Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football, 2000–2009

The Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football program, 2000–2009 represented Saginaw Valley State University during the 2000s in NCAA Division II college football as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). The team was led during the decade by two head coaches: Randy Awrey (1999–2007); and Jim Collins (2008–2018).

2000–2009 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Head coach	Randy Awrey (1999–2007) Jim Collins (2008–2018)
Home stadium	Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2010 →

The team played its home games at Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium, commonly shortened to Wickes Stadium, in University Center, Michigan.

Decade overview

Year	Head coach	Overall record	Conf. record	Conf. rank	Points scored	Points against	Delta
2000	Randy Awrey	9–3	9–1	2	366	316	+50
2001	Randy Awrey	11–2	9–1	2	381	256	+125
2002	Randy Awrey	9–3	8–2	2 (tie)	479	224	+255
2003	Randy Awrey	12–1	10–0	1	437	187	+250
2004	Randy Awrey	7–3	7–3	4	354	177	+177
2005	Randy Awrey	11–2	9–0	2	344	191	+153
2006	Randy Awrey	6–4	6–4	4 (tie)	269	241	+28
2007	Randy Awrey	7–3	7–3	3 (tie)	292	206	+86
2008	Jim Collins	7–3	7–3	3 (tie)	262	224	+38
2009	Jim Collins	9–3	8–2	2 (tie)	342	252	+90
TOTAL		88–27	80–19

2000

2000 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	9–3 (9–1 GLIAC)
Head coach	Randy Awrey (2nd season)
Home stadium	Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Northwood +^		9	–	1					10	–	2
No. 4 Saginaw Valley State +^		9	–	1					9	–	3
Grand Valley State		7	–	3					7	–	4
Northern Michigan		6	–	4					6	–	5
Ashland		5	–	5					6	–	5
Michigan Tech		5	–	5					5	–	5
Ferris State		5	–	5					5	–	6
Wayne State (MI)		4	–	6					4	–	6
Mercyhurst		4	–	6					4	–	7
Hillsdale		2	–	8					3	–	8
Indianapolis		2	–	8					3	–	8
Findlay		2	–	8					2	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Northeast Region poll

The 2000 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football team represented Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Randy Awrey, the Cardinals compiled a 9–3 record (9–1 in conference games), finished in second place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 366 to 316.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at Hillsdale		Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 19–21	2,551
September 9	Grand Valley State		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	W 28–21	3,700
September 16	at Ferris State		Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	W 39–36	4,329
September 23	Indianapolis		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 46–34	2,400
September 30	at Ashland	No. 9 (Northeast)	Community Stadium Ashland, OH	W 42–35 OT	2,500
October 7	at Mercyhurst	No. 8 (Northeast)	Tullio Field Erie, PA	W 46–40	775
October 14	No. 4 (Northeast) Northwood	No. 6 (Northeast)	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Axe Bowl)	L 3–17	7,500
October 21	at Wayne State (MI)	No. 8 (Northeast)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 31–19	1,649
October 28	Findlay	No. 8 (Northeast)	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 31–6	2,400
November 4	Michigan Tech	No. 5 (Northeast)	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 21–20	3,800	[2]
November 11	at Northern Michigan	No. 4 (Northeast)	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 28–21	3,017
November 18	at Bloomsburg		Bloomsburg, PA	L 32–46	1,435
Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

