Top Stories

Eagle gridders to open the season at Michigan Stadium against Goodrich

  The Frankenmuth varsity football team will embark on its 2026 season with a trip to the 𠇋ig House” – Michigan Stadium on the campus of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

  Game one will take place at 3pm Friday, August 28, with a familiar season-opening foe in Goodrich. The Eagles and Martians are 3-3 lifetime, and have played each other the past five seasons. They tangled at Michigan Stadium in 2023, a close 14-8 win by Goodrich, and last season, the Martians edged ‘Muth, 17-14, on their home field.

  Frankenmuth will be considered the home team in Ann Arbor. Goodrich will compete in MHSAA Division 4 with 643 students enrolled for the 2026-27 school year, while the Eagles are in MHSAA D-5 with 525 students.

  FHS Head Coach Phil Martin enters his 14^th year at the helm, sporting a 138-22 overall record, an 81-1 Tri-Valley Conference Red Division conference mark, and is 33-13 in the post season. The lone league blemish came at the hands of Millington in 2014, a 27-13 setback. The Cardinals left the TVC East, as it was known then, after the 2017 season.

  The Eagle program will be seeking their 15^th consecutive conference crown, and 17^th since the year 2000, and their 16^th straight year of making the MHSAA post season.

  The 2026 schedule will be difficult, as the team has only three true home games this season. All games will kick off at 7pm. After Goodrich, the Eagles will host TVC Red school Alma .....

 ........To read this complete story and other featured articles in this week's Frankenmuth News, click on the "Subscribe" tab at the left or call (989-652-3246) to begin receiving your weekly copy of the Frankenmuth News.