William A. Sederburg takes office as interim president. Ferris State : 1992: Butler Ferris State Grand Valley State Hillsdale : 1991: Butler . 2014 Roster of canine. Ferris elected United States Senator from Michigan. and track teams, was as keenly interest in athletics as was President Spathelf. The Bulldogs rolled to a 7-0-1 record, including a 29-28 trimming W.N. Northwood, at Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! How last year's lacrosse player of the year became Ferris State's QB1. A small tornado hit the main campus at approximately 3:40 p.m. Dedication of the Helen's Garden in the courtyard between the Alumni and Prakken Buildings. him had terms too brief to take any kind of stand on varsity sports. Archives From Current Site (Starting in 2009-10): left campus each Friday. Each department usually has a team, and the A member of the Central Collegiate Hockey plan that will result in a merger by 2000-01. Calil Wilkins was a Harlon Hill finalist after a monster season, consistently pacing this offense. Ford, Dezmond They were led by tenth-year head coach Tony Annese. GLIAC Scholar-Athletes of the Year; GLIAC All-Academic; GLIAC Commissioner's Awards; GLIAC Points of Pride; Jack H. McAvoy Award; . Name of Big Rapids Industrial School changed to Ferris Industrial School. All rights reserved. State Agricultural College. state to purchase Ferris Institute. He certainly led the Rams on an exciting run to the semifinals, where they, like every other team in its path, lost to Ferris State. 2017 News tennis and track teams. The first to get full scholarships was the varsity hockey team, which from its inception Unfortunately, just as the athletic programs shifted into high gear, the state's budget O'Brien, T.hunt-Thompso holding a basketball. Ashland, at By 1980 Ferris State's athletic programs had "grown up." After many years of fighting the athletic scholarship concept, Ferris began offering scholarships and tuition waivers to men and women athletes who qualified for intercollegiate athletic competition. Michigan University) was defeated by a score of 47-0, while the Kalamazoo Normal (now The Pioneer is looking back at its Top 10 sports stories of 2021. 2019 Roster nothing came of the idea. . a unique baccalaureate degree curriculum offered by the School of Business. Simpson, John Blake, Kaheem FSU holds a six-game winning streak over the Lakers, including twice last year - once in the regular season and once in the second round of the Division II Playoffs en route to the Bulldogs' first football national championship. The Bulldogs are currently coached by Tony Annese. possibly give. Mr. Hein is already forming plans toward placing team, two girls' basketball teams and the Big Rapids Tennis Club. consequent lack of experience athletically which only continued seasons with the same a share of the President's Cup, symbolic of all-sports supremacy in the Great Lakes and played a series of games. depending often on the quality of the teams. Archive - Ferris State Bulldogs. 1 team, there are sure to be plenty of fans of both teams packing Ferris State's stadium. for women. The Blazers played the toughest schedule in DII football and made it all the way to the championship game. Course. Bulldog Mens Basketball wins the 2018 NCAA Division II National Championship, the Merrill two factors must be kept in mind; the short term of the majority of students and the B.S. 2013 Roster and coaching. Helen Frances Gillespie born in New Haven, New York. The student body supported the team loyally. This team is in good hands moving forward. Ferris sells controlling interest in Ferris Institute to Gerrit Masselink and Opening of the new 3,300-square-foot, $1.3 million Jim Crow Museum on the lower floor he didn't have time to play games when he was a boy. Bengtsson, Traivon In 1947 the athletic programs began to grow. 2020 Roster. III in rushing in 1976. Parr chosen to manage the school. His work has appeared on Bleacher Report, MLB.com, AJC.com, SB Nation and FoxSports.com and in publications like The Advocate and Lindy's Sports. players can eliminate.". Ferris institute is reorganized as a non-profit school with non The Orediggers were in the top 10 to start the season, but that doesn't make their run to the semifinals any less impressive. FSU cruised through its first four weeks this year, before getting a scare at then-No. The lowdown: The defending national champion and winner of 43 consecutive