2001

2001 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football
NCAA Division II quarterfinals, L 30–33 vs. Grand Valley State
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	11–2 (9–1 GLIAC)
Head coach	Randy Awrey (3rd season)
Home stadium	Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Grand Valley State $^		9	–	0					13	–	1
No. 9 Saginaw Valley State ^		9	–	1					11	–	2
Ferris State		7	–	3					7	–	4
Indianapolis		6	–	4					7	–	4
Ashland		5	–	5					6	–	5
Michigan Tech		5	–	5					5	–	5
Northern Michigan		3	–	7					4	–	7
Northwood		3	–	6					3	–	6
Wayne State (MI)		3	–	6					3	–	7
Findlay		3	–	7					3	–	8
Hillsdale		3	–	7					3	–	8
Mercyhurst		2	–	7					2	–	7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2001 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football team represented Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division II football season. In their third year under head coach Randy Awrey, the Cardinals compiled an 11–2 record (9–1 in conference games), finished in second place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 381 to 256.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1		Hillsdale	No. 24	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 31–21	3,982
September 8		at No. 18 Grand Valley State		Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	L 7–38	5,303
September 15	12:00 p.m.	Ferris State		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 33–20	6,813
September 22		at Indianapolis		Indianapolis, IN	W 17–14	4,000
September 29		Ashland		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 20–3	3,974
October 6		Mercyhurst	No. 24	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 28–21	4,053
October 13	12:00 p.m.	at Northwood	No. 21	Midland, MI (Axe Bowl)	W 24–21	2,629
October 20		Wayne State (MI)	No. 21	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 45–12	3,841
October 27		at Findlay	No. 17	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 49–21	1,370
November 3	11:30 a.m.	at Michigan Tech	No. 14	Houghton, MI	W 40–10	1,140
November 10		Northern Michigan	No. 12	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 24–10	3,724
November 17		No. 8 Indiana (PA)*	No. 9	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (NCAA Division II first round)	W 33–32	3,541
November 24		at No. 2 Grand Valley State*	No. 9	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)	L 30–33	3,737
*Non-conference game Rankings from American Football Coaches Association Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2002

2002 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	9–3 (8–2 GLIAC)
Head coach	Randy Awrey (4th season)
Home stadium	Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Grand Valley State $^		9	–	0					14	–	0
No. 15 Saginaw Valley State ^		8	–	2					9	–	3
No. 19 Findlay		8	–	2					9	–	2
Northwood		7	–	3					7	–	4
Northern Michigan		6	–	4					6	–	5
Ferris State		4	–	5					5	–	5
Indianapolis		4	–	6					5	–	6
Hillsdale		4	–	6					4	–	7
Michigan Tech		3	–	7					3	–	7
Wayne State (MI)		3	–	7					3	–	8
Ashland		2	–	8					2	–	9
Mercyhurst		1	–	9					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2002 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football team represented Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth year under head coach Randy Awrey, the Cardinals compiled a 9–3 record (8–2 in conference games), tied for second place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 479 to 224.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Northwood	No. 8	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Axe Bowl)	W 47–13	7,688
September 14	Michigan Tech	No. 4	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 35–21	4,734
September 21	Mercyhurst	No. 4	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 51–7	3,296
September 28	at Ashland	No. 4	Ashland, OH	W 52–20	1,750
October 5	Indianapolis	No. 4	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 63–24	4,536
October 12	at No. 20 Findlay	No. 4	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 69–7	3,002
October 19	No. 1 Grand Valley State	No. 3	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	L 18–23	11,234
October 26	at Ferris State	No. 9	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	L 3–24	2,263
November 2	Hillsdale	No. 18	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 48–20	2,138
November 9	at Northern Michigan	No. 16	Superior Dome Marquette MI	W 28–24	3,571
November 16	at Wayne State (MI)	No. 15	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 42–14	2,424
November 23	at No. 6 IUP*	No. 15	Indiana, PA (NCAA Division II playoffs first round)	L 23–27	2,289
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

2003

2003 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football
GLIAC champion
NCAA Division II quarterfinals, L 3–10 vs. Grand Valley State
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	12–1 (10–0 GLIAC)
Head coach	Randy Awrey (5th season)
Home stadium	Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Saginaw Valley State $^		10	–	0					12	–	1
No. 4 Grand Valley State ^		9	–	1					14	–	1
Northwood		6	–	4					6	–	5
Ferris State		5	–	5					6	–	5
Findlay		5	–	5					6	–	5
Indianapolis		5	–	5					6	–	5
Michigan Tech		5	–	5					5	–	5
Mercyhurst		4	–	6					5	–	6
Hillsdale		4	–	6					4	–	7
Northern Michigan		3	–	7					3	–	8
Wayne State (MI)		2	–	8					3	–	8
Ashland		2	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2003 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football team represented Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth year under head coach Randy Awrey, the Cardinals compiled a 12–1 record (10–0 in conference games), won the GLIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 437 to 187. They participated in the NCAA Division II playoffs, losing to national champion Grand Valley State in the quarterfinals.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	12:00 p.m.	Northwood	No. 7	Wickes Stadium University Center MI (Axe Bowl)	W 30–14	6,131
September 13		at Michigan Tech	No. 5	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 34–32	1,534
September 20		at Mercyhurst	No. 6	Tullio Field Erie, PA	W 26–3	2,317
September 27		Ashland	No. 6	Wickes Stadium University Center MI	W 38–0	3,331
October 4		at Indianapolis	No. 6	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	W 55–3	3,500
October 11		No. 25 Findlay	No. 6	Wickes Stadium University Center MI	W 35–7	4,761
October 18	7:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Grand Valley State	No. 5	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	W 34–20	12,832
October 25	12:00 p.m.	Ferris State	No. 2	Wickes Stadium University Center MI	W 38–31	5,175
November 1		at Hillsdale	No. 2	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 31–22	1,970
November 8		Northern Michigan	No. 1	Wickes Stadium University Center MI	W 42–15	4,459
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Wayne State (MI)	No. 1	Wickes Stadium University Center MI	W 38–21	3,873	[6]
November 22		No. 18 Edinboro*	No. 1	Wickes Stadium University Center MI (NCAA Division II first round)	W 33–9	3,907	[7]
November 29	12:00 p.m.	No. 4 Grand Valley State*	No. 1	Wickes Stadium University Center MI (NCAA Division II quarterfinals)	L 3–10	9,267	[8]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2004

