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2024 Ferris State Bulldogs football team

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2024 Ferris State Bulldogs football
GLIAC champion
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 1
Record11–1 (7–0 GLIAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Annese (13th season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorRyan Hodges (10th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumTop Taggart Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 ⊟
2024 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Ferris State $^   7 0     10 1  
No. 5 Grand Valley State ^   6 1     10 1  
Davenport   4 3     7 4  
Michigan Tech   4 3     7 4  
Saginaw Valley State   4 3     7 4  
Wayne State (MI)   2 5     2 9  
Roosevelt*   1 6     1 9  
Northern Michigan   0 7     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – Roosevelt ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NAIA
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2024 Ferris State Bulldogs football team represents Ferris State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division II football season. In their 13th season under head coach Tony Annese, the Bulldogs have compiled an record of 11–1 record and were ranked No. 1 in the D2Football.com poll at the end of the regular season. After losing the season opener on the road against Pittsburg State, the Bulldogs finished the regular season with nine consecutive victories and a GLIAC championship. Ferris State participated in the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, beating Central Oklahoma in the second round and defending national champion Harding in the semifinals.

The Bulldogs set a new program single-game scoring record with 84 points against American International.[1] They also scored 78 points (the most ever by Ferris State in a playoff game) and tallied 688 yards of total offense against Central Oklahoma in a second-round playoff game.[2]

Key players include junior quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, junior running back Kannon Katzer, senior slot receiver Emari O'Brien, and junior linebacker Iosefa Saipaia.

GLIAC preseason poll

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In the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference preseason media poll released on August 1, 2024 Ferris State was projeced to finish first in the conference.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 317:00 p.m.at No. 6 Pittsburg State*No. 3L 3–1910,189[4][5]
September 76:00 p.m.Lake Erie*No. 3W 56–36,317[6]
September 146:00 p.m.Ashland*No. 5
  • Top Taggart Field
  • Big Rapids, MI
W 43–35,406[7]
September 2812:00 p.m.at American International*No. 5
W 84–71,468[1]
October 52:00 p.m.RooseveltdaggerNo. 5
  • Top Taggart Field
  • Big Rapids, MI
W 55–135,712[8]
October 126:00 p.m.at Wayne State (MI)No. 4
W 27–142,121[9]
October 191:00 p.m.Michigan TechNo. 4
  • Top Taggart Field
  • Big Rapids, MI
W 51–134,720[10]
October 263:00 p.m.at No. 1 Grand Valley StateNo. 3W 34–716,332[11]
November 21:00 p.m.at Northern MichiganNo. 2W 55–91,873[12]
November 91:00 p.m.Saginaw Valley StateNo. 2
  • Top Taggart Field
  • Big Rapids, MI
W 27–242,856[13]
November 161:00 p.m.DavenportNo. 2
W 24–92,149[14]
November 3012:00 p.m.No. 8 Central Oklahoma*No. 2
W 78–171,245[2][15]
December 71:00 p.m.No. 4 Harding*No. 2
  • Top Taggart Field
  • Big Rapids, MI (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)
W 41–74,120[16][17]
December 143:30 p.m.No. 11 Slippery Rock*No. 2
  • Top Taggart Field
  • Big Rapids, MI (NCAA Division II semifinal)
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
AFCA3 (1)3 (1)*75554432222
D2 Football3987665542111

* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Game summaries

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At No. 6 Pittsburg State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Bulldogs 0 3 0 0 3
No. 6 Gorillas 3 3 10 3 19
Statistics FSU PSU
First downs 7 19
Total yards 171 316
Rushing yards 38 110
Passing yards 133 206
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 21:07 38:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Ferris State Passing Trinidad Chambliss 13/20, 133 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Carson Gulker 8 rushes, 31 yards
Receiving Tyrese Hunt-Thompson 3 receptions, 68 yards
Pittsburg State Passing Chad Dodson Jr. 22/33, 206 yards, INT
Rushing Cleo Chandler Jr. 11 rushes, 49 yards, TD
Receiving Jack Roberts 4 receptions, 41 yards

Lake Erie

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1 2 3 4 Total
Storm 3 0 0 0 3
No. 3 Bulldogs 35 14 0 7 56
Statistics LEC FSU
First downs 10 27
Total yards 144 654
Rushing yards 67 283
Passing yards 77 371
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 28:46 31:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Lake Erie Passing Alec Lewis 5/9, 50 yards
Rushing Nick Mosley 17 rushes, 55 yards
Receiving Tyrone Lindsey 2 receptions, 34 yards
Ferris State Passing Trinidad Chambliss 16/22, 246 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Carson Gulker 2 rushes, 67 yards
Receiving Kannon Katzer 3 receptions, 61 yards, TD

