1973 Northwestern Red Raiders football team

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1973 Northwestern Red Raiders football
NAIA Division II champion
Tri-State champion
NAIA Division II Championship, W 10–3 vs. Glenville State
ConferenceTri-State Conference
1973 record12–0 (5–0 Tri-State)
Head coach
Home stadiumDeValois Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Tri-State Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northwestern (IA) $^ 5 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
Yankton 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Sioux Falls 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Westmar 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Bethel (MN) 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Concordia (MN) 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant

The 1973 Northwestern Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern College of Orange City, Iowa s a member of the Tri-State Conference during the 1973 NAIA Division II football season a. Led by Larry Korver in his seventh season as head coach, the team compiled a perfect record of 12–0, winning the Tri-State Conference title with a 5–0 mark and the NAIA Division II Football National Championship with a 10–3 victory Glenville State in the championship game.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 1at South Dakota State*
W 38–28
September 8at Dakota State*Madison, SDW 16–13[1]
September 15Central (IA)*
W 22–10
September 22at Buena Vista*Storm Lake, IAW 28–15
September 29Yankton
  • DeValois Field
  • Orange City, IA
W 21–14
October 6Concordia (MN)
  • DeValois Field
  • Orange City, IA
W 55–7
October 13Westmar
  • DeValois Field
  • Orange City, IA
W 50–0
October 20at Bethel (MN)Saint Paul, MNW 34–7
October 27at Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SDW 45–8[2]
November 3Southwest Minnesota State*
  • DeValois Field
  • Orange City, IA
W 34–14
November 24William Jewell*
  • DeValois Field
  • Orange City, IA (NAIA Division II Semifinal)
W 28–2
December 1at Glenville State*Huntington, WV (NAIA Division II Championship)W 10–3[3]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Red Raiders Win on Late Field Goal". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. September 9, 1973. p. 5-D. Retrieved November 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. ^ "Red Raiders Sew Up 3rd Title in Row". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 28, 1973. p. 6-D. Retrieved November 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. ^ "Red Raiders Win 10-3 To Take Division 2 Title". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Associated Press. December 2, 1973. p. 37. Retrieved November 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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