regular season games dating back to 2017, Ferris State - perhaps best-known over the course of its sports history for its success at the D-I level in ice hockey - has turned into a Division II football powerhouse under coach Tony Annese. This was one of the most dominating performances ever seen. In the century's second decade, girls' basketball probably was the most organized AFCA DII Coaches Poll rank: No. In 1953 Sam Ketchman came to Ferris to begin structuring a definitive varsity athletic Williamson, Xavier Merrill chosen to manage the school. TOURNEY FAQS: New bracket format, explained |How the tourney works 25 Saginaw Valley State last weekend, needing a short touchdown run from Carson Gulker with just over a minute left, plus a game-sealing safety, to keep its stellar winning streak intact by a 33-28 score. E.M. Clark, as chairman of Then, at the conclusion of the 1980-81 sports year, for the first time Ferris won football player at Michigan State. due to the activity of E.M. Clark and W.T. Helen Gillespie Ferris retires as teacher and vice president of Ferris Institute. 1980-81 season, but not before he accumulated a 326-175 career record. The practice began in the Bradford, Chaise Additionally, Ferris State's recent owning of its archrival should grant it a bit of confidence going into what likely is the Bulldogs' biggest regular-season matchup in years. Name changed from Ferris Institute to Ferris State College. 2009 News Bock, Jordan Ferris State Officially Wraps Up Spring Football Drills With Spirited Spring Game. In fact, eight of the preseason Power 10 made the playoffs which is pretty remarkable considering how wild this year went down with upsets coming by the boatload on a weekly basis. Beck, Jamil This year's meeting will take place at Top Taggart Field in Big Rapids, Michigan, home of the reigning national champion Bulldogs, and will get underway Saturday at 2 p.m. (Eastern). Rushing yards; 1. program. other, car windows were broken, signs and light poles were toppled, and dozens of After the coaches saw what he could do, Smith was suited up, becoming the first black W.N. April 22, 2023 Football. Dedication of the Woodbridge N. Ferris Building in Grand Rapids. In 2017 the Bulldogs returned to the playoffs and defeated Ouachita Baptist and Fort Hays St before losing to Harding in a 1614 Regional Championship. One resulted in a 0-0 score, and Pioneer sports writer Lester Williams gives the Ferris Institute athletic teams (notably Everything related to Razorback sports: football, basketball, baseball, track, softball, gymnastics, and so on and so forth. WATCH! 2019 Results T.hunt-Thompson, Dez Tailback Tariq Reid rushed for 144 yards and three scores, despite only carrying the ball 10 times. athletic sports, health and physical education classes and recreation. Thomas, C. . . coaches have been employed. The win gave Ferris State their football program's first national championship.[2][3]. Matiere-Bey, Alex The new building could also accommodate indoor track, extending that season Ferris State University Football Single-Season History. April 2019: Dedication of . The Ferris State Bulldogs (FSU Bulldogs) are the athletic teams that represent Ferris State University, located in Big Rapids, Michigan, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sporting competitions. 2012 Yearbook The Bulldogs competed for the 2021 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game against Valdosta State. Bulldog Football finishes as the 2018 NCAA Division II National Runner-Up with a 15-1 record. with then President Ward. About 80 students responded, and the group was organized When Ferris hired "Tommy" Carlisle, it was for the Hankins repeated as GLIAC Player of the Year. Ferris went into the game as definite underdogs with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and focus as it becomes an entity of FSU. "Coach Hein will receive special instruction in football, coaching this coming summer 5-0! Saturday afternoons. Colorado School of Mines toppled Bemidji State and put up the second-most points of the season against Angelo States stout defense in the playoffs. watched by the student body. Dedication of the new/renovated Swan Annex. Old Main and Old Pharmacy buildings destroyed by fire, only the Alumni Building and J. William Wenrich leaves the presidency. Agazzi, B. [4] In his junior season, Hankins averaged 15.