Game Time...Northwestern College heads to Fremont, Neb. for a match-up against Midland this weekend in GPAC play. Kickoff at Heedum Field is scheduled for 1pm. Northwestern, ranked 19th in the NAIA, will look to rebound after losing its first game of the season last weekend to No.4 Morningside. The Red Raiders are 2-1 in the GPAC, 4-1 overall. Midland is also 2-1 in the GPAC, 4-1 overall. 

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All-Time...Saturday's game will be the 45th game in the all-time series in what is the longest rivalry for the Red Raiders. Northwestern leads the series 32-12-1, dating back to the 1961 season, and is 9-1 over the last 10 matchups against Midland. 

Northwestern defeated Midland 41-0 last year in Orange City only to have that win erased months later as the Red Raiders had to forfeit the game. It goes down as 1-0 win for Midland. 

    Last Five Games: 
    2016: 1-0 (L) in OC
    2015: 55-6 (W) in OC
    2014: 22-2 (W) in OC
    2013: 55-27 (W) in Fremont
    2012: 39-20 (W) in OC

    2016 Game Recap: Jacob Kalogonis rushed for 178 yards and the Raider D registered its first shutout of the season in Northwestern's 41-0 win over Midland last October. Sam Van Ginkel registered four sacks and broke both the GPAC and school record he shared (3.5) with former Red Raider Cody Van Sloten. The Raider D totaled six sacks and scored a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns off a 34-yard interception return by Donovan Weldon and a 25-yard fumble recovery by Jed Van't Hof.

Northwestern totaled 362 yards of offense, led by Kalogonis who rushed 19 times for 178 yards. Jonathan Kodama completed 12-of-23 passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns while Craig Bruinsma completed all three of his passes for 34 yards and a score.

Midland gained 267 yards of offense, led by freshman quarterback Garry Cannon who completed 18-of-42 passes for 221 yards.

Scouting Reports...

Midland University Warriors: 2-1 (GPAC), 4-1 overall 

    Head Coach: Jeff Jamrog (2nd year)
    2017 Results: def. Friends (29-24), North Park (24-14), Briar Cliff (56-28), Dordt (33-28); lost to DWU (55-21)
    Last Year's Record: 4-4 (5th), 7-4 overall
    Returning Starters: 10 total (4 offense, 5 defense, 1 special teams)
    
    By the Numbers (2017) GPAC/NAIA rank (bold-NAIA if top 10)

    Scoring Offense: 32.6 ppg (7th)          Scoring Defense: 29.8 ppg (6th)
    Total Offense: 342 ypg (9th)                Total Defense: 443 ypg (7th)
    Rush Offense: 193 ypg (8th)                Rush Defense: 177 ypg (4th)
    Pass Offense: 149 ypg (9th)                 Pass Defense: 267 ypg (6th)
    Sacks Given Up: 11 (8th)                     Sacks by: 11 (2nd)

    2017 Stats Leaders/GPAC rank: (* denotes returning starter)
    Rushing: *Lukas Vopnford, 54 carries, 365 yds, 4 TD (2016 All-Conference)
                     *Garry Cannon-61 carries, 239 yds, 3 TD (2016 All-Conference)
    Passing: *Garry Cannon 56/98/3, 634 yds, 8 TD  (All-Conference in 2016)
    Receiving: *Hayden Dunn  12 catches, 132 yds, TD  (All-Conference in 2016)
                       Alec Von Alvensleben   12 catches, 129 yds
                       Mike Seawell  10 catches, 134 yds, TD
    Kick Returner: *Exavier Edwards-15/486 (32.4 ave.-2nd), 2 TD 
    Tackles: *Wyatt Tremayne-37 tackles (7th) (All-Conference in 2016)
                   Soga Eli-27 tackles 
                   *Bryan McLaughlin-26 tackles
                    *Ashton Ellis-25 tackles
    Interceptions: *Bryan McLaughlin-1 
                              Taylor Syvertsen-1
    Sacks: Mikal Coleman-3 (2nd)

#19 Northwestern College: 2-1 (GPAC), 4-1

    Head Coach: Matt McCarty (2nd year as head coach, 13th year as coach with program)
    
    2017 Results: def. Ottawa (41-16), No.15 Dickinson State (37-3), Concordia (35-21), Briar Cliff (63-26); lost to No.4 Morningside 48-20

    Returning Starters:  12     Starters Lost:  14  (including P, K, PR and KR)

    Letterwinners Returning: 35   Letterwinners Lost: 24   

    By The Numbers: and rank (bold-NAIA if top 10)
    Scoring Offense: 39 ppg (4th)                      Scoring Defense: 22.8 ppg (3rd)
    Total Offense: 500 ypg (4th)                        Total Defense: 409 ypg  (5th)
    Rush Offense: 219 ypg (5th)                        Rush Defense: 191 ypg (8th)
    Pass Offense: 280 ypg (3rd)                        Pass Defense: 217 ypg (5th)
    Sacks Given Up: 7 (6th)                              Sacks by: 4 (9th)

    2017 Stats Leaders/GPAC rank: (* denotes returning starter)
    Rushing: *Jacob Kalogonis   89 att./543 yards, 8 TD (108yds/gm-4th)
                     Tyson Kooima   66 att./373 yards, 5 TD
    Passing: Tyson Kooima   92/160/4, 1,396yds, 13 TD, 279yds/game (3rd)
    Receiving: *J.C. Koerselman  23 catches (4th), 322 yards (7th), TD
                       *Levi TeBrink   17 catches, 330 yds (6th), 2 TD
                      Jared Nelson  17 catches, 279 yds, 5 TD
                       Shane Solberg  15 catches, 262 yards, 4 TD
    Tackles: Sean Powell  33.5 (4th)
                  Bryce Van Beek 27.5 
                  *Joey Novotny   27 
                  *Nate Bennett  24.5
    Interceptions: *Jerod Hansen  2
                              Bryce Van Beek 2 
    Sacks: *Cody Bauman-2

Other Notes: 
    Red Raiders moved up to 15th in the Sept. 25 NAIA poll; highest ranking since 2015 (Sept.28)

    have scored 20+ points in five straight games; longest streak since 2014 season (6)
    
    Kalogonis has six 100+ yard games for his career, three in the 2017 season; one 200+ yard game

    Te Brink has one 100-yard receiving game this season; 3 for his career; Koerselman one 100-yard game this season

    Jared Nelson was the first Red Raider to catch four TD passes in a game (for sure since 1998) vs Dickinson State

   Kooima has thrown for 250+ yards in every game this season; 1 300-yard game

    Sean Powell ranks 4th in GPAC in tackles (33.5)