Northwestern Red Raiders football

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Northwestern Red Raiders football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2024 Northwestern Red Raiders football team
Northwest raiders logo.png
First season1950;75 years ago (1950)
Athletic directorTony Hoops
Head coach Matt McCarty
9th season, 90–22 (.804)
StadiumDe Valois Stadium
(capacity: 3,100)
FieldKorver Field
Year built2003
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Orange City, Iowa
Conference GPAC
Past conferences Tri-State (1960–1980)
NAIA Div. II independent (1981–1987, 1991)
Tri-State Athletic (1988–1990)
All-time record480–199–7 (.705)
Claimed national titles NAIA: 1 (2022)
NAIA Div. II: 2 (1973, 1983)
Playoff appearances26
Playoff recordNAIA: 18–13
NAIA Div. II: 19–23
Conference titles Tri-State: 10 (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
Tri-State Athletic: 1 (1988)
Nebraska-Iowa / GPAC: 6 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2014, 2022, 2023)
RivalriesDordt University
Heisman winners NAIA: 1 (2020)
ColorsRed and white [1]
   
MascotRed 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]

Contents

The school's head coach is Matt McCarty, who took over the position for the 2016 season. [3]

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
GeneralOverallConferencePostseason [A 1]
No.Order of coaches [A 2] GCGames coachedCWConference winsPWPostseason wins
DCDivision championshipsOWOverall winsCLConference lossesPLPostseason losses
CCConference championshipsOLOverall lossesCTConference tiesPTPostseason ties
NCNational championshipsOTOverall ties [A 3] C%Conference winning percentage
†Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O%Overall winning percentage [A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records and conference records
No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%
1 Jim Welton 1960–196654173610.324123000.286
2 Larry Korver [7] 1967–19942952127760.729652020.759
3 Orv Otten [8] 1995–20081501054500.700783600.684
4 Kyle Achterhoff [9] 2009–201575561900.747491600.754
5 Matt McCarty [10] 2016–present112902200.804701300.843

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossTieFinishWinLossTie
19501950Two year college

(does not reflect in overall record)

331——
19511951421——
19521952241——
19531953800——
19541954710——
1960 1960 Joe Welton NAIA — Tri-State 0607th060——
1961 1961 3414th330——
1962 1962 0807th060——
1963 1963 4404th330——
1964 1964 620T–2nd420——
1965 1965 260T–6th150——
1966 1966 2607th150——
1967 1967 Larry Korver 0717th051——
1968 1968 7203rd420——
1969 1969 7203rd420——
1970 1970 Division II6303rd420——
1971 1971 6301st410Conference champions—
1972 1972 10101st500L NAIA Division II Championship —
1973 1973 12001st500W NAIA Division II Championship —
1974 1974 8201st500Conference champions—
1975 1975 721T–1st310Conference co-champions—
1976 1976 5501st400Conference champions—
1977 1977 6401st200Conference champions—
1978 1978 9201st200L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal —
1979 1979 10201st200L NAIA Division II Championship —
1980 1980 6301st200Conference champions—
1981 1981 Independent621——
1982 1982 1210L NAIA Division II Semifinal —
1983 1983 1400W NAIA Division II Championship —
1984 1984 1120L NAIA Division II Championship —
1985 1985 911L NAIA Division II Semifinal —
1986 1986 820——
1987 1987 370——
1988 1988 Tri-State Athletic 12101st400L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal —
1989 1989 6412nd210——
1990 1990 5502nd210——
1991 1991 Independent450——
1992 1992 NIAC 8212nd411L NAIA Division II First Round —
1993 1993 5505th240——
1994 1994 10201st600L NAIA Division II Semifinal —
1995 1995 Orv Otten 7302nd420——
1996 1996 10201st510L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal —
1997 1997 —550T–3rd330——
1998 1998 730T–3rd330——
1999 1999 540T–3rd330——
2000 2000 GPAC 940T–1st620L NAIA Semifinal 4
2001 2001 550T–5th350——
2002 2002 640T–5th440——
2003 2003 10202nd910L NAIA Quarterfinal 7
2004 2004 7304th730—17
2005 2005 8303rd730—17
2006 2006 11202nd910L NAIA Quarterfinal 6
2007 2007 820T–2nd820—15
2008 2008 730T–3rd730—19
2009 2009 Kyle Achterhoff 7304th730—25
2010 2010 8203rd820—18
2011 2011 920T–2nd720—17
2012 2012 9302nd720L NAIA First Round 12
2013 2013 830T–2nd720L NAIA First Round 13
2014 2014 920T–1st810L NAIA First Round 12
2015 2015 640T–4th540——
2016 2016 Matt McCarty 3706th350——
2017 2017 10202nd710L NAIA Quarterfinal 8
2018 2018 9202nd810L NAIA First Round 12
2019 2019 9202nd810L NAIA First Round 10
2020 2020 11202nd810L NAIA Championship 2
2021 2021 12202nd910L NAIA Semifinal 4
2022 2022 1310T–1st910W NAIA Championship 1
2023 2023 14101st1000L NAIA Championship 1
2024 2024 930T–2nd820L NAIA Quarterfinal 10

[11]

Notes

  1. ↑ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played. [4]
  2. ↑ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
  3. ↑ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [5]
  4. ↑ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "HOME OF NORTHWESTERN RED RAIDERS ATHLETICS" . Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Facilities". Northwestern College Athletics. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  3. ↑ Dreeszen, Dave (January 11, 2023). "Northwestern Football's Matt McCarty wins national Coach of the Year award". College Football Warehouse. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  4. ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
  5. ↑ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  6. ↑ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  7. ↑ staff, Journal (June 7, 2023). "Storied Northwestern coach Larry Korver makes college football hall of fame ballot". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Otten to no longer serve as football coach". www.nwciowa.edu. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  9. ↑ "NWC names Achterhoff head football coach". www.nwciowa.edu. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Matt McCarty Named NAIA-AFCA Coach of the Year". NAIA. January 9, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Past Seasons". Northwestern College Athletics. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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