GLIAC Football Preview Notes - Week 1

GLIAC Football Preview Notes - Week 1

BAY CITY, Mich. - Thirteen of the 16 GLIAC football teams will open the 2012 college football season this weekend. The GLIAC will start this campaign with three teams ranked in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Top 25 poll.

The Conference's highest-ranked team entering the season is No. 5 Wayne State University. The Warriors are off this week and will open the 2012 season on Sept. 8 when they travel to Ashland University. Grand Valley State University starts the season ranked 7th in the AFCA poll.  The Lakers travel to Western Oregon University on Saturday (4:00 p.m.) for their season-opener. Hillsdale College, ranked for 17th in the AFCA D-II poll, will start the season on the road with a non-conference matchup against PSAC rival and 11th-ranked California University on Thursday evening (5:00 p.m.).

Three other GLIAC teams will start the season in the "Others Receiving Votes" category in the poll.  Saginaw Valley State University received 100 points in the poll and will open the 2012 season at home on Saturday (7:00 p.m.) against perennial D-II power and eighth-ranked Valdosta State University (Ga.).  Ashland University received six points in the poll and will start the season by hosting former GLIAC foe University of Indianapolis on Thursday evening (7:00 p.m.).  Michigan Technological University is the third Conference team in the "Others Receiving Votes" category.  The Huskies will start the 2012 campaign next Saturday by hosting Tiffin University.

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
No game this week
Michigan Tech No game this week
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
No game this week
This Week's Schedule
Date Away Home Time Live Links*
Aug. 30 Northern Mich. Findlay 7:00 PM* Live stats - Video - Audio
  Hillsdale California (Pa.) 5:00 PM Live stats - Video - Audio
  Indianapolis Ashland 7:00 PM Live stats - Video - Audio
  Ferris St. St. Francis (Ill.) 7:00 PM Live stats - Video - Audio
  Lake Erie Gannon (Pa.) 7:00 PM Live stats - Video - Audio
  Mercyhurst (Pa.) Notre Dame 7:00 PM Live stats - Video - Audio
  Walsh Ky. Wesleyan 7:00 PM Live stats - Video - Audio
       
Aug. 31 Quincy (Ill.) Northwood 7:00 PM Live stats - Video - Audio
       
Sept. 1 Virginia-Lynchburg Ohio Dominican 1:00 PM Live stats - Video - Audio
  McKendree (Ill.) Tiffin 1:30 PM Live stats - Video - Audio
  Grand Valley St. Western Oregon 4:00 PM Live stats - Video - Audio
  Valdosta St. (Ga.) Saginaw Valley St. 7:00 PM Live stats - Video - Audio
# - Where available/* - GLIAC contest
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
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