The Red Raider football team looks to extend its win streak to seven as they host Briar Cliff for a conference match-up this weekend in Orange City. Kickoff on Saturday, Nov. 14 is scheduled for 1pm at DeValois Stadium.
Northwestern has won six consecutive games and is 6-1 this fall; Briar Cliff has lost its last two games and is 1-6 so far this season.
Northwestern leads the all-time series 17-0, dating back to the first ever game between the two institutions in 2003. Northwestern has outscored the Chargers 195-53 over the last five games, including a 38-7 win last year in Sioux City.
Briar Cliff was picked to finish fifth in the GPAC preseason poll while Northwestern was picked second. Northwestern finished 10th in the final NAIA poll of 2019. (There has been no NAIA Coaches’ poll this fall). Based on the current Massey Ratings, Briar Cliff is 69th and the Raiders moved up one spot to fifth.
