GLIAC Football Preview Notes - Week 5

GLIAC Football Preview Notes - Week 5

BAY CITY, Mich. - Week #5 of the 2013 college football season starts the fourth weekend of league play for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) which has two teams ranked in the latest American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Top 25 poll.

Ohio Dominican University (4-0, 3-0 GLIAC), newly ranked in the latest AFCA D-II Coaches’ Poll at No.23, looks to improve on its unbeaten record this weekend. The Panthers are coming off a 43-point win over previously unbeaten Grand Valley State University (3-1, 1-1 GLIAC), 57-14. Ohio Dominican will be on the road at Walsh University (1-3, 1-2 GLIAC), who was defeated last Saturday by Ferris State University (3-1, 3-0 GLIAC), 59-16. Kick off in Canton (Ohio) at Fawcett Stadium is at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Grand Valley State (3-1, 1-1 GLIAC) dropped from No. 9 to No.25 in this week's AFCA D-II poll after being defeated by Ohio Dominican. The Lakers look to rebound this week as they host Michigan Technological University (2-1, 2-1 GLAIC) who was defeated last week by the University of Findlay (2-2, 1-2 GLIAC), 40-19. Kick off in Allendale (Mich.) at Lubbers Stadium is at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.

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
  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*
Oct. 5 Northwood Wayne State 12:00 PM* Live stats - Video - Audio
  Hillsdale Northern Mich. 1:00 PM* Live stats - Video - Audio
  Ashland Lake Erie 1:00 PM* Live stats - Video - Audio
  Malone Tiffin 1:30 PM* Live stats - Video - Audio
  Saginaw Valley St. Ferris St. 2:00 PM* Live stats - Video - Audio
  #23 Ohio Dominican Walsh 6:00 PM* Live stats - Video - Audio
  Michigan Tech #25 Grand Valley St. 7:00 PM* Live stats - Video - Audio
  Findlay McKendree (Ill.) 2:30 PM Live stats - Video - Audio
       
# - Where available/* - GLIAC contest
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2013 GLIAC Football Media Guide