2004 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–3 (7–2 GLIAC)
Head coach	Randy Awrey (6th season)
Home stadium	Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

2004 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Northwood +^		9	–	1					10	–	2
No. 11 Michigan Tech +^		9	–	1					9	–	2
No. 9 Grand Valley State ^		8	–	2					10	–	3
No. 25 Saginaw Valley State		7	–	3					7	–	3
Ferris State		6	–	4					6	–	5
Findlay		5	–	5					6	–	5
Ashland		4	–	6					5	–	6
Hillsdale		4	–	6					4	–	7
Mercyhurst		4	–	6					4	–	7
Gannon		3	–	7					4	–	7
Indianapolis		3	–	7					4	–	7
Northern Michigan		2	–	8					2	–	8
Wayne State (MI)		1	–	9					1	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2004 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football team represented Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2004 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth year under head coach Randy Awrey, the Cardinals compiled a 7–3 record (7–3 in conference games), finished in fourth place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 354 to 177.^[9]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28	No. 25 Northwood	No. 18	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Axe Bowl)	L 21–24	4,781
September 11	at Wayne State (MI)	No. 17	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 45–0	2,067
September 18	at Findlay	No. 14	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 38–24	2,230
September 25	Hillsdale	No. 13	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 35–14	3,726
October 2	Indianapolis	No. 13	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 62–14	4,239
October 9	at Mercyhurst	No. 13	Tullio Field Erie, PA	L 15–22	1,775
October 16	No. 1 Grand Valley State	No. 23	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	W 31–20	6,325
October 23	Northern Michigan	No. 19	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 42–7	3,207
October 30	at No. 7 Michigan Tech	No. 16	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 18–38	2,912
November 6	at Ferris State	No. 25	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	W 47–14	1,899
Rankings from American Football Coaches Association Poll released prior to the game

2005

2005 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football
NCAA Division II playoffs, L 17–24 vs. Grand Valley State
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	11–2 (9–1 GLIAC)
Head coach	Randy Awrey (7th season)
Home stadium	Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Grand Valley State $^		9	–	0					13	–	0
No. 3 Saginaw Valley State * ^		9	–	1					11	–	2
No. 18 Northwood ^		8	–	2					9	–	3
Ashland		8	–	2					9	–	2
Michigan Tech		6	–	3					6	–	3
Indianapolis		5	–	5					6	–	5
Hillsdale		4	–	6					5	–	6
Wayne State (MI)		3	–	7					3	–	7
Ferris State		3	–	7					3	–	8
Gannon		3	–	7					3	–	8
Findlay		2	–	8					3	–	8
Mercyhurst		2	–	8					2	–	8
Northern Michigan		2	–	8					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Saginaw Valley State forfeited all wins, giving all other GLIAC teams except Grand Valley State, Ashland, and Gannon one more official win than shown. Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2005 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football team represented Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division II football season. In their seventh year under head coach Randy Awrey, the Cardinals compiled an 11–2 record (9–1 in conference games), finished in second place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 344 to 191. The Carindals lost twice to Division II national champion Grand Valley State.^[10]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 27	at No. 10 Northwood	No. 21	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI (Axe Bowl)	W 9–7	4,292
September 10	Wayne State (MI)	No. 12	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 29–3	3,750
September 17	Findlay	No. 11	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 42–3	4,666
September 24	at Hillsdale	No. 9	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 24–3	1,825
October 1	at Indianapolis	No. 6	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	W 27–7	3,370
October 8	Mercyhurst	No. 4	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 44–14	4,100
October 15	at No. 1 Grand Valley State	No. 4	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	L 10–31	14,472
October 22	at Northern Michigan	No. 11	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 31–20	3,613
October 29	Michigan Tech	No. 7	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 17–10	5,346
November 5	Ferris State	No. 6	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 39–32	3,977
November 12	No. 10 Northwood*	No. 4	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (NCAA Division II playoffs)	W 31–16	4,300	[11]
November 19	at No. 16 Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks football*	No. 3	Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE (NCAA Division II playoffs)	W 24–21	4,357
November 26	at No. 1 Grand Valley State*	No. 3	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II playoffs)	L 17–24	5,364
*Non-conference game Rankings from American Football Coaches Association Poll released prior to the game

