Northern Michigan Wildcats football, 2010–2019

The 2010 Northern Michigan Wildcats football team represented Northern Michigan University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2010 NCAA Division II football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bernie Anderson, the Wildcats 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 outscored opponents by a total of 221 to 183.^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included:

• Carter Kopach completed 52 of 96 passes (54.17%) for 820 yards, seven touchdowns, six interceptions and a 137.48 efficiency rating.^[2]
• John Privitelli tallied 487 rushing yards on 123 carries for an average of 4.0 yards per carry.^[2]
• D Brancheau tallied 25 receptions for 382 yards, an average of 15.28 yards per reception.^[2]
• Kicker Rockne Belmonte was the team's leading scorer with 44 points on eight field goals and 20 extra points.^[2]
• Josh Droese led the team with 48 total tackles.^[2]

The 2011 Northern Michigan Wildcats football team represented Northern Michigan University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2011 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth and final year under head coach Bernie Anderson, the Wildcats compiled a 4–7 record (3–7 in conference games), finished in a tie for third place in the GLIAC's North Division, and were outscored by a total of 326 to 290.^[7]

At the end of the 2011 season, Northern Michigan announced that it would not renew Anderson's contract as the school's head football coach.^[8]

The team's statistical leaders included:

• Carter Kopach completed 186 of 327 passes (56.88%) for 1,982 yards, 15 touchdowns, 16 interceptions, and a 113.14 efficiencey rating. Kopach also had 502 rushing yards.^[7]
• Prince Young tallied 811 rushing yards on 177 carries for an average of 4.6 yards per carry.^[7]
• C Jessie led the team with 549 receiving yards on 50 receptions.^[7]
• C Marble-king led the team with 53 receptions for 429 yards.^[7]
• Julian Gaynes led the team with an average of 15.6 yards per reception (33 receptions for 515 yards).^[7]
• Kicker Rockne Belmonte led the team in scoring with 68 points on 13 field goals and 29 extra points.^[7]
• Zach Anderson led the team with 61 total tackles and 9.0 tackles for loss.^[7]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
9/1/2011	7:00 p.m.	Minnesota State*		Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 31–24	5,352
9/10/2011	12:00 p.m.	at Findlay		Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 30–23	1,225
9/17/2011	1:00 p.m.	Northwood		Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 38–17	2,623
9/24/2011	7:00 p.m.	at Ashland	No. 23	Jack Miller Stadium Ashland, OH	L 16–45	3,837
10/1/2011	4:00 p.m.	No. 9 Wayne State (MI)		Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 28–30	4,333
10/8/2011	1:00 p.m.	Grand Valley State		Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 7–42	3,817	[9]
10/15/2011	2:00 p.m.	at Ferris State		Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	L 6–35	3,241
10/22/2011	6:00 p.m.	at Indianapolis		Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	L 31–38	2,884
10/29/2011	1:00 p.m.	Tiffin		Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 59–3	2,933
11/5/2011	7:00 p.m.	at Saginaw Valley State		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	L 26–48	7,068
11/12/2011	1:00 p.m.	Michigan Tech		Superior Dome Marquette, MI (Miner's Cup)	L 18–21	4,056
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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The 2012 Northern Michigan Wildcats football team represented Northern Michigan University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2012 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Chris Ostrowsky, the Wildcats compiled a 5–6 record (4–6 in conference games), finished in a tie for last place in the GLIAC's North Division, and were outscored by a total of 346 to 231.^[10]

At the end of the 2011 season, Northern Michigan decided not to renew Bernie Anderson's contract as head coach. Ostrowsky, who had been the school's offensive coordinator the prior two season, was promoted to head coach.^[8]

The team's statistical leaders included:

