junior - de DANNYRICHARD 2008 All-GLIAC
senior - qb BRADICIEK 2007, 2008 Harlon Hill Finalist
senior - wr BLAKESMOLEN 2007, 2008 All-GLIAC
senior - ot NICKMCDONALD
senior - s JAKEMCGUCKIN
senior - cb ROBERTCARLISLE
2008 All-GLIAC
2007, 2008 All-GLIAC
2008 All-GLIAC
TEAM OF THE DECADE
4 National Championships 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
8 Playoff Appearances
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
6 Undefeated Regular Seasons 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
6 Conference Championships 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
40 Game Win Streak
Longest in NCAA Division II History
5 Harlon Hill Finalists
C. Anes (2001-02), C. Finnerty (2006), B. Iciek (2007-08)
37 All-Americans
A. Adams - S. Allen - C. Anes - J. Ballard - T. Banks - B. Barnes J. Berezik - D. Boone - J. Bourke - B. Carr - D. Collins - B. Eisenhardt C. Finnerty - E. Fowler - S. Greene - L. Hawkins - D. Hendrix T. Hosford - B. Iciek - D. Kircus - B. Langston - S. Mackey K. Marshall - J. Mathews - M. McFadden - D. Phillips - D. Richard D. Skuta - B. Smolen - R. Spearman - M. Tennessee - D. Vaughn D. Westrick - M. Wilford - O. Williams - J. Wohlscheid
TABLE OF CONTENTS Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3 Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Coaches Head Coach Chuck Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8 Assistant Coach Jack Ginn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Assistant Coach Matt Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Assistant Coach Eddie Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Assistant Coach Matt Yoches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Assistant Coach George Barnett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Assistant Coach Eric Koehler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Graduate Assistants/Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Preview 2009 Season Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-18 Player Profiles 2009 Player Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20-45 All-American Candidates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46-47 Depth Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48-49 2009 Rosters Numerical Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50-51 Alphabetical Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52-53 Preseason Polls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 2008 Season Review 2008 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56-57 Indianapolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Saginaw Valley State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Ferris State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Michigan Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Tiffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Hillsdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Findlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Ashland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Northern Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Wayne State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Ashland (Playoffs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Minnesota-Duluth (Playoffs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 2008 National Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 2008 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71-77
Lubbers Stadium Arend D. Lubbers Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100-101 Attendance Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Storied Tradition Storied Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103-107 Results When Ranked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Final Polls Since 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109-110 This Is Laker Football Special Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111-132 Records Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135 Single-Season Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136-137 Career Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138-139 Single-Game Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140 Single-Game Home Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141 Scoring Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142 Coaching Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143 100 Yard Rushing/Receiving Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144-146 Awards All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148-153 All-Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154-155 All-Time GLIAC Players of the Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156-157 Harlon Hill Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158-160 Gene Upshaw Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161-162 GVSU All-Time Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163-166 History Year-by-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168-171 Year-by-Year Playoff Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172 All-Time Playoff Summaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173-192 Grand Valley State University Section Grand Valley State National Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194-195 Thomas J. Haas, President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196 Tim Selgo, Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197 Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198-199 Grand Valley State Athletic Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200-201 Grand Valley State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202-204
GLIAC Information GLIAC Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 GLIAC History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79-80 2008 GLIAC Standings/All-GLIAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 2009 GLIAC Composite Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 2009 Opponents West Texas A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Indianapolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Saginaw Valley State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Ferris State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Michigan Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Tiffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Hillsdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Findlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 Ashland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 Northern Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Wayne State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 GVSU vs. GLIAC opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95-97 GVSU vs. All opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
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MEDIA INFORMATION This media guide was prepared to assist the news media in covering Grand Valley State during the 2009 football season.
geneRal seRvices Your hosts at Lubbers Stadium and for all Grand Valley State athletic events are Tim Nott, sports information director, and D.J. Foster, assistant sports information director. Depth charts, rosters, souvenir programs and pregame notes will be available prior to each game, with a complete statistical package provided approximately 20 minutes following the contest. Information on scoring drives, records broken and updates on scores from around the nation will be distributed throughout the game. PRess Box Grand Valley State’s working facilities are located on the west side of Lubbers Stadium at the top of the stands. The Grand Valley State press box is a working facility and cheering will not be tolerated. WoRking cRedentials
All requests for press credentials should be directed to Tim Nott in advance of the game to be covered. Press credentials will either be mailed or held for pickup on game day at the Will Call ticket window located at the GVSU Football Center. No one will be admitted to the press box who isn’t in an official working capacity per compliance with the Football Writer’s Association of America.
In an effort to make things easier for members of the media covering Grand Valley State football, or Laker football fans desiring more information on the team, the sports information department has prepared the 2009 football media guide. If there is something you need which you cannot find, please let us know. You might also find what you need by checking out Grand Valley State football on the world wide web at www.gvsulakers.com. If you would like to request photographs, feature stories, interviews, or additional information, please contact the Grand Valley State sports information department at (616) 331-3275.
Tim Nott Office Phone: (616) 331-3275 Email: nottt@gvsu.edu D.J. Foster Office Phone: (616) 331-3249 Email: fosterdj@gvsu.edu
PhotogRaPheRs Photography credentials are issued to media and department photographers only. Photographers must remain outside the restraining line enclosing the playing field. stadium PaRking Media Parking is located in the lot next to the GVSU Football Center or in the Irwin lot to the east of Lubbers Stadium. Parking passes should be requested with media passes and presented to parking attendants.
Tim Nott, 42, enters his 13th year as the sports information director at Grand Valley State University. Nott was named SID on July 14, 1997. Nott is responsible for a wide range of duties, including production of athletic publications, media relations, home event management, statistical record keeping, web site administration and promotion of GVSU student-athletes for conference and national honors. Nott and his staff have been honored by the College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA) for several of their publications. The 2008 GVSU football media guide was voted best in the nation by CoSIDA, while the 2006 football media guide was voted third-best in the nation and the 2003 football media guide was voted fourth-best in the nation. Prior to his appointment at Grand Valley State, Nott spent three years as an assistant SID at Michigan Tech where his football, men’s basketball, and women’s basketball publications won national awards. Nott spent one year with the University of Florida sports information department, working with the Gator football team and the men’s swimming and diving team. His 1994 men’s swimming and diving media guide was honored as the best in the nation by the CoSIDA. A native of Holt, Mich., Nott earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism, with a minor in sports studies, from Central Michigan University in 1992. While at CMU, he worked as a student assistant under Fred Stabley, Jr. for three years. Nott is entering his sixth year on the Harlon Hill selection committee. Nott and his beautiful, understanding wife, Christy, have two daughters, Alyssa (14), and Emily (11), and a son Kyle (9).
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Radio Requests for radio broadcast permission at Lubbers Stadium must be made through the sports information department. Grand Valley State provides a courtesy phone line for visiting radio stations free of charge. The courtesy line number is (616) 331-3717. Stations wishing to install an additional line may do so upon receiving broadcast permission, by calling the Grand Valley State sports information department at (616) 331-3275. Phones/Faxing/inteRnet
Grand Valley State has five telephone lines available for use in the press box. The Grand Valley State sports information department will compile an opponent fax or email prior to the conclusion of the game. All faxing will take place from the GVSU sports information office. Wireless internet is also available at Lubbers Stadium.
statistics The Statcrew Football in-game statistics program is used to provide a play-byplay report, halftime summary and final game statistics. Food seRvice The Grand Valley State sports information department will provide a meal to all working members in the press box. Soft drinks will be available throughout the game.
D.J. Foster enters his second year as assistant sports information director. Prior to being named assistant SID, Foster was a graduate assistant in the Ashland University sports information office for two years. He earned his bachelor’s of arts in sport communication and electronic media production from Ashland in 2005. Foster is also responsible for a wide range of duties, including production of athletic publications, media relations, home event management, statistical record keeping, web site administration and promotion of GVSU student-athletes for conference and national honors. Providing further assistance in the Grand Valley sports information department will be Doug Witte (Athletic Web and Graphic Designer) and graduate assistant Kelsey Deacon. Student assistants include: Kyle Schwerin, Katie Grzyb, Abbey Rarick and Nick Carlesso.
