Northwood Timberwolves
Great Midwest AthleticMidland, MIHantz Stadium
2026: 7–0 (5–0 Great Midwest Athletic). Last: won at Lake Erie 41–7. Next: Ohio Dominican, Saturday, Oct 24, noon ET.
- W 52–0at Wayne State (MI)
- W 35–28Saginaw Valley State
- W 10–7Hillsdale
- W 34–11at Findlay
- W 59–14Kentucky Wesleyan
- W 24–23at Tiffin
- W 41–7at Lake Erie
- Oct 24Ohio Dominican
- Oct 31at Ashland
- Nov 7at Thomas More
- Nov 14Walsh
Northwood has played football since at least 2021 and is 32–30 in the 62 games on record. This season, they’re 7–0.
On this date in 2024Northwood lost to Kentucky Wesleyan 27–20 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 32–30 .516; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–1 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1344
- Seasons
- 6 since 2021, 62 games
2026 season 7–0
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | atWayne State (MI) | W 52–0 | 75% |
| Sep 12 | vsSaginaw Valley State | W 35–28 | 62% |
| Sep 19 | vsHillsdale | W 10–7 | 66% |
| Sep 26 | atFindlay | W 34–11 | 34% |
| Oct 3 | vsKentucky Wesleyan | W 59–14 | 94% |
| Oct 10 | atTiffin | W 24–23 | 45% |
| Oct 17 | atLake Erie | W 41–7 | 78% |
| Oct 24 | vsOhio Dominican | Preview | 82% |
| Oct 31 | atAshland | Preview | 59% |
| Nov 7 | atThomas More | Preview | 85% |
| Nov 14 | vsWalsh | Preview | 81% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 2021
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Saginaw Valley State
3–3 in 6
Won the last three.
- Tiffin
2–4 in 6
Won the last two.
- Kentucky Wesleyan
4–1 in 5
Won the last two.
| Opponent | Games | NWD record |
|---|---|---|
| Saginaw Valley State | 6 | 3–3 |
| Tiffin | 6 | 2–4 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 5 | 4–1 |
| Findlay | 5 | 2–3 |
| Hillsdale | 5 | 2–3 |
| Lake Erie | 5 | 5–0 |
Every opponent (19)
Every program Northwood has played, A to Z, with Northwood’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Ashland 0–4
- Davenport 0–2
- Ferris State 0–2
- Findlay 2–3
- Gannon 1–1
- Glenville State 0–1
- Grand Valley State 0–1
- Hillsdale 2–3
- Kentucky Wesleyan 4–1
- Lake Erie 5–0
- Madonna 1–0
- Michigan Tech 0–1
- Northern Michigan 2–1
- Ohio Dominican 2–2
- Saginaw Valley State 3–3
- Thomas More 3–0
- Tiffin 2–4
- Walsh 4–0
- Wayne State (MI) 1–1
Conferences
- GLIAC 2014–2021
- Great Midwest Athletic Conference since 2022
Northwood’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7–0 | 5–0 | 1344 | ||||
| 2025 | 9–3 | 7–2 | 1272 | ||||
| 2024 | 6–5 | 4–5 | 1177 | ||||
| 2023 | 5–6 | 4–4 | 1089 | ||||
| 2022 | 4–7 | 3–5 | 1030 | ||||
| 2021 | 1–9 | 1–7 | 984 |
All 6 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.