2007-08 news

Jun 12	Northwestern Adds Two California and One Arizona Products Sean Dougherty and Carey Rogers (Riverside, Calif.) along with Matthew Warren (Mesa, Ari.) have signed letters of intent to continue their football careers at Northwestern beginning in the fall of 2008. Dougherty is a lineman, Rogers is a high school linebacker and will play safety, while Warren is a lineman.
May 27	Henaman to Play Football at Northwestern College Zebadiah Henaman (Lyle, Minn.) has signed a letter of intent to continue his football career at Northwestern College this fall.
May 21	Northwestern College Football Program Signs Two Darren Bogaards (Pella, Iowa) and Tom Van Boven (Lynden, Wash.) have signed letters of intent to continue their football careers at Northwestern College next fall.
Apr 30	Northwestern Football Team Adds California Standouts Cary Overholt (Highland, Calif.) and Ben Aguilera (Highland, Calif.) have signed letters of intent to continue their football careers at Northwestern College. Overholt will also play baseball for the Red Raiders.
Apr 16	McCarty to Play Football at Northwestern College Nikolaus McCarty (West Fork, Ark.) has signed a letter of intent to continue his football career at Northwestern College next fall.
Apr 11	McGill to Play Football For Northwestern College Weston McGill (Tyndall, S.D.) has signed a letter of intent to continue his football career at Northwestern College next fall.
Apr 8	Oldenkamp to Play Football at Northwestern College John Oldenkamp (Ashton, Iowa) has signed a letter of intent to continue his football career at Northwestern College next fall.
Mar 31	Red Raiders Add Two High School Recruits Jeremy Sheppard (Golden Valley, Minn.) and Nate Fischer (Le Mars, Iowa) have signed letters of intent to continue their football careers at Northwestern College. Sheppard will also run track for the Red Raiders.
Mar 28	Kuik Signs to Play Football at Northwestern Nathan Kuik (West Fargo, N.D.) has signed a letter of intent to continue his football career at Northwestern College next fall.
Mar 27	Red Raider Football Team Adds Nine Recruits Head Coach Orv Otten is pleased to announce that nine athletes have recently signed letters of intent to continue their football careers at Northwestern College beginning in the fall of 2009.
Feb 26	Red Raiders Sign Two Iowa High School Recruits Josh Landhuis (Orange City, Iowa) and Matthew Kroeze (Pella, Iowa) have signed letters of intent to continue their football careers at Northwestern College next fall.
Feb 11	Raider Football Inks Twelve Recruits on National Signing Day Northwestern's football recently signed twelve recruits on national signing day. Seven of the twelve are defensive players and five of the twelve will be on the offensive side of the ball.
Jan 22	Van Sloten, Jansen Earn VSN All-American Honors Cody Van Sloten (Doon, Iowa) and Nate Jansen (Orange City, Iowa) earned All-American honors for this past football season as announced by the Victory Sports Network on Monday, Jan. 21. This marks the sixth season for the VSN All-American awards.
Dec 17	Four Red Raiders Earn NAIA Scholar Athlete Honors Four Red Raider football players earned NAIA Scholar Athlete honors announced by the NAIA on Dec. 15. Seniors Jordan Reed and Scott Stahl and juniors George Barnes and Jon Handsaker all take home the national honor...
Dec 11	Van Sloten Earns All-American Honors Cody Van Sloten (Doon, Iowa) was named to the 2007 AFCA/NAIA Coaches' All-American Team announced by the American Football Coaches Association. The AFCA/NAIA Coaches' All-American Team is comprised of 25 players...
Nov 14	11 Red Raiders Earn GPAC Postseason Football Honors Cody Van Sloten, Nate Jansen and Kadrian Hardersen headline a list of 11 Red Raider football players that earned GPAC all-conference honors. Van Sloten, a 6-2, 234-pound junior defensive end, led the NAIA with 10 sacks....
Nov 13	Blauwet Earns GPAC Defensive Player-of-the-Week Honors Caleb Blauwet, a freshman linebacker from Larchwood, Iowa, earned GPAC Defensive Player-of-the-Week honors this week.
Nov 12	Raiders Defeat Tigers 38-13 in Final Game of Season The Red Raider football team defeated Doane Saturday afternoon 38-13, in their final game of the 2007 season. Northwestern, ranked 15th in the last poll, improved to 8-2, while Doane dropped to 4-6. Northwestern did not qualify for the NAIA Championship Series despite being ranked in the top 16.
