Out of over two dozen college football programs, only one will have a game in the state of Michigan this weekend. The University of Michigan, Michigan State, Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan, and Western Michigan University have yet to take a snap, but the visiting Trine University Thunder and Adrian College Bulldogs will on Saturday.
According to ESPN, the last college football game to be played in Michigan was on December 30th, when Western Michigan University hosted Western Kentucky. That means that this will be the first college football game in Michigan since that day in 2019.
This will be the first college football game in Michigan since 2019
It appears as though the most recent game played by a Michigan college or university was played by the University of Michigan. Their neutral site bowl game on January 1st against the Crimson Tide of Alabama. D2football.com has no competitors listed for the state of Michigan this season.
I found and tweeted out the Division III NCAA football from “In the Huddle – NCAA D3FB East Region Podcast.” There were eight games, but Judson and Trine called off their contest for the 26th. That game being called off means that this is the first D3 game of the year as well.
Check out @D3FBHuddle's fall schedule for #D3FB games. Pretty short list, highlighted by @AdrianBulldogs and @TrineAthletics #godawgs #thunder #football @AdrianCollege @TrineUniversity pic.twitter.com/Ng9sCba648
— Gabriel Schray (@schrayguy) September 22, 2020
All but just seven Division III NCAA football games have been cancelled for 2020. It’s a statistic I couldn’t believe at first. Before writing this article, I decided to verify that statistic. What an incredible number. How could that be possible? But d3football.com proved it to be true, and it was all too easy.
As I scoured through the weeks of “scores,” and results, I found that the first game to not be postponed or cancelled in all of the United States for NCAA D3 was indeed Trine University at Adrian College. It’s a Week 5 game.
THUNDER / BULLDOGS BROADCAST INFO:
Non-Conference Regular Season Game
Trine University Thunder @ Adrian College Bulldogs
Date: Saturday, October 3rd | Time: 1:00 pm ET
Location: Kapnick Field – Adrian, Michigan
TV: Adrian College Television | Radio: 107.9 WVAC-FM, 103.9 WLEN-FM
Week 1 was empty. In fact, every week through Week 6 was empty on the schedule. Week 7 features Adrian at Manchester and Bluffton at Trine. For Week 8, Adrian will travel to Bluffton. Both Week 9 and 10 are empty. Week 11 features Coast Guard at Merchant Marine.
Check out the promo for the game below. The game will be available on Adrian College TV for free. ACTV will go live at 12pm EST on Saturday. The game will also be available on 107.9-FM WVAC and 103.9-FM WLEN. The game can be easily found by going to Adrian.edu/live.
247 NCAA DIII Teams; Seven Total Games
The countdown is on. Out of 247 #NCAA D3 teams, the first two to play in a #CFB contest this year will be @TrineThunderFB at @AdrianCollegeFB #godawgs #football #d3fb @AdrianBulldogs @D3Football @TrineUniversity @ESPNStatsInfo @FOXSportsDet @BCSNsports pic.twitter.com/vsnPOM4cWW
— Adrian College TV (@AdrianCollegeTV) September 29, 2020
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