Northwood Timberwolves football, 2000–2009

2000–2009 Northwood Timberwolves football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Head coach
  • Pat Riepma (1993–2007)
  • Mike Sullivan (2008–2013)

The Northwood Timberwolves football program, 2000–2009 represented Northwood University during the 2000s in NCAA Division II college football as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). The team, sometimes referred to as the "T-Wolves", was led during the decade by two head coaches: Pat Riepma (1993–2007); and Mike Sullivan (2008–2013). Highlights from the decade included:

Northwood played its home games at Hantz Stadium in Midland, Michigan.

Decade overview

Year Head coach Overall record Conf. record Conf. rank Points scored Points allowed Delta[1]
2000 Pat Riepma 10–2 9–1 T1 409 259 +150
2001 Pat Riepma 3–6 3–3 T8 250 251 -1
2002 Pat Riepma 7–4 7–3 4 350 310 +40
2003 Pat Riepma 6–5 6–4 3 307 250 +57
2004 Pat Riepma 10–2 9–1 T1 483 234 +249
2005 Pat Riepma 9–3 8–2 T3 399 220 +179
2006 Pat Riepma 8–3 8–2 2 297 201 +96
2007 Pat Riepma 5–5 5–5 T6 311 328 -17
2008 Mike Sullivan 2–8 2–8 T9 215 310 -95
2009 Mike Sullivan 7–3 7–3 4 276 213 +63
TOTAL 67–41 64–32

2000

2000 Northwood Timberwolves football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record10–2 (9–1 GLIAC)
Head coach
2000 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Northwood +^   9 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 4 Saginaw Valley State +^   9 – 1     9 – 3  
Grand Valley State   7 – 3     7 – 4  
Northern Michigan   6 – 4     6 – 5  
Ashland   5 – 5     6 – 5  
Michigan Tech   5 – 5     5 – 5  
Ferris State   5 – 5     5 – 6  
Wayne State (MI)   4 – 6     4 – 6  
Mercyhurst   4 – 6     4 – 7  
Hillsdale   2 – 8     3 – 8  
Indianapolis   2 – 8     3 – 8  
Findlay   2 – 8     2 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Northeast Region poll

The 2000 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division II football season. In their eighth year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled a 10–2 record (9–1 in conference games), tied for the GLIAC championship, and outscored opponnets by a total of 409 to 259.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 97:00 p.m.HillsdaleNo. 17
W 34–264,654
September 167:00 p.m.at Grand Valley StateNo. 15
W 45–178,951
September 231:30 p.m.at MercyhurstNo. 14
W 42–352,625
September 3012:00 p.m.Ferris StateNo. 3 (Northeast)
  • Juillerat Stadium
  • Midland, MI
L 14–284,820
October 712:00 p.m.at No. 10 (Northeast) Michigan TechNo. 5 (Northeast)
W 40–331,780[2]
October 1412:00 p.m.at No. 6 (Northeast) Saginaw Valley StateNo. 4 (Northeast)
W 17–37,500
October 2112:00 p.m.FindlayNo. 4 (Northeast)
  • Juillerat Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 41–224,216
October 281:00 p.m.at AshlandNo. 4 (Northeast)
W 41–142,500
November 412:00 p.m. No. 9 (Northeast) Northern MichiganNo. 2 (Northeast)
  • Juillerat Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 31–152,994
November 1112:00 p.m.Wayne State (MI)No. 2 (Northeast)
  • Juillerat Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 62–283,102
November 1812:00 p.m.IUP
  • Juillerat Stadium
  • Midland, MI(NCAA Division II playoffs)
W 28–01,242
November 25at Bloomsburg
L 14–381,352[3][4]