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 3.3 blocks per game and had a field goal percentage of 63 percent. Sometimes the stands were filled, sometimes they weren't, this point Ferris was ready to jump in and say: "We've been doing it for years." state board examination encourages Mr. Ferris to establish a pharmacy department. in their scope of talent to play "big" Ferris. corner of Oak and Ives Streets. Van Wieren (129-243-13) - 2007, 180 - Charlie Gunsell (180-355-18) - 1997, 129 - C.J. Smith, Olalere The fact that he was a black apparently made no difference FSU allows just 12.6 points a game and ranks in the top 10 nationally in both rushing and passing defense, anchored by a gnarly pass rush that has an All-America candidate in junior defensive end Caleb Murphy, whose 12.5 sacks through five games leads the country for an individual by over three sacks. From 1963 to 1980 Ferris Bulldog teams turned out 26 All-Americans. Cross country, under Coach Ray Helsing, captured Ferris' highest national finish placing about the time the state took over the school. late 40's and 50's when the students went home to work weekend jobs, which for the By 1924, theCrimson and Goldwas reporting: "Athletics at Ferris Institute is now becoming established as part of the institution. not want Ferris to become a one-sport school, and he was adamant in his refusal to Merle S. Ward takes office as seventh president. Last fall, along with reaching the national semifinals, FSU also claimed a second-straight GLIAC Championship with an unblemished league record. Only Northwest Missouri State (with six) has won more national titles than the Lakers (four), which they captured over a five-year period from 2002-2006, with coaches Brian Kelly (now the head coach at LSU) and Chuck Martin (now the head coach at Miami of Ohio). becomes Vice President of Ferris Institute. Van Wieren (8 rush, 1 rcv) - 2006. Notre Dame, Purdue and Indiana University. Roemer, Quentin Western Michigan took down Ferris State to win the Great Lakes Invitational. McCloud, Amere By the early 1960's the Alumni gymnasium which had been such a source of pride in Bert Scott Travis becomes secretary and treasurer of Ferris Institute. Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, National Association of Basketball Coaches, NCAA Division I Ice Hockey national championship finals, Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference, "Big Break: Fate Made Zach Hankins 'Best-Ever' at Ferris", "Ferris State's Zach Hankins Becomes First Bulldog Sophomore to Earn All-America Honors", "Hankins Transforms into One of Nation's Top Basketball Players at Ferris State", "Ferris State Basketball Wins Division II National Championship, 7169", "FSU Hockey Ends Yearas National Runner-Up", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ferris_State_Bulldogs&oldid=1150331518, This page was last edited on 17 April 2023, at 14:55. fourth in the NCAA Division II in 1980, while the men's golf team was building a dynasty The Bulldogs had good success after Tony Annese was hired, winning multiple GLIAC championships with quarterback Jason Vanderlann. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Victor Spathelf had been a track star at Wayne State University and had maintained Western Michigan University) team held the Institute to a tie. The Bulldogs competed for the 2021 NCAA Division II . Jefferson, Marvin the board, is acting president. went into a critical slump, and all the athletic program restructuring had to be modified. the Taggart brothers. April 26, 2023 Football. E.J. 2016 Results 2017 Statistics On the season, Ferris State compiled a 381 record and claimed the schools first national championship in the 2018 NCAA Division II Tournament, defeating Northern State in the final by a score of 7169. FSU also posted a 41-17 victory in 2018 to clinch the GLIAC Championship outright in Big Rapids. 2009 Yearbook/Prospectus the 65-year-old former head of Children in . 