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{{Infobox college athletics
| name = North Dakota Fighting Hawks
| logo = North Dakota Fighting Hawks logo.svg
| logo_width = 200
| university = University of North Dakota
| association = NCAA
| conference = [[Summit League]] (primary)<br />[[Missouri Valley Football Conference|Missouri Valley]] (football)<br />[[National Collegiate Hockey Conference|NCHC]] (Men's hockey)
| division = [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] ([[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]])
| director = Bill Chaves
| location = [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]]
| teams = 17
| ncaa titles = ''Division I Ice Hockey'' <br /> [[1959 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1959]], [[1963 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1963]], [[1980 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1980]], [[1982 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1982]], [[1987 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1987]], [[1997 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|1997]], [[2000 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|2000]], [[2016 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament|2016]]<br /> ''Division II Football''<br />[[2001 NCAA Division II football season|2001]] <br /> ''Division II Woman's Basketball'' <br /> [[1997 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament|1997]], [[1998 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament|1998]], [[1999 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament|1999]]
| stadium = [[Alerus Center]]
| basketballarena = [[Betty Engelstad Sioux Center]]
| icehockeyarena = [[Ralph Engelstad Arena]]
|indoortrack = Fritz Pollard Athletic Center
| golfcourse                  = Ray Richards Golf Course
| arena2 = Bronson Field <br /> [[Memorial Stadium (University of North Dakota)|Memorial Stadium]] <br /> Hyslop Sports Center <br />Choice Health & Fitness <br /> Oxford Softball Complex
| mascot = The Fighting Hawk
| nickname = Fighting Hawks <br /> Fighting Sioux (1930–2012)
| fightsong = ''[[It's For You, North Dakota U]]''<br />''[[Stand Up and Cheer (song)|Stand Up and Cheer]]''
| pageurl = http://www.fightinghawks.com
| altlogo = [[File:ND Fighting Hawks wordmark.png|250px]]
}}
The '''North Dakota Fighting Hawks''' (formerly known as the '''Flickertails''' and the''' Fighting Sioux''') are the [[sport|athletic]] teams that represent the [[University of North Dakota]] (UND), located in the city of [[Grand Forks, North Dakota|Grand Forks]], [[North Dakota]]. The Fighting Hawks compete at the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] Division I level as a member of the Summit League. With 17 varsity teams, North Dakota is best known for its [[Ice Hockey]] team and [[American football]] team. North Dakota's main rivalries are with the [[North Dakota State Bison]] and the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gophersports.com/news/2023/10/19/mens-hockey-u-renews-rivalry-at-und-for-weekend-series | title='U' Renews Rivalry at UND for Weekend Series }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/137029/2017/10/25/minnesota-golden-gophers-north-dakota-fighting-hawks-grand-forks-rivalry/ | title=Gophers' return to North Dakota mixes old and new for college hockey's best rivalry | last1=Wells | first1=Nathan }}</ref>

Originally in the [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] [[North Central Conference]], UND began transitioning to NCAA's [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] in 2008 with the football program participating in the [[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|Division I Football Championship Subdivision]] (FCS). North Dakota is a member of the [[Summit League]] for most sports, the [[Missouri Valley Football Conference]] in football, and the [[National Collegiate Hockey Conference]] for men's hockey. The Fighting Hawks competed in the [[Western Athletic Conference]] in baseball, plus men's and women's swimming and diving, before dropping all three sports. Baseball was dropped after the 2016 season, and the swimming and diving teams were dropped after the 2016–17 season.<ref name="North Dakota budget cuts">{{cite press release|url=http://www.undsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=211538211 |title=Deep budget cuts force UND to eliminate three varsity sports |date=March 29, 2017 |publisher=North Dakota Fighting Hawks |access-date=April 1, 2017}}</ref> Women's ice hockey competed in the [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association]] before also being dropped after the 2016–17 season.<ref name="North Dakota budget cuts"/>

