2022 Northwestern Red Raiders football team

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2022 Northwestern Red Raiders football
NAIA champion
Conference Great Plains Athletic Conference
Record13–1 (9–1 GPAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJake Menage (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBilly Kirch (7th season)
Home stadiumKorver Field at De Valois Stadium
Seasons
 2021
2023  
2022 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Morningside $^  10 0   11 1  
No. 3 Northwestern (IA) ^  9 1   13 1  
Midland  7 3   8 3  
No. 25 Dordt  7 3   7 3  
Hastings  6 4   7 4  
Concordia (NE)  4 6   4 6  
Doane  4 6   4 6  
Jamestown  3 7   4 7  
Mount Marty  2 8   3 8  
Dakota Wesleyan  2 8   2 9  
Briar Cliff  1 9   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2022 Northwestern Red Raiders football represented Northwestern College as a member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference during the 2022 NAIA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Matt McCarty, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 13–1 with a mark of 9–1 in conference play, placing second in the GPAC.

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Northwestern (IA) beat Dickinson State in the first round, Marian (IN) in the quarterfinals, and Indiana Wesleyan in the seminfinals before playing in the 2022 NAIA Football National Championship where they played Keiser and won 35–25 to secure the school's third-overall title. Northwestern (IA) played home games at Korver Field at De Valois Stadium in Orange City, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 p.m.at No. 1 Morningside No. 3
L 29–309,024 [1]
September 101:00 p.m. Dakota Wesleyan No. 4
W 54–70 [2]
September 171:00 p.m.at Jamestown No. 4
W 48–30 [3]
September 241:00 p.m. Concordia (NE) No. 4
  • De Valois Stadium
  • Orange City, IA
W 34–100 [4]
October 11:30 p.m. Mount Marty Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 4
  • De Valois Stadium
  • Orange City, IA
W 52–80 [5]
October 151:00 p.m. Dordt No. 4
W 23–00 [6]
October 2212:00 p.m.at Doane No. 4
W 59–10600 [7]
October 291:00 p.m. Briar Cliff No. 4
  • De Valois Stadium
  • Orange City, IA
W 56–70 [8]
November 51:00 p.m.No. 15 Midland No. 3
  • De Valois Stadium
  • Orange City, IA
W 42–100 [9]
November 121:00 p.m.at Hastings No. 3
W 41–100 [10]
November 1912:00 p.m.No. 17 Dickinson State *No. 3
W 49–70 [11]
November 2612:00 p.m.No. 7 Marian (IN) *No. 3
  • De Valois Stadium
  • Orange City, IA (NAIA Quarterfinal)
W 52–270 [12]
December 312:00 p.m.No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan *No. 3
  • De Valois Stadium
  • Orange City, IA (NAIA Semifinal)
W 38–70 [13]
December 1712:00 p.m.No. 12 Keiser *No. 3
W 35–250 [14]

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Coaching staff

Northwestern Red Raiders
NamePositionConsecutive season at Northwestern (IA) in current positionPrevious positionNWC profile
Matt McCarty Head coach 7th Northwestern (IA) – Assistant head coach / defensive coordinator (2012–2015) [16]
Jake Menage Offensive coordinator 1st Northern Illinois – Wide receivers / tight ends (2019–2021) [17]
Billy Kirch Defensive coordinator / safeties 7th Northwestern (IA) – Safeties (2015) [18]
Brett Moser Defensive line 1st Northwestern (IA) – Graduate assistant (2021) [19]
Brad Zeutenhorst Linebackers 26thN/A [20]
Ross Fernstrum Defensive line 11thN/A [21]
Brice Byker Wide receivers 8thN/A [22]
Gabe Davis Tight ends 6thLeMars Community High School – Assistant (2003–2015) [23]
Benji Kasel Running backs 3rdWest Sioux High School – Assistant (2016–2019) [24]
Levi Letsche Offensive line 2ndN/A [25]
Sam Rall Quarterbacks 3rd Northwestern (IA) – Graduate assistant (2016) [26]
Reference: [27]

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