MEDIA INFORMATION PRactices All practices, as a general rule, are open to the media. However, no interviews may be conducted during a practice. Interviews with players or coaches must be arranged in advance, and may be held before or after practice. PlayeR inteRvieWs All requests for player interviews should be made through the Grand Valley State sports information department at least 48 hours in advance. Game day interviews are not permitted prior to the game. Post-game interviews will take place in the Odie Weight Room after the team has been dismissed from its postgame meeting. In general, Coach Martin and players will be available approximately 10 minutes after the game. inteRvieWs With head coach chuck maRtin
LAkeR FOOTBALL ON THe RADIO Every Grand Valley State football game, both home and away, will be carried live on the Grand Valley State Football Network. WMUS 106.9 FM will serve as the flagship station. Affiliates are as follows: WDFN-AM 1130 Detroit WFNT-AM 1470 Flint WIMS-AM 1420 Michigan City, Ind. WKAD-FM 93.7 Cadillac WKMI-AM 1360 Kalamazoo WMBN-AM 1340 Petosky WVFN-AM 730 Lansing WJIM-AM 1240 Lansing
cRedits The 2009 GVSU football media guide was written, edited and designed by Tim Nott, sports information director, and Doug Witte. Design layout and typesetting with QuarkXPress 7.0 by Tim Nott and Doug Witte. Cover design by Doug Witte. Thanks to Don Thomas for his contributions to the History of Laker Football section. Additional assistance by student assistants Kyle Schwerin and Jaime Watson. Photography by Doug Witte. Printed by Grandville Printing of Grandville, Michigan. The 2009 Grand Valley State Media Guide can be purchased for $10.
Dick Nelson, “The Voice of Laker Football,� will call the play-by-play, with Steve Lloyd-Jones adding color. The Laker pregame show will air 30 minutes prior to kickoff. The Chuck Martin Show can be heard every Thursday during the season at 6 p.m. on WTKG-AM 1230.
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All requests for interviews with head coach Chuck Martin should be made through the Grand Valley State sports information department at (616) 31-3275.
grand valley sports network Media can obtain information through the Grand Valley Sports Network on the internet. GVSN will have press conferences, player interviews and coaches interviews thoughout the week for the entire season.
The 2008 Grand Valley State football media guide and its cover were voted Best In The Nation by CoSIDA. The 2008 media guide was written and designed by Tim Nott and Doug Witte. Dick Nelson (L) and Steve Lloyd-Jones (R)
PRimaRy gvsu FootBall media outlets WMUS-FM 106.9 WTKG-AM 1230 77 Monroe Ctr. NW, Suite 1000 Phone: (616) 459-1919 FAX: (616) 732-3330
Greg Johnson Grand Rapids Press 155 Michigan NW Grand Rapids, MI 49501 Phone: (616) 222-5477 FAX: (616) 222-5224
Nate Thompson Grand Haven Tribune 101 N. Third Street Grand Haven, MI 49417 Phone: (616) 842-6400 FAX: (616) 842-9584
The Lanthorn GVSU Student Paper 0051 Kirkhof Center Allendale, MI 49401 Phone: (616) 331-2891 FAX: (616) 331-2465
Jack Doles WOOD-TV 8 120 College Ave. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Phone: (616) 235-4317 FAX: (616) 456-5755
Bret Bakita WBBL Sports Radio 60 Monroe Center Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Phone: (616) 456-1340 FAX: (616) 451-3299
Alan Babbitt Holland Sentinel 54 W. 8th Street Holland, MI 49423 Phone: (616) 546-4271 FAX: (616) 393-6710
Tom Kendra Muskegon Chronicle 981 3rd Street Muskegon, MI 49443 Phone: (231) 725-6365 FAX: (231) 722-2552
Tom Clyde WZZM-TV 13 P.O. Box Z Grand Rapids, MI 49501 Phone: (616) 559-1432 FAX: (616) 784-8367
Tim Doty WXMI FOX 17 3117 Plaza Drive NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525 Phone: (616) 447-5127 FAX: (616) 364-6018
Regional Outlets Phone Number Associated Press 1-800-642-4125 Detroit News 1-800-678-6400 (2260) Detroit Free Press 1-800-678-6728 (6660) Bay City Times 1-800-219-9919 Big Rapids Pioneer 231-796-4831 Jackson Citizen Patriot 517-768-4967 Kalamazoo Gazette 269-345-3511 Lansing State Journal 517-377-1068
Fax Number 313-259-4966 313-222-6019 313-222-5983 989-893-0649 231-769-1152 517-787-9710 269-388-8447 517-377-1298
Regional Outlets Midland Daily News Macomb Daily Mt. Pleasant Morning Sun Observer-Eccentric Port Huron Times Hearald Saginaw News South Haven Tribune Traverse City Record-Eagle
Phone Number 989-839-4238 586-469-4510 989-779-6061 734-591-2300 810-989-6266 989-752-7171 269-637-1104 231-933-1410
Fax Number 989-835-6991 586-469-2892 989-773-6060 734-591-7279 810-989-6294 989-752-3115 269-637-8415 231-946-8273
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QUICK FACTS
GRAND VALLeY STATe UNIVeRSITY LAkeRS ALLENDALE, MICHIGAN - AREND D. LUBBERS STADIUM SCHeDULe / ReSULTS
GeNeRAL INFORmATION LOCATION FOUNDeD eNROLLmeNT SCHOOL COLORS CONFeReNCe STADIUm CAPACITY SURFACe PReSIDeNT ATHLeTIC DIReCTOR
Allendale, Michigan 1960 23,464 (2008) Blue, Black and White Great Lakes Intercollegiate Arend D. Lubbers Stadium 8,550 Natrual Grass Thomas J. Haas Tim W. Selgo
COACHING INFORmATION HeAD COACH ALmA mATeR ReCORD AT GV (YeARS) CAReeR ReCORD (YeARS) FOOTBALL OFFICe PHONe ASSISTANTS Associate Head Coach\Wide Receivers Offensive Coordinator\Quarterbacks Offensive Line Defensive Coordinator /Linebackers Defensive Line Cornerbacks Running Backs Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant
Chuck Martin Millikin (‘90) 61-5 (5) 61-5 (5) 616-331-3050 Jack Ginn Eric Koehler George Barnett Matt Mitchell Matt Yoches Eddie Brown Dave Larkin Bill Brechin Joe Wallace
2009 SCHeDULe Aug. 29 at West Texas A&M Sept. 5 at Indianapolis Sept. 12 Saginaw Valley State Sept. 19 at Ferris State Sept. 26 at Michigan Tech Oct. 3 Tiffin Oct. 10 at Hillsdale Oct. 17 Findlay Oct. 24 at Ashland Oct. 31 Northern Michigan Nov. 7 Wayne State Italics denote Non-Conference Game
SPORTS INFORmATION FOOTBALL CONTACT ADDReSS
Tim Nott Grand Valley State University 174 Field House Allendale, MI 49401 616-331-3275 616-669-0149 nottt@gvsu.edu 616-331-3838 616-331-8646 / 8647 www.gvsulakers.com
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FOOTBALL HISTORY First Year - 1971 All Time Record - 301-116-3 (.717) Last Playoff Appearance - 2008 Playoff Appearances - 1978 (NAIA), 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994,1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 GLIAC Championships - 1977, 1978, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 NCAA Division II National Champions - 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
2008 ReSULTS (11-1 (10-0 GLIAC)) Indianapolis W 49-21 at Saginaw Valley StateW 36-0 Ferris State W 31-13 Michigan Tech W 52-6 at Tiffin W 49-0 Hillsdale W 41-10 at Findlay W 34-10 Ashland W 48-42 at Northern Michigan W 45-14 at Wayne State W 24-10 Ashland* W 40-7 Minnesota-Duluth* L 19-13 * - NCAA Division II Playoffs
TeAm INFORmATION 2008 ReCORD CONFeReNCe FINISH OFFeNSIVe SeT DeFeNSIVe SeT LeTTeRmeN ReTURNING / LOST STARTeRS ReTURNING / LOST
11-1 10-0 (1st GLIAC) No Huddle, One Back 4-3 43 / 15 18 / 5
ReTURNeeS ReTURNING STARTeRS
ReTURNING STATISTICAL LeADeRS RUSHING James Berezik Blake Smolen PASSING Brad Iciek ReCeIVING Blake Smolen James Berezik Greg Gay TACkLeS Brad Howard Danny Richard Justin Victor Zach Breen Jacob McGuckin
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ATT. 169 100 A-C-I 260-144-6 ReC. 28 30 13 S-A-T 29-48-77 30-30-60 20-40-60 22-34-56 27-28-55
YDS. 1,403 639 YDS. 2,252 YDS. 636 445 163 INT 2 0 0 1 3
AVG. TD AVG/Gm 8.3 15 127.5 6.4 4 53.2 PCT. TD AVG/Gm 55.4 31 187.7 AVG. TD AVG/Gm 22.7 7 53.0 14.8 5 40.5 12.5 4 13.6 SACkS-YDS TFL-YDS 1.5-2 14.5-32 8.0-62 17.0-83 4.0-21 10.5-30 1.5-10 3.5-14 1.0-5 2.0-7
OFFeNSe POS. Brad Iciek QB James Berezik RB Blake Smolen RB/WR Nick McDonald OT Cameron Bradfield OT Ryan Bass WR Mike Koster WR P.T. Gates RB/Ret. Justin Trumble P
CL. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr.