On January 24, 2017, reports stated that North Dakota would leave the Big Sky Conference to join the [[Summit League]] in all sports but football beginning in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://espn991.com/north-dakota-to-join-summit-league-missouri-valley-football-conference/|title=North Dakota to Join Summit League, Missouri Valley Football Conference|website=ESPN 99.1 – Sioux Falls Sports Leader – Sioux Falls Sports|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320193500/http://espn991.com/north-dakota-to-join-summit-league-missouri-valley-football-conference/|archive-date=2017-03-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> The school would join the [[Missouri Valley Football Conference]] for football in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ksfy.com/content/sports/Sources-UND-set-to-join-Summit-League--411702135.html|title=Sources: UND Set to Join Summit League and MVFC|last=KSFY|language=en|access-date=2017-01-25}}</ref> The rumored changes became official on January 26, when UND, the Summit League, and the MVFC announced the Fighting Hawks' move to the Summit in 2018 (instead of 2019)<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://thesummitleague.org/general/2016-17/releases/20170126g1swrw |title=The Summit League Adds The University of North Dakota |publisher=The Summit League |date=January 26, 2017 |access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref> and the MVFC at the reported 2020 date. During UND's transition to the MVFC, it will continue to play a full Big Sky football schedule due to contractual commitments; while the Fighting Hawks will not be eligible for the Big Sky title, games against them will count in the Big Sky football standings.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.valley-football.org/news/default/2016-17/9330/und-to-join-missouri-valley-football-conference/ |title=UND to Join Missouri Valley Football Conference |publisher=Missouri Valley Football Conference |date=January 26, 2017 |access-date=January 27, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202045029/http://www.valley-football.org/news/default/2016-17/9330/und-to-join-missouri-valley-football-conference/ |archive-date=February 2, 2017}}</ref>

== Sports sponsored ==
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=North Dakota Fighting Hawks|Men's sports|Women's sports}}
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| [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball|Basketball]] || [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's basketball|Basketball]]
|-
| Cross country || Cross country
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| [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks football|Football]] || Golf
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| Golf || [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks soccer|Soccer]]
|-
| [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey|Ice hockey]] || [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks softball|Softball]]
|-
| Tennis || Tennis
|-
| Track and field<sup>†</sup> || Track and field<sup>†</sup>
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| || [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks volleyball|Volleyball]]
|-
| colspan="2" style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|North Dakota Fighting Hawks}}" | {{small|† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor}}
|}

===Men's basketball===
{{main|North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's basketball}}
The Fighting Hawks Basketball team has appeared in the Division 1 tournament 1 time. The most famous athlete to come from the program is former NBA coach and basketball player [[Phil Jackson]].

=== Football ===
{{main|North Dakota Fighting Hawks football}}
The men's football home games are held in the [[Alerus Center]]. The team competes at the FCS Level in the [[Missouri Valley Football Conference]]. Prior to Joining the Missouri Valley Football Conference, the team competed in the Big Sky Conference.

=== Ice hockey (men's) ===
{{main|North Dakota Fighting Hawks men's ice hockey}}
Having won eight national championships, the men's hockey team is easily the most recognized of UND teams. A charter member of the [[National Collegiate Hockey Conference]], the Fighting Hawks play in the $100+ million [[Ralph Engelstad Arena]].

=== Volleyball === 
{{main|North Dakota Fighting Hawks volleyball}}
The North Dakota Fighting Hawks volleyball are members of the NCAA Division I Summit League. The program only includes a women's team.

