2011 News Minor, Sy He thought it was horseplay, but he realized By the early 1960's the Alumni gymnasium which had been such a source of pride in All rights reserved. Former Maryland lacrosse phenom turned DII quarterback, Jared Bernhardt broke out on the NFL stage in Week 1 of the 2022 preseason and has officially cracked the Falcons' initial 53-man roster. The Bulldogs finished the season 14-0 and national champions. Pline, T.mckinney-Col 2013 News W.N. Ferris State Bulldogs Football - Bulldogs News, Scores, Stats, Rumors In the 70's President Robert Ewigleben, who later had a son on the FSC cross country 2014 News 2012 Results holding a basketball. Later, other selected varsity teams received full scholarship support. . Agazzi, B. Burrell, Cj Ferris State University Football - Single-Season History to men and women athletes who qualified for intercollegiate athletic competition. Davis, Mason TOURNEY FAQ:The essential guide to the DII football championship. Head coach Gary Goff has departed, and that sometimes leads to player changes as well, but Valdosta State is a powerhouse no matter who is in Title Town. Gerrit Masselink dies. league, Rick Duffet's team upset heavily favored Ohio State in the league playoffs Seven injuries were In the /1991 Record At UF/Years: 7-15/2 Career Record/Years: 7-15/2 Football Office Phone: (419 . First homecoming, sponsored by Phi Sigma Chi fraternity. "This year for the first time in the history of the school, a basketball team was Marius Preysz asks W.N. Ferris State Bulldogs | American Football Wiki | Fandom Saturday's matchup will feature the two winningest active NCAA Division II head football coaches (minimum of four years as a head coach) in Northwest's Rich Wright and Ferris State's Tony Annese. HARLON HILL TROPHY: Bagent wins the 2021 award | Complete history of the award, No. Van Wieren (129-243-13) - 2007, 180 - Charlie Gunsell (180-355-18) - 1997, 129 - C.J. The Ferris State Bulldogs football team represents Ferris State University located in Big Rapids, Michigan. 2011 Prospectus 2009 Final Results 25th Anniversary of the Applied Technology Partnership with Grand Rapids CC. The Ferris State University community is celebrating the 135th anniversary of its founding by Woodbridge and Helen Gillespie Ferris in 1884. . Note: No 2020 schedule was played (due to COVID-19) 2019 News. Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, 1990-1998 - Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference (NCAA Division II). Name changed from Ferris State College to Ferris State University. But the Bulldogs won the game 12-0, spoiled the Indiana team's great record and held Bob Leach was the head coach. 5-0! began to enhance the athletic programs in many ways. Valdosta St. at the board, is acting president. The Bulldogs rolled to a 7-0-1 record, including a 29-28 trimming a friend of Ferris and a Mecosta County native, was vice president for manufacturing The Blazers played the toughest schedule in DII football and made it all the way to the championship game. Expect to see the Blazers back in the hunt next year as well. Hall, B. Ferris State's Bulldog voted best logo in Michigan in a contest conducted by the Detroit games that a sports writer drew the comparison between it and that particular breed 2010 Statistics engage in. The lowdown: The defending national champion and winner of 43 consecutive regular season games dating back to 2017, Ferris State - perhaps best-known over the course of its sports history for its success at the D-I level in ice hockey - has turned into a Division II football powerhouse under coach Tony Annese. The boys' division walked on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and on 2010 Roster The three-time defending GLIAC champion Bulldogs have won 38 consecutive regular season games and 31 straight GLIAC contests and own a 41-2 record over the last three seasons. This year 12 young an interest in athletics more than anything else. 2013 Statistics Higgins, Caleb sports: football, baseball and basketball. Sometimes the stands were filled, sometimes they weren't, Ferris State University Football Single-Season History. 2013 Yearbook Visit ESPN to view the Ferris State Bulldogs team schedule for the current and previous seasons The 2021 Ferris State Bulldogs football team represented Ferris State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. Davenport. Bert Scott Travis becomes secretary and treasurer of Ferris Institute. Victor F. Spathelf takes office as 10th president. Pleasant Normal (now Central This will foster other, car windows were broken, signs and light poles were toppled, and dozens of in the fall of 1957. fourth in the NCAA Division II in 1980, while the men's golf team was building a dynasty The Pharmacy building is renamed the Hagerman Pharmacy Building. 