Nov 9	Red Raiders to Face Doane In the Final Game of the Regular Season Northwestern hosts Doane in the final regular season game for both teams. The Red Raiders are ranked 15th in the last NAIA poll and come in with a 7-2 overall record. Doane is 4-5 this season and has won two of their past three games.
Nov 5	Miscues Haunt Red Raiders in 33-7 Loss to Morningside The Red Raiders suffered their second defeat of the season as they were upended by #15 Morningside, 33-7. NWC, ranked eighth in the last poll, drops to 7-2 overall with one game left in the regular season.
Nov 5	Webcast of Dordt/NWC JV Game
Nov 1	Northwestern/Morningside Clash in GPAC Football Match-Up The eighth-ranked Red Raiders travel to Sioux City to play #15 Morningside in a GPAC showdown of ranked teams this Saturday, Nov. 3. Kickoff at Elwood-Olson Stadium is scheduled for 1:00 pm. Northwestern comes in with a 7-1 mark while the Mustangs are 7-2.
Oct 21	Northwestern Earns Shutout Win, 35-0, Over Midland Lutheran Northwestern won their fifth straight game with an impressive 35-0 shutout victory over Midland Lutheran. The Red Raiders, ranked ninth in the NAIA, improve to 7-1 overall as they head into their bye week.
Oct 18	Red Raiders Host Midland Lutheran on GPAC Football Saturday The ninth-ranked Red Raiders will go for their fifth straight win as they host Midland Lutheran this afternoon on Korver Field at De Valois Stadium. Northwestern is 6-1 in the GPAC while the Warriors enter the contest with a 2-4 mark.
Oct 16	Red Raiders Earn Football Honors Grant Mosier (Clarinda, Iowa) earned NAIA National Player-of-the-Week honors as he helped lead his team to a 35-13 victory over Dana last weekend. Both Mosier and Craig Hector (Le Mars, Iowa) earned GPAC Player-of-the-Week honors.
Oct 15	Red Raiders Win Big Over Dana in GPAC Football Action Craig Hector threw five touchdown passes as the ninth-ranked Red Raiders jumped out to a 35-0 lead en route to their 35-7 win over Dana in Blair, Neb. Northwestern improves to 6-1 and will host Midland Lutheran on Oct. 20.
Oct 12	Ninth-ranked NWC Takes on Dana in GPAC Football The ninth-ranked Red Raiders travel to Blair, Neb. to play Dana on Saturday, Oct. 13. Kickoff slated for 2:00 pm. Northwestern is 5-1 in the GPAC and in second place while Dana is tied for fifth place with a 2-3 mark.
Oct 11	Stahl a Semifinalist for Draddy Trophy Senior Linebacker Scott Stahl has been named a semifinalist for the Draddy Trophy. The Draddy Trophy is known around the nation as the "Academic Heisman." Stahl joins five other NAIA players and 152 total college football players as semifinalists for the award.
Oct 10	Northwestern Adds Junior Varsity Contest Northwestern and Dordt have agreed to play another junior varsity contest.
Oct 8	Red Raiders Down Briar Cliff, 28-14; Establish New GPAC Interception Record The ninth-ranked Red Raiders defeated Briar Cliff, 28-14, and also established a new GPAC record with seven interceptions in a single game. With the win, NWC improves to 5-1 overall while the Chargers drop to 0-6, 0-5 in the GPAC.
Oct 4	Ninth-ranked NWC To Take on Briar Cliff in Homecoming Game The ninth-ranked Red Raiders play host to the Briar Cliff Chargers in this week's homecoming match-up. Northwestern (4-1) defeated 19th-ranked Hastings last week, 31-7, while BCU lost a heartbreaker to Midland Lutheran, 32-31, and is 0-5 this season. Kickoff is slated for 1:30 pm.
Oct 1	Red Raiders Defeat Hastings, 31-7 The Red Raider football team defeated Hastings this afternoon, 31-7, in a showdown between top 25 teams. Northwestern, ranked 10th in the last poll, improves to 4-1 while the 19th-ranked Broncos drop to 4-1.
Sep 27	Red Raider Football Heads to Hastings 10th-ranked Northwestern heads to Hastings, Neb. this Saturday to play the undefeated Broncos, ranked tied for 19th in this week's poll. The Red Raiders are 3-1 overall and in the conference while Hastings is 4-0 overall, 3-0 in the GPAC. Kickoff slated for 2:00 pm.
