Northwood Timberwolves football, 2010–2019

The Northwood Timberwolves football program, 2010–2019 represented Northwood University during the 2010s 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 three head coaches: Mike Sullivan (2008–2013); Pat Riepma (1993–2007, 2014); and Leonard Haynes (2015–2019, 2021–2022). The Timberwolves compiled losing records in nine of the ten years during the 2010s. The lone winning season for the Timberwolves was 2017 when they compiled a 7–4 record and tied for fourth place in the GLIAC. The team played its home games at Hantz Stadium in Midland, Michigan.

2010–2019 Northwood Timberwolves football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Head coach	Mike Sullivan (2008–2013) Pat Riepma (1993–2007, 2014) Leonard Haynes (2015–2019, 2021–2022)
Seasons ← 2009 2021 →

Decade overview

Year	Head coach	Overall record	Conf. record	Conf. rank	Points scored	Points allowed	Delta[1]	Playoffs
2010	Mike Sullivan	5–6	5–5	T-3 (North)	313	355	-42	No
2011	Mike Sullivan	2–9	1–9	7 (North)	155	277	-122	No
2012	Mike Sullivan	5–6	4–6	7 (North)				No
2013	Mike Sullivan	2–9	1–8	8 (North)	243	357	-114	No
2014	Pat Riepma	5–6	4–6	T7	242	285	-43	No
2015	Leonard Haynes	5–6	5–5	T6	219	272	-53	No
2016	Leonard Haynes	3–8	3–8	12	231	284	-53	No
2017	Leonard Haynes	7–4	5–4	T4	282	293	-11	No
2018	Leonard Haynes	3–7	3–5	T5	183	362	-179	No
2019	Leonard Haynes	1–10	1–7	8	220	343	-123	No
TOTAL		38–71

2010

2010 Northwood Timberwolves football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Division	North Division
Record	5–6 (5–5 GLIAC)
Head coach	Mike Sullivan (3rd season)
Home stadium	Hantz Stadium
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
No. 10 Grand Valley State $^		9	–	1					11	–	2
No. 25 Michigan Tech		8	–	2					8	–	2
Indianapolis		5	–	5					6	–	5
Ferris State		5	–	5					5	–	6
Northern Michigan		5	–	5					5	–	6
Northwood		5	–	5					5	–	6
Saginaw Valley State		4	–	6					4	–	7
South
No. 21 Wayne State (MI)		8	–	2					9	–	2
No. 16 Hillsdale ^		8	–	2					9	–	3
Ashland		7	–	3					8	–	3
Lake Erie		3	–	7					3	–	8
Ohio Dominican *		2	–	8					2	–	8
Findlay		1	–	9					1	–	10
Tiffin		0	–	10					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2010 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2010 NCAA Division II football season. In their third year under head coach Mike Sullivan, the Timberwolves compiled a 5–6 record (5–5 in conference games), finished in a four-way tie for third place in the GLIAC's North Division, and were outscored by a total of 355 to 313.^[2]

Quarterback Aaron Shavers led the team in passing (1,194 yards), rushing (985 yards), total offense (2,179 yards), and scoring (60 points).^[2] He ranked fifth in total offense in the GLIAC.^[3] Other key players included Quillan Mathis (28 receptions for 655 yards), O'Neil Thomas (25 kick returns for 635 yards), kicker Pat Sijan (8-12 on field goals, 30-35 extra points), Tony Hite (31 punts, 40.9-yards average), and Andrew DeWeerd (95 total tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss).^[2]

Northwood finished 13th out of 14 GLIAC teams in total offense, giving up more than 400 yards and 32 points per game.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Wayne State (MI)*	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 19–31	3,956	[4]
September 11	at Ohio Dominican	Panther Field Columbus, OH	W 28–12	1,750
September 18	Northern Michigan	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 17–31	2,206
September 25	Saginaw Valley State	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI (Axe Bowl)	W 30–26	4,319	[5][6]
October 2	at Ashland	Jack Miller Stadium Ashland, OH	L 17–37	3,868
October 9	at Indianapolis	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	W 31–24	5,478	[7]
Oct 16	Tiffin	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 51–27	2,612
October 23	at Michigan Tech	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 30–62	1,923
October 30	No. 17 Hillsdale	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 28–35	1,573	[8]
November 6	at No. 8 Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 21–35	9,103	[9]
November 13	Ferris State	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 41–35	2,373
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

