2000–2009Michigan Tech Huskies football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Head coach	Bernie Anderson (1987–2005) Tom Kearly (2006–2016)
Home stadium	Sherman Field (2000–2009)
Seasons ← 1990–1999 2010–2019 →

TheMichigan Tech Huskies football program, 2000–2009 representedMichigan Technological University during the 2000s inNCAA Division IIcollege football as a member of theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). The team had two head coaches during the decade:Bernie Anderson, who held the post from 1987 to 2005; andTom Kearly, who served from 2006 to 2016.^[1] Highlights of the decade included:

• The2004 Michigan Tech Huskies football team compiled a 9–1 record and scored 393 points in the regular season, tied for the GLIAC championship, and made the program's first appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs, losing toNorth Dakota in the first round.
• The2008 Michigan Tech Huskies football team compiled an 8–3 record and tied for third place in the GLIAC.

The2000 Michigan Tech Huskies football team representedMichigan Technological University as a member of theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the2000 NCAA Division II football season. In their 14th season under head coachBernie Anderson, the Huskies compiled a 5–5 record (5–5 in conference games), tied for fifth place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 263 to 250.^[2]

Quarterback Alex Kowalski, a chemical engineering major, completed 173 of 301 passes for 2,163 yards and 15 touchdowns with a 123.0 quarterback rating. He also led the team in total offense (2,448 yards) and scoring (56 points).^[2] Kowalskis also received the Alan Bovard Award as Michigan Tech's most valuable player.^[3]

The team's other statistical leaders included wide receiver Jeff Geisz (82 catches for 1,184 yards) and fullback Bryan Weden (565 rushing yards on 122 carries).^[2]

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The2001 Michigan Tech Huskies football team representedMichigan Technological University as a member of theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the2001 NCAA Division II football season. In their 15th season under head coachBernie Anderson, the Huskies compiled a 5–5 record (5–5 in conference games), tied for fifth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 350 to 297.^[13]

The team's statistical leaders included:

• Quarterback Brad Spindler - 1,720 passing yards
• Junior Joe Johnson - 1,028 rushing yards, 60 points scored
• Junior Brad Stebel - 49 receptions, 788 yards

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The2002 Michigan Tech Huskies football team representedMichigan Technological University as a member of theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the2002 NCAA Division II football season. In their 16th season under head coachBernie Anderson, the Huskies compiled a 3–7 record (3–6 in conference games), tied for ninth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 312 to 229.^[13]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	atAshland	Ashland, OH	W 30–23
September 14	at No. 4Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium Saginaw, MI	L 21–35	4,734
September 21	Indianapolis	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 32–24
September 28	atFindlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	L 23–42
October 5	No. 1Grand Valley State	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 14–56	2,056
October 12	atFerris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	L 14–21
October 19	Wayne State (MI)	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 31–34	1,112
October 26	atHillsdale	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 7–31
November 2	Northern Michigan	Sherman Field Houghton, MI (Miner's Cup)	W 34–13
November 9	Northwood	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 23–33	891
Homecoming Rankings fromAFCA Poll released prior to the game

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The2003 Michigan Tech Huskies football team representedMichigan Technological University as a member of theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the2003 NCAA Division II football season. In their 17th season under head coachBernie Anderson, the Huskies compiled a 5–5 record (5–5 in conference games), tied for fourth place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 352 to 321.^[15]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	Ashland	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 27–14
September 13	No. 5Saginaw Valley State	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 32–34	1,534
September 20	Hillsdale	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 52–59
September 27	Findlay	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 28–31
October 4	at No. 1Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 17–48	10,034
October 11	Ferris State	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 49–30
October 18	atWayne State (MI)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 42–35	1,828	[16]
October 25	Hillsdale	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 47–28
November 1	atNorthern Michigan	Marquette, MI (Miner's Cup)	L 24–35
November 8	atNorthwood	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 34–7	1,444
Homecoming Rankings fromAFCA Poll released prior to the game

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The2004 Michigan Tech Huskies football team representedMichigan Technological University as a member of theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the2004 NCAA Division II football season. In their 18th season under head coachBernie Anderson, the Huskies compiled a 9–2 record (9–1 in conference games), tied withNorthwood for the GLIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 396 to 165.^[17] Michigan Tech advanced to theNCAA Division II football championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Huskies lost toNorth Dakota.

The team's statistical leaders included senior quarterback Dan Mettlach (1,985 yards total offense, 144.9 passing efficiency rating), sophomore running back Lee Marana (1,520 rushing yards, 126 points scored), and sophomore wide receiver Kirk Williams (38 receptions, 840 yards).^[17]