DeFeNSe Danny Richard Alex Gilde Andre Thomas Justin Victor Brad Howard Gary Anderson Robert Carlisle Jacob McGuckin Zach Breen
POS. DL DL DL LB LB LB CB FS SS
CL. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. So.
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Chuck Martin Head Coach 6th Season
Grand Valley State head coach Chuck Martin is set to embark on his sixth year as the leader of the winningest DII football program in the country. All Martin has done his first five years is lead the Lakers to two NCAA DII Football National Championships, 61 total wins and set the all-time NCAA DII winning streak at 40. He has been named the American Football Coaches Association DII Coach of the Year twice and was honored as the GLIAC Coach of the Year for the first time in 2007. Martin, who was an assistant coach at GVSU for four years prior to becoming the sixth head coach in Laker football history, was named to the head coaching post on December 31, 2003. Few have been as successful as Martin in the first five years of their head coaching career. Martin is 61-5 (.924) overall with a 133 playoff record, two National Championships and four GLIAC titles. GVSU is 46-2 in GLIAC action, including a current 40-game GLIAC winning streak. He guided Grand Valley State to its fourth straight perfect regular season in 2008. Martin is the winningest active DII head coach in the country and is in a virtual tie with Mount Union’s Larry Kehres for the winningest active college football coach title regardless of division. Kehres has a .9247 winning percentage (275-21-3), while Martin has a .9242 winning percentage. Under Martin, 29 players have earned various all-america honors and the Lakers have dominated the Player of the Year circut. Offensive lineman Brandon Barnes was the 2007 recipient Gene Upshaw Award, following defensive lineman Mike McFadden who
The Chuck Martin File Degree: Millikin, 1990, Accounting Master’s Degree: Mankato State, 1993, Phys Ed. Family: wife, Dulcie, son, Max, daughter, Emma Coaching: 2008 - 11-1 NCAA DII Quarterfinals 2007 - 12-1 NCAA DII Semifinals 2006 - 13-0 NCAA DII National Champions 2005 - 15-0 NCAA DII National Champions 2004 -10-3 NCAA DII Quarterfinals 2004 - Present Head Coach Grand Valley State 2003 - 14-1 NCAA DII National Champions 2002 - 14-0 NCAA DII National Champions 2001 - 13-1 NCAA DII Finalist 2000 - 7-4 2000 - 2003 Assistant Coach Defensive Backs Grand Valley State 1998 - 2000 Assistant Coach Defensive Backs Eastern Michigan 1996 - 1998 Assistant Coach Defensive Coordinator Millikin 1993 - 1996 Assistant Coach Linebackers Wittenberg 1992 - 93 Graduate Assistant Mankato State
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COACHES was honored as the 2005 and 2006 Gene Upshaw Award winner. Quarterback Cullen Finnerty finished second in the voting for the 2006 Harlon Hill Award, which goes annually to the DII Player of the Year, while current QB Brad Iciek finished fifth in the 2008 Hill voting and seventh in the 2007. In Martin’s five years at the helm the Lakers have turned out three GLIAC Defensive Lineman of Year honorees that have won the award five times, three straight GLIAC Offensive Lineman of Year award winners, two GLIAC Offensive Back’s of the Year and two GLIAC Defensive Back’s of the Year awardees, a GLIAC Player of the Year and a GLIAC Freshman of the Year. Ninety five players have earned All-GLIAC plaudits under Martin, including 46 first-team selections. Grand Valley State has also been ranked number one in the AFCA Coaches Poll for 49 of 68 weeks the poll has been released during Martin’s tenure. A promoter of the full college experience, Martin and his Laker football squad are active contributors to community charitable organizations. The Laker football team has been active in donating time to Love Inc., Goodwill, The Salvation Army, local Grand Rapids hospitals and soup kitchens, Habitat For Humanity and Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in Kiln, Mississippi. Martin and 36 members of the Laker football team spent a week in Kiln, Mississippi at Camp Coastal Outpost helping clean up the surrounding areas and build houses in 2007. Martin most recently led a group of 51 student-athletes to Grace Advantures Youth Camp to help clear trails and repair cabins. Martin’s 2008 squad turned in its fourth straight undefeatd regular season and advanced to the NCAA playoffs for the eighth consecutive year. GVSU is the only school in the country to appear in the last eight NCAA DII playoffs. The Lakers’ fourth consecutive GLIAC title was challenged by Ashland as the Eagles led GVSU by a 36-21 margin with 6:37 left in the third quarter. However, a 27-0 scoring run in just over a quarter gave the Lakers a 48-36 lead en route to a 48-42 victory. GVSU then claimed an impressive 40-7 victory over the Eagles in second-round NCAA playoff action at Lubbers Stadium. The Lakers built a 24-0 halftime lead and held the ball for first 11:24 of the third quarter. Grand Valley State dropped a 19-13 double overtime decision to eventual NCAA DII National Champion Minnesota-Duluth in quarterfinal action to finish the campaign with an 11-1 mark. Seven players earned all-america honors and 22 were named All-GLIAC. OC Billy Eisenhardt and DL Dan Skuta were consensus first-team all-america honorees. The 2007 Laker football team dominated foes much like the pre-
vious three years. Grand Valley State cruised through the regular season untouched. The Laker offense and defense ranked among the top three in virtually every GLIAC category, including leading the league in four defensive categories. The Lakers ended North Dakota’s season for the third straight year in a second-round playoff game and then captured its sixth regional crown in the last seven years with a 41-21 victory over Central Washington. Despite being undefeated, Grand Valley State went on the road for a semifinal contest at one-loss Northwest Missouri State. The Lakers led at the half and trailed by just one point (17-16) early in the fourth quarter, but a turnover and couple of big plays by the Bearcats proved to be to much for Grand Valley State in a 34-16 loss. Four Lakers earned consensus all-america honors and 20 were awarded All-GLIAC plaudits. GVSU led the GLIAC in scoring defense (14.5), total defense (303.6), pass efficiency defense (95.6) and QB sacks (42), while ranking second in pass defense (154.7) and rush defense (148.9). Offensively, the Lakers ranked among the top three in six seperate categories. Grand Valley State held nine-of-13 opponents under 14 points and only one scored more than 21 points. GVSU swept through the 2006 regular season in dominating fashion, outscoring its GLIAC foes by an average score of 37.1 14.6. Grand Valley State then rambled through a playoff run that included wins over two North Central Conference schools (South Dakota and North Dakota) in regional action, a win over a Gulf South Conference team (Delta State) in the semifinals, followed by a victory over the MIAA’s Northwest Missouri State in the title game. An incredible 21 players earned All-GLIAC plaudits, including nine first-teamers. Seven individuals earned all-american honors, including consensus first-teamers in QB Cullen Finnerty, OT Brandon Barnes, DL Mike McFadden, LB Anthony Adams and CB Brandon Carr. The 2005 Laker squad held 11-of-13 opponents to 17 points or less, including seven that scored 10 points or fewer in their title run. Conversely, the Laker offense broke the 30-point mark eight times and outscored their opponents 434-159. Eighteen Lakers earned AllGLIAC plaudits, including nine that earned All-GLIAC First-Team honors. Eight 2005 squad members also earned all-america plaudits, including two (Mike McFadden and Josh Bourke) that were consensus all-americans. GVSU opened the 2005 season with an impressive 30-10 win over West Michigan rival Ferris State before a then GVSU single-
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COACHES game record crowd of 14,557. GVSU moved into the number one spot in the AFCA coaches All-Americans under Martin poll following a 14-10 comeback win over Ashland in week four. The victory over the Eagles sparked a momentum change and the Lakers rolled through the rest of regular season. Position Year GVSU claimed a 31-10 victory over #4 Saginaw Valley State in week seven and a 30-14 Player Scott Mackey DB 2002, 03 win over #5 Northwood in week eight. Martin guided the Lakers to four more impressive Lucius Hawkins DB 2003 wins over ranked opponents in the playoffs, including a 21-17 victory over Northwest MisDerrick Phillips DB 2003 souri State in the title game. Keyonta Marshall DT 2004 Martin guided Grand Valley State to a 10-3 mark and a berth in the NCAA DII playoff in his first season at the helm. The 10 wins posted by GVSU under Martin were the most Scott Greene PK 2004 for any first-year head coach in the history of Laker football. DeJuane Boone DB 2004 Martin’s first head coaching victory came in the season opener against GLIAC and West Lucius Hawkins DB 2004 Michigan rival Ferris State by a 24-6 score. GVSU followed with five more victories and Demonte Collins WR 2004 continued to hold onto the top ranking in the AFCA poll. Following a pair of setbacks to Mike McFadden DL 2005 nationally-ranked teams, the Lakers concluded the regular season with a pair of wins, in- Josh Bourke OT 2005 cluding a 24-7 victory over fourth-ranked Michigan Tech in front of over 50,000 at MichiBrandon Langston WR 2005 gan Stadium. Joe Ballard SS 2005 Grand Valley State advanced to the NCAA DII Playoffs for the fourth straight year and Astin Martin RB 2005 claimed a 16-13 comeback win at 8th-ranked Winona State in first-round action. GVSU folOT 2005 lowed with a 10-7 victory over Northwood in a second-round contest. The win over the Joe Wohlscheid Mike Pinter C 2005 Timberwolves avenged an early-season loss and advanced GVSU to the NCAA DII QuarQB 2005, 06 terfinals for the fourth straight year. GVSU dropped its quarterfinal matchup at North Cullen Finnerty Dakota by a 19-15 score. The