Ashland

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 3 0 0 0 3
No. 5 Bulldogs 14 22 7 0 43
Statistics ASH FSU
First downs 13 30
Total yards 145 530
Rushing yards 36 197
Passing yards 109 333
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 24:09 35:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Ashland Passing Trevor Bycznski 9/23, 109 yards, INT
Rushing Ty'aris Stevenson 11 rushes, 27 yards
Receiving Tony Pannunzio 4 receptions, 40 yards
Ferris State Passing Trinidad Chambliss 23/30, 286 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Markel King 9 rushes, 63 yards
Receiving Emari O'Brien 4 receptions, 85 yards

At American International

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Bulldogs 35 21 14 14 84
Yellow Jackets 0 0 7 0 7
Statistics FSU AIC
First downs 33 10
Total yards 744 110
Rushing yards 486 -18
Passing yards 258 128
Turnovers 4 4
Time of possession 31:09 28:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Ferris State Passing Trinidad Chambliss 14/24, 166 yards, 2 TD
Rushing James Coby 12 rushes, 110 yards, TD
Receiving Emari O'Brien 2 receptions, 93 yards, TD
American International Passing Lukas Kasko 15/29, 128 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jadye Foxworth 5 rushes, 12 yards
Receiving Amiyn Hanks 4 receptions, 35 yards

Roosevelt

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lakers 0 10 3 0 13
No. 5 Bulldogs 7 21 14 13 55
Statistics RUL FSU
First downs 18 25
Total yards 270 448
Rushing yards 90 212
Passing yards 180 236
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 35:34 24:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Roosevelt Passing Carson Budke 21/35, 180 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Cyrus Zuell 22 rushes, 78 yards
Receiving Keonta Nixon 5 receptions, 82 yards
Ferris State Passing Trinidad Chambliss 18/30, 224 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Kannon Katzer 8 rushes, 69 yards
Receiving Kannon Katzer 4 receptions, 83 yards, TD

At Wayne State (MI)

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Bulldogs 3 14 7 3 27
Warriors 0 0 14 0 14
Statistics FSU WSU
First downs 24 18
Total yards 505 234
Rushing yards 275 103
Passing yards 230 131
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 31:37 28:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Ferris State Passing Trinidad Chambliss 21/37, 211 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Trinidad Chambliss 16 rushes, 148 yards, TD
Receiving Cam Underwood 2 receptions, 58 yards
Wayne State Passing Champion Edwards 15/27, 131 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing D'Marco Singleton 15 rushes, 46 yards, TD
Receiving Myles McKatherine 6 receptions, 70 yards, TD

Michigan Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 13 0 0 13
No. 4 Bulldogs 20 10 14 7 51
Statistics MTU FSU
First downs 18 23
Total yards 269 577
Rushing yards 91 178
Passing yards 178 399
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 33:37 26:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan Tech Passing Alex Fries 20/46, 158 yards, TD
Rushing Jake Rueff 6 rushes, 42 yards
Receiving Darius Willis 10 receptions, 68 yards, TD
Ferris State Passing Trinidad Chambliss 18/30, 383 yards, 6 TD
Rushing Trinidad Chambliss 10 rushes, 90 yards
Receiving Emari O'Brien 5 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD

At No. 1 Grand Valley State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Bulldogs 3 10 14 7 34
No. 1 Lakers 0 0 7 0 7
Statistics FSU GVSU
First downs 18 14
Total yards 363 229
Rushing yards 249 155
Passing yards 114 74
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 34:33 25:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Ferris State Passing Trinidad Chambliss 11/19, 114 yards
Rushing Trinidad Chambliss 22 rushes, 122 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Emari O'Brien 3 receptions, 42 yards
Grand Valley State Passing Avery Moore 2/6, 49 yards, INT
Rushing Cody Tierney 2 rushes, 52 yards, TD
Receiving Darrell Johnson 3 receptions, 37 yards

At Northern Michigan

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Bulldogs 7 20 21 7 55
Wildcats 0 2 0 7 9
Statistics FSU NMU
First downs 20 10
Total yards 507 246
Rushing yards 325 122
Passing yards 182 124
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 29:20 30:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Ferris State Passing Trinidad Chambliss 7/15, 141 yards
Rushing Kannon Katzer 5 rushes, 126 yards, TD
Receiving Taariik Brett 1 reception, 53 yards
Northern Michigan Passing Jake Bilitz 2/8, 105 yards, TD
Rushing Jahi Wood 15 rushes, 48 yards
Receiving Michael Love 2 receptions, 92 yards, TD

Saginaw Valley State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 10 7 0 24
No. 2 Bulldogs 7 13 7 0 27
Statistics SVSU FSU
First downs 13 21
Total yards 292 388
Rushing yards 105 171
Passing yards 187 217
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 29:42 30:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Saginaw Valley State Passing Mason McKenzie 11/24, 187 yards, TD
Rushing Mason McKenzie 18 rushes, 90 yards, TD
Receiving Joseph Walker 3 receptions, 74 yards, TD
Ferris State Passing Trinidad Chambliss 14/28, 159 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Trinidad Chambliss 15 rushes, 87 yards, TD
Receiving James Gilbert 3 receptions, 60 yards, TD