Seven Michigan Tech players were selected as first-team players on the 2004 GLIAC all-conference football team: Mettlach at quarterback; Marana and Daryl Graham at running back; Joe Berger and Mike Brewster at offensive line; Brian Lepley at defensive line; and Andy Bonk at defensive back. Williams received second-team honors at wide receiver. Other Michigan Tech players receiving second-team honors were David Kopke (offensive line) and Dustin Daniels (linebacker).^[18]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28	Northern Michigan		Sherman Field Houghton, MI (Miner's Cup)	W 45–6	4,332
September 4	Indianapolis		Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 17–10
September 11	Mercyhurst		Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 54–13
September 25	atAshland		Ashland, OH	W 51–14
October 2	atGannon	No. 22	Erie, PA	W 38–24
October 9	Wayne State (MI)	No. 17	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 61–23	2,775
October 16	No. 7Northwood	No. 13	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 54–7	2,378
October 23	atFerris State	No. 8	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	W 28–6
October 30	No. 16Saginaw Valley State	No. 7	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 38–18	2,912
November 6	vs. No. 17Grand Valley State	No. 4	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 7–24	50,123	[19]
November 20	No. 14North Dakota*	No. 9	Sherman Field Houghton, MI (NCAA Division II second round)	L 3–20	1,812	[20]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAmerican Football Coaches Association Poll released prior to the game

The2005 Michigan Tech Huskies football team representedMichigan Technological University as a member of theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the2005 NCAA Division II football season. In their 19th season under head coachBernie Anderson, the Huskies compiled a 6–3 record (6–3 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 232 to 163.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 27	atNorthern Michigan	No. 24	Superior Dome Marquette, MI (Miner's Cup)	W 42–21
September 3	Indianapolis	No. 19	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 24–6
September 10	atMercyhurst	No. 18	Tullio Stadium Erie, PA	W 24–20
September 24	Ashland	No. 15	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 17–14	3,215
October 1	Gannon	No. 13	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 45–17	3,147
October 8	atWayne State (MI)	No. 9	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 14–25	2,805
October 15	at No. 11Northwood	No. 19	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	L 21–24	2,922
October 22	Ferris State	No. 25	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 35–19
October 29	at No. 7Saginaw Valley State		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	L 10–17	5,346
November 5	at No. 1Grand Valley State		Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	Canceled
Homecoming Rankings fromAFCA Poll released prior to the game

The2006 Michigan Tech Huskies football team representedMichigan Technological University as a member of theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the2006 NCAA Division II football season. In their first season under head coachTom Kearly, the Huskies compiled a 6–4 record (6–4 in conference games), tied for fourth place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 236 to 192.^[21]

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The2007 Michigan Tech Huskies football team representedMichigan Technological University as a member of theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the2007 NCAA Division II football season. In their second season under head coachTom Kearly, the Huskies compiled a 6–5 record (6–4 in conference games), finisheed fifth in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 331 to 313.^[22]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 25	atWinona State*	Wireless Stadium Winona, MN	L 44–47
September 1	atWayne State (MI)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 21–14	2,656
September 8	Indianapolis	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 44–30
September 15	at No. 13Northwood	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 43–41	2,407
September 22	No. 1Grand Valley State	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 6–48	3,687
September 29	atHillsdale	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 0–37
October 6	Ferris State	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 40–12
October 13	atSaginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	L 16–33	3,962
October 20	atNorthern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI (Miner's Cup)	L 27–34
October 27	Gannon	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 56–7
November 10	Findlay	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 34–10
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAFCA Poll released prior to the game

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The2008 Michigan Tech Huskies football team representedMichigan Technological University as a member of theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the2008 NCAA Division II football season. In their third season under head coachTom Kearly, the Huskies compiled a 8–3 record (7–3 in conference games), tied for third place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 322 to 321.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30		Winona State*	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 26–21	2,955
September 6		Hillsdale	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 39–36
September 13		Ashland	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 41–48
September 18		atNorthern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI (Miner's Cup)	W 47–21
September 27	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 6–52	12,405
October 4	1:00 p.m.	No. 25Ferris State	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 21–7	2,989
October 11		atFindlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 30–28
October 18		Indianapolis	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 31–28
October 25		atSaginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	L 23–40	4,037
November 1		Tiffin	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 32–28
November 8	12:00 p.m.	atNorthwood	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 25–13	1,012
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are inEastern time

The2009 Michigan Tech Huskies football team representedMichigan Technological University as a member of theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the2009 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth season under head coachTom Kearly, the Huskies compiled a 2–8 record (2–8 in conference games), finished in tenth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 322 to 224.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	12:00 p.m.	atHillsdale	Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 35–37	1,799
September 12	1:00 p.m.	at No. 19Ashland	Jack Miller Stadium Ashland, OH	L 28–34	4,496
September 19	1:00 p.m.	Northern Michigan	Sherman Field Houghton, MI (Miner's Cup)	L 16–48	4,027
September 26	6:00 p.m.	No. 1Grand Valley State	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 7–55	2,339
October 3	7:00 p.m.	vs.Ferris State	Fifth Third Ballpark Comstock Park, MI (Battle at the Ballpark)	W 38–6	2,964
October 10	1:00 p.m.	Findlay	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 5–14	1,959
October 17	6:00 p.m.	atIndianapolis	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	L 20–38	1,977
October 24	1:00 p.m.	No. 24Saginaw Valley State	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 28–38	1,522
October 31	1:30 p.m.	atTiffin	Frost-Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	W 21–14	312
November 7	1:00 p.m.	Northwood	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 26–38	1,845
Homecoming Rankings fromAmerican Football Coaches Association Poll released prior to the game All times are inEastern time

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