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;121 years ago (1904)
Athletic director Rick Comley
Head coach Shane Richardson
2nd season, 1–28 (.034)
Stadium Superior Dome
(capacity: 8,000)
Location Marquette, Michigan
NCAA division Division II
Conference Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)
Claimed national titles1 (1975)
Playoff appearances1960, 1967, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987
Playoff record7–7–1 (.500)
Rivalries Michigan Tech (rivalry)
ColorsGreen and gold [1]
   
MascotWildcat Willy
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

Retired numbers

InductedPlayerPositionYears with the WildcatsNumber
October 11, 2025 Steve Mariucci QB1974–197718

Notable former players

References

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