Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football, 2020–present

2020–present Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football
2020–present Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Head coach	Ryan Brady (2019–present);
Home stadium	Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019

The Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football program, 2020–present represented Saginaw Valley State University during the 2020s in NCAA Division II college football as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). The team was led during the decade by head coach Ryan Brady, who took over as head coach in 2019 and continues in the position as of 2025.

ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Headcoach

Ryan Brady (2019–present)

HomestadiumHarvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium

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

Year	Head coach	Overall record	Conf. record	Conf. rank	Points scored	Points against
2021	Ryan Brady	7–4	4–3	302	245	+57
2022	Ryan Brady	8–3	3–3	372	209	+163
2023	Ryan Brady	6–5	3–3	283	263	+20
2024	Ryan Brady	7–4	4–3	322	189	+133
TOTAL		28–16	14–12			+373

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 p.m.	Texas A&M–Kingsville*	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 13–9	2,000
September 11	1:00 p.m.	at Bowie State*	Bulldogs Stadium Bowie, MD	L 17–28	1,211
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapis, MI	L 45–47 ^OT	6,012
September 25	6:00 p.m.	at Wayne State	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 41–21	2,932
October 2	2:00 p.m.	No. 8 Grand Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	L 17–49	8,544
October 9	5:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M–Commerce*	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 20–17 ^OT	5,102
October 16	2:00 p.m.	Northwood	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 31–13	5,100
October 23	3:00 p.m.	Wayne State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 41–25	4,200
October 30	12:00 p.m.	at Davenport	Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex Caledonia Township, MI	W 24–3	1,050
November 6	1:00 p.m.	Northern Michigan	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 33–21	2,000
November 13	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan Tech	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	L 20–21	1,315
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	6:00 p.m.	West Virginia Wesleyan*		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 72–0	2,700
September 10	1:00 p.m.	Bowie State*		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 40–12	3,700
September 17	1:00 p.m.	at Northwood*		Hantz Stadium Midland, MI		W 35–14	3,122
September 24	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan Tech*	No. 19	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	W 35–13	1,284
October 1	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Grand Valley State	No. 17	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	FloSports	L 10–29	14,877	^[5]^[6]
October 8	2:00 p.m.	No. 1 Ferris State		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		L 28–33	3,627	^[7]
October 15	2:00 p.m.	Indianapolis*		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 38–14	3,101	^[8]
October 22	6:00 p.m.	at Wayne State	No. 24	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI		W 21–14	3,531
October 29	1:00 p.m.	Davenport	No. 23	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		L 28–29	1,920
November 5	1:00 p.m.	at Northern Michigan		Superior Dome Marquette, MI		W 30–21	1,198	^[9]
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Michigan Tech		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	FloSports	W 35–30	3,265	^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Winona State*	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 34–24	1,414
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Northwood*	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 31–8	2,689
September 16	2:00 p.m.	at Truman*	Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MO		L 7–21	4,126
September 23	2:00 p.m.	Indianapolis*	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		L 10–35	2,316
September 30	6:00 p.m.	No. 7 Grand Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		L 14–55	5,085
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	FloSports	L 17–38	3,124	^[13]
October 14	12:00 p.m.	at St. Xavier (IL)*	Deaton Field Chicago, IL		W 32–10	400
October 21	2:00 p.m.	Wayne State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 17–10 ^OT	3,079
October 28	12:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Davenport	Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex Caledonia Township, MI		L 21–24	1,112
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Northern Michigan	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 62–17	2
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan Tech	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI		W 38–21	1,191
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:00 p.m.	at Winona State*	Altra Federal Credit Union Stadium Winona, MN		W 38–14	3,061
September 14	1:00 p.m.	at Northwood*	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI		L 7–10	3,404
September 21	2:00 p.m.	Truman*	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 37–14	3,323
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Indianapolis*	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN		W 28–24	2,076
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI		W 63–14	2,553
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Roosevelt	Morris Field Arlington Heights, IL		W 27–14	812
October 19	3:00 p.m.	No. 2 Grand Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Battle of the Valleys)		L 9–16	8,586	^[16]
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Wayne State	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI		W 37–10	2,726
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Davenport	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 24–14	4,339
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI		L 24–27	2,856	^[17]
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Michigan Tech	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	FloSports	L 28–32	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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2021 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (4–3 GLIAC)
Head coach	Ryan Brady (2nd season)
Home stadium	Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

v t e
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

v t e
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

v t e
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

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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28	6:00 p.m.	Northeastern State*	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		L 21–28	3,028	^[19]^[20]
September 6	2:00 p.m.	Gannon*	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 49–28	3,642
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Northwood*	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		L 14–38	4,855
September 20	1:00 p.m.	at New Haven*	Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium West Haven, CT	NEC Front Row	L 28–35	5,467
October 4	2:00 p.m.	Northern Michigan	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 47–25	3,226
October 11	2:00 p.m.	Roosevelt	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 55–10	2,069
October 18	2:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	FloSports	W 20–19	9,814
October 25	2:00 p.m.	Wayne State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	FloSports	W 28–7	2,279
November 1	12:00 p.m.	at Davenport	Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex Caledonia Township, MI	FloSports	L 17–31	966
November 8	1:00 p.m.	No. 1 Ferris State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		L 45–51 ^2OT	4,263
November 15	2:00 p.m.	at Michigan Tech	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	W 24–21	1,282
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time