Michigan Tech Huskies football, 2000–2009

The Michigan Tech Huskies football program, 2000–2009 represented Michigan Technological University during the 2000s in NCAA Division II college football as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). The team had two head coaches during the decade: Bernie Anderson, who held the post from 1987 to 2005; and Tom Kearly, who served from 2006 to 2016.^[1] Highlights of the decade included:

• The 2004 Michigan Tech Huskies football team compiled a 9–1 record and scored 393 points in the regular season, tied for the GLIAC championship, and made the program's first appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs, losing to North Dakota in the first round.
• The 2008 Michigan Tech Huskies football team compiled an 8–3 record and tied for third place in the GLIAC.

2000–2009 Michigan Tech Huskies football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Head coach	Bernie Anderson (1987–2005) Tom Kearly (2006–2016)
Home stadium	Sherman Field (2000–2009)
Seasons ← 1990–1999 2010–2019 →

2000

2000 Michigan Tech Huskies football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	5–5 (5–5 GLIAC)
Head coach	Bernie Anderson (14th season)
Home stadium	Sherman Field
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 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Technological University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division II football season. In their 14th season under head coach Bernie Anderson, the Huskies compiled a 5–5 record (5–5 in conference games), tied for fifth place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 263 to 250.^[2]

Quarterback Alex Kowalski, a chemical engineering major, completed 173 of 301 passes for 2,163 yards and 15 touchdowns with a 123.0 quarterback rating. He also led the team in total offense (2,448 yards) and scoring (56 points).^[2] Kowalskis also received the Alan Bovard Award as Michigan Tech's most valuable player.^[3]

The team's other statistical leaders included wide receiver Jeff Geisz (82 catches for 1,184 yards) and fullback Bryan Weden (565 rushing yards on 122 carries).^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Mercyhurst		Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 36–29	1,614
September 16	at Hillsdale		Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	W 35–33	1,500	[4]
September 23	at Northern Michigan		Marquette, MI (rivalry)	L 0–24	5,184	[5]
September 30	Hillsdale	No. 10 (Northeast)	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 14–10	1,492	[6]
October 7	No. 5 (Northeast) Northwood	No. 10 (Northeast)	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 33–40	1,780	[7]
October 14	at Ashland		Community Stadium Ashland, OH	L 28–35	3,500	[8]
October 21	Ferris State		Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 34–27	1,135	[9]
October 28	at Grand Valley State		Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 29–31	6,026	[10]
November 4	at No. 5 (Northeast) Saginaw Valley State		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	L 20–21	3,800	[11]
November 11	Findlay		Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 34–0	1,026	[12]
Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

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2001

2001 Michigan Tech Huskies football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	5–5 (5–5 GLIAC)
Head coach	Bernie Anderson (15th season)
Home stadium	Sherman Field
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 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Technological University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division II football season. In their 15th season under head coach Bernie Anderson, the Huskies compiled a 5–5 record (5–5 in conference games), tied for fifth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 350 to 297.^[13]

The team's statistical leaders included:

• Quarterback Brad Spindler - 1,720 passing yards
• Junior Joe Johnson - 1,028 rushing yards, 60 points scored
• Junior Brad Stebel - 49 receptions, 788 yards

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8		at Mercyhurst	Tullio Stadium Erie, PA	W 28–21
September 15		Indianapolis	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 31–34
September 22		Northern Michigan	Sherman Field Houghton, MI (rivalry)	W 33–28
September 29		at Hillsdale	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 35–52
October 6	12:00 p.m.	at Northwood	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 55–33	3,299
October 13		Ashland	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 45–40
October 20		at Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	L 0–35
October 27		No. 5 Grand Valley State	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 34–44	888
November 3	11:30 a.m.	at No. 14 Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	L 10–40	1,140
November 10		at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 26–23
Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^[13]

2002

2002 Michigan Tech Huskies football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	3–7 (3–7 GLIAC)
Head coach	Bernie Anderson (16th season)
Home stadium	Sherman Field
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 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Technological University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division II football season. In their 16th season under head coach Bernie Anderson, the Huskies compiled a 3–7 record (3–6 in conference games), tied for ninth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 312 to 229.^[13]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at Ashland	Ashland, OH	W 30–23
September 14	at No. 4 Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium Saginaw, MI	L 21–35	4,734
September 21	Indianapolis	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 32–24
September 28	at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	L 23–42
October 5	No. 1 Grand Valley State	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 14–56	2,056
October 12	at Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	L 14–21
October 19	Wayne State (MI)	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 31–34	1,112
October 26	at Hillsdale	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 7–31
November 2	Northern Michigan	Sherman Field Houghton, MI (Miner's Cup)	W 34–13
November 9	Northwood	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 23–33	891
Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