Lakers, who finished the 2004 season ranked ninth in the Eric Fowler WR 2006 country, placed 12 members on the All-GLIAC squad. Mike McFadden DL 2006 Prior to being named head coach, Martin was an assistant coach at GVSU for four Derrick Jones DL 2006 years. Chuck was the defensive coordinator in the Lakers’ 2003 National Championship Anthony Adams LB 2006, 07 season. Grand Valley State rode its defense to the 2003 NCAA DII Football National Cham- Brandon Barnes OL 2006, 07 pionship, holding its final three opponents in the playoffs to just three field goals. Grand Brandon Carr CB 2006, 07 Valley State ranked in the top 10 nationally in four defensive categories in 2003, including Dan Skuta DL 2007, 2008 a national-best, rushing defense that yielded just 64.9 yards per game. In addition, GVSU Billy Eisenhardt OC 2008 led the nation in turnovers forced (43) and total turnover margin (+21). Grand Valley State OT 2008 ranked third in scoring defense (13.3 ppg) and 19th in pass efficiency defense (100.3). The Sam Allen James Berezik RB 2008 Lakers ranked first in the GLIAC in four defensive categories and second in two. WR 2008 Martin was a key figure in the progression of the GVSU defense during his time as an Blake Smolen assistant. Under his Jonn Mathews TE 2008 leadership, the defen- Danny Richard DL 2008 sive backfield earned 10 All-GLIAC honors in four years, including safety Scott Mackey being named the GLIAC Defensive Back of the Year and a First-Team All-American in 2002 and 2003. The Laker defensive backfield picked off 84 passes the four years prior to him becoming head coach, including a GVSU singleseason record 26 in both 2001 and 2003. Grand Valley State returned 14 interceptions for touchdowns. The 40-year-old Martin began his coaching career at Mankato State in 1992 while finishing his master’s degree. After a one-year stint with the Mavericks, Martin moved on to Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. At Wittenberg, Martin coached the linebackers in football and served as the head golf coach and assistant baseball coach for two years. He moved on to become the defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach at his alma mater, Millikin University, for two years before taking over the linebackers at Eastern Michigan in 1998. Martin coached the linebackers at EMU for two years prior to his arrival at GVSU Martin was a standout athlete at Millikin University, earning AllAmerican honors as a free safety, as well as GTE Academic All-American plaudits. In addition, Martin was an all-conference place-kicker. Chuck was also a standout on the hardwood for Millikin, earning academic all-district honors. Martin graduated from Millikin in 1990 with a degree in accounting. He was inducted into the Millikin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008. Chuck is a native of Park Forest, Illinois, and graduated from Rich East High School in 1986. Martin and his wife, Dulcie, have a nineyear old son (Max) and a five-year old daughter (Emma).
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Jack Ginn Associate Head Coach Wide Receivers 2nd Season Jack Ginn is set for his second year at Grand Valley State as the associate head coach/wide receivers coach in the Laker football program. Ginn arrived at Grand Valley State after spending the previous four years as the head coach at North Carolina Wesleyan. Ginn, known for a tremendous innovative offensive mind, Ginn helped the Laker offense rank 10th in the nation in scoring (38.5 ppg), 14th in rushing (228.4) and 25th in total offense (429.0). In addition, the Laker offense ranked among the league leaders in virtually every offensive category. Ginn tutored 2008 All-GLIAC honorees Blake Smolen and Jonn Mathews. Ginn started the North Carolina Wesleyan football program in 2004 and quickly established the Blue & Gold as a USA South contender. In four years, he compiled a 23-17 overall record and an 18-9 USA South mark, having produced the first-ever undefeated conference champion with a 7-0 league record in 2007. Additionally, Ginn produced 42 All-Conference players, two Defensive Rookies of the Year, two Offensive Rookies of the Year, and two Offensive Players of the Year. North Carolina Wesleyan earned its first NCAA Tournament berth and playoff win in 2007, becoming the first-ever #8 seed to knock off a #1 seed when the Bishops upset Washington and Jefferson by a 35-34 score. In just four seasons of play, Ginn took North Carolina Wesleyan from unknown status to a spot in the Division National III top 25. Ginn joined North Carolina Wesleyan with 15 years of college coaching experience, including stints at NCAA Division I, II, and III institutions. In those 15 seasons, Ginn was a part of 130 victories and just 28 defeats, having spent almost equal time coaching offense and defense. Prior to coming to North Carolina Wesleyan, Ginn served two years as an assistant coach at Shepherd College, an NCAA Division II school in Shepherdstown, WV. During his tenure, Shepherd compiled a two-year record of 15-5, and set 16 offensive school records. From 19972000, Ginn was the Offensive Coordinator at Wartburg College, a NCAA Division III school in Waverly, IA . His offense averaged 35 points per game over the four-year period, setting 19 school records and helping Wartburg achieve a 35-6 record. Ginn began his coaching career in 1987 as a part-time assistant at his alma mater, Emory & Henry College. Emory & Henry concluded the 1987 campaign with an appearance in the NCAA Division III national semifinals. Ginn spent the 1988 and 1989 seasons as a graduate assistant at the University of Illinois. The Illini played in the 1988 All-American Bowl (vs. Florida) and the 1990 Florida Citrus Bowl (vs. Virginia). Ginn returned to his alma mater in the fall of 1990, coaching the secondary for six years. Emory & Henry won four conference championships and compiled a record of 49-14 during his stay. Ginn and his wife, Sherri, have three children: daughter Katherine (13), son Adam (8), and son Carter (7). All-GLIAC under Ginn: Player Blake Smolen Jonn Mathews
Position WR WR
Year 2008 2008
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Matt Mitchell Assistant Coach Defensive Coordinator 6th Season A five-year veteran of the coaching staff, Matt Mitchell enters his second year as the defensive coordinator and linebacker/safety coach for the Lakers. The point man for the defense, Mitchell will guide the linebacking unit and safeties for the 2009 campaign. The 2008 Laker defense led the GLIAC in six different categories and ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring defense (4th/12.6), QB sacks (2nd/4.17) and tackles for loss (6th/9.17). GVSU also ranked 17th in total defense (278.9), tallied two shutouts and limited seven opponents to 10 points or less on the year with Mitchell at the helm. Ten Lakers earned All-GLIAC plaudits, including Dan Skuta being named the GLIAC Defensive Lineman of the Year and being a consensus all-american selection. Mitchell’s 2007 Laker linebacking unit was the focal point of a GVSU defense that led the GLIAC and ranked nationally in scoring defense (14.5), total defense (303.6), pass efficiency defense (95.6) and QB sacks (42), while ranking second in pass defense (154.7) and rush defense (148.9). Grand Valley State held nine-of-13 opponents under 14 points and only one scored more than 21 points. Adams was a consensus all-american, while Carruth and Beaty earned All-GLIAC honors. In 2006, the Laker defense held its opponents to seven points or less five times, including a shutout in the season-opener at Findlay. GVSU led the nation in QB sacks per game (3.53), while ranking fifth in turnovers gained (37). The Lakers held 8-of-15 foes under 100 yards rushing. Mitchell’s linebacking unit featured All-American Anthony Adams, Matt Beaty, Kirk Carruth and P.J. Beuke. That group comprised four of the top 10 tacklers on the 2006 squad. In 2005, the Lakers’ defensive charge led the nation in pass efficiency defense (83.6), ranked third in scoring defense (12.2), fifth in total defense (254.6) and seventh in rushing defense (88.3). Grand Valley State held its opponents off the scoreboard in 25-of-52 quarters played during the 2005 season and seven-of-13 opponents scored 10 points or less. In addition, nine-of-13 foes failed to reach the 100-yard rushing mark. The Grand Valley State defense yielded 15 TDs in 13 games last season, with six of those 15 TDs coming in the fourth quarter. The Lakers held three opponents out of the endzone for over 11 quarters to start the season. Mitchell’s linebacking unit was key in the Lakers’ dominating defense in 2004. GVSU led the GLIAC in scoring defense (14.4), rushing defense (99.2), and total defense (281.2). The Lakers ranked second in pass efficiency defense (95.7) and QB sacks (33). GVSU held six teams to seven points or less with one shutout (34-0 at Wayne State). Prior to his arrival at GVSU, Mitchell spent four years at Wartburg (Iowa) College as an assistant coach, including the final two as the defensive coordinator. Wartburg, which compiled a record of 21-3 while Mitchell was in charge of the defense, advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III National Championship each of his last two years. Wartburg finished third in total defense, second in rush defense and eighth in scoring defense in 2003 under Mitchell's guidance. His 2002 defense also ranked among the top 10 statistically in Division III. Mitchell is a certified strength and conditioning coach through the NSCA and a club coach certified through USA Weightlifting. Mitchell was named the Football Quarterly Division II Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year in February 2007. Mitchell earned his B.S.S in Biology and Secondary Education from Cornell (Iowa) College in 1997. Matt was a two-time, First-Team All-Midwest Conference selection as a defensive lineman during his playing career at Cornell (Iowa) College. Matt and his wife, the former Jenny Selgo, are the proud parents of infant son Trayton.
