Wayne State Warriors football
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| First season | 1918 | ||
| Athletic director | Rob Fournier | ||
| Head coach |
Paul Winters 7th year, 27–37 (.422) |
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| Stadium | Tom Adams Field | ||
| Seating capacity | 6,000 | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Detroit, Michigan | ||
| NCAA division | Division II | ||
| Conference | GLIAC | ||
| Past conferences |
PAC (1955–1965) GLIAC (1975–1989) MIFC (1990–1998) |
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| All-time record | 317–444–29 (.420) | ||
| Conference titles | 3 (2 PAC, 1 GLIAC) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 60 | ||
| Colors | Green and Gold |
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| Fight song | WSU Victory Song | ||
| Marching band | Wayne State Warrior Band | ||
| Rivals | Hillsdale Chargers | ||
| Former nicknames | Tartars (1927–1999) | ||
| Website | WSUAthletics.com | ||
The Wayne State Warriors football team is the college football team at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. The Wayne State football team played their first game in October 1918. The Wayne State Warriors have competed in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference since 1999 (and previously from 1975-1989), and are currently a Division II member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Wayne State plays their home games at Tom Adams Field at Wayne State Stadium. All Wayne State games are broadcast on WDTK radio.
The WSU football team had multiple venues during its early years. These locations included: Goldberg Field, University of Detroit, and Keyworth Stadium. The first long-term location for the football team was Tartar Field followed by Tom Adams Field in WSU stadium.
Current Athletic Director: Rob Fournier.
Rob Fournier became the Athletic Director for Wayne State in September 2000. He is also currently a finance committee member for the conference. Before coming to WSU, he was a part of the commissioner’s staff for the Mid-American Conference. He received his Bachelor of Science, master's and law degree all from University of Akron.
The current head football coach for the Wayne State Warriors is Paul Winters. He has been the head coach since 2004. He started his collegiate football career as the running back for the University of Akron. Upon graduation he then went on to become the assistant and then onto the backfield coach. After his time at Akron, he spent the next eight years coaching at the University of Toledo and then the University of Wisconsin. He then returned to Akron as the Running Backs Coach and Offensive Coordinator before coming to Wayne State.
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