2022 Michigan Tech Huskies football team

2022 Michigan Tech Huskies football
2022 Michigan Tech Huskies football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	3–5 (2–2 GLIAC)
Head coach	Steve Olson (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jace Daniels (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ken Klein (11th season)
Home stadium	Kearly Stadium; (capacity: 3,000)
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represents Michigan Tech University during the 2022 NCAA Division II football season. The Huskies compete as members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) and will play their home games at Kearly Stadium in Houghton, Michigan. This was the program's sixth season under head coach Steve Olson.

Previous season

A season after not playing football in the 2020 season due to the GLIAC cancelling the season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,^[1] the Huskies participated in ten games in the 2021 season, going 6-4 overall and 5–2 in conference play.^[2]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Season
Steve Olson	Head Coach/Defensive Line	6th
Dan Mettlach	Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator	6th
Phil Milbrath	Running Backs Coach/Special Teams Coordinator	6th
Bryan Thomas	Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers	13th
Josh Wood	Secondary Defensive Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator	12th
Jack Rustman	Offensive Line Coach	1st
Ken Klein	Defensive Line Coach	11th
Bryan Parker	Outside Linebackers Coach	2nd

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	UW Platteville*	Klearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	W 23–13	1,933
September 10	2:00 p.m.	at St. Thomas (MN)*	O'Shaughnessy Stadium Saint Paul, MN		L 6–32	4,768
September 17	8:00 p.m.	at Midwestern State*	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX		L 28–21	6,222
September 24	1:00 p.m.	No. 19 Saginaw Valley State	Klearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	L 13–35	1,284
October 1	1:00 p.m.	at Davenport	The Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex Caledonia, MI	FloSports	L 52–38	1,622
October 8	1:00 p.m.	Wayne State	Klearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports	W 35-34	2,291
October 15	1:00 p.m.	Northern Michigan	Klearly Stadium Houghton, MI (Miner's Cup)	FloSports	W 21–7	1,629
October 22	1:00 p.m	at No. 7 Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	FloSports	L 20–28	4,914
October 29	1:00 p.m.	Grand Valley State	Klearly Stadium Houghton, MI	FloSports
November 5	1:00 p.m	at Hillsdale	Frank Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	FloSports
November 12	1:00 p.m	at Saginaw Valley State	Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium University Center, MI	FloSports
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Game Summaries

Wisconsin-Platteville

Series Record	Previous meeting	Result
1–0	None	N/A

Week One: Wisconsin-Platteville at Michigan Tech – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin-Platteville	0	0	7	6	13
Michigan Tech	0	7	16	0	23

at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

Date: September 1, 2022
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 1,933
Referee: Mike Packard
TV: FloSports
Source:^[4]

Game information

Second Quarter

(00:10) MTU TD: Steele Fortress 3-yard run (kick)
MTU 7–0; 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:47

Third Quarter

(13:23) MTU SF: Team Safety
MTU 9–0; 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
(09:47) MTU TD: Darius Willis 31-yard pass from Steele Fortress (kick)
MTU 16–0; 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:25
(06:43) UWP TD: Lukas Peterson 9-yard pass from Nathan Shackelford (kick)
MTU 16–7; 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:59
(00:56) MTU TD: Darius Willis 9-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 23–7; 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:58

Fourth Quarter

(01:40) UWP TD: Brandt Stare 8-yard pass from Nathan Shackelford
MTU 23–13; 14 plays, 80 yards, 4:37

Passing

MTU – Steele Fortress: 8/12, 131 yards, 1 TD
UWP – Beau Kopp: 18/23, 126 yards, 2 TD

Rushing

MTU – William Marano: 17 carries, 48 yards
UWP – Reece Shelton: 2 carries, 30 yards

Receiving

MTU – Darius Willis: 3 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD
UWP – Austin Guy: 12 receptions, 68 yards

St. Thomas

Series Record	Previous meeting	Result
0–2	September 11, 2021	9–12

Week Two: Michigan Tech at St. Thomas – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan Tech	3	0	0	3	6
St. Thomas	6	20	6	0	32

at O'Shaughnessy Stadium • Saint Paul, MN

Date: September 10, 2022
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 4,768
Referee: Tim Duffy
Source:^[5]

Game information

First Quarter

(12:35) STM TD: Shawn Shipman 1-yard run
STM 6–0; 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:20
(04:34) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 25-yard field goal
STM 6–3; 13 plays, 57 yards, 7:55

