Northwood Timberwolves football, 2010–2019

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]

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]

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

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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

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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.

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]

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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

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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]

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.

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.

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.

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.