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2006 Football Team

2006 Football

  • Class
  • Induction
    2022
  • Sport(s)
    Football
2006 Football Team
Northwest went 9-0 in MIAA play and 14-1 overall
For the second straight season, Northwest reached the NCAA national championship game in Florence, Ala., against Grand Valley State
It marked the fourth national title game appearance in school history
Northwest scored 509 points and had an average scoring margin of +22.4 points per game
The Bearcats posted three home playoff wins over Midwestern State (27-0), Chadron State (28-21) and Bloomsburg (33-3)
Head coach Mel Tjeerdsma collected his 8th MIAA Coach of the Year Award; he was also awarded the Division II Schutt Sports Coach of the Year in 2006
Northwest's first-team all-MIAA selections went to DB Diezeas Calbert, LB Ben Harness, DL Kyle Kaiser, OL Reid Kirby, RB Xavier Omon, TE Mike Peterson, LB Thomas Smith, DL Ryan Waters and WR Kendall Wright
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