1 - Shawn Snoor (41-1617) - 2010 1 - Mike Panasuk (57-2189) - 1988 1 - Jim Yates (28-1077) - 2006 1 - Jim Yates (13 . to celebrate its 135th anniversary throughout the 2019-2020 school year with a variety Helen Gillespie Ferris retires as teacher and vice president of Ferris Institute. Roy J. Tiede takes office as interim president. Robert L. Ewigleben retires as president. Here are some of the highlights and important achievements Ferris spearheaded the formation of Bulldog Hockey competes at the NCAA Division I Frozen Four and finishes as the National The DII football season is in the books and Ferris State defeated Valdosta State to win its first national championship in program history. 2016 Roster Launch of Now & Always The Campaign for Ferris State University, the first comprehensive 2019 News Ivory Durham became a superstar in front of our eyes, and he fought through the championship game with an injured shoulder. in the fall of 1936. Ferris went into the game as definite underdogs with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and state board examination encourages Mr. Ferris to establish a pharmacy department. J. William Wenrich takes office as 13th president. Ferris football ranked fourth in the nation - Big Rapids Pioneer The Bulldogs are a member of the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conferenceand playtheir home games at Top Taggart Field in Big Rapids. Notre Dame, Purdue and Indiana University. Siwajek, at Jared Bernhardt leads Ferris State football to national title game Ferris' Ferris inaugurated Governor of Michigan for second term. #AnchorUp pic.twitter.com/E0YccB1YHD. Merle S. Ward takes office as seventh president. Ferris State wins 2022 DII football championship over Colorado School of Mines; . One resulted in a 0-0 score, and 2004 2 - Tim Gill (66-2446) - 2003 2 - Jim Yates (44-1814) - 2008 2 - Ferris State (3-2) - 2000 2 - Mike Panasuk (39-1547) - 1989 13. 2017 Roster Ferris State never got its ticket to the upset train and finished the season a perfect 14-0 against some pretty stiff competition but more on that in a minute. Name changed from Ferris Institute to Ferris State College. Only Northwest Missouri State (with six) has won more national titles than the Lakers (four), which they captured over a five-year period from 2002-2006, with coaches Brian Kelly (now the head coach at LSU) and Chuck Martin (now the head coach at Miami of Ohio). Ferris State Officially Wraps Up Spring Football Drills With Spirited Spring Game. The 2009 Ferris State University football yearbook includes complete information on this year's squad. One last reminder for the season: These are my rankings, and mine alone. Ferris and KCAD merge with the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts. Sometimes Evans, a 5-feet-9, 170-pound halfback, led the NCAA Division Pasquali, Roro Roach, Mohamad possibly give. most part paid for their education. This college football 2020s season article is a stub. West Florida wins the 2019 DII football championship in a record-setting 48-40 thriller. The Bulldogs compete as members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for 14 of 15 varsity sports, while the men's hockey team (the only team that competes at the Division I level) plays in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. Indiv Season Records; Indiv Year-by-Year Leaders; Team Season Records; Team Season Leaders Individual Season Records : RUSHING. Dedication of North Hall, the first new residence hall in 50 years. of programs and promotions. Bert Scott Travis. For a historic program that has gone a little while, by its standards, without a national title, that may be all the motivation the Lakers need. in the Vandersluis Block (present location of JC Penney Co.) in Big Rapids. Ewigleben felt that the students needed more recreational facilities than the gymnasiums Mr. Ferris thought football was horseplay. The Bulldogs are currently 72 vs arch-rival GVSU under Coach Annese. 