Second Quarter

(10:44) STM TD: Mitchell Schares blocked punt return touchdown (kick)
STM 13–3; 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
(05:55) STM TD: Andrew McElroy 33-yard pass from Cade Sexauer
STM 19-3; 2 plays, 38 yards, 0:37
(00:19) STM TD: Shawn Shipman 1-yard run (kick)
STM 26-3; 13 plays, 61 yards, 04:22

Third Quarter

(03:28) STM TD: Kolby Gartner 11-yard run
STM 32–3; 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:10

Fourth Quarter

(02:50) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 40-yard field goal
STM 32–6; 10 plays, 21 yards, 5:17

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 7/21, 53 yards, 1 INT
STM – Cade Sexauer: 8/17, 91 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

MTU – William Marano: 16 carries, 46 yards
STM – Shawn Shipman: 23 carries, 151 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

MTU – Darius Willis: 4 receptions, 28 yards
STM – Andrew McElroy: 4 receptions, 70 yards, 1 TD

Midwestern State

Series Record	Previous meeting	Result
0–0	N/A	N/A

Week Three: Michigan Tech at Midwestern State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan Tech	0	14	7	0	21
Midwestern State	0	7	0	21	28

at Memorial Stadium • Wichita, TX

Date: September 17, 2022
Game time: 8:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 6,222
Referee: Michael Murff
Source:^[6]

Game information

Second Quarter

(13:42) MTU TD: Brandon Michalak 43-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 7–0; 11 plays, 91 yards, 6:15
(09:25) MTU TD: Darius Willis 11-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 14–0; 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:27
(03:53) MSU TD: Dillon Sterling-Cole 1-yard rush (kick)
MTU 14–7; 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:24

Third Quarter

(05:58) MTU TD: William Marano 12-yard run (kick)
MTU 21–7; 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:05

Fourth Quarter

(08:30) MSU TD: Terence Norman 35-yard pass from Dillon Sterling-Cole
MTU 21–14; 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:52
(00:43) MSU TD: Ja'Marzeyea Arvie 13-yard pass from Dillon Sterling-Cole (kick)
Tied 21–21; 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:29
(00:12) MSU TD: Malik Owens 52-yard Interception Return (kick)
MSU 28–21; 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 16/28, 233 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
MSU – Dillon Sterling Cole: 20/33, 266 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Rushing

MTU – William Marano: 18 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD
MSU – Devin Cross: 19 carries, 91 yards

Receiving

MTU – Brandon Michalak: 4 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
MSU – Ja'Marzeeyea Arvie: 7 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD

19. Saginaw Valley State

Series Record	Previous meeting	Result
11–23	November 13, 2021	Huskies, 21–20

Week Four: Saginaw Valley State at Michigan Tech – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saginaw Valley State	7	14	14	0	35
Michigan Tech	6	7	0	0	13

at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

Date: September 24, 2022
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 1,284
Referee: Alex Bade
TV: FloSports
Source:^[7]

Game information

First Quarter

(09:23) SVSU TD: Derek Hinton Jr 20-yard pass from Andrew Brito (kick)
SVSU 7–0; 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:55
(04:10) MTU TD: William Marano 3-yard run
SVSU 7–6; 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:11

Second Quarter

(14:16) MTU TD: Brandon Michalak 30-yard pass from Ethan Champney (kick)
MTU 13–7; 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:26
(14:04) SVSU TD: Isaiah Malcome 75-yard run (kick)
SVSU 14–13; 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:12
(08:16) SVSU TD: Isaiah Malcome 7-yard run (kick)
SVSU 21–13; 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:42

Third Quarter

(09:04) SVSU TD: Andrew Brito 1-yard run (kick)
SVSU 28–13; 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:49
(02:50) SVSU TD: Derek Hinton Jr 13-yard pass from Andrew Brito (kick)
SVSU 35–13; 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:29

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 11/20, 99 yards, 1 INT
SVSU – Andrew Brito: 14/18, 176 yards, 2 TD

Rushing

MTU – William Marano: 17 carries, 44 yards, 1 TD
SVSU – Isaiah Malcome: 20 carries, 174 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

MTU – Darius Willis: 4 receptions, 71 yards
SVSU – Derek Hinton Jr: 5 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD

Davenport

Series Record	Previous meeting	Result
3–2 (since 2017)	October 2, 2021	Huskies, 31–7

Week Five: Michigan Tech at Davenport – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan Tech	17	7	7	7	38
Davenport	0	14	21	17	52

at Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex • Caledonia, MI

Date: October 1, 2022
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 1,622
Referee: Brad Mutnick
TV: FloSports
Source:^[8]

