The Arizona Wildcats will face FCS powerhouse and noted giant killer North Dakota State in a non-conference football game in 2022.
The schools will square off for the first time on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, at Arizona Stadium, NDSU announced Monday.
The Bison are the most consistently successful program in FCS, having won five consecutive national championships before falling in the semifinals to eventual champ James Madison last season.
As the school noted in a news release, North Dakota State is 9-3 against FBS teams and has won six in a row, including last yearโs 23-21 victory over then-No. 13 Iowa.
The Arizona game is the second of three for NDSU against Pac-12 opponents. The Bison are scheduled to visit Oregon in 2020 and Colorado in 2024.
Hereโs a look at all known UA future opponents outside the Pac-12 Conference:
- 2017: Northern Arizona, Houston, at UTEP
- 2018: BYU, at Houston, Southern Utah
- 2019: at Hawaii, Northern Arizona, Texas Tech
- 2020: Hawaii, Portland State, at Texas Tech
- 2021: BYU, San Diego State
- 2022: at San Diego State, Mississippi State, North Dakota State
- 2023: at Mississippi State, UTEP
- 2024: at Kansas State
- 2025: at Hawaii, Kansas State
- 2026: at BYU
- 2027: at Colorado State, BYU
- 2028: Colorado State, at Nebraska
- 2029: Virginia Tech
- 2030: at Virginia Tech
- 2031: Nebraska
