• NWC remains at No. 4 for the third-straight week in the NAIA; bringing the streak up to 17 polls.
• The Raiders are one of six NAIA teams to average north of 200 yards in both passing and rushing per game.
• With the contest last week, Northwestern bumps their total yards per game over the 500-mark (502.3).
• Northwestern is 19-3 under Matt McCarty in the month of October and undefeated since 2019 (11-0).  
• 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.
• Michael Storey passed the 200-yard park for the season (18 rec., 253 yds.).

𝙁𝙀𝘼𝙏𝙐𝙍𝙀𝘿 𝙊𝙉 𝙀𝙎𝙋𝙉 ‼️ @JawanGrant's phenomenal block against CUNE was featured on ESPN Get Up's (@GetUpESPN) morning show 𝙎𝙖𝙩 '𝙚𝙢 𝘿𝙤𝙬𝙣 segment!

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— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) September 27, 2022

• Offensive lineman Jawan Grant and his block against Concordia (Neb.) last week is receiving national attention.
• His block was featured on ESPN's morning show 'Get Up' as THE tackle of the day in their 'Sat 'em Down' segment.

• The Raiders are 26-9 (.743) under McCarty on Korver Field at De Valois Stadium.
• In the 2020 season, the Raiders were a perfect 6-0 at home.
• With the two home games under the belt in 2022, NWC sits 2-0.
• Since McCarty took over head coaching duties in 2016, the Raiders are 4-1 (no Homecoming game in 2020) in Homecoming contests.
• In those five previous contests, the Raiders have outscored opponents 179-95; including the shutout of Doane last season (38-0).

• Northwestern College is set to induct three new members to the NWC Hall of Fame in Tom Eaton (wrestling), Kaitlin Floerchinger (volleyball), and Matt Huseman (track and field).
• Wade Vander Maten will be recognized as the Coach of the Year (head boys basketball coach at Rock Valley High School).
• Assistant football coach – offensive line – Levi Letsche will be honored as the 2022 Barnabas Award winner.
• You can read more about each inductee/honoree in the link above.

• NWC is 56-2 since 2010 when the team rushes for 200+ yards.
• Northwestern are one of four teams in the nation to average 500+ yards of offense.
• The Raiders put up 285 rushing yards in the win against Concordia: 515 yards of total offense.
• Three of NWC's offensive categories sit top-20 in the NAIA under first-year OC Jake Menage – yards per game (502.3, 4^th), rushing (246.3, 6^th), and points per game (41.3, 11^th).

• Jalyn Gramstad lands the team's second-straight GPAC Offensive Player of the Week honor.
• He notched new career-highs in passing yards (179), rushing yards (177), and rushing touchdowns (4).
• He threw his first-career touchdown pass to Michael Storey in the fourth quarter.

Gramstad's Performance Earns @GPACSports Player of the Week Honors.

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— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) September 26, 2022

• The Red Raiders notched 500+ offensive yards for the third-straight week.
• Jalyn Gramstad's five total touchdowns led the Raider offense in the win with 34 unanswered second half points.
• Parker Fryar's 16 tackles led all tacklers, and was the only athlete in double digits. He leads the NWC defense with 43 tackles.

• NWC won 56-17 in Yankton a season ago behind 354 yards and four TDs from Fryar in the win.

• The Red Raiders and the Lancers will meet for the just the second time on Saturday.
• Under head coach Matt McCarty, NWC is 1-0 against Mount Marty.