All-GLIAC under Mitchell: Player Lucius Hawkins Matt Beaty Anthony Adams Kirk Carruth Jake McGuckin Rob Carlisle Chris Huley
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Position LB LB LB LB SS CB CB
Year 2004 2005,07 2006,07 2006,07 2008 2008 2008
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Eddie Brown Assistant Coach Cornerbacks 3rd Season Eddie Brown enters his third year on the coaching staff and will move to the secondary to coach the cornerbacks in 2009. Brown coached the running backs his first season and tutored the defensive line a year ago. Eddie joined the GVSU staff after two seasons as an assistant coach at Mansfield University. The Lakers’ defensive line dominated action in the trenches in 2008, led by GLIAC Defensive Lineman of the Year Dan Skuta. The 2008 Lakers led the GLIAC in six different categories and ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring defense (4th/12.6), QB sacks (2nd/4.17) and tackles for loss (6th/9.17). GVSU also ranked 17th in total defense (278.9), tallied two shutouts and limited seven opponents to 10 points or less on the year. In addition to Skuta earning postseason honors, Danny Richard garnered all-america plaudits and Alex Gilde was and All-GLIAC selection. Brown tutored a record-setting running back unit in 2007 when senior Preston Garris, sophomore Blake Smolen and freshman James Berezik earned GLIAC postseason honors. Berezik was named the 2007 GLIAC Freshman of the Year and set a GVSU freshman rushing record with 1,021 yards on 137 carries. He averaged 7.5 yards per carry. Smolen added 869 yards rusing yards and averaged 7.4 yards per carry, while Garries toted the ball 514 yards. GVSU ranked second in the GLIAC in rushing yards per game (241.2) and third in scoring (38.2) in 2007. The Laker offense, which ranked among the top three in six seperate GLIAC categories, broke the 40-point mark eight times. Prior to his two-year stint at Mansfield, Brown had a sterling 13-year career in the Arena Football League as a defensive back/wide receiver. Brown was a key performer for the Tampa Bay Storm as they captured Arena Bowl Championship titles in 1991, 1993 and 1995. In addition, Brown played for the New York City Hawks and the Buffalo Destroyers during his professional playing career in the Arena Football League. Eddie was named the team MVP at each of the professional teams in which he played for and the Buffalo Destroyers changed the Big Hit Award to the Eddie Brown Award. Brown prepped at Muskegon High School and was a key performer on the Big Reds’ Class A State Championship team in 1985. Eddie spent two years at Grand Rapids Community College, rushing for 1,088 yards and 10 touchdowns in 1988. Brown then took his talents to Michigan State where he was a standout for the Spartans on the gridiron. Brown started as a wide receiver for the Aloha Bowl Champions in 1989, then as a defensive back for the Big 10 and John Hancock Bowl Champions in 1990. Brown was named the Most Improved Player for the Spartans his senior year (1990). Brown and his wife, Meisha (Mee-Sha) are the proud parents of NaTasha (20) and Autmn (1).
All-GLIAC under Brown: Player James Berezik Blake Smolen Preston Garris
Position RB WR/RB RB
Year 2007, 08 2007, 08 2007
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Matt Yoches Assistant Coach Defensive Line 4th Season Matt Yoches enters his fourth year on the Laker coaching staff and will return to coach the defensive line in 2009 after heading the linebacking unit a year ago. Yoches’ defensive lines were some of the most dominant in DII football the last three years, evidenced by nine All-GLIAC honors and four all-america selections. The 2008 Laker defense led the GLIAC in six different categories and ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring defense (4th/12.6), QB sacks (2nd/4.17) and tackles for loss (6th/9.17). GVSU also ranked 17th in total defense (278.9), tallied two shutouts and limited seven opponents to 10 points or less on the year. Justin Victor and Brad Howard both earned All-GLIAC honors as linebackers under Yoches. Yoches guided the 2007 GVSU defensive line to 28 QB sacks and 49.5 tackles for loss. GVSU led the GLIAC in scoring defense (14.5), total defense (303.6), pass efficiency defense (95.6) and QB sacks (42), while ranking second in pass defense (154.7) and rush defense (148.9). Grand Valley State held nine-of-13 opponents under 14 points and only one scored more than 21 points. Junior Dan Skuta earned all-america honors, while senior Ryan Gaydosh and freshman Danny Richard earned All-GLIAC plaudits. Yoches’ defensive line dominated the line of scrimmage in 2006. The Laker defensive line played a key role in holding opponents to seven points or less five times, including a shutout in the season-opener at Findlay. GVSU led the nation in QB sacks per game (3.53), while ranking fifth in turnovers gained (37). The Lakers held 8-of-15 foes under 100 yards rushing. Four members of the Laker defensive line ranked among the top eight tacklers and accounted for 57 tackles for loss and 28 quarterback sacks. Defensive tackle Mike McFadden was honored as the GLIAC Defensive Lineman of the Year for the second straight year and became the first two-time winner of the Gene Upshaw Award which is presented to the top interior lineman in Division II football. Defensive tackle Derrick Jones joined McFadden on the All-GLIAC First-Team. Including his time as a player, graduate assistant and coach, Grand Valley State is a 91-6 with four NCAA DII National Championships and five GLIAC titles. Matt served as a graduate assistant for two years prior to being named the defensive line coach in 2006. Yoches turned in a stellar four-year career for the Lakers on the defensive line (2000-2003). A four-year letterwinner for the Lakers on the defensive front, Yoches was part of GVSU’s back-to-back National Championship teams in 2002-03. He tallied 38 tackles, 12 tackles for loss (-67) and five QB sacks (-42) during his senior campaign. Matt received All-GLIAC plaudits and was named to the CoSIDA District Four All-Academic squad as a senior. Yoches recorded 68 total tackles, 16 tackles for loss (-67) and seven QB sack (-42) in his career. GVSU was 48-6 during his career with two National Championships and two GLIAC titles. A Dearborn Heights, Mich. native, Matt graduated from Grand Valley State in 2004 with a movement science degree and is currently working on his master’s. Matt and his wife, the former Adrienne Lubeck, are the proud parents of Samuel (2).
