Calvin is under the direction of head coach Trent Figg who guides his 116-member roster into year two this fall. 

Tickets - A limited amount of tickets are still available online at: Calvin Box Office.

How to Watch/Listen:  Saturday's game can be followed by Live stream, live audio and live stats.

The Calvin University live stream broadcast can be found online at: Calvin-Concordia Live Stream Broadcast.  It will air on Grand Rapids radio Station 96.1 FM The Game iHeart Radio at: 96.1 The Game iHeart Radio. An audio stream will also be available through Michigan Sports Radio (Michigansportsradio.com).

Live statistics of the game will be produced at: Calvin/Concordia Live Stats

• The Lead-Up – Calvin heads into season two under head coach Trent Figg. The Knights went 2-8 in their inaugural 2024 campaign, defeating Oberlin and Anderson for the first two program wins. Calvin features a 116-man roster that includes nine individuals that earned at least on starting assignment on offense and nine individuals that did the same on defense for the Knights in 2024. Calvin must replace graduated starting quarterback Chase Bradman who threw for over 2,200 yards last fall along with 20 touchdown passes. Calvin does return its top two receivers in sophomores Luke Michmerhuizen (45 receptions/667 yards/5 TDS) & Hunter Hogan (45 receptions/470 yards/5 TDs). It also returns its top two tacklers from a year ago in sophomore linebackers Trevor Martens (86 tackles) and Carson Schurstein (80 tackles). Martens was a member of the 2024 All-MIAA Second Team. In addition, Calvin returns sophomore punter Logan Nap (35.87 ypk) and sophomore placekicker Sal Ruffino (11-17 FG/30-31 PAT) with Ruffino also earning All-MIAA Second Team honors in 2024.
   
• Week One Rewinds – Calvin claimed an 88-6 victory at Oberlin College while Concordia scored a 27-8 road win at Thiel College (Pa.). In its win over Thiel, Concordia was paced by junior quarterback Roman Funk who was 21 of 31 passing for 216 yards and three touchdowns. Ashar Thomas had 50 yards rushing to lead the Falcon ground game. Jason Leonard had three catches for two touchdowns while Samuel Frederking also had a touchdown grab. Nick Klein converted field goals from 35 and 38 yards for the Falcons. The Concordia defense tallied five interceptions on the afternoon with Devin Glowicki accounting for two of the picks. Calvin was paced by sophomore quarter Thomas Vaccaro who was 17 of 28 passing for 171 yards and three touchdowns. Sophomore Luke Michmerhuizen had seven catches and was the recipient of all three Vaccaro touchdown tosses. Calvin rolled up more then 650 yards of total offense. Sophomore Hunter Hogan had two touchdowns and 119 yards rushing. Junior Alex Minnehan had a 59-yard punt return for a touchdown while sophomore Caiden Bolduc had a 21-yard pick six for the Knights. Sophomore Nick Earles had 81 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Sophomore Carson Schnurstein had 14 tackles on defense and three quarterback sacks.
   
• 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 Concordia Coach – Greg Etter heads into his 18^th season as head football coach at Concordia University. He is a graduate of Mankato State University (Mn.) and is 68-48 all-time as Concordia's head coach. Prior to arriving at Concordia, he was the defensive coordinator at Carthage College. He also has prior stints as an assistant coach at South Dakota State University and the University of Wisconsin.
   
• More on Concordia  - Concordia enters today's game with a 1-0 record after a 27-8 win at Thiel College (Pa.) this past Saturday. The Concordia Falcons are led by veteran head coach Greg Etter who is in his 18^th year as head coach. He is a graduate of Mankato State University (Mn.) and is 68-48 all-time as Concordia's head coach. Prior to arriving at Concordia, he was the defensive coordinator at Carthage College. He also has prior stints as an assistant coach at South Dakota State University and the University of Wisconsin. A year ago, Concordia finished 6-3 overall and in fourth place in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) with a 5-3 conference record. Concordia was picked to finish fourth in the 2025 NACC preseason conference poll. On offense, Concordia features a strong ground game built around Ashar Thomas and Jacob Pugh. A graduate student, Thomas has over 1,500 rushing yards in his career. He was a 2023 All-NACC Second Team honoree. A junior, Pugh, rushed for 429 yards and four touchdowns in 2024. Roman Funk returns as Concordia's signal caller at quarterback. Senior wide receiver Jason Leonard returns after leading the Falcons in receptions (31) and receiving touchdowns (4) last season. He picked up 434 receiving yards a year ago. Sophomore defensive lineman Jadon Lewis is a key defensive player to watch. He tallied 35 tackles, four sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss in 2024.
   
