2024 Ferris State Bulldogs football team

2024 Ferris State Bulldogs football
2024 Ferris State Bulldogs football
GLIAC champion; NCAA Division II national champion
NCAA Division II National Championship Game, W 49–14 vs. Valdosta State
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 1
Record	14–1 (7–0 GLIAC)
Head coach	Tony Annese (13th season);
Offensive coordinator	Steve Annese (13th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Ryan Hodges (10th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tony Annese II (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Top Taggart Field
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

Last updated December 29, 2024

2024 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 Ferris State $^	7	–	0	14	–	1
No. 6 Grand Valley State ^	6	–	1	11	–	2
Davenport	4	–	3	7	–	4
Michigan Tech	4	–	3	7	–	4
Saginaw Valley State	4	–	3	7	–	4
Wayne State (MI)	2	–	5	2	–	9
Roosevelt*	1	–	6	1	–	9
Northern Michigan	0	–	7	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Roosevelt ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NAIA Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2024 Ferris State Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Ferris State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division II football season. In their 13th season under head coach Tony Annese, the Bulldogs compiled a 14–1 record and were ranked No. 1 in the D2Football.com poll at the end of the regular season. After losing the season opener on the road against Pittsburg State, the Bulldogs finished the season with 14 consecutive victories and won the GLIAC championship and the NCAA Division II national championship. Ferris State participated in the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, beating Central Oklahoma in the second round, defending national champion Harding in the semifinals, and Valdosta State in the NCAA Division II national championship game.

GLIAC preseason poll

In the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference preseason media poll released on August 1, 2024, Ferris State was projeced to finish first in the conference.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Pittsburg State *	No. 3	Carnie Smith Stadium Pittsburg, KS	L 3–19	10,189	^[4]^[5]
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Lake Erie *	No. 3	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	W 56–3	6,317	^[6]
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Ashland *	No. 5	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	W 43–3	5,406	^[7]
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at American International *	No. 5	Ronald J. Abdow Field Springfield, MA	W 84–7	1,468	^[1]
October 5	2:00 p.m.	Roosevelt	No. 5	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	W 55–13	5,712	^[8]
October 12	6:00 p.m.	at Wayne State (MI)	No. 4	Adams Field Detroit, MI	W 27–14	2,121	^[9]
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Michigan Tech	No. 4	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	W 51–13	4,720	^[10]
October 26	3:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Grand Valley State	No. 3	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (Anchor–Bone Classic)	W 34–7	16,332	^[11]
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Northern Michigan	No. 2	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 55–9	1,873	^[12]
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Saginaw Valley State	No. 2	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	W 27–24	2,856	^[13]
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Davenport	No. 2	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI (Calder City Classic)	W 24–9	2,149	^[14]
November 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 8 Central Oklahoma *	No. 2	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI (NCAA Division II Second Round)	W 78–17	1,245	^[2]^[15]
December 7	1:00 p.m.	No. 4 Harding *	No. 2	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	W 41–7	4,120	^[16]^[17]
December 14	3:30 p.m.	No. 11 Slippery Rock *	No. 2	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI (NCAA Division II Semifinal)	W 48–38	2,521	^[18]^[19]
December 21	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Valdosta State *	No. 2	McKinney ISD Stadium McKinney, TX (NCAA Division II National Championship Game)	W 49–14	3,228	^[20]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^[21]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
AFCA	3 (1)	3 (1)*	7	5	5	5	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	1 (27)
D2 Football	3	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	2	1	1	1	1

* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Personnel

2024 Ferris State Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Jeremiah Lee	Jr
WR	`1`	Emari O'Brien	Sr
WR	`2`	Tyrese Hunt-Thompson	Sr
RB	`3`	Zamir Knighten	Jr
QB	`4`	Trinidad Chambliss	Jr
WR	`5`	Jeremiah Housey	Jr
WR	`6`	James Gilbert	Sr
RB	`7`	Zak Ahern	So
RB	`8`	Markel King	So
WR	`9`	Cam Underwood	Jr
WR	`10`	Taariik Brett	So
WR	`11`	Darian Kruja	Jr
QB	`12`	Carson Gulker	Jr
WR	`13`	Tyren Mason	Jr
QB	`14`	Chase Carter	Fr
QB	`16`	Leeshaun Mumpfield	Fr
QB	`17`	Charlie Spencer	So
QB	`18`	Jack Schierholz	Fr
QB	`19`	Demir Ashiru	Fr
RB	`20`	James Coby	Jr
WR	`21`	Jaylen Vinton	Fr
WR	`22`	Brady Rose	Jr
WR	`23`	Jashawn Johnson	So
RB	`30`	Kannon Katzer	Jr
WR	`31`	Samuel Watts	Jr
TE	`43`	Cam Orr	Jr
OL	`50`	Chimdindu Obi	So
OL	`51`	D'jaun Gilbert	Fr
OL	`52`	Jarvis Windham	Jr
OL	`55`	Elmir Jakupovic	Jr
OL	`56`	Ben Przytula	Fr
OL	`64`	Cam Heiss	So
OL	`69`	A. J. Polley	Jr
OL	`70`	Andrew DeVries	So
OL	`71`	Thomas Hubbard	So
OL	`72`	Tim Anderson	Jr
OL	`73`	Mack Bontekoe	Fr
OL	`74`	Bob Anderson	Jr
OL	`75`	Dayne Arnett	So
OL	`76`	Lawrence Hattar	Jr
OL	`77`	Travis Miracle	Sr
OL	`79`	Bryce George	Jr
TE	`80`	Braeden Childress	Sr
WR	`81`	Tae Boyd	Fr
WR	`82`	T. J. McKenzie	Sr
WR	`83`	Jaylin Townsend	Fr
TE	`84`	Mason Dykstra	Fr
WR	`89`	Timothy Ormond II	Fr
WR		Tarick Bower	Fr
QB		Wyatt Bower	Fr
OL		Kaharri Caldwell	Fr
OL		Martaz Charles	Fr
RB		Key'Vell Cooper	Fr
WR		Tyler Davis	Fr
WR		Jawon Jarrett	Fr
OL		Matthew Misch	Fr
WR		Dakari Neely	Fr
RB		Jake Price	Fr
RB		Colby Reed	Fr
OL		Ryan Ross	Fr
WR		Kevin Simes	Fr
WR		Deion Small	Jr
WR		Larenz Smith	Fr
WR		Glenn Smith II	Fr
OL		Jaylen Washington	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`0`	Jacarvis Alexandre	Sr
DB	`1`	Lento Smith	Sr
DE	`2`	Sheldon Cage	Sr
LB	`3`	Iosefa Saipapa	Jr
DB	`4`	Justin Payoute	Jr
LB	`5`	Jason Williams	Sr
LB	`6`	Konnor Near	Sr
DB	`7`	Gyasi Mattison	Jr
DB	`8`	Payton Hughes	Sr
DL	`9`	Victor Nelson	Sr
DL	`10`	Ralph Carter	Sr
DL	`11`	Tyrone Fowler	Sr
DB	`12`	Michael Edwards	So
DB	`13`	Eric Jackson	So
DB	`14`	Tyler Greene	So
DB	`16`	Tre' Rigby	Fr
DB	`17`	Caleb Smith	Sr
DB	`18`	Mervens Jean Pierre	Jr
DL	`19`	Arnold Saidov	Sr
DB	`20`	Dwight Bush	Fr
DB	`20`	Zyon Pressley	Fr
DL	`21`	Tim Allen	So
DB	`22`	Ahlston Ware	Fr
DB	`24`	Edward Kofuma-Henry	Jr
DB	`25`	Lamont Gordon	Fr
LB	`25`	Ben Sporman	Fr
DB	`26`	Colby Brown	Jr
DB	`27`	Kyle Johnson	So
DB	`29`	Bry'Shaun Haskin	So
LB	`33`	Christian Cramer	Fr
DL	`34`	Stanley Lambert	Sr
LB	`35`	Jerek Fields	Fr
LB	`40`	Jake MacPhee	Fr
DL	`41`	Derrick Matlock II	Fr
DB	`42`	Jalen Jones	Jr
DL	`44`	Kailib Davis	Jr
DB	`46`	Joshua Beasley	Fr
DB	`47`	Chase Nixon	Jr
DL	`48`	Toby MacPhee	Jr
DL	`49`	Gabe Blanchard	Fr
DL	`53`	Gabe Smith-VerWys	Sr
DL	`54`	Noah Kindle	Jr
LB	`57`	Derek Anderson	Fr
LB	`65`	Sawyer TenHaaf	Fr
DL	`68`	Jordan Tooles	So
DL	`90`	Royce Daugherty	Fr
DL	`91`	Deron Irving-Bey	Sr
DL	`92`	Cam Post	Fr
DL	`94`	Alefosio Saipapa	Sr
DL	`97`	Jvonne Ruffin	Jr
DL	`98`	Jake Plamondon	Jr
DL	`99`	Markee Jones	So
LB		Ryan Ahern	Fr
LB		Michael Bush	Fr
LB		Isaiah Byars	Sr
LB		Brandon Cunningham	Fr
DB		DeWayne Dickerson	Fr
LB		Jaden Edington	Fr
DB		D'Mari Jenkins	Fr
DB		Jalen Johnson	Fr
DL		Zach Kelly	Fr
DB		Jalen McFadden	Fr
DE		Ed Noble	Fr
DE		Cooper Nye	Fr
DE		Kaleb Parrish	Fr
DB		Anthony Perdue	Fr
DB		Quentin Pope	Fr
DE		Tyrin Randle	Fr
DB		James Robinson	Fr
DB		Javen Sewell	Fr
DE		Devon Strobel	Fr
DB		Kelby Tyre	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K, P	`32`	Levi Tuinstra	Jr
P	`34`	Ethan Sossen	Sr
LS	`38`	Sam Wahlberg	So
K, P	`45`	Mitchell Middleton	Jr
K		Gabe Long	Fr

