Northern Michigan Wildcats football
| Northern Michigan Wildcats | |
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| University | Northern Michigan University |
| Conference |
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Western Collegiate Hockey Association (ice hockey) |
| NCAA |
Division II Division I (ice hockey) |
| Athletic director | Forrest Karr |
| Location | Marquette, Michigan |
| Varsity teams | 16 |
| Football stadium | Superior Dome |
| Basketball arena | Berry Events Center |
| Soccer stadium | NMU Outdoor Fields |
| Natatorium | Physical Education and Instructional Facility |
| Other arenas | Vandament Arena |
| Colors | Green and Gold |
| Website | www |
The Northern Michigan Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent Northern Michigan University, located in Marquette, Michigan, in NCAA intercollegiate sporting competitions. All of the teams compete at the Division II level with the exception of the men's ice hockey program, which plays at the Division I level.
The Wildcats compete as members of the North Division of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for 14 of 17 varsity sports, with the men's hockey team playing in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, and the men's and women's skiing teams competing in the Central Collegiate Ski Association. NMU has been a member of the GLIAC since 1987.
Northern Michigan's rivals in sports action are the two other major schools in the upper peninsula: Michigan Technological University, and Lake Superior State University. The winner of the annual football game between NMU and Michigan Tech is awarded the Miner's Cup.
Men's sports (7)
Women's sports (10)
National Championships (4):
National Runners-up (4):
Basketball Final Four (1):
The Division II football team plays in the world's largest wooden dome, the Superior Dome.
The United States Olympic Training Site on the campus of Northern Michigan University is one of 16 Olympic training sites in the country. The NMU-OTS provides secondary and post-secondary educational opportunities for athletes while offering world-class training.
With more than 70 resident athletes and coaches, the NMU-OTS is the second-largest Olympic training center in the United States, in terms of residents, behind Colorado Springs. The USOEC has more residential athletes than the Lake Placid and Chula Vista sites combined. Over the years, it has grown into a major contributor to the U.S. Olympic movement.
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