Wayne State Warriors football, 2000–2009

The Wayne State Warriors football program, 2000–2009 represented Wayne 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 by two head coaches during the decade: Steve Kazor (2000–2003); and Paul Winters (2004–2022).

2000–2009 Wayne State Warriors football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Head coach	Steve Kazor (2000–2003) Paul Winters (2004–2022)
Home stadium	Tom Adams Field
Seasons ← 1999 2010 →

The team played its home games at Tom Adams Field in Detroit. The field was named after Thomas B. Adams, a Wayne State football and track athlete who became a decorated naval avaitor in World War II.^[1]

2000

2000 Wayne State Warriors football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	4–6 (4–6 GLIAC)
Head coach	Steve Kazor (1st season)
Home stadium	Tom Adams 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 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division II football season. In their first season under head coach Steve Kazor, the Warriors compiled a 4–6 record (4–6 in conference games), tied for eighth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total 313 to 286.^[2][3]

Kazor was hired as head coach in February 2000. He had previously been the head coach at McPherson in Kansas in 1998 and 1999.^[4] He was Wayne State's third coach in five years.^[5]

Wayne State led the GLIAC with 455.1 yards of total offense per game in 2000. Wide receiver Pierre Brown tallied 1,492 receiving yards, leading all Division II players in receiving yards per game and setting a school record. Running back Thabiti Williamson ranked second in Division II with 212.8 all-purpose yards per game.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Mercyhurst	Tullio Stadium Erie, PA	L 27–37	2,350
September 9	Ashland	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 41–42	989
September 23	at Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	L 30–51	1,688
September 30	Findlay	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 41–20	1,107
October 7	No. 3 (Northeast) Northern Michigan	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 35–14	1,874
October 14	at Hillsdale	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 21–13	1,637
October 21	No. 8 (Northeast) Saginaw Valley State	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 19–31	1,649
October 28	at Indianapolis	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	W 24–21	3,033
November 4	Grand Valley State	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 20–22	1,680
November 11	No. 2 (Northeast) Northwood	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 28–62	3,102
Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

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2001

2001 Wayne State Warriors football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	3–7 (3–6 GLIAC)
Head coach	Steve Kazor (2nd season)
Home stadium	Tom Adams 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 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division II football season. In their second season under head coach Steve Kazor, the Warriors compiled a 3–7 record (3–6 in conference games), tied for eighth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total to .^[7][8]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	8:05 p.m.	at No. 23 I-AA Northern Iowa*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 14–34	9,210
September 8		at Ashland	Ashland, OH	W 19–16	4,000
September 15		Mercyhurst		Canceled
September 22		Ferris State	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 14–38	2,115
September 29		at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	L 43–44	2,475
October 6		at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 44–41	2,512
October 13		Hillsdale	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 19–17	2,203
October 20		at No. 21 Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	L 12–45	3,841
October 27		Indianapolis	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 14–38	1,156
November 3		at No. 4 Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 12–77	3,766
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Northwood	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 26–39	1,385
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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2002

2002 Wayne State Warriors football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	3–8 (3–7 GLIAC)
Head coach	Steve Kazor (3rd season)
Home stadium	Tom Adams 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 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division II football season. In their third season under head coach Steve Kazor, the Warriors compiled a 3–8 record (3–7 in conference games), tied for ninth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 394 to 279.^[9][10]

Tailback Craig Duppong from Lockport, Illinois, led the team with 1,875 all-purposes yards, including 1,315 rushing yards, and 12 touchdowns.^[11]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	8:05 p.m.	at No. 3 I-AA Northern Iowa*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 0–34	10,221
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	L 21–33	2,189
September 21	12:00 p.m.	No. 1 Grand Valley State	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 14–49	2,445
September 28	7:00 p.m.	at Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	W 36–21	2,682
October 5	12:00 p.m.	Ashland	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 20–25	2,827
October 12	2:30 p.m.	at Hillsdale	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 34–40	4,123
October 19	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan Tech	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 34–31	1,112
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Northern Michigan	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 46–49 OT	4,269
November 2	12:00 p.m.	at Northwood	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 27–41	1,116
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Mercyhurst	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 33–29	1,583
November 16	12:00 p.m.	No. 10 Saginaw Valley State	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 14–42	2,424
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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2003