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2001

2001 Northwood Timberwolves football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–6 (3–3 GLIAC)
Head coach
2001 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Grand Valley State $^   9 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 9 Saginaw Valley State ^   9 – 1     11 – 2  
Ferris State   7 – 3     7 – 4  
Indianapolis   6 – 4     7 – 4  
Ashland   5 – 5     6 – 5  
Michigan Tech   5 – 5     5 – 5  
Northern Michigan   3 – 7     4 – 7  
Northwood   3 – 6     3 – 6  
Wayne State (MI)   3 – 6     3 – 7  
Findlay   3 – 7     3 – 8  
Hillsdale   3 – 7     3 – 8  
Mercyhurst   2 – 7     2 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2001 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division II football season. In their ninth year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled a 3–6 record (3–3 in conference games), tied for the eighth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 251 to 250.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 87:00 p.m.at Hillsdale
L 14–21 OT4,278
September 2212:00 p.m.Mercyhurst
W 51–143,125
September 297:00 p.m.at Ferris State
L 29–322,683
October 612:00 p.m.Michigan Tech
  • Juillerat Stadium
  • Midland, MI
L 33–553,299
October 1312:00 p.m. No. 21 Saginaw Valley State
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI (Axe Bowl)
L 21–242,629
October 206:00 p.m.at Findlay
L 19–311,097
October 2712:00 p.m.Ashland
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 35–312,154
November 31:00 p.m.at Northern Michigan
L 9–171,129
November 1012:00 p.m.at Wayne State (MI)
W 39–261,385

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2002

2002 Northwood Timberwolves football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (7–3 GLIAC)
Head coach
2002 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Grand Valley State $^   9 – 0     14 – 0  
No. 15 Saginaw Valley State ^   8 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 19 Findlay   8 – 2     9 – 2  
Northwood   7 – 3     7 – 4  
Northern Michigan   6 – 4     6 – 5  
Ferris State   4 – 5     5 – 5  
Indianapolis   4 – 6     5 – 6  
Hillsdale   4 – 6     4 – 7  
Michigan Tech   3 – 7     3 – 7  
Wayne State (MI)   3 – 7     3 – 8  
Ashland   2 – 8     2 – 9  
Mercyhurst   1 – 9     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2002 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division II football season. In their tenth year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled a 7–4 record (7–3 in conference games), finished in fourth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 350 to 310.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 77:00 p.m. No. 8 Saginaw Valley State
L 13–477,688
September 147:00 p.m.at Ashland
W 32–72,750
September 2112:00 p.m.Findlay
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
L 17–182,241
September 281:30 p.m.at Mercyhurst
L 14–173,300
October 512:00 p.m.Ferris State
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 41–243,311
October 121:00 p.m.at Indianapolis
W 40–384,000
October 1912:00 p.m.Hillsdale
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 41–341,714
October 267:00 p.m.at No. 1 Grand Valley State
L 14–336,544
November 212:00 p.m.Wayne State (MI)
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 41–271,116
November 912:00 p.m.at Michigan Tech
W 33–23891
November 1612:00 p.m.Northern Michigan
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 64–421,141

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2003

2003 Northwood Timberwolves football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (6–4 GLIAC)
Head coach
2003 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Saginaw Valley State $^   10 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 4 Grand Valley State ^   9 – 1     14 – 1  
Northwood   6 – 4     6 – 5  
Ferris State   5 – 5     6 – 5  
Findlay   5 – 5     6 – 5  
Indianapolis   5 – 5     6 – 5  
Michigan Tech   5 – 5     5 – 5  
Mercyhurst   4 – 6     5 – 6  
Hillsdale   4 – 6     4 – 7  
Northern Michigan   3 – 7     3 – 8  
Wayne State (MI)   2 – 8     3 – 8  
Ashland   2 – 8     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2003 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division II football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled a 6–5 record (6–4 in conference games), finished in third place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 307 to 250.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 612:00 p.m.at No. 7 Saginaw Valley State
L 14–306,131
September 137:00 p.m.Ashland
L 21–244,144
September 206:00 p.m.at No. 18 Findlay
W 35–73,146
September 2712:00 p.m.Mercyhurst
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 30–32,201
October 47:00 p.m.at Ferris State
L 16–401,884
October 1112:00 p.m.Indianapolis
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 52–72,825
October 182:30 p.m.at Hillsdale
W 34–31 2OT3,100
October 2512:00 p.m. No. 7 Grand Valley State
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
L 14–331,933
November 112:00 p.m.at Wayne State (MI)
W 28–241,995
November 812:00 p.m.Michigan Tech
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
L 7–341,444
November 157:00 p.m.at Northern Michigan
W 56–171,872