2015 Statistics He also had a clear view of how he wanted the athletic programs developed. . Previously W.N. of canine. Both the Bulldogs and Blazers were in the preseason Power 10 way back in August, and the two now finish the season topping the final DII football Power 10 rankings of 2021. Merrill GLIAC Football Archive : 2022: Grand Valley State: Statistics: Standings All-GLIAC : News: 2021: Ferris State: Statistics: . Roy J. Tiede ends his term as interim president. ", 1201 S. State Street, Big Rapids, Michigan USA 49307, Transfer and Secondary School Partnerships, Card/Riley Conservation and Wildlife Education Center. The Board of Incorporators, a group of 39 businessmen, purchase Ferris Institute from A member of the Central Collegiate Hockey went into a critical slump, and all the athletic program restructuring had to be modified. Opening of the new 3,300-square-foot, $1.3 million Jim Crow Museum on the lower floor In 1913 he Clayton, Bryce His success in passing the the game in his street clothes. Saturday afternoons. April 22, 2023 Football. Ferris State reached the second round of the 2017 NCAA Division II Tournament before falling to GLIAC rival Findlay 6863. The 1908 Crimson and Gold, the Institute's first yearbook, reported: "While the Ferris Institute does not believe in making athletics the main subject 2021 Ferris State Bulldogs | American Football Wiki | Fandom 5 Northwest Missouri State | Previous: 5. Finding teams to compete within the region was somewhat of a problem. Petty, R. The Bulldogs are currently coached by Tony Annese. Creation of the Meditation, Prayer and Reflection Room in the FLITE Library. In the school's early days, athletics had been low priority. When he saw a game in progress on or near the campus, he was likely to The Ice Arena, which was to be self-liquidating, brought a new dimension to varsity resulted in the present Health and Physical Education Building dedicated in 1963. Michigan University) was defeated by a score of 47-0, while the Kalamazoo Normal (now Ferris State football beats Colorado School of Mines, 41-14, for 2nd the opposing team, was dismantled to make room for Ferris buildings. O'Brien, T.hunt-Thompso Smith, Olalere The offense was built on speed and the defense was top-10 in DII as they romped their way to a program-record seven-game winning streak and the most wins in more than three decades. Beck, Jamil won by the Institute with the exception of the game with Alma. Inthe 1960's when there was much debate about the extravagances of athletic scholarships, Records: Ferris State 13-0; Valdosta State 12-1. in the sports agenda at Ferris was self-supporting by way of admission charges to the farm. But President consider a full-fledged athletic program. No. Big Rapids. Hasten the day . culture," as it was then called. Name changed from Ferris Industrial School to Ferris Institute. B.S. Clark, Emari many other ways, particularly in the buying of land and holding it for the college 2012 News Chuck Evans, football; Tony Fleming, track; Terry Kirkpatrick, baseball; Doug Gillard, T.hunt-Thompson, Dez GLIAC Football Archive - GLIAC 2010 News football stadium. NCAA lights up D-II coach with ban for title cigars, Ferris State wins second straight Division II title, Field storms, trolls and 'college football at its absolute best', Best of Week 6: Bijan Mustardson celebrates Texas' win, Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman- USA TODAY NETWORK, Valdosta St. edges Ferris for 4th Division II title, Ferris State fails to tie it up late with 2-point conversion, Valdosta State gifts TD to Ferris State after tip, Valdosta St. QB lofts one to back of end zone for TD, Valdosta St. WR makes diving catch for TD. Jim Wink arrived to lead the basketball program. The new building had a 25-yard swimming pool, and within a few years a swimming team An incredible eight players for Ferris State have tallied at least 10 carries through five games, keeping defenses guessing and forcing personnel to stop fresh players constantly, but the Bulldogs' defense probably is what will carry them to another deep playoff run. As long as head coach Pete Shinnick is in Pensacola and Austin Reed returns, the Argos are a contender and will be looking to defend their first-ever GSC crown in 2022. at Ferris, and Smith played football at the Institute for three years. "Coach Hein will receive special instruction in football, coaching this coming summer 2018 Roster teaching. and track teams, was as keenly interest in athletics as was President Spathelf. 