Davenport

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 3 6 0 0 9
No. 2 Bulldogs 0 7 7 10 24
Statistics DAV FSU
First downs 24 20
Total yards 307 362
Rushing yards 137 228
Passing yards 170 134
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 32:06 27:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Davenport Passing Mac VandenHout 19/33, 170 yards, INT
Rushing Kendall Williams 9 rushes, 56 yards
Receiving Hakeem Harris 5 receptions, 56 yards
Ferris State Passing Trinidad Chambliss 13/20, 116 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Kannon Katzer 10 rushes, 88 yards, TD
Receiving Brady Rose 4 receptions, 56 yards, TD

No. 8 Central Oklahoma (NCAA Division II second round)

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Bronchos 7 10 0 0 17
No. 2 Bulldogs 7 34 28 9 78
Statistics UCO FSU
First downs 19 26
Total yards 442 688
Rushing yards 207 485
Passing yards 234 203
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 31:15 28:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Oklahoma Passing Jett Huff 9/14, 146 yards, TD, INT
Rushing William Mason 14 rushes, 86 yards
Receiving Jacob Delso 3 receptions, 66 yards
Ferris State Passing Trinidad Chambliss 9/18, 203 yards, TD
Rushing Kannon Katzer 12 rushes, 200 yards, 3 TD
Receiving James Gilbert 3 receptions, 105 yards

No. 4 Harding (NCAA Division II quarterfinal)

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Bisons 0 0 0 7 7
No. 2 Bulldogs 13 7 14 7 41
Statistics HAR FSU
First downs 11 24
Total yards 193 452
Rushing yards 130 287
Passing yards 63 165
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 28:13 31:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Harding Passing Cole Keylon 5/7, 63 yards, INT
Rushing Blake Delacruz 10 rushes, 43 yards
Receiving Dane Romberger 2 receptions, 36 yards
Ferris State Passing Trinidad Chambliss 18/27, 145 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Taariik Brett 3 rushes, 89 yards
Receiving Brady Rose 7 receptions, 45 yards

No. 11 Slippery Rock (NCAA Division II semifinal)

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Slippery Rock 0
No. 2 Bulldogs 0
Statistics SR FSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Slippery Rock Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ferris State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  1. ^ a b Josh Van Dyke (September 29, 2024). "Ferris State football scores 84 points, sets new school record in road rout". Mlive.com.
  2. ^ a b "Playoff Win! Ferris State Dominates Central Oklahoma To Reach Regional Title Game". Ferris State Bulldogs. November 30, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Ferris State football selected as GLIAC favorite for 2024 season". Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. August 1, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  4. ^ Josh Van Dyke (September 1, 2024). "Turnovers plague No. 3 Ferris State in season-opening loss to No. 6 Pitt State". Mlive.com.
  5. ^ John Raffel (August 31, 2024). "Ferris State offense stymied in 19-3 loss at Pittsburg State". Big Rapids Pioneer.
  6. ^ Josh Van Dyke (September 8, 2024). "Fast start helps Ferris State football roll past Lake Erie in home opener". Mlive.com.
  7. ^ John Raffel (September 14, 2024). "Ferris erupts over Ashland 43-3". Big Rapids Pioneer.
  8. ^ Remi Monaghan (December 7, 2024). "No. 5 Ferris State notches homecoming victory with win over Roosevelt". Fox 17 West Michigan.
  9. ^ Josh Van Dyke (October 13, 2024). "Ferris State football overcomes weather delay, pesky Wayne State in road win". Mlive.com.
  10. ^ Josh Van Dyke (October 20, 2024). "Six-touchdown effort powers No. 4 Ferris State football past Michigan Tech". Mlive.com.
  11. ^ Lenny Padilla (October 26, 2024). "No. 3 Ferris State crushes No. 1 GVSU football in Anchor-Bone Classic". Holland Sentinel.
  12. ^ "Northern Michigan University Wildcats football takes it on chin again, 55-9 to national No. 2 Ferris State, in final home game of season". The Mining Journal. November 4, 2024.
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  14. ^ Josh Van Dyke (November 17, 2024). "Ferris State football clinches GLIAC title with Calder Cup Classic win over Davenport". Mlive.com.
  15. ^ Josh Van Dyke (December 1, 2024). "Ferris State football scores 78 points in D2 playoff rout of Central Oklahoma". Mlive.com.
  16. ^ Tony Paul (December 5, 2024). "Ferris State football braces for quarterfinal clash with defending champ Harding". The Detroit News.
  17. ^ "Ferris State crushes defending champion Harding to reach semifinal". The Detroit News. December 7, 2024.
  18. ^ "2024 Ferris State Football Schedule". Ferris State University. Retrieved December 7, 2024.