The Wayne State Warriors football program, 2000–2009 represented Wayne State University during the 2000s in NCAA Division II college football as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). The team was led by two head coaches during the decade: Steve Kazor (2000–2003); and Paul Winters (2004–2022).
The team played its home games at Tom Adams Field in Detroit. The field was named after Thomas B. Adams, a Wayne State football and track athlete who became a decorated naval avaitor in World War II.[1]
2000
The 2000 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division II football season. In their first season under head coach Steve Kazor, the Warriors compiled a 4–6 record (4–6 in conference games), tied for eighth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total 313 to 286.[2][3]
Kazor was hired as head coach in February 2000. He had previously been the head coach at McPherson in Kansas in 1998 and 1999.[4] He was Wayne State's third coach in five years.[5]
Wayne State led the GLIAC with 455.1 yards of total offense per game in 2000. Wide receiver Pierre Brown tallied 1,492 receiving yards, leading all Division II players in receiving yards per game and setting a school record. Running back Thabiti Williamson ranked second in Division II with 212.8 all-purpose yards per game.[6]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | at Mercyhurst | | L 27–37 | 2,350 |
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September 9 | Ashland | | L 41–42 | 989 |
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September 23 | at Ferris State | | L 30–51 | 1,688 |
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September 30 | Findlay | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| W 41–20 | 1,107 |
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October 7 | No. 3 (Northeast) Northern Michigan | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| W 35–14 | 1,874 |
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October 14 | at Hillsdale | | W 21–13 | 1,637 |
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October 21 | No. 8 (Northeast) Saginaw Valley State | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 19–31 | 1,649 |
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October 28 | at Indianapolis | | W 24–21 | 3,033 |
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November 4 | Grand Valley State | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 20–22 | 1,680 |
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November 11 | No. 2 (Northeast) Northwood | | L 28–62 | 3,102 |
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- Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
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2001
The 2001 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division II football season. In their second season under head coach Steve Kazor, the Warriors compiled a 3–7 record (3–6 in conference games), tied for eighth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total to .[7][8]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| 8:05 p.m. | at No. 23 I-AA Northern Iowa* | | L 14–34 | 9,210 |
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September 8 | | at Ashland | Ashland, OH | W 19–16 | 4,000 |
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September 15 | | Mercyhurst | | Canceled | |
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September 22 | | Ferris State | | L 14–38 | 2,115 |
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September 29 | | at Findlay | | L 43–44 | 2,475 |
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October 6 | | at Northern Michigan | | W 44–41 | 2,512 |
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October 13 | | Hillsdale | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| W 19–17 | 2,203 |
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October 20 | | at No. 21 Saginaw Valley State | | L 12–45 | 3,841 |
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October 27 | | Indianapolis | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 14–38 | 1,156 |
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November 3 | | at No. 4 Grand Valley State | | L 12–77 | 3,766 |
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November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Northwood | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 26–39 | 1,385 |
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2002
The 2002 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division II football season. In their third season under head coach Steve Kazor, the Warriors compiled a 3–8 record (3–7 in conference games), tied for ninth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 394 to 279.[9][10]
Tailback Craig Duppong from Lockport, Illinois, led the team with 1,875 all-purposes yards, including 1,315 rushing yards, and 12 touchdowns.[11]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| 8:05 p.m. | at No. 3 I-AA Northern Iowa* | | L 0–34 | 10,221 |
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September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Findlay | | L 21–33 | 2,189 |
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September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 Grand Valley State | | L 14–49 | 2,445 |
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September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ferris State | | W 36–21 | 2,682 |
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October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Ashland | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 20–25 | 2,827 |
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October 12 | 2:30 p.m. | at Hillsdale | | L 34–40 | 4,123 |
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October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Michigan Tech | | W 34–31 | 1,112 |
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October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Michigan | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 46–49 OT | 4,269 |
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November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northwood | | L 27–41 | 1,116 |
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November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Mercyhurst | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| W 33–29 | 1,583 |
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November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 10 Saginaw Valley State | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 14–42 | 2,424 |
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2003
The 2003 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth and season under head coach Steve Kazor, the Warriors compiled a 3–8 record (2–8 in conference games), tied for last place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total .[12][13]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Gannon | | W 38–21 | 2,103 |
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September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 23 Findlay | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 3–19 | 2,325 |
