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Red Raiders Battle Midland in Top-15 Clash This Weekend

Winner will take sole possession of second-place in the league standings

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – After moving up a spot in the most recent National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) coaches' poll, the No. 3-ranked Northwestern College football team (7-1, 7-1 GPAC) has what is proving to be one of their most important games of the season this weekend when the No. 15-ranked Midland Warriors (8-1, 7-1 GPAC) comes to town.
 
Live stats can be found at nwcraiders.com, and the stream can be found on the website, also linked above. Doug Broek and Mark Bloemendaal will also call the action on KSOU Radio (93.9 FM). Dean Calsbeek and Brian Wede will have the call on the Raider Network.
 
GAME INFORMATION:
GAME 9: vs. (No. 15) Midland
DATE: Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022
TIME: 1:00 PM
LOCATION: Orange City, Iowa | De Valois Stadium
SERIES RECORD: Northwestern leads 37-12
LAST MEETING: NWC won 35-29 in overtime on Sept. 11, 2021 in Fremont
WATCH: nwcraiders.com
STATS: nwcraiders.com
RADIO: KSOU (93.9 FM)
NWC LINKS: News  |  Roster  |  Schedule
MID LINKS: News  |  Roster  |  Schedule
 
RAIDERS CONCLUDE REGULAR SEASON HOME SLATE
  • The newly ranked No. 3 Red Raiders play in front of the home crowd for the final time in the regular season on Saturday.
  • No. 15-ranked Midland comes to town, the winner leaving the field with sole possession of second-place in the GPAC.
  • Northwestern leads the all-time series over the Warriors 37-12, winners of five-straight in the series.
NWC NOTABLES
  • Northwestern has outscored opponents 355-75 in their eight games.
  • The Raiders are now just one of three NAIA teams to average north of 200 yards in both passing and rushing per game.
  • Northwestern ended October 4-0 and improves to 23-3 under Matt McCarty in the month, and remains undefeated since 2019 (15-0).  
  • NWC is 59-2 since 2010 when the team rushes for 200+ yards.
  • The Red Raiders hold a +10-turnover margin through eight games.
  • NWC continues to lead the NAIA in 3rd down conversions (57%).
  • When forcing 2+ opponent turnovers, NWC is 36-4 since 2017 and 5-1 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.
THE CHASE FOR 200 CAREER RECEPTIONS
  • Both Cade Moser (196) and Michael Storey (182) stare down the 200-career reception mark.
  • Currently, only Shane Solberg (2017-20) is the only Red Raider in program history to achieve 200+ receptions (282).
RECAPPING BRIAR CLIFF
  • The Raiders dismantled Briar Cliff for the 20th-straight win in series history.
  • The offense had 499 yards and Jalyn Gramstad threw for three touchdown passes in the first half.
  • Cade Moser returned from injury last week, catching eight passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns.
LAST MEETING VS. MIDLAND
  • The two teams met back on Sept. 11, 2021 where the game went to overtime down in Fremont, Neb. – the first overtime game for Northwestern since the 2014 season.
  • The Red Raiders would prevail 25-29 thanks to a Blake Fryar rushing touchdown in overtime.
  • Fryar threw for 332 yards (2 TD, 2 INT), while Cade Moser had 125 receiving yards and one touchdown on five receptions.
SERIES HISTORY
  • The Raiders lead the all-time series over Midland 37-12, dating back to the 1961 season.
  • Northwestern has won five-straight in the series, and holds a 16-4 mark at home.
  • Matt McCarty holds a 5-1 record against the Warriors in his time as the head coach at Northwestern.

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