SENATOBIA – For the first time since 2010, Northwest will have a five-game home football schedule this fall.
Northwest is coming off a 32nd winning season in the last 33 years, 8-2 overall record, north division co-championship and its first bowl win in 20 years (Brazos Valley Bowl).
The Rangers open the 2013 season with back-to-back home non-division games against Southwest Mississippi (Aug. 29) and reigning state champions Copiah-Lincoln (Sept. 5). Kickoff time for both games in Senatobia is 6:30 p.m.
Northwest will host a canned food drive benefiting Hope Ministries Inc. for the Co-Lin game.
The north division and road schedule opens Thursday, Sept. 12 at Coahoma with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. The 1-hour trip to Clarksdale will be the shortest trip of the year with other road trips to Itawamba, Holmes and Jones County.
Northwest returns home on Thursday, Sept. 19 to host Northeast at 6:30 p.m. for our "Stars and Stripes" game honoring the Armed Forces. The Rangers have won six of the last seven meetings.
A road trip to Fulton on Sept. 28 opens a stretch of four Saturday games out of the final five, all of which are scheduled for Homecoming games. Northwest and Itawamba will kickoff at 4 p.m.
October opens with Northwest hosting Mississippi Delta on the 5th at 2 p.m. for Homecoming. The Rangers have won seven straight games against the Trojans and own a 36-22-2 all-time series lead.
Northwest travels to Goodman for a 6 p.m. kickoff against Holmes on Saturday, Oct. 12, and is looking to extend a 10-game winning streak against the Bulldogs.
The Rangers close out their home schedule on Thursday, Oct. 17 against East Mississippi. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. and the game is tabbed as a cancer awareness fundraiser benefiting St. Jude.
The regular season concludes on Saturday, Oct. 26 in Ellisville, as Northwest makes the 4-hour trip down I-55 south to face Jones County.
All of the teams games will be carried on Q93.7 FM out of Oxford on the radio dial and online at www.ihigh.com/nwccrangers.
Learn more about Northwest football at www.nwccrangers.com and follow the team on Facebook.
