Football Awarded No. 11 Seed in NAIA Football Championship Series

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After closing out an 8-2 regular season with a 71-7 win over Briar Cliff yesterday, the Red Raider football team learned its postseason fate, receiving the No. 11 seed and a first-round bye in the 2024 NAIA Football Championship Series (FCS).

The Raiders have become a mainstay in the national playoffs, making it to the FCS for the eighth consecutive season. They have advanced to the semifinals in each of the last four seasons and to the national championship in three of the last four.

Northwestern is one of two GPAC teams to be selected to the field, joining No. 6 Morningside. Matt McCarty's squad will take on an opponent to be named later in the second round on Saturday, November 30.

In its storied history, Northwestern holds a 33-25 record in 25 NAIA playoff appearances, winning three national titles (1973, 1983, 2022).

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