Surrounded by a 220-wode berm. The Saginaw Valley State football field has the feel of a horseshoe bowl. Seats 6,800.
Warriors v. Cardinals, who were 8-3 last season
WINONA, Minn. — The Winona State football team will be 600 miles busing to Saginaw, Michigan to open the collegiate football season. Kick-off: 6 p.m. at Harvey Randall Wickes stadium;
> August 31: Saginaw Valley of Michigan at Saginaw (nonconference)
> September 9: Concordia of St. Paul at Winona.
> September 16: Bemidji State at Bemidji.
> September 23: Northern State of South Dakota at Winona
> September 30: UM-Duluth at Duluth.
October 8: Mary at Bismarck.
> October 14: Augustana of Sioux Falls at Winona (homecoming).
> October 21: Sioux Falls at Sioux Falls.
> October 28: MSU-Moorhead at Moorhead.
> November 4: MSU-Mankato at Winona.
> November 11: Minot State at Winona.
Saginaw Valley profile
The Cardinals, of the Great Lake Intercollegiate Conference, were 3-3 in the conference last year and 8-3 overall. At-home conference games were 3-3. Like Winona State, the Cardinals are NCAA Division II.
Troubled past
2020: The NCAA forced Saginaw Valley to vacate 365 victories in 15 sports and find the university $5,000 for 137 improper certifications eligibility for athletes cover six years. The athletic program went on NCAA probation.
2016: Five persons were shot at a crowded party of an estimated 1,000 people outside a campus neighborhood apartment complex the night after a football game. No one died.I
2012: Five football players were suspended for locker-room hazing of in what apparently was a team tradition. Sexual assault wss the issue, but no criminal charges were filed.
Troubled past
2020: The NCAA forced Saginaw Valley to vacate 365 victories in 15 sports and fined the university $5,000 for 137 improper certifications of eligibility for athletes over six years. The athletic program went on NCAA probation.
2016: Five persons were shot at a crowded party of an estimated 1,000 people outside a campus neighborhood apartment complex the night after a football game. No one died.
2012: Five football players were suspended for locker-room hazing in what apparently was a team tradition. Sexual assault was the issue. No criminal charges were filed.