2006

2006 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	6–4 (6–4 GLIAC)
Head coach	Randy Awrey (8th season)
Home stadium	Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Grand Valley State $^		10	–	0					15	–	0
No. 18 Northwood ^		8	–	2					8	–	3
Ferris State		7	–	3					8	–	3
Michigan Tech		6	–	4					6	–	4
Saginaw Valley State		6	–	4					6	–	4
Wayne State (MI)		6	–	4					6	–	5
Indianapolis		5	–	5					6	–	5
Hillsdale		5	–	5					5	–	6
Ashland		4	–	6					4	–	6
Mercyhurst		3	–	7					3	–	7
Northern Michigan		3	–	7					3	–	7
Findlay		1	–	9					2	–	9
Gannon		1	–	9					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2006 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football team represented Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2006 NCAA Division II football season. In their eighth year under head coach Randy Awrey, the Cardinals compiled a 6–4 record (6–4 in conference games), finished in three-way tie for fourth place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 269 to 241.^[12]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2		at No. 21 Ashland	No. 5	Community Stadium Ashland, OH	W 27–16	5,500
September 9		Gannon	No. 5	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 26–10	3,500
September 16	7:00 p.m.	at Ferris State	No. 5	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	L 23–26	5,200	[13]
September 23		Northern Michigan	No. 11	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 37–35	4,150
September 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 14 Northwood	No. 12	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Axe Bowl)	L 14–25	3,512
October 7		at Findlay	No. 25	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 31–14	1,412
October 14		at Michigan Tech	No. 23	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 7–20	2,011
October 28		Indianapolis		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 23–16	1,006
November 4	7:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Grand Valley State		Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	L 35–49	12,410
November 11		Hillsdale		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 46–30	2,833
Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2007

2007 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–3 (7–3 GLIAC)
Head coach	Randy Awrey (9th season)
Home stadium	Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Grand Valley State $^		9	–	0					12	–	1
No. 22 Ashland ^		8	–	1					8	–	2
Hillsdale		7	–	3					8	–	3
Saginaw Valley State *		7	–	3					7	–	3
Michigan Tech		6	–	4					6	–	5
Ferris State		5	–	5					6	–	5
Indianapolis		5	–	5					6	–	5
Northwood		5	–	5					5	–	5
Northern Michigan		4	–	6					4	–	6
Findlay		3	–	7					4	–	7
Mercyhurst		3	–	7					4	–	7
Wayne State (MI)		2	–	8					3	–	8
Gannon		0	–	10					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Saginaw Valley State forfeited wins against Gannon, Ferris State, Northern Michigan, and Findlay. Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2007 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football team represented Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2007 NCAA Division II football season. In their ninth year under head coach Randy Awrey, the Cardinals compiled a 7–3 record (7–3 in conference games), tied for third place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 292 to 206.^[14]

