Cardinal Football eNewsletter 2012 Season / Volume 7
No. 15 Cardinals Keep "Axe" with 28-20 Victory Over Northwood MIDLAND, Mich. - The No. 15 Saginaw Valley State University football team battled Northwood University in the 38th annual "Axe Bowl" game today (Oct. 6), defeating the Timberwolves 28-20 in front of a packed homecoming crowd at Hantz Stadium. After giving the Timberwolves great field position after a bad snap on a punt, the Cardinal defense forced Northwood quarterback Aaron Shavers to give the ball right back. Jonathon Jennings (Columbus, Ohio/Westerville South HS) found Jeff Janis (Tawas, Mich.) five plays later for a 62-yard strike to give the Cardinals the 7-0 lead. With 12:05 left to play in the first half, Jennings and Janis hooked-up on an 18-yard touchdown, capping off a 10-play, 75 yard drive that gave the Cardinals a 14-3 advantage. The Timeberwolves rebounded to slash the SVSU lead to 14-10 after Joe Bitterman intercepted a Jennings pass 53-yards for a score. The Cardinals responded by putting together a nine-play, 60-yard drive to extend their lead to 21-10 as time was running down in the first half. Jennings connected once again with Janis in the back corner of the endzone on a fade for their third touchdown of the half. The Timberwolves tacked on an Alex Faust 37-yard field goal midway through the third quarter, cutting the Cardinals lead to 21-13. Saginaw Valley running back Jamohn Martin (Ravenna, Mich.) pushed the Cardinal lead to 28-13 with 9:46 left in the game on a two-yard run to paydirt, capping off a 13play drive that spanned 80 yards. Northwood went on to add a touchdown late in the fourth quarter, but it would not be enough as the Cardinals went on to the 28-20 victory.
Jennings ended the contest 25-of-35 throwing for 286 yards and three touchdowns, his 17th consecutive contest with multiple touchdown passes. Janis finished the game with 11 catches for 183 yards and three scores. Tim Hogue (Inskter, Mich.) recorded 16 carries for 57 yards on the ground. The defense was lead by Brian Johnson (Muskegon, Mich./Catholic Centeral HS) with 15 tackles. Senior Grant Caserta (Holland, Mich./West Ottawa HS) added 13 tackles, while Jon Bryant (Detroit, Mich./Oak Park HS) chipped in eight. Meijer "Player of the Game" Jeff Heath (Lake Orion, Mich.) had seven tackles and two fumble recoveries. Saginaw Valley moves their record to 5-1 overall on the season and 4-1 in the GLIAC, while Northwood falls to 4-2 on the year and 4-2 in the conference. The Cardinals will return to action on Thursday night when they host Wayne State University in the NCAA DII and CBS Sports Network game of the Week at 8:00 PM. Game will be nationally televised on CSB College Sports. Source: http://www.svsucardinals.com/sports/fball/2012-13/releases/201210062b8kcr
GLIAC Standings GLIAC North Division Standings School Conf All Saginaw Valley 4-1 5-1 Grand Valley 4-1 5-1 Michigan Tech 4-1 4-1 Wayne State 4-1 4-1 Hillsdale 4-1 4-2 Ferris St. 3-2 4-2 Northwood 3-2 4-2 Northern Mich. 0-5 1-5 GLIAC South Division Standings School Conf All Ashland 5-0 6-0 Findlay 4-1 4-1 Ohio Dominican 2-3 3-3 Walsh 1-4 2-4 Malone 1-4 1-4 Lake Erie 1-4 1-5 Notre Dame 0-5 1-5 Tiffin 0-5 1-5
October 6th Saginaw Valley 28, Northwood 20 Findlay 41, Tiffin 17 Wayne State 24, Hillsdale 21 Michigan Tech 41, Northern Michigan 17 Ashland 44, Ohio Dominican 21 Walsh 34, Malone 7 Ferris State 40, Grand Valley 24 Lake Erie 38, Notre Dame 35 GLIAC Schedule for October 13th Wayne State at Saginaw Valley (10/11) Grand Valley at Northern Michigan Malone at Lake Erie Walsh at Ashland Northwood at Michigan Tech Notre Dame at Tiffin Hillsdale at Ferris State Ohio Dominican at Findlay
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Recap of Week #6: Northwood SVSU vs. Northwood
Cardinals 28 Timberwolves 20 Scoring Saginaw Valley Northwood
1 7 3
2 14 7
3 0 3
4 7 7
Final 28 20
Scoring Summary: Prd 1
Time 10:24
1
0:10
2
12:05
2
7:24
2
0:17
3
4:42
4
9:46
4
1:36
Scoring Summary Saginaw Valley- Jeff Janis 62 yd pass from J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick is good). Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards in 1:52. Northwood- Alex Faust 24 yd field goal. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards in 6:05. Saginaw Valley- Jeff Janis 18 yd pass from J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick is good). Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards in 3:05. Northwood- Joe Bitterman 53 yd interception return. (Alex Faust kick is good). Saginaw Valley- Jeff Janis 9 yd pass from J. Jennings. (Scott Stanford kick is good). Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards in 1:33. Northwood- Alex Faust 37 yd field goal. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards in 3:24. Saginaw Valley- Jamohn Martin 2 yd run. (Scott Stanford kick is good). Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards in 4:22. Northwood- Devonta Elzy 4 yd pass from Aaron Shavers. (Alex Faust kick is good). Drive: 16 plays, 89 yards in 8:03.
