FINAL ROAD GAME
• No. 15 Michigan Tech travels downstate to face Saginaw Valley State for the final road game of the regular season.
• Saturday's kickoff is set for 2 p.m. at Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium.
• 2026 is the 104th season of Michigan Tech football.
• Tech is 6-2, and SVSU is 4-4.
 
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.
 
HUSKIES RANKED
• Michigan Tech is ranked No. 15 in this week's AFCA Coaches' Poll and No. 14 in the D2Football.com poll.
• The Huskies have been ranked as high as No. 12 this season. The top 15 ranking is the highest since Oct. 2015.

SCOUTING THE CARDINALS
• Saginaw Valley State is 4-4 overall and 2-2 in the GLIAC.
• The Cardinals are 3-1 on their home field and have won two in a row, defeating Wayne State on the road and No. 16 Grand Valley State last weekend at home.
• Connor Wolf is completing 60 percent of his throws and averaging 224 yards per game with 16 touchdowns and five interceptions. Devin Miles leads the ground attack with 59 yards per game and five touchdowns. The top receiver for SVSU is JT Webber, averaging 82 yards per game with four touchdowns this season. James McDonald leads the defense with 51 total tackles.
• SVSU was picked fifth in the GLIAC Preseason Poll after going 6-5 overall and 5-2 in conference play in 2025.
• Michael Engle is in his first season as the head coach of the Cardinals. He was previously at UIndy for four seasons and was the offensive coordinator for the Greyhounds.
 
LAST SEASON'S MEETING
• Tech fell 24-21 to Saginaw Valley State on Nov. 15, 2025, at Kearly Stadium in the final game of the season.
• The Huskies scored a touchdown in each of the final three quarters, but SVSU scored the go-ahead touchdown with eight seconds left.
• Nic Nora, Elliott Larner, and Ethan Champney scored the three touchdowns for the Huskies.
• Dakota Blackwell and Dante Basanese led Tech with 10 tackles.
 
LAST TIME OUT
• No. 12 Michigan Tech fell 27-20 at No. 1 Ferris State on Oct. 24.
• The Huskies cut it to a one-score game late but weren't able to recover the onside kick.
• The seven-point margin was the closest game for the top-ranked Bulldogs this season as they extended their winning streak to 38 straight.
• Elliott Larner scored Tech's two touchdowns, and Avery Kucharski made two field goals.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
• The regular season wraps up with two home games at Kearly Stadium.
• The Huskies host No. 9 Davenport on Nov. 7.
• The regular season wraps up against Wayne State on Nov. 14.
• Tech's seniors will be honored on the field before the regular season finale.
 
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 25-15 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