In late November 2007, SVSU announced that it would not renew Awrey's contract as haed coach. The school announced at the same time that it had submitted an infraction report to the NCAA concerning the payment of rent for Awrey's sons, who played for the SVSU football team. Awrey's attorney described the allegations as "silly" and "ridiculous", but stated that Awrey would not fight to keep his job as "he's not interested in working for people who don't appreciated him."^[15] Awrey compiled a 76-27 record in nine seasons as the school's head football coach.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Ashland	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	L 27–32	3,650
September 8	at Gannon	Gannon University Field Erie, PA	W 49–7	2,150
September 15	Ferris State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 24–13	5,203
September 22	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 42–37	3,194
September 29	at Northwood	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI (Axe Bowl)	L 10–28	4,199
October 6	Findlay	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 44–7	4,316
October 13	Michigan Tech	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 33–16	3,962
October 27	at Indianapolis	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	W 29–24	2,674
November 3	No. 1 Grand Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	L 10–21	7,108
November 10	at No. 25 Hillsdale	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 24–21	1,766
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

2008

2008 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–3 (7–3 GLIAC)
Head coach	Jim Collins (1st season)
Home stadium	Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Grand Valley State $^		10	–	0					11	–	1
No. 15 Ashland ^		8	–	2					9	–	4
Michigan Tech		7	–	3					8	–	3
Wayne State (MI)		7	–	3					8	–	3
Saginaw Valley State		7	–	3					7	–	3
Hillsdale		6	–	4					7	–	4
Ferris State		5	–	5					6	–	5
Indianapolis		4	–	6					5	–	6
Northern Michigan		2	–	8					2	–	8
Northwood		2	–	8					2	–	8
Findlay		1	–	9					2	–	9
Tiffin		1	–	9					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2008 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football team represented Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Collins, the Cardinals compiled a 7–3 record (7–3 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for third place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 262 to 224.^[16]

Collins was announced as SVSU's new heaed football coach in late December 2007. He had previously been the head football coach at Division III Capital University in Ohio. Collins had compiled a 66-51 record in 11 seasons at Capital.^[17]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Wayne State (MI)		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 23–17	6,324
September 13	No. 2 Grand Valley State	No. 25	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	L 0–36	7,468
September 20	at Northwood		Hantz Stadium Midland, MI (Axe Bowl)	W 46–45	4,329
September 27	Indianapolis		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	L 11–14	4,873
October 4	at Northern Michigan		Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 38–21	3,102
October 11	Tiffin		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 33–14	3,682
October 18	at Ashland		Community Stadium Ashland, OH	L 28–31	3,836
October 25	Michigan Tech		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 40–23	4,037
November 1	at Findlay		Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 17–9	1,054
November 8	at Ferris State		Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	W 26–14	1,533
Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

2009

2009 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	9–3 (8–2 GLIAC)
Head coach	Jim Collins (2nd season)
Home stadium	Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Grand Valley State $^		9	–	1					13	–	2
No. 11 Hillsdale ^		8	–	2					10	–	3
No. 19 Saginaw Valley State ^		8	–	2					9	–	3
Northwood		7	–	3					7	–	3
Findlay		6	–	4					7	–	4
Northern Michigan		6	–	4					6	–	4
Ashland		6	–	4					6	–	5
Wayne State (MI)		5	–	5					6	–	5
Indianapolis		3	–	7					4	–	7
Michigan Tech		2	–	8					2	–	8
Ferris State		0	–	10					1	–	10
Tiffin		0	–	10					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2009 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football team represented Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Jim Collins, the Cardinals compiled a 9–3 record (8–2 in conference games), tied for second place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 342 to 252.^[18]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 27		at No. 8 California (PA)		Adamson Stadium California, PA	W 23–17	5,300
September 5	12:00 p.m.	at Wayne State (MI)	No. 24	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 21–13	2,862
September 12	7:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Grand Valley State	No. 16	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	L 7–38	16,467
September 19	12:00 p.m.	Northwood	No. 23	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Axe Bowl)	W 32–27	6,312	[19]
September 26		at Indianapolis	No. 19	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	W 34–13	4,432
October 2		Northern Michigan	No. 16	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	L 20–23	5,482
October 10		at Tiffin		Frost–Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	W 40–21	1,725
October 17		Ashland		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 42–14	5,283
October 24	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan Tech		Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 38–28	1,522
October 31		Findlay	No. 24	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 24–16	3,780
November 7	12:00 p.m.	Ferris State	No. 22	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 41–7	4,871
November 14		at No. 6 Nebraska–Kearney*	No. 16	Ron & Carol Cope Stadium Kearney, NE	L 20–35	3,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time