• Northwestern welcomes rival Dordt to Orange City on Saturday with a 1:00 p.m. kickoff from Korver Field.
• NWC has started the season 7-0 for the 10^th time in program history and fourth time under McCarty.
• Northwestern is one of eight unbeaten NAIA schools heading into Week 8 of the season.
• Michael Storey became the third Red Raider to notch 4,000 career receiving yards last week at Briar Cliff.
• Storey sits second in the NAIA in receiving yards per game at 115.6, having four 100+-yard receiving games this season.
• NWC has recorded an interception in 13-straight games and has forced at least one opponent turnover in 25-straight games.
• The winning streak continues, now up to 20-straight games.
• The Red Raiders have taken a weekly honor from the league office in six of the first seven weeks of the season.
• NWC is 17-0 with Jalyn Gramstad as the starting quarterback.
• NWC leads the GPAC in total yards per game (481.9), passing yards per game (289.1), and yards per rush (5.8).
• The Raiders scored 39 touchdowns this season: 22 rushing, 16 passing, and one defensive (pick-six).
• Northwestern holds the No. 1 ranking in the NAIA for the seventh-straight poll, receiving all 18 of the first-place votes for the sixth-straight poll.
• McCarty closes in on 75 career wins, entering 2023 with 74 wins to his name with Dordt coming to town.
• Konner McQuillan again leads the conference in rushing touchdowns (12) – the only GPAC athlete with double-digit rushing scores - and is second in the conference in rushing yards per game (101.0).
• Michael Storey also sits in a two-way tie for the GPAC lead in receiving touchdowns (8).
• Jessen Reinking leads the team with his three forced fumbles this season.
• There's a three-way tie for the team lead in sacks (4.0).
• Since 2020 when the deep playoff runs began for Northwestern, NWC is one of eight NAIA programs to make the NAIA Football Championship Series (FCS) (see p. 5 of notes for full list of teams).

𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 ‼️🏈

For the second time this season, 𝙆𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙈𝙘𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙣 is tabbed Player of the Week!

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— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) October 16, 2023

• Senior running back Konner McQuillan tallied his second GPAC Offensive Player of the Week honor for Week 7.
• He led the team in both rushing yards (123) and receiving yards (92), totaling 215 yards of offense.
• He accounted for four of the five Red Raider touchdowns in the victory, now leading the GPAC with his 12 rushing scores.
• He had five catches for 92 yards and a 48-yard TD reception.
• He set new career-highs in rushing scores (3) and longest rush (73 yards).

𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 ‼️🏈

Another repeat winner this week in 𝙀𝙡𝙞 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 😎

He his a 27-yard FG and was perfect on PAT attempts.

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— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) October 16, 2023

• Senior kicker Eli Stader also picked up his second Special Teams Player of the Week accolade this season.
• He started the scoring on the day with a 27-yard field goal.
• He was a perfect 5-for-5 in PAT attempts.
• He now has hit 41 field goals in his Red Raider career.

• Northwestern has gotten off to fast starts in 2023, outscoring opponents 61-10 in the first quarter this season.
• Only Concordia (Neb.) and Midland has scored on the Red Raider defense in the first quarter.
• NWC has held five opponents (Drake, Doane, Mount Marty, Hastings, Briar Cliff) scoreless in the first 15 minutes of play.

• Converted cornerback turned safety, Cody Moser has made the transition this season look effortless this season.
• His six interceptions sits tied for the NAIA lead through the first seven weeks of the season.
• His two interceptions against Hastings was his first-career multi-interception game.
• He's now recorded an INT in four-straight games for the Red Raider defense.
• In his Red Raider career, he's recorded eight interceptions.

NWC Unanimous Top-Ranked @NAIA Squad for Sixth-Straight Poll.

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— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) October 16, 2023

• In the fifth regular season poll, three GPAC teams continue to be ranked in the top-25: Northwestern (No. 1), Morningside (No. 3), and Dordt (No. 22).
• Poll 5 marks the 31^st-straight week NWC has been ranked inside the top-5, dating back to May 17, 2021.
• It's now 71-straight week the Red Raiders have been ranked inside the top-25.
• The program record is 72-straight weeks inside the top-25.
• For the sixth-straight poll, NWC has received all 18 first-place votes in the NAIA Coaches' Poll.

• Saturday calls for clear and sunny skies with a high of 66 degrees (as of Tuesday morning).
• Winds are predicted to be from the NNW between 10 to 15mph.

• NWC leads the series 15-0 all-time against Dordt.
• The Red Raiders are 6-0 with games played in Orange City.
• McCarty holds a 7-0 record against the Defenders in his career.