MIDLAND, Mich. – The #7-ranked Northwood University football team secured the outright Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) Championship on Saturday, capping a perfect 11-0 regular season with a 17-14 home victory over Walsh University.

The hard-fought win at Hantz Stadium officially makes the Timberwolves the outright G-MAC champions, building on the share of the title they clinched last week in a road win over Thomas More.

This is Northwood football's first G-MAC conference championship in school history and the program's first since 2004. Led by Head Coach Dustin Beurer, the 2026 squad also set a new program record for regular-season wins, surpassing the previous record of 10 (achieved in 2000, 2004, and 2005).

Northwood now advances to the postseason. The Timberwolves will learn their official playoff seeding and first-round opponent during the NCAA Division II Football Championship Selection Show on Sunday.