^[14]

2003

2003 Michigan Tech Huskies football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	5–5 (5–5 GLIAC)
Head coach	Bernie Anderson (17th season)
Home stadium	Sherman Field
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 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Technological University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division II football season. In their 17th season under head coach Bernie Anderson, the Huskies compiled a 5–5 record (5–5 in conference games), tied for fourth place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 352 to 321.^[15]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Ashland	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 27–14
September 13	No. 5 Saginaw Valley State	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 32–34	1,534
September 20	Hillsdale	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 52–59
September 27	Findlay	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 28–31
October 4	at No. 1 Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 17–48	10,034
October 11	Ferris State	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 49–30
October 18	at Wayne State (MI)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 42–35	1,828	[16]
October 25	Hillsdale	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 47–28
November 1	at Northern Michigan	Marquette, MI (Miner's Cup)	L 24–35
November 8	at Northwood	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 34–7	1,444
Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

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2004

2004 Michigan Tech Huskies football
GLIAC co-champion
NCAA Division II second round, L 3–20 vs. North Dakota
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	9–2 (9–1 GLIAC)
Head coach	Bernie Anderson (18th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Driscoll (1st season)
Home stadium	Sherman Field
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 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Technological University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2004 NCAA Division II football season. In their 18th season under head coach Bernie Anderson, the Huskies compiled a 9–2 record (9–1 in conference games), tied with Northwood for the GLIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 396 to 165.^[17] Michigan Tech advanced to the NCAA Division II football championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Huskies lost to North Dakota.

The team's statistical leaders included senior quarterback Dan Mettlach (1,985 yards total offense, 144.9 passing efficiency rating), sophomore running back Lee Marana (1,520 rushing yards, 126 points scored), and sophomore wide receiver Kirk Williams (38 receptions, 840 yards).^[17]

Seven Michigan Tech players were selected as first-team players on the 2004 GLIAC all-conferene football team: Mettlach at quarterback; Marana and Daryl Graham at running back; Joe Berger and Mike Brewster at offensive line; Brian Lepley at defensive line; and Andy Bonk at defensive back. Williams received second-team honors at wide receiver. Other Michigan Tech players receiving second-team honors were David Kopke (offensive line) and Dustin Daniels (linebacker).^[18]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28	Northern Michigan		Sherman Field Houghton, MI (Miner's Cup)	W 45–6	4,332
September 4	Indianapolis		Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 17–10
September 11	Mercyhurst		Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 54–13
September 25	at Ashland		Ashland, OH	W 51–14
October 2	at Gannon	No. 22	Erie, PA	W 38–24
October 9	Wayne State (MI)	No. 17	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 61–23	2,775
October 16	No. 7 Northwood	No. 13	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 54–7	2,378
October 23	at Ferris State	No. 8	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	W 28–6
October 30	No. 16 Saginaw Valley State	No. 7	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 38–18	2,912
November 6	vs. No. 17 Grand Valley State	No. 4	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 7–24	50,123	[19]
November 20	No. 14 North Dakota*	No. 9	Sherman Field Houghton, MI (NCAA Division II second round)	L 3–20	1,812	[20]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from American Football Coaches Association Poll released prior to the game

2005

2005 Michigan Tech Huskies football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	6–3 (6–3 GLIAC)
Head coach	Bernie Anderson (19th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Driscoll (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sherman Field
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 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Technological University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division II football season. In their 19th season under head coach Bernie Anderson, the Huskies compiled a 6–3 record (6–3 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 232 to 163.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 27	at Northern Michigan	No. 24	Superior Dome Marquette, MI (Miner's Cup)	W 42–21
September 3	Indianapolis	No. 19	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 24–6
September 10	at Mercyhurst	No. 18	Tullio Stadium Erie, PA	W 24–20
September 24	Ashland	No. 15	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 17–14	3,215
October 1	Gannon	No. 13	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 45–17	3,147
October 8	at Wayne State (MI)	No. 9	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 14–25	2,805
October 15	at No. 11 Northwood	No. 19	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 21–24	2,922
October 22	Ferris State	No. 25	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 35–19
October 29	at No. 7 Saginaw Valley State		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	L 10–17	5,346
November 5	at No. 1 Grand Valley State		Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	Canceled
Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

