Grand Forks, N.D. (UND Athletics)- After 25 practices in fall camp, the University of North Dakota will kickoff its 2022 season on Saturday, Sept. 3 inside Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb. The Fighting Hawks and Cornhuskers will square off at 2:30 p.m. (CT).
The game will air live on the Big Ten Network and will be carried on AM 790 FM 94.1|104.7 The Home of Economy Radio Network with the pregame show starting at 1:30 p.m. On the radio, Jack Michaels and Tom Dosch will have the call with Paul Ralston serving as the sideline reporter.
Saturday’s game will mark the second meeting between the two squads, with Nebraska winning the lone previous game by a tally of 33-0 on Sept. 23, 1961.
The Fighting Hawks will be looking for their second win over an FBS opponent, after beating Wyoming 24-13 in the 2015 road opener.
While North Dakota fell one game shy of the FCS Playoffs with a 5-6 record in 2021, the Fighting Hawks were in every game. UND either had the lead or a chance to take the lead in the fourth quarter in all 11 of its competitions in 2021.
All four of UND’s losses in 2021 against FCS programs came by an average margin of 4.6 points, with four of the five opponents ranked in the polls – two of them in the top five.
Nebraska’s 2021 season looked very similar to North Dakota’s, with the Huskers finishing with a 3-9 mark, with an average margin of loss coming by 6.67 points. Six of the nine losses came to teams ranked in the FBS top-25, with three of them coming to teams ranked in the top-10. Nebraska had the lead or a chance to take the lead in the fourth quarter in eight of its games in 2021. In the Husker season opener last week, Nebraska fell 31-28 to Northwestern in Ireland.
