Michigan Tech Huskies football, 2020–present

The Michigan Tech Huskies football program, 2020–present represented Michigan Technological University during the 2020s in NCAA Division II college football as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). The team has been led during the 2020s by two head coaches: Steve Olson (2017–2019, 2021–2022); and Dan Mettlach (2023–present).

ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Headcoach

Steve Olson (2017–2019, 2021–2022)
Dan Mettlach (2023– )

HomestadiumKearly Stadium

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2020–present Michigan Tech Huskies football

Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Head coach	Steve Olson (2017–2019, 2021–2022) Dan Mettlach (2023– )
Home stadium	Kearly Stadium
Seasons ← 2019

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The team played its home games at Kearly Stadium in Houghton, Michigan.

2020

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2020 Michigan Tech Huskies football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Head coach	Steve Olson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jace Daniels (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ken Klein (9th season)
Home stadium	Kearly Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

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2020 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Davenport		–		2	–	0

Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference suspended the fall 2020 football season. The conference also announced no in-conference competition for spring 2021 play. Schools scheduled own games if desired to play. Ashland, Ferris State, Grand Valley State, Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan, Northwood, Saginaw Valley State and Wayne State (MI) opted out of the spring season.

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The 2020 Michigan Tech Huskies football team would have represented Michigan Tech University during the 2020 NCAA Division II football season. The Huskies were to compete as members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) and play their home games at Kearly Stadium in Houghton, Michigan. This would be the program's fourth season under head coach Steve Olson. Instead, The GLIAC cancelled the season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19		at Saginaw Valley State	Klearly Stadium Houghton, MI	Cancelled
September 26	6:00 p.m.	Wayne State (MI)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	Cancelled
October 10		Ashland	Klearly Stadium Houghton, MI	Cancelled
October 23	1:00 p.m.	Ferris State	Klearly Stadium Houghton, MI	Cancelled
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at Northwood	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	Cancelled
October 2	1:00 p.m.	Davenport	Klearly Stadium Houghton, MI	Cancelled
October 30	3:00 p.m.	Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	Cancelled
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Coaching staff

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Name	Position	Season
Steve Olson	Head coach/defensive line	4th
Dan Mettlach	Associate head coach/offensive coordinator	4th
Phil Milbrath	Running backs coach/special teams coordinator	4th
Bryan Thomas	Defensive coordinator/linebackers	11th
Josh Wood	Secondary Defensive coordinator/recruiting coordinator	10th
Jace Daniels	Offensive line coach	2nd
Ken Klein	Defensive line coach	9th

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2021

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2021 Michigan Tech Huskies football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	6–4 (5–3 GLIAC)
Head coach	Steve Olson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Mettlach (4th season)
Home stadium	Kearly Stadium
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

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2021 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Ferris State $^	7	–	0	14	–	0
No. 7 Grand Valley State ^	6	–	1	10	–	2
Michigan Tech	5	–	2	6	–	4
Saginaw Valley State	4	–	3	7	–	4
Northern Michigan	2	–	5	4	–	7
Davenport	2	–	5	3	–	8
Wayne State (MI)	2	–	5	2	–	9
Northwood	0	–	7	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

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The 2021 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Tech University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth year under head coach Steve Olson, the Huskies compiled a 6–4 record (5–3 in conference games), finished third in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 200 to 186.

The Huskies were ranked fifth in the GLIAC preseason coaches poll.^[3]

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	2:00 p.m.	Hillsdale*	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI		W 14–10	1,767
September 11	1:00 p.m.	St. Thomas (MN)*	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI		L 9–12	1,660
September 25	1:00 p.m.	No. 9 Grand Valley State	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI		L 21–44	1,447
October 2	1:00 p.m.	Davenport	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI		W 31–7	1,700
October 9	6:00 p.m.	at Wayne State (MI)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI		W 30–27	3,674
October 16	12:00 p.m.	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI (Miner's Cup)	WLUC	W 21–14	3,597
October 23	1:00 p.m.	No. 1 Ferris State	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI		L 10–38	1,332
October 30	3:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI		L 9–14	8,652
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at Northwood	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI		W 34–0	1,031
November 13	1:00 p.m.	Saginaw Valley State	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI		W 21–20	1,315
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Hillsdale

Week One: Hillsdale Chargers at Michigan Tech – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
St. Thomas	0	0	3	7	10
Michigan Tech	0	0	0	14	14

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at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

Date: September 4, 2021
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 1,776
Referee: Rick Schifter
Source:^[5]

St. Thomas

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Series Record	Previous meeting	Result
0–1	N/A	N/A

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Week Two: St. Thomas Tommies at Michigan Tech – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
St. Thomas	0	3	0	9	12
Michigan Tech	6	3	0	0	9

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at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

Date: September 11, 2021
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Mostly Sunny
Game attendance: 1,660
Referee: Bradley Mutnick
Source:^[6]

Grand Valley State

Week Four: No. 9 Grand Valley State Lakers at Michigan Tech – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Grand Valley St	7	23	7	7	44
Michigan Tech	0	0	14	7	21

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at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

Date: September 25, 2021
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 1,447
Referee: Brian Bower
Source:^[7]

Davenport

Week Five: Davenport Panthers at Michigan Tech – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Davenport	0	7	0	0	7
Michigan Tech	14	14	0	3	31

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at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

Date: October 2, 2021
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 1,700
Referee: Brian Bower
Source:^[8]

Wayne State (MI)

Week Six: Michigan Tech at Wayne State – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan Tech	7	6	14	3	30
Wayne State	3	17	7	0	27

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at Tom Adams Field • Detroit, MI

Date: October 9, 2021
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 3,674
Referee: Bradley Mutnick
Source:^[9]

Northern Michigan

Week Seven: Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan Tech	7	0	0	14	21
Northern Michigan	7	0	7	0	14

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at Superior Dome • Marquette, MI

Date: October 16, 2021
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 3,597
Referee: Marty Trudgeon
Source:^[10]^[11]

For the 11th straight season, Michigan Tech took home the Miner's Cup. During their winning streak, Michigan Tech beat the Wildcats by an average of 8.6 points per game, or an average total of 30.1-21.5 per game. This victory is the largest since a 28–21 victory in 2017. Since 2002, the start of the Miner's Cup, Michigan Tech is 16–3 against the Wildcats, averaging a 31.5-22.2 win per game, or a 9.3 point margin of victory. Michigan Tech has outscored Northern Michigan 599–421 in this series.^[12]^[13]

Ferris State

Week Eight: Ferris State at Michigan Tech – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ferris State	14	14	10	0	38
Michigan Tech	0	7	0	3	10

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at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

Date: October 23, 2021
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Footbally
Game attendance: 1,332
Referee: CJ Jackson
Source:^[14]^[15]