All-GLIAC under Yoches: Player Keyonta Marshall Marcus Spencer Aaron Hein Michael McFadden Jorge Tapia Derrick Jones Ryan Gaydosh Dan Skuta Danny Richard Justin Victor Brad Howard
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Position DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL DL LB LB
Year 2004 2004 2004 2004,05,06 2005 2006 2006,07 2006,07 2007 2008 2008
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George Barnett Assistant Coach Offensive Line 2nd Season George Barnett enters his second year as the offensive line coach for the Grand Valley State. Barnett guided a Laker offensive line in 2008 in which all five starters (Sam Allen, Cameron Bradfield, Billy Eisenhardt, Nick McDonald and Jacob Topp) earned All-GLIAC honors. The Lakers ranked 10th in the nation in scoring (38.5 ppg), 13th in sacks allowed (1.08), 14th in rushing (228.4) and 25th in total offense (429.0). GVSU allowed just 13 sacks in 12 games played. Barnett came to Grand Valley State after a three-year stint as offensive line coach at the University of Indianapolis. The Greyhound offense increased its production every season behind the Barnett-led offensive line. Indianapolis recorded four-year highs offensively in passing yards (234.1 ypg), rushing offense (189.2 ypg) and total offense (423.3 ypg) in 2007. The Indianapolis offensive line yielded 36 QB sacks the year before Barnett arrived, while his 2007 when the Greyhounds gave up just 21 QB sacks. Prior to his arrival at Indianapolis, Barnett spent the 2004 campaign at the University of Illinois where he was a graduate assistant and worked with the offensive line as well as coordinated the defensive scout team for the Fighting Illini. Barnett taught and coached for five years at Mattoon (Ill.) High School. He served as assistant head coach for the Green Wave's state semifinalist team in 2003, working as offensive coordinator and coach of both the offensive and defensive lines. Barnett served one year as Mattoon's varsity line coach and sophomore defensive coordinator before becoming the varsity offensive coordinator. Barnett is a 1998 graduate of Millikin University in Decatur, Ill., where he earned a Bachelor of Science in physical education. He was a four-year football letterwinner at Millikin and earned all-conference plaudits. In addition, he was named to the National Dean's List while at Millikin. Barnett and his wife, Lori, are the proud parents of Elle (3) and infant son James.
All-GLIAC under Barnett: Player Sam Allen Cameron Bradfield Billy Eisenhardt Nick McDonald Jacob Topp Scott Blasko
Position OT OT OC OG OG TE
Year 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
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Eric Koehler Assistant Coach Quarterbacks 2nd Season Eric Koehler enters his second season on the Laker coaching staff, but his first as the quarterback coach. Koehler coached the running backs in 2008. Eric, who was hired two weeks before preseason practice began for the 2008 campaign, came to Grand Valley State after six years at Wartburg (Iowa) University. Koehler spent his final two years at Wartburg as the head coach. Koehler tutored 2008 GLIAC Offensive Back of the Year, James Berezik, as well as All-GLIAC performers Blake Smolen and P.T. Gates. The Lakers ranked 10th in the nation in scoring (38.5 ppg), 13th in sacks allowed (1.08), 14th in rushing (228.4) and 25th in total offense (429.0). GVSU ranked among the league leaders in virtually ever offensive category. Koehler Wartburg to a 16-4 overall mark in his two years at the helm, including a 13-3 mark in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Knights were 8-2 in 2007 and ranked as high as number 10 in the 2007 American Football Coaches Association poll during the season. Wartburg finished second in DIII in scoring defense (8.5 ppg), 10th in total defense (248.0) and 15th in rushing defense (86.0 ypg) in 2007. Offensively, Wartburg averaged 27.5 points and 385.5 yards of total offense per game a year ago. Wartburg also finished 8-2 under Koehler in 2006. Including his tenure as an assistant, Wartburg was 52-13 overall with three NCAA DIII playoff appearances. Wartburg ranked among the leaders in every offensive category while Koehler directed the offense. His 2002 and 2003 offense led the IIAA in total offense and scoring offense. In addition, the Wartburg offense has ranked among the national leaders in DIII in both rushing and passing. Eric and his wife, Heidi, reside in Hudsonville.
All-GLIAC under Koehler: Player James Berezik Blake Smolen P.T. Gates
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Position RB WR/RB RB
Year 2008 2008 2008
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Dave Larkin enters his second year as an offensive assistant working with running backs in the Laker football program. Larkin was most recently the head coach at Jenison High School for eight years (2000-2007). He guided Jenison to the 2000 O.K. Red Conference title and the 2001 Michigan Division II State Championship game. Larkin aslso spent three years as the head coach at Flint Carman-Ainsworth. Carman-Ainsworth won a conference title under Larkin and advanced to the playoffs. Larkin guided Grayling for three years (1991-1993). Dave and his wife, Terry, have three children: Laura (24), Lyndsay (14) and Luke (12).
Joe Wallace is in his second season as a graduate assistant at Grand Valley State. He will be primarily working with the Laker defense. Wallace spent the 2007 season working as a graduate assistant at Washburn University. Joe received his Master’s Degree from Washburn in the spring of 20009. A 2001 graduate of Cornell (Iowa) College, Wallace was a two-time letterwinner as a nose guard. He led the defensive line in tackles as a junior, while receiving the coaches award and elected captain as a senior. Wallace taught business education and was an assistant football coach leading the offensive line at Regina High School in Iowa City, Iowa. His 2005 team won the class 1A state championship - the first in school history.
Jacob Topp enters his first season as an offensive graduate assistant at Grand Valley State. Topp was a four-year performer for the Lakers on the offensive line and as a tight end. Topp was a two-time Academic AllGLIAC selection and earned All-GLIAC honors as a senior. Jacob proved to be one of the Lakers’ most versitile offensive linemen. Topp was a part of two NCAA DII National Championships, four undefeated regular seasons and four GLIAC Championships. GVSU was 51-2 during his playing career.
Bill Brechin enters his second season as a graduate assistant with the Lakers and will work with the safeties. Brechin completed a stellar playing career with GVSU in 2007. Brechin, who entered graduate school prior to the 2007 season, was a three-year All-GLIAC performer for the Lakers. He tallied 82 career tackles, 24 pass deflections, and eight interceptions. Brechin made his mark on Laker football by picking off two passes and recovering a fumble in the 2006 NCAA DII National Championship game. GVSU was 40-1 during his playing career, including a 40-game winning streak and two national championships. Brechin and his wife, Jessica, were married in June.
Mark StoeSSner HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER Mark Stoessner enters his third year as head athletic trainer at Grand Valley State. Stoessner is responsible for the day-to-day operation in the GVSU athletic training department that oversees more than 500 student-athletes. Stoessner was an assistant athletic trainer at Michigan from 2001-2004, before taking over as the Coordinator of Athletic Medicine for the Wolverines in 2004. In addition to his responsibilities in athletic training, Stoessner was an instructor in the Department of Kinesiology. Prior to joining the University of Michigan in 2001, Mark was the head athletic trainer at Northern Michigan from 1988-2001. Stoessner received his Master of Arts degree from Northern Michigan in 1988 and his Bachelor of Science degree from Bowling Green in 1986. A native of Ravenna, Ohio, Stoessner and his wife, Becky, are the proud parents of sons Jeremy (13) and Joshua (9). Mark is an active member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and the Michigan Athletic Trainers Association.
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SEASON PREVIEW The 2009 football campaign will begin much like each of the last seven football seasons -- with Grand Valley State ranked #1 in the country. The Lakers have opened each of the last eight years ranked number one in a preseason poll. In four of the seven previous years that GVSU opened the year number one, they have gone on to claim the NCAA DII National Championship (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006). Grand Valley State is 94-6 in its last 100 games and 109-11 since 2000. The 2009 Laker senior class is 38-2 overall, 31-0 in regular season action and 29-0 in GLIAC action. However, the 2009 senior class is not overjoyed with a 3-2 playoff record the last two years. “The 2009 senior class was a part of the 2006 National Championship and they have won three straight GLIAC titles, but I know they don’t feel like they have performed to the best of their abilities the last two years in the playoffs,” said sixthyear head coach Chuck Martin. “I know that the result of our last game (19-13 double overtime loss to Minnesota-Duluth in the Super Region 3 title game) has not sat well with our coaches and players. No one associated Quarterbacks with our football program has Class forgot about that game, nor Player Brad Iciek* Sr. should they,” said Martin. Marquel Neasman Jr. Offense The Lakers return 21 lettermen and nine players that have started games on offense over the last three years. GVSU will get the services back of two receivers (Mike Koster and Ryan Bass) that missed the 2008 season. In addition, the Lakers return 2,790 rushing yards, 2,408 passing yards and 1,555 receiving yards for the 2009 season. Quarterback Senior Brad Iciek enters his senior year with a 23-2 record as a starting quarterback. Iciek, who is a two-time finalist for the Harlon Hill Award, threw 2,252 yards and 31 TDs despite playing under
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James Stallons Taylor Copacia Isiah Grimes Heath Parling Kyle Partlo * Denotes returning starter
RFr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.
