After multiple years of going winless or only registering a single victory, Tiffin University was able to cobble together three victories in 2012, and third-year coach Gary Goff looks to parlay that improvement into some legitimate momentum in the GLIAC South. While the quarterback position remains a question mark entering the season, nine starters do return on offense. Leading rusher Dominique White is back, as is All-GLIAC receiver Marcus Beaurem. They’ll be charged with pumping up a 17.7 point per game output from a year ago that put them near the bottom of the league in scoring.
Defensively, the Dragons return two of their top three tacklers in linebacker Brian McCorkle and All-GLIAC lineman Joseph Collard. Tiffin finished in the middle of the pack defensively, which is a bit of an improvement over years past.
Tiffin has a couple of interesting non-conference games on its schedule. It will face two NAIA clubs who are transitioning to Division II, McKendree University and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Both those games are on the road, as are games with Grand Valley State University and Ashland University. The home folks will be visited by Michigan Technological University, nearby rival University of Findlay, and in early November, Ohio Dominican University.