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
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 opponents by a total of 409 to 259.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 9 7:00 p.m. Hillsdale No. 17 W 34–264,654
September 16 7:00 p.m. at Grand Valley State No. 15 W 45–178,951
September 23 1:30 p.m. at Mercyhurst No. 14 W 42–352,625
September 30 12:00 p.m. Ferris State No. 3 (Northeast) Juillerat Stadium Midland, MI L 14–284,820
October 7 12:00 p.m. at No. 10 (Northeast) Michigan Tech No. 5 (Northeast) W 40–331,780 [ 2]
October 14 12:00 p.m. at No. 6 (Northeast) Saginaw Valley State No. 4 (Northeast) W 17–37,500
October 21 12:00 p.m. Findlay No. 4 (Northeast) Juillerat Stadium Midland, MI W 41–224,216
October 28 1:00 p.m. at Ashland No. 4 (Northeast) W 41–142,500
November 4 12:00 p.m. No. 9 (Northeast) Northern Michigan No. 2 (Northeast) Juillerat Stadium Midland, MI W 31–152,994
November 11 12:00 p.m. Wayne State (MI) No. 2 (Northeast) Juillerat Stadium Midland, MI W 62–283,102
November 18 12:00 p.m. IUP Juillerat Stadium Midland, MI(NCAA Division II playoffs) W 28–01,242
November 25 at Bloomsburg L 14–381,352 [ 3] [ 4]
[ 5]
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.
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 8 7:00 p.m. at Hillsdale L 14–21 OT 4,278
September 22 12:00 p.m. Mercyhurst W 51–143,125
September 29 7:00 p.m. at Ferris State L 29–322,683
October 6 12:00 p.m. Michigan Tech Juillerat Stadium Midland, MI L 33–553,299
October 13 12:00 p.m. No. 21 Saginaw Valley State L 21–242,629
October 20 6:00 p.m. at Findlay L 19–311,097
October 27 12:00 p.m. Ashland W 35–312,154
November 3 1:00 p.m. at Northern Michigan L 9–171,129
November 10 12:00 p.m. at Wayne State (MI) W 39–261,385
[ 6]
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.
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 7 7:00 p.m. No. 8 Saginaw Valley State L 13–477,688
September 14 7:00 p.m. at Ashland W 32–72,750
September 21 12:00 p.m. Findlay L 17–182,241
September 28 1:30 p.m. at Mercyhurst L 14–173,300
October 5 12:00 p.m. Ferris State W 41–243,311
October 12 1:00 p.m. at Indianapolis W 40–384,000
October 19 12:00 p.m. Hillsdale W 41–341,714
October 26 7:00 p.m. at No. 1 Grand Valley State L 14–336,544
November 2 12:00 p.m. Wayne State (MI) W 41–271,116
November 9 12:00 p.m. at Michigan Tech W 33–23891
November 16 12:00 p.m. Northern Michigan W 64–421,141
[ 7]
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.
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 6 12:00 p.m. at No. 7 Saginaw Valley State L 14–306,131
September 13 7:00 p.m. Ashland L 21–244,144
September 20 6:00 p.m. at No. 18 Findlay W 35–73,146
September 27 12:00 p.m. Mercyhurst W 30–32,201
October 4 7:00 p.m. at Ferris State L 16–401,884
October 11 12:00 p.m. Indianapolis W 52–72,825
October 18 2:30 p.m. at Hillsdale W 34–31 2OT 3,100
October 25 12:00 p.m. No. 7 Grand Valley State L 14–331,933
November 1 12:00 p.m. at Wayne State (MI) W 28–241,995
November 8 12:00 p.m. Michigan Tech L 7–341,444
November 15 7:00 p.m. at Northern Michigan W 56–171,872
[ 8]
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.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source August 28 12:00 p.m. at No. 18 Saginaw Valley State No. 25 W 24–214,781
September 4 12:00 p.m. Wayne State (MI) No. 25 W 70–32,347
September 11 12:00 p.m. at Saint Joseph's (IN) * No. 21 W 45–181,100
September 18 12:00 p.m. Mercyhurst No. 17 W 56–241,749
September 25 4:00 p.m. at Findlay No. 15 W 31–242,400
October 2 7:00 p.m. at Hillsdale No. 14 W 56–211,267
October 9 12:00 p.m. Gannon No. 12 W 62–213,481
October 16 1:00 p.m. at No. 13 Michigan Tech No. 7 L 7–542,378
October 23 7:00 p.m. at No. 10 Grand Valley State No. 18 W 35–1411,041
October 30 12:00 p.m. Ferris State No. 13 W 42–63,187
November 5 12:00 p.m. Northern Michigan No. 11 W 48–182,101
November 20 12:00 p.m. No. 9 Grand Valley State* No. 10 Hantz Stadium Midland, MI (NCAA Division II playoffs) L 7–104,215 [ 9] [ 10]
[ 11]
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]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source August 27 12:00 p.m. No. 21 Saginaw Valley State No. 10 L 7–94,292
September 3 12:00 p.m. at Wayne State (MI) No. 21 W 28–142,127
September 10 12:00 p.m. Saint Joseph's No. 21 W 56–211,879
September 17 1:30 p.m. at Mercyhurst No. 21 W 35–71,700
September 23 12:00 p.m. Findlay No. 19 W 34–172,136
October 1 12:00 p.m. Hillsdale No. 19 W 49–202,418
October 8 1:00 p.m. at Gannon No. 15 Gannon University Field Erie, PA W 24–7850
October 15 12:00 p.m. No. 19 Michigan Tech No. 11 W 24–212,922