Sep 22	Red Raider Football Team Gets Last Second Win Over Concordia There was the immaculate reception in 1972...the Music City Miracle in 2000...even the improbable victory that Boise State recorded over Oklahoma last year in the Fiesta Bowl. However, this afternoon in Orange City, Northwestern recorded its version of one of the most memorable plays in their dramatic 29-24 win over Concordia (Neb.).
Sep 20	#11 Northwestern Takes on Concordia in Battle of 2-1 Teams Today’s matchup features a pair of 2-1 teams as the 11th-ranked Red Raiders host the Concordia Bulldogs.This will be the 30th meeting between the two schools, with Northwestern holding a 17-12 series advantage which includes the last five games.
Sep 17	Red Raiders Fall to USF In a battle of top five teams, fifth-ranked Northwestern was upended by the defending champion and top-ranked USF Cougars by the final score of 44-20. NWC suffered their first loss of the season and fell to 2-1 overall.
Sep 14	Tickets/Seating for Northwestern vs USF Football Game
Sep 13	#5 Red Raiders Face Top-Ranked Cougars The fifth-ranked Red Raiders will travel to Sioux Falls, S.D., to play the defending champions and top-ranked Cougars on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Sep 11	Hector Wins National/Conference Player-of-the-Week Honors Craig Hector (Le Mars, Iowa) earned both GPAC and NAIA Player-of-the-Week honors for his play in the Red Raiders 44-30 win over Dakota Wesleyan.
Sep 11	Red Raiders Fifth in This Week's Football Rating Off to a 2-0 start, the Red Raider football team moved up two spots to fifth in this week's NAIA ratings
Sep 10	Hector Throws for a Career High in Yards, Touchdowns, as #7 Northwestern Downs DWU, 44-30 Seventh-ranked Northwestern defeated Dakota Wesleyan 44-30 in front of 2,800 fans at DeValois Stadium, Korver Field Saturday night. It was the home opener for the Red Raiders who improve to 2-0 overall this season.
Sep 6	Red Raiders Host Dakota Wesleyan in 2007 Home Opener n a battle of 1-0 teams, Northwestern College plays host to Dakota Wesleyan in the Red Raiders home opener on Korver Field at DeValois Stadium. NWC knocked off Nebraska Wesleyan in Lincoln, Neb., last week, 13-12, while DWU rolled to a 47-7 win at home over Midland Lutheran.
Sep 6	VSN GPAC Preview
Sep 3	Hardersen Earns GPAC Defensive Player-of-the-Week Honors Senior Kadrian Hardersen (Hinton, Iowa) earned GPAC Defensive Player-of-the-Week honors for his role in the Red Raiders 13-12, season opening win at Nebraska Wesleyan.
Aug 14	NWC Football Battles Heat, Humidity As They Begin Second Day of Training Camp After a trio of practices on the opening day of 2007 training camp in the sweltering heat and humidity, the Red Raider football team returned to the field for the second day of workouts.
Aug 14	Raider Football Team Seventh in the 2007 NAIA Spring Poll The Northwestern College football team is ranked seventh in the first ever 2007 NAIA Spring Football poll.
Aug 14	Red Raiders Seventh in Pre-Season NAIA Football Poll The NAIA pre-season football poll came out earlier this afternoon and the Red Raiders were seventh in the first rating of the 2007 season.
Aug 13	Red Raider Football Media Day Set Northwestern College football coach Orv Otten invites the media to Korver Field at DeValois Stadium for the 2007 media day.
Aug 13	Red Raider Football Team Opens Camp The Red Raider football team made its 2007 season debut on the practice field this morning in the first of three scheduled workouts today.
Aug 6	Red Raiders Picked Second in 2007 GPAC Pre-Season Poll The Red Raider football team, which reached the quarterfinal round of the2006 National Championship Series, was picked to finish second behind NAIA defending champion Sioux Falls in the 2007 GPAC pre-season poll.
Aug 2	Red Raider Football 2007 Season Preview The 2007 Red Raider team returns a core group of 25 letter winners and will bring in one of the largest and most talented recruiting classes in recent years.
Jul 17	GPAC Football Media Day Set For August 6 The eighth annual GPAC Preseason Football Media Day has been set for Monday, August 6, in South Sioux City, Neb., at the Marina Inn.