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First Quarter

(14:41) FSU TD: Hunt-Thompson 49-yard pass from Jare Bernhardt (Sy Barnett kick)
FSU 7–0; 1 plays, 49 yards, 0:09
(08:06) FSU TD: Jare Bernhardt 2-yard run (Sy Barnett kick)
FSU 14–0; 10 plays, 43 yards, 5:29

Second Quarter

(05:20) FSU TD: Xavier Wade 14-yard pass from Jare Bernhardt (Sy Barnett kick)
FSU 21–0; 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:01
(02:28) MTU TD: Darius Willis 31-yard pass from Will Ark (Drew Wyble kick)
FSU 21–7; 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:52
(00:19) FSU TD: Tyler Minor 5-yard run (Sy Barnett kick)
FSU 28–7; 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:23

Third Quarter

(06:30) FSU TD: Xavier Wade 5-yard pass from Jare Bernhardt (Sy Barnett kick)
FSU 35–7; 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:51
(04:20) FSU FG: Sy Barnett 26-yard field goal
FSU 38–7; 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:43

Fourth Quarter

(13:23) MTU FG: Darius Willis 21-yard field goal
FSU 38–10; 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:15

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 15/32, 145 yards, 1 TD
FSU – Jare Bernhardt: 17/21, 289 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

MTU – Jared Smith: 9 carries, 26 yards
FSU – Tyler Minor: 11 carries, 81 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

MTU – Darius Willis: 6 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD
FSU – Xavier Wade: 6 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD

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Grand Valley State

Week Nine: Michigan Tech at Grand Valley State – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan Tech	0	0	3	6	9
Grand Valley State	7	7	0	0	14

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at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

Date: October 30, 2021
Game time: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: Overcast, Footbally
Game attendance: 8,652
Referee: Brian Bower
Source:^[16]

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First Quarter

(05:27) GVSU TD: Scott Cooper 30-yard pass from Cade Peterson (Kollin Kralapp kick)
GVSU 7–0; 5 plays, 68 yards, 3:41

Second Quarter

(08:34) GVSU TD: Jacob Miller 3-yard pass from Cade Peterson (Kollin Kralapp kick)
GVSU 14–0; 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:43

Third Quarter

(04:20) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 30-yard field goal
GVSU 14–3; 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:15

Fourth Quarter

(13:23) MTU FG: Justin Davis 14-yard pass from Will Ark (two-point conversion failed)
GVSU 14–9; 7 plays, 69 yards, 4:00

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 15/31, 180 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
GVSU – Cade Peterson: 20/31, 181 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

MTU – Jared Smith: 15 carries, 47 yards
GVSU – Cade Peterson: 9 carries, 56 yards

Receiving

MTU – Jordan Janssen: 4 receptions, 77 yards
GVSU – Jacob Miller: 8 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TD

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Northwood

Week Ten: Michigan Tech at Northwood – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan Tech	7	6	14	7	34
Northwood	0	0	0	0	0

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at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

Date: November 6, 2021
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 1,031
Source:^[17]

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First Quarter

(06:31) MTU TD: Justin Davis 3-yard pass from Will Ark (Drew Wyble kick)
MTU 7–0; 5 plays, 38 yards, 2:31

Second Quarter

(02:29) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 25-yard field goal
MTU 10–0; 14 plays, 65 yards, 6:20
(00:01) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 27-yard field goal
MTU 13–0; 9 plays, 58 yards, 1:24

Third Quarter

(08:51) MTU TD: Jared Smith 41-yard rush (Drew Wyble kick)
MTU 20–0; 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:51
(02:58) MTU TD: Kyle Wood 7-yard rush (Drew Wyble kick)
MTU 27–0; 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:16

Fourth Quarter

(07:45) MTU TD: Michael Bates 100-yard INT Return (Drew Wyble kick)
MTU 34–0

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 14/24, 182 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
NU – Jacob Baldwin: 5/10, 60 yards, 1 INT

Rushing

MTU – Jared Smith: 21 carries, 123 yards, 1 TD
NU – Ty Cox: 12 carries, 47 yards

Receiving

MTU – Justin Davis: 7 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
NU – Ethan Bunch: 3 receptions, 40 yards

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Michigan Tech tallied its first shutout win since November 13, 2010. The Huskies returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown as the last scoring play of the game.^[18]^[19]

Saginaw Valley State

Week Eleven: Saginaw Valley State at Michigan Tech – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Saginaw Valley State	3	7	7	3	20
Michigan Tech	7	7	7	0	21

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at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

Date: November 13, 2021
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 1,315
Referee: Mike Packard
Source:^[20]^[21]^[22]

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First Quarter

(10:03) SVSU FG: Connor Luksic 27-yard field goal
MTU 0–3; 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:47
(06:01) MTU TD: Darius Willis 28-yard pass from Will Ark (Drew Wyble kick)
MTU 7–3; 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:54

Second Quarter

(10:11) MTU TD: Jared Smith 4-yard rush (Drew Wyble kick)
MTU 14–3; 15 plays, 82 yards, 7:18
(03:25) SVSU TD: Colby Newburg 4-yard rush (Ryan Heicher)
MTU 14–10; 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:14

Third Quarter

(07:07) SVSU TD: Tommy Scott 34-yard rush (Connor Lusic kick)
MTU 14–17; 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:25
(01:18) MTU TD: Hunter Richards 23-yard pass from Will Ark (Drew Wyble kick)
MTU 21–17; 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:49

Fourth Quarter

(04:57) SVSU FG: Connor Luksic 24-yard field goal
MTU 21–20; 10 plays, 30 yards, 5:23

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 15/28, 141 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
SVSU – Colby Newburg: 10/15, 116 yards

Rushing

MTU – Jared Smith: 15 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD
SVSU – Tommy Scott: 18 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

MTU – Jordan Janssen: 4 receptions, 36 yards
SVSU – Isaiah Johnson-Mack: 9 receptions, 78 yards

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Coaching staff

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Name	Position	Season
Steve Olson	Head coach/defensive line	5th
Dan Mettlach	Associate head coach/offensive coordinator	5th
Phil Milbrath	Running backs coach/special teams coordinator	5th
Bryan Thomas	Defensive coordinator/linebackers	12th
Josh Wood	Secondary Defensive coordinator/recruiting coordinator	11th
Jace Daniels	Offensive line coach	3rd
Ken Klein	Defensive line coach	10th
Bryan Parker	Outside linebackers coach	1st

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2022

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2022 Michigan Tech Huskies football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	4–7 (2–4 GLIAC)
Head coach	Steve Olson (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Mettlach (5th season)
Home stadium	Kearly Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

