FARGO, N.D. – The Drake University football team and North Dakota State will open the 2022 season against each other. The rescheduled game against the reigning three-time NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision National Champions is set for Sept. 3, 2022 in Fargo. It replaces the game scheduled for the 2020 season that was canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The matchup in 2022 will be the third all-time meeting between the teams and the first since 1962. Drake won the game in 1962 and the previous game in 1955 with both victories occurring at Drake Stadium.