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Football 9/2/2021 2:17:00 PM Jon Montoya, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information

Hogs visit Cardinals to open 2021 campaign

Kickoff set for 6 p.m. CT at Wilkes Memorial Stadium in University Center, Mich.

The Matchup

The 2021 season is official underway this week as the Javelinas visit Saginaw Valley State on September 4 at Harvey Randall Wilks Memorial Stadium in University Center, Mich.
Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. CT (7 p.m. ET) and will broadcast live at SVSUCardinals.com
The game will have a live audio broadcast on the Javelina Sports Network sponsored by Mendoza's Pharmacy
Saturday's contest marks the return of normalcy as this will be the first game for either team
The Javelinas took the first-ever matchup between the program on September 20, 1980, by a score of 52-0, while the Cardinals took the rematch in 2019 at 35-14
The Javelinas played two games in the spring of 2021 while the Cardinals haven't taken to the field since the conclusion of the 2019 season

Scouting the Cardinals

SVSU enters its second full season with Ryan Brady at the helm of the program
Brady went 5-6 in his first season as head coach and spent the prior eight seasons as an assistant coach at Ferris State, including the 2018 NCAA Division II runner-up season
The Cardinals were selected to finish fourth in the 2021 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Preseason Football Poll
The 2019 season featured 12 players bringing home GLIAC postseason honors, including Heath Williams being named the GLIAC Defensive Lineman of the Year and First Team All-GLIAC
Chad Gailliard, Nate McCrary and Ryan Conklin also took home honors on the first team
Of the four First Team selections, Chad Gailliard is the lone returner for Saginaw Valley State
Gailliard finished the 2019 season with 48 catches for 853 yards and 10 touchdowns
Conklin threw for 2379 yards on a 57.7 completion rate, along with 19 touchdowns
McCrary anchored the ground game with 1060 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns
Williams led the defense with five sacks, most on the team, and added 38 total tackles, 10 solo
David Still led the defensive group with 89 total tackles, 29 solo, 7.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks along with three interceptions

2021 Look Ahead

Texas A&M-Kingsville opens up the 2021 campaign on the road with a visit to University Center, Mich., for a matchup against Saginaw Valley State on September 4
The home opener at Pepsi Field at Javelina Stadium is set for September 11 against Western Oregon
The LSC opener against Eastern New Mexico is set for September 18 in Portales, N.M.
The first LSC home game of the season for the Hogs will take place on September 25 against 2017 NCAA Champion A&M-Commerce for the annual Chennault Cup meeting between the teams
The Javelinas face Lincoln (Calif.) on October 16 at home for the first-ever meeting between the two programs
The season finale takes place on November 13 against Angelo State in Kingsville, while the Division II Playoffs begin the following week

2020 Rewind

Due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which had the NCAA cancel all Spring 2020 and Fall 2020 Championships, the Javelinas played two games in the Spring of 2021
TAMUK faced Midwestern State on the road on March 6 and fell by a score of 45-34 to the Mustangs
Zadock Dinklemann threw for 316 yards and two scores in the loss, with one touchdown apiece to Ryan Martinez and Kevin Reynolds
The three remaining touchdowns scored came on the ground, one each from Amonte Bowen, Roger Hagan and Craig Clemons
The home contest against UT Permian Basin on March 20 as the Falcons won the contest at 17-2
The lone score from the Hogs came on a safety in the fourth quarter after Sergi Landeros was sacked for a six-yard loss early in the frame by David Kypuros

All About Head Coach Mike Salinas

Mike Salinas was named the 12th head coach and 11th full-time head coach of Javelina football on December 20, 2019
Salinas played for the Javelinas from 1995 to 1999 and had his first collegiate coaching position as an assistant coach for TAMUK in 2002 as a member of Richard Cundiff's staff
The Hogs compiled a record of 30-7 with Salinas on staff, including back-to-back West Region Championships and two straight appearances in the NCAA Division II Semifinals in 2002 and 2003
Previous stops in the collegiate ranks for Salinas include West Texas A&M (2005-06) as the Buffs advanced to the NCAA playoffs for the first time in program history
Further stops include Sam Houston State (2006-08) and Hardin-Simmons (2011) before he was responsible for the opening of Robert Vela HS in 2012 in Edinburg, Texas

Offensive Measures

The Javelinas return all 11 starters from the COVID-shortened Spring 2021 season on the offensive side of the ball
Zadock Dinklemann started both games under center for the Hogs
Dinklemann threw for 316 yards and two touchdowns in the loss to the Mustangs
Dinklemann added another 74 yards in the loss to the Falcons to close out the spring season
Amonte Bowen led the ground game with 82 yards and one touchdown on 19 attempts
Christian Anderson was right behind him with 67 yards on 19 rushes
Craig Clemons and Roger Hagan are the other two rushers responsible for the remaining touchdowns scored on the ground with one apiece
Kevin Reynolds and Ryan Martinez caught the two touchdown passes from Dinklemann in the spring season
Reynolds finished with 93 receiving yards on six catches, while Martinez added 77 yards on 10 grabs
Ty Chisum was the other Javelina with over 70 receiving yards as he finished with 79 on six catches

Defense Mechanisms

10 starters on defense will be back for the Fall 2021 campaign
Isaiah Jacobs led the defense with 14 tackles in the two games, eight solo and one for loss
Korey Louis, Brian Miller and Jakari Landry all finished in double digit tackles between the two games at 13, 12, and 10, respectively
Miller added a team-high three tackles for loss along with two QB hurries
Two of Miller's TFLs went in as sacks for a combined 22 yards lost
Louis also added two QB hurries to go with one forced fumble and a fumble recovery
Jacobs intercepted one pass between the games, while Derrion Warner snagged the other
Jacobs added a forced fumble while Tevita Mounga picked up a loose ball
Landry and Xavier Henderson both added a half-sack on the two games
David Kypuros and James Perez both posted a sack of their own
Kypuros' sack directly led to the safety in the loss to UTPB

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Players Mentioned

#28 Christian Anderson: RB; 5' 11"; Redshirt Sophomore

#27 Amonte Bowen: RB; 5' 10"; Senior

#1 Ty Chisum: WR; 6' 4"; Redshirt Senior

#83 Craig Clemons: WR; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#14 Zadock Dinkelmann: QB; 6' 5"; Redshirt Sophomore

#38 Roger Hagan: RB; 5' 11"; Redshirt Freshman

#93 Xavier Henderson: DT; 6' 2"; Redshirt Freshman

#9 Isaiah Jacobs: DB; 6' 3"; Junior

#45 Jakari Landry: LB; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#11 Korey Louis: LB; 6' 3"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#28 Christian Anderson
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Sophomore
: RB

#27 Amonte Bowen
: 5' 10"; Senior
: RB

#1 Ty Chisum
: 6' 4"; Redshirt Senior
: WR

#83 Craig Clemons
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: WR

#14 Zadock Dinkelmann
: 6' 5"; Redshirt Sophomore
: QB

#38 Roger Hagan
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Freshman
: RB

#93 Xavier Henderson
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Freshman
: DT

#9 Isaiah Jacobs
: 6' 3"; Junior
: DB

#45 Jakari Landry
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: LB

#11 Korey Louis
: 6' 3"; Junior
: LB