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2022 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Grand Valley State $^	6	–	0	12	–	1
No. 1 Ferris State ^	5	–	1	14	–	1
No. 20 Davenport ^	4	–	2	8	–	3
Saginaw Valley State	3	–	3	8	–	3
Michigan Tech	2	–	4	4	–	7
Northern Michigan	1	–	5	4	–	7
Wayne State (MI)	0	–	6	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

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The 2022 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Tech University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division II football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Steve Olson, the Huskies compiled a 4–7 record (2–4 in conference games), finished fifth in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 295 to 212.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Wisconsin–Platteville*	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	W 23–13	1,933
September 10	2:00 p.m.	at St. Thomas (MN)*	O'Shaughnessy Stadium Saint Paul, MN		L 6–32	4,768
September 17	8:00 p.m.	at Midwestern State*	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX		L 21–28	6,222
September 24	1:00 p.m.	No. 19 Saginaw Valley State*	Klearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	L 13–35	1,284
October 1	1:00 p.m.	at Davenport	Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex Caledonia, MI	FloSports	L 38–52	1,622
October 8	1:00 p.m.	Wayne State (MI)	Klearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	W 35-34	2,291
October 15	1:00 p.m.	Northern Michigan	Klearly Stadium Houghton, MI (Miner's Cup)	FloSports	W 21–7	1,629
October 22	1:00 p.m	at No. 7 Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	FloSports	L 20–28	4,914
October 29	1:00 p.m.	No. 1 Grand Valley State	Klearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	L 7–42	1,512	^[23]^[24]
November 5	1:00 p.m.	at Hillsdale*	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI		W 28–24	1,407
November 12	1:00 p.m	at Saginaw Valley State	Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium University Center, MI	FloSports	L 30–35	3,265	^[25]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

Coaching staff

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Name	Position	Season
Steve	Head coach/defensive line	6th
Dan Mettlach	Associate head coach/offensive coordinator	6th
Phil Milbrath	Running backs coach/special teams coordinator	6th
Bryan Thomas	Defensive coordinator/linebackers	13th
Josh Wood	Secondary defensive coordinator/recruiting coordinator	12th
Jack Rustman	Offensive line coach	1st
Ken Klein	Defensive line coach	11th
Bryan Parker	Outside linebackers coach	2nd

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Game summaries

Wisconsin–Platteville

Week One: Wisconsin-Platteville at Michigan Tech – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin-Platteville	0	0	7	6	13
Michigan Tech	0	7	16	0	23

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at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

Date: September 1, 2022
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 1,933
Referee: Mike Packard
TV: FloSports
Source:^[27]

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Second Quarter

(00:10) MTU TD: Steele Fortress 3-yard run (kick)
MTU 7–0; 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:47

Third Quarter

(13:23) MTU SF: Team Safety
MTU 9–0; 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
(09:47) MTU TD: Darius Willis 31-yard pass from Steele Fortress (kick)
MTU 16–0; 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:25
(06:43) UWP TD: Lukas Peterson 9-yard pass from Nathan Shackelford (kick)
MTU 16–7; 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:59
(00:56) MTU TD: Darius Willis 9-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 23–7; 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:58

Fourth Quarter

(01:40) UWP TD: Brandt Stare 8-yard pass from Nathan Shackelford
MTU 23–13; 14 plays, 80 yards, 4:37

Passing

MTU – Steele Fortress: 8/12, 131 yards, 1 TD
UWP – Beau Kopp: 18/23, 126 yards, 2 TD

Rushing

MTU – William Marano: 17 carries, 48 yards
UWP – Reece Shelton: 2 carries, 30 yards

Receiving

MTU – Darius Willis: 3 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD
UWP – Austin Guy: 12 receptions, 68 yards

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St. Thomas

Week Two: Michigan Tech at St. Thomas – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan Tech	3	0	0	3	6
St. Thomas	6	20	6	0	32

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at O'Shaughnessy Stadium • Saint Paul, MN

Date: September 10, 2022
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 4,768
Referee: Tim Duffy
Source:^[28]

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First Quarter

(12:35) STM TD: Shawn Shipman 1-yard run
STM 6–0; 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:20
(04:34) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 25-yard field goal
STM 6–3; 13 plays, 57 yards, 7:55

Second Quarter

(10:44) STM TD: Mitchell Schares blocked punt return touchdown (kick)
STM 13–3; 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
(05:55) STM TD: Andrew McElroy 33-yard pass from Cade Sexauer
STM 19-3; 2 plays, 38 yards, 0:37
(00:19) STM TD: Shawn Shipman 1-yard run (kick)
STM 26-3; 13 plays, 61 yards, 04:22

Third Quarter

(03:28) STM TD: Kolby Gartner 11-yard run
STM 32–3; 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:10

Fourth Quarter

(02:50) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 40-yard field goal
STM 32–6; 10 plays, 21 yards, 5:17

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 7/21, 53 yards, 1 INT
STM – Cade Sexauer: 8/17, 91 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

MTU – William Marano: 16 carries, 46 yards
STM – Shawn Shipman: 23 carries, 151 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

MTU – Darius Willis: 4 receptions, 28 yards
STM – Andrew McElroy: 4 receptions, 70 yards, 1 TD

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Midwestern State

Week Three: Michigan Tech at Midwestern State – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan Tech	0	14	7	0	21
Midwestern State	0	7	0	21	28

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at Memorial Stadium • Wichita, TX

Date: September 17, 2022
Game time: 8:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 6,222
Referee: Michael Murff
Source:^[29]

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Second Quarter

(13:42) MTU TD: Brandon Michalak 43-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 7–0; 11 plays, 91 yards, 6:15
(09:25) MTU TD: Darius Willis 11-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 14–0; 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:27
(03:53) MSU TD: Dillon Sterling-Cole 1-yard rush (kick)
MTU 14–7; 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:24

Third Quarter

(05:58) MTU TD: William Marano 12-yard run (kick)
MTU 21–7; 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:05

Fourth Quarter

(08:30) MSU TD: Terence Norman 35-yard pass from Dillon Sterling-Cole
MTU 21–14; 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:52
(00:43) MSU TD: Ja'Marzeyea Arvie 13-yard pass from Dillon Sterling-Cole (kick)
Tied 21–21; 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:29
(00:12) MSU TD: Malik Owens 52-yard Interception Return (kick)
MSU 28–21; 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 16/28, 233 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
MSU – Dillon Sterling Cole: 20/33, 266 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Rushing

MTU – William Marano: 18 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD
MSU – Devin Cross: 19 carries, 91 yards

Receiving

MTU – Brandon Michalak: 4 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
MSU – Ja'Marzeeyea Arvie: 7 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD

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Saginaw Valley State

Week Four: Saginaw Valley State at Michigan Tech – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Saginaw Valley State	7	14	14	0	35
Michigan Tech	6	7	0	0	13