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2004

2004 Northwood Timberwolves football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record10–2 (9–1 GLIAC)
Head coach
2004 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Northwood +^   9 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 11 Michigan Tech +^   9 – 1     9 – 2  
No. 9 Grand Valley State ^   8 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 25 Saginaw Valley State   7 – 3     7 – 3  
Ferris State   6 – 4     6 – 5  
Findlay   5 – 5     6 – 5  
Ashland   4 – 6     5 – 6  
Hillsdale   4 – 6     4 – 7  
Mercyhurst   4 – 6     4 – 7  
Gannon   3 – 7     4 – 7  
Indianapolis   3 – 7     4 – 7  
Northern Michigan   2 – 8     2 – 8  
Wayne State (MI)   1 – 9     1 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2004 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division II football season. In their 12th year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled a 10–2 record (9–1 in conference games), tied for the GLIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 483 to 234.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 2812:00 p.m.at No. 18 Saginaw Valley StateNo. 25
W 24–214,781
September 412:00 p.m.Wayne State (MI)No. 25
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 70–32,347
September 1112:00 p.m.at Saint Joseph's (IN)*No. 21
W 45–181,100
September 1812:00 p.m.MercyhurstNo. 17
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 56–241,749
September 254:00 p.m.at FindlayNo. 15
W 31–242,400
October 27:00 p.m.at HillsdaleNo. 14
W 56–211,267
October 912:00 p.m.GannonNo. 12
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 62–213,481
October 161:00 p.m.at No. 13 Michigan TechNo. 7
L 7–542,378
October 237:00 p.m.at No. 10 Grand Valley StateNo. 18
W 35–1411,041
October 3012:00 p.m.Ferris StateNo. 13
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 42–63,187
November 512:00 p.m.Northern MichiganNo. 11
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 48–182,101
November 2012:00 p.m. No. 9 Grand Valley State*No. 10
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI (NCAA Division II playoffs)
L 7–104,215[9][10]

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2005

2005 Northwood Timberwolves football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–3 (8–2 GLIAC)
Head coach
2005 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Grand Valley State $^   9 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 3 Saginaw Valley State * ^   9 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 18 Northwood ^   8 – 2     9 – 3  
Ashland   8 – 2     9 – 2  
Michigan Tech   6 – 3     6 – 3  
Indianapolis   5 – 5     6 – 5  
Hillsdale   4 – 6     5 – 6  
Wayne State (MI)   3 – 7     3 – 7  
Ferris State   3 – 7     3 – 8  
Gannon   3 – 7     3 – 8  
Findlay   2 – 8     3 – 8  
Mercyhurst   2 – 8     2 – 8  
Northern Michigan   2 – 8     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – Saginaw Valley State forfeited all wins, giving all other GLIAC teams except Grand Valley State, Ashland, and Gannon one more official win than shown.
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2005 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division II football season. In their 13th year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled a 9–3 record (8–2 in conference games), tied for the third place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 399 to 220.[12]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 2712:00 p.m. No. 21 Saginaw Valley StateNo. 10
L 7–94,292
September 312:00 p.m.at Wayne State (MI)No. 21
W 28–142,127
September 1012:00 p.m.Saint Joseph'sNo. 21
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 56–211,879
September 171:30 p.m.at MercyhurstNo. 21
W 35–71,700
September 2312:00 p.m.FindlayNo. 19
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 34–172,136
October 112:00 p.m.HillsdaleNo. 19
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 49–202,418
October 81:00 p.m.at GannonNo. 15
  • Gannon University Field
  • Erie, PA
W 24–7850
October 1512:00 p.m. No. 19 Michigan TechNo. 11
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 24–212,922
October 2112:00 p.m. No. 1 Grand Valley StateNo. 9
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
L 14–303,553
October 291:00 p.m.at Ferris StateNo. 15
W 42–232,049
November 57:00 p.m.at Northern MichiganNo. 13
W 70–201,856
November 1212:00 p.m.at No. 4 Saginaw Valley StateNo. 10
L 16–314,300[13]

