Dakota Wesleyan football can't overcome offensive woes in home loss to No. 15 Northwestern

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That’s how difficult it was for the Dakota Wesleyan University offense to move the ball in its Great Plains Athletic Conference football game against Northwestern. “You want to play complementary football and have each side of the ball and special teams play off each other. “Our defensive line was really disruptive, I thought, in controlling the run game, but also disruptive in the pass game,” McCarty said. Dakota Wesleyan's Cole Holden turns upfield after making a reception during a college football game on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025 at Joe Quintal Field in Mitchell. … The Tigers’ five first downs were the fewest in a game since recording four first downs in the 2021 Northwestern game.