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2005 Wildcat Football 2005 GLIAC Composite Schedule Travel Itinerary Saturday, August 27 Saturday, October 15 Saginaw Valley State at Northwood * Noon Findlay at Wayne St.* Noon September 10 — Findlay Hillsdale at Indianapolis* 7 p.m. Michigan Tech at Northwood* Noon Depart Marquette on Friday, Sept. 9. Re- Ferris St. at Grand Valley St.* 7 p.m. Gannon at Indianapolis* 4 p.m. turn immediately after the game. Mercyhurst at Gannon* 7 p.m. Northern Michigan at Ferris St.* 2 p.m. Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan* 7 p.m. Ashland at Hillsdale* 2:30 p.m. September 24 — Gannon Ashland at St. Joseph’s (Ind.) Noon Saginaw Valley St. at Grand Valley St.* 7 p.m. Depart Marquette on Thursday, Sept. 22. Tiffin (Ohio) at Findlay 7 p.m. Return immediately after the game. Saturday, October 22 Saturday, September 3 Grand Valley St. at Northwood* Noon Northwood at Wayne State* Noon Ferris St. at Michigan Tech* 1 p.m. October 8 — Ashland Indianapolis at Michigan Tech* 1 p.m. Findlay at Gannon* 1 p.m. Depart Marquette on Thursday, Oct. 6. Re- Ashland at Ferris St.* 7 p.m. Saginaw Valley St. at Northern Michigan* 1 p.m. turn immediately after the game. Gannon at Grand Valley St.* 7 p.m. Wayne St. at Ashland* 1 p.m. Hillsdale at Findlay* 7 p.m. Mercyhurst at Indianapolis* 4 p.m. Mercyhurst at Northern Michigan* 7 p.m. Hillsdale at Tiffin (Ohio) 4 p.m. October 15 — Ferris State Depart Marquette on Friday, Oct. 14. Re- Saturday, September 10 Saturday, October 29 turn immediately after the game. Wayne St. at Saginaw Valley St.* Noon Gannon at Wayne St.* Noon Michigan Tech at Mercyhurst* 1:30 p.m. Michigan Tech at Saginaw Valley St.* Noon October 29 — Grand Valley Ferris St. at Hillsdale* 2:30 p.m. Northwood at Ferris State* 1 p.m. Depart Marquette on Friday, Oct. 28. Re- Grand Valley St. at Indianapolis* 7 p.m. Hillsdale at Mercyhurst* 1:30 p.m. turn immediately after the game. Gannon at Ashland* 1 p.m. Ashland at Findlay* 7 p.m. Northern Michigan at Findlay* 7 p.m. Northern Michigan at Grand Valley St.* 7 p.m. St. Joseph’s (Ind.) at Northwood Noon Indianapolis at St. Joseph’s (Ind.) 1 p.m. Saturday, September 17 Saturday, November 5 Findlay at Saginaw Valley St.* Noon Ferris St. at Saginaw Valley St.* Noon Northwood at Mercyhurst* 1:30 p.m. Indianapolis at Ashland* 1 p.m. Wayne St. at Northern Michigan* 5 p.m. Findlay at Mercyhurst* 1:30 p.m. Grand Valley St. at Ashland* 7 p.m. Wayne St. at Hillsdale* 2:30 p.m. Hillsdale at Gannon* 7 p.m. Michigan Tech at Grand Valley St.* 7 p.m. Indianapolis at Ferris St.* 7 p.m. Northwood at Northern Michigan* 7 p.m. Credits Gannon at Tiffin (Ohio) 1 p.m. The 2005 NMU Football media guide Saturday, September 24 was compiled and edited by Sports Informa- Indianapolis at Wayne St.* Noon Saturday, November 12 tion Director David Faiella. Design of front Findlay at Northwood* Noon NCAA Division II First Rounds - campus sites and back covers by NMU Printing Services. Ashland at Michigan Tech* 1 p.m. Photos by Duane Pape of Marquette. Print- Northern Michigan at Gannon* 1 p.m. Saturday, November 19 Mercyhurst at Ferris St.* 2 p.m. NCAA Division II Second Rounds - campus sites ing by NMU Printing Services. Saginaw Valley St. at Hillsdale* 7p.m. Saturday, November 26 Saturday, October 1 NCAA Division II Quarterfinals - campus sites Hillsdale at Northwood* Noon Gannon at Michigan Tech * 1 p.m. Saturday, December 3 Ashland at Mercyhurst* 1:30 p.m. NCAA Division II Semifinals - campus sites Saginaw Valley St. at Indianapolis* 5 p.m. Ferris St. at Findlay* 7 p.m. Saturday, December 10 Wayne St. at Grand Valley St.* 7 p.m. NCAA Division II Championship Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, Alabama Saturday, October 8 University of North Alabama, host Mercyhurst at Saginaw Valley St.* Noon Michigan Tech at Wayne St.* Noon Northern Michigan at Ashland* 1 p.m. Northwood at Gannon* 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Findlay* 4 p.m. Grand Valley St. at Hillsdale* 7 p.m. Ferris St. at North Dakota 1 p.m. 2005 NMU Media Guide Contents and Quick Facts TABLE OF CONTENTS GLIAC Schedule/Travel Itinerary ............ IFC GREAT LAKES INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Fast Facts/GLIAC ........................................ 1 Media Services .............................................. 2 Head Coach Doug Sams ................................ 3 The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) was founded in 1972. During the two years Coaching Staff ............................................ 4-5 Alphabetical Roster ...................................... 6 previous to the GLIAC’s founding, several attempts were made to create a new NCAA College Division conference. In Numerical Roster .......................................... 