2006

2006 Michigan Tech Huskies football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	6–4 (6–4 GLIAC)
Head coach	Tom Kearly (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Driscoll (3rd season)
Home stadium	Sherman Field
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 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Technological University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2006 NCAA Division II football season. In their first season under head coach Tom Kearly, the Huskies compiled a 6–4 record (6–4 in conference games), tied for fourth place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 236 to 192.^[21]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Wayne State (MI)	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 14–36	2,977
September 9	at Indianapolis	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	L 31–34
September 16	No. 18 Northwood	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 7–13	2,020
September 21	No. 1 Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 20–41	10,209
September 30	Hillsdale	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 14–12
October 7	at Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	W 41–7
October 14	No. 23 Saginaw Valley State	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 20–7	2,011
October 21	Northern Michigan	Sherman Field Houghton, MI (Miner's Cup)	W 42–14
October 28	at Gannon	Gannon University Field Erie, PA	W 14–13
November 11	at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 33–15
Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

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2007

2007 Michigan Tech Huskies football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (6–4 GLIAC)
Head coach	Tom Kearly (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Driscoll (4th season)
Home stadium	Sherman Field
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 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Technological University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2007 NCAA Division II football season. In their second season under head coach Tom Kearly, the Huskies compiled a 6–5 record (6–4 in conference games), finisheed fifth in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 331 to 313.^[22]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 25	at Winona State*	Wireless Stadium Winona, MN	L 44–47
September 1	at Wayne State (MI)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 21–14	2,656
September 8	Indianapolis	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 44–30
September 15	at No. 13 Northwood	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 43–41	2,407
September 22	No. 1 Grand Valley State	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 6–48	3,687
September 29	at Hillsdale	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 0–37
October 6	Ferris State	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 40–12
October 13	at Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	L 16–33	3,962
October 20	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI (Miner's Cup)	L 27–34
October 27	Gannon	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 56–7
November 10	Findlay	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 34–10
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

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2008

2008 Michigan Tech Huskies football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	8–3 (7–3 GLIAC)
Head coach	Tom Kearly (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Driscoll (5th season)
Home stadium	Sherman Field
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 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Technological University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division II football season. In their third season under head coach Tom Kearly, the Huskies compiled a 8–3 record (7–3 in conference games), tied for third place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 322 to 321.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30		Winona State*	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 26–21	2,955
September 6		Hillsdale	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 39–36
September 13		Ashland	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 41–48
September 18		at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI (Miner's Cup)	W 47–21
September 27	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 6–52	12,405
October 4	1:00 p.m.	No. 25 Ferris State	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 21–7	2,989
October 11		at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 30–28
October 18		Indianapolis	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 31–28
October 25		at Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	L 23–40	4,037
November 1		Tiffin	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 32–28
November 8	12:00 p.m.	at Northwood	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 25–13	1,012
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

2009

2009 Michigan Tech Huskies football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	2–8 (2–8 GLIAC)
Head coach	Tom Kearly (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Erik Ieuter (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Driscoll (6th season)
Home stadium	Sherman Field
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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 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Technological University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth season under head coach Tom Kearly, the Huskies compiled a 2–8 record (2–8 in conference games), finished in tenth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 322 to 224.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	12:00 p.m.	at Hillsdale	Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 35–37	1,799
September 12	1:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Ashland	Jack Miller Stadium Ashland, OH	L 28–34	4,496
September 19	1:00 p.m.	Northern Michigan	Sherman Field Houghton, MI (Miner's Cup)	L 16–48	4,027
September 26	6:00 p.m.	No. 1 Grand Valley State	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 7–55	2,339
October 3	7:00 p.m.	vs. Ferris State	Fifth Third Ballpark Comstock Park, MI (Battle at the Ballpark)	W 38–6	2,964
October 10	1:00 p.m.	Findlay	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 5–14	1,959
October 17	6:00 p.m.	at Indianapolis	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	L 20–38	1,977
October 24	1:00 p.m.	No. 24 Saginaw Valley State	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 28–38	1,522
October 31	1:30 p.m.	at Tiffin	Frost-Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	W 21–14	312
November 7	1:00 p.m.	Northwood	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 26–38	1,845
Homecoming Rankings from American Football Coaches Association Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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