Northeastern State RiverHawks football

The Northeastern State RiverHawks football program represents Northeastern State University in college football and competes in the NCAA Division II. In 2012, Northeastern State became member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA), and has remained in the league. NSU's home games are played at Doc Wadley Stadium in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Northeastern's football program dates back to 1909. The RiverHawks claim twenty-one conference championships, and appeared in four NAIA football championships in 1958, 1980, 1994, and 1995. The team is currently coached by J. J. Eckert, who began his tenure in 2019. Conference affiliations 1914–1928: Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference I 1929–1973: Oklahoma Collegiate Conference 1974–1996: Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference II 1997–2010: Lone Star Conference 2011: NCAA Division II independent 2012–present: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association