^[10]

2011

2011 Northwood Timberwolves football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Division	North Division
Record	2–9 (1–9 GLIAC)
Head coach	Mike Sullivan (4th season)
Home stadium	Hantz Stadium
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
Grand Valley State		7	–	3					8	–	3
Saginaw Valley State ^		7	–	3					7	–	4
Indianapolis		6	–	4					7	–	4
Michigan Tech		6	–	4					7	–	4
Ferris State		5	–	5					6	–	5
Northern Michigan		3	–	7					4	–	7
Northwood		1	–	9					2	–	9
South
Hillsdale $		8	–	2					8	–	3
No. 2 Wayne State (MI) ^		7	–	3					12	–	4
Ohio Dominican		6	–	4					7	–	4
Ashland		6	–	4					6	–	5
Findlay		6	–	4					6	–	5
Lake Erie		2	–	8					3	–	8
Tiffin		0	–	10					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2011 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2011 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth year under head coach Mike Sullivan, the Timberwolves compiled a 2–9 record (1–9 in conference games), finished in last place in the GLIAC's North Division, and were outscored by a total of 277 to 155.^[11]

The Timberwolves gained 1,987 rushing yards and 788 passing yards for 2,775 yards of total offense. On defense, they gave up 1,965 rushing yards and 2,267 passing yards for a total of 4,232 yards.^[11] The team's individual leaders included Cameron Jackson (1,078 rushing yards, 48 points scored), Aaron Shavers (587 passing yards), Quillan Mathis (18 receptions, 378 yards), and Ryan Whittum (90 total tackles).^[11]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Findlay*	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 14–10	1,943
September 10	Ohio Dominican	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 30–44	1,520
September 17	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 17–38	2,623
September 24	at Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Axe Bowl)	L 20–28	7,726
October 1	Ashland	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 3–6	1,791
October 8	Indianapolis	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 7–38	1,031
October 15	at Tiffin	Frost–Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	W 20–10	723
October 22	Michigan Tech	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 10–24	1,331
October 29	at Hillsdale	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 10–14	938	[12]
November 5	Grand Valley State	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 10–35	1,117	[13]
November 12	at Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	L 14–30	2,011
*Non-conference game

^[11]

2012

2012 Northwood Timberwolves football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Division	North Division
Record	5–6 (4–6 GLIAC)
Head coach	Mike Sullivan (5th season)
Home stadium	Hantz Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
Grand Valley State		7	–	3					8	–	3
Saginaw Valley State		7	–	3					8	–	3
Michigan Tech		7	–	3					7	–	3
Hillsdale		7	–	3					7	–	4
Ferris State		6	–	4					7	–	4
Wayne State (MI)		5	–	5					5	–	5
Northwood		4	–	6					5	–	6
Northern Michigan		4	–	6					5	–	6
South
No. 9 Ashland $^		10	–	0					11	–	1
Ohio Dominican		7	–	3					8	–	3
Findlay		7	–	3					7	–	3
Lake Erie		3	–	7					3	–	8
Notre Dame (OH)		2	–	8					3	–	8
Tiffin		2	–	8					3	–	8
Walsh *		2	–	8					3	–	8
Malone *		1	–	9					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2012 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2012 NCAA Division II football season. In their fifth year under head coach Mike Sullivan, the Timberwolves compiled a 5–6 record (4–6 in conference games) and finished in a tie for seventh/last place in the GLIAC's North Division.

