No. 9/11 North Dakota vs. No. 4/4 Youngstown State
Youngstown, Ohio (Stambaugh Stadium)
Series:Â North Dakota leads 5-1
Kickoff: 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT
Stream: ESPN+
Radio: Fighting Hawks Radio Network
Weekly Presser: Coach Schmidt | Coach Freund | Caleb Olson and Grant Tylutki
GRAND FORKS, N.D. --Â For the third straight week, No. 9/11 North Dakota will face a top-10 opponent, as the Fighting Hawks remain on the road to take on No. 4/4 Youngstown State Saturday.
UND has split its last two contests, knocking off top-ranked South Dakota State, 21-10, at home on Oct. 17 before suffering an overtime setback at No. 8/6 South Dakota this past Saturday inside the DakotaDome.
The Penguins will represent the fifth ranked opponent North Dakota has faced this season, while Youngstown State enters the match up with a 3-1 record against ranked foes. All three victories have come against fellow Missouri Valley Football Conference opponents.
YSU enters the Halloween showdown tied with South Dakota atop the MVFC standings at 4-1. The Penguins' lone conference loss came in their league opener on Sept. 19, when then-No. 2/3 South Dakota State earned a 27-20 victory in Brookings.
Last season's meeting in Grand Forks saw North Dakota claim a 35-17 victory. It marked the first Division I-era match up between the programs decided by more than one possession.
The most recent meeting in Ohio went in favor of the Penguins, who earned their lone victory in the series in dramatic fashion with a 41-40 overtime win.
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