MINER'S CUP
• No. 14 Michigan Tech hosts Northern Michigan on Saturday for the annual Miner's Cup game.
• Kickoff is set for Noon at Kearly Stadium.
• 2026 marks the 104th season of Michigan Tech football.
• Tech is 5-1, and NMU is 0-6.
• It is Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame weekend with former football players Andy Bonk, Mike Horan, and Scott Kieser getting inducted.

SATURDAY PROMOTIONS
• Milk Means More chocolate milk toss.
• Domino's Lucky Seat pizza giveaway.
 
ON THE RADIO
• Mix 93.5 FM WKMJ broadcasts all Michigan Tech football games.
• Fans can listen live on the radio at Mix 93.5 FM WKMJ, online at mix93.fm or Pasty.com, or by using your favorite radio streaming app.
• Josh Ylitalo will call all the action.
 
WATCH THE GAME
• All GLIAC football games are streamed on FloCollege.
• Michigan Tech fans can watch all home and conference games in football, basketball, volleyball, and soccer with one subscription.
• FloCollege provides each subscriber with access to all content and events with the purchase of a monthly or yearly subscription.
• Subscriptions are offered in two different billing packages - monthly and annual.
• Discounts are available for students enrolled at GLIAC member and associate member institutions. You must subscribe with a .edu email address to be eligible.
• FloCollege is available on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, and Chromecast.
 
TV6 COVERAGE
• Saturday's games will be televised locally on TV6.
• Mark Evans and Dave Ellis will call all the action.
 
SERIES INFO
• Michigan Tech holds the all-time series lead 52-41-5.
• The Huskies currently hold the second-longest win streak in series history at 15.
• The Wildcats' last win came in 2009.
• Since the turn of the century, the Black and Gold own a 20-4 record against NMU.
 
HUSKIES RANKED
• Michigan Tech is ranked No. 14 in this week's AFCA Coaches' Poll and No. 15 in the D2Football.com poll.
• The Huskies were No. 19 last week in the AFCA poll and No. 24 in the D2 Football poll.
• The No. 14 is the highest ranking for Tech since Oct. 13, 2015, when the Huskies checked in at No. 12.
 
HALL OF FAMERS
• Former football players Andy Bonk, Mike Horan, and Scott Kieser will be inducted into the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame on Friday and recognized at Saturday's game.
• Andy Bonk was a defensive back for the football team from 2001-04. He was a three-time All-GLIAC First Team selection and ranks 11th all-time with 268 tackles.
• Mike Horan was a four-year letterwinner on the football team from 1971-74, playing running back and defensive back. He earned All-NIC Honorable Mention honors in 1974 when the team went undefeated and won an NIC Championship.
• Scott Kieser was a two-sport athlete at Michigan Tech, playing quarterback for the Huskies from 1991-95 and as a guard on the men's basketball team from 1993-96. In his career, he threw for 23 touchdowns and 2,800 yards. As a senior, he had 13 touchdowns and 1,605 yards passing.
 
OTHER HOF INDUCTEES
• Other inductees with the class of 2026 are Lucy (Dernovsek) Slowik (basketball), Deedra Irwin (Nordic skiing, cross country, track and field), Jason Marcotte (basketball), Colin Murphy (hockey), Sara (Nash) Hurley (volleyball), Darcy Way (hockey), and Wayne Weller (hockey).

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
• Northern Michigan is 0-6 overall and 0-2 in the GLIAC. The two conference games have been against No. 1 Ferris State and No. 11 Davenport.
• Liam Oczkowski is completing 63 percent of his passes for an average of 106.5 yards per game. He has two touchdowns and three interceptions. Noah Dobert averages 110.5 yards per game on the ground with two touchdowns. Four different Wildcats have over 100 yards receiving this season.
• Jax Hertel and Murphy Monreal lead the defense with 37 total tackles each. Hertel and Carter Schmitt each have two interceptions.
• NMU was picked sixth in the GLIAC Preseason Poll after going 3-8 overall and 2-5 in conference play in 2025, winning the final two games.
• Matt Janus is in his first season as head coach. He was the head coach at UW-La Crosse for six seasons.
 
LAST SEASON'S MEETING
• Tech won its 15th straight Miner's Cup with a 56-17 victory at Northern Michigan on Oct. 25, 2025.
• Elliott Larner scored four rushing touchdowns, Jake Rueff added a rushing touchdown, Nic Nora scored on a punt return, and Brady Isaacson found the end zone on a fumble return. Chase Koch led the defense with 10 tackles.
 
LAST TIME OUT
• The No. 19-ranked football team took down No. 6 Grand Valley State 41-35 in overtime on Saturday at Kearly Stadium.
• It was the first win over a top-10-ranked opponent since defeating Ashland on Oct. 29, 2016.
• The Lakers fumbled a snap on a field goal attempt on their overtime try, and Alex Bueno scored a rushing touchdown for the Huskies to win it.
• Elliott Larner had two touchdowns, Abram Larner scored on a pair of touchdowns, and Jake Rueff also found the end zone. Dakota Blackwell led the Huskies with 11 tackles, including seven solos.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
• The Huskies hit the road for back-to-back weeks at No. 1 Ferris State (Oct. 24) and Saginaw Valley State (Oct. 31).
• The regular season wraps up with home games against No. 9 Davenport (Nov. 7) and Wayne State (Nov. 14).
 
COACH METTLACH
• Dan Mettlach is in his fourth season as head coach of the football Huskies in 2026.
• Mettlach was named the 2025 GLIAC Coach of the Year.
• He holds a 24-14 overall record.
• Mettlach was named the 17th leader of the Huskies on November 29, 2022.
• As quarterback for the Huskies from 2001-04, he was named an All-American, the 2004 GLIAC Player of the Year, and a two-time All-GLIAC selection.
 
GLIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
• Special Teams Player of the Week – Avery Kucarski – Sept. 21
• Defensive Player of the Week – Chase Koch – Sept. 21
• Special Teams Player of the Week – Avery Kucarski – Sept. 8
• Defensive Player of the Week – Chase Koch – Sept. 8
 
ELITE 100 WATCH LIST
• Senior left tackle Brandon DeVries was named to the offensive squad as part of the D2Football.com Elite 100 Watch List.
• DeVries, a two-time captain for the Huskies, has played in 32 games for his career in Black & Gold and was a First Team All-GLIAC selection last season and a Second Team All-GLIAC honoree in 2024 and 2023.
 
RETURNERS WITH 2025 HONORS
• Linebacker Chase Koch was named to the 2025 D2CCA All-Super Region 3 Second Team. Koch paced the Huskies with 105 total tackles, two interceptions, four breakups, and two quarterback hurries.
• All-GLIAC First Team: offensive lineman Brandon DeVries, wide receiver Nic Nora, defensive tackle Pierce Miller, and linebacker Chase Koch.
• All-GLIAC Honorable Mention: offensive lineman Matthew Daanen, offensive lineman Rowland Ball, kicker Avery Kucharski, and running back Jake Rueff.
 
PRESEASON GLIAC POLL
1. Ferris State, 49 (7)
2. Grand Valley State, 43 (1)
3. Michigan Tech, 34
4. Davenport, 31
5. Saginaw Valley State, 28
6. Northern Michigan, 18
7. Roosevelt, 11
8. Wayne State, 10