The Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football program is a college football team that represents Saginaw Valley State University in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, a part of NCAA Division II. The team has had six head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1975. The current coach is Ryan Brady who took the position prior to the 2019 season. [1]
Key
| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason [A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches [A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties [A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage [A 4] | ||||
Coaches
Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 college football season.
| No. | Name | Term | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | CCs | Awards | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank "Muddy" Waters | 1975–1979 | 53 | 25 | 26 | 2 | .491 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Jim Larkin | 1980–1982 | 31 | 9 | 22 | 0 | .290 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | George Ihler | 1983–1993 | 114 | 61 | 52 | 1 | .539 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | Jerry Kill | 1994–1998 | 52 | 38 | 14 | 0 | .731 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | Randy Awrey | 1999–2007 | 103 | 73 | 30 | 0 | .709 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Jim Collins | 2008–2018 | 121 | 65 | 56 | 0 | .537 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [5] |
| 7 | Ryan Brady | 2019–present | 44 | 26 | 18 | 0 | .591 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [1] |
Notes
- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played. [2]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [3]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [4]
References
- ^ a b "Ryan Brady Named Head Coach of Saginaw Valley State University Football Program". Saginaw Valley State. 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ "Head football coach Jim Collins leaving SVSU for a position with Army football". Saginaw Valley State. 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2020-05-08.