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.
The school's head coach is Matt McCarty, who took over the position for the 2016 season.
Conference affiliations Two-year college (1950–1954) Tri-State Conference (1960–1980) NAIA Division II independent (1981–1987, 1991) Tri-State Athletic Conference (1988–1990) Nebraska–Iowa Athletic Conference / Great Plains Athletic Conference (1992–present)
List of head coaches Key
Coaches + List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records and conference records No. Name Season(s) GC OW OL OT O% CW CL CT C% 1 Jim Welton 1960–1966 54 17 36 1 12 30 0 2 Larry Korver 1967–1994 295 212 77 6 65 20 2 3 Orv Otten 1995–2008 150 105 45 78 36 0 4 Kyle Achterhoff 2009–2015 75 56 19 49 16 0 5 Matt McCarty 2016–present 122 96 26 76 17 0
Year-by-year results National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal rankingOverallConference Win Loss Tie Finish Win Loss Tie 1950 1950Two 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 1960Joe WeltonNAIA—Tri-State 0 6 0 7th 0 60— — 1961 1961 3 4 1 4th 3 30— — 1962 1962 0 8 0 7th 0 60— — 1963 1963 4 4 0 4th 3 30— — 1964 1964 6 2 0 T–2nd 4 20— — 1965 1965 2 6 0 T–6th 1 50— — 1966 1966 2 6 0 7th 1 50— — 1967 1967Larry Korver 0 7 1 7th 0 51— — 1968 1968 7 2 0 3rd 4 20— — 1969 1969 7 2 0 3rd 4 20— — 1970 1970Division II 6 3 0 3rd 4 20— — 1971 1971 6 3 0 1st 4 10Conference champions — 1972 1972 10 1 0 1st 5 00L NAIA Division II Championship — 1973 1973 12 0 0 1st 5 00W NAIA Division II Championship — 1974 1974 8 2 0 1st 5 00Conference champions — 1975 1975 7 2 1 T–1st 3 10Conference co-champions — 1976 1976 5 5 0 1st 4 00Conference champions — 1977 1977 6 4 0 1st 2 00Conference champions — 1978 1978 9 2 0 1st 2 00L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal — 1979 1979 10 2 0 1st 2 00L NAIA Division II Championship — 1980 1980 6 3 0 1st 2 00Conference champions — 1981 1981Independent 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 1988Tri-State Athletic 12 1 0 1st 4 00L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal — 1989 1989 6 4 1 2nd 2 10— — 1990 1990 5 5 0 2nd 2 10— — 1991 1991Independent 4 5 0 — — 1992 1992NIAC 8 2 1 2nd 4 11L NAIA Division II First Round — 1993 1993 5 5 0 5th 2 40— — 1994 1994 10 2 0 1st 6 00L NAIA Division II Semifinal — 1995 1995Orv Otten 7 3 0 2nd 4 20— — 1996 1996 10 2 0 1st 5 10L NAIA Division II Quarterfinal — 1997 1997— 5 5 0 T–3rd 3 30— — 1998 1998 7 3 0 T–3rd 3 30— — 1999 1999 5 4 0 T–3rd 3 30— — 2000 2000GPAC 9 4 0 T–1st 6 20L NAIA Semifinal 4 2001 2001 5 5 0 T–5th 3 50— — 2002 2002 6 4 0 T–5th 4 40— — 2003 2003 10 2 0 2nd 9 10L NAIA Quarterfinal 7 2004 2004 7 3 0 4th 7 30— 17 2005 2005 8 3 0 3rd 7 30— 17 2006 2006 11 2 0 2nd 9 10L NAIA Quarterfinal 6 2007 2007 8 2 0 T–2nd 8 20— 15 2008 2008 7 3 0 T–3rd 7 30— 19 2009 2009Kyle Achterhoff 7 3 0 4th 7 30— 25 2010 2010 8 2 0 3rd 8 20— 18 2011 2011 9 2 0 T–2nd 7 20— 17 2012 2012 9 3 0 2nd 7 20L NAIA First Round 12 2013 2013 8 3 0 T–2nd 7 20L NAIA First Round 13 2014 2014 9 2 0 T–1st 8 10L NAIA First Round 12 2015 2015 6 4 0 T–4th 5 40— — 2016 2016Matt McCarty 3 7 0 6th 3 50—— 2017 2017 10 2 0 2nd 7 10L NAIA Quarterfinal 8 2018 2018 9 2 0 2nd 8 10L NAIA First Round 12 2019 2019 9 2 0 2nd810L NAIA First Round102020202011202nd810L NAIA Championship2 2021 2021 12 2 0 2nd 9 10L NAIA Semifinal4 2022 2022 13 1 0 T–1st 9 10W NAIA Championship1 2023 2023 14 1 0 1st 10 00L NAIA Championship1 2024 2024 9 3 0 T–2nd 8 20L NAIA Quarterfinal10 2025 2025 6 4 0 T–4th 6 40——
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