The Northern Michigan Wildcats football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Northern Michigan University located in the U.S. state of Michigan.
Championships National championships 1975 NCAA (1) Division II (1) Gil Krueger 13–1 Western Kentucky W, 16–14
Postseason appearances NAIA The Wildcats made two appearances in the NAIA playoffs, with a combined record of 0–1–1.
1960 Semifinals Lenoir Rhyne T, 20–20 1967 Semifinals Fairmont State L, 7–21
NCAA Division II The Wildcats have made seven appearances in the NCAA Division II playoffs, with a combined record of 6–6. They were national champions in 1975.
1975 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational Championship Boise StateLivingstonWestern Kentucky W, 24–21W, 28–26W, 16–14 1976 QuarterfinalsSemifinals DelawareAkron W, 28–17L, 26–29 1977 Quarterfinals North Dakota State L, 6–20 1980 Quarterfinals Santa Clara L, 26–27 1981 Quarterfinals Elizabeth City StateSouthwest Texas State W, 55–6L, 0–62 1982 Quarterfinals UC Davis L, 21–42 1987 QuarterfinalsSemifinals Angelo StatePortland State W, 23–20 L, 7–13
Retired numbers October 11, 2025 Steve Mariucci QB 1974–1977 18Tom Schwalbach QB1956–195917Curtis W. MarkerOL1964–196675
Notable former players There have been many notable former players for Northern Michigan Wildcats football including 22 NFL Draft Picks List of Northern Michigan Wildcats in the NFL draft. Some of the notable former players are: Steve Avery Lloyd Carr Jerry Glanville Phil Kessel Chuck Klingbeil Todd Krueger Mark Maddox Steve Mariucci Jim Rathje Robert Saleh Len St. Jean Jake Witt Tim Kearney Jan Quarless Bob Kroll Bobby Jurasin Howard Schultz Nick Baumgartner
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