The Fighting Hawks left the
Big Sky Conference in 2018 to join the non-football
Summit League, with the football program joining the
Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2020. Although being classified as an independent for football in 2018 and 2019, they continued to play a full Big Sky schedule, and their games counted in the conference standings for their opponents. The Fighting Hawks were ineligible to win the conference championship.
The Fighting Hawks left the
Big Sky Conference in 2018 to join the non-football
Summit League, with the football program joining the
Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2020. Although being classified as an independent for football in 2018 and 2019, they continued to play a full Big Sky schedule, and their games counted in the conference standings for their opponents. The Fighting Hawks were ineligible to win the conference championship.