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at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

Date: September 24, 2022
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 1,284
Referee: Alex Bade
TV: FloSports
Source:^[30]

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First Quarter

(09:23) SVSU TD: Derek Hinton Jr 20-yard pass from Andrew Brito (kick)
SVSU 7–0; 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:55
(04:10) MTU TD: William Marano 3-yard run
SVSU 7–6; 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:11

Second Quarter

(14:16) MTU TD: Brandon Michalak 30-yard pass from Ethan Champney (kick)
MTU 13–7; 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:26
(14:04) SVSU TD: Isaiah Malcome 75-yard run (kick)
SVSU 14–13; 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:12
(08:16) SVSU TD: Isaiah Malcome 7-yard run (kick)
SVSU 21–13; 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:42

Third Quarter

(09:04) SVSU TD: Andrew Brito 1-yard run (kick)
SVSU 28–13; 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:49
(02:50) SVSU TD: Derek Hinton Jr 13-yard pass from Andrew Brito (kick)
SVSU 35–13; 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:29

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 11/20, 99 yards, 1 INT
SVSU – Andrew Brito: 14/18, 176 yards, 2 TD

Rushing

MTU – William Marano: 17 carries, 44 yards, 1 TD
SVSU – Isaiah Malcome: 20 carries, 174 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

MTU – Darius Willis: 4 receptions, 71 yards
SVSU – Derek Hinton Jr: 5 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD

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Davenport

Week Five: Michigan Tech at Davenport – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan Tech	17	7	7	7	38
Davenport	0	14	21	17	52

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at Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex • Caledonia, MI

Date: October 1, 2022
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 1,622
Referee: Brad Mutnick
TV: FloSports
Source:^[31]

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First Quarter

(08:27) MTU TD: Will Ark 1-yard run (kick)
MTU 7–0; 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:33
(07:35) MTU TD: Darius Willis 26-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 14–0; 2 plays, 30 yards, 0:51
(03:11) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 31-yard Field Goal
MTU 17–0; 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:29

Second Quarter

(14:52) DU TD: Preston Smith 12-yard pass from Jason Whittaker (kick)
MTU 17–7; 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:15
(06:07) MTU TD: Alec Moriarty 2-yard run (kick)
MTU 24–7; 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:40
(04:25) DU TD: Roy Livingstone 20-yard pass from Jason Whittaker (kick)
MTU 24–14; 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:37

Third Quarter

(10:04) DU TD: Preston Smith 8-yard pass from Jason Whittaker (kick)
MTU 24–21; 4 plays, 84 yards, 2:25
(04:34) DU TD: Jason Whittaker 1-yard run (kick)
DU 28–24; 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:42
(03:35) MTU TD: Brandon Michalak 69-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 31–28; 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:59
(01:11) DU TD: Demetrius Garrett 30-yard pass from Jason Whittaker (kick)
DU 35–31; 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:24

Fourth Quarter

(12:28) DU TD: Roy Livingstone 12-yard pass from Jason Whittaker (kick)
DU 42–31; 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:35
(05:28) DU FG: Brandono Gielow 32-yard Field Goal
DU 45–31; 10 plays, 37 yards, 5:05
(01:24) DU TD: Kyshawn Richards 38-yard run (kick)
DU 52–31; 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:44
(00:18) MTU TD: Will Ark 11-yard run (kick)
DU 52–38; 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:06

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 21/39, 267 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
DU – Jason Whittaker: 24/40, 361 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

MTU – William Marano: 14 carries, 48 yards
DU – Kyshawn Richards: 5 carries, 147 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

MTU – Brandon Michalak: 3 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD
DU – Preston Smith: 9 receptions, 143 yards, 2 TD

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Wayne State (MI)

Week Six: Wayne State at Michigan Tech – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wayne State	10	7	7	10	34
Michigan Tech	7	7	7	14	35

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at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

Date: October 8, 2022
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 2,291
Referee: Joe Abro
TV: FloSports
Source:^[32]

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First Quarter

(14:02) MTU TD: Braxt Blackwell 47-yard interception return (kick)
MTU 7–0; 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
(11:15) WSU TD: Myren Harris 18-yard run (kick)
Tied 7–7; 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:41
(08:20) WSU FG: Gri. Milovanski 24-yard Field Goal
WSU 10–7; 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:53

Second Quarter

(14:04) MTU TD: Luke Terrian 5-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 14–10; 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:53
(04:10) WSU TD: Myren Harris 9-yard run (kick)
WSU 17–14; 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:45

Third Quarter

(00:04) WSU TD: Kend. Williams 19-yard run (kick)
WSU 24–14; 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:11
(00:27) MTU TD: Brandon Michalak 59-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
WSU 24–21; 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:45

Fourth Quarter

(11:26) WSU TD: Kend. Williams 48-yard run (kick)
WSU 31–21; 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:19
(10:59) MTU TD: Darius Willis 20-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
WSU 31–28; 1 plays, 79 yards, 0:18
(08:15) WSU FG: Gri. Milovanski 24-yard Field Goal
WSU 34–28; 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:35
(00:27) MTU TD: Will Ark 1-yard run (kick)
MTU 35–34; 10 plays, 64 yards, 1:55

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 22/31, 340 yards, 3 TD
WSU – Josh Kulka: 8/16, 90 yards, 2 INT

Rushing

MTU – William Marano: 15 carries, 31 yards
WSU – Myren Harris: 36 carries, 296 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

MTU – Darius Willis: 9 receptions, 183 yards, 1 TD
WSU – Dion Brown: 3 receptions, 41 yards

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Northern Michigan

Week Seven: Northern Michigan at Michigan Tech – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Michigan	0	0	0	7	7
Michigan Tech	0	7	7	7	21

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at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

Date: October 15, 2022
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Rain
Game attendance: 1,629
Referee: Carl Chapman
TV: FloSports
Source:^[33]

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Second Quarter

(06:04) MTU TD: Darius Willis 41-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 7–0; 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:06

Third Quarter

(10:22) MTU TD: Brandon Michalak 24-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 14–0; 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:27

Fourth Quarter

(13:23) MTU TD: Darius Willis 29-yard Field Goal (kick)
MTU 21–0; 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:36
(11:57) NMU TD: Tyshon King 2-yard run (kick)
MTU 21–7; 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:19

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 13/19, 139 yards, 2 TD
NMU – Drake Davis: 12/20, 93 yards, 1 INT

Rushing

MTU – Will Ark: 12 carries, 52 yards
NMU – Tyshon King: 13 carries, 42 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

MTU – Darius Willis: 6 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD
NMU – Charlie Gerhard: 3 receptions, 56 yards

