Northern Michigan University
0-3GLIAC · Superior Dome · 8,000
LastL 14–56 at St. Thomas (MN) · Sat Sep 12 · Wilson Ptacek 60 rec yds, 2 TD
Nextvs Davenport · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · Superior Dome · series 2-6, last win 2025
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 27 | #402 | #321 | — | @Minnesota St Moorhead | L 19–41 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #402 | #351 | — | Tiffin | L 7–35 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #408 | #174 | — | @St. Thomas (MN) | L 14–56 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #407 | #300 | Davenport | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Ferris State | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Davenport | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Michigan Tech | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Roosevelt | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Wayne State (MI) | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Grand Valley State | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Saginaw Valley State |
Game Week
4d 17h
until kickoff · vs Davenport · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET
Northern Michigan is the sleeping giant waking up — a program with a 1975 national championship buried in history and a new coaching regime that signals a serious bid to climb back into relevance.
Fans here believe northern Michigan's chip is that it had a national championship when Ferris State was nobody. The current pain is watching Ferris win four in five years while NMU searches for a way…
The season in chapters
What fans said
L 14–56 at St. Thomas (MN)
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What it is like to watch them2025 · 3-8 · last season
✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among GLIAC teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Northern Michigan University has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 3-7 over the last 10, and lost the last three.
Next Sep 19
vs Davenport · at home
Outcome band · Northern Michigan University · 2026
Outcome band · Northern Michigan University · 2026Northern Michigan University's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Game day
Northern Michigan is the sleeping giant waking up — a program with a 1975 national championship buried in history and a new coaching regime that signals a serious bid to climb back into relevance.
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Community pulse
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