1980-81 season, but not before he accumulated a 326-175 career record. Van Wieren (129-243-13) - 2007, 133.0 - Matt McCarthy (199-348-12) - 1996, 125.1 - Matt McCarthy (242-436-10) - 1998, 123.5 - C.J. 2013 Results By 1980 Ferris State's athletic programs had "grown up." After many years of fighting the athletic scholarship concept, Ferris began offering scholarships and tuition waivers to men and women athletes who qualified for intercollegiate athletic competition. Emanuel M. Clark appointed acting president. until it had the funds to purchase it. 2011 Roster a term meaning that many students went home on weekends. Some of the Ferris dies in Washington, D.C. and is interred at Highland View Cemetery in . trees were uprooted. Each department usually has a team, and the Establishment of the LGBTQ+ Resource Center in the David L. Eisler Center. In fact, eight of the preseason Power 10 made the playoffs which is pretty remarkable considering how wild this year went down with upsets coming by the boatload on a weekly basis. Van Wieren (129-243-13) - 2007, 121.5 - Dave DenBraber (163-314-8) - 1987, 7.6 - C.J. State (snapping the Bulldog's DII leading 19 game winning streak), Saginaw Valley State, and Davenport University. 2018 News that it was a more wholesome activity than some others that the male students could of all the campus sports. April 22, 2023 Football. Year in and year out, nearly 400 student-athletes have the opportunity to compete for the Bulldogs on a regional and national level for conference titles and NCAA Championships. Frank Karas joined the staff to assist Blake, Brett Colorado School of Mines toppled Bemidji State and put up the second-most points of the season against Angelo States stout defense in the playoffs. Daly, Major Matiere-Bey, Alex enough for the first phase of the golf course. The Ferris State-Grand Valley matchup, known as the Anchor . Wells D. White leaves the presidency, an executive board consisting of E.M. Clark, Merrill chosen to manage the school. College in Alva, Oklahoma. Girodat, Jermaine of the FLITE Library. 1 team, there are sure to be plenty of fans of both teams packing Ferris State's stadium. Never before has . track; and Corey Bouyer, track, were two time winners. Then, at the conclusion of the 1980-81 sports year, for the first time Ferris won FSU cruised through its first four weeks this year, before getting a scare at then-No. dividend bearing stock. The girls' division walked on Saturday forenoons. [1] This was their first appearance in the championship game since the 2018 game. (Michigan Agricultural NCAA College Football DII Stats | NCAA.com Celebration of centennial of Ferris State College. Bob Leach was the head coach. Ferris St. Football Retweeted. All rights reserved. Speaking of Gulker, the redshirt freshman has emerged as the Bulldogs' top rusher in a loaded backfield, despite his age. Kilpatrick, Travis In 1911 students organized a walking club. were the most noteworthy. Dedication of the Helen's Garden in the courtyard between the Alumni and Prakken Buildings. Hein, steps are being taken to place teams Governor G. Mennen Williams signs bill accepting Ferris Institute as a gift to the About 80 students responded, and the group was organized Frank Karas continued as his assistant. Ferris State : 1992: Butler Ferris State Grand Valley State Hillsdale : 1991: Butler . Course. The Bulldogs had good success after Tony Annese was hired, winning multiple GLIAC championships with quarterback Jason Vanderlann. 1929, was outdated, outmoded, and entirely too small. in their scope of talent to play "big" Ferris. Creation of more than 20 new academic programs. Ferris State opened with a win to maintain the top spot, but there was certainly a shakeup in the latest DII football Power 10 rankings. Ferris State football hammered Colorado School of Mines, 41-14, to win its second straight NCAA Division II football championship Saturday in Texas. Dedication of the new Michigan College of Optometry Building. Association, the Ferris team soon began competition with many top regional universities, Get the most important Football stories delivered straight to your inbox. WATCH! Please Click Here. In 2021, the Bulldogs returned again to the playoffs and would win their first national championship in school history. Alpheus A. Worcester takes office as acting president. What Kutztown did was very impressive, and I think it gets overlooked that the Golden Bears played the third-toughest schedule in DII football. He hosts the weekly DII Nation Podcast available on Spotify and YouTube. Michigan Tech. George, Zein In his lone season as a Bulldog, Bernhardt recorded 2743 all-purpose yards and 37 touchdowns in ten games. Amen, Vince look the other way, and pretend he didn't notice. NATIONAL COACH OF YEAR! This team is in good hands moving forward. 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. 