The 2023 Northern State Wolves football team represented Northern State University as a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) during the 2023 NCAA Division II football season. The Wolves were led by third-year head coach Mike Schmidt.[1] 
 Schedule
 | Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | 
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 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Bemidji State |  | L 13–49 |  | 
 | September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Minnesota Duluth |  | L 21–41 | 5,128 | 
 | September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Mary | - Dacotah Bank Stadium
 - Aberdeen, SD
 
  | W 41–10 | 5,477 | 
 | September 23 | 1:30 p.m. | at Winona State |  | L 16–39 | 3,323 | 
 | September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at Minnesota State–Moorhead |  | L 26–45 | 2,000 | 
 | October 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Minot State | - Dacotah Bank Stadium
 - Aberdeen, SD
 
  | W 46–9 | 6,793 | 
 | October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | at Southwest Minnesota State |  | W 24–17 | 2,891 | 
 | October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Wayne State (NE) | - Dacotah Bank Stadium
 - Aberdeen, SD
 
  | W 28–26 | 4,549 | 
 | October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Concordia–St. Paul |  | L 14–20  | 799 | 
 | November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 21 Augustana (SD) | - Dacotah Bank Stadium
 - Aberdeen, SD
 
  | L 21–31 | 4,519 | 
 | November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northern Michigan* |  | W 44–20 | 2,101 | 
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