Calvin is under the direction of head coach Trent Figg who guides his 110-member roster into year one this fall. 

Tickets - 

• $10 per person for general admission tickets.
• $5 per person for senior citizens (60 and over), students/children under 18 and college students (with valid student ID) not from Trine or an MIAA school.
• MIAA college students will receive one free ticket by presenting a valid student ID at a ticket booth.
• All attendees are required to have a ticket to enter the game.
• Tickets are cash only. No checks or credit cards will be accepted.
• Per NCAA rules, no ticket holder is allowed to leave and return to the football stadium. No "re-entry" or "pass–outs" will be permitted.
• Pets are not allowed in athletic field areas at any time.
• Gates open one hour before kick-off.

How to Watch/Listen: The Calvin football team can be followed live in several different ways during the 2024 season.

 Saturday's game can be followed by Live stream, live audio and live stats.

The Trine University live stream broadcast can be found online at: Calvin-Trine Live Stream Broadcast. An audio and video stream sponsored by Mercantile Bank will also be available through Michigan Sports Radio (Michigansportsradio.com).

The live statistics of the game will be produced at: Calvin/Trine Live Stats

The Lead-Up – Calvin is in its first season of intercollegiate football. The Knights are 2-4 overall and 0-3 in the MIAA after gaining non-conference wins over Oberlin and Anderson and dropping games to Concordia (Wis.), Kalamazoo, Alma and Adrian. Calvin is looking to bounce back from a 30-10 defeat at Adrian last Saturday. Graduate student Chase Bradman has been strong for the Knights at the quarterback position, completing just over 61 percent of his passes (129-210) including 13 touchdown tosses. Graduate student Jaier Harden has been strong on the ground, gaining 496 yards on 79 attempts and four touchdowns. He averages 6.3 yards per rush. Freshman Luke Michmerhuizen has been Bradman's top target in the receiving column, hauling in 32 catches (14.38 yards per catch) and three touchdown grabs. Freshman linebacker Carson Schnurstein has 39 tackles with junior Travor Martens close behind with 36 tackles to go with three quarterback sacks and two blocked kicks.

The Calvin Coach-Head coach Trent Figg was hired on January 6, 2023. He is a native of Chillicothe, Missouri, located an hour-and-a-half from Kansas City. He is a 2008 graduate of William Jewell College where he was a four-year member of the football program as a special teams ace and defensive back. He later earned his master's degree from Northwest Missouri State in 2013. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at (then NAIA) William Jewell and later had stints as the special teams coordinator and defensive coordinator at D2 Southern Arkansas, defensive coordinator at William Jewell and special teams coordinator at Missouri State. He later spent two years (2019-21) at the University of Hawaii, serving as chief of staff of the football program and later associate head coach. In 2022, he served as the lead offensive analyst for the University of Oregon football program under head coach Dan Lanning. Figg and Lanning are former teammates and roommates at William Jewell College and stood up for each other at their respective weddings.

MIAA Non-Conference Slate – Combined, the MIAA was 18-6 in non-conference football action over the first three weeks of the season with Hope, Adrian and Kalamazoo all posting 3-0 marks while Calvin, Albion, Alma and Trine were 2-1 and Olivet 1-2.

A Look at the Trine Coach – Trine head coach Troy Abbs is in his 10^th season as head coach of the Thunder football program. He was hired in January of 2015. He has a career won-loss record of 64-32 heading into Saturday's game. Abbs led Trine to back-to-back MIAA titles and NCAA III Playoff berths in 2017 and 2018. A year ago, he led the Thunder to an overall record of 6-4 and a 4-2 conference mark which was good for third place in the league standings. Abbs is a graduate of Hanover College (Ind.) where he was a member of the school's football and baseball teams. He holds a master's degree in educational leadership from Indiana University. Abbs became the winningest coach in Trine football history this past Saturday, recording his 64th win, surpassing the previous mark of 63 set by current Trine Assistant Vice President of Athletics Matt Land. 

MIAA Preseason Poll – Calvin was picked to finish eighth out of eight teams in the 2024 MIAA preseason poll with Trine selected to finish third. Alma was the preseason favorite to win the league.

More on Trine  - Trine enters today's game with a modest one-game win streak. The Thunder snapped a two-game losing skid with a 35-28 home win over The University of Olivet last Saturday. Trine scored 21 unanswered points midway through the contest to pull into a 28-14 advantage. A four-yard touchdown run by Craig Nichols with 4:03 left proved to be the dividing score. Trine rolled up 224 yards or rushing on the ground led by Saleem Felder who racked up 175 yards on 18 carries. Nichols had only five carries but scored on two of those attempts. Trine rotated at the quarterback spot between Ivyn Collins and Cole Alexander with Collins 5 of 9 with two touchdown passes and an interception while Collins was 5 of 7 for 38 yards. Trine opened the year with a 42-6 loss to Christopher Newport (Va.) but rebounded to defeat Rose-Hulman 39-33 and Bluffton 55-20. The Thunder dropped their opening MIAA games, falling 42-14 to Albion and 42-6 to Hope before bouncing back to defeat Olivet last week. Alexander is 74 of 131 through the air for 908 yards and nine touchdowns. He has thrown eight interceptions. Collins is 16 for 31 passing with three touchdown throws and one interception. Tristan Berrus and Owen Hebbard are the leading receivers fore the Thunder. Berrus has 28 snags, 299 receiving yards and six touchdown receptions. Hebberd has 24 catches for 253 yards. Felder leads the ground game with 464 yards on 76 attempts (6.1 ypc) with three touchdowns. He has a long run of 73 yards. Trey Richards and Cam McGarver have 30 tackles apiece. McGarver has one quarterback sack while Richards has one interception.