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Ferris State

Week Eight: Michigan Tech at Ferris State – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan Tech	10	0	0	10	20
Ferris State	0	7	7	14	28

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at Top Taggart Field • Big Rapids, MI

Date: October 22, 2022
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 4,914
Referee: CJ Jackson
TV: FloSports
Source:^[34]

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First Quarter

(11:07) MTU TD: Darius Willis 5-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 7–0; 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:03
(01:29) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 23-yard Field Goal
MTU 10–0; 14 plays, 74 yards, 7:04

Second Quarter

(07:40) FSU TD: Carson Gulker 3-yard run (kick)
MTU 10–7; 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:44

Third Quarter

(08:48) FSU TD: Carson Gulker 1-yard run (kick)
FSU 14–10; 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:48

Fourth Quarter

(10:59) FSU TD: Carson Gulker 7-yard run (kick)
FSU 21–10; 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:30
(08:54) MTU TD: Hunter Buechel 25-yard INTERCEPTION return (kick)
FSU 21–17; 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
(08:44) FSU TD: T. Hunt-Thompson 75-yard pass from Carson Gulker (kick)
FSU 28–17; 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:10
(05:38) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 20-yard Field Goal
FSU 28–20; 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:06

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 26/50, 297 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
FSU – Carson Gulker: 7/13, 174 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

MTU – Brenden Lach: 1 carries, 3 yards
FSU – Carson Gulker: 23 carries, 103 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

MTU – Brandon Michalak: 8 receptions, 155 yards
FSU – Tyrese Hunt-Thompson: 4 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD

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Hillsdale

Week Nine: Michigan Tech at St. Thomas – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan Tech	7	7	0	14	28
St. Thomas	0	10	7	7	24

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at Frank Waters Stadium • Hillsdale, MI

Date: September 4, 2022
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Rain
Game attendance: 1,407
Referee: Ted Serama
TV: Livestreamed
Source:^[35]

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First Quarter

(05:53) MTU TD: Will Ark 4-yard run (kick)
MTU 7–0; 10 plays, 97 yards, 4:51

Second Quarter

(07:19) HILL TD: Isaac TeSlaa 42-yard pass from Luke Keller (kick)
Tied 7–7; 9 plays, 79 yards, 6:14
(02:29) MTU TD: Ethan Champney 39-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 14–7; 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:50
(00:00) HILL FG: Julian Lee 27-yard Field Goal
MTU 14–10; 12 plays, 64 yards, 2:29

Third Quarter

(03:23) HILL TD: Julius Graber 40-yard fumble recovery (kick)
HILL 17–14

Fourth Quarter

(13:38) HILL TD: Isaac TeSlaa 14-yard pass from Luke Keller (kick)
HILL 24–14; 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:22
(08:04) MTU TD: Ethan Champney 20-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
HILL 24–21; 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:13
(00:40) MTU TD: Ethan Champney 12-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 28–24; 9 plays, 72 yards, 1:33

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 26/38, 314 yards, 3 TD
HILL – Luke Keller: 16/28, 247 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

MTU – William Marano: 16 carries, 56 yards
HILL – Luke Keller: 17 carries, 62 yards

Receiving

MTU – Darius Willis: 10 receptions, 150 yards
HILL – Isaac TeSlaa: 6 receptions, 166 yards, 2 TD

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Michigan Tech scored first on a four-yard rushing touchdown by Will Ark. Each team exchanged a touchdown before Hillsdale kicked a 27-yard field goal as time expired in the second quarter. Michigan Tech fumbled in the third quarter, and a Charger recovered the ball and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown to put Hillsdale in the lead. Hillsdale scored again early in the fourth quarter, but Michigan Tech scored the last 14 points of the game, scoring the game-winning touchdown with 40 seconds remaining in the game.^[36]^[37]^[38]

Saginaw Valley State

Week Ten: Michigan Tech at Saginaw Valley State – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan Tech	3	6	7	14	30
Saginaw Valley State	0	7	14	14	35

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at Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium • University Center, MI

Date: November 12, 2022
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 3,265
Referee: Carl Chapman
TV: FloSports
Sources:^[39]^[40]

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First Quarter

(11:21) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 24-yard Field Goal
MTU 3–0; 4 plays, 67 yards, 2:17

Second Quarter

(06:41) SVSU TD: Tyler Amos 2-yard run (kick)
SVSU 10–3; 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:05
(02:25) MTU TD: Darius Willis 8-yard pass from Will Ark
MTU 9–7; 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:09

Third Quarter

(12:39) MTU TD: Darius Willis 52-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 16–7; 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:17
(04:21) SVSU TD: Isaiah Malcome 4-yard run (kick)
MTU 16–14; 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:04
(01:49) SVSU TD: Derrick Hinton Jr 63-yard pass from Andrew Brito (kick)
SVSU 21–16; 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:21

Fourth Quarter

(11:04) SVSU TD: Micah Cretsinger 68-yard pick six (kick)
SVSU 28–16
(08:21) MTU TD: Will Ark 2-yard run (kick)
SVSU 28–23; 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:43
(02:09) SVSU TD: Tyler Amos 1-yard run (kick)
SVSU 35–23; 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:12
(00:52) MTU TD: Ethan Champney 2-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
SVSU 35–30; 9 plays, 72 yards, 1:33

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 27/41, 353 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
SVSU – Andrew Brito: 27/36, 324 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT

Rushing

MTU – Will Ark: 7 carries, 25 yards, 1 TD
SVSU – Isaiah Malcome: 11 carries, 46 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

MTU – Darius Willis: 13 receptions, 198 yards, 2 TD
SVSU – Derrick Hinton Jr: 13 receptions, 203 yards, 1 TD

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Michigan Tech took an early lead with a field goal in the first quarter. Saginaw Valley took the lead with a touchdown in the second quarter. Michigan Tech retook the lead on a touchdown with 2:25 left in the first half. Michigan Tech led, 9–3, at halftime. In the third quarter, Michigan Tech exended its lead with a 52-yard touchdown pass from Will Ark to Darius Willis. The momentum then shifted to Sagainaw Valley, as the Cardinals scored 21 consecutive points. The last of Saginaw Valley's scores came when Ark threw a pick six four minutes into the fourth quarter, giving the Cardinals a 28–16 lead. Michigan Tech was able to rebound, scoring 14 of the next 21 points. The Huskies scored their final touchdown with 52 seconds left, pulling within five points. The Huskies' attempted an onside kick, but Saginaw Valley recovered to seal the victory.

2023

Quick facts Conference, Record ...

