2023 Michigan Tech Huskies football team

The 2023 Michigan Tech Huskies football team represented Michigan Tech University as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Dan Mettlach, the Huskies had an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play. Michigan Tech played their home games at Kearly Stadium in Houghton, Michigan.

2023 Michigan Tech Huskies football
ConferenceGreat Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (1–5 GLIAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBryan Thomas (7th season)
Home stadiumKearly Stadium
2023 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Grand Valley State $^  6 –0   11 –2  
No. 9 Ferris State ^  5 –1   8 –3  
Davenport  4 –2   8 –2  
Saginaw Valley State  3 –3   6 –5  
Wayne State (MI)  2 –4   3 –8  
Michigan Tech  1 –5   5 –5  
Northern Michigan  0 –6   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Coaching changes

After going 4–7 (2–4 GLIAC) in their 2022 campaign, Michigan Tech Athletics announced that head football coach Steve Olson would not return for a seventh season. Assistant head coach since 2019, Dan Mettlach, became the team's next head football coach.[1][2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 91:00 p.m.Hillsdale*
FloSportsW 45–202,188
September 162:00 p.m.at Wisconsin–Platteville*
W 24–203,987
September 232:00 p.m.at Upper Iowa*
W 34–311,700
September 301:00 p.m.No. 18 Davenport
  • Klearly Stadium
  • Houghton, MI
FloSportsL 0–282,600
October 71:00 p.m.at Wayne State (MI)
FloSportsL 21–233,021
October 147:00 p.m.at Northern Michigan
FloSportsW 62–05,907
October 211:00 p.m.No. 9 Ferris State
  • Klearly Stadium
  • Houghton, MI
FloSportsL 21–351,233
October 283:00 p.mat No. 3 Grand Valley State
FloSportsL 13–4413,014
November 41:00 p.m.Minot State*
  • Klearly Stadium
  • Houghton, MI
FloSportsW 37–3
November 111:00 p.mSaginaw Valley State
  • Klearly Stadium
  • Houghton, MI
L 21–381,191
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

[3]

Coaching staff
Name Position Season
Dan MettlachHead Coach1st
Phil MilbrathRunning backs coach/special teams coordinator7th
Bryan ThomasDefensive coordinator/linebackers14th
Jack RustmanOffensive line coach2nd
JT JurasinLinebackers coach1st
Kellen O'NeillWide Receivers coach1st
Michael DonnellyDefensive Backs coach1st
Ken KleinDefensive line coach11th
Blake HewittAssistant Offensive Line coach1st
Adrian SaterstadAssistant Linebackers coach1st

Game summaries

Hillsdale
Week One: Hillsdale Chargers at Michigan Tech – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Hillsdale 3 3 7720
Michigan Tech 7 21 14345

at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

  • Date: September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 2,188
  • Referee: Carl Chapman
  • TV: FloSports
  • Source:[4]
Game information

At Wisconsin–Platteville
Week Two: Michigan Tech at UW Platteville – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Michigan Tech 7 14 0324
UW Platteville 0 14 6020

at Pioneer Stadium • Platteville, WI

  • Date: September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 3,987
  • Referee: Kole Knueppel
  • TV: FloSports
  • Source:[5]
Game information

At Upper Iowa
Week Three: Michigan Tech at Upper Iowa – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Michigan Tech 0 7 72034
Upper Iowa 10 14 7031

at Pioneer Stadium • Fayette, IA

  • Date: September 23, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 1,700
  • Referee: David Green
  • Source:[6][7]
Game information

No. 18 Davenport
Week Four: Davenport at Michigan Tech – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Davenport 7 7 7728
Michigan Tech 0 0 000

at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

  • Date: September 30, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 2,600
  • Referee: Bryan Earl
  • Source:[8][9]
Game information

At Wayne State (MI)
Week Five: Michigan Tech at Wayne State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Michigan Tech 0 7 7721
Wayne State 3 7 7623

at Adams Field • Detroit, MI

  • Date: October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 3,021
  • Referee: Bradley Mutnick
  • Source:[10]
Game information

At Northern Michigan
Week Six: Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Michigan Tech 17 14 24762
Northern Michigan 0 0 000

at Superior Dome • Marquette, MI

  • Date: October 14, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoor
  • Game attendance: 5,907
  • Referee: Carl Chapman
  • Source:[11][12]
Game information

No. 9 Ferris State
Week Seven: Ferris State at Michigan Tech – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ferris State 7 14 7735
Michigan Tech 0 7 14021

at Klearly Stadium • Houghton, MI

  • Date: October 21, 2023
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 1,233
  • Referee: Jayson Dibble
  • Source:[13][14]
Game information

References
  1. Cannizzaro, Matt. "Michigan Tech Football in 2023: What to Know About The Huskies". FloSports. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  2. Ludlum, Mike (November 29, 2022). "Dan Mettlach Named New Michigan Tech Football Head Coach". Upper Michigan Source. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  3. "Michigan Tech 2023 Schedule". Michigan Tech Athletics. July 30, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  4. "Hillsdale at Michigan Tech". Michigan Tech Athletics. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  5. "Michigan Tech at Wisc.-Platteville". Michigan Tech Athletics. September 16, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  6. "Michigan Tech at Upper Iowa". Michigan Tech Athletics. September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  7. "Michigan Tech at Upper Iowa". Upper Iowa Athletics. September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  8. "Panthers play homecoming spoiler with 28-0 victory at Huskies". Davenport Athletics. September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  9. "Tech Football handled by No. 18 Davenport, 28-0". Michigan Tech Athletics. September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  10. "Michigan Tech Falls Short at Wayne State, 23-21". Michigan Tech Athletics. October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  11. "Tech Posts 62-0 shutout at NMU to win 13th-straight Miner's Cup". Michigan Tech Athletics. October 14, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  12. "Huskies win 13th consecutive Miner's Cup 62-0". Iron Mountain Daily. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  13. Harrington, Joe (October 21, 2023). "Ferris State Football Takes Down Michigan Tech Football". FloSports. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  14. "Ferris State Football Bounces Back With a Road Triumph At Michigan Tech". Ferris State Athletics. October 21, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.