three quarters in seven of 12 games a year ago. Iciek heads into his senior year with 5,267 passing yards and 63 TD passes. Junior Marquel Neasman will serve as Iciek’s backup and has gained valuable experience the last two years. A host of freshman will battle to make an impression for the future. “Brad has been outstanding the last two years in every facet of the game,” said Martin. “He managed the game and did everything we asked within the framework of our offense. He was able to get us in the proper play prior to the snap and then he did an outstanding job of getting the ball where it needed to be after the snap.” running backs Grand Valley State returns its top eight ground gainers from running backs Class the 2008 season. Junior James Player Sr. Berezik rushed for 1,403 yards P.T. Gates James Berezik* Jr. and 15 TDs en route to being Lawrence Kimble So. named the GLIAC Offensive Erik Thompson RFr. Back of the Year. Berezik also Hersey Jackson Fr. hauled in 30 receptions for 445 Billy Seiler Fr. yards and five TDs. Senior Anthony Mullins Fr. Blake Smolen earned All- * Denotes returning starter GLIAC honors after rushing for 639 yards and catching 28 passes for a team-high 636 yards. Senior P.T. Gates is a threat every time he touches the ball and now has a year under his belt in the Laker offense. Sophomore Lawrence Kimble and redshirt freshman Erik Thompson will battle for carries in the Laker running game. “I am pleased with where we are at the running back position,” said Martin. “We have a number of options in terms of combinations that we can put on the field. I also feel that we have a number of different styles among our stable of running backs. We are at our best offensively when we are able to run the ball and we have always wanted to be balanced in our offensive attack.” Wide receivers The Laker receiving unit will get back the services of two key performers that missed the 2008 campaign. Junior Ryan Bass was injured in the Lakers’ first game, while junior Mike Koster missed the season due to academics. Smolen will split time between running back and receiver, while giving opponents fits in terms of matchups. Smolen led the squad in receiving yards (636) and ranked third in catches (28) with seven TDs. Seniors Cameron Bradford is a physical receiver that turned into one of the top blockers among the Laker wideouts, while fellow senior Jahan Jones is probably the fastest among Laker wideouts. Carlos Clark will push for increased playing time and sophomore Greg Gay caught 13 passes for 163
SEASON PREVIEW yards and four TDs in limited time. Eastern Michigan transfer David Fox will be a nice addition to the GVSU receiving corps. “We have gone a lot of question marks a year ago, to a lot of options heading into the 2009 season,” said Martin. “We have nine players that have played a lot of football in the receiving rotation.”
Wide receivers Player Blake Smolen* Jahan Jones Cameron Bradford Mike Koster* Ryan Bass* Carlos Clark Greg Gay David Fox Justin Sherrod John Orlando Derrick Smith Israel Woolfork Brandan Green Andrew Longo Darryl Pitts Tony Stramaglia * Denotes returning starter
Class Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. So. RFr. RFr. RFr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.
tight ends GVSU will be light on experience at tight end heading into 2009. Junior Tony Carreri and sophomore Andrew Lorman have no starts and three combined catches between them. However, the duo turned in a solid spring and head tight ends Player Class into the season with high hopes. Will Napier RJr. Sophomore Ian Evans will spend Tony Carreri Jr. time at tight end and provide a Ian Evans So. Andrew Lorman So. solid blocker, while junior Will Tyler Moran RFr. Napier and redshirt freshman Ryan Ploetz Fr. Tyler Moran will provide solid Ed Vushaj Fr. * Denotes returning starter depth. Offensive Lineman Most coaches would fret over losing three offensive line starters and two experienced tight ends. However, few teams have the quality of experience returning that the Lakers offer up front. Senior Nick McDonald returns as one of the top offensive tackles in the country and will be a candidate for postseason honors. Junior Cameron Bradfield started all 12 games at right tackle in 2008 and will provide the Lakers with stellar bookends on the offenOffensive Line Class sive front. Junior James Hardy Player Sr. will step in for All-American Nick McDonald* Cameron Bradfield* Jr. Billy Eisenhardt at center. Ten- Tory Buter Jr. nessee transfer Darris Sawtelle John Godush Jr. Jr. is slotted for left guard, while James Hardy Teague Jr. junior John Godush will open Joey Alex Ahee So. the season at right guard. Red- Frazer Burton So. So. shirt freshman Tim Lelito Kurt Schnittger So. should be ready to go early in Mark Morrison Colin Williams So. the season after missing most Ross Addison RFr. half of spring practice with an Matt Armstrong RFr. RFr. injury. Junior Joey Teague, Andrew Biedenbender RFr. sophomore Mark Morrison and Dominic Cundari Max Larson RFr. redshirt freshmen Andrew Tim Lelito RFr. Biedenbender and Matt Arm- Mac Parker RFr. RFr. strong will battle for playing Darris Sawtelle Carra Fr. time and provide stellar depth. Jake Austin Green Fr. “I like our combination of ex- Derrell Haygood Fr. Fr. perience and youth on the of- Eric LaBuhn fensive line. We have good * Denotes returning starter depth, but I don’t know if you can ever have enough depth on the offensive line,” said Martin.
defense Grand Valley State returns 21 letterwinners and nine starters on defense, including a host of players that could garner postseason honors. In addition, the Lakers return their top six tacklers. defensive Line The Laker defensive line returns preseason all-america candidate Danny Richard. Richard led the team in tackles for loss with 17.0 (-83), while ranking second in total tackles (60) and QB sacks (8.0). Senior Alex Gilde, junior Steve Gawronski, junior Nick Lawrence and sophomore defensive Line Class Andre Thomas also earned Player Alex Gilde Sr. starting assignments during the Bryan Thomas Sr. Jr. 2008 campaign. Gilde tallied Steve Gawronski Nick Lawrence* Jr. 30 tackles and 7.0 tackles for Danny Richard* Jr. So. loss, while Andre Thomas Blair Hollis Quintin Patilla So. chipped in 23 tackles and 6.0 Andre Thomas* So. So. TFL. Gawronski and Ryan Wheat McDaniel Fr. Lawrence each recorded 19 Kenny Scott Kimball RFr. RFr. tackles. Sophomore transfers Charles Martin Pettis RFr. Quintin Patilla (Michigan) and Ryan Kevin Rapes RFr. RFr. Ryan Wheat (Michigan State) Ricky Thomas Duronio Fr. will make significant impacts Nick Lucas Kozuch Fr. for the Lakers on the defense Denzel Rodgers Fr. front. Sophomore Blair Hollis * Denotes returning starter played linebacker a year ago, but has moved down and should see a significant amount of playing time. “Much like the offensive line, I don’t think you can ever have enough depth on the defensive line,” said Martin. “I like the players that we will line up with and I feel that this might be one of the most athletic defensive lines that we have put on the field in a few years.” Linebackers Linebackers The Lakers return two AllClass GLIAC performers and all Player Gary Anderson* Sr. three starting linebackers from Jordan Munson Sr. the 2008 season. In addition, James Wojciechowski Sr. Jr. GVSU will get the services of Justin Victor* So. Jordan Munson back for the Brad Howard* RFr. 2009 campaign. Sophomore Hunter Lewis Ricky Shorkey RFr. Brad Howard led the Lakers in Vaquero Tyus RFr. tackles with 77, while junior Luther Ware RFr. Justin Victor ranked second in Dave Fortin Fr. total tackles with 60. Gary An- Albert Saleh Fr. derson started all 12 games and * Denotes returning starter recorded 51 tackles. Munson returns after missing the 2008 season with an achilles injury. Munson started two games and recorded 45 tackles in 2007. Senior James Wojciechowski is an ex-
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SEASON PREVIEW perienced performer that will push for playing time. Redshirt freshmen Ricky Shorkey and Luther Ware performed well in the spring and should see playing time in a reserve role. Junior Gary Fant moved back to the defense and will push for playing time. “Our linebackers fit what we do defensively,” said Martin. “We have athletic, fast linebackers that have ability to run the ball down and make plays.” secondary The Laker secondary returns three starters and a lot of talent in 2009. Preseason All-American candidate Jacob McGuckin returns for his senior year after recording 55 tackles and a team-high three interceptions last season. Rob Carlisle should garner postseasecOndary Class son consideration after picking Player Robert Carlisle* Sr. off two passes and recording 29 Jacob McGuckin* Sr. Jr. tackles. Enrique Shaw turned Matt Bakker Gary Fant Jr. in a solid spring and will start Zach Breen* So. So. opposite Carlisle, while sopho- Dominique Darden Hudson So. more Zach Breen moved into Justin Enrique Shaw So. the starting lineup midway Vince Beachem RFr. Beemer RFr. through his redshirt freshman Derek Mark Bland RFr. season at safety. Sophomore Jarrod Cox RFr. RFr. Dominique Darden gained Mike Cuddeback Chris Crawford RFr. valuable experience a year ago Chad O’Shell RFr. RFr. and will push for playing time, Myron Puryear Reed RFr. while redshirt freshmen Myron Deon Elan Banks Fr. Fr. Puryear, Vince Beachem and Brogan Bibler Donaldson Fr. Chris Crawford were solid in DeMarco Zach Galloway Fr. the spring and will see action Brent Geers Fr. Fr. reserve roles. Junior Matt Michael Hatcher Charles Hill Fr. Bakker saw a significant Jordan Kaufman Fr. Fr. amount of playing time at Suave Lavallis Michael Ratay Fr. safety a year ago and redshirt Gerrit Rauch Fr. Fr. freshman Jarrod Cox showed in Lavelle Walker Reggie Williams Fr. the spring that he has a bright Donavan Wilson Fr. future for the Lakers. * Denotes returning starter “We will have some guys seeing significant playing time for the first time in their careers and they will have to be ready to go,” said Martin. “With our defensive philosophy our secondary needs to be in the right place at the right time and we do not want to give up big plays. We have an athletic physical secondary that will be tested early in the season.”