2023 Michigan Tech Huskies football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	5–5 (1–5 GLIAC)
Head coach	Dan Mettlach (1st season)
Home stadium	Kearly Stadium
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

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2023 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Grand Valley State $^	6	–	0	11	–	2
No. 9 Ferris State ^	5	–	1	8	–	3
Davenport	4	–	2	8	–	2
Saginaw Valley State	3	–	3	6	–	5
Wayne State (MI)	2	–	4	3	–	8
Michigan Tech	1	–	5	5	–	5
Northern Michigan	0	–	6	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

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The 2023 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Tech University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Dan Mettlach, the Huskies compiled a 5–5 record (1–5 in conference games), finished sixth in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 239 to 179.

Mettlach had been an assistant head coach since 2019. He replaced Steve Olson who was fired after the Huskies' disappointing 2022 season.^[41]^[42]

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	1:00 p.m.	Hillsdale*	Klearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	W 45–20	2,188
September 16	2:00 p.m.	at Wisconsin–Platteville*	Pioneer Stadium Platteville, WI		W 24–20	3,987
September 23	2:00 p.m.	at Upper Iowa*	Harms-Eisched Stadium Fayette, IA		W 34–31	1,700
September 30	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 Davenport	Klearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	L 0–28	2,600
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Wayne State (MI)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	FloSports	L 21–23	3,021
October 14	7:00 p.m.	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI (Miner's Cup)	FloSports/WLUC	W 62–0	5,907
October 21	1:00 p.m.	No. 9 Ferris State	Klearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	L 21–35	1,233
October 28	3:00 p.m	at No. 3 Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	FloSports	L 13–44	13,014
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Minot State*	Klearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	W 37–3
November 11	1:00 p.m	Saginaw Valley State	Klearly Stadium Houghton, MI		L 21–38	1,191
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Coaching staff

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Name	Position	Season
Dan Mettlach	Head coach	1st
Phil Milbrath	Running backs coach/special teams coordinator	7th
Bryan Thomas	Defensive coordinator/linebackers	14th
Jack Rustman	Offensive line coach	2nd
JT Jurasin	Linebackers coach	1st
Kellen O'Neill	Wide receivers coach	1st
Michael Donnelly	Defensive backs coach	1st
Ken Klein	Defensive line coach	11th
Blake Hewitt	Assistant offensive line coach	1st
Adrian Saterstad	Assistant linebackers coach	1st

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Game summaries

Hillsdale

Week One: Hillsdale Chargers at Michigan Tech – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hillsdale	3	3	7	7	20
Michigan Tech	7	21	14	3	45

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at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

Date: September 9, 2023
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 2,188
Referee: Carl Chapman
TV: FloSports
Source:^[44]

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First quarter

(06:41) MTU TD: Ethan Champney 12-yard pass from Alex Fries (kick)
MTU 7–0; 6 plays, 68 yards, 2:27
(00:57) HIL FG: Julian Lee 31-yard Field Goal
MTU 7–3; 12 plays, 47 yards, 5:36

Second quarter

(12:21) MTU TD: Darius Willis 7-yard pass from Alex Fries (kick)
MTU 14–3; 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:36
(10:49) MTU TD: Samuel Kinne 47-yard fumble recovery (kick)
MTU 21–3; 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
(05:32) HIL FG: Julian Lee 38-yard Field Goal
MTU 21–6; 9 plays, 37 yards, 5:12
(01:56) MTU TD: Ethan Campney 28-yard pass from Josh Byers (kick)
MTU 28–6; 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:34

Third quarter

(10:04) MTU TD: Drew Collins 15-yard pass from Alex Fries (kick)
MTU 35–6; 1 plays, 15 yards, 0:04
(02:31) HIL TD: Michael Herzog 2-yard run (kick)
MTU 35–13; 13 plays, 73 yards, 7:28
(00:30) MTU TD: Kolby Hindenach 30-yard run (kick)
MTU 42–13; 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:00

Fourth quarter

(08:35) HIL TD: Garrit Aissen 1-yard run (kick)
MTU 42–20; 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:56
(03:30) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 27-yard Field Goal
MTU 45–20; 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:57

Passing

MTU – Alex Fries: 18/27, 258 yards, 3 TD
HIL – Garrit Aissen: 19/32, 115 yards, 2 INT

Rushing

MTU – Kobly Hindenach: 8 carries, 72 yards, 1 TD
HIL – Michael Herzog: 28 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

MTU – Ethan Champney: 7 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD
HIL – Logan VanEnkevort: 4 receptions, 38 yards

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At Wisconsin–Platteville

Week Two: Michigan Tech at UW Platteville – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan Tech	7	14	0	3	24
UW Platteville	0	14	6	0	20

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at Pioneer Stadium • Platteville, WI

Date: September 16, 2023
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 3,987
Referee: Kole Knueppel
TV: FloSports
Source:^[45]

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First quarter

(10:50) MTU TD: Ethan Champney 8-yard pass from Alex Fries (kick)
MTU 7–0; 7 plays, 78 yards, 1:39

Second quarter

(09:25) UWP TD: Brandt Stare 89-yard pass from Carl Richardson (kick)
MTU 7–7; 2 plays, 90 yards, 0:47
(06:28) MTU TD: Kolby Hindenach 1-yard run (kick)
MTU 14–7; 1 plays, 1 yards, 0:05
(02:29) UWP TD: Jett Gillum 1-yard pass from Justin Blazek
Tied 14–14; 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:54
(00:18) MTU TD: Alex Fries 7-yard run (kick)
MTU 21–14; 5 plays, 53 yards, 0:39

Third quarter

(10:28) UWP FG: Andrew Schweigert 31-yard Field Goal
MTU 21–17; 7 plays, 52 yards, 1:33
(07:01) UWP FG: Andrew Schweigert 41-yard Field Goal
MTU 21–20; 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:10

Fourth quarter

(12:42) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 19-yard Field Goal
MTU 24–20; 8 plays, 27 yards, 2:45

Passing

MTU – Alex Fries: 27/44, 288 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
UWP – Carl Richardson: 14/33, 232 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT

Rushing

MTU – William Marano: 20 carries, 59 yards
UWP – Zachary Bothun: 12 carries, 47 yards

Receiving

MTU – Ethan Champney: 11 receptions, 143 yards, 1 TD
UWP – Brandt Stare: 7 receptions, 143 yards, 1 TD

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At Upper Iowa

Week Three: Michigan Tech at Upper Iowa – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan Tech	0	7	7	20	34
Upper Iowa	10	14	7	0	31

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at Pioneer Stadium • Fayette, IA

Date: September 23, 2023
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 1,700
Referee: David Green
Source:^[46]^[47]

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First quarter

(10:29) UIU TD: Mante Morrow 13-yard pass from Marcus Orr (kick)
UIU 7–0; 3 plays, 12 yards, 0:57
(08:34) UIU FG: Thomas Forte 44-yard Field Goal
UIU 10–0; 13 plays, 41 yards, 0:21