October 21 12:00 p.m. No. 1 Grand Valley State No. 9 L 14–303,553
October 29 1:00 p.m. at Ferris State No. 15 W 42–232,049
November 5 7:00 p.m. at Northern Michigan No. 13 W 70–201,856
November 12 12:00 p.m. at No. 4 Saginaw Valley State No. 10 L 16–314,300 [ 13]
[ 12]
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]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 2 1:30 p.m. at Mercyhurst No. 25 W 33–14630
September 9 12:00 p.m. Findlay No. 23 W 29–61,951
September 16 1:00 p.m. at Michigan Tech No. 18 W 13–72,020
September 23 12:00 p.m. Ashland No. 14 W 33–192,113
September 30 12:00 p.m. at No. 12 Saginaw Valley State No. 14 W 25–143,512
October 7 12:00 p.m. Northern Michigan No. 10 W 44–143,111
October 21 7:00 p.m. at No. 1 Grand Valley State No. 9 L 7–4513,480
October 28 12:00 p.m. Wayne State (MI) No. 17 W 48–341,405
November 4 12:00 p.m. Ferris State No. 14 L 14–172,096 [ 15]
November 11 1:00 p.m. at Indianapolis No. 21 W 23–01,372
November 18 12:00 p.m. No. 16 South Dakota * No. 20 Hantz Stadium Midland, MI (NCAA Division II playoffs) L 28–31 OT 1,412 [ 16]
[ 14]
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]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 1 12:00 p.m. Mercyhurst No. 15 W 28–102,405
September 8 1:00 p.m. at Findlay No. 13 W 21–171,435
September 15 12:00 p.m. Michigan Tech No. 13 L 41–432,407
September 22 1:00 p.m. at Ashland No. 23 L 24–542,844
September 29 12:00 p.m. Saginaw Valley State W 28–104,199
October 6 4:00 p.m. at Northern Michigan L 18–283,509
October 20 12:00 p.m. No. 1 Grand Valley State L 20–514,113
October 27 12:00 p.m. at Wayne State (MI) W 45–251,786
November 3 2:00 p.m. at Ferris State L 41–48 OT 1,802
November 10 12:00 p.m. Indianapolis W 45–42 OT 1,619
[ 17]
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]
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 5 12:00 p.m. Northern Michigan W 23–212,618
September 12 12:00 p.m. Hillsdale W 38–372,207
September 19 12:00 p.m. at No. 23 Saginaw Valley State L 27–326,312 [ 20]
September 26 12:00 p.m. at Findlay L 0–141,307
October 3 12:00 p.m. Indianapolis W 17–121,918
October 10 1:00 p.m. at Ashland L 20–333,801
October 17 12:00 p.m. Tiffin W 42–71,511
October 24 12:00 p.m. Ferris State W 33–71,922
October 31 12:00 p.m. at Wayne State (MI) W 38–242,309
November 7 1:00 p.m. at Michigan Tech W 38–261,845
[ 19]
↑ Delta = the difference between points scored and points allowed
↑ "Northwood rallies again" . The Saginaw News . October 8, 2000. p. F4 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Bloomsburg spells doom (part 1)" . The Saginaw News . November 26, 2000. p. F1 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Bloomsburg spells doom (part 2)" . The Saginaw News . November 26, 2000. p. F4 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Northwood Game-by-Game Statistics (2000)" . Northwood University. Retrieved June 11, 2025 .
↑ "Northwood Team Game-by-Game Statistics (2001)" . Northwood University. Retrieved June 11, 2025 .
↑ "Northwood Team Game-by-Game Statistics (2002)" . Northwood University. Retrieved June 11, 2025 .
↑ "Northwood Team Game-by-Game Statistics (2003)" . Northwood University. Retrieved June 11, 2025 .
↑ Greg Mancina (November 21, 2004). "Northwood bows out of playoffs (part 1)" . The Saginaw News . pp. B1, B5 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ Greg Mancina (November 21, 2004). "Northwood bows out of playoffs (part 2)" . The Saginaw News . pp. B1, B5 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ "Northwood Team Game-by-Game Statistics (2004)" . Northwood University. Retrieved June 11, 2025 .
1 2 "Northwood Team Game-by-Game Statistics (2005)" . Northwood University. Retrieved June 11, 2025 .
↑ Greg Mancina (November 13, 2005). "That's 2 for SVSU: The Cardinals are solid in their playoff win over Northwood" . The Saginaw News . pp. B1, B4 – via Newspapers.com .
1 2 "Northwood Cumulative Season Statistics (2006)" . Northwood University. Retrieved June 11, 2025 .
↑ Greg Mancina (November 5, 2005). "Ferris State hands Northwood losing option" . The Saginaw News . p. B5 – via Newspapers.com .
↑ 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 .
1 2 "Northwood Cumulative Season Statistics (2007)" . Northwood University. Retrieved June 11, 2025 .
1 2 "Northwood Cumulative Season Statistics (2008)" . Northwood University. Retrieved June 11, 2025 .
1 2 "Northwood Cumulative Season Statistics (2009)" . Northwood University. Retrieved June 11, 2025 .
↑ Kyle Austin (September 18, 2009). "Axe Bowl tradition continues" . The Saginaw News . p. B1 – via Newspapers.com .