Kurt Albrecht stands under the Superior Dome after returning to the university as an alumni. Fifty years ago, Albrecht was on the Northern Michigan University Wildcats team that won the NCAA Division II championship for NMU. (Antonio Anderson | Mining Journal)

Northern Michigan University quarterback Steve Mariucci hands off to running back Randy Awrey for the game-winning touchdown run against Western Kentucky in the NCAA Division II football championship game in 1975. (Photo courtesy of Northern Michigan University)

MARQUETTE – One of the most legendary sports moments in Northern Michigan University history was when the Wildcats football team went from worst to first by winning the 1975 NCAA District II championship.

Now, 50 years later, nearly all the team will gather to commemorate

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