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2006

2006 Northwood Timberwolves football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (8–2 GLIAC)
Head coach
2006 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Grand Valley State $^   10 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 18 Northwood ^   8 – 2     8 – 3  
Ferris State   7 – 3     8 – 3  
Michigan Tech   6 – 4     6 – 4  
Saginaw Valley State   6 – 4     6 – 4  
Wayne State (MI)   6 – 4     6 – 5  
Indianapolis   5 – 5     6 – 5  
Hillsdale   5 – 5     5 – 6  
Ashland   4 – 6     4 – 6  
Mercyhurst   3 – 7     3 – 7  
Northern Michigan   3 – 7     3 – 7  
Findlay   1 – 9     2 – 9  
Gannon   1 – 9     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2006 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2006 NCAA Division II football season. In their 15th year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled an 8–3 record (8–2 in conference games), finished in second place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 297 to 201.[14]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21:30 p.m.at MercyhurstNo. 25
W 33–14630
September 912:00 p.m.FindlayNo. 23
W 29–61,951
September 161:00 p.m.at Michigan TechNo. 18
W 13–72,020
September 2312:00 p.m.AshlandNo. 14
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 33–192,113
September 3012:00 p.m.at No. 12 Saginaw Valley StateNo. 14
W 25–143,512
October 712:00 p.m.Northern MichiganNo. 10
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 44–143,111
October 217:00 p.m.at No. 1 Grand Valley StateNo. 9
L 7–4513,480
October 2812:00 p.m.Wayne State (MI)No. 17
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 48–341,405
November 412:00 p.m.Ferris StateNo. 14
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
L 14–172,096[15]
November 111:00 p.m.at IndianapolisNo. 21
W 23–01,372
November 1812:00 p.m. No. 16 South Dakota*No. 20
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI (NCAA Division II playoffs)
L 28–31 OT1,412[16]

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2007

2007 Northwood Timberwolves football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (5–5 GLIAC)
Head coach
2007 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Grand Valley State $^   9 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 22 Ashland ^   8 – 1     8 – 2  
Hillsdale   7 – 3     8 – 3  
Saginaw Valley State *   7 – 3     7 – 3  
Michigan Tech   6 – 4     6 – 5  
Ferris State   5 – 5     6 – 5  
Indianapolis   5 – 5     6 – 5  
Northwood   5 – 5     5 – 5  
Northern Michigan   4 – 6     4 – 6  
Findlay   3 – 7     4 – 7  
Mercyhurst   3 – 7     4 – 7  
Wayne State (MI)   2 – 8     3 – 8  
Gannon   0 – 10     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – Saginaw Valley State forfeited wins against Gannon, Ferris State, Northern Michigan, and Findlay.
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2007 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2007 NCAA Division II football season. In their 15th year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled a 5–5 record (5–5 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for sixth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 328 to 311.[17]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 112:00 p.m.MercyhurstNo. 15
W 28–102,405
September 81:00 p.m.at FindlayNo. 13
W 21–171,435
September 1512:00 p.m.Michigan TechNo. 13
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
L 41–432,407
September 221:00 p.m.at AshlandNo. 23
L 24–542,844
September 2912:00 p.m.Saginaw Valley State
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI (Axe Bowl)
W 28–104,199
October 64:00 p.m.at Northern Michigan
L 18–283,509
October 2012:00 p.m. No. 1 Grand Valley State
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
L 20–514,113
October 2712:00 p.m.at Wayne State (MI)
W 45–251,786
November 32:00 p.m.at Ferris State
L 41–48 OT1,802
November 1012:00 p.m.Indianapolis
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 45–42 OT1,619

