Saginaw Valley State University

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GLIAC · Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium · 6,800

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Davenport · our model 52% Saginaw Valley State University · a number, not a pick

LastL 17–21 at Kentucky State · Sat Sep 19

Nextvs Davenport · Sat Oct 3 · 2 pm ET · Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium · series 2-3, last win 2024

Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3

Saginaw Valley State University · 2026 schedule & results2-2
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 27#346#405McKendreeW 48–241-00-0
1Sep 5#346#378Texas A&M-KingsvilleW 41–242-00-0
2Sep 12#358#324@NorthwoodL 28–352-10-0
3Sep 19#353#275@Kentucky StateL 17–212-20-0
5Oct 3#338#294Davenport
6Oct 10@Ferris State
7Oct 17@Wayne State (MI)
8Oct 24Grand Valley State
9Oct 31Michigan Tech
10Nov 7@Roosevelt
11Nov 14@Northern Michigan

Game Week

11 days

until kickoff · vs Davenport · Sat Oct 3 · 2 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Saginaw Valley State is the mid-Michigan program with upside — a 6-5 team in 2025 with a new offensive-minded coach signaling a belief that the Cardinals can climb back to GLIAC competitiveness.

Standard GapA program that competes in the GLIAC without the resources or national…

Fans here believe no chip — Saginaw Valley sees the offensive hiring as a statement of ambition, not grievance. The goal is to build something new and different.

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The season in chapters

Weeks 2–30-2, all on the roadL 28–35 at Northwood · Sat Sep 12
Ahead
Sat Oct 3Next: Davenportvs Davenport · at home

What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-2

Game feel60even gamescombined pts / game4th highest-scoring of 6 in the GLIAC
Heart rate0-2white-knucklein one-score games (2 of 4)1st most one-score games of 6 in the GLIAC
Margin+7.5competitiveavg scoring margin4th best margin of 6 in the GLIAC

✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among GLIAC teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Saginaw Valley State University has won three of its last five.

Mixed. 6-4 over the last 10, and lost the last two.

Streak L2Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 6-4
The forecast

Next Oct 3

vs Davenport · at home

Outcome band · Saginaw Valley State University · 2026

Saginaw Valley State University's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base2-10Mid-table finish.
Ceiling5-7Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Saginaw Valley State is the mid-Michigan program with upside — a 6-5 team in 2025 with a new offensive-minded coach signaling a belief that the Cardinals can climb back to GLIAC competitiveness.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Cardinals.”
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