2020–presentSaginaw Valley State Cardinals football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Head coach	Ryan Brady (2019–present)
Home stadium	Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2019

TheSaginaw Valley State Cardinals football program, 2020–present representedSaginaw Valley State University during the 2020s inNCAA Division IIcollege football as a member of theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). The team was led during the decade by head coachRyan Brady, who took over as head coach in 2019 and continues in the position as of 2025.

The team played its home games atHarvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium, commonly shortened to Wickes Stadium, inUniversity Center, Michigan.

Saginaw Valley State and the GLIAC did not compete in football during the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The2021 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football team representedSaginaw Valley State University (SVSU) as a member of theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the2021 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coachRyan Brady, the Cardinals compiled a 7–4 record (4–3 in conference games), finished in fourth place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 302 to 245.^[1][2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:00 p.m.	Texas A&M–Kingsville*	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 13–9	2,000
September 11	1:00 p.m.	atBowie State*	Bulldogs Stadium Bowie, MD	L 17–28	1,211
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapis, MI	L 45–47OT	6,012
September 25	6:00 p.m.	atWayne State	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 41–21	2,932
October 2	2:00 p.m.	No. 8Grand Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Battle of the Valleys)	L 17–49	8,544
October 9	5:00 p.m.	atTexas A&M–Commerce*	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 20–17OT	5,102
October 16	2:00 p.m.	Northwood	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 31–13	5,100
October 23	3:00 p.m.	Wayne State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 41–25	4,200
October 30	12:00 p.m.	atDavenport	Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex Caledonia Township, MI	W 24–3	1,050
November 6	1:00 p.m.	Northern Michigan	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 33–21	2,000
November 13	1:00 p.m.	atMichigan Tech	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	L 20–21	1,315
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are inEastern time

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The2022 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football team representedSaginaw Valley State University (SVSU) as a member of theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the2022 NCAA Division II football season. In their third year under head coachRyan Brady, the Cardinals compiled an 8–3 record (3–3 in conference games), finished in fourth place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 372 to 209.^[3][4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	6:00 p.m.	West Virginia Wesleyan*		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 72–0	2,700
September 10	1:00 p.m.	Bowie State*		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 40–12	3,700
September 17	1:00 p.m.	atNorthwood*		Hantz Stadium Midland, MI		W 35–14	3,122
September 24	1:00 p.m.	atMichigan Tech*	No. 19	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	W 35–13	1,284
October 1	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2Grand Valley State	No. 17	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	FloSports	L 10–29	14,877	[5][6]
October 8	2:00 p.m.	No. 1Ferris State		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		L 28–33	3,627	[7]
October 15	2:00 p.m.	Indianapolis*		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 38–14	3,101	[8]
October 22	6:00 p.m.	atWayne State	No. 24	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI		W 21–14	3,531
October 29	1:00 p.m.	Davenport	No. 23	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		L 28–29	1,920
November 5	1:00 p.m.	atNorthern Michigan		Superior Dome Marquette, MI		W 30–21	1,198	[9]
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Michigan Tech		Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	FloSports	W 35–30	3,265	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are inEastern time

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The2023 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football team representedSaginaw Valley State University (SVSU) as a member of theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the2023 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth year under head coachRyan Brady, the Cardinals compiled a 6–5 record (3–3 in conference games), finished in fourth place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 283 to 263.^[11][12]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Winona State*	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 34–24	1,414
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Northwood*	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 31–8	2,689
September 16	2:00 p.m.	atTruman*	Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MO		L 7–21	4,126
September 23	2:00 p.m.	Indianapolis*	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		L 10–35	2,316
September 30	6:00 p.m.	No. 7Grand Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		L 14–55	5,085
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at No. 1Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	FloSports	L 17–38	3,124	[13]
October 14	12:00 p.m.	atSt. Xavier (IL)*	Deaton Field Chicago, IL		W 32–10	400
October 21	2:00 p.m.	Wayne State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 17–10OT	3,079
October 28	12:00 p.m.	at No. 11Davenport	Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex Caledonia Township, MI		L 21–24	1,112
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Northern Michigan	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 62–17	2
November 11	1:00 p.m.	atMichigan Tech	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI		W 38–21	1,191
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are inEastern time

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The2024 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football team representedSaginaw Valley State University (SVSU) as a member of theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the2024 NCAA Division II football season. In their fifth year under head coachRyan Brady, the Cardinals compiled a 7–4 record (4–3 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for third place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 322 to 189.^[14][15]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:00 p.m.	atWinona State*	Altra Federal Credit Union Stadium Winona, MN		W 38–14	3,061
September 14	1:00 p.m.	atNorthwood*	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI		L 7–10	3,404
September 21	2:00 p.m.	Truman*	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 37–14	3,323
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at No. 15Indianapolis*	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN		W 28–24	2,076
October 5	1:00 p.m.	atNorthern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI		W 63–14	2,553
October 12	1:00 p.m.	atRoosevelt	Morris Field Arlington Heights, IL		W 27–14	812
October 19	3:00 p.m.	No. 2Grand Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI (Battle of the Valleys)		L 9–16	8,586	[16]
October 26	1:00 p.m.	atWayne State	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI		W 37–10	2,726
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Davenport	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 24–14	4,339
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at No. 2Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI		L 24–27	2,856	[17]
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Michigan Tech	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	FloSports	L 28–32	2,968
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are inEastern time

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The2025 Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football team representsSaginaw Valley State University (SVSU) as a member of theGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the2025 NCAA Division II football season. They are expected to be led byRyan Brady in his sixth year as head coach.^[18]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28	6:00 p.m.	Northeastern State*	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		L 21–28	3,028	[19][20]
September 6	2:00 p.m.	Gannon*	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 49–28	3,642
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Northwood*	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		L 14–38	4,855
September 20	1:00 p.m.	atNew Haven*	Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium West Haven, CT	NEC Front Row	L 28–35	5,467
October 4	2:00 p.m.	Northern Michigan	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI		W 47–25	3,226
October 11	2:00 p.m.	Roosevelt	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI
October 18	2:00 p.m.	atGrand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI
October 25	2:00 p.m.	Wayne State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI
November 1	12:00 p.m.	atDavenport	Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex Caledonia Township, MI	FloSports
November 8	1:00 p.m.	Ferris State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI
November 15	2:00 p.m.	atMichigan Tech	Kearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are inEastern time

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