2003 Wayne State Warriors football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	3–8 (2–8 GLIAC)
Head coach	Steve Kazor (4th season)
Home stadium	Tom Adams 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 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth and season under head coach Steve Kazor, the Warriors compiled a 3–8 record (2–8 in conference games), tied for last place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total .^[12][13]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	12:00 p.m.	Gannon	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 38–21	2,103
September 13	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 Findlay	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 3–19	2,325
September 20	7:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 14–50	9,844
September 27	12:00 p.m.	Ferris State	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 16–29	2,215
October 4	1:25 p.m.	at Ashland	Community Stadium Ashland, OH	W 29–19	3,800
October 11	12:00 p.m.	Hillsdale	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 26–49	4,341
October 18	12:00 p.m.	Michigan Tech	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 35–42	1,828	[14]
October 25	7:00 p.m.	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 45–42	2,209
November 1	12:00 p.m.	Northwood	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 24–28	1,995
November 8	1:30 p.m.	at Mercyhurst	Tullio Field Erie, PA	L 10–17	1,267
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	L 21–38	3,873	[15]
Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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2004

2004 Wayne State Warriors football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	1–9 (1–9 GLIAC)
Head coach	Paul Winters (1st season)
Home stadium	Tom Adams 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 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2004 NCAA Division II football season. In their first season under head coach Paul Winters, the Warriors compiled a 1–9 record (1–9 in conference games), finished in last place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 403 to 115.^[16][17]

Winters was hired as Wayne State's new head coach in December 2003. Wayne State had not had a winning season on the field since 1993. He had been an assistant coach at Akron for the prior nine years.^[18]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	12:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Northwood	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 3–70	2,347
September 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 17 Saginaw Valley State	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 0–45	2,067
September 18	12:00 p.m.	Northern Michigan	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 13–18	1,992
September 25	1:00 p.m.	at Indianapolis	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	W 24–21 OT	2,000
October 2	12:00 p.m.	No. 1 Grand Valley State	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 0–34	2,794
October 9	1:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Michigan Tech	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 23–61	2,775
October 16	6:00 p.m.	at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	L 6–47	750
October 23	12:00 p.m.	Ashland	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 21–28	3,118
October 30	1:00 p.m.	at Gannon	Gannon University Field Erie, PA	L 15–42	1,846
November 6	12:00 p.m.	vs. Hillsdale	Ford Field Detroit, MI	L 10–37	24,423
Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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2005

2005 Wayne State Warriors football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	3–7 (3–7 GLIAC)
Head coach	Paul Winters (2nd season)
Home stadium	Tom Adams 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 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division II football season. In their second season under head coach Paul Winters, the Warriors compiled a 3–7 record (3–7 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for eighth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 290 to 241.^[19][20]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 Northwood	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 14–28	2,127
September 10	12:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	L 3–29	3,750
September 17	5:00 p.m.	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 13–15	2,851
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Indianapolis	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 16–23	1,738
October 1	7:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 22–36	10,942	[21]
October 8	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 Michigan Tech	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 25–14	2,805
October 15	12:00 p.m.	Findlay	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 34–17	2,852
October 22	1:00 p.m.	at Ashland	Jack Miller Stadium Ashland, OH	L 3–27	1,000
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Gannon	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 14–7	1,834
November 5	2:30 p.m.	at Hillsdale	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 14–28	1,108
Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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2006

2006 Wayne State Warriors football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (6–4 GLIAC)
Head coach	Paul Winters (3rd season)
Home stadium	Tom Adams 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 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2006 NCAA Division II football season. In their third season under head coach Paul Winters, the Warriors compiled a 6–5 record (6–4 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for fourth place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 287 to 255.^[22][23]

Key additions in 2006 included freshman defensive end Athan Anagonye.^[24]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan Tech	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 36–14	2,977
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Saint Joseph's (IN)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 10–17	1,971
September 16	12:00 p.m.	Mercyhurst	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 35–31	1,582
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 24–3	1,156
September 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 1 Grand Valley State	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 13–36	2,585
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Gannon	Gannon University Field Erie, PA	W 30–3	1,724
October 14	12:00 p.m.	Hillsdale	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 41–26	4,274
October 21	12:00 p.m.	Indianapolis	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 14–39	1,584
October 28	12:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Northwood	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 34–48	1,405
November 4	12:00 p.m.	Ashland	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 33–17	1,798
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	L 17–21	3,363	[25]
Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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2007

2007 Wayne State Warriors football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	3–8 (2–8 GLIAC)
Head coach	Paul Winters (4th season)
Home stadium	Tom Adams 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 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2007 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth season under head coach Paul Winters, the Warriors compiled a 3–8 record (2–8 in conference games), finished in 12th place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 383 to 335.^[26][27]

