Game Time...Thought to be the first ever Monday night game for the Raider football program, Northwestern hosts the University of Jamestown in the final game of the regular season this fall for both teams. Kickoff on Monday night, Nov. 23, is set for 6pm

Northwestern has won seven straight games and will finish second in the Great Plains Athletic Conference regular season. They are 7-1 overall. Jamestown is 1-6 this season.

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All-Time...Monday night's game will be the sixth all-time in the rivalry between Northwestern and Jamestown. The Raiders have won the last four in the rivalry, outscoring the Jimmies 153-43 in the last four games. Last year, Northwestern earned a 45-6 win; the only Raider loss in the series was the first ever match-up in 2000, 23-9.

By the Numbers...
    *47 of the 95 football programs within the NAIA have started their 2020-21 season

    Team Stats (GPAC rank / NAIA rank-if top 10)
        University of Jamestown:            
        Offense PPG: 12.9 (9th)             Defense PPG: 39.6 (10th)        9/11 PAT
        Offense YPG: 267 (8th)              Defense YPG: 498 (10th)         3/4 FG
        Rush YPG: 76 (10th)                  Rush YPG vs: 217 (10th)         39 yards/punt attempt (2nd)
        Pass YPG: 191 (7th)                  Pass YPG vs: 280 (10th)          3.2 yards / punt return (9th)
        3rd Down %: 27% (10th)            3rd Down % vs: 52% (10th)     17 yards / kick return (9th)
        Sacks Allowed: 33 (10th)            Sacks: 9 (10th)
        Turnover Margin: -3 (9/12)

        Northwestern:
        Offense PPG: 42 (3rd / 10th)             Defense PPG: 22 (4th)          39/43 PAT
        Offense YPG: 514 (3rd / 3rd)             Defense YPG: 336 (4th)        11/13 FG
        Rush YPG: 187 (2nd)                        Rush YPG vs: 141 (5th)         40.5 yards/punt attempt (1st)
        Pass YPG: 327 (2nd / 2nd)               Pass YPG vs: 195 (2nd)         20.1 yards / kick return (T5th)
        3rd Down %: 44% (3rd)                     3rd Down % vs: 42% (9th)     10 yards / punt return (6th)
        Sacks Allowed: 10 (3rd)                    Sacks: 11 (9th)
        Turnover Margin: -9 (13/22)

    Individual Leaders (GPAC rank / NAIA rank-if top 10)

    University of Jamestown Jimmies
    Head Coach: Brian Mistro (2nd year as head coach), 7 years as asst @ Concordia Moorhead
    Passing: Cade Torgerson - 124/246, 1248 (7th), 7 TD, 5 INT, 1 300-yard game
    Rushing: Frankie Ingraldi - 42 / 185yds, TD (26.4 yds/game)
                    Cad Torgerson - 88 / 114yds, TD (16.3 yds/game)
    Receiving: Steven Justice - 24 catches, 338yds, 3 TD
                       Jeremy Williams - 17 catches, 114yds
                       Javon Bowie - 17 catches, 192yds, TD
                       Marcus Giles - 17 catches, 204yds
    Punting - Izaak Myles (2nd team all-GPAC in 2019) - 39yds/attempt (2nd / 9th)
    Defense: Manuel Najera - 43 tackles
                    Jordan Olson - 41 tackles, INT
                    Levi Scribner - 19 tackles, 2 QB sacks
                    Paul Vandal - 11 tackles, 2 QB sacks

    Northwestern
    Head Coach: Matt McCarty (38-14, 5th year)
    Passing: Tyson Kooima – 136/215 (63%), 2,465 yards (2nd/2nd), 21 TD, 8 INT, 3 400-yard games, multiple pass TD in 6 of 8 games
                                    rush - 77 / 417yds, 5 TD, 1 100-yd game
    Rushing: Konner McQuillan – 92 rushes, 427 yards (10th), 4.6 avg, 6 TD, 1 100-yd game
                    Logan Meyer - 43 rush, 366yds, 4 TD, 1 100-yd game
    Receiving: Shane Solberg - 50 catches (3rd,5th), 1,145yds (1st,1st), 12 TD; 2 200-yd games, 4 100-yd games, 5 game w multiple TD
                       Michael Storey - 33 catches (9th)  / 501yds (8th), 2 TD
                       Cade Moser – 16 catches / 367yds, 4 TD
    Punt Returns - Michael Storey - 17/164yds, 9.6yds/return (4th / 9th)
    Kick Returns - Michael Storey - 13/356yds, 25.8yds/return (2nd / 8th)
    Interceptions - Jake Lynott - 4 (1st / 2nd)
    Kicking - Eli Stader: 74pts (1st / 4th), 38/42 PAT, 11/13 FG (1st/2nd), two shy of tying program record (13)
    Punting - Jaden Snyder - 40.5/attempt (1st)
    Defense: Noah Van't Hof - 71 tackles (1st / 8th)
                    Parker Fryar – 57 tackles (10th)
                    Trevor Rozeboom - 54 tackles
                    Brett Moser - 46 tackles, 4 QB sacks
                   
Schedule / Results from 2020
Jamestown (1-6)
10/3 at Concordia, L  23-3
10/10 at Dordt, L  66-13
10/17 Morningside, L 54-7
10/24 at Midland, L  55-27
10/31 Hastings, L  34-7
11/07 at Briar Cliff, W  17-10
11/14 Dak.Wesleyan, L  35-16

Northwestern (7-1)
9/12 at Morningside, L, 31-45
9/19 vs. Dakota Wesleyan, W, 50-16
10/3 at Dordt, W, 48-40
10/17 vs Concordia, W 31-17
10/24 @ Doane, W  35-14
10/31 Midland, W  43-14
11/07 @ Hastings, W 62-10
11/14 Briar Cliff, 38-21
Rankings...
The Jimmies were picked to finish 10th in the GPAC preseason poll while Northwestern was picked second. Jamestown was unranked in the final poll of the 2019 season, Northwestern finished 10th in the NAIA poll. (There has been no NAIA Coaches' poll this fall). Based on the current Massey Ratings, Jamestown is 77th and the Raiders moved down two spots to seventh.

Other Notes...
    Jamestown:
        -Jimmies went 2-7 and tied DWU for seventh place in the GPAC in 2019, 2-9 overall
        -return 9 starters (3 offense, 5 defense, 1 special teams)
        -return two all-conference players, Vincent Corral (2nd team) and Izaak Myles (2nd team)
        -did not play last weekend vs Doane due to CoVID

    Northwestern:
        -Kooima has thrown for multiple TD passes in 6 of 8 games this season
        -Kooima has four games with both a rush and passing TD
        -Solberg has two 200-yard games, 4 100-yard games, 5 games w/ multiple TD
        -Stader who was named the NAIA Special Teams Player of the Week earlier, 1st ever in program history
        -Stader has made 11 field goals, two shy of matching the program record