• Cody Scepaniak completed 74 of 128 passes (57.8%) for 1,055 yards, six touchdowns, six interceptions, and a 133.14 efficiency rating. Scepaniak also rushed for 479, second best on the team.^[10]
• Prince Young tallied 545 rushing yards on 139 carries for an average of 3.9 yards per carry.^[10]
• C Jessie led the team with 501 receiving yards on 32 receptions (15.66 yards per catch).^[10]
• Julian Gaines led the team with 33 receptions, good for 380 yards.^[10]
• Starlin Darling led the team with an average of 16.55 yards per catch (20 receptions, 331 yards).^[10]
• Kicker Rockne Belmonte led the team in scoring with 67 points on 14 field goals and 25 extra points.^[10]
• Nick Krause led the team with 94 total tackles, including 56 solo tackles and 12.5 tackles for loss.^[10]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
8/30/2012	7:00 p.m.	at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	L 10–45	1,673
9/6/2012	7:00 p.m.	Wisconsin–La Crosse*	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 24–6	2,467
9/15/2012	1:00 p.m.	at Ohio Dominican	Panther Stadium Columbus, OH	L 7–47	1,152
9/22/2012	2:00 p.m.	Ashland	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 13–42	3,408
9/29/2012	1:30 p.m.	at Hillsdale	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 6–44	1,362
10/6/2012	1:00 p.m.	Michigan Tech	Superior Dome Marquette, MI (Miner's Cup)	L 17–41	4,954
10/13/2012	1:00 p.m.	Grand Valley State	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 38–10	2,217
10/20/2012	12:00 p.m.	at Wayne State (MI)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 31–38	3,119
10/27/2012	12:00 p.m.	at Northwood	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 21–13	1.012
11/3/2012	1:00 p.m.	Saginaw Valley State	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 33–28	1,733	[11]
11/10/2012	1:00 p.m.	Ferris State	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 31–32	2,543
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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The 2013 Northern Michigan Wildcats football team represented Northern Michigan University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2013 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Chris Ostrowsky, the Wildcats compiled a 3–7 record (3–7 in conference games), finished in a tie for last place in the GLIAC's North Division, and were outscored by a total of 342 to 235.^[12]

The team's statistical leaders included:

• Shaye Brown completed 94 of 184 passes (51.09%) for 1,194 yards, seven touchdowns, six interceptions, and a 111.63 efficiency rating.^[12]
• Wyatt Jurasin tallied 545 rushing yards on 145 carries for an average of 3.8 yards per carry.^[12]
• Christian Jessie led the team with 724 receiving yards and an average of 15.4 yards per reception.^[12]
• Marcus Tucker led the team with 49 receptions for 674 yards.^[12]
• Kicker John Oberheide was the team's leading scorer with 39 points on seven field goals and 18 extra point kicks.^[12]
• Nick Krause led the team with 83 total tackles.^[12]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
9/14/2013	1:00 p.m.	Findlay	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 41–31	2,327
9/21/2013	3:00 p.m.	Ohio Dominican	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 23–30	4,102
9/28/2013	7:00 p.m.	at Ashland	Jack Miller Stadium Ashland, OH	L 24–52	4,118
10/5/2013	1:00 p.m.	Hillsdale	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 17–27	1,704
10/12/2013	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan Tech	Sherman Field Houghton, MI (Miner's Cup)	L 7–31	2,862
10/19/2013	7:00 p.m.	at Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 17–48	13,391
10/26/2013	1:00 p.m.	Wayne State (MI)	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 33–21	4,103
11/2/2013	1:00 p.m.	Northwood	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 34–15	1,672
11/9/2013	1:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	L 17–52	6,257	[13]
11/16/2013	12:00 p.m.	at Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	L 22–35	1,634
Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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The 2014 Northern Michigan Wildcats football team represented Northern Michigan University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2014 NCAA Division II football season. In their third year under head coach Chris Ostrowsky, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (2–8 in conference games), tied for 13th place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 314 to 281.^[14]

The 2015 Northern Michigan Wildcats football team represented Northern Michigan University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2015 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth year under head coach Chris Ostrowsky, the Wildcats compiled a 5–6 record (4–6 in conference games), tied for 10th place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 357 to 315.^[15]