7 1971, the Great Lakes Athletic Conference was formed, but plans for the new conference were put on hold and several of 2005 Recruits ................................................ 8 the participating schools subsequently withdrew their support. Support Staff ................................................ 8 However, the idea for a new conference did not die, and since 1972-73 the GLIAC has been a leader in the Player Profiles ......................................... 9-16 2005 Outlook .............................................. 17 advancement and promotion of intercollegiate athletics for men and women. 2004 Game Summaries .......................... 18-19 The charter members of the GLIAC were Ferris State University, Grand Valley State University, Lake Superior 2004 Final Statistics .............................. 20-21 State University, Northwood University, and Saginaw Valley State University. 2004 GLIAC/NMU Review ....................... 22 2005 Opponents .................................... 23-25 Expansion of the GLIAC began immediately with the addition of Oakland University in 1974. Hillsdale NMU Football Honors .......................... 26-32 College and Northern Michigan University were accepted as members in 1975, while Wayne State University joined in Records .................................................. 33-34 1976. In 1977, the conference lost its first member when Northern Michigan withdrew. Michigan Tech University filled Yearly Statistical Leaders ...................... 35-38 Coaching Records/Playoff History ............. 39 the vacancy when it became a member in 1980. Year-By-Year Win-Loss Records ............... 40 After the 1986-87 season, Northwood left the conference and was replaced by Northern Michigan. Records Versus All Foes ............................ 41 Northwood rejoined the conference in 1992. Season-By-Season Results .................... 42-45 After the 1989 season, the conference dropped football as a sponsored sport. The conference schools Letterwinners ......................................... 46-48 Superior Dome Records .............................. 49 sponsoring football joined the members of the Heartland Collegiate Conference in forming the football-only Midwest University Profile .................................. 50-52 Intercollegiate Football Conference (MIFC), which began play in 1990. Media Guide Sponsor ................................. 53 After nine years of existence as one of the premier conferences in Division II football, the MIFC merged as part Inside Back Cover .................................... IBC of GLIAC on July 1, 1999. With the merger, the University of Indianapolis became an associate member as a football-only school. NMU QUICK FACTS The GLIAC entered a new era in the 1995-96 school year. Prior to 1995-96, all member institutions of the Location: Marquette, Mich. 49855 Founded: 1899 GLIAC were located in the state of Michigan. On December 14, 1994, membership was offered to three schools located in Enrollment: 9,300 Ohio and Pennsylvania. The expansion members were Ashland University of Ashland, Ohio, and Gannon University and President: Les Wong Mercyhurst College, both located in Erie, Pa. All three schools began their membership July 1, 1995. NCAA Faculty Representative: Jim Suksi GLIAC Faculty Representative: Jim Suksi On July 1, 1997, membership was granted to The University of Findlay, located in Findlay, Ohio. Findlay National Affiliation (Football): NCAA II replaced Oakland University, which withdrew from the conference after the 1996-97 season as it moved to NCAA Conference: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Division I status. School Colors: Old Gold & Olive Green Westminster College, located in New Wilmington, Pa., became the 14th member of the GLIAC when it Nickname: Wildcats accepted its expansion offer in May of 1997. On June 30, 2000 Westminster left the conference as it changed its affiliation Home Field: Superior Dome Home Field Capacity: 8,000 to NCAA Division III. Athletic Director: Ken Godfrey Overall the GLIAC conducts championships in 21 sports, 11 for men and 10 for women. The policy-making Head Football Coach: Doug Sams Alma Mater: Oregon State University, 1978 body of the GLIAC is the Executive Council, which is comprised of three representatives from each member institution – Overall Record/Years: 69-73-0/14 Years its director of athletics, faculty athletics representative and senior woman administrator. Final approval of all GLIAC NMU Record/Years: 11-21/3 Years legislation is required by the Council of GLIAC Presidents. 2004 Overall Record: 2-8 2004 GLIAC Record/Place: 2-8/12th The presidency of the GLIAC is rotated alphabetically by school, with Tom Kirinovic, director of athletics at Returning Letterwinners: 28 Ferris State, serving as GLIAC President in 2004-05. Rob Fournier, director of