 53rd

Defense

Points allowed 25.4/ game 54th

Yards allowed 320.0/ game 20th

Passing yards allowed 200.4/ game 42nd

Rushing yards allowed 119.6/ game 21st

Takeaways 1.1/ game 98th

Penalties 5.7/ game 46th

North Dakota leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Jerry Kaminski 2,481yds 27 TD · 6 INT · 63.8% comp. · 11 games

Rushing Charles Langama 618yds 7 TD · 6.9 per carry · 11 games

Receiving Deng Deng 771yds 53 catches · 4 TD · 11 games

Tackles Ethan Boll 71 11 games

Sacks Braden Mohr 10 11 games

Interceptions Henry Theobald 1 2 games

Missouri Valley standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 South Dakota State S Dakota St 820 8-2 .800 369162 +207 W3

2 Youngstown State Youngstown St 820 8-2 .800 406248 +158 W6

3 Illinois State Illinois St 730 7-3 .700 337193 +144 L1

4 South Dakota South Dakota 730 7-3 .700 360249 +111 L1

5 North Dakota North Dakota 740 7-4 .636 393279 +114 W1

6 Southern Illinois S Illinois 550 5-5 .500 240257 −17 W2

7 Northern Iowa Northern Iowa 450 4-5 .444 231260 −29 L1

8 Indiana State Indiana St 280 2-8 .200 247360 −113 L6

9 Murray State Murray St 190 1-9 .100 167431 −264 L7

North Dakota FAQ

Who does North Dakota play next?

Next up for North Dakota: home against Southern Illinois, Saturday, November 21, 1:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is North Dakota’s record this season?

North Dakota is 7-4, 5th in the Missouri Valley.

Who leads North Dakota in passing yards?

Jerry Kaminski, with 2,481 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (27 TD · 6 INT · 63.8% comp. · 11 games).

Missouri Valley rivals

All teams

Illinois State Indiana State Murray State Northern Iowa South Dakota South Dakota State Southern Illinois Youngstown State

North Dakota this week

North Dakota is 7-4, 4-3 in Missouri Valley play. Its last game was a 49–21 win over Illinois State at home on November 7. Its offense averages 35.7 points a game (19th in FCS), and its defense allows 25.4 (54th).

Next up, North Dakota hosts Southern Illinois on Saturday, November 21 at 1:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.