2022 Northwestern Red Raiders football
NAIA champion
GPAC co-champion
ConferenceGreat 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
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 7th-year head coach Matt McCarty, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 13–1 with a mark of 9–1 in conference play, sharing the GPAC title.

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 MorningsideNo. 3
L 29–309,024[1]
September 101:00 p.m.Dakota WesleyanNo. 4
W 54–70[2]
September 171:00 p.m.at JamestownNo. 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 MartydaggerNo. 4
  • De Valois Stadium
  • Orange City, IA
W 52–80[5]
October 151:00 p.m.DordtNo. 4
W 23–00[6]
October 2212:00 p.m.at DoaneNo. 4
W 59–10600[7]
October 291:00 p.m.Briar CliffNo. 4
  • De Valois Stadium
  • Orange City, IA
W 56–70[8]
November 51:00 p.m.No. 15 MidlandNo. 3
  • De Valois Stadium
  • Orange City, IA
W 42–100[9]
November 121:00 p.m.at HastingsNo. 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]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern Standard time

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Coaching staff

Northwestern Red Raiders
NamePositionConsecutive season at Northwestern (IA) in current positionPrevious positionNWC profile
Matt McCartyHead coach7thNorthwestern (IA) – Assistant head coach / defensive coordinator (2012–2015) [16]
Jake MenageOffensive coordinator1stNorthern Illinois – Wide receivers / tight ends (2019–2021) [17]
Billy KirchDefensive coordinator / safeties7thNorthwestern (IA) – Safeties (2015) [18]
Brett MoserDefensive line1stNorthwestern (IA) – Graduate assistant (2021) [19]
Brad ZeutenhorstLinebackers26thN/A [20]
Ross FernstrumDefensive line11thN/A [21]
Brice BykerWide receivers8thN/A [22]
Gabe DavisTight ends6thLeMars Community High School – Assistant (2003–2015) [23]
Benji KaselRunning backs3rdWest Sioux High School – Assistant (2016–2019) [24]
Levi LetscheOffensive line2ndN/A [25]
Sam RallQuarterbacks3rdNorthwestern (IA) – Graduate assistant (2016) [26]
Reference:[27]

References

  1. ↑ "NORTHWESTERN (0-1 , 0) -VS- MORNINGSIDE (1-0 , 1)". nwcraiders.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  2. ↑ "DAKOTA WESLEYAN (0-3 , 0) -VS- NORTHWESTERN (1-1 , 1)". nwcraiders.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  3. ↑ "NORTHWESTERN (2-1 , 2) -VS- JAMESTOWN (2-2 , 1)". nwcraiders.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  4. ↑ "CONCORDIA (NE) (0-3 , 0) -VS- NORTHWESTERN (3-1 , 3)". nwcraiders.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  5. ↑ "MOUNT MARTY (2-3 , 1) -VS- NORTHWESTERN (4-1 , 4)". nwcraiders.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  6. ↑ "NORTHWESTERN (5-1 , 5) -VS- DORDT (3-3 , 3)". nwcraiders.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  7. ↑ "# 4 NORTHWESTERN (IOWA) (6-1 , 6-1) -VS- DOANE (NEB.) (3-4 , 3-4)". nwcraiders.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  8. ↑ "BRIAR CLIFF (1-8 , 1) -VS- NORTHWESTERN (7-1 , 7)". nwcraiders.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  9. ↑ "MIDLAND (8-2 , 7) -VS- NORTHWESTERN (8-1 , 8)". nwcraiders.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  10. ↑ "NORTHWESTERN (9-1 , 9) -VS- HASTINGS (7-4 , 6)". nwcraiders.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  11. ↑ "DICKINSON STATE (8-3) -VS- NORTHWESTERN (10-1)". nwcraiders.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  12. ↑ "MARIAN (9-2) -VS- NORTHWESTERN (11-1)". nwcraiders.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  13. ↑ "INDIANA WESLEYAN (11-2) -VS- NORTHWESTERN (12-1)". nwcraiders.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  14. ↑ "KEISER (10-4) -VS- NORTHWESTERN (13-1)". nwcraiders.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  15. ↑ "2022 Football Schedule". nwcraiders.com. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Matt McCarty - Football Coach". Northwestern College Athletics. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Jake Menage - Football Coach". Northwestern College Athletics. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Billy Kirch - Football Coach". Northwestern College Athletics. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Brett Moser - Football Coach". Northwestern College Athletics. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Brad Zeutenhorst - Football Coach". Northwestern College Athletics. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Ross Fernstrum - Football Coach". Northwestern College Athletics. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Brice Byker - Football Coach". Northwestern College Athletics. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Gabe Davis - Football Coach". Northwestern College Athletics. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  24. ↑ "Benji Kasel - Football Coach". Northwestern College Athletics. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Levi Letsche - Football Coach". Northwestern College Athletics. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  26. ↑ "Sam Rall - Football Coach". Northwestern College Athletics. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  27. ↑ "2022 Football Roster". Northwestern College Athletics. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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