| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Team: | Northwestern Red Raiders |
| Conference: | Great Plains Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | GPAC |
| Record: | 13–1 |
| Conf Record: | 9–1 |
| Head Coach: | Matt McCarty |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Off Coach: | Jake Menage |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Billy Kirch |
| Dc Year: | 7th |
| Stadium: | Korver Field at De Valois Stadium |
| Champion: | NAIA champion |
| Bowl: | NAIA Championship Game |
| Bowl Result: | W 35–25 vs. |
The 2022 Northwestern Red Raiders football represented Northwestern College as a member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference during the 2022 NAIA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Matt McCarty, the Red Raiders compiled an overall record of 13–1 with a mark of 9–1 in conference play, placing second in the GPAC.
Northwestern (IA) beat in the first round, in the quarterfinals, and in the seminfinals before playing in the 2022 NAIA Football National Championship where they played and won 35–25 to secure the school's third-overall title. Northwestern (IA) played home games at Korver Field at De Valois Stadium in Orange City, Iowa.
| Northwestern Red Raiders | |||||
| Name | Position | Consecutive season at Northwestern (IA) in current position | Previous position | NWC profile | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt McCarty | Head coach | 7th | Northwestern (IA) – Assistant head coach / defensive coordinator (2012–2015) | [2] | |
| Jake Menage | Offensive coordinator | 1st | Northern Illinois – Wide receivers / tight ends (2019–2021) | [3] | |
| Billy Kirch | Defensive coordinator / safeties | 7th | Northwestern (IA) – Safeties (2015) | [4] | |
| Brett Moser | Defensive line | 1st | Northwestern (IA) – Graduate assistant (2021) | [5] | |
| Brad Zeutenhorst | Linebackers | 26th | N/A | [6] | |
| Ross Fernstrum | Defensive line | 11th | N/A | [7] | |
| Brice Byker | Wide receivers | 8th | N/A | [8] | |
| Gabe Davis | Tight ends | 6th | LeMars Community High School – Assistant (2003–2015) | [9] | |
| Benji Kasel | Running backs | 3rd | West Sioux High School – Assistant (2016–2019) | [10] | |
| Levi Letsche | Offensive line | 2nd | N/A | [11] | |
| Sam Rall | Quarterbacks | 3rd | Northwestern (IA) – Graduate assistant (2016) | [12] | |
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