Ben Rabe ’17, an exercise science major and former Cardinal football player, accepted a position with the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League in February 2024 as their director of performance analytics.

The North Central Cardinals’ football season ended in dramatic fashion, as they fell to SUNY Cortland in the Stagg Bowl on Friday, December 15, at Salem Stadium in Salem, Va. North Central was bidding for a second straight NCAA Division III national championship and third in four seasons.

Cardinals make program history for single-season victories

Finishing off one of the most historically dominant campaigns in the 49-year history of the NCAA's split into three divisions, the North Central College football team claimed their second D

The North Central College Cardinals won their second NCAA Division III football national championship in the last four years.

Earning the nation's highest honor for an NCAA Division III football student-athlete, North Central College running back Ethan Greenfield ’23 has been named the recipient of the 2022 Gagliardi Trophy.

The North Central College football team qualified for its third straight national championship game with a victory over 2021 NCAA Division III national champion University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas).

The North Central Cardinal football team prepares to host a national quarterfinal for the fourth time, seeking to land the program’s third straight semifinal berth, against Ithaca College.

North Central closed out the 2021 calendar year in true Cardinal fashion, making it a year for the record books from a media perspective. The College secured 448 media placements over the course of 2021, which is a 247.3% increase in media engagements from 2020.

A preview of North Central College's matchup in the 2021 NCAA Division III Football National Championship game.

After two impressive postseason wins, the North Central College football team changed locations for its semifinal matchup with the University of Mount Union and made itself at home, dismantling the fourth-ranked Purple Raiders, 26-13, to advance to its second straight national championship game.