Statistical Matchup – Calvin is ranked 69th nationally in Division III in passing offense (238.8 ypg) and 103rd nationally in rushing offense (147.8 ypg). Trine is ranked 138th in passing offense (191.5 ypg) and 114th in running offense (141.2 ypg). Calvin has forced 12 opponent turnovers (seven interceptions and five fumble recovers) through six games while losing 10 (six interceptions, four fumbles) itself. Trine has collected 15 turnovers defensively (nine interceptions and six fumble recoveries) and committed nine itself – three fumbles and six interceptions. Defensively, Calvin is allowing 31.33 points a game, 141.0 yards per game rushing and 217.50 yards per game passing. Trine is allowing 235.67 yards per game through the air and 207.5 yards per game on the ground while giving up 34.5 points a game on the scoreboard.

Calvin Ground Game / Calvin Passing Game – Calvin's run game is led by graduate student running back Jaier Harden who transferred to Calvin from Division II Davenport University. Harden has 496 yards rushing with four touchdowns through six games for an average of 82.67 yards per game. Calvin's passing game is paced by graduate student Chase Bradman – a transfer from Indiana Wesleyan University. Bradman is 129 of 210 passing with 1,336 yards, 13 touchdowns and five interceptions. Freshmen Luke Michmerhuizen leads the Calvin receiving corps. Michmerhuizen has 32 catches for 460 yards and three touchdowns. Hunter Hogan is next with 23 catches, 262 yards and four touchdown receptions. The Knights have eight different players with at least one receiving touchdown.

Bradman in the NCAA III Stats – Calvin's Chase Bradman is ranked 50^th nationally in passing touchdowns (13), 18th in completions per game (21.5), 60th in passing yards (1.336), 62nd in passing yards per game (222.7) and 86^th in completion percentage (.614).

More on Calvin – Calvin features one of the youngest rosters in America this fall as the Knights feature 88 freshmen (54 true freshman, 34 red-shirt freshmen) as part of their 112-man roster. 10 players feature from other states including Texas (three), Ohio (two), California (one), Georgia (one), Illinois (one), Minnesota (one) and New York (one) with the remaining 102 coming from Michigan. 

The Calvin Offense by the Numbers – (66 total) - Quarterbacks (4), Running Backs (11), Wide Receivers (20), Tight Ends (8), Offensive Lineman (21) 

The Calvin Defense by the Numbers – (45 total)-  Defensive Linemen (15), Linebackers (14), Defensive Backs (16).

Special Teams Unit – Calvin's special teams play has been solid this fall. Freshman placekicker Sal Ruffino is 8 of 13 on field goals with a long of 41 yards. He has also connected on 22 of 23 of his point-after tries. Freshman punter Logan Nap averages 36.24 yards per punt and has placed two kicks inside the 20-yard line. His kick down to the one-yard line in Calvin's season opener against Oberlin set up a subsequent two-point safety by the Knight defense – the first points in Calvin football history. 

National Honors – Calvin freshman Dylan DeHoop was named to the D3football.com National Team of the Week on Sept. 10 for his play in Calvin's opener. DeHoop picked up a pair of Oberlin passes including one in the end zone while making four solo tackles. 

Starting Signal Caller – Calvin graduate student Chase Bradman has started Calvin's opening two games. A local product out of South Christian High School, Bradman arrived at Calvin in time for the 2024 spring semester after graduating from Indiana Wesleyan University in December. Bradman was a four-year member of the highly successful NAIA Indiana Wesleyan program. At Indiana Wesleyan, Bradman appeared in 17 games, completing 11 of 15 passing attempts for 136 yards and one touchdown. He also ran for 30 yards as a senior in 2023 with one rushing touchdown. He helped Indiana Wesleyan reach the quarterfinals of the 2023 NAIA Playoffs. 

Double-Trouble – Red-shirt freshman Hunter Hogan has been a two-way standout for the Knights. On offense, he has 23 catches for 262 yards and four touchdowns and 21 rushing yards on nine carries. He also has two punt returns and is averaging 66.20 all-purpose yards per game. On defense, Hogan has 13 tackles, one for a loss and two interceptions. 

Cousin Connection – Freshman quarterback Drake Irwin and freshman wide receiver Jude Klunder are first cousins. 

Twin Sighting – Calvin Features a set of twins in Josh and Danny Hitchcock who are both freshmen offensive lineman out of Gobles High School. 

Traveling from Out-of-State – Calvin features 10 players from outside Michigan. Those players include junior Jair Nowlin (Sugarhill, Georgia), redshirt freshman Tommy Moore (Millsap, Texas), freshman Hayden Slegers (Ontario, California), sophomore Alexander Minneham (Lakeville, New York), freshman Kai Hanog (Weatherford, Texas), graduate student Pisith Soeun (Eagan, Minnesota), sophomore Preston Sellers (West Chester, Ohio) and freshman Austin Sellers (West Chester, Ohio), redshirt freshman Jaden Lewis (Spring, Texas) and freshman Maxwell Lenters (Palos Heights, Illinois). 

Whitehall Claims First Dibs – The first recruit to commit to the Calvin University football program was redshirt freshman Winton Napier who is slated to start at left tackle. Napier is one of three graduates of Whitehall High School on the Calvin roster joined by redshirt freshman running back Trenton TenBrock, and redshirt freshman running back Jackson Cook. 

Serving Our Country – Calvin freshman offensive lineman Adam Kiel out of Hopkins High School is currently a member of the Michigan National Guard.

High Schools Represented – The high schools with the most represented players are: Hudsonville Unity Christian (8)(, Rockford High School (7),  Holland Christian (6), South Christian (6) and Jenison High School (4).

A Look Ahead – The Knights travel to Olivet next Saturday for a 1 p.m. contest in Olivet, Michigan.