2008 SVSU Football News
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Matt Black and Desi Mayner Selected for 2009 Cactus Bowl
December 16, 2008KINGSVILLE, Tx. - Offensive lineman Desi Mayner (Gaines, Mich./Linden HS) and Matt Black (Toronto, Ont./Northern SS) have been selected to represent Saginaw Valley State University in the 2009 Valero Cactus Bowl, which will be played on January 9 at Texas A&M-Kingsville. -
Jacobs Named Daktronics Second Team All-American
December 09, 2008St. Paul, Minn. - Junior linebacker John Jacobs (Prudenville, Mich./Midland Dow), who helped lead the Cardinals to a 7-3 record this season, has been named Daktronics Second Team All-American.
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Black, Mayner Play in East Coast Bowl 27-0 Victory
December 03, 2008PETERSBURG, VA. - Two seniors from Saginaw Valley’s football team represented the Cardinals in the eighth annual East Coast Bowl in Petersburg, Va. Offensive center, Desi Mayner (Gaines, Mich. / Linden HS) and defensive back, Matt Black (Toronto, Ont. / Northern SS) both played for the South team, helping to defeat the North, 27-0; the first shutout in the history of the East Coast Bowl.
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12 Cardinals Named to All-GLIAC Football Teams for 2008
November 13, 2008BAY CITY, Mich. - Saginaw Valley State University had 12 members of its football team selected to All-GLIAC teams for their play on the field during the 2008 season. The Cardinals finished the season 7-3 overall and 7-3 in the GLIAC and in a tie for third place in the conference.
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Black Named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week
November 10, 2008The GLIAC has named SVSU senior DB Matt Black (Toronto, Ont./Northern SS) as its defensive player of the week for his play against Ferris State last weekend.
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Cardinals End Regular Season on High Note
November 08, 2008BIG RAPIDS, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State University football team closed out the 2008 regular season with a win over GLIAC foe Ferris State University by a score of 26-14.
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SVSU too Slick for Oilers
November 01, 2008FINDLAY, Ohio, - The Saginaw Valley State University football defeated the Findlay Oilers by a score of 17-9 in a GLIAC match-up today (Nov. 1).
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Cardinals Tame Huskies, 40-23
October 25, 2008UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The SVSU football team closed out the 2008 home football season in fashion with a 40-23 win over GLIAC foe Michigan Tech. The Cardinals put up 434 yards of total offense on the day, including 224 yards on the ground.
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Football Comes Close at Ashland
October 18, 2008ASHLAND, Ohio - It was a game of halves as SVSU’s football team fought hard to come back from a 24-0 halftime deficit to lose to Ashland University 31-28 today (Oct. 18).
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Cardinal Football Players Help Get Students Off Burning Bus
October 17, 2008ALBEE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – On a day when a couple of Saginaw Valley State University football players were reading to Albee Township Elementary School students today (Oct. 17), the football players became heroes as they helped remove children from a burning bus.
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Cardinals Soar by Tiffin, 33-14
October 11, 2008UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – Saginaw Valley State University kept the momentum of last weekends victory over Northern Michigan going as they soared by Tiffin 33-14
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Cardinals top Northern 38-21
October 04, 2008MARQUETTE, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State University football team invaded Marquette on Saturday, and came out with a 38-21 victory.
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SVSU Football Game to be on WSGW this Week
October 02, 2008Due to this Saturday’s unusual start time (4 p.m.) and a Saginaw Spirit game that same evening, the SVSU football broadcast will be carried on WSGW-AM 790 on Saturday, Oct. 4. All subsequent games will air on WTKQ-FM 100.5.
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SVSU to Host "Take a Kid to a Game Day" and "Community Youth Day" This weekend
October 01, 2008UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – Saginaw Valley State University invites all area children to attend their upcoming football game at noon, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, against the Tiffin University Dragons. Children have the opportunity to experience a college football game as the Cardinals hosts NCAA Football’s eleventh annual “Take A Kid to the Game” (TAKG) program presented by Coca-Cola and sponsored by other Corporate Champions, AT&T and Pontiac. Kids, ages fourteen and younger, will receive a free ticket with the purchase of a full-priced adult ticket, to watch the Cardinals at Wickes Field. In conjunction with Take a Kid to the Game Day, SVSU will host a free basketball Community Youth Day event in which children in grades K-8 will have a chance to learn skills from basketball coaches Frankie Smith and Shannon Baugh, and athletes from their respective teams at 10:30 a.m. in O’Neill Arena.
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Cardinals Fall 14-11 to Indianapolis
September 27, 2008UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State University football team dropped a 14-11 Homecoming day game to Indianapolis on Saturday (Sept. 27).
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Cardinals Bring Back Axe in 35th Annual Game
September 20, 2008MIDLAND, Mich. – Saginaw Valley State University got back to it winning ways against GLIAC rival Northwood on Saturday (Sept. 20) in a 46-45 Axe Bowl thriller. SVSU reclaims the Axe after two season of being turned away by the Timberwolves.
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#25 Cardinals Fall to # 2 Lakers
September 13, 2008UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – Saginaw Valley State University football team fell to #2-ranked Grand Valley State University today (Sept. 13) by a score of 36-0.
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Cardinals Start Season with Victory
September 06, 2008UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – Saginaw Valley State University’s 2008 football season got off to a great start as the Cardinals pulled out a 23-17 win over GLIAC foe Wayne State on Saturday (Sept. 6). The victory marked the first win for SVSU in the Jim Collins era and the 17th straight win over the Warriors.
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Coaching Staff to Visit Bay City
August 28, 2008UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The SVSU football coaching staff will take advantage of a first week bye to visit a local Dunhams in Bay City to help build excitement for the start of 2008 season that kicks off for the Cardinals on Sept. 6 against Wayne State.
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Cardinals to Unveil New Look in 2008
August 25, 2008UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - A new coach, staff, and defense will not be the only new additions walking the sidelines for the Cardinals this fall. SVSU unveiled their new Nike uniforms that they will wear during the 2008 season. The new look will hit the field for action on September 6 when the Cardinals host Wayne State in the season opener at noon in Wickes Stadium.
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SVSU Football Picked Third in GLIAC Pre-Season Poll
August 05, 2008BAY CITY, Mich. -- Defending league champion Grand Valley State University was picked to win the 2008 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) football title by the head football coaches of the league in preseason balloting.