Head coach

Tony Annese

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Brian Rock
Assistant head coach/quarterbacks
Steve Annese
Offensive coordinator/wide receivers
Ryan Hodges
Defensive coordinator/strong safeties
Tony Annese II
Co-defensive coordinator/defensive pass game coordinator/defensive backs
Tesfa Smith
Defensive run game coordinator/defensive line
Sam Parker
Run game coordinator/offensive line
Grant Caserta
Linebackers/recruiting coordinator

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2024

Game summaries

At No. 6 Pittsburg State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Bulldogs	0	3	0	0	3
No. 6 Gorillas	3	3	10	3	19

Statistics	FSU	PSU
First downs	7	19
Total yards	171	316
Rushing yards	38	110
Passing yards	133	206
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	21:07	38:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ferris State	Passing	Trinidad Chambliss	13/20, 133 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Carson Gulker	8 rushes, 31 yards
	Receiving	Tyrese Hunt-Thompson	3 receptions, 68 yards
Pittsburg State	Passing	Chad Dodson Jr.	22/33, 206 yards, INT
	Rushing	Cleo Chandler Jr.	11 rushes, 49 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jack Roberts	4 receptions, 41 yards

Lake Erie

	1	2	3	4	Total
Storm	3	0	0	0	3
No. 3 Bulldogs	35	14	0	7	56

Statistics	LEC	FSU
First downs	10	27
Total yards	144	654
Rushing yards	67	283
Passing yards	77	371
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	28:46	31:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lake Erie	Passing	Alec Lewis	5/9, 50 yards
	Rushing	Nick Mosley	17 rushes, 55 yards
	Receiving	Tyrone Lindsey	2 receptions, 34 yards
Ferris State	Passing	Trinidad Chambliss	16/22, 246 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Carson Gulker	2 rushes, 67 yards
	Receiving	Kannon Katzer	3 receptions, 61 yards, TD

Ashland

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	0	0	0	3
No. 5 Bulldogs	14	22	7	0	43