Game information

First Quarter

(08:27) MTU TD: Will Ark 1-yard run (kick)
MTU 7–0; 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:33
(07:35) MTU TD: Darius Willis 26-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 14–0; 2 plays, 30 yards, 0:51
(03:11) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 31-yard Field Goal
MTU 17–0; 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:29

Second Quarter

(14:52) DU TD: Preston Smith 12-yard pass from Jason Whittaker (kick)
MTU 17–7; 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:15
(06:07) MTU TD: Alec Moriarty 2-yard run (kick)
MTU 24–7; 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:40
(04:25) DU TD: Roy Livingstone 20-yard pass from Jason Whittaker (kick)
MTU 24–14; 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:37

Third Quarter

(10:04) DU TD: Preston Smith 8-yard pass from Jason Whittaker (kick)
MTU 24–21; 4 plays, 84 yards, 2:25
(04:34) DU TD: Jason Whittaker 1-yard run (kick)
DU 28–24; 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:42
(03:35) MTU TD: Brandon Michalak 69-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 31–28; 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:59
(01:11) DU TD: Demetrius Garrett 30-yard pass from Jason Whittaker (kick)
DU 35–31; 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:24

Fourth Quarter

(12:28) DU TD: Roy Livingstone 12-yard pass from Jason Whittaker (kick)
DU 42–31; 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:35
(05:28) DU FG: Brandono Gielow 32-yard Field Goal
DU 45–31; 10 plays, 37 yards, 5:05
(01:24) DU TD: Kyshawn Richards 38-yard run (kick)
DU 52–31; 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:44
(00:18) MTU TD: Will Ark 11-yard run (kick)
DU 52–38; 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:06

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 21/39, 267 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
DU – Jason Whittaker: 24/40, 361 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

MTU – William Marano: 14 carries, 48 yards
DU – Kyshawn Richards: 5 carries, 147 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

MTU – Brandon Michalak: 3 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD
DU – Preston Smith: 9 receptions, 143 yards, 2 TD

Wayne State (MI)

Series Record	Previous meeting	Result
10–6	October 9, 2021	Huskies, 30–27

Week Six: Wayne State at Michigan Tech – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wayne State	10	7	7	10	34
Michigan Tech	7	7	7	14	35

at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

Date: October 8, 2022
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 2,291
Referee: Joe Abro
TV: FloSports
Source:^[9]

Game information

First Quarter

(14:02) MTU TD: Braxt Blackwell 47-yard interception return (kick)
MTU 7–0; 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
(11:15) WSU TD: Myren Harris 18-yard run (kick)
Tied 7–7; 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:41
(08:20) WSU FG: Gri. Milovanski 24-yard Field Goal
WSU 10–7; 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:53

Second Quarter

(14:04) MTU TD: Luke Terrian 5-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 14–10; 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:53
(04:10) WSU TD: Myren Harris 9-yard run (kick)
WSU 17–14; 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:45

Third Quarter

(00:04) WSU TD: Kend. Williams 19-yard run (kick)
WSU 24–14; 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:11
(00:27) MTU TD: Brandon Michalak 59-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
WSU 24–21; 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:45

Fourth Quarter

(11:26) WSU TD: Kend. Williams 48-yard run (kick)
WSU 31–21; 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:19
(10:59) MTU TD: Darius Willis 20-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
WSU 31–28; 1 plays, 79 yards, 0:18
(08:15) WSU FG: Gri. Milovanski 24-yard Field Goal
WSU 34–28; 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:35
(00:27) MTU TD: Will Ark 1-yard run (kick)
MTU 35–34; 10 plays, 64 yards, 1:55

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 22/31, 340 yards, 3 TD
WSU – Josh Kulka: 8/16, 90 yards, 2 INT

Rushing

MTU – William Marano: 15 carries, 31 yards
WSU – Myren Harris: 36 carries, 296 yards, 2 TD

Receiving

MTU – Darius Willis: 9 receptions, 183 yards, 1 TD
WSU – Dion Brown: 3 receptions, 41 yards

Northern Michigan

Series Record	Previous meeting	Result
49–41–5	October 16, 2021	Huskies, 21–14

Week Seven: Northern Michigan at Michigan Tech – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Michigan	0	0	0	7	7
Michigan Tech	0	7	7	7	21

at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

Date: October 15, 2022
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Rain
Game attendance: 1,629
Referee: Carl Chapman
TV: FloSports
Source:^[10]

Game information

Second Quarter

(06:04) MTU TD: Darius Willis 41-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 7–0; 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:06

Third Quarter

(10:22) MTU TD: Brandon Michalak 24-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 14–0; 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:27

Fourth Quarter

(13:23) MTU TD: Darius Willis 29-yard Field Goal (kick)
MTU 21–0; 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:36
(11:57) NMU TD: Tyshon King 2-yard run (kick)
MTU 21–7; 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:19