Senior Joe Bitterman played at wingback, safety and special teams.^[14]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Quincy*	Community Stadium Midland, MI	W 54–31	2,803
September 8	12:00 p.m.	Walsh	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 28–16	1,120
September 15	7:00 p.m.	at Notre Dame (OH)	Korb Field Lyndhurst, OH	W 49–14	1,498
September 22	1:30 p.m.	at Tiffin	Frost Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	W 35–14	1,411
September 29	12:00 p.m.	No. 18 Wayne State	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 11–21	2,219
October 6	12:00 p.m.	No. 15 Saginaw Valley State	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI (Axe Bowl)	L 20–28	2,732
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan Tech	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 21–28	2,295
October 20	7:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 28–42	12,098
October 27	12:00 p.m.	Northern Michigan	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 13–21	1,012
November 3	1:00 p.m.	at Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	W 38–33	2,407
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Hillsdale	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 3–14	1,339
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2013

2013 Northwood Timberwolves football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Division	North Division
Record	2–9 (1–8 GLIAC)
Head coach	Mike Sullivan (6th season)
Home stadium	Hantz Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
No. 22 Saginaw Valley State ^		9	–	1					9	–	3
Ferris State		8	–	2					8	–	3
No. 3 Grand Valley State ^		7	–	2					12	–	3
Michigan Tech		6	–	4					6	–	4
Hillsdale		5	–	4					5	–	6
Northern Michigan		3	–	7					3	–	7
Wayne State (MI)		3	–	7					3	–	8
Northwood		1	–	8					2	–	9
South
No. 12 Ohio Dominican $^		9	–	0					10	–	1
Findlay		6	–	3					8	–	3
Ashland		5	–	4					5	–	5
Lake Erie		3	–	6					4	–	7
Walsh		3	–	6					3	–	8
Malone		1	–	8					2	–	9
Tiffin		1	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2013 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2013 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth and final year under head coach Mike Sullivan, the Timberwolves compiled a 2–9 record (1–8 in conference games), finished in eighth/last place in the GLIAC's North Division, and were outscored by a total of 357 to 243.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Slippery Rock*	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 36–51	2,007
September 14	at Walsh	Fawcett Stadium Canton, OH	L 14–25	1,565
September 21	at Quincy*	Flinn Stadium Quincy, IL	W 42–39	435
September 28	Tiffin	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 26–11	1,891
October 5	at Wayne State (MI)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 17–31	3,415
October 12	at Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Axe Bowl)	L 28–44	11,425	[15]
October 19	Michigan Tech	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 31–33	1,978
October 26	Grand Valley State	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 17–23	2,612
November 2	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 15–34	1,672
November 9	Ferris State	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 10–42	1,312
November 16	at Hillsdale	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 7–24	1,045
*Non-conference game

2014

2014 Northwood Timberwolves football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (4–6 GLIAC)
Head coach	Pat Riepma (1st season)
Home stadium	Hantz Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Ferris State $^		10	–	0					11	–	1
No. 4 Ohio Dominican ^		9	–	1					11	–	2
No. 21 Michigan Tech ^		9	–	1					9	–	2
Ashland		8	–	2					8	–	2
Wayne State (MI)		6	–	4					7	–	4
Grand Valley State		6	–	4					6	–	5
Findlay		4	–	6					5	–	6
Northwood		4	–	6					5	–	6
Tiffin		4	–	6					5	–	6
Hillsdale		4	–	6					4	–	7
Lake Erie		3	–	7					4	–	7
Walsh		3	–	7					4	–	7
Northern Michigan		2	–	8					3	–	8
Saginaw Valley State		2	–	8					2	–	9
Malone		1	–	9					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2014 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2014 NCAA Division II football season. Led by head coach Pat Riepma, the Tiberwolves compiled a 5–6 record (4–6 in conference games), finished in a four-way tie for seventh place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 285 to 242.

In November 2013, at the end of the season, Mike Sullivan stepped down as Northwood's head football coach. Riepma was immediately named to replace him. Riepma had been Northwood's head coach from 1993 to 2007, compiling a 90-68-2 record with four playoff appearances. In 2008, Riepma became the school's athletic director and held that position through the 2013 season.^[16] Riepma died from lung cancer in July 2015 at age 54.^[17]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 23–13	3,325
September 13	Ferris State	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 7–27	2,125
September 20	McKendree*	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 32–27	1,305	[18]
September 27	at Wayne State (MI)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 27–45	3,334
October 4	at Walsh	Fawcett Stadium Canton, OH	W 24–13	1,350
October 11	No. 22 Michigan Tech	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 6–21	3,054	[19]
October 18	Findlay	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 35–33	1,620
October 25	at Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Axe Bowl)	L 14–16	8,253
November 1	Ohio Dominican	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 21–49	1,116
November 8	at Hillsdale	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 21–49	919
November 15	Malone	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 41–17	925
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

