Ferris State Rout Wayne State 80-0 to Tie Division II Record With 40th Straight Win

No. 1 Ferris State beat Wayne State 80-0 on Saturday, November 7, 2026, and the shutout carried a place in the record book with it. The win was the Bulldogs' 40th in a row, tying the NCAA Division II record for consecutive victories.

Ferris State scored early and kept scoring, and Wayne State never found an answer at either end of the field. By the end of the afternoon the margin stood at 80 points, and the only question left was where the streak goes from here.

A Record Matched

The record Ferris State tied on Saturday belonged to Grand Valley State, which won 40 straight games from 2005 to 2007. That mark stood alone at the top of Division II for close to two decades, and no program had matched it until this Ferris State run reached the same number.

The Bulldogs have not lost since August 31, 2024. Their 40 straight wins are the longest active winning streak in all of the NCAA, across every division, and the run now sits one result away from standing alone. Ferris State can break the record next week when it plays Roosevelt. A win in that game would give the Bulldogs 41 consecutive victories and sole possession of the Division II record.

Total Control on the Day

The statistics behind the shutout were as one-sided as the score. Ferris State outgained Wayne State 620 yards to 17 over the course of the game. The Bulldogs rushed for 359 of those yards, moving the ball on the ground almost at will, while Wayne State finished the day with 17 yards of total offense.

A defense that holds an opponent to 17 yards in a full game has done its work in every phase, and the Ferris State offense made sure the pressure never eased. The Bulldogs kept adding points across the afternoon, turning a conference game into a record-tying rout long before the final whistle.

Jones Does a Bit of Everything

Marcel Jones led the Ferris State attack and touched the game in more than one way. Jones carried the ball 15 times for 134 rushing yards and four touchdowns, the largest share of the Bulldogs' 359 rushing yards. He also threw a touchdown pass, completing 6 of his 7 passes for 88 yards on the day.

Starting quarterback Chase Carter ran the offense the rest of the way. Carter completed 12 of 19 passes for 173 yards with one touchdown and one interception, spreading the ball as Ferris State built its lead.

What Comes Next

The streak now moves on to the Roosevelt game next week, where a 41st straight win would break a record that has been shared, and before that untouched, since Grand Valley State finished its run in 2007. For one week at least, Ferris State shares the Division II record. The Bulldogs have made a habit of winning every Saturday since the end of August 2024, and one more win turns a tie into a record of their own.