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Mason Conklin 2026 vs. SVSU
Jacqueline Jozefczyk
Mason Conklin (#45) led all WSU defensive linemen with five tackles against the Cardinals.
49
Winner Saginaw Valley State SVS 3-4 , 1-2
3
Wayne St. (MI) WSU 0-7 , 0-3
Winner
Saginaw Valley State SVS
3-4 , 1-2
49
Final
3
Wayne St. (MI) WSU
0-7 , 0-3
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
SVS Saginaw Valley State 7 14 21 7 49
WSU Wayne St. (MI) 0 0 3 0 3

Game Recap: Football | | Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

Football Stymied By Saginaw Valley State

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University football team (0-7 overall, 0-3 GLIAC) suffered a 49-3 setback to visiting Saginaw Valley State University (3-4 overall, 1-2 GLIAC) Saturday evening at Tom Adams Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Quarter
The first three drives of the game (two by WSU and one by SVSU) combined for four yards of offense on 14 plays.

Following the Warriors second punt of the opening period, the Cardinals drove 72 yards in five plays scoring on a 13-yard run by Devin Miles.  The big play of the drive was a 32-yard pass play from Jayden Whitaker to Matt Vaughn on the play preceding the touchdown.

Second Quarter
The next five drives all ended in punts.

SVSU drove inside the Wayne State 10-yard line but linebacker Luke Johnson (Oxford, Mich.) forced a fumble at the Warrior four with the ball hitting the pylon for a touchback.

Saginaw Valley State extended its margin to 14-0 with 68-yard touchdown drive in four plays culminating in a two-yard plunge by Miles.  Back-to-back 26-yard receptions by Vaughn and JT Webber moved the ball into the red zone.

SVSU added to its lead with a 59-yard scoring pass from Whitaker to JT Webber, who rambled down the sideline for the final 45 yards on the first play after WSU's seventh punt of the opening half.

The Cardinals held a 267-(-3) advantage in total offense through the first 30 minutes.

Third Quarter
Wayne State took advantage of Saginaw Valley State fumbling the second half kickoff that was recovered by Johnny Nelson (Detroit, Mich. / Harper Woods) at the SVSU 18.

Griffin Nowak (Livonia, Mich. / Franklin) connected on a 28-yard field for WSU's only points of the contest.

After a punt for each squad, the Cardinals went 67 yards in two play with Vaughn hauling in a pass from Whitaker and going the final 43 yards of the 64-yard pass play.

Saginaw Valley increased its lead to 35-3 with a four-play, 43-yard scoring drive as Cornell Beard reached the end zone on a eight-yard carry.

On Wayne State's ensuing possession, Sean Hodges returned an interception 32 yards for the a touchdown.

Fourth Quarter
The final score of the game came on SVSU's first possession of the fourth stanza.  Cooper Arendt tossed a nine-yard touchdown pass to Jamison Pelt.

TEAM STATS
Saginaw Valley State had a 474-31 edge in total offense, including 322-16 through the air.  SVSU went 0-for-7 on third down, while the Warriors were 2-of-16.  The Cardinals recorded 14 tackles-for-loss, including six sacks.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Deavante Deleon (Burton, Mich. / Atherton) rushed for a team-high 21 yards.  Brody Thompson (Lake Orion, Mich.) was 5-of-12 for 16 yards, but was sacked five times.  Johnson and Dereon Foster (Romeo, Mich. [Lawrence Tech]) tied for high honors with eight tackles apiece.

LEADING THE CARDINALS
Miles rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns.  Whitaker passed for 293 yards and two touchdowns on 14-of-17.  Arnedt was 2-of-3 for 29 yards and a score.  Vaughn totaled a game-best 132 receiving yards on four catches, with Webber hauling in three passes for 100 yards.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will travel to Caledonia, Mich. for a noon kickoff against nationally-ranked and unbeaten Davenport University (7-0 overall, 3-0 GLIAC) on Saturday, Oct. 24.
 
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