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Three-Time Defending League Champion Ferris State Picked First In 2022 GLIAC Football Preseason Poll
Posted: Jul 25, 2022

Three-Time Defending League Champion Ferris State Picked First In 2022 GLIAC Football Preseason Poll

*Media Day Video Recap Video
*GLIAC Interview Show Video
*Assistant Coach Brian Rock Video
*Senior Adam Sieler Video
*Senior Cyntell Williams Video
*FSU Live Stream Interview Segment Video
*GLIAC Preseason Poll

Big Rapids, Mich. - Three-time defending Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Champion and reigning NCAA Division II National Champion Ferris State University was picked to finish first yet again as the league unveiled its 2022 preseason coaches poll on Monday (July 25) in conjunction with its football media day event in Detroit.

The Bulldogs received five of a possible seven first-place votes and totaled 35 points in being chosen as the favorite among the league's seven conference football institutions. The votes were made by the conference member head coaches, who could not vote for their own team.

Rival Grand Valley State, which was the league's 2021 runner-up, earned two top votes and 32 points in finishing second followed by Michigan Tech in third (24), Saginaw Valley State in fourth (22), Northern Michigan in fifth (14), Wayne State in sixth (12) and Davenport in seventh (8).

The media day activities were held inside the Wayne State University field house and included the release of the preseason coaches' poll, a live webstream, and various social media events.

Ferris State was represented by Assistant Head Coach Brian Rock, who filled in for head coach Tony Annese, along with senior offensive guard Adam Sieler (Pickney) and senior defensive back Cyntell Williams (Battle Creek).

The day concluded with the GLIAC coaches and players hosting a youth clinic and autograph session in conjunction with Camp Courageous, a local organization dedicated to the goal of encouraging the positive social development of urban children as one component of a broad, united effort working towards the rebirth of the city's communities and the City of Detroit as a whole. Attendees rotated to different skills stations and participate in a variety of drills.

The Bulldogs, who are expected to return a strong nucleus from last season, enter the 2022 campaign as the defending NCAA Division II National Champion and have been picked as the nation's preseason #1 team again by Lindy's Sports. FSU will begin the season at home on Thursday, Sept. 1, against Central Washington at Top Taggart Field with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. (ET) under the lights in Big Rapids.

Last season, along with capturing the D2 National Championship with a perfect 14-0 record, the Bulldogs also claimed a third-straight GLIAC Championship and stretched their regular-season winning streak to 38 consecutive games and counting. Ferris State has won 31 consecutive GLIAC matchups.

FSU ranks as the country's winningest program over the past seven full seasons in D2 Football and has made seven consecutive postseason playoff appearances. The Bulldogs have won each of the last three GLIAC Championships in unbeaten fashion and reached the national quarterfinals five consecutive years, which is the longest streak in the country. Over the past three seasons of on-field action, the Bulldogs have compiled a 41-2 mark.