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September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Grand Valley State | | L 14–50 | 9,844 |
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September 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Ferris State | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 16–29 | 2,215 |
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October 4 | 1:25 p.m. | at Ashland | | W 29–19 | 3,800 |
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October 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Hillsdale | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 26–49 | 4,341 |
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October 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Michigan Tech | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 35–42 | 1,828 | [14]
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October 25 | 7:00 p.m. | at Northern Michigan | | W 45–42 | 2,209 |
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November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Northwood | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 24–28 | 1,995 |
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November 8 | 1:30 p.m. | at Mercyhurst | | L 10–17 | 1,267 |
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November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Saginaw Valley State | | L 21–38 | 3,873 | [15]
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2004
The 2004 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2004 NCAA Division II football season. In their first season under head coach Paul Winters, the Warriors compiled a 1–9 record (1–9 in conference games), finished in last place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 403 to 115.[16][17]
Winters was hired as Wayne State's new head coach in December 2003. Wayne State had not had a winning season on the field since 1993. He had been an assistant coach at Akron for the prior nine years.[18]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Northwood | | L 3–70 | 2,347 |
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September 11 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 17 Saginaw Valley State | | L 0–45 | 2,067 |
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September 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Northern Michigan | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 13–18 | 1,992 |
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September 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at Indianapolis | | W 24–21 OT | 2,000 |
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October 2 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 Grand Valley State | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 0–34 | 2,794 |
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October 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Michigan Tech | | L 23–61 | 2,775 |
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October 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Findlay | | L 6–47 | 750 |
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October 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Ashland | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 21–28 | 3,118 |
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October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at Gannon | | L 15–42 | 1,846 |
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November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Hillsdale | | L 10–37 | 24,423 |
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2005
The 2005 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division II football season. In their second season under head coach Paul Winters, the Warriors compiled a 3–7 record (3–7 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for eighth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 290 to 241.[19][20]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 Northwood | | L 14–28 | 2,127 |
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September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Saginaw Valley State | | L 3–29 | 3,750 |
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September 17 | 5:00 p.m. | at Northern Michigan | | L 13–15 | 2,851 |
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September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Indianapolis | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 16–23 | 1,738 |
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October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Grand Valley State | | L 22–36 | 10,942 | [21]
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October 8 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 9 Michigan Tech | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| W 25–14 | 2,805 |
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October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Findlay | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| W 34–17 | 2,852 |
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October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Ashland | | L 3–27 | 1,000 |
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October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Gannon | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| W 14–7 | 1,834 |
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November 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at Hillsdale | | L 14–28 | 1,108 |
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2006
The 2006 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2006 NCAA Division II football season. In their third season under head coach Paul Winters, the Warriors compiled a 6–5 record (6–4 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for fourth place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 287 to 255.[22][23]
Key additions in 2006 included freshman defensive end Athan Anagonye.[24]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Michigan Tech | | W 36–14 | 2,977 |
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September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Saint Joseph's (IN) | | L 10–17 | 1,971 |
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September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Mercyhurst | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| W 35–31 | 1,582 |
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September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Findlay | | W 24–3 | 1,156 |
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September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 Grand Valley State | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 13–36 | 2,585 |
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October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Gannon | | W 30–3 | 1,724 |
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October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Hillsdale | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| W 41–26 | 4,274 |
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October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Indianapolis | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 14–39 | 1,584 |