Joique Bell led the team with 1,427 rushing yards, 28 touchdowns, and 168 points scored. Other statistical leaders included Trent Pohl (1,072 passing yards), Ed Sanders (27 receptions for 418 yards), and Alan Guy (95 total tackles, 58 solo tackles, 14 tackles for loss).^[27]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	12:00 p.m.	Michigan Tech	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 14–21	2,656
September 8	12:00 p.m.	at Saint Joseph's (IN)	Alumni Stadium Rensselaer, IN	W 42–19	1,688
September 15	1:30 p.m.	at Mercyhurst	Tullio Field Erie, PA	L 50–58 OT	1,372
September 22	12:00 p.m.	Findlay	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 28–35 OT	2,385
September 29	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Grand Valley State	Fifth Third Ballpark Comstock Park, MI	L 10–41	10,124
October 6	12:00 p.m.	Gannon	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 56–21	4,823
October 13	2:30 p.m.	at Hillsdale	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 21–35	1,503
October 20	6:00 p.m.	at Indianapolis	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	W 34–28	4,058
October 27	12:00 p.m.	Northwood	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 25–45	1,786
November 3	1:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Ashland	Community Stadium Ashland, OH	L 42–63	3,215
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Ferris State	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 13–17	2,354
Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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2008

2008 Wayne State Warriors football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	8–3 (7–3 GLIAC)
Head coach	Paul Winters (5th season)
Home stadium	Tom Adams 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 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division II football season. In their fifth season under head coach Paul Winters, the Warriors compiled an 8–3 record (7–3 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for third place in the GLIAC, and outsored opponents by a total of 222 to 161.

Running back Joique Bell led the team with 1,152 rushing yards. Bell also led the team leading in receptions (20) and scoring (78 points). Quarterback Kevin Smith completed 74 of 159 passes for 806 yards, nine touchdowns, and six interceptions.^[28]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:30 p.m.	Mercyhurst*		Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 14–10	2,705
September 6	12:00 p.m.	at Saginaw Valley State		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	L 17–23	6,324
September 13	12:00 p.m.	Indianapolis		Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 6–0	932
September 20	4:00 p.m.	at Findlay		Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 28–7	1,532
September 27	12:00 p.m.	Tiffin		Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 34–18	2,215
October 4	1:00 p.m.	at Ashland		Community Stadium Ashland, OH	L 14–41	4,188
October 11	12:00 p.m.	Northern Michigan		Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 24–10	4,502
October 18	2:00 p.m.	at Ferris State		Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	W 19–0	3,869
October 25	12:00 p.m.	Hillsdale		Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 14–7	1,984
November 1	12:00 p.m.	at Northwood		Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 42–21	1,254
November 8	12:00 p.m.	No. 1 Grand Valley State	No. 25	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 10–24	5,152
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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2009

2009 Wayne State Warriors football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (5–5 GLIAC)
Head coach	Paul Winters (6th season)
Home stadium	Tom Adams Field
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 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth season under head coach Paul Winters, the Warriors compiled a 6–5 record (5–5 in conference games), finished in eighth place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 322 to 320.^[30][31]

Running back Joique Bell led the team with 2,084 rushing yards in 2009, an average of 6.4 yards per carry.^[31] He concluded his Wayne State career as the program's all-time leading rusher.^[32]

Quarterback Mickey Mohner completed 73 of 138 passes for 1,123 yards, nine touchdowns, eight interceptions, and a 131.18 passer rating.^[31]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	12:00 p.m.	Mercyhurst*		Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 31–13	1,928
September 5	12:00 p.m.	No. 24 Saginaw Valley State		Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 13–21	2,862
September 12	6:00 p.m.	at Indianapolis		Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	W 27–23	3,162
September 19	12:00 p.m.	Findlay		Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 35–21	2,507
September 26	1:30 p.m.	at Tiffin		Frost Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	W 38–8	550
October 3	12:00 p.m.	Ashland	No. 22	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 47–40	3,682
October 10	1:00 p.m.	at Northern Michigan	No. 19	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 20–45	2,879
October 17	12:00 p.m.	Ferris State		Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 45–7	2,455
October 24	2:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Hillsdale		Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 14–45	1,496
October 31	12:00 p.m.	Northwood		Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 24–38	2,309
November 7	1:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Grand Valley State		Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 28–59	8,397
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time