# 2022 Northwestern Red Raiders football team

The 2022 Northwestern Red Raiders football team represented Northwestern College as a member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference during the 2022 NAIA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Matt McCarty, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 13–1 with a mark of 9–1 in conference play, placing second in the GPAC.
Northwestern (IA) beat Dickinson State in the first round, Marian (IN) in the quarterfinals, and Indiana Wesleyan in the seminfinals before playing in the 2022 NAIA Football National Championship where they played Keiser and won 35–25 to secure the school's third-overall title. Northwestern (IA) played home games at Korver Field at De Valois Stadium in Orange City, Iowa.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Morningside | No. 3 | Elwood Olsen StadiumSioux City, IA | L 29–30 | 9,024 |
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Dakota Wesleyan | No. 4 | De Valois StadiumOrange City, IA | W 54–7 | 0 |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at Jamestown | No. 4 | Hansen StadiumJamestown, ND | W 48–3 | 0 |
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Concordia (NE) | No. 4 | De Valois StadiumOrange City, IA | W 34–10 | 0 |
| October 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Mount Marty | No. 4 | De Valois StadiumOrange City, IA | W 52–8 | 0 |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Dordt | No. 4 | Open Space ParkSioux Center, IA | W 23–0 | 0 |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Doane | No. 4 | Memorial StadiumCrete, NE | W 59–10 | 600 |
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Briar Cliff | No. 4 | De Valois StadiumOrange City, IA | W 56–7 | 0 |
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 15 Midland | No. 3 | De Valois StadiumOrange City, IA | W 42–10 | 0 |
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Hastings | No. 3 | Lloyd Wilson FieldHastings, NE | W 41–10 | 0 |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 17 Dickinson State* | No. 3 | De Valois StadiumOrange City, IA (NAIA First Round) | W 49–7 | 0 |
| November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 7 Marian (IN)* | No. 3 | De Valois StadiumOrange City, IA (NAIA Quarterfinal) | W 52–27 | 0 |
| December 3 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan* | No. 3 | De Valois StadiumOrange City, IA (NAIA Semifinal) | W 38–7 | 0 |
| December 17 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 12 Keiser* | No. 3 | Durham County Memorial StadiumDurham, NC (NAIA Championship Game) | W 35–25 | 0 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern Standard time ||||||||

## Coaching staff

Northwestern Red Raiders :
| Name | Position | Consecutive season at Northwestern (IA) in current position | Previous position |
| Matt McCarty | Head coach | 7th | Northwestern (IA) – Assistant head coach / defensive coordinator (2012–2015) |
| Jake Menage | Offensive coordinator | 1st | Northern Illinois – Wide receivers / tight ends (2019–2021) |
| Billy Kirch | Defensive coordinator / safeties | 7th | Northwestern (IA) – Safeties (2015) |
| Brett Moser | Defensive line | 1st | Northwestern (IA) – Graduate assistant (2021) |
| Brad Zeutenhorst | Linebackers | 26th | N/A |
| Ross Fernstrum | Defensive line | 11th | N/A |
| Brice Byker | Wide receivers | 8th | N/A |
| Gabe Davis | Tight ends | 6th | LeMars Community High School – Assistant (2003–2015) |
| Benji Kasel | Running backs | 3rd | West Sioux High School – Assistant (2016–2019) |
| Levi Letsche | Offensive line | 2nd | N/A |
| Sam Rall | Quarterbacks | 3rd | Northwestern (IA) – Graduate assistant (2016) |
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