North Dakota drops to No. 11 in Stats Poll, No. 15 in AFCA Poll

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – North Dakota dropped to No. 11 in the Stats Perform poll and No. 15 in the AFCA Coaches’ poll after suffering its first Missouri Valley Football Conference loss of the season Saturday, falling 24-17 to (RV/NR) Northern Iowa. The Fighting Hawks are now 5-2 overall and 2-1 in conference play under second-year head coach Eric Schmidt. North Dakota, who is joined by five other MVFC teams in this week’s polls, returns home to face the No. 1 team in both – South Dakota State. Kickoff against the Jackrabbits is set for 1 p.m. CT and will…