2025 Northwood

9–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Great Midwest Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Northwood in 2025, game by game: won vs. Northern Michigan 23–18; won at Saginaw Valley State 38–14; won vs. Thomas More 10–6; lost vs. Ashland 13–21; won at Ohio Dominican 28–3; won vs. Lake Erie 52–7; won at Hillsdale 48–19; won at Kentucky Wesleyan 49–14; lost vs. Findlay 16–31; won vs. Tiffin 40–37; won at Walsh 17–13; lost at Ferris State 14–65+45−51Won 23–18 vs. Northern Michigan+5Northern Michig…Won 38–14 at Saginaw Valley State+24Saginaw Valley …Won 10–6 vs. Thomas More+4Thomas MoreLost 13–21 vs. Ashland-8AshlandWon 28–3 at Ohio Dominican+25Ohio DominicanWon 52–7 vs. Lake Erie+45Lake ErieWon 48–19 at Hillsdale+29HillsdaleWon 49–14 at Kentucky Wesleyan+35Kentucky Wesley…Lost 16–31 vs. Findlay-15FindlayWon 40–37 vs. Tiffin+3TiffinWon 17–13 at Walsh+4WalshLost 14–65 at Ferris State-51Ferris State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsNorthern MichiganW 23–⁠1882%
Sep 13atSaginaw Valley StateW 38–⁠1436%
Sep 20vsThomas MoreW 10–⁠672%
Sep 27vsAshlandL 13–⁠2151%
Oct 4atOhio DominicanW 28–⁠352%
Oct 11vsLake ErieW 52–⁠786%
Oct 18atHillsdaleW 48–⁠1953%
Oct 25atKentucky WesleyanW 49–⁠1485%
Nov 1vsFindlayL 16–⁠3151%
Nov 8vsTiffinW 40–⁠3750%
Nov 15atWalshW 17–⁠1359%
Nov 22atFerris StateDivision II Championship – First RoundL 14–⁠6515%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ferris State 65–⁠14 in the Division II Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 6 on file).

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 3rd in Great Midwest Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
348–⁠248
Coach
—
Elo
1272 +104 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

Transfers in 1

The 2025 portal

Transfers out 0

No transfers out.

2025 Great Midwest Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Findlay8–⁠110–⁠2
Ashland8–⁠110–⁠3
Northwood7–⁠29–⁠3
Tiffin6–⁠37–⁠4
Hillsdale5–⁠46–⁠6
Walsh4–⁠56–⁠5
Ohio Dominican4–⁠55–⁠5
Lake Erie2–⁠72–⁠9
Thomas More1–⁠81–⁠10
Kentucky Wesleyan0–⁠90–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.