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University | Ferris State University |
Conference | Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Central Collegiate Hockey Association |
NCAA | Division II |
Athletic director | Steve Brockelbank |
Location | Big Rapids, Michigan |
Varsity teams | 15 |
Football stadium | Top Taggart Field |
Basketball arena | Jim Wink Arena |
Ice hockey arena | Ewigleben Arena |
Softball stadium | FSU Softball Field |
Soccer stadium | FSU Soccer Field |
Other venues | Ewigleben Sports Arena |
Mascot | Brutus |
Nickname | Bulldogs |
Colors | Crimson and gold[1] |
Website | www |
The Ferris State Bulldogs (FSU Bulldogs) are the athletic teams that represent Ferris State University, located in Big Rapids, Michigan, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sporting competitions. The Bulldogs compete as members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for 14 of 15 varsity sports, while the men's hockey team (the only team that competes at the Division I level) plays in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. The Bulldogs have been members of the GLIAC since 1972.
Year in and year out, nearly 400 student-athletes have the opportunity to compete for the Bulldogs on a regional and national level for conference titles and NCAA Championships. Ferris’ men’s club ice hockey won the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 2 national title in 1994, the men's basketball team won the NCAA Division II national title in 2018, and the football program won the Division II national title in 2021 and 2022.