1973 Northwestern Red Raiders football team
| 1973 Northwestern Red Raiders football | |
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NAIA Division II champion Tri-State champion | |
NAIA Division II Championship, W 10–3 vs. Glenville State | |
| Conference | Tri-State Conference |
| Record | 12–0 (5–0 Tri-State) |
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| Home stadium | DeValois Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Northwestern (IA) $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Northwestern Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Northwestern College of Orange City, Iowa in the 1973 NAIA Division II football season as a member of the Tri-State Conference. 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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 1 | at South Dakota State* | W 38–28 | ||
| September 8 | at Dakota State* | Madison, SD | W 16–13 | [1] |
| September 15 | Central (IA)* | W 22–10 | ||
| September 22 | at Buena Vista* | Storm Lake, IA | W 28–15 | |
| September 29 | Yankton |
| W 21–14 | |
| October 6 | Concordia (MN) |
| W 55–7 | |
| October 13 | Westmar |
| W 50–0 | |
| October 20 | at Bethel (MN) | Saint Paul, MN | W 34–7 | |
| October 27 | at Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls, SD | W 45–8 | [2] |
| November 3 | Southwest Minnesota State* |
| W 34–14 | |
| November 24 | William Jewell* |
| W 28–2 | |
| December 1 | at Glenville State* | Huntington, WV (NAIA Division II Championship) | W 10–3 | [3] |
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References
- ^ "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
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- ^ "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 .
- ^ "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 .