2015

2015 Northwood Timberwolves football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (5–5 GLIAC)
Head coach	Leonard Haynes (1st season)
Home stadium	Hantz Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Ferris State +^		10	–	0					11	–	1
No. 10 Ashland +^		10	–	0					10	–	1
No. 4 Grand Valley State ^		8	–	2					12	–	3
Ohio Dominican		7	–	3					8	–	3
Michigan Tech		7	–	3					7	–	3
Findlay		5	–	5					6	–	5
Wayne State (MI)		5	–	5					6	–	5
Hillsdale		5	–	5					5	–	6
Northwood		5	–	5					5	–	6
Northern Michigan		4	–	6					5	–	6
Tiffin		4	–	6					5	–	6
Walsh		2	–	8					2	–	8
Lake Erie		2	–	8					2	–	9
Saginaw Valley State		1	–	9					1	–	10
Malone		0	–	10					0	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2015 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2015 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Leonard Haynes, the Timberwolves compiled a 5–6 record (5–5 in conference games), finished in a four-way tie for sixth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 272 to 219.

Northwood's head coach Pat Riepma died from lung cancer in July 2015 at age 54.^[17] Two weeks later, Northwood named Haynes as the interim head coach. Haynes had played for Northwood as a defensive lineman and was an assistant coach at the school for 20 years prior to being hired as interim head coach.^[20]

At the end of the 2015 season, Northwood removed the "interim" from Hayne's title and named him as the official head coach.^[21]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Northern Michigan	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 20–7	3,005
September 12	at Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	L 3–40	5,976
September 19	at McKendree*	Leemon Field Lebanon, IL	L 24–27	1,335
September 26	Wayne State (MI)	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 31–13	2,011
October 3	Walsh	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 16–7	1,205
October 10	at Michigan Tech	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 14–30	2,398
October 17	at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	L 34–37	1,812
October 24	Saginaw Valley State	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI (Axe Bowl)	W 21–14	1,825
October 31	at Ohio Dominican	Panther Stadium Columbus, OH	L 14–48	1,377
November 7	Hillsdale	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 14–28	1,611
November 14	at Malone	Bob Commings Field Canton, OH	W 28–21	1,200
*Non-conference game

2016

2016 Northwood Timberwolves football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	3–8 (3–8 GLIAC)
Head coach	Leonard Haynes (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hantz Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Grand Valley State $^		10	–	0					12	–	1
No. 5 Ferris State ^		9	–	2					12	–	3
No. 19 Ashland		7	–	2					9	–	2
Tiffin		7	–	3					8	–	3
Ohio Dominican		7	–	4					7	–	4
Wayne State (MI)		7	–	4					7	–	4
Findlay		6	–	5					6	–	5
Saginaw Valley State		5	–	5					5	–	5
Hillsdale		4	–	5					5	–	5
Michigan Tech		4	–	6					4	–	6
Northern Michigan		3	–	7					3	–	8
Northwood		3	–	8					3	–	8
Walsh		0	–	10					1	–	10
Lake Erie		0	–	11					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2016 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Leonard Haynes, the Timberwolves compiled a 3–8 record (3–8 in conference games), finished in 12th place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 284 to 231.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Wayne State (MI)	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 3–28	2,504
September 10	at Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	L 14–20 OT	6,327	[22]
September 17	Ferris State	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 26–27	2,008
September 24	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 24–29	4,516
October 1	Lake Erie	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 44–14	1,407
October 8	at Ashland	Miller/Martinelli Ashland, OH	L 7–45	4,027
October 15	at Ohio Dominican	Panther Stadium Columbus, OH	L 28–35	1,443
October 22	Michigan Tech	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 17–3	2,105	[23]
October 29	Tiffin	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 14–42	1,584
November 5	at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	L 13–28	1,306
November 12	at Walsh	Memorial Stadium North Canton, OH	W 41–13	1,065

