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| conference = Tri-State Conference
| conference = [[Tri-State Conference (1960–1981)|Tri-State Conference]]
| conference_link = Tri-State Conference (1960–1981)
| short_conf = Tri-State
| short_conf = Tri-State
| record = 12–0
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| stadium = [[DeValois Stadium|DeValois Field]]
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| bowl = [[1973 NAIA Division II Football National Championship|NAIA Division II Championship]]
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| bowl_result = W 10–3 vs. {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Glenville State Pioneers|title=Glenville State}}
| champion = NAIA Division II champion<br>Tri-State champion
| champion = NAIA Division II champion<br>Tri-State champion
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| bowl = [[1973 NAIA Division II Football National Championship|NAIA Division II Championship]]
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| bowl_result = W 10–3 vs. {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Glenville State Pioneers|title=Glenville State}}
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{{1973 Tri-State Conference football standings}}
{{1973 Tri-State Conference football standings}}
The '''1973 Northwestern Red Raiders football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Northwestern College (Iowa)|Northwestern College]] of [[Orange City, Iowa]] in the [[1973 NAIA Division II football season]] as a member of the [[Tri-State Conference (1960–1981)|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 {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Glenville State Pioneers|title=Glenville State}} in the championship game.
The '''1973 Northwestern Red Raiders football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Northwestern College (Iowa)|Northwestern College]] of [[Orange City, Iowa]], as a member of the [[Tri-State Conference (1960–1981)|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 {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Glenville State Pioneers|title=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.<ref>{{cite news|title=NAIA Coach of the Year: Larry Korver|newspaper=The Sioux County Capital|date=January 23, 1974|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sioux-county-capital-naia-coach-of-t/133030964/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Defensive tackle Tom Rieck was selected as a first-team player on the All-NAIA All-Star team.<ref>{{cite news|title=Red Raiders ranked no. 1 in final NAIA ratings|newspaper=The Sioux County Capital|date=December 19, 1973|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sioux-county-capital-red-raiders-ran/133029865/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tom Rieck of Northwestern on NAIA Football Star Team|newspaper=The Sioux City Journal|date=December 16, 1973|page=C5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sioux-city-journal-tom-rieck-of-northwes/133030491/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Three Braves All-Conference|newspaper=Argus-Leader|date=December 4, 1973|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-three-braves-all-conference/133030199/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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| timezone = Central
| timezone = Central


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| score = 38–28
| score = 38–28
| attend =
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Curt Krull Hurls 4 TD Passes as Northwestern Raps Jacks |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sioux-city-journal/133028192/ |newspaper=[[Sioux City Journal]] |location=[[Sioux City, Iowa]] |date=October 2, 1973 |page=C1 |access-date=October 6, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
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| score = 16–13
| score = 16–13
| attend =
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Red Raiders Win on Late Field Goal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63590826/the-des-moines-register/ |newspaper=[[The Des Moines Register]] |location=[[Des Moines, Iowa]] |date=September 9, 1973 |page=5-D |access-date=November 19, 2020 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Red Raiders Win on Late Field Goal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63590826/the-des-moines-register/ |newspaper=[[The Des Moines Register]] |location=[[Des Moines, Iowa]] |date=September 9, 1973 |page=5D |access-date=November 19, 2020 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
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| score = 22–10
| score = 22–10
| attend =
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Northwestern Burst Snaps Tie, Drop Central, 22-10 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/133028115/ |newspaper=[[The Des Moines Register]] |location=[[Des Moines, Iowa]] |date=September 16, 1973 |page=4D |access-date=October 6, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
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| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Buena Vista Beavers|title=Buena Vista}}
| opponent = [[1973 Buena Vista Beavers football team|Buena Vista]]
| site_stadium =
| site_stadium = Bradford Field
| site_cityst = [[Storm Lake, Iowa|Storm Lake, IA]]
| site_cityst = [[Storm Lake, Iowa|Storm Lake, IA]]
| score = 28–15
| score = 28–15
| attend =
| attend = 4,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=99-Yard March Aids Raiders |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/133027963/ |newspaper=[[The Des Moines Register]] |location=[[Des Moines, Iowa]] |date=September 23, 1973 |page=7D |access-date=October 6, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
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| time =
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1968|team=Yankton Greyhounds|title=Yankton}}
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Yankton Greyhounds|title=Yankton}}
| site_stadium = DeValois Field
| site_stadium = DeValois Field
| site_cityst = Orange City, IA
| site_cityst = Orange City, IA
| score = 21–14
| score = 21–14
| attend =
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Red Raiders Zip Behind Krull Passes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/133027836/ |newspaper=[[The Des Moines Register]] |location=[[Des Moines, Iowa]] |date=September 30, 1973 |page=8D |access-date=October 6, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
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| score = 55–7
| score = 55–7
| attend =