SV - NU 7-0
7-3 14 - 3
14 - 10
21 - 10
21 - 13 28 - 13
28 - 20
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Team Statistics: Saginaw Valley 18 14 4 0 60% (9 of 15) 0% (0 of 2) 354 68 5.2 286 25-35 8.2 3-18 2 68 33 2.1 2-50 25 51 00 2-51 00 8-67 2-2 1-3 00 25:03:00
Statistics FIRST DOWNS Passing Rushing Penalty 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY TOTAL OFFENSE Total Offensive Plays Average gain per play NET YARDS PASSING Completions-Attempts Net yards per pass play Sacked: Number-Yards Had intercepted NET YARDS RUSHING Rushing Attempts Average gain per rush PUNTS: Number-Yards Average TOTAL RETURN YARDS Punt Returns: #-Yards Kickoff Returns: #-Yards Int. Returns: #-Yards PENALTIES: #-Yards FUMBLES: #-Lost SACKS: #-Yards INT.: #-Yards TIME OF POSSESSION
Northwood 18 4 10 4 33% (5 of 15) 67% (2 of 3) 291 67 4.3 77 8-17 4.5 1-3 0 214 50 4.3 2-76 38 131 00 5-78 2-53 3-15 2-2 3-18 2-53 34:57:00
Individual Statistics: Passing J. Jennings Rushing Tim Hogue David Drummond Ronnie Lark Jamohn Martin M. Albrecht J. Jennings TEAM
CP-AT 25-35
YDS 286
TD 3
INT 2
ATT 16 2 2 2 1 7 3
YDS 57 11 10 7 6 -5 -18
AVG 3.6 5.5 5 3.5 6 -0.7 -6
LG 14 8 8 5 6 8 0
TD 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
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Kicking Scott Stanford
FG
LG
XP 4/4
PTS 4
Punting Branko Hamilton
NO 2
YDS 50
AVG 25
LG 25
TB 0
Kickoffs Scott Stanford
NO 5
YDS 317
AVG 63.4
TB 0
OB 0
Kickoff Returns Jamohn Martin
NO 2
YDS 51
AVG 25.5
LG 31
TD 0
Fumbles Tim Hogue TEAM
NO 1 1
-20 1
LOST 1 1
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Saginaw Valley
Solo
41 47 21 5 98 94 2 40 48 97 18 43 96 4 19 46 52
Brian Johnson Grant Caserta Jon Bryant Jeff Heath Ryan Busch Nate Snyder David Toussaint Murtada Jabbie Casey Kelly Mason Duke Andrew Dillon Will Schwarz Tom Goodroe Deangelo Parris Sean Wren Lawrence Brown Jordan Maccoux TOTALS
7 5 5 5 4 4 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 40
Defensive Statistics SacksAst Total Yds 8 15 8 13 3 8 2 7 1 5 0 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 0 3 1 2 0 2 1-3 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 34 74 1-3
TFLYds 1-2 1-2 1-3 3-7
FR-Yds
Int-Yds
2-0 2-0
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BrUp 1
1
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Photo Recap of the Northwood University
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Upcoming Game of the Week: Wayne State University Saginaw Valley State University
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Wayne State University
Cardinals Warriors th 2012 Ranking: 17 - AFCA 2012 Ranking: 18th – AFCA 15th – D2Football.com 21st – D2FB 2012 Record: 5-1-0 2012 Record: 4-1-0 2011 Record: 8-4-0 2011 Record: 12-4-0 Conference: GLIAC Conference: GLIAC Head Coach: Jim Collins Head Coach: Paul Winters 2011 Game Score: SVSU 28, Wayne State 20 (October 29th) SVSU holds a 27-7-1 lifetime record against Wayne State. Saginaw Swami’s Prediction: SVSU 31 – Wayne State 24; Swami says “Wayne State will not be able to stop the high-power Cardinal offense and the Big D makes the stops when it has to!”
Football Parking Advisory - Wayne State
UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University athletic department is advising fans that parking for the October 11th game against Wayne State will be at a premium due to the fact that classes and normal University activities will also be in session. We are also encouraging fans to arrive early for the 8:00 PM contest. Fans will be allowed to park in all designated lots free of charge and courtesy shuttles will be made available for fans that park in lots located furthest from Wickes Stadium. Gates for the contest will open at 6:30 PM and fans will be able to tailgate starting at 5:00 PM. Source: http://www.svsucardinals.com/sports/fball/2012-13/releases/20121009fcw8rv
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Be sure to check out the Cardinal Football pictures online at schoellesphotography.com Media Day Photos Game 1 Photos vs. Valdosta State University Game 2 Photos vs. Malone University Game 3 Photos vs. University of Findlay Game 4 Photos vs. Lake Erie College Game 5 Photos vs. Ferris State
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