Northern Michigan Wildcats football

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Northern Michigan Wildcats football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2025 Northern Michigan Wildcats football team
Northern Michigan Wildcats wordmark.png
First season1904;122 years ago (1904)
Athletic director Rick Comley
Head coach Matt Janus(American football)
1st season, 0–0 (–)
Stadium Superior Dome
(capacity: 8,000)
Location Marquette, Michigan
NCAA division Division II
Conference Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)
Claimed national championships
1 (1975)
Conference championships
1 (1987)
Rivalries Michigan Tech (rivalry)
ColorsGreen and gold [1]
   
Fight songNMU Fight Song
MascotWildcat Willy
Marching bandWildcat Marching Band (aka: The Pride of the North)
Website nmuwildcats.com/football

The Northern Michigan Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Northern Michigan University located in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Championships

National championships

YearAssociationDivisionHead coachRecordOpponentResult
1975 NCAA (1) Division II (1) Gil Krueger 13–1 Western Kentucky W, 16–14

Postseason appearances

NAIA

The Wildcats made two appearances in the NAIA playoffs, with a combined record of 0–1–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1960 Semifinals Lenoir Rhyne T, 20–20
1967 Semifinals Fairmont State L, 7–21

NCAA Division II

The Wildcats have made seven appearances in the NCAA Division II playoffs, with a combined record of 5–6.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1975 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship		 Boise State
Livingston
Western Kentucky 		W, 24–21
W, 28–26
W, 16–14
1976 Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 Delaware
Akron 		W, 28–17
L, 26–29
1977 Quarterfinals North Dakota State L, 6–20
1980 Quarterfinals Santa Clara L, 26–27
1981 Quarterfinals Elizabeth City State L, 6–55
1982 Quarterfinals UC Davis L, 21–42
1987 Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 Angelo State
Portland State 		W, 23–20 OT
L, 7–13

Retired numbers

InductedPlayerPositionYears With Team#
October 11, 2025 Steve Mariucci QB1974–197718
Tom SchwalbachQB1956-195917
Curtis W. MarkerOL1964-196675

Notable former players

Chuck Klingbeil

References

  1. ↑ Northern Michigan University Institutional Brand Standards Guide (PDF). Retrieved April 18, 2016.


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