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Northwestern Red Raiders football | |||
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First season | 1950 | ||
Athletic director | Tony Hoops | ||
Head coach | Matt McCarty 8th season, 81–19 (.810) | ||
Stadium | De Valois Stadium (capacity: 3,100) | ||
Field | Korver Field | ||
Year built | 2003 | ||
Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
Location | Orange City, Iowa | ||
Conference | GPAC | ||
Past conferences | Tri-State (1960–1980) NAIA D-II independent (1981–1987, 1991) Tri-State Athletic (1988–1990) | ||
All-time record | 457–195–7 (.699) | ||
Playoff appearances | 24 | ||
Playoff record | NAIA D-II: 19–23 NAIA: 14–11 | ||
Claimed national titles | 2 NAIA D-II (1973, 1983) 1 NAIA (2022) | ||
Conference titles | 10 Tri-State (1971–1980) 1 Tri-State Athletic (1988) 5 Nebraska-Iowa / GPAC (1994, 1996, 2000, 2014, 2022) | ||
Heisman winners | NAIA: 1 (2020) | ||
Colors | Red and white [1] | ||
Mascot | Red Raiders | ||
Website | nwcraiders.com |
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]
The school's head coach is Matt McCarty, who took over the position for the 2016 season. [3]
General | Overall | Conference | Postseason [A 1] | ||||
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No. | Order of coaches [A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties [A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
† | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage [A 4] |
No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% |
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1 | Joe Welton | 1960–1966 | 54 | 17 | 36 | 1 | 0.324 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0.286 |
2 | Larry Korver [7] | 1967–1994 | 295 | 212 | 77 | 6 | 0.729 | 65 | 20 | 2 | 0.759 |
3 | Orv Otten [8] | 1995–2008 | 150 | 105 | 45 | 0 | 0.700 | 78 | 36 | 0 | 0.684 |
4 | Kyle Achterhoff [9] | 2009–2015 | 75 | 56 | 19 | 0 | 0.747 | 49 | 16 | 0 | 0.754 |
5 | Matt McCarty [10] | 2016–present | 85 | 67 | 18 | 0 | 0.788 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 0.813 |
National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
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Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
Northwestern Red Raiders | ||||||||||||||
1950 | 1950 | Two year college (does not reflect in overall record) | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
1951 | 1951 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
1952 | 1952 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
1953 | 1953 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
1954 | 1954 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
1960 | 1960 | Joe Welton | NAIA | — | Tri-State | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — |
1961 | 1961 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1962 | 1962 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1963 | 1963 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1964 | 1964 | 6 | 2 | 0 | T–2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1965 | 1965 | 2 | 6 | 0 | T–6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1966 | 1966 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1967 | 1967 | Larry Korver | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7th | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |||
1968 | 1968 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1969 | 1969 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1970 | 1970 | Division II | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
1971 | 1971 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||
1972 | 1972 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | L NAIA Division II Championship | — | ||||
1973 | 1973 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | W NAIA Division II Championship | — | ||||
1974 | 1974 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||
1975 | 1975 | 7 | 2 | 1 | T–1st | 3 | 1 | 0 | Conference co-champions | — | ||||
1976 | 1976 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||
1977 | 1977 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||
1978 | 1978 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 0 | L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal | — | ||||
1979 | 1979 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 0 | L NAIA Division II Championship | — | ||||
1980 | 1980 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 0 | Conference champions | — | ||||
1981 | 1981 | Independent | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
1982 | 1982 | 12 | 1 | 0 | L NAIA Division II Semifinal | — | ||||||||
1983 | 1983 | 14 | 0 | 0 | W NAIA Division II Championship | — | ||||||||
1984 | 1984 | 11 | 2 | 0 | L NAIA Division II Championship | — | ||||||||
1985 | 1985 | 9 | 1 | 1 | L NAIA Division II Semifinal | — | ||||||||
1986 | 1986 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
1987 | 1987 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
1988 | 1988 | Tri-State Athletic | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal | — | |||
1989 | 1989 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1990 | 1990 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1991 | 1991 | Independent | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
1992 | 1992 | NIAC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 1 | L NAIA Division II First Round | — | |||
1993 | 1993 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1994 | 1994 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 0 | L NAIA Division II Semifinal | — | ||||
1995 | 1995 | Orv Otten | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |||
1996 | 1996 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal | — | ||||
1997 | 1997 | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | |||
1998 | 1998 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
1999 | 1999 | 5 | 4 | 0 | T–3rd | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2000 | 2000 | GPAC | 9 | 4 | 0 | T–1st | 6 | 2 | 0 | L NAIA Semifinal | 4 | |||
2001 | 2001 | 5 | 5 | 0 | T–5th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2002 | 2002 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2003 | 2003 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 9 | 1 | 0 | L NAIA Quarterfinal | 7 | ||||
2004 | 2004 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | ||||
2005 | 2005 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | ||||
2006 | 2006 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 9 | 1 | 0 | L NAIA Quarterfinal | 6 | ||||
2007 | 2007 | 8 | 2 | 0 | T–2nd | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | ||||
2008 | 2008 | 7 | 3 | 0 | T–3rd | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | ||||
2009 | 2009 | Kyle Achterhoff | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4th | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 25 | |||
2010 | 2010 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | ||||
2011 | 2011 | 9 | 2 | 0 | T–2nd | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | ||||
2012 | 2012 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | 7 | 2 | 0 | L NAIA First Round | 12 | ||||
2013 | 2013 | 8 | 3 | 0 | T–2nd | 7 | 2 | 0 | L NAIA First Round | 13 | ||||
2014 | 2014 | 9 | 2 | 0 | T–1st | 8 | 1 | 0 | L NAIA First Round | 12 | ||||
2015 | 2015 | 6 | 4 | 0 | T–4th | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
2016 | 2016 | Matt McCarty | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
2017 | 2017 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | L NAIA Quarterfinal | 8 | ||||
2018 | 2018 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 8 | 1 | 0 | L NAIA First Round | 12 | ||||
2019 | 2019 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 8 | 1 | 0 | L NAIA First Round | 10 | ||||
2020 | 2020 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 8 | 1 | 0 | L NAIA Championship | 2 | ||||
2021 | 2021 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 9 | 1 | 0 | L NAIA Semifinal | 4 | ||||
2022 | 2022 | 13 | 1 | 0 | T–1st | 9 | 1 | 0 | W NAIA Championship | 1 | ||||
2023 | 2023 | — | — | |||||||||||
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