• Special Teams Aces – Calvin and Concordia both had individuals receive Conference Special Teams Player of the Week honors on Monday. Junior Nick Klein of Concordia was named the NACC Special Teams Player of the Week after connecting on 2-of-4 field goal attempts in the win over Thiel while also converting all three of his point-after tries. He was also credited with one tackle. Calvin junior Alex Minneham was named the MIAA's Special Team Player of the Week. Minnehan returned a punt 59 yards for a touchdown in Calvin's win at Oberlin while also recording a pair of tackles.
   
• Last Year's Meeting – Concordia defeated Calvin 34-24 in Mequon, Wisconsin. Calvin grabbed a 10-3 lead after one quarter of play, but the host Falcons went on top 17-13 at halftime. Concordia used a third quarter touchdown to go up 24-13 but the Knights came back with a field goal, touchdown and two-point conversion to tie the contest 24-24 heading into the final quarter of play. The Falcons used an early fourth quarter touchdown and a field goal in the closing minutes to seal the win. Chase Bradman threw for 305 yards and a touchdown pass to Hunter Hogan while also running for a score. Roman Funk had 221 yards passing for Concordia. Ashar Thomas had 121 yards rushing for the Falcons with Jacob Pugh, Jason Leonard and Funk all scoring touchdowns.  
   
• NACC Preseason Poll – Concordia was picked to finish fourth in the nine-team Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) pre-season conference poll. Defending champion Aurora was picked as the NACC pre-season favorite.
   
• MIAA Preseason Poll – Calvin was picked to finish seventh out of eight teams in the 2025 MIAA preseason poll with champion Alma selected as the MIAA's pre-season favorite and defending MIAA champion Hope picked a close second. 
   
• A Look at Calvin – Once again, Calvin features one of the younger rosters in America this fall as the Knights feature 38 freshmen and 67 sophomores as part of their 116-man roster. 13 players feature from other states including Illinois (4), Texas (2),  California (1), Louisiana (1), Tennessee (1), North Carolina (1), Florida (1), New Mexico (1) and New York (1) with the remaining 103 coming from Michigan.
   
• The Calvin Offense by the Numbers – (58 total) - Quarterbacks (4), Running Backs (8), Wide Receivers (14), Tight Ends (5), Offensive Lineman (27)
   
• The Calvin Defense by the Numbers – (55 total)-  Defensive Linemen (18), Linebackers (18), Defensive Backs (19). 
   
• The Quarterback Room – Sophomore transfer Thomas Vaccaro has been selected to start at quarterback on Saturday with sophomore Drake Irwin his backup. Vaccaro is a transfer from Samford University (Ala.) where he spent two years which included a redshirt season. He is a graduate of Christ Presbyterian Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. Vaccaro was Irwin is a local product out of Rockford High School. He appeared in five games in 2024, completing 7 of 9 passes with one touchdown. At Rockford High School, he led the Rams to a Division I District Title his senior year. Also listed at quarterback are true freshmen Beau Harris and Amari Powell.
   
• Receiving Unit – The Calvin starting receiver unit features a strong West Michigan flavor as Luke Michmherhuizen (Holland Christian), Seth Anderson (Rockford) and Jude Klunder (Grand Rapids Christian HS) are listed as starters today. Sophomore Hunter Hogan (Ravenna HS) will also see receiving looks out of the backfield. Sophomores Shamar White (East Kentwood HS) and McCoy Baxter (Rockford HS) are listed as key backups.The 6-7 Michmerhuizen is the second member of his immediate family to be a Calvin varsity athlete as his older sister Nicole was a multiple All-American for the Calvin women's track and field team including a national champion in the 10,000 meter run in 2013.
   
