Northwestern Red Raiders football
| Northwestern Red Raiders football | |||
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| First season | 1950 | ||
| Athletic director | Tony Hoops | ||
| Head coach | Matt McCarty 8th season, 81–19 (.810) | ||
| Stadium | De Valois Stadium (capacity: 3,100) | ||
| Field | Korver Field | ||
| Year built | 2003 | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Orange City, Iowa | ||
| Conference | GPAC | ||
| Past conferences | Tri-State (1960–1980) NAIA Div. II independent (1981–1987, 1991) Tri-State Athletic (1988–1990) | ||
| All-time record | 457–195–7 (.699) | ||
| Claimed national titles | NAIA: 1 (2022) NAIA Div. II: 2 (1973, 1983) | ||
| Playoff appearances | 24 | ||
| Playoff record | NAIA: 14–11 NAIA Div. II: 19–23 | ||
| Conference titles | Tri-State: 10 (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980) Tri-State Athletic: 1 (1988) Nebraska-Iowa / GPAC: 5 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2014, 2022) | ||
| Rivalries | Dordt University | ||
| Heisman winners | NAIA: 1 (2020) | ||
| Colors | Red and white | ||
| Mascot | Red Raiders | ||
| Website | nwcraiders.com | ||
The Northwestern Red Raiders football team represents Northwestern College in college football in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The Red Raiders are members of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC), fielding its team in the GPAC since 1992 when it was known as the Nebraska–Iowa Athletic Conference (NIAC). The Red Raiders play their home games at Korver Field at De Valois Stadium in Orange City, Iowa.
The school's head coach is Matt McCarty, who took over the position for the 2016 season.