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Raiders Smother Conference Foe |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sioux-city-journal/133027773/ |newspaper=[[Sioux City Journal]] |location=[[Sioux City, Iowa]] |date=October 7, 1973 |page=C3 |access-date=October 6, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
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| score = 50–0
| score = 50–0
| attend =
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Krull Passes Lead 50-0 Rout by No. 1 Red Raiders |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/133027707/ |newspaper=[[The Des Moines Register]] |location=[[Des Moines, Iowa]] |date=October 14, 1973 |page=8D |access-date=October 6, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
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| score = 34–7
| score = 34–7
| attend =
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=No. 1 Raiders Clinch Tie For Crown Behind Krull |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/133027595/ |newspaper=[[The Des Moines Register]] |location=[[Des Moines, Iowa]] |date=October 21, 1973 |page=8D |access-date=October 6, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
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| score = 45–8
| score = 45–8
| attend =
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Red Raiders Sew Up 3rd Title in Row |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63591059/the-des-moines-register/ |newspaper=[[The Des Moines Register]] |location=[[Des Moines, Iowa]] |date=October 28, 1973 |page=6-D |access-date=November 19, 2020 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Red Raiders Sew Up 3rd Title in Row |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/133027595/ |newspaper=[[The Des Moines Register]] |location=[[Des Moines, Iowa]] |date=October 28, 1973 |page=6D |access-date=October 6, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
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| score = 34–14
| score = 34–14
| attend =
| attend =
| source = <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=4 Krull Scoring Flips Let Northwestern Roll |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sioux-city-journal/133027465/ |newspaper=[[Sioux City Journal]] |location=[[Sioux City, Iowa]] |date=November 4, 1973 |page=D4 |access-date=October 6, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
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| gamename = [[1973 NAIA Division II Football National Championship|NAIA Division II Semifinal]]
| gamename = [[1973 NAIA Division II Football National Championship|NAIA Division II Semifinal]]
| score = 28–2
| score = 28–2
| attend =
| attend = 2,957
| source = <ref>{{cite news |last=White |first=Randy |title=Red Raiders to NAIA Final |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/133027371/ |newspaper=[[The Des Moines Register]] |location=[[Des Moines, Iowa]] |date=November 25, 1973 |page=5D |access-date=October 6, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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{{NAIA football national champion navbox}}
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Latest revision as of 22:32, 9 August 2024

1973 Northwestern Red Raiders football
NAIA Division II champion
Tri-State champion
ConferenceTri-State Conference
Record12–0 (5–0 Tri-State)
Head coach
Home stadiumDeValois Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at South Dakota State*
W 38–28[5]
September 8at Dakota State*Madison, SDW 16–13[6]
September 15Central (IA)*
W 22–10[7]
September 22at Buena Vista*
W 28–154,500[8]
September 29Yankton
  • DeValois Field
  • Orange City, IA
W 21–14[9]
October 6Concordia (MN)
  • DeValois Field
  • Orange City, IA
W 55–7[10]
October 13Westmar
  • DeValois Field
  • Orange City, IA
W 50–0[11]
October 20at Bethel (MN)Saint Paul, MNW 34–7[12]
October 27at Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SDW 45–8[13]
November 3Southwest Minnesota State*
  • DeValois Field
  • Orange City, IA
W 34–14[14]
November 24William Jewell*
W 28–22,957[15]
December 1at Glenville State*Huntington, WV (NAIA Division II Championship)W 10–3[16]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Coach of the Year: Larry Korver". The Sioux County Capital. January 23, 1974. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Red Raiders ranked no. 1 in final NAIA ratings". The Sioux County Capital. December 19, 1973. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tom Rieck of Northwestern on NAIA Football Star Team". The Sioux City Journal. December 16, 1973. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Three Braves All-Conference". Argus-Leader. December 4, 1973. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Curt Krull Hurls 4 TD Passes as Northwestern Raps Jacks". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. October 2, 1973. p. C1. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Red Raiders Win on Late Field Goal". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. September 9, 1973. p. 5D. Retrieved November 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Northwestern Burst Snaps Tie, Drop Central, 22-10". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. September 16, 1973. p. 4D. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "99-Yard March Aids Raiders". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. September 23, 1973. p. 7D. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Red Raiders Zip Behind Krull Passes". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. September 30, 1973. p. 8D. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Raiders Smother Conference Foe". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. October 7, 1973. p. C3. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Krull Passes Lead 50-0 Rout by No. 1 Red Raiders". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 14, 1973. p. 8D. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "No. 1 Raiders Clinch Tie For Crown Behind Krull". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 21, 1973. p. 8D. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Red Raiders Sew Up 3rd Title in Row". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. October 28, 1973. p. 6D. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "4 Krull Scoring Flips Let Northwestern Roll". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. November 4, 1973. p. D4. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ White, Randy (November 25, 1973). "Red Raiders to NAIA Final". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 5D. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "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 Open access icon.
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