The Calvin University football team will head to central Indiana for its final non-conference game on Saturday as the Knights journey to Anderson University located in Anderson, Indiana. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. (eastern time). 

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

Tickets - The game will be played at Highlands Middle School (2108 East 200 North Anderson, IN 46012). Tickets to game can be purchased at: Anderson University Football Ticket Page. 

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 Anderson live stream broadcast can be found online at: Calvin-Anderson Football Live Stream Broadcast

A Calvin audio broadcast sponsored by Mercantile Bank will air on Michigan Sports Radio.  The broadcast can be found at: Calvin-Anderson Audio Broadcast Sponsored by Mercantile Bank on Michigan Sports Radio.

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

The Lead-Up – Calvin is in its first season of intercollegiate football. The Knights are looking to bounce back from a 34-24 defeat at Concordia (Wis) last Saturday. The Knights opened the season on Sept. 7 with a 50-6 win over Oberlin College. Calvin is a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association while Anderson is a member of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC). Today's game is part of the MIAA/HCAC Cross-Over agreement as seven MIAA schools are in action against seven HCAC institutions this afternoon.

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 serve 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.

A Look at the Anderson Coach – Jonathan Coddington is in his second year as head coach of the Anderson University football program. He is a 2014 Anderson graduate. He took over the helm of the Anderson program a month prior to Trent Figg taking over the Calvin program as Coddington was hired in December of 2022. Prior to his return to Anderson, Coddington had served eight years an assistant football coach at Concordia University of Michigan and was the program's offensive coordinator for the final three years of that run.

More on Anderson  - Anderson went 0-10 a year ago under first-year head coach Jonathan Coddington with the Ravens picking up their first win under his leadership in a 20-6 win at Oberlin last Saturday. Anderson opened its 2024 campaign with a 13-0 loss at Alfred State on September 7. The Ravens are making their home debut this afternoon. Senior quarterback Zac Montgomery leads the Anderson offensive attack. The 5-10, 200-pound senior leads the Ravens in rushing with 98 yards on 16 carries and one touchdown. H is 17 of 36 through the air for 150 yards through two games. He has yet to throw a touchdown pass but has thrown three interceptions. Sophomore Marquane Taylor has 10 rushes for 57 yards. The receiving unit is paced by freshman Gabe McGuire who has fve catches for 33 yards. Deitric Johnson has a team-best 48 receiving yards on three receptions. Defensively, junior linebacker Jake Simpson has a team-leading 17 tackles while senior defensive back Rickey Bell has 15 tackles. Sophomore defensive lineman Sidiki Traore is a player to watch as he has nine tackles including five for loss to go with a team-high four sacks.

Sack Master – Traore picked up all four his season sacks thus far in Anderson's 20-6 win at Oberlin last Saturday. For his efforts, Traore was named to the D3football.com National Team of the Week on September 17.

HCAC Preseason Poll – Anderson was picked to finish seventh (out of seven teams) in the HCAC preseason poll. Mount St. Joseph was pegged as the preseason favorite followed by Hanover in 2^nd, Rose-Hulman in third, Franklin in fourth, Bluffton in fifth and Manchester in sixth.

Common Opponent – Calvin and Anderson have a common opponent in Oberlin with the Knights rolling over the Yeoman 50-6 in Grand Rapids on September 6 while Anderson picked up a 20-6 win at Oberlin on September 14. Anderson used a big second half to claim the win at Oberlin last Saturday. Oberlin led 6-0 at halftime but Anderso got a go-ahead touchdown and extra-point in the third quarter and then score two fourth-quarter touchdowns to seal the win including a pick-six by junior Zaire Prioleau with 2:03 remaining that went for 85 yards on the return.

Statistical Matchup – Calvin is ranked 68^th nationally in Division III in passing offense (243.0 ypg) and 38^th nationally in rushing offense (191.5 ypg). Anderson is ranked 229^th in passing offense (75.0 ypg) and 134^th in running offense (116.5 ypg). Calvin has forced nine opponent turnovers through two games while losing four itself. Anderson has gained one turnover defensively and committed three of its own. Defensively, Calvin is allowing 20.0 points a game, 136.5 yards per game rushing and 169.0 yards per game passing. Anderson is allowing 175.5 yards per game through the air and 116.5 yards per game on the ground while giving up just 9.5 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 188 yards rushing through two games for an average of 94.0 yards per game. Both of Calvin's rushing touchdowns this fall have come from its quarterback as graduate student Chase Bradman has a one-yard touchdown plunge to his credit while freshman Hayden Slegers has a nine-yard touchdown run in his pocket. Calvin's passing game is paced by Bradman who is 45 of 77 passing with 478 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions. Freshmen Luke Michmerhuizen and Hunter Hogan pace the Calvin receiving group with 12 catches each. Michmerhuizen has a team-high 169 receiving yards to go with one touchdown with Hogan next with 103 yards and three receiving touchdowns. 

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). 

MIAA Preseason Poll – Calvin was picked to finish eighth out of eight teams in the 2024 MIAA preseason poll with defending league champion Alma selected as the MIAA's pre-season favorite. 

Week Two Recap – Calvin fell 34-24 at Concordia in week two. The Knights led 10-3 in the first half but fell behind 17-13 at halftime. Calvin came back from a 24-13 deficit to tie the game at 24 late in the third quarter. Concordia scored 10 unanswered points and stopped two potential scoring drives by Calvin in the fourth to pull away for the win. Bradman was 27 of 46 for 305 yards passing with a touchdown. Harden picked up 92 yards on the ground. Michmerhuizen and Hogan had eight catches apiece with Michmerhuizen going for 141 yards and Hogan 51 yards and a touchdown. Hogan also intercepted a pair of passes on defense. Junior Charlie Garbowski had a team-high 12 tackles on defense. 

Special Teams Unit – Calvin's special teams play has been strong early on. Freshman placekicker Sal Ruffino is 5 of 7 on field goals with a long of 41 yards. He has also connected on all seven of his point-after tries. Freshman punter Logan Nap averages 38.0 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 off 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 12 catches for 103 yards and three touchdowns and 13 rushing yards on six carries. He also has one punt return and is averaging 65.5 all-purpose yards per game. On defense, Hogan has nine tackles, one for a loss and two interceptions.
 

A Look Ahead – Calvin will hit the road again next Saturday when it journeys to Kalamazoo for its first-ever MIAA contest with the game at Kalamazoo slated to start at 6:30 p.m. The Knights return home the following weekend to host two-time defending MIAA champion Alma at 1 p.m. in front of a Calvin Homecoming crowd at Eagles Stadium.