Men's Baseball Basketball Cross country Football Golf Soccer Track and field Swimming and Diving Women's Basketball Cross country Soccer Softball Swimming and Diving Tennis Track and field Volleyball Golf Lacrosse The Junior Varsity football program dates to 1974; Varsity football started in 1975, as did the marching band. The school song is "Cardinal Fight", written by Thomas Root. The Men's Ice Hockey team won consecutive national championships in 2009 and 2010. Cultural exchange The university has a sister-college exchange relationship with Shikoku University in Tokushima, Japan. Notable alumni Former Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Rob Callaway State Representative Matt Koleszar Congressman Bart Stupak Soccer coach Cale Wassermann Congressman, State Representative, and State Senator James A. Barcia B.A. (who received an honorary doctorate from SVSU in 2001) Former University of Texas women's basketball coach Gail Goestenkors (former coach at Duke U.) Philadelphia Eagles offensive guard Todd Herremans Former Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman Paul Spicer Former Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Lamar King Former Buffalo Bills linebacker John DiGiorgio Former Buffalo Bills linebacker Eugene Marve Former Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills wide receiver Ruvell Martin Former Houston Texans wide receiver Glenn Martinez Former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jeff Janis Toronto Argonauts cornerback Matt Black Michigan State University women's basketball coach Suzy Merchant (formerly coach at SVSU and Eastern Michigan University) Central Michigan University women's basketball coach Sue Guevara (formerly coach at University of Michigan and softball coach at SVSU) Mayor Sheldon Neeley of Flint, Michigan Professional ten-pin bowler Bill O'Neill Meera Chopra, South Indian film actress Dej Loaf, rapper, singer, took nursing classes Former Dallas Cowboys, Las Vegas Raiders and current New Orleans Saints safety Jeff Heath Big Brother 16 houseguest and Big Brother 18 winner Nicole Franzel BC Lions quarterback Jonathon Jennings Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur Saudi General Intelligence Directorate Director Khalid bin Ali al Humaidan University of Wisconsin–Madison, chemist, professor, researcher, Jennifer Schomaker References External links SVSU Athletics website Public universities and colleges in Michigan Saginaw Intermediate School District Buildings and structures in Saginaw County, Michigan Education in Bay County, Michigan Education in Midland County, Michigan Education in Saginaw County, Michigan Educational institutions established in 1963 1963 establishments in Michigan