The 2016 Northern Michigan Wildcats football team represented Northern Michigan University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Chris Ostrowsky, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (3–7 in conference games), tied for 10th place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 442 to 340.^[16]

Jake Mayon led the team with 1,064 rushing yards on 185 carries for an average of 5.8 yards per carry. He also led the team in scoring with 84 points on 14 touchdowns.^[16]

Quarterback Shaye Brown completed 216 of 370 passes (58.38%) for 2,372 yards, 23 touchdowns, four interceptions, and a 130.58 efficiency rating.^[16]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
9/3/2016	1:00 p.m.	at Lake Erie	Jack Britt Memorial Stadium Painesville, OH	W 38–35 OT	1,400
9/10/2016	4:00 p.m.	Angelo State*	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 41–47 3OT	4,527
9/17/2016	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 24–50	16,236
9/24/2016	4:00 p.m.	Northwood	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 29–24	4,516
10/1/2016	4:00 p.m.	Walsh	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 54–14	2,309
10/8/2016	7:00 p.m.	at Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	L 13–41	7,103
10/15/2016	1:00 p.m.	at Ferris State	Top Taggart Field BIg Rapids, MI	L 23–45	3,881
10/22/2016	1:00 p.m.	Ohio Dominican	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 28–38	2,422
10/29/2016	1:00 p.m.	Hillsdale	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 38–41	1,295
11/5/2016	1:00 p.m.	Michigan Tech	Superior Dome Marquette, MI (Miner's Cup)	L 45–51 2OT	3,610
11/12/2016	1:30 p.m.	at Tiffin	Frost Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	L 7–56	1,253
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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The 2017 Northern Michigan Wildcats football team represented Northern Michigan University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Kyle Nystrom, the Wildcats compiled a 1–9 record (1–8 in conference games), finished in ninth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 303 to 172.^[17]

The Wildcats hired Nystrom in December 2016 to take over as the school's head football coach. Nystrom had been the co-defensive coordinator at Ferris State. He spent two seasons at Ferris State and, before that, five season at Central Michigan and 13 seasons at Western Michigan.^[18]

Running back Jake Mayon led the team with 1,377 rushing yards on 211 carries for an average of 6.5 yards per carry. He also led the team in scoring with 48 points on eight touchdowns.^[16]

Quarterback Ryan Johnson completed 122 of 203 passes (60.1%) for 1,581 yards, nine touchdowns, and four interceptions.^[17]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
9/9/2017	7:00 p.m.	at Angelo State*	LeGrand Stadium San Angelo, TX	L 20–48	3,904
9/16/2017	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	L 10–42	6,042	[19]
9/23/2017	1:30 p.m.	Davenport	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 24–14	3,971
9/30/2017	7:00 p.m.	at Michigan Tech	Sherman Field Houghton, MI (Miner's Cup)	L 21–28	2,979
10/7/2017	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 Ashland	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 13–38	2,550
10/14/2017	1:00 p.m.	at Tiffin	Frost Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	L 24–35	1,120
10/21/2017	1:00 p.m.	Saginaw Valley State	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 12–20	2,393
10/28/2017	4:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 3–28	12,075
11/4/2017	12:00 p.m.	at Wayne State (MI)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 24–26	2,954
11/11/2017	1:00 p.m.	Northwood	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 21–24	1,576
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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The 2018 Northern Michigan Wildcats football team represented Northern Michigan University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Kyle Nystrom, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (1–7 in conference games), tied for last place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 333 to 291.^[20]

Running back Jake Mayon led the GLIAC with 1,505 rushing yards on 262 carries for an average of 5.7 yards per carry. He also led the team in scoring with 84 points on 14 touchdowns.^[20]

Quarterback Latrell Giles completed 60 of 114 passes (52.6%) for 989 yards, three touchdowns, and six interceptions.^[20]

The 2019 Northern Michigan Wildcats football team represented Northern Michigan University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2019 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Kyle Nystrom, the Wildcats compiled a 1–9 record (0–8 in conference games), finished in last place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 319 to 152.^[22]