Statistics	ASH	FSU
First downs	13	30
Total yards	145	530
Rushing yards	36	197
Passing yards	109	333
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	24:09	35:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ashland	Passing	Trevor Bycznski	9/23, 109 yards, INT
	Rushing	Ty'aris Stevenson	11 rushes, 27 yards
	Receiving	Tony Pannunzio	4 receptions, 40 yards
Ferris State	Passing	Trinidad Chambliss	23/30, 286 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Markel King	9 rushes, 63 yards
	Receiving	Emari O'Brien	4 receptions, 85 yards

At American International

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Bulldogs	35	21	14	14	84
Yellow Jackets	0	0	7	0	7

Statistics	FSU	AIC
First downs	33	10
Total yards	744	110
Rushing yards	486	-18
Passing yards	258	128
Turnovers	4	4
Time of possession	31:09	28:51

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ferris State	Passing	Trinidad Chambliss	14/24, 166 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	James Coby	12 rushes, 110 yards, TD
	Receiving	Emari O'Brien	2 receptions, 93 yards, TD
American International	Passing	Lukas Kasko	15/29, 128 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jadye Foxworth	5 rushes, 12 yards
	Receiving	Amiyn Hanks	4 receptions, 35 yards

Roosevelt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lakers	0	10	3	0	13
No. 5 Bulldogs	7	21	14	13	55

Statistics	RUL	FSU
First downs	18	25
Total yards	270	448
Rushing yards	90	212
Passing yards	180	236
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	35:34	24:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Roosevelt	Passing	Carson Budke	21/35, 180 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Cyrus Zuell	22 rushes, 78 yards
	Receiving	Keonta Nixon	5 receptions, 82 yards
Ferris State	Passing	Trinidad Chambliss	18/30, 224 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Kannon Katzer	8 rushes, 69 yards
	Receiving	Kannon Katzer	4 receptions, 83 yards, TD

At Wayne State (MI)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Bulldogs	3	14	7	3	27
Warriors	0	0	14	0	14

Statistics	FSU	WSU
First downs	24	18
Total yards	505	234
Rushing yards	275	103
Passing yards	230	131
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	31:37	28:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ferris State	Passing	Trinidad Chambliss	21/37, 211 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Trinidad Chambliss	16 rushes, 148 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cam Underwood	2 receptions, 58 yards
Wayne State	Passing	Champion Edwards	15/27, 131 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	D'Marco Singleton	15 rushes, 46 yards, TD
	Receiving	Myles McKatherine	6 receptions, 70 yards, TD

Michigan Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	13	0	0	13
No. 4 Bulldogs	20	10	14	7	51

Statistics	MTU	FSU
First downs	18	23
Total yards	269	577
Rushing yards	91	178
Passing yards	178	399
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	33:37	26:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan Tech	Passing	Alex Fries	20/46, 158 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jake Rueff	6 rushes, 42 yards
	Receiving	Darius Willis	10 receptions, 68 yards, TD
Ferris State	Passing	Trinidad Chambliss	18/30, 383 yards, 6 TD
	Rushing	Trinidad Chambliss	10 rushes, 90 yards
	Receiving	Emari O'Brien	5 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD

At No. 1 Grand Valley State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Bulldogs	3	10	14	7	34
No. 1 Lakers	0	0	7	0	7

Statistics	FSU	GVSU
First downs	18	14
Total yards	363	229
Rushing yards	249	155
Passing yards	114	74
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	34:33	25:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ferris State	Passing	Trinidad Chambliss	11/19, 114 yards
	Rushing	Trinidad Chambliss	22 rushes, 122 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Emari O'Brien	3 receptions, 42 yards
Grand Valley State	Passing	Avery Moore	2/6, 49 yards, INT
	Rushing	Cody Tierney	2 rushes, 52 yards, TD
	Receiving	Darrell Johnson	3 receptions, 37 yards

At Northern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Bulldogs	7	20	21	7	55
Wildcats	0	2	0	7	9

Statistics	FSU	NMU
First downs	20	10
Total yards	507	246
Rushing yards	325	122
Passing yards	182	124
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	29:20	30:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ferris State	Passing	Trinidad Chambliss	7/15, 141 yards
	Rushing	Kannon Katzer	5 rushes, 126 yards, TD
	Receiving	Taariik Brett	1 reception, 53 yards
Northern Michigan	Passing	Jake Bilitz	2/8, 105 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jahi Wood	15 rushes, 48 yards
	Receiving	Michael Love	2 receptions, 92 yards, TD

