• The ranked No. 3 Red Raiders are set to host a First Round FCS game for the fifth-straight season.
• Saturday marks the third meeting between NWC and Marian in the NAIA FCS, and third in the last five seasons. The series is tied 1-1.
• In the current nine-game win streak, the Raiders have held opponents to 10 points or less in each contest.
• Northwestern is perfect at home this season (6-0).
• In the 10-game winning streak, the Raiders have held opponents to 10 points or less in each contest.

• Northwestern has outscored opponents 487-102 in their 11 games.
• NWC is 61-2 since 2002 when the team rushes for 200+ yards and 7-1 in 2022.
• In the month of November under head coach Matt McCarty the Red Raiders are 15-8, including a 5-4 mark in NAIA Football Championship Series (FCS) games.
• The Red Raiders hold a +15-turnover margin through 11 games.
• NWC continues to lead the NAIA in 3^rd down conversions (57%).
• When forcing 2+ opponent turnovers, NWC is 38-4 since 2017 and 7-1 on the season.

𝘿𝙀𝙁𝙀𝙉𝙎𝙄𝙑𝙀 𝙋𝙇𝘼𝙔𝙀𝙍 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙔𝙀𝘼𝙍 ‼️🏈

𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙁𝙧𝙮𝙖𝙧 becomes the seventh Red Raider to be named the league's Defensive Player of the Year and the first since 2019 (Tanner Machacek).#RaidersStandOut | @nwc_fb | @GPACSports pic.twitter.com/nu2Wj7KjXT

— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) November 15, 2022

• Leading the team with 91 tackles this season, 52 of which were solo tackles.
• The marks sit sixth and tied-for-fourth in the GPAC, respectively.
• His 8.5 tackles per game ranked third in the league.
• He leads the team with 8.0 tackles for loss and also recorded 1.5 sacks (T4th on the team).

• NWC has been one of the most disciplined teams in the NAIA this season.
• The Raiders sit seventh nationally in penalty yards per game (40.1).
• The also sit top-10 in penalties per game at sixth (4.3).

• Northwestern is making their 24^th appearance in the NAIA FCS, holding an all-time record of 27-21 (.563).
• In program history, the Red Raiders have brought two national titles back to Orange City (1973, 1983).
• Four trips to the national title game (1972, '79, 1984, 2020) & five semifinal trips (1982, '85, 1994, 2000, 2021).
• Under head coach Matt McCarty, the Raiders hold a 7-5 record in FCS play and have made one semifinal appearance (2021) and a national title game appearance (2020).

• The two teams met last season in the same Quarterfinals round in Orange City.
• NWC prevailed in a tight 25-20 contest.
• Marian got on the board first with a 19-yard field goal, as the two teams would begin trading scores.
• NWC took a 19-10 lead into the locker room, and their fourth quarter TD proved to be the game winning – and final -score of the day on a Logan Meyer 1-yard touchdown run to cap off a 7-play, 68-yard drive.
• The day was summed up by Tyson Kooima (16-for-28, 227 yards, TD) and Cade Moser (9 rec., 164 yards, TD).

• The Raiders and Knights have played just two times in series history, NWC evening the series last year in the NAIA Quarterfinals (1-1).
• Northwestern won the only clash in Orange City, while Marian won the game in Indiana.
• Matt McCarty holds an 1-0 record against the Knights.