Second quarter

(11:10) UIU TD: Eddie Burgess 23-yard pass from Marcus Orr (kick)
UTU 17–0; 2 plays, 96 yards, 3:20
(08:03) UIU TD: RJ Wells 8-yard run (kick)
UIU 24–0; 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:09
(02:58) MTU TD: Michael Bates Jr 0-yard INT return
UIU 24–7; 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00

Third quarter

(12:12) MTU TD: William Marano 5-yard run
UIU 24–14; 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:48
(02:42) UIU TD: Michael Orr 1-yard run
UIU 31–14; 7 plays, 50 yards, 5:52

Fourth quarter

(14:54) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 49-yard Field Goal
UIU 31–17; 10 plays, 43 yards, 2:48
(11:11) MTU TD: Ethan Champney 73-yard pass from Alex Fries (kick)
UIU 31–24; 1 plays, 73 yards, 0:11
(07:42) MTU TD: Brandon Michalak 18-yard pass from Ethan Champney (kick)
Tied 31–31; 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:13
(00:36) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 30-yard Field Goal
MTU 34–31; 9 plays, 47 yards, 2:08

Passing

MTU – Alex Fries: 11/20, 131 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
UIU – Marcus Orr: 29/36, 328 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Rushing

MTU – William Marano: 20 carries, 147 yards, 1 TD
UIU – RJ Wells: 12 carries, 53 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

MTU – Ethan Champney: 1 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
UIU – Mante Morrow: 11 receptions, 141 yards, 1 TD

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No. 18 Davenport

Week Four: Davenport at Michigan Tech – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Davenport	7	7	7	7	28
Michigan Tech	0	0	0	0	0

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at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

Date: September 30, 2023
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 2,600
Referee: Bryan Earl
Source:^[48]^[49]

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First quarter

(04:16) DU TD: Caleef Jenkins 7-yard run (kick)
DU 7–0; 9 plays, 70 yards, 5:00

Second quarter

(00:00) DU TD: Peyton Brown 5-yard pass from Jason Whittaker (kick)
DU 14–0; 15 plays, 86 yards, 8:27

Third quarter

(06:22) DU TD: Caleef Jenkins 1-yard run (kick)
DU 21–0; 14 plays, 69 yards, 8:34

Fourth quarter

(12:21) DU TD: Micah Wilson 72-yard punt return (kick)
DU 28–0; 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00

Passing

MTU – Alex Fries: 9/25, 76 yards, 1 INT
DU – Jason Whittaker: 14/23, 150 yards, 1 TD

Rushing

MTU – Alex Fries: 6 carries, 22 yards
DU – Myren Harris: 26 carries, 112 yards

Receiving

MTU – Darius Willis: 5 receptions, 43 yards
DU – Mante Morrow: 11 receptions, 141 yards, 1 TD

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At Wayne State (MI)

Week Five: Michigan Tech at Wayne State – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan Tech	0	7	7	7	21
Wayne State	3	7	7	6	23

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at Adams Field • Detroit, MI

Date: October 7, 2023
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 3,021
Referee: Bradley Mutnick
Source:^[50]

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First quarter

(08:10) WSU FG: Griffin Milovanski 22-yard Field Goal
WSU 3–0; 13 plays, 86 yards, 6:46

Second quarter

(12:06) MTU TD: William Marano 5-yard run (kick)
MTU 7–3; 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:03
(06:34) WSU TD: Kendall Williams 1-yard run (kick)
WSU 10–7; 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:25

Third quarter

(12:06) MTU TD: Darius Willis 45-yard pass from Alex Fries (kick)
MTU 14–10; 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:54
(07:18) WSU TD: Eli McLean 1-yard run (kick)
WSU 17–14; 8 plays, 63 yards, 4:39

Fourth quarter

(11:58) WSU FG: Griffin Milovanski 47-yard Field Goal
WSU 20–14; 11 plays, 50 yards, 5:25
(07:32) WSU FG: Griffin Milovanski 38-yard Field Goal
WSU 23–14; 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:58
(07:20) MTU TD: Ethan Champney 70-yard pass from Alex Fries (kick)
WSU 23–21; 1 plays, 70 yards, 0:12

Passing

MTU – Alex Fries: 9/25, 76 yards, 1 INT
DU – Jason Whittaker: 14/23, 150 yards, 1 TD

Rushing

MTU – Alex Fries: 6 carries, 22 yards
DU – Myren Harris: 26 carries, 112 yards

Receiving

MTU – Darius Willis: 5 receptions, 43 yards
DU – Mante Morrow: 11 receptions, 141 yards, 1 TD

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At Northern Michigan

Week Six: Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan Tech	17	14	24	7	62
Northern Michigan	0	0	0	0	0

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at Superior Dome • Marquette, MI

Date: October 14, 2023
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: Indoor
Game attendance: 5,907
Referee: Carl Chapman
Source:^[51]^[52]

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First quarter

(07:53) MTU TD: William Marano 3-yard run (kick)
MTU 7–0; 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:58
(06:18) MTU TD: Darius Willis 14-yard pass from Alex Fries (kick)
MTU 14–0; 1 plays, 9 yards, 0:08
(01:21) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 30-yard Field Goal
MTU 17–0; 6 plays, 19 yards, 3:20

Second quarter

(02:28) MTU TD: William Marano 12-yard run (kick)
MTU 24–0; 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:43
(00:53) MTU TD: Alex Fries 4-yard run (kick)
MTU 31–0; 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:33

Third quarter

(11:35) MTU TD: Alex Fries 25-yard run (kick)
MTU 38–0; 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:15
(09:46) MTU TD: Darius Willis 25-yard pass from Alex Fries (kick)
MTU 45–0; 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:36
(09:25) MTU TD: Hunter Beuchel 22-yard Fumble recovery (kick)
MTU 52–0
(02:56) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 39-yard Field Goal
MTU 55–0; 9 plays, 42 yards, 4:24

Fourth quarter

(00:47) MTU TD: Jake Rueff 3-yard run (kick)
MTU 62–0; 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:43

Passing

MTU – Alex Fries: 15/21, 240 yards, 2 TD
NMU – Aiden Hoard: 19/31, 131 yards, 2 INT

Rushing

MTU – Alex Fries: 11 carries, 74 yards, 2 TD
NMU – Brock Franklin: 5 carries, 7 yards

Receiving

MTU – Darius Willis: 10 receptions, 202 yards, 2 TD
NMU – Franko Williams: 3 receptions, 29 yards

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No. 9 Ferris State

Week Seven: Ferris State at Michigan Tech – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ferris State	7	14	7	7	35
Michigan Tech	0	7	14	0	21

