UND football climbs to No. 16 in STATS FCS poll following seventh-straight win

Ryan Bartels hands the ball off to Brady Oliveira in the second half against Weber State. photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald

By Tom Miller

October 30, 2016 11:06 PM

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The UND football program continues to rise in the national rankings.

The Fighting Hawks, who won their seventh-straight game last Saturday against Weber State, is ranked No. 16 in the STATS FCS media poll, released Monday afternoon.

UND, 6-0 in the Big Sky Conference, plays at Northern Colorado on Saturday in Greeley, Colo.

The Fighting Hawks were ranked No. 17 in last week's poll.

By Tom Miller

Miller has covered sports at the Grand Forks Herald since 2004 and was the state sportswriter of the year in 2019.

His primary beat is UND football but also reports on a variety of UND sports and local preps.

He can be reached at (701) 780-1121, tmiller@gfherald.com or on Twitter at @tommillergf.

UND football climbs to No. 16 in STATS FCS poll following seventh-straight win

The UND football program continues to rise in the national rankings. The Fighting Hawks, who won their seventh-straight game last Saturday against Weber State, is ranked No. 16 in the STATS FCS media poll, released Monday afternoon. UND, 6-0 in t...