No. 23 Northwood Earns Riepma Cup Win Over Hillsdale

September 19th, 2026 1:00pm

Hillsdale shutout No. 23 Northwood on their home field in the first half, but the Timberwolves returned the favor witha 10-0 second half performance. It was just enough to walk away with a 10-7 win in the G-MAC opener for both teams. The final score reflected the defensive battle this game was. Northwood did manage to scratch out 303 total yards, but Hillsdale was limited to just 182. A full game recap will be posted later today.

Final stats

OVERVIEW – HILLSDALE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 10, Hillsdale Chargers 7
RECORDS: Northwood 3-0,1-0 G-MAC | Hillsdale 2-1, 0-1 G-MAC
LOCATION: Hantz Stadium – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood football earns a dramatic 10-7 win over Hillsdale in the second annual Riepma Cup Saturday afternoon (September 19).

INSIDE THE GAME

Northwood held the ball for nearly 12 minutes in the first quarter but were unable to put any points on the board. The game was scoreless after one despite the Timberwolves running 13 plays in Hillsdale territory.
The Chargers got the only points of the opening half at the 11:17 mark of the second quarter. HC went 63-yards in 10 plays and found the end zone to go up 7-0.
Northwood's second missed field goal of the game early in the third quarter kept the score at 7-0.
NU got on the board with 5:44 to go in the third. The Timberwolves drove 57-yards in 11 plays and cashed in with a Drew Cady 38-yard field goal to make the score 7-3.
Early in the fourth, Northwood put together its lone touchdown drive of the game. NU covered 47-yards in eight plays. A fourth and one conversion at the Hillsdale three set up Ethan Hamby's two-yard touchdown run to make the score 10-7 with 6:43 remaining in the game.
Hillsdale's final drive of the game got all the way to the Northwood 25, but the Charger's game-tying field goal attempt with 17 seconds remaining was blocked by Tyler Marrogy, giving Northwood the victory.

GAME STATS

FIRST DOWNS: Northwood 19, Hillsdale 13
RUSHES-YARDS: Northwood 34-89, Hillsdale 31-70
PASSING YARDS: Northwood 232 (26-36, 0 TDs, 0 INTs), Hillsdale 134 (15-26, 0 TDs, 1 INT)
TOTAL OFFENSE, PLAYS-YARDS: Northwood 70-321, Hillsdale 57-204
TIME OF POSSESSION: Northwood 35:51, Hillsdale 24:09