==Rivalries==

===Hockey===
*[[Minnesota–North Dakota men's ice hockey rivalry|Gophers]]
*[[Denver–North Dakota men's ice hockey rivalry|Pioneers]]

===Football===
*[[Nickel Trophy|Bison]]
*[[Sitting Bull Trophy|Coyotes]]

===All===
*[[North Dakota State Bison]]
*[[South Dakota State Jackrabbits]]
*[[South Dakota Coyotes]]

==Former sports==
The [[Collegiate Wrestling|wrestling]] program was discontinued in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usawks.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=244772|title=College Programs Dropped Nationally |publisher=USA Wrestling-Kansas |date=February 22, 2017 |accessdate=January 1, 2024}}</ref>  The [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks baseball|baseball program]] dating to 1889 was cancelled at the conclusion of the 2016 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/baseball/2016/05/16/north-dakota-baseball-team-being-cut-plays-final-home-game/84433850/|title=North Dakota baseball team being cut plays final home game|access-date=16 July 2018 | date = 16 May 2016 | website = USA Today}}</ref>  The [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks women's ice hockey|women's hockey program]] was cancelled at the conclusion of the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nhl/2017/04/05/university-north-dakota-womens-hockey-cut|title=After program cut, North Dakota women's hockey left reeling|access-date=16 July 2018 | magazine = Sports Illustrated | last = Cimini | first = Kate | date = 5 April 2017}}</ref>

*Baseball
*Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving
*Women's Golf
*Wrestling 
*Women's Hockey

==Athletics hall of fame==
The Letterwinners Hall of Fame recognizes the efforts and achievements of former UND student-athletes, coaches, and other supporters of UND athletics. Inductees are selected by the UND Letterwinners Association and representatives of the UND athletic department. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony, sponsored by the UND Letterwinners Association, is held each fall in conjunction with a football game. The Hall of Fame is located on the upper concourse at the south end of the [[Ralph Engelstad Arena]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fightinghawks.com/sports/2018/6/6/204763107.aspx|title=Hall of Fame Home|website=fightinghawks.com|access-date=16 July 2018}}</ref>

== Nickname ==
{{further|North Dakota Fighting Sioux controversy}}UND's nickname was originally [[Richardson's Ground Squirrel|The Flickertails]], but was unofficially changed to "The Sioux" in 1930. UND's former athletic logo, revealed in 1999, a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] figure, was designed by Bennett Brien, a local artist and UND graduate of [[Ojibwa]] ethnicity. After more than a decade of controversy, the name and logo were retired in 2012. On November 18, 2015, it was revealed at a press conference held by President [[Robert Kelley (academic administrator)|Robert Kelley]] that Fighting Hawks, with 57.24% of the vote, would become the new university nickname.<ref name="UNDFightingHawksSelected2015">{{cite web|title=Fighting Hawks selected as new nickname for the University of North Dakota|url=http://und.edu/features/2015/11/final-nickname-runoff-vote.cfm |publisher=University of North Dakota|date=November 18, 2015 |access-date=November 18, 2015}}</ref><ref name="NewUNDAthleticName">{{cite web|title=Fighting Hawks selected as new nickname for the University of North Dakota |url=http://www.undsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=210509712|publisher=North Dakota Fighting Hawks|date=November 18, 2015|access-date=November 18, 2015}}</ref>

