• NWC heads back to the state of Nebraska for the second time this season.
• NWC has started the season 4-0 for the 23^rd time in program history.
• Jalyn Gramstad (Jr., QB) was tabbed the GPAC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season.
• The Red Raiders have taken a weekly honor from the league office in each of the first four weeks of the season.
• Northwestern has tied the longest win streak in program history at 17-straight games (1981-82).
• NWC is 14-0 with Jalyn Gramstad as the starting quarterback.
• NWC leads the GPAC in total offense (494.3 yards per game) and yards per rush (6.2).
• The Raiders scored 22 touchdowns this season: 11 rushing and 11 passing.
• Northwestern holds the No. 1 ranking in the NAIA for the third-straight poll, receiving all 18 of the first-place votes for the second-straight poll.
• NWC holds a record of 26-6 in the month of September under McCarty.
• McCarty closes in on 75 career wins, entering 2023 with 71 wins to his name heading to Fremont.
• Konner McQuillan leads the conference in rushing yards per game (95.8) and rushing touchdowns (6).
• Michael Storey leads the league in receiving yards per game (112.8) and tied for the lead in receiving touchdowns (5).
• Jessen Reinking leads the team with his two forced fumbles this season.
• Eli Stader has the longest field goal of the season in the GPAC at 49 yards, which sits third in the NAIA.
• 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).

𝙂𝘼𝙈𝙀 𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙆 ‼️

We head back to the state of Nebraska for a clash with Midland on Saturday! #RaidersStandOut | #ChooseExcellence pic.twitter.com/B6kkihhanj

— Northwestern College Football (@nwc_fb) September 26, 2023

• For the second time this season, Jalyn Gramstad has been voted GPAC Offensive Player of the Week.
• He threw for a career-high 397 yards in the win at Mount Marty, throwing for 300+ for the first time in his career.
• He had a hand in five of the Red Raiders' six touchdown on the night, four passing and one rushing.

𝙃𝙚'𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 ‼️

📰: https://t.co/4bZUSdBajL#RaidersStandOut | @nwc_fb | @GPACSports pic.twitter.com/pRq3kQruUM

— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) September 25, 2023

• Northwestern has gotten off to fast starts in 2023, outscoring opponents 41-7 in the first quarter this season.
• Only Concordia (Neb.) has scored on the Red Raider defense in the first quarter (Week 1).
• It's been three-straight weeks (Drake, Doane, Mount Marty) that the Red Raider defense has held the opponent scoreless in the first 15 minutes of play.

• True freshman Blake Thompson up until two weeks ago was playing wide receiver for the Red Raiders.
• He switched to defensive back two weeks ago.
• Last week at MMU, he made his first-career appearance on the depth chart, sitting as the back-up to Lorenzen.
• He showed out big against the Lancers with his first-career interception, returning 86 yards.

• In the second regular season poll, three GPAC teams continue to be ranked in the top-25: Northwestern (No. 1), Morningside (No. 3), and Dordt (No. 14).
• The preseason poll marks the 28^th-straight week NWC has been ranked inside the top-5, dating back to May 17, 2021.
• It's now 68-straight week the Red Raiders have been ranked inside the top-25.
• For the third-straight poll, NWC has received all 18 first-place votes in the NAIA Coaches' Poll.

Red Raiders Remain No. 1 in @NAIA Coaches' Poll After Shutout Win.

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— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) September 25, 2023

• Saturday calls for a high in the low 90s, topping out at around 91 degrees.
• Wind gusts could be as strong as 18mph during the day, sitting between 15 to 25mph from the south.
• The skies with be generally clear with a few passing clouds (as of Tuesday afternoon).

• NWC leads the series 38-12-1 all-time against the Warriors.
• The Red Raiders are 15-3 with games played in Fremont.
• McCarty holds a 6-1 record against Midland in his career.