Doane Awaits No. 4 Red Raiders in Nebraska

First trip to the state of Nebraska for NWC this season

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – The top-10 ranked offense and defense of the No. 4-ranked Northwestern College football team (5-1, 5-1 GPAC) is set to take their five-game winning streak into the state of Nebraska for the first time this season to battle the Doane University Tigers (3-3, 3-3 GPAC) at Al Papik Field.

Live stats can be found at nwcraiders.com, and the stream can be found on Dordt's website, also linked above. Doug Broek and Carson Schubert will also call the action on KSOU Radio (93.9 FM).

GAME INFORMATION:
GAME 7: @ Doane
DATE: Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022
TIME: 1:00 PM
LOCATION: Crete, Neb. | Al Papik Field
SERIES RECORD: Northwestern leads 22-15
LAST MEETING: NWC won 38-0 on September 18, 2021
WATCH: doaneathletics.com
STATS: nwcraiders.com
RADIO: KSOU (93.9 FM)
NWC LINKS: News | Roster | Schedule
DOANE LINKS: News | Roster | Schedule

RAIDERS HEAD TO NEBRASKA

The No. 4-ranked Red Raiders head to the state of Nebraska for the first time this season to square off with the Doane Tigers at 1:00 p.m.
NWC looks to make it six-straight wins against Doane in the all-time series.
Sitting at 5-1 in GPAC play, the Raiders look to keep pace with No. 17 Midland (5-1) and No. 1 Morningside (6-0).

NWC NOTABLES

NWC remains at No. 4 for the fourth-straight week in the NAIA; bringing the streak up to 20 polls.
The Raiders are one of seven NAIA teams to average north of 200 yards in both passing and rushing per game.
Northwestern has outscored opponents 240-58 in their first six games; including the shutout win last week at Dordt.
Northwestern is 21-3 under Matt McCarty in the month of October and undefeated since 2019 (13-0).
NWC is 57-2 since 2010 when the team rushes for 200+ yards.
The Red Raiders hold a +6-turnover margin through six games.
NWC is second in the NAIA in 3^rd down conversions (56%).
When forcing 2+ opponent turnovers, NWC is 35-4 (.897) since 2017 and 4-1 on the season.
Blake Fryar remains two touchdown passes away from cracking the program's top-10 career touchdown list and tying Galen Kaemingk (1975-79) who threw for 40 career touchdowns.

WELCOME TO THE GRAMSTAD SHOW

Jalyn Gramstad has not disappointed Raider fans this season.
He has 10 rushing touchdowns to his name, which sits tied for third in the NAIA.
He leads the team in rushing from his QB position with 523 (net) yards.
He has thrown for 726 yards and five TDs, at a clip of 66.7%.

RECAPPING DORDT

Northwestern pitched their first shutout of 2022 with the 23-0 win over Dordt, making it 15-straight wins in the series.
The Raider defense held the nation's second-best rushing team (259.0 yards/game) to just 68 yards.

LAST MEETING VS. DOANE

NWC shutout the Tigers (38-0) a season ago on Homecoming Weekend in Orange City.
Blake Fryar threw four touchdown passes and Konner McQuillan rushed for 102 yards in the win.

SERIES HISTORY

The Raiders lead the all-time series over Doane with a record of 22-15, winners of the last five meetings.
Matt McCarty holds a 5-1 record against Doane in his time as the head coach at Northwestern.

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Players Mentioned

#11 Blake Fryar: QB; 6' 1"; Senior

#12 Jalyn Gramstad: QB; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#3 Konner McQuillan: RB; 6' 0"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#11 Blake Fryar
: 6' 1"; Senior
: QB

#12 Jalyn Gramstad
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: QB

#3 Konner McQuillan
: 6' 0"; Junior
: RB

Players Mentioned

#11 Blake Fryar

#12 Jalyn Gramstad

#3 Konner McQuillan

Players Mentioned

#11 Blake Fryar

#12 Jalyn Gramstad

#3 Konner McQuillan