2017

2017 Northwood Timberwolves football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (5–4 GLIAC)
Head coach	Leonard Haynes (3rd season)
Home stadium	Hantz Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Ashland $^		9	–	0					11	–	2
No. 5 Ferris State ^		8	–	1					11	–	2
Grand Valley State		7	–	2					8	–	3
Tiffin		5	–	4					6	–	5
Northwood		5	–	4					7	–	4
Wayne State (MI)		4	–	5					5	–	6
Michigan Tech		3	–	6					4	–	7
Saginaw Valley State		3	–	6					5	–	6
Northern Michigan		1	–	8					1	–	9
Davenport *		0	–	9					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2017 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. In their third year under head coach Leonard Haynes, the Timberwolves compiled a 7–4 record (5–4 in conference games), tied for fourth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 293 to 282. It was the program's first winning season since 2009.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Siena Heights*	O'Laughlin Stadium Adrian, MI	W 38–7	1,395
September 9	at Missouri S&T*	Allgood–Bailey Stadium Rolla, MO	W 47–34	2,000
September 16	Ashland	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 14–42	2,116
September 23	at Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 0–49	13,659
Spetmeber 30	at Tiffin	Frost Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	L 28–31	3,150
October 7	Michigan Tech	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 29–24	2,906
October 14	at Wayne State (MI)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 20–10	3,114
October 21	Davenport	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 33–30 2OT	1,827
October 28	at Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	L 14–24	3,275	[24]
November 4	Saginaw Valley State	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 35–21	2,006	[25]
November 11	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 24–21	1,576
*Non-conference game

2018

2018 Northwood Timberwolves football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	3–7 (3–5 GLIAC)
Head coach	Leonard Haynes (4th season)
Home stadium	Hantz Stadium
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Ferris State $^		8	–	0					15	–	1
No. 14 Grand Valley State ^		7	–	1					10	–	2
Ashland		6	–	2					6	–	4
Saginaw Valley State		5	–	3					8	–	3
Davenport *		3	–	5					6	–	5
Northwood		3	–	5					3	–	7
Michigan Tech		2	–	6					4	–	6
Northern Michigan		1	–	7					3	–	8
Wayne State (MI)		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2018 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth year under head coach Leonard Haynes, the Timberwolves compiled a 3–7 record (3–5 in conference games), tied for fifth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 362 to 184.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Tiffin*	Frost Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	L 27–40	3,150
September 8	Missouri S&T*	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 16–27	2,108
September 15	Ferris State	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 10–53	1,965
September 22	at Ashland	Ashland, OH	L 10–35	3,551
September 29	Grand Valley State	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 7–52	2,103
October 6	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 27–24	2,119
October 13	Davenport	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 30–22	1,815
October 20	at Wayne State (MI)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 21–55	1,816
November 3	Saginaw Valley State	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI (Axe Bowl)	L 10–31	1,988
November 10	at Michigan Tech	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 26–23	1,506
*Non-conference game

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2019

2019 Northwood Timberwolves football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	1–10 (1–7 GLIAC)
Head coach	Leonard Haynes (5th season)
Home stadium	Hantz Stadium
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Ferris State $^		8	–	0					12	–	1
Wayne State (MI)		7	–	1					8	–	3
Ashland		6	–	2					7	–	4
Grand Valley State		5	–	3					8	–	3
Davenport		3	–	5					5	–	5
Michigan Tech		3	–	5					5	–	5
Saginaw Valley State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Northwood		1	–	7					1	–	10
Northern Michigan		0	–	8					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2019 Northwood Timberwolves football team represented Northwood University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2019 NCAA Division II football season. In their fifth year under head coach Leonard Haynes, the Timberwolves compiled a 1–10 record (1–7 in conference games), finished in eighth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 343 to 220.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Tiffin*	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 19–22	2,014
September 14	at Findlay*	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	L 21–31	1,761
September 21	No. 10 Grand Valley State	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 3–27	1,704	[27]
September 28	Ashland	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 28–31	1,437
October 5	at Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Axe Bowl)	L 29–55	4,950	[28][29]
October 12	Hillsdale	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 30–37	1,112
October 19	at Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	L 17–44	4,976
October 26	Wayne State (MI)	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 10–31	1,308	[30]
November 2	Northern Michigan	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 28–10	1,021	[31]
November 9	at Davenport	Farmers Insurance Complex Caledonia, MI	L 14–21	1,344	[32]
November 16	at Michigan Tech	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 21–34	1,177
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game