• This is the middle of a three-game road trip with games at UIndy (9/28, W - 28-24), Northern Michigan (10/5), and Roosevelt (10/12). The Cardinals are 2-1 on the road this year with four more away contests for the season.
• Senior All-American linebacker
Micah Cretsinger was named to the East-West Shrine Bowl 1000 and the D2 Elite 100 watch lists. Junior linebacker
Brandon Rawls joined Cretsinger on the D2 Elite 100 list.
• Saginaw Valley faces three ranked opponents this season: at (#15) Indianapolis (W, 28-24), (#2) Grand Valley State on October 19, and at (#5) Ferris State on November 9.
• Freshman quarterback
Mason McKenzie leads the Cardinal offense with 737 yards through the air on 56-for-100 (56.0%) passing and five touchdowns. McKenzie also leads the team in rushing with 37 carries for 285 yards and two scores. He currently ranks third in the
GLIAC in rushing and passing yards.
• Junior receiver
Eric Craft leads the team in receptions with 12 for 205 yards and a score. Sophomore back Terrance Brown Jr. has eight catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns. Back
Michael Jamerson III totals seven receptions for 31 yards through the first four games.
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Eli Gordon leads the team in tackles (28), interceptions (3), and pass breakups (3). The junior from Midland, Michigan earned
GLIAC Football Defensive Player of the Week for the third-straight game after a team-high nine tackles and a 70-yard pick-six that put the Cardinals ahead 21-17 early in the fourth quarter. Gordon is the only
GLIAC player to score a touchdown on an interception.
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Leonard Henry IV leads NCAA Division II in sacks with eight (2.0 per game) and has the second-most tackles on the Cardinal defense with 27. Henry IV is a menace in the opponent's backfield, as he adds 10.5 tackles for loss to his totals (his 2.6 TFL per game ranks 2nd in the nation).