==Notable Athletes==
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*[[Murray Baron]] – former NHL defenseman
*[[Ryan Bayda]] – former player in the NHL [[Carolina Hurricanes]]
*[[Ed Belfour]] – former NHL goaltender and member of the [[Hockey Hall of Fame]]
*[[Jason Blake (ice hockey)|Jason Blake]] – former NHL player
*[[Brock Boeser]] – current NHL player with the [[Vancouver Canucks]]
*[[Drake Caggiula]] – current NHL player with the [[Edmonton Oilers]]
*[[Taylor Chorney]] – former NHL player 
*[[Dave Christian]] – member of the [[1980 Winter Olympics|1980 Olympic]] ice hockey team that beat the USSR in the "[[Miracle on Ice]]" game
*[[Mike Commodore]] – former NHL player
*[[Geno Crandall]] - basketball player with [[Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C.|Hapoel Be'er Sheva]] in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]] 
*[[Aaron Dell]] – current NHL player with the [[San Jose Sharks]]
*[[Ryan Duncan (ice hockey)|Ryan Duncan]] – winner of the 2007 [[Hobey Baker Award]]
*[[Derek Forbort]] – current NHL player with the [[Boston Bruins]]
*[[Rhett Gardner]] – current NHL player with the [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
*[[Pablo Garza (fighter)|Pablo Garza]] – basketball player; professional [[mixed martial artist]]; former [[United Farmers of Canada|UFC]] Featherweight<ref>{{cite web|title=Pablo Garza UFC Bio|url=https://www.ufc.com/athlete/pablo-garza|access-date= August 8, 2014}}</ref>
*[[Matt Greene]] – former NHL player
*[[Rocco Grimaldi]] – current AHL player with the [[Chicago Wolves]]
*[[David Hale (ice hockey)|David Hale]] – former [[Phoenix Coyotes]] player in the NHL
*[[Dave Hakstol]] – current head coach of the [[Seattle Kraken]]
*[[Quinton Hooker]] (born 1995) - basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
*[[Tony Hrkac]] – former NHL player and 1987 [[Hobey Baker Award]] winner
*[[Phil Jackson]] – former [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player and coach
*[[Ben Jacobson]] – head men's basketball coach at the [[University of Northern Iowa]]
*[[Greg Johnson (ice hockey)|Greg Johnson]] – former player in the NHL
*[[Luke Johnson (ice hockey)]] – current KHL player with Magnitogorsk Metallurg
*[[Ryan Johnson (ice hockey, born 1976)|Ryan Johnson]] – former player in the NHL
*[[Milson Jones]] – former [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] running back
*[[Tyson Jost]] – current NHL player with the [[Buffalo Sabres]]
*[[Jim Kleinsasser]] – former [[Minnesota Vikings]] [[National Football League|NFL]] player
*[[Chris Kuper]] – former [[Denver Broncos]] NFL player and current coach
*[[Paul LaDue]] – current NHL player with the [[New York Islanders]]
*[[Jocelyne Lamoureux]] – women's hockey gold medalist at the [[2018 Winter Olympics]]
*[[Monique Lamoureux]] – women's hockey gold medalist at the [[2018 Winter Olympics]]
*[[Jim LeClair]] – former [[Cincinnati Bengals]] NFL player
*[[Brian Lee (ice hockey b. 1987)|Brian Lee]] – former [[Ottawa Senators]] player in the NHL
*[[Brad Malone]] – current NHL player with the [[Edmonton Oilers]]
*[[Errol Mann]] – former [[Detroit Lions]] NFL player
*[[Gene Murphy (American football, born 1939)|Gene Murphy]] – North Dakota football player and head coach
*[[Chad Mustard]] – former Denver Broncos NFL player
*[[Brock Nelson]] – current NHL player for the [[New York Islanders]]
*[[Travis O'Neel]] – UND football captain of 2001 National Championship Team
*[[Dave Osborn]] – former Minnesota Vikings NFL player
*[[T. J. Oshie]] – current [[Washington Capitals]] player in the NHL
*[[Zach Parise]] – current Colorado Avalanche player in the NHL
*[[Joe Polo]] – Olympic gold medalist in curling at the [[2018 Winter Olympics]]
*[[Tucker Poolman]] – current NHL player with the [[Vancouver Canucks]]
*[[Pete Retzlaff]] – former [[Philadelphia Eagles]] NFL player
*[[Nick Schmaltz]] – current NHL player with the [[Arizona Coyotes]]
*[[Lawrie Skolrood]] – former CFL player
*[[Craig Smith (basketball, born 1972)]] – men's basketball coach at [[Utah State Aggies men's basketball]]
*[[Monte Smith]] – former Denver Broncos NFL player
*[[Drew Stafford]] – former NHL player
*[[Troy Stecher]] – current NHL player with the [[Arizona Coyotes]]
*[[Dave Tippett]] – former NHL player and coach
*[[Jonathan Toews]] – former Chicago Blackhawks player in the NHL
*[[Landon Wilson]] – former Dallas Stars player in the NHL
*[[Travis Zajac]] – former New York Islanders player in the NHL
}}

==See also==
*University of North Dakota Sports Network
*[[North Dakota Fighting Hawks baseball]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website}}

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