Saginaw Valley State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	10	7	0	24
No. 2 Bulldogs	7	13	7	0	27

Statistics	SVSU	FSU
First downs	13	21
Total yards	292	388
Rushing yards	105	171
Passing yards	187	217
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	29:42	30:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Saginaw Valley State	Passing	Mason McKenzie	11/24, 187 yards, TD
	Rushing	Mason McKenzie	18 rushes, 90 yards, TD
	Receiving	Joseph Walker	3 receptions, 74 yards, TD
Ferris State	Passing	Trinidad Chambliss	14/28, 159 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Trinidad Chambliss	15 rushes, 87 yards, TD
	Receiving	James Gilbert	3 receptions, 60 yards, TD

Davenport

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	6	0	0	9
No. 2 Bulldogs	0	7	7	10	24

Statistics	DAV	FSU
First downs	24	20
Total yards	307	362
Rushing yards	137	228
Passing yards	170	134
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	32:06	27:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Davenport	Passing	Mac VandenHout	19/33, 170 yards, INT
	Rushing	Kendall Williams	9 rushes, 56 yards
	Receiving	Hakeem Harris	5 receptions, 56 yards
Ferris State	Passing	Trinidad Chambliss	13/20, 116 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Kannon Katzer	10 rushes, 88 yards, TD
	Receiving	Brady Rose	4 receptions, 56 yards, TD

No. 8 Central Oklahoma (NCAA Division II Second Round)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Bronchos	7	10	0	0	17
No. 2 Bulldogs	7	34	28	9	78

Statistics	UCO	FSU
First downs	19	26
Total yards	442	688
Rushing yards	207	485
Passing yards	234	203
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	31:15	28:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Oklahoma	Passing	Jett Huff	9/14, 146 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	William Mason	14 rushes, 86 yards
	Receiving	Jacob Delso	3 receptions, 66 yards
Ferris State	Passing	Trinidad Chambliss	9/18, 203 yards, TD
	Rushing	Kannon Katzer	12 rushes, 200 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	James Gilbert	3 receptions, 105 yards

No. 4 Harding (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Bisons	0	0	0	7	7
No. 2 Bulldogs	13	7	14	7	41

Statistics	HAR	FSU
First downs	11	24
Total yards	193	452
Rushing yards	130	287
Passing yards	63	165
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	28:13	31:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Harding	Passing	Cole Keylon	5/7, 63 yards, INT
	Rushing	Blake Delacruz	10 rushes, 43 yards
	Receiving	Dane Romberger	2 receptions, 36 yards
Ferris State	Passing	Trinidad Chambliss	18/27, 145 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Taariik Brett	3 rushes, 89 yards
	Receiving	Brady Rose	7 receptions, 45 yards

No. 11 Slippery Rock (NCAA Division II Semifinal)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Slippery Rock	21	17	0	0	38
No. 2 Bulldogs	7	20	7	14	48

Statistics	SR	FSU
First downs	23	20
Total yards	453	513
Rushing yards	55	292
Passing yards	398	221
Turnovers	4	3
Time of possession	41:29	19:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Slippery Rock	Passing	Brayden Long	27/48, 398 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT
	Rushing	Idris Lawrence	19 rushes, 71 yards, TD
	Receiving	Logan Ramper	8 receptions, 171 yards, 3 TD
Ferris State	Passing	Trinidad Chambliss	19/26, 221 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Kannon Katzer	13 rushes, 165 yards, TD
	Receiving	James Gilbert	6 receptions, 95 yards

Vs. No. 1 Valdosta State (NCAA Division II National Championship Game)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Bulldogs	14	14	14	7	49
No. 1 Blazers	0	7	7	0	14

Statistics	FSU	VSU
First downs	21	19
Total yards	465	311
Rushing yards	251	121
Passing yards	214	190
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	29:15	30:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ferris State	Passing	Trinidad Chambliss	11/20, 153 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Kannon Katzer	14 rushes, 97 yards
	Receiving	Cam Underwood	3 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TD
Valdosta State	Passing	Sammy Edwards	25/42, 190 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Alfonso Franklin	14 rushes, 102 yards
	Receiving	Tyler Ajiero	5 receptions, 57 yards, TD

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↑ Josh Van Dyke (September 8, 2024). "Fast start helps Ferris State football roll past Lake Erie in home opener". Mlive.com .
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[amint-1] 1 2 Josh Van Dyke (September 29, 2024). "Ferris State football scores 84 points, sets new school record in road rout". Mlive.com .

