GLIAC Football Preview Notes - Week 4

GLIAC Football Preview Notes - Week 4

BAY CITY, Mich. - Week #4 of the 2012 college football season finds the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) with four teams ranked in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Top 25 poll.

Grand Valley State University (3-0, 2-0) enters the week ranked fourth in this week's AFCA D-II poll.  The Lakers are coming off a 28-0 road triumph at Tiffin University (1-2, 0-2) last Saturday.  GVSU return home this week to welcome Ohio Dominican University (2-1, 1-1) on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.

Ashland University jumped up to No. 17 in this week's poll after opening the season with three straight wins (3-0, 2-0). The Eagles are coming off an impressive 47-32 road win at Ferris State University (2-1, 1-1) last weekend.  Ashland will visit Northern Michigan University (1-2, 0-2) on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.

Saginaw Valley State University (2-1, 1-1) lost a heart-breaker to the University of Findlay (2-0, 2-0) last Saturday and dropped to No. 20 in the latest AFCA poll.  The Cardinals will look to rebound with a visit to Painesville, Ohio and Lake Erie College (0-3, 0-2). Kick off for this tilt on Saturday is set for 7:00 p.m.

Wayne State University (1-1, 1-1), which needed a come-from-behind effort last weekend to knock off Lake Erie at home, fell to No. 21 in this week's AFCA poll.  The Warriors will travel to Malone University (0-2) on Saturday (7:00 p.m.).

For more information on these games and the rest of this week's action, click on the preview notes links below.

GLIAC Football Weekly Preview Releases
Team Release
Ashland
Weekly Preview
Ferris State
Weekly Preview
Findlay
Weekly Preview
Grand Valley State
Weekly Preview
Hillsdale
Weekly Preview
Lake Erie
Weekly Preview
Malone
Weekly Preview
Michigan Tech Weekly Preview
Northern Michigan Weekly Preview
 Northwood
Weekly Preview
Notre Dame Weekly Preview
  Ohio Dominican Weekly Preview
Saginaw Valley State Weekly Preview
Tiffin
Weekly Preview
Walsh Weekly Preview
 Wayne State
Weekly Preview
This Week's Schedule
Date Away Home Time Live Links*
       
Sept. 22 Findlay Michigan Tech 1:00 PM* Live stats - Video - Audio
  Hillsdale Notre Dame 1:00 PM* Live stats - Video - Audio
  Northwood Tiffin 1:30 PM* Live stats - Video - Audio
  Ashland Northern Mich. 2:00 PM* Live stats - Video - Audio
  Saginaw Valley St. Lake Erie 7:00 PM* Live stats - Video - Audio
  Walsh Ferris St. 7:00 PM* Live stats - Video - Audio
  Ohio Dominican Grand Valley St. 7:00 PM* Live stats - Video - Audio
  Wayne State Malone 7:00 PM* Live stats - Video - Audio
       
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Other GLIAC Football Links
GLIAC Football Media Day Central
NCAA Division II Football Regional Rankings (Coming Soon)
Tony Nicolette's D2Football.com Weekly GLIAC Blog
2012 GLIAC Football Media Guide