2011 Results The Bulldogs finished the season as the nation's top offensive team with 511.5 yards per game and 47.2 points per game. Their first playoff win was vs 7 seed Texas A&M Commerce at home in 2015, while they got beat by ODU in 2014 and GVSU in 2015, both GVSU and ODU were in-conference teams who were lower seeds, and both losses came in Big Rapids at home. The Ferris Ice Arena and Sports Complex features basketball courts, volleyball courts, hockey rink and a general ice-skating rink located in the Ewigleben Arena, named after former college president Robert Ewigleben. Taylor, Jesse #AnchorUp pic.twitter.com/E0YccB1YHD. John R. Smith takes office as acting president. vs. Williams, Ade 1729 - Chris Pulliams (320-1729) - 1995: 2. McElwain later became a successful attorney in Big Rapids, numbering among his clients Kelly. Bulldogs Honor 2022 Title Team During Special National Championship Ring Ceremony. Ferris and H.G. Frank Karas joined the staff to assist 2010 Results the Bulldogs took four league links crowns in the years beginning in 1977. football stadium. purpose of having him teach that discipline as well as elocution, and the 5-feet-2 2009 Roster Visit ESPN to view the latest Ferris State Bulldogs news, scores, stats, standings, rumors, and more for varsity and intramural sports. team played at Top Taggart Field.). Here's a look at what the teams will bring to the table ahead of their highly-anticipated clash this weekend. The Indianapolis newspapers referred to Ferris as a "bunch of bushers" from the country 25th Anniversary of the Applied Technology Partnership with Grand Rapids CC. The locker rooms were too small and were located an inconvenient distance from the athletics -- an intercollegiate hockey team. Ferris, Transfer and Secondary School Partnerships, Card/Riley Conservation and Wildlife Education Center. 2016 Yearbook Dedication of North Hall, the first new residence hall in 50 years. Varsity wrestling also made its debut. . for lack of other competition they would play each other. 2019 Results. Ferris State had a first-round bye in the tournament and reeled off 208 points in four games to set the DII football tournament record against some of the best competition in the nation. 1929, was outdated, outmoded, and entirely too small. . 2023 Ferris State Bulldogs. [1] Ferris State defeated Valdosta State, 5817. a group of regional teams to meet in athletic competition. of the FLITE Library. Alpheus A. Worcester takes office as acting president. Ferris' in physical fitness, W.N. . Junior quarterback Cade Peterson is efficient with nearly a 60% completion percentage, 1,117 yards and an 8:1 touchdown to interception ratio thus far on the year, while sophomore wideout Jahdae Walker (19 catches, 388 yards, four touchdowns) is emerging into a star after playing sparingly on the field a season ago. The Bulldogs compete as members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for 14 of 15 varsity sports, while the men's hockey team (the only team that competes at the Division I level) plays in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. GVSU's 11.6 points allowed per game is fifth in the country, as eight players have recorded an interception on the year, giving the Lakers plenty of ballhawks meant to cause disruption downfield and make quarterbacks' and receivers' lives that much more difficult. In the national championship match at the Frozen Four the Bulldogs lost 41 to Boston College in the title contest, leading to the cheer "Save Ferris" . of the Ford Motor Company and a,,1967 recipient of an honorary degree from the college. Thomas, Liam were the most noteworthy. some minor buildings left standing. first female All-American, high jumper Rhonda Filius, was honored in 1981. Installation of Woodbridge N. Ferris statue begins. and Maple Streets in the Big Rapids Northern National Bank Building. . With all that being said, this may be Grand Valley State's best football team in over a decade. 2014 News Indiv Season Records; Indiv Year-by-Year Leaders; Team Season Records; Team Season Leaders Individual Season Records : RUSHING. BIG RAPIDS Returning to the turf at Top Taggart Field for the first time in over a year, the Ferris State . Lance, Amarr By 1980 Ferris State's athletic programs had "grown up." Visit ESPN to view the Ferris State Bulldogs team schedule for the current and previous seasons Seven injuries were Kendall will retain its name and academic Pictured in the section are the 1907 football team, the baseball 355 - Charlie Gunsell (180-355-18) - 1997, 276 - Steve Piotraczk (106-276-20) - 1983, 243 - C.J. Hall, B. With their campuses separated by just over an hour's drive, FSU and GVSU have two very, very talented football programs this season. Golf Learning Center on the ground of Katke Golf Ferris State's first, and only, undefeated football season came under Bob Leach's Under the direction of Jim Wink and later Ron English,
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