The Northwood Timberwolves football program, 2000–2009 represented Northwood University during the 2000s in NCAA Division II college football as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). The team, sometimes referred to as the "T-Wolves", was led during the decade by two head coaches: Pat Riepma (1993–2007); and Mike Sullivan (2008–2013). Highlights from the decade included: The 2000 Northwood Timberwolves football team compiled a 10–2 record, tied with Saginaw Valley State for the GLIAC championship, losing to in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs. The 2004 team compiled a 10–2 record, tied for the GLIAC championship, and lost to Grand Valley State in the second round of the Division II playoffs. The 2005 team compiled a 9–3 record, finished third in the GLIAC, and lost to Saginaw Valley State in the Division II playoffs. The 2006 team compiled an 8–3 record, finished second in the GLIAC, and lost in overtime to in the Division II playoffs.
Northwood played its home games at Hantz Stadium in Midland, Michigan.
Decade overview YearHead coachOverall recordConf. recordConf. rankPoints scoredPoints allowedDeltaDelta = the difference between points scored and points allowed2000Pat Riepma10–29–1T1409259+150 2001Pat Riepma3–63–3T8250251-1 2002Pat Riepma7–47–34350310+402003Pat Riepma6–56–43307250+57 2004Pat Riepma10–29–1T1483234+2492005Pat Riepma9–38–2T3399220+1792006Pat Riepma8–38–22297201+962007Pat Riepma5–55–5T6311328-172008Mike Sullivan2–82–8T9215310-952009Mike Sullivan7–37–34276213+63TOTAL67–4164–32
2000
The 2000 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division II football season. In their eighth year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled a 10–2 record (9–1 in conference games), tied for the GLIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 409 to 259.
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2001
The 2001 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division II football season. In their ninth year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled a 3–6 record (3–3 in conference games), tied for the eighth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 251 to 250.
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2002
The 2002 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division II football season. In their tenth year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled a 7–4 record (7–3 in conference games), finished in fourth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 350 to 310.
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2003
The 2003 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division II football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled a 6–5 record (6–4 in conference games), finished in third place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 307 to 250.
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2004
The 2004 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division II football season. In their 12th year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled a 10–2 record (9–1 in conference games), tied for the GLIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 483 to 234.
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2005
The 2005 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division II football season. In their 13th year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled a 9–3 record (8–2 in conference games), tied for the third place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 399 to 220.
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2006
The 2006 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2006 NCAA Division II football season. In their 15th year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled an 8–3 record (8–2 in conference games), finished in second place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 297 to 201.
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2007
The 2007 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2007 NCAA Division II football season. In their 15th year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled a 5–5 record (5–5 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for sixth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 328 to 311.
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2008
The 2008 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division II football season. In their 16th year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled a 2–8 record (2–8 in conference games), tied for ninth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 310 to 215.
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2009
The 2009 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division II football season. In their 17th year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled a 7–3 record (7–3 in conference games), finished in fourth place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 276 to 213.
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