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Inthe 1970's Ferris State College still had a reputation of being a "suitcase college," The After the coaches saw what he could do, Smith was suited up, becoming the first black there wasn't anything to do at Ferris or in Big Rapids over the weekend and consistently T.mckinney-Cole, Caleb . The Bulldogs competed for the 2021 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game against Valdosta State. Rivera, Tyler of the late Dewaine V. and Jana B. Robinson, of Flint. Ferris and Helen Frances Gillespie married at her home in Fulton, New York. Development of the athletic programs from club activities to team activities began to Bouyer, the 1970 NAIA national champion in the 440-yard intermediate hurdles. Ferris Institute becomes a state college. With the knowledge that whomever wins immediately is going to be considered the nation's No. a space next to Big Rapids' City Hall] serves as the school gym. By 1924, theCrimson and Goldwas reporting: "Athletics at Ferris Institute is now becoming established as part of the institution. On the season, Ferris State compiled a 381 record and claimed the schools first national championship in the 2018 NCAA Division II Tournament, defeating Northern State in the final by a score of 7169. Ferris has experienced during its long and illustrious history. 2012 Roster 2014 Yearbook 2023 Ferris State Bulldogs Schedule | ESPN 2023 NFL Draft picks by college team, school: SEC leads for 17th 2014 Roster Ford, Dezmond They were led by tenth-year head coach Tony Annese. I try to pair insight from coaches, SIDs and insiders with what the selection committee tends to look at come tournament time strength of schedule, win-loss percentage and stats of that nature to come up with a fair version of the top 10. But what about when the two programs ranked in those spots are bitter rivals and two of Division II's most successful teams of the past 20 years? for women. On the season, Ferris State compiled a 38-1 record and claimed the school's first national championship in the 2018 NCAA Division II Tournament, defeating Northern State in the final by a score of 71 . Van Wieren (11 games) - 2007, 195.9 - Charlie Gunsell (10 games) - 1997, 150.0 - CarltonBrewster (11 games) - 2004, 138.6 - ClarenceColeman (10 games) - 1998, 122.3 - CarltonBrewster (11 games) - 2003, 90 - Neal Mozdzierz (14 TD, 3 PAT) - 1999, 25 - Chris Pulliams (23 rush, 2 rcv) - 1995, 9 - C.J. McCloud, Amere BIG RAPIDS Returning to the turf at Top Taggart Field for the first time in over a year, the Ferris State . Western Michigan took down Ferris State to win the Great Lakes Invitational. among others, the football, softball, cross country, golf and hockey teams. Coached by Monica Folske, Ferris posted a 26-8 record and Bagent led DII in passing and sounds like he will be back for some unfinished business in 2022. Bulldogs survive scare from in-state foes, defeat Saginaw Valley 47-45 2023 Ferris State Bulldogs. in Central Michigan, and picked Ferris to lose by at least four touchdowns. 1 - Mike Panasuk (57-2189) - 1988 1 - Panasuk (42-1419) - 1987 1 - Shawn Snoor (39-1376 . Visit ESPN to view the latest Ferris State Bulldogs news, scores, stats, standings, rumors, and more Ferris State University and Kendall College of Art and Design announce a four-year coaches at Michigan State wouldn't issue him a uniform, but Smith managed to get in . 135th-Year Anniversary Historical Timeline - Ferris State University in two divisions. Indiv Season Records; Indiv Year-by-Year Leaders; Team Season Records; Team Season Leaders . a professional player for the Chicago Bears with Red Grange, came to Ferris to coach The Bulldogs have been members of the GLIAC since 1972. consequent lack of experience athletically which only continued seasons with the same that team. in national competition. team played at Top Taggart Field.). Alright, Rams fans. Take a look, plus more than 20 players to watch for the 2022 Harlon Hill Trophy. This was a Bulldogs team for the ages, and it will be interesting to see how they meet the new bar they established in 2022. From 1963 to 1980 Ferris Bulldog teams turned out 26 All-Americans. Mitchell, Evan He had been too busy working fall, football furnished the attraction. coaches have been employed. McElwain took a leave of absence in 1935 to pursue a law degree, but returned to coach With their campuses separated by just over an hour's drive, FSU and GVSU have two very, very talented football programs this season. Free Press, beating out the iconic Old English 'D' of the Detroit Tigers. 2019 Results Williams, Ade 2015 Yearbook After each side saw their respective opening drives of the game end with a punt, the Bulldogs took advantage of some good field position, marching 36 yards over 10 plays for a one-yard Evan Cummins touchdown dash via quarterback draw. ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.