𝙊𝙁𝙁𝙀𝙉𝙎𝙄𝙑𝙀 𝙋𝙇𝘼𝙔𝙀𝙍 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙆 ‼️🏈

𝐍𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞... 𝙅𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙣 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙙 lands his third GPAC Offensive Player of the Week honor this season!

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— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) October 30, 2023

• Northwestern hits the road for the final time in the regular season with a trip to Mitchell, S.D.
• Northwestern picked up their first regular season win over Morningside last week (34-20) since 2013 and now controls their own destiny in the final two weeks of the season.
• NWC has started the season 9-0 for the eighth time in program history and third time under McCarty.
• Northwestern is one of five unbeaten NAIA schools heading into Week 10 of the season.
• Konner McQuillan became the seventh Red Raider to notch 3,000 career rushing yards last week against Dordt.
• Michael Storey sits fifth in the NAIA in receiving yards per game at 101.3, having four 100+-yard receiving games this season.
• The winning streak continues, now up to 22-straight games.
• Northwestern sits 18-7 in the month of November under head coach Matt McCarty.
• The Red Raiders have taken a weekly honor from the league office in seven of the nine weeks of the season.
• NWC is 19-0 with Jalyn Gramstad as the starting quarterback.
• NWC leads the GPAC in total yards per game (460.0) and passing yards per game (270.1), and now sitting second in yards per rush (5.6).
• The Raiders scored 48 touchdowns this season: 27 rushing, 20 passing, and one defensive (pick-six).
• Northwestern holds the No. 1 ranking in the NAIA for the ninth-straight poll, receiving all 18 of the first-place votes for the eighth-straight poll.
• Konner McQuillan continues to lead the conference in rushing touchdowns (16) and is second in the conference in rushing yards per game (93.2).
• Michael Storey also sits in a three-way tie for the GPAC lead in receiving touchdowns (10).
• There's a two-way tie for the team lead in sacks (5.0) in Jessen Reinking and Adam Gubbels.
• 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).

• Northwestern has gotten off to fast starts in 2023, outscoring opponents 68-17 in the first quarter this season.
• Only Concordia (Neb.), Midland, and Morningside have scored on the Red Raider defense in the first quarter.
• NWC has held six opponents (Drake, Doane, Mount Marty, Hastings, Briar Cliff, Dordt) scoreless in the first 15 minutes of play.

• With the win against Morningside, quarterback Jalyn Gramstad…
  • Moved into 10^th all-time in career passing yards (4,961).
  • Continues to sit ninth all-time in passing TDs (45).
  • Moved into a tie for 10^th all-time in career rushing TDs (30).
• Konner McQuillan has moved into sixth all-time in program history in career rushing yards (3,120).
• Michael Storey passed C. Moser for second all-time in career receiving yards (4,114).
• He remains on the hunt for chasing down Moser and S. Solberg for career TD receptions (47 & 49, respectively), sitting with 39.
• He needs 16 receptions to become the program's all-time leader in career receptions.

• 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 nine 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.

(𝙎𝙏𝙄𝙇𝙇) 𝙏𝙊𝙋-𝙍𝘼𝙉𝙆𝙀𝘿 𝙍𝙀𝘿 𝙍𝘼𝙄𝘿𝙀𝙍𝙎 ‼️🏈

Following the big win over Morningside, the Red Raiders sit unanimous No. 1️⃣ in the @NAIA!

New program record for consecutive polls in the top-25 at 7️⃣3️⃣!

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— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) October 30, 2023

• In the eighth regular season poll, three GPAC teams continue to be ranked in the top-25: Northwestern (No. 1), Morningside (No. 5), and Dordt (No. 23).
• Poll 8 marks the 33rd-straight week NWC has been ranked inside the top-5, dating back to May 17, 2021.
• This week's poll marks a new program record for most consecutive polls ranked inside the top-25 at 73-straight polls.
• For the seventh-straight poll, NWC has received all 18 first-place votes in the NAIA Coaches' Poll.

• The forecast in Mitchell calls for a dreary, overcast day with a high around 50 degrees.
• There's a 40% chance of showers in the area (as of Tuesday morning).
• Winds will be 10 to 15mph from the SSE.

• Northwestern leads the all-time series 19-4.
• The Red Raiders are 8-2 with games played in Mitchell.
• NWC looks to make it seven-straight wins against DWU.
• McCarty is 6-1 against the Tigers in his career.