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at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

Date: October 21, 2023
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 1,233
Referee: Jayson Dibble
Source:^[53]^[54]

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First quarter

(12:24) FSU TD: Carson Gulker 12-yard run (kick)
FSU 7–0; 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:31

Second quarter

(13:24) FSU TD: Carson Gulker 15-yard run (kick)
FSU 14–0; 1 plays, 15 yards, 0:05
(11:59) MTU TD: Drew Collins 20-yard run (kick)
FSU 14–7; 4 plays, 83 yards, 1:22
(03:20) FSU TD: Cason Gulker 4-yard run (kick)
FSU 21–7; 4 plays, 83 yards, 2:03

Third quarter

(09:25) MTU TD: Alex Fries 9-yard run (kick)
FSU 21–14; 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:35
(05:31) FSU TD: Cason Gulker 3-yard run (kick)
FSU 28–14; 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:50
(02:31) MTU TD: Ethan Champney 43-yard pass from Alex Fries (kick)
FSU 28–21; 6 plays, 75 yard, 3:00

Fourth quarter

(10:16) FSU TD: Cason Gulker 3-yard run (kick)
MTU 35–21; 17 plays, 74 yards, 7:07

Passing

MTU – Alex Fries: 23/40, 326 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
FSU – Aiden Hoard: 6/11, 107 yards

Rushing

MTU – Alex Fries: 9 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD
FSU – Carson Gulker: 28 carries, 120 yards, 5 TD

Receiving

MTU – Darius Willis: 5 receptions, 81 yards
FSU – Xavier Wade: 6 receptions, 134 yards

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2024

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2024 Michigan Tech Huskies football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (4–3 GLIAC)
Head coach	Dan Mettlach (2nd season)
Home stadium	Kearly Stadium
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

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2024 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Ferris State $^	7	–	0	14	–	1
No. 6 Grand Valley State ^	6	–	1	11	–	2
Davenport	4	–	3	7	–	4
Michigan Tech	4	–	3	7	–	4
Saginaw Valley State	4	–	3	7	–	4
Wayne State (MI)	2	–	5	2	–	9
Roosevelt*	1	–	6	1	–	9
Northern Michigan	0	–	7	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Roosevelt ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NAIA Rankings from AFCA poll

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The 2024 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Tech University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Dan Mettlach, the Huskies compiled a 7–4 record (4–3 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for third place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 276 to 228.^[55]

The team's statistical leaders included Alex Fries (2,215 passing yards, 118.97 passer rating), Darius Willis (61 receptions for 757 yards), Jake Rueff (571 rushing yards), and Avery Kucharski (57 points on 24 extra points and 11 field goals).^[55]

Six Michigan Tech players received first-team honors on the 2024 All-GLIAC football team: wide receivers Ethan Champney and Darius Willis; defensive linemen Josh Cribben and Austin Schlicht; linebacker Hunter Buechel; and punter Brenden Lach.^[56]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Bemidji State*	Chet Anderson Stadium Bemidji, MN		L 13–19 ^OT	0
September 5	6:00 p.m.	South Dakota Mines*	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	W 52–50 ^4OT	1,317
September 14	12:00 p.m.	Hillsdale*	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	W 21–6	1,705	^[57]
September 21	1:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Wisconsin–Oshkosh*	J. J. Keller Field at Titan Stadium Oshkosh, WI		W 44–7	1,949
October 5	12:00 p.m.	Wayne State (MI)	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	W 22–7	1,974	^[58]
October 12	12:00 p.m.	Davenport	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	L 20–24	1,231
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Ferris State	Big Rapids, MI	FloSports	L 13–51	4,720	^[59]
October 26	12:00 p.m.	Northern Michigan	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI (Miner's Cup)	FloSports	W 39–9	1,984	^[60]
November 2	2:00 p.m.	at Roosevelt	Chicago, IL	FloSports	W 20–7	856
November 9	12:00 p.m.	No. 5 Grand Valley State	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	L 0–20	1,294	^[61]
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	FloSports	W 32–28	2,968
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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2025

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2025 Michigan Tech Huskies football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (4–3 GLIAC)
Head coach	Dan Mettlach (3rd season)
Home stadium	Kearly Stadium
Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

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2025 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Ferris State $^	7	–	0	16	–	0
Grand Valley State	5	–	2	7	–	3
Saginaw Valley State	5	–	2	6	–	5
Michigan Tech	4	–	3	7	–	4
Davenport	4	–	3	5	–	5
Northern Michigan	2	–	5	3	–	8
Roosevelt*	1	–	6	2	–	8
Wayne State (MI)	0	–	7	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Roosevelt ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NAIA Rankings from AFCA poll

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The 2025 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represent Michigan Tech University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division II football season. They are led by Dan Mettlach in his third year as head coach.

On February 5, 2025, Michigan Tech announced the signing of 28 players, including defensive lineman Ruebyn Mensah (South Range MI), outside linebacker Lane Gorzinski (Powers, MI), and offensive lineman Kevin Giuliani (Crystal Falls, MI).^[63]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28	6:00 p.m.	No. 16 Bemidji State*	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	W 37–17	1,976	^[64]
September 4	8:00p.m.	at South Dakota Mines*	O'Harra Stadium Rapid City, SD		W 45–9	2,062	^[65]
September 13	1:00 p.m.	at Hillsdale*	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	FloSports	W 34–21	1,728	^[66]
September 20	4:00 p.m.	Upper Iowa*	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	L 14–21	2,791	^[67]
October 4	1:00 p.m.	at Wayne State (MI)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	FloSports	W 48–24	1,932	^[68]
October 11	2:00 p.m.	at Davenport	Grand Rapids, MI	FloSports	W 16–14	1,837	^[69]
October 18	12:00 p.m.	No. 1 Ferris State	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	L 10–38	1,635	^[70]
October 25	12:00 p.m.	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI (Miner's Cup)	FloSports	W 56–17	4,468	^[71]
November 1	12:00 p.m.	Roosevelt	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	W 56–31	1,263	^[72]
November 8	2:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	FloSports	L 15–18	11,394	^[73]
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Saginaw Valley State	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	L 21–24	1,282	^[74]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Hillsdale

St. Thomas

Grand Valley State

Davenport

Wayne State (MI)

Northern Michigan

Ferris State

Grand Valley State

Northwood

Saginaw Valley State

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Wisconsin–Platteville

St. Thomas

Midwestern State

Saginaw Valley State

Davenport

Wayne State (MI)

Northern Michigan

Ferris State

Hillsdale

Saginaw Valley State

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Hillsdale

At Wisconsin–Platteville

At Upper Iowa

No. 18 Davenport

At Wayne State (MI)

At Northern Michigan

No. 9 Ferris State

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