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October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Northwood | | L 34–48 | 1,405 |
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November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Ashland | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| W 33–17 | 1,798 |
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November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ferris State | | L 17–21 | 3,363 | [25]
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2007
The 2007 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2007 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth season under head coach Paul Winters, the Warriors compiled a 3–8 record (2–8 in conference games), finished in 12th place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 383 to 335.[26][27]
Joique Bell led the team with 1,427 rushing yards, 28 touchdowns, and 168 points scored. Other statistical leaders included Trent Pohl (1,072 passing yards), Ed Sanders (27 receptions for 418 yards), and Alan Guy (95 total tackles, 58 solo tackles, 14 tackles for loss).[27]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Michigan Tech | | L 14–21 | 2,656 |
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September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at Saint Joseph's (IN) | | W 42–19 | 1,688 |
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September 15 | 1:30 p.m. | at Mercyhurst | | L 50–58 OT | 1,372 |
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September 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Findlay | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 28–35 OT | 2,385 |
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September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Grand Valley State | | L 10–41 | 10,124 |
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October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Gannon | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| W 56–21 | 4,823 |
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October 13 | 2:30 p.m. | at Hillsdale | | L 21–35 | 1,503 |
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October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | at Indianapolis | | W 34–28 | 4,058 |
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October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Northwood | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 25–45 | 1,786 |
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November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Ashland | | L 42–63 | 3,215 |
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November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Ferris State | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 13–17 | 2,354 |
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2008
The 2008 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division II football season. In their fifth season under head coach Paul Winters, the Warriors compiled an 8–3 record (7–3 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for third place in the GLIAC, and outsored opponents by a total of 222 to 161.
Running back Joique Bell led the team with 1,152 rushing yards. Bell also led the team leading in receptions (20) and scoring (78 points). Quarterback Kevin Smith completed 74 of 159 passes for 806 yards, nine touchdowns, and six interceptions.[28]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 12:30 p.m. | Mercyhurst* | | | W 14–10 | 2,705 |
September 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at Saginaw Valley State | | | L 17–23 | 6,324 |
September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Indianapolis | | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| W 6–0 | 932 |
September 20 | 4:00 p.m. | at Findlay | | | W 28–7 | 1,532 |
September 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Tiffin | | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| W 34–18 | 2,215 |
October 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Ashland | | | L 14–41 | 4,188 |
October 11 | 12:00 p.m. | Northern Michigan | | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| W 24–10 | 4,502 |
October 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ferris State | | | W 19–0 | 3,869 |
October 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Hillsdale | | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| W 14–7 | 1,984 |
November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northwood | | | W 42–21 | 1,254 |
November 8 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 Grand Valley State | No. 25 | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 10–24 | 5,152 |
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2009
The 2009 Wayne State Warriors football team represented Wayne State University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division II football season. In their sixth season under head coach Paul Winters, the Warriors compiled a 6–5 record (5–5 in conference games), finished in eighth place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 322 to 320.[30][31]
Running back Joique Bell led the team with 2,084 rushing yards in 2009, an average of 6.4 yards per carry.[31] He concluded his Wayne State career as the program's all-time leading rusher.[32]
Quarterback Mickey Mohner completed 73 of 138 passes for 1,123 yards, nine touchdowns, eight interceptions, and a 131.18 passer rating.[31]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Mercyhurst* | | | W 31–13 | 1,928 |
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September 5 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 24 Saginaw Valley State | | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 13–21 | 2,862 |
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September 12 | 6:00 p.m. | at Indianapolis | | | W 27–23 | 3,162 |
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September 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Findlay | | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| W 35–21 | 2,507 |
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September 26 | 1:30 p.m. | at Tiffin | | | W 38–8 | 550 |
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October 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Ashland | No. 22 | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| W 47–40 | 3,682 |
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October 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northern Michigan | No. 19 | | L 20–45 | 2,879 |
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October 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Ferris State | | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| W 45–7 | 2,455 |
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October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 25 Hillsdale | | | L 14–45 | 1,496 |
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October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | Northwood | | - Tom Adams Field
- Detroit, MI
| L 24–38 | 2,309 |
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November 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Grand Valley State | | | L 28–59 | 8,397 |
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