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[7] John Raffel (September 14, 2024). "Ferris erupts over Ashland 43-3". Big Rapids Pioneer.

[8] Remi Monaghan (December 7, 2024). "No. 5 Ferris State notches homecoming victory with win over Roosevelt". Fox 17 West Michigan.

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Venues	Top Taggart Field
Bowls & rivalries	Davenport: Calder City Classic Grand Valley State: Anchor–Bone Classic
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908–1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championships in bold

2024 Ferris State Bulldogs football
GLIAC champion NCAA Division II national champion
NCAA Division II National Championship Game, W 49–14 vs. Valdosta State
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 1
Record	14–1 (7–0 GLIAC)
Head coach	Tony Annese (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Annese (13th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Ryan Hodges (10th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tony Annese II (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Top Taggart Field
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

v t e NCAA Division II football champions
1970s	1973: Louisiana Tech 1974: Central Michigan 1975: Northern Michigan 1976: Montana State 1977: Lehigh 1978: Eastern Illinois 1979: Delaware
1980s	1980: Cal Poly 1981: Southwest Texas State 1982: Southwest Texas State 1983: North Dakota State 1984: Troy State 1985: North Dakota State 1986: North Dakota State 1987: Troy State 1988: North Dakota State 1989: Mississippi College (vacated)
1990s	1990: North Dakota State 1991: Pittsburg State 1992: Jacksonville State 1993: North Alabama 1994: North Alabama 1995: North Alabama 1996: Northern Colorado 1997: Northern Colorado 1998: Northwest Missouri State 1999: Northwest Missouri State
2000s	2000: Delta State 2001: North Dakota 2002: Grand Valley State 2003: Grand Valley State 2004: Valdosta State 2005: Grand Valley State 2006: Grand Valley State 2007: Valdosta State 2008: Minnesota–Duluth 2009: Northwest Missouri State
2010s	2010: Minnesota–Duluth 2011: Pittsburg State 2012: Valdosta State 2013: Northwest Missouri State 2014: CSU Pueblo 2015: Northwest Missouri State 2016: Northwest Missouri State 2017: Texas A&M–Commerce 2018: Valdosta State 2019: West Florida
2020s	2020: No champion 2021: Ferris State 2022: Ferris State 2023: Harding 2024: Ferris State

v t e Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football champions
NAIA	Northwood (1973) Ferris State & Northwood (1974) Wayne State (1975) Northwood (1976) Grand Valley State (1977) Grand Valley State (1978) Saginaw Valley State (1979) Hillsdale (1980) Grand Valley State (1981) Hillsdale (1982) Saginaw Valley State (1983) Saginaw Valley State (1984) Hillsdale (1985) Hillsdale (1986)
NCAA Division II	Northern Michigan (1987) Hillsdale (1988) Grand Valley State (1989) No football (1990–1998) Ferris State & Northwood (1999) Northwood & Saginaw Valley State (2000) Grand Valley State (2001) Grand Valley State (2002) Saginaw Valley State (2003) Michigan Tech & Northwood (2004) Grand Valley State (2005) Grand Valley State (2006) Grand Valley State (2007) Grand Valley State (2008) Grand Valley State (2009) Grand Valley State (2010) Hillsdale (2011) Ashland (2012) Ohio Dominican (2013) Ferris State (2014) Ashland & Ferris State (2015) Grand Valley State (2016) Ashland (2017) Ferris State (2018) Ferris State (2019) No champion (2020) Ferris State (2021) Grand Valley State (2022) Grand Valley State (2023) Ferris State (2024)
National championships in bold