Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football, 1975–1979
American college football season
The Saginaw Valley State Cardinals football program, 1975–1979 represented Saginaw Valley State College (SVSC) (now known as Saginaw Valley State University) during the 1970s in college football. SVSC was a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC). The team was led during the period by head coach Muddy Waters.
The team played its home games at Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium, commonly shortened to Wickes Stadium, in University Center, Michigan.
Decade overview
Early development
In December 1973, SVC's Board of Control unanimously decided to establish a football program.
In January 1974, SVC announced that it had received approximately $1 miliion from Saginaw philanthropist H. Randall Wickes, an 85-year-old millionaire and chairman of Wickes Corp., to build a stadium.
In February 1974, SVC hired Muddy Waters as its head coach. He had been the head football coach at Hillsdale College for the prior 21 yards, posting a 138-46-5 record.
In the fall of 1974, SVC fielded a non-varsity football team. The team won its first game on September 16, 1974, defeating Northwood's junior varsity team by a 2-16 score at Arthur Hill High School in Saginaw.
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