Saginaw Valley State University

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GLIAC · Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium · 6,800

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Kentucky State · our model 24% Saginaw Valley State University · a number, not a pick

LastL 28–35 at Northwood · Sat Sep 12

Nextat Kentucky State · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Alumni Stadium (KY)

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Saginaw Valley State University · 2026 schedule & results2-1
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 27#346#406—McKendreeW 48–241-00-0
1Sep 5#346#378—Texas A&M-KingsvilleW 41–242-00-0
2Sep 12#358#324—@NorthwoodL 28–352-10-0
3Sep 19#353#275@Kentucky State
5Oct 3Davenport
6Oct 10@Ferris State
7Oct 17@Wayne State (MI)
8Oct 24Grand Valley State
9Oct 31Michigan Tech
10Nov 7@Roosevelt
11Nov 14@Northern Michigan

Game Week

4d 18h

until kickoff · at Kentucky State · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Saginaw Valley State is the mid-Michigan program with upside — a 6-5 team in 2025 with a new offensive-minded coach signaling a belief that the Cardinals can climb back to GLIAC competitiveness.

Standard GapA program that competes in the GLIAC without the resources or national p…

Fans here believe no chip — Saginaw Valley sees the offensive hiring as a statement of ambition, not grievance. The goal is to build something new and different.

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The season in chapters

Week 12-0, all at homeW 48–24 vs McKendree · Thu Aug 27
Week 20-1L 28–35 at Northwood · Sat Sep 12
Ahead
Sat Sep 19Next: Kentucky Stateat Kentucky State · on the road

What fans said

W 41–24 vs Texas A&M-Kingsville

Saginaw Valley State University fans
r/CFB
“In a similar vein, 69 between Muncie and Fort Wayne is insanely boring too, also 127 north of Lansing until you hit Clare or so”
1w ago

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What it is like to watch them2025 · 6-5 · last season

Game feel58even gamescombined pts / game4th highest-scoring of 8 in the GLIAC
Heart rate2-3white-knucklein one-score games (5 of 11)1st most one-score games of 8 in the GLIAC
Margin+5.0competitiveavg scoring margin5th best margin of 8 in the GLIAC

✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among GLIAC teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Saginaw Valley State University has won three of its last five.

Mixed. 7-3 over the last 10, and lost the last one.

Streak L1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 7-3
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Kentucky State · away

Outcome band · Saginaw Valley State University · 2026

Saginaw Valley State University's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base2-10Mid-table finish.
Ceiling5-7Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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The experience

Saginaw Valley State is the mid-Michigan program with upside — a 6-5 team in 2025 with a new offensive-minded coach signaling a belief that the Cardinals can climb back to GLIAC competitiveness.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Cardinals.”
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