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2008

2008 Northwood Timberwolves football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record2–8 (2–8 GLIAC)
Head coach
2008 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Grand Valley State $^   10 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 15 Ashland ^   8 – 2     9 – 4  
Michigan Tech   7 – 3     8 – 3  
Wayne State (MI)   7 – 3     8 – 3  
Saginaw Valley State   7 – 3     7 – 3  
Hillsdale   6 – 4     7 – 4  
Ferris State   5 – 5     6 – 5  
Indianapolis   4 – 6     5 – 6  
Northern Michigan   2 – 8     2 – 8  
Northwood   2 – 8     2 – 8  
Findlay   1 – 9     2 – 9  
Tiffin   1 – 9     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2008 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division II football season. In their 16th year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled a 2–8 record (2–8 in conference games), tied for ninth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 310 to 215.[18]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 64:00 p.m.at Northern Michigan
L 7–304,487
September 132:30 p.m.at Hillsdale
L 7–26989
September 2012:00 p.m.Saginaw Valley State
L 45–464,329
September 2712:00 p.m.Findlay
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 31–241,432
October 46:00 p.m.at Indianapolis
L 23–275,263
October 1112:00 p.m.Ashland
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
L 24–432,521
October 181:30 p.m.at Tiffin
W 31–28875
October 2512:00 p.m.at Ferris State
L 13–191,633
November 112:00 p.m.Wayne State
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
L 21–421,254
November 812:00 p.m.Michigan Tech
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
L 13–251,012

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2009

2009 Northwood Timberwolves football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (7–3 GLIAC)
Head coach
2009 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Grand Valley State $^   9 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 11 Hillsdale ^   8 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 19 Saginaw Valley State ^   8 – 2     9 – 3  
Northwood   7 – 3     7 – 3  
Findlay   6 – 4     7 – 4  
Northern Michigan   6 – 4     6 – 4  
Ashland   6 – 4     6 – 5  
Wayne State (MI)   5 – 5     6 – 5  
Indianapolis   3 – 7     4 – 7  
Michigan Tech   2 – 8     2 – 8  
Ferris State   0 – 10     1 – 10  
Tiffin   0 – 10     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2009 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division II football season. In their 17th year under head coach Pat Riepma, the Timberwolves compiled a 7–3 record (7–3 in conference games), finished in fourth place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 276 to 213.[19]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 512:00 p.m.Northern Michigan
W 23–212,618
September 1212:00 p.m.Hillsdale
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 38–372,207
September 1912:00 p.m.at No. 23 Saginaw Valley State
L 27–326,312[20]
September 2612:00 p.m.at Findlay
L 0–141,307
October 312:00 p.m.Indianapolis
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 17–121,918
October 101:00 p.m.at Ashland
L 20–333,801
October 1712:00 p.m.Tiffin
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 42–71,511
October 2412:00 p.m.Ferris State
  • Hantz Stadium
  • Midland, MI
W 33–71,922
October 3112:00 p.m.at Wayne State (MI)
W 38–242,309
November 71:00 p.m.at Michigan Tech
W 38–261,845

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  1. ^ Delta = the difference between points scored and points allowed
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  10. ^ Greg Mancina (November 21, 2004). "Northwood bows out of playoffs (part 2)". The Saginaw News. pp. B1, B5 – via Newspapers.com.
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  16. ^ Paul Neumeyer (November 19, 2006). "Northwood falls in overtime, 31-28: South Dakota boots the Timberwolves out of the Division II playoffs". The Saginaw News. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.
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