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Northwestern Red Raiders football

Northwestern Red Raiders football

College football team

The Northwestern Red Raiders football team represents Northwestern College in college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Red Raiders are members of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC), fielding its team in the GPAC since 1992 when it was known as the Nebraska–Iowa Athletic Conference (NIAC). The Red Raiders play their home games at Korver Field at De Valois Stadium in Orange City, Iowa.[2]

Quick Facts First season, Athletic director ...

The school's head coach is Matt McCarty, who took over the position for the 2016 season.[3]

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

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Coaches

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Year-by-year results

National champions Conference champions Bowl game berth Playoff berth
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Notes

  1. [A 1]
    Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[4]
  2. [A 2]
    A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. [A 3]
    Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[5]
  4. [A 4]
    When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "HOME OF NORTHWESTERN RED RAIDERS ATHLETICS". Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Facilities". Northwestern College Athletics. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  3. [3]
    Dreeszen, Dave (January 11, 2023). "Northwestern Football's Matt McCarty wins national Coach of the Year award". College Football Warehouse. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  4. [4]
    National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  5. [5]
    Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  6. [6]
    Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  7. [7]
    staff, Journal (June 7, 2023). "Storied Northwestern coach Larry Korver makes college football hall of fame ballot". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  8. [8]
    "Otten to no longer serve as football coach". www.nwciowa.edu. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  9. [9]
    "NWC names Achterhoff head football coach". www.nwciowa.edu. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Matt McCarty Named NAIA-AFCA Coach of the Year". NAIA. January 9, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  11. [11]
    "Past Seasons". Northwestern College Athletics. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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