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 13/19, 139 yards, 2 TD
NMU – Drake Davis: 12/20, 93 yards, 1 INT

Rushing

MTU – Will Ark: 12 carries, 52 yards
NMU – Tyshon King: 13 carries, 42 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

MTU – Darius Willis: 6 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TD
NMU – Charlie Gerhard: 3 receptions, 56 yards

7. Ferris State

Series Record	Previous meeting	Result
34–32–4	October 23, 2021	Bulldogs, 38–10

Week Eight: Michigan Tech at Ferris State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan Tech	10	0	0	10	20
Ferris State	0	7	7	14	28

at Top Taggart Field • Big Rapids, MI

Date: October 22, 2022
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 4,914
Referee: CJ Jackson
TV: FloSports
Source:^[11]

Game information

First Quarter

(11:07) MTU TD: Darius Willis 5-yard pass from Will Ark (kick)
MTU 7–0; 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:03
(01:29) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 23-yard Field Goal
MTU 10–0; 14 plays, 74 yards, 7:04

Second Quarter

(07:40) FSU TD: Carson Gulker 3-yard run (kick)
MTU 10–7; 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:44

Third Quarter

(08:48) FSU TD: Carson Gulker 1-yard run (kick)
FSU 14–10; 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:48

Fourth Quarter

(10:59) FSU TD: Carson Gulker 7-yard run (kick)
FSU 21–10; 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:30
(08:54) MTU TD: Hunter Buechel 25-yard INTERCEPTION return (kick)
FSU 21–17; 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
(08:44) FSU TD: T. Hunt-Thompson 75-yard pass from Carson Gulker (kick)
FSU 28–17; 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:10
(05:38) MTU FG: Drew Wyble 20-yard Field Goal
FSU 28–20; 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:06

Passing

MTU – Will Ark: 26/50, 297 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
FSU – Carson Gulker: 7/13, 174 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

MTU – Brenden Lach: 1 carries, 3 yards
FSU – Carson Gulker: 23 carries, 103 yards, 3 TD

Receiving

MTU – Brandon Michalak: 8 receptions, 155 yards
FSU – Tyrese Hunt-Thompson: 4 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD

References

^ "GLIAC suspends all fall sports; no football for Grand Valley, Ferris, Wayne State, others". Detroit Free Press. August 12, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
^ "2021-22 Football Schedule".
^ "Tech Football Announces 2022 Schedule". Michigan Tech Athletics. March 30, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
^ "UW-Platteville at Michigan Tech". Michigan Tech Athletics. September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
^ "Michigan Tech at St. Thomas". Michigan Tech Athletics. September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
^ "Mustangs Steal Late Victory from Huskies". Michigan Tech Athletics. September 18, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
^ "Saginaw Valley State at Michigan Tech". Michigan Tech Athletics. September 24, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
^ "Michigan Tech at Davenport". Michigan Tech Athletics. October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
^ "Wayne State at Michigan Tech". Michigan Tech Athletics. October 8, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
^ "Northern Michigan at Michigan Tech". Michigan Tech Athletics. October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
^ "Michigan Tech at Ferris State". Michigan Tech Athletics. October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.

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[1] "GLIAC suspends all fall sports; no football for Grand Valley, Ferris, Wayne State, others". Detroit Free Press. August 12, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2021.

[2] "2021-22 Football Schedule".

[3] "Tech Football Announces 2022 Schedule". Michigan Tech Athletics. March 30, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.

[4] "UW-Platteville at Michigan Tech". Michigan Tech Athletics. September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.

[5] "Michigan Tech at St. Thomas". Michigan Tech Athletics. September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2022.

[6] "Mustangs Steal Late Victory from Huskies". Michigan Tech Athletics. September 18, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.

[7] "Saginaw Valley State at Michigan Tech". Michigan Tech Athletics. September 24, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.

[8] "Michigan Tech at Davenport". Michigan Tech Athletics. October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.

[9] "Wayne State at Michigan Tech". Michigan Tech Athletics. October 8, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.

[10] "Northern Michigan at Michigan Tech". Michigan Tech Athletics. October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.

[11] "Michigan Tech at Ferris State". Michigan Tech Athletics. October 22, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.

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2022 Michigan Tech Huskies football team

Contents

Previous season

Personnel

Coaching staff

Schedule

Game Summaries

Wisconsin-Platteville

St. Thomas

Midwestern State

19. Saginaw Valley State

Davenport

Wayne State (MI)

Northern Michigan

7. Ferris State

References

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