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) |
Head coach |
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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, as a member of the Tri-State Conference during the 1973 NAIA Division II football season. 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.
Korver was selected as the 1973 NAIA Football Coach of the Year based on a vote of the NAIA Football Coaches' Association.[1] Defensive tackle Tom Rieck was selected as a first-team player on the All-NAIA All-Star team.[2][3] Eight Northwestern players received first-team honors on the 1973 all-Tri-State Conference football team: Rieck; quarterback Curt Krull; halfback Mitch Bengard; receivers Dave Hector and Gary Vetter; offensive lineman Jay DeZeeuw; linebacker Doug Van Steenwyk; and defensive back Daryl Hoogeven.[4]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | at South Dakota State* | W 38–28 | [5] | ||
September 8 | at Dakota State* | Madison, SD | W 16–13 | [6] | |
September 15 | Central (IA)* | W 22–10 | [7] | ||
September 22 | at Buena Vista* | Storm Lake, IA | W 28–15 | 4,500 | [8] |
September 29 | Yankton |
| W 21–14 | [9] | |
October 6 | Concordia (MN) |
| W 55–7 | [10] | |
October 13 | Westmar |
| W 50–0 | [11] | |
October 20 | at Bethel (MN) | Saint Paul, MN | W 34–7 | [12] | |
October 27 | at Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls, SD | W 45–8 | [13] | |
November 3 | Southwest Minnesota State* |
| W 34–14 | [14] | |
November 24 | William Jewell* |
| W 28–2 | 2,957 | [15] |
December 1 | at Glenville State* | Huntington, WV (NAIA Division II Championship) | W 10–3 | [16] | |
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