1973 Northwestern Red Raiders football team

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1973 Northwestern Red Raiders football
NAIA Division II champion
Tri-State champion
Conference Tri-State Conference
Record12–0 (5–0 Tri-State)
Head coach
Home stadium DeValois Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Tri-State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Northwestern (IA) $^ 5 –0 –012 –0 –0
No. 14 Yankton 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Sioux Falls 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Westmar 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Bethel (MN) 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Concordia (MN) 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

The 1973 Northwestern Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern College of Orange City, Iowa, as a member of the Tri-State Conference during the 1973 NAIA Division II football season. Led by Larry Korver in his seventh season as head coach, the team compiled a perfect record of 12–0, winning the Tri-State Conference title with a 5–0 mark and the NAIA Division II Football National Championship with a 10–3 victory Glenville State in the championship game.

Korver was selected as the 1973 NAIA Football Coach of the Year based on a vote of the NAIA Football Coaches' Association. [1] Defensive tackle Tom Rieck was selected as a first-team player on the All-NAIA All-Star team. [2] [3] Eight Northwestern players received first-team honors on the 1973 all-Tri-State Conference football team: Rieck; quarterback Curt Krull; halfback Mitch Bengard; receivers Dave Hector and Gary Vetter; offensive lineman Jay DeZeeuw; linebacker Doug Van Steenwyk; and defensive back Daryl Hoogeven. [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at South Dakota State *
W 38–28 [5]
September 8at Dakota State * Madison, SD W 16–13 [6]
September 15 Central (IA) *
W 22–10 [7]
September 22at Buena Vista * Storm Lake, IA W 28–154,500 [8]
September 29 Yankton
  • DeValois Field
  • Orange City, IA
W 21–14 [9]
October 6 Concordia (MN)
  • DeValois Field
  • Orange City, IA
W 55–7 [10]
October 13 Westmar
  • DeValois Field
  • Orange City, IA
W 50–0 [11]
October 20at Bethel (MN) Saint Paul, MN W 34–7 [12]
October 27at Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, SD W 45–8 [13]
November 3 Southwest Minnesota State *
  • DeValois Field
  • Orange City, IA
W 34–14 [14]
November 24 William Jewell *
W 28–22,957 [15]
December 1at Glenville State * Huntington, WV (NAIA Division II Championship)W 10–3 [16]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  2. ↑ "Red Raiders ranked no. 1 in final NAIA ratings". The Sioux County Capital. December 19, 1973. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tom Rieck of Northwestern on NAIA Football Star Team". The Sioux City Journal. December 16, 1973. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Three Braves All-Conference". Argus-Leader. December 4, 1973. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Curt Krull Hurls 4 TD Passes as Northwestern Raps Jacks". Sioux City Journal . Sioux City, Iowa. October 2, 1973. p. C1. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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