Northwestern Red Raiders football

Northwestern Red Raiders football
2024 Northwestern Red Raiders football team
First season1950 (1950)
Athletic directorTony Hoops
Head coachMatt McCarty
10th season, 96–26 (.787)
LocationOrange City, Iowa
StadiumDe Valois Stadium
(capacity: 3,100)
FieldKorver Field
ConferenceGPAC
ColorsRed and white
   
All-time record486–203–7 (.703)
NAIA national championships
NAIA: 2022
NAIA Division II: 1973, 1983
Conference championships
Tri-State: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
Tri-State Athletic: 1988
Nebraska-Iowa / GPAC: 1994, 1996, 2000, 2014, 2022, 2023
Heisman winnersNAIA: 1 (2020)
RivalriesDordt University
MascotRed Raiders
Websitenwcraiders.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.