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FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL Ewigleben Sports Complex - 210 Sports Dr. - Big Rapids, MI 49307 Rob Bentley, Assistant Athletics Director/Communications | [email protected] | 231-349-1934 2018 SCHEDULE NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL QUARTERFINAL August (1-0) #2 Ferris State at #1 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) Thur • 30th East Stroundsburg (Pa) W, 49-17 Saturday, Dec. 1 • Arkadelphia, Ark. • 2 pm ET September (4-0) Cliff Harris Stadium Sat • 8th Findlay W, 59-13 Sat • 15th @ Northwood* W, 53-10 Radio: Sunny 97.3 FM & FerrisStateBulldogs.com Sat • 22nd @ Northern Michigan* W, 35-19 Sat • 29th Ashland* (HC) W, 28-21 Video: LiveStream (Link at FerrisStateBulldogs.com) October (4-0) 13-0 Overall, 8-0 GLIAC National Ranking: #2 (AFCA), #2 (D2Football.com) Sat • 6th vs. Michigan Tech* $ W, 42-24 Sat • 13th @ Grand Valley State* W, 35-31 This Week’s Action Sat • 20th @ Saginaw Valley St.* W, 28-14 The second-seeded Ferris State University Bulldogs visit top-seeded Sat • 27th Wayne State* W, 38-28 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) for a Super Region Three Championship game November (4-0) showdown on Saturday (Dec. 1) in Arkadelphia, Ark. Kickoff for the D2 Sat • 3rd Davenport* W, 41-17 National Quarterfinal contest is set for 2 p.m. (ET) at Cliff Harris Stadium Sat • 10th @ William Jewell (Mo.) W, 47-6 on the OBU campus. FSU will be making its third-straight national Sat • 17th Harding # W, 21-19 quarterfinal appearance and is the only school to reach the super region Sat • 24th NW Missouri St # W, 27-21 finals each of the past three years. The Bulldogs also hold the nation’s best December (0-0) record (58-7) over the past five years in Division II football. Sat • 1st NCAA Regional Final TBA Sat • 8th NCAA Semifinals TBA The Matchup Sat • 15th NCAA Championship TBA The Bulldogs are currently a school all-time best 13-0 overall this season $ - @ Fifth Third Ballpark (Comstock Park) and claimed the GLIAC Championship with a 8-0 mark. Meanwhile, the Tigers are presently 12-0 overall and went 11-0 in the Great American # NCAA Playoffs * GLIAC game Conference (GAC) this year. It will be the second-ever series’ matchup. 2017 RESULTS Media Coverage Saturday’s game will be carried live locally by the Bulldog Sports Network Sept. 9 @ Findlay W, 48-27 Sept. 16 Northern Michigan* W, 42-10 and Sunny 97.3 FM with the veteran broadcast team of Rob Bentley Sept. 23 @ Ashland* L, 20-3 (play-by-play) and Sandy Gholston (color) calling the action. Pregame Sept. 30 Wayne State* W, 59-17 coverage gets underway at 1:30 p.m. (ET). The contest will also be Oct. 7 Tiffin* W, 13-3 streamed with FREE live audio online at FerrisStateBulldogs.com. OBU Oct. 14 @ Saginaw Valley St.* W, 49-17 Oct. 21 Grand Valley State* W, 28-27 will provide a livestream video webcast along with internet statistics. Visit Oct. 28 Northwood* W, 24-14 FerrisStateBulldogs.com for a complete listing of links. Nov. 4 @ Davenport* W, 26-0 Nov. 11 @ Michigan Tech* W, 49-7 Ticket Information Nov. 18 Ouachita Baptist # W, 24-19 Nov. 25 @ Fort Hays State # W, 31-21 Tickets for Saturday’s game at Ouachita Baptist can be purchased online Dec. 2 Harding (Ark.) # L, 16-14 (OBUTigers.com) thru the OBU Ticket Office and are $8 for adult general admission seating or $5 for students K-12. Tickets purchased online can be picked up at the will-call window on Saturday starting two hours prior to kickoff. Additionally, tickets for FSU fans can also be bought on gameday. 2018 GLIAC Conference Standings Team Conference Overall PF PA Ferris State 8-0 13-0 503 240 Grand Valley State 7-1 10-2 393 229 Ashland 6-2 6-4 257 161 MEDIA INFORMATION Saginaw Valley State 5-3 8-3 296 183 Davenport 3-5 6-5 244 230 Watch: .................FerrisStateBulldogs.com Northwood 3-5 3-7 184 362 Listen:....................................Sunny 97.3 FM ............................. Play-by-Play: Rob Bentley Michigan Tech 2-6 4-6 204 266 ................................ Color: Sandy Gholston Northern Michigan 1-7 3-8 291 333 Live Stats: ...........FerrisStateBulldogs.com In-game Updates: .............@FerrisFootball Wayne State 1-7 2-9 262 318 Ferris State Football - Visit FerrisStateBulldogs.com for more information /FerrisFootball @FerrisFootball FerrisAthletics FerrisAthletics FERRIS STATE BULLDOG FOOTBALL FERRIS STATE BULLDOG FOOTBALL GLIAC Champions FERRIS STATE IN BRIEF Ferris State officially secured the program’s 10th GLIAC Championship by winning this year’s title in outright fashion. The UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Bulldogs went unbeaten in conference action for the third time in Location ..............................Big Rapids, Mich. the last five seasons. Overall, FSU has now won 11 games or more Founded......................................................1884 six times in school history, including five-straight years. Nickname ...........................................Bulldogs Colors ................................ Crimson and Gold Memorable Bulldog Run Enrollment ............................................. 14,560 Over the last five seasons at Ferris State, the Bulldogs have compiled Home Stadium ................ Top Taggart Field a 58-7 overall record and claimed three conference championships, Capacity .....................................................6,200 posted three unbeaten regular-seasons, captured a regional title League ...................................................... GLIAC and reached the national quarterfinals three times. Ferris State Ath. Director ..................Perk Weisenburger has also accumulated two Harlon Hill National Player of the Year trophies, twice had a student-athlete tabbed as the nation’s National President ............................ Dr. Daivd L. Eisler Scholar-Athlete of the Year and won eight postseason games. FOOTBALL STAFF Head Coach ...............................Tony Annese Preseason Top 10 Team Assistant Coach ...........................Ryan Brady Ferris State was a consensus top 10 team nationally in virtually every Assistant Coach .......................Ryan Hodges preseason Division II national poll, including as high as #3 by Lindy’s Sports and CompughterRatings.com this year. FSU was also picked Assistant Coach ...........................Tesfa Smith fourth by the Massey Ratings, seventh by D2Football.com along Assistant Coach. ....................... Steve Casula with eighth by both the AFCA and College Football America. Assistant Coach ...................... Steve Annese Assistant Coach ........................... Sam Parker National Power & State’s Best Now in the seventh season under head coach Tony Annese, the PROGRAM HISTORY Bulldogs have become a national power on the Division II level. Affiliation ............................. NCAA Division II FSU has posted a 73-14 overall mark in his tenure and the Bulldogs Conference .............................................. GLIAC have also posted the best winning percentage of all 21 collegiate First Season ................................................1900 programs in the state of Michigan along with the GLIAC since his Total Seasons .............................................. 110 arrival. Overall, Annese has won 84% of his games as a head coach Overall Record .............................451-443-40 on the collegiate and prep levels and owns 298 wins to date, which NCAA Playoff Record ...............................13-9 is the most of any current GLIAC member head coach at all levels. NCAA Final Four Appearances ...................2 Michigan’s Best Team NCAA Playoff Appearances .................. 10th Ferris State was chosen last summer by Hero Sports as the state of GLIAC Titles .....................................................10 Michigan’s best college football team, regardless of division. Hero Last GLIAC Championship ....................2018 Sports unveiled its top team from every state, regardless of division, Last NCAA Playoff Appearance...........2018 and the Bulldogs were chosen tops among the 21 collegiate programs in Michigan. The award is the result of an equation created FOOTBALL INFORMATION to level the playing field across all divisions of college football using 2017 Overall Record ................................11-2 specialized criteria. 2017 GLIAC Record .................................... 8-1 Lettermen Returning...................................60 The 110th Season Starters Returning .......................................10 The 2018 campaign represents the Bulldogs’ 110th season of varsity competition. The program actually began in 1900, but no football ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS was played in 1908-09, 1917-18, 1932 and from 1942-45 for various Address ................................210 Sports Drive reasons. Additionally, no scores are available from either the 1912 or Contact (SID) .............................. Rob Bentley 1916 seasons. Ferris has an all-time mark of 451-443-40. Email ............................... [email protected] Office Phone ..........................(231) 591-3821 National Semifinal Run Ferris State posted a 12-3 overall record in 2016 while advancing to Ferris Athletics Twitter .....@FerrisAthletics the NCAA Division II National Semifinals for only the second time Ferris FB Twitter ...................@FerrisFootball in school history. In 2016, the Bulldogs also posted a school-record tying 12 victories. Ferris State received the program’s third-straight NCAA Football Playoff berth and captured the Super Region Four Championship by beating archrival Grand Valley State during a memorable run. Ferris State Football - Visit FerrisStateBulldogs.com for more information