• OK-Red Flavor – The Calvin football team has a strong representation from the Ottawa-Kent (OK) Red Conference as Rockford (Seth Anderson, Drake Irwin, Mike Liggett, Jonah Carlson, McCoy Baxter, Gavin Currie), Jenison (Zaiden Chirco, Rowan Stewart, Colin Diekman, Trevor Martens) and East Kentwood (KJ Harp, ShaMar White, Breylon Cox, Kenji Nou, Gabe Wolf), Grand Haven (Logan Minier) and Grandville (Aven Kaat) are all represented on the Calvin roster with a total of 17 O K Red alumni.
   
• Cousin Connection – Sophomore quarterback Drake Irwin and sophomore wide receiver Jude Klunder are first cousins.
   
• Classroom Distinction – The 2025 Calvin football team features 17 individuals were named to the 2024-25 MIAA Academic Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.50 grade point average or above for the entire academic year while earning a varsity letter. Those 17 individuals include: Paul Bouma, Peter DeKruyter, Colin Diekman, Tate Dohm, Ben Ernstes, Noah Funk, Andrew Helmus, Drake Irwin, Brady Jacobs, Caden Kolanowski, Peter Markvluwer, Trevor Martens, Luke Michmerhuizen, Micah Pobursky, Hayden Slegers, Conner Smits and Brayden Steinbacher.
   
• Transfer Portal – Calvin has nine players that have transferred over from other collegiate football programs. Those nine individuals are senior Jair Nowlin (Greenville University), senior Charlie Garbowski (Finlandia University), junior Alex Minnehan (Grand Valley State), junior C.J. Sheets (Davenport University), junior Sam Gallo (Concordia, Mich.), sophomore Wyatt Young (Saginaw Valley State University), sophomore Thomas Vaccaro (Samford University), sophomore Tyler Porte (Central Michigan University) and sophomore Carter Bylsma (Dordt University).
   
• Just for Kicks – Calvin's lead kicker is redshirt sophomore Sal Ruffino out of Cadillac, Michigan backed up by sophomore Logan Nap from Lawton, Michigan. Nap is also the lead punter and is backed up by sophomore Drake Irwin.
   
• Traveling from Out-of-State – Calvin features 13 players from outside Michigan. Those players include senior Jair Nowlin (Sugarhill, Georgia), junior Alexander Minneham (Lakeville, New York), sophomore Tripp  Moore (Millsap, Texas), sophomore Hayden Slegers (Ontario, California), sophomore Thomas Vaccaro (Franklin, Tenn.), sophomore Kai Hanog (Weatherford, Texas), sophomore Max Lenters (Palos Heights, Illinois), freshman Hudson Shoup (Charlotte, N.C.), junior C.J. Sheets (Longwood, Fla..), freshman Christian Flutman (Orland Park, Il.), freshman Chase Sytsma (Orland Park, Il..), freshman Ryan Ramirez (Albuquerque, N.M.), freshman Edward Van Dellen (Evergreen Park, Ill.).
   
• 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 four graduates of Whitehall High School on the Calvin roster joined by sophomore linebacker Trenton TenBrock, sophomore linebacker Jackson Cook and freshman offensive lineman Connor Nash.
   
• High Schools Represented – The high schools with the most represented players are: Hudsonville Unity Christian (7), Rockford (6), Holland Christian (5), East Kentwood (5), Grand Rapids Christian (4) and Jenison High School (4).
   
• A Look Ahead – Calvin will travel to Heidelberg University next Saturday for a 7 p.m. non-conference game under the lights in Tiffin, Ohio. The Knights then return home to host Kalamazoo on September 27 under the lights for a 7 p.m. contest that will serve as Calvin's homecoming game. Other home contests include Adrian (Oct. 18), Trine (Oct. 25) and Olivet (Nov. 1).