Ferris State Football Spring Game Set For Friday Night At 7 pm!

Big Rapids, Mich. - The four-time NCAA Division II National Champion Ferris State Bulldogs will host their annual Crimson & Gold Spring Game on Friday, April 24, at FSU's Top Taggart Field.

Kickoff for the spring contest, which is presented by Mancino's, is set for 7 p.m. (ET). Admission to the event will be free and gates will open one hour prior to kickoff.

As in years past, the annual Crimson & Gold Spring Game is also slated to be broadcast live on the Bulldog Sports Network and local flagship station Sunny 97.3 FM with Rob Bentley and Sandy Gholston on the call starting with pregame coverage at 6:30 p.m. It will be streamed online with both live audio and a free live video webcast courtesy of the Ferris State Television & Digital Media Production program at FerrisStateBulldogs.com. The live radio call will also be carried over the stadium public address system for the fans in attendance.

The annual spring game will provide fans with an opportunity to watch the Bulldogs for the first time since last fall in a game-like situation under head coach Tony Annese and his staff. The spring game will feature a modified scoring and timing format and provide an opportunity for many of FSU's younger players to take the field for the first time while wrapping up spring drills.

The spring game will also include several competitions involving other FSU teams at halftime along with recognition of past players in attendance and incoming signees.

The Bulldogs will begin their 117th season of varsity competition this coming fall with their sights set on making a nation-leading 12th consecutive trip to the NCAA Division II Playoffs. The Bulldogs have made seven national semifinal appearances along with five trips to the national championship game, highlighted by back-to-back national titles in 2021 and 2022 along with 2024 and 2025 in the stretch.

Over the past five seasons of action, the Bulldogs own a 66-5 overall record and FSU has reached the NCAA Division II Playoffs 11 consecutive years and counting. Ferris State has also reached the NCAA Division II National Semifinals seven times in the past nine seasons of action and ranks as the country's winningest program over the past 11 full seasons in D2 Football. FSU is 93-7 over the last six seasons of on-field action, including back-to-back NCAA D2 National Championships in 2021 and 2022 and again in 2024 and 2025.

Ferris State also holds the GLIAC's best mark and the best overall record of all collegiate programs in Michigan at 153-21 (.879) overall since the arrival of Annese as head coach in 2012.

The spring game is part of the Bulldogs' Championship Weekend will also include a national championship ring ceremony on Friday at 4 p.m. (ET) prior to the contest followed by the National Championship Parade on Saturday at noon in downtown Big Rapids. All events are free and open to the public.