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special teams All-GLIAC performer Justin Trumble returns for his fourth year as the starting punter, but he will also battle for the place kicking duties his senior year. Trumble averaged 39.7 yards per punt, speciaL teams Class forced 13 fair catches and Player Fr. dropped 14 inside the oppo- Ryan Stokes Sr. nents 20 yard line in 2008. True Justin Trumble* Mike Hendrix So. freshman place kicker Ryan Jay Jandasek So. Stokes comes in as one of the Tom Greenwood Fr. most herald kickers ever re- Michael Wezner RFr. cruited by the Lakers * Denotes returning starter “We want our kicking game to be solid and I feel like we have one of the best punters in the nation,” said Martin. “We also want consistency from our place kickers and we hope to find that early in the season.” schedule The Lakers will open the season with four of their first five games on the road. A date at nationallyranked West Texas A&M to open the season will test GVSU early. The Lakers will open GLIAC play at Indianapolis in week two before hosting Saginaw Valley State in the home opener. Two more road dates at Ferris State and Michigan Tech are always tough affairs. The much anticipated contest at Ashland on Oct. 24 could have GLIAC title and playoff ramifications.
date Aug. 29 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 Dec. 5/6 Dec. 12
2009 scheduLe Opponent at West Texas A&M at Indianapolis SAGINAW VALLEY STATE at Ferris State at Michigan Tech TIFFIN at Hillsdale FINDLAY at Ashland NORTHERN MICHIGAN WAYNE STATE NCAA First Round NCAA Second Round NCAA Quarterfinals NCAA Semifinals NCAA Championship
PLAYER PROFILES
Ross Addison 60 Offensive Line RS Fr. • 6-3 • 290 Fowlerville, Mich.
2008: Redshirted high school: Prepped at Fowlerville High School...Played for Jack Wallace...Named all-state and the Livingston County Offensive Lineman of the Year as a senior...All-conference, all-area and all-county as a junior and senior...Totaled 49 tackles on defense as a senior...Participated in basketball. personal: Son of William and Nancy Addison...Enjoys playing video games and watching movies.
Alex Ahee 78 Offensive Line So. • 6-5 • 310 • 1L Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich. (North)
51 (23 solo and 28 assissted)...Tallied 5.5 tackles for loss (-15) and 4.5 QB sacks (-14)...Notched two pass breakups and one forced fumble...Recorded a career-high 11 tackles (4 solo/7 assisted) and forced a fumble at Findlay (10/18)...Tallied 10 tackles vs Ashland (10/25)...Notched six tackles (2 solo/4 assisted) vs. Ashland (11/29) in NCAA Playoffs...Turned in a six tackle effort in season-opener vs. Indianapolis (9/6)...Key figure on a defense that led the GLIAC in six different categories and ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring defense (4th/12.6), QB sacks (2nd/4.17) and tackles for loss (6th/9.17). 2007: Saw action in all 13 games and earned first varsity letter...Key performer for Lakers on special teams...Tallied 14 solo tackles and 25 assisted tackles for a total of 39...Sixth among returnees in total tackles...Notched five or more tackles in four games...Recorded a season-high nine tackles in opener vs. St. Joseph’s (8/30)...Tallied seven tackles vs. Northern Michigan (11/10). Junior college: Earned Golden Gate Conference honors in 2006...Tallied 35 solo and 40 assisted tackles for a total of 75...Recorded four interceptions and three QB sacks...Team finished 8-3 and won the Golden Gate Conference title...Member of the Dean’s List in fall of 2005, spring of 2006 and fall of 2006. high school: Prepped at Deer Valley High School in Antioch, Calif...Earned All-Bay Valley Athletic League plaudits as a senior...Also participated in track. personal: Son of Gary Anderson, Sr., and Mary Watkins...Enjoys watching movies and video games...Finance major. Year 2007 2008 Totals
Solo 14 23 37
Asst 25 28 53
2008: Earned first varsity letter as a reserve offensive lineman. 2007: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Grosse Pointe North High School...Played for Frank Sumbera...Earned Detroit Free Press AllEast First-Team honors...Named Detroit News All-Metro and AllMetro East First-Team...Earned honorable mention All-State plaudits by both the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press...Named All-Macomb Athletic Conference First-Team as a senior...Selected to play in 2006 Michigan High School Coaches Association All-Star game...Team finished 8-3 senior season. personal: Son of Peter and Jesse Ahee.
Gary Anderson 26 Defensive Back Sr. • 5-10 • 198 • 2L San Francisco, Calif. (Diablo Valley C.C.) Gary Anderson 2008: Earned second varsity letter after starting all 12 games for the Laker defense...Ranked sixth on the squad in total tackles with
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Total 39 51 90
Sack 4.5/14 4.5/14
TL/Yds 5.5/15 5.5/15
PD 0 2 2
Int 0 0 0
FR 0 0 0
PLAYER PROFILES
Matt Armstrong 56 Offensive Line RS Fr. • 6-3 • 290 Lansing, Mich. (Sexton)
2008: Redshirted...Also participates in the throws for the GVSU track & field team. high school: Prepped at Sexton High School...Played for Daniel Boggan...Associated Press and Detroit Free Press All-State FirstTeam as a senior...Named to the Lansing State Journal All-Area Dream Team as a junior and senior...all-state honorable mention as a junior...Earned all-conference, all-area and named team captain during junior and senior campaigns...Played in the Michigan EastWest High School All Star game...Recorded 42 tackles and 3 sacks at nose tackle as a junior...Added 84 tackles and 13 sacks as a senior. personal: Son of Kevin and Linda Armstrong...Enjoys weightlifting, listening to music and playing video games
Matt Bakker 27 Free Safety Jr. • 6-1 • 205 • 2L Middleville, Mich. (South Christian)
2008: Played in all 12 games with two starts at safety...Earned second varsity letter...Tallied 29 total tackles (16 solo/13 assisted) and picked off one pass...Key performer on the Lakers’ special teams...Tallied a career-high seven total tackles at Saginaw Valley State (9/13/) and vs. Michigan Tech (9/27)...Recorded three tackles and picked off a pass vs. Hillsdale (10/11). 2007: Earned first varsity letter after seeing action in nine games as a reserve...Tallied four solo and six assisted tackles for a total of 10...Recorded a career-high three tackles and notched a pass deflection vs. Northern Michigan (11/10). 2006: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Grand Rapids South Christian High School...Rushed for 1,097 yards and 18 TDs on 150 carries as a senior...Notched 117 tackles as a defensive back...Named to the Grand Rapids Press Dream Team as a senior...Earned Associated Press Class B All-State plaudits...First-team All-O.K. Conference and allarea performer for a team that finished 9-3...Tallied 1,420 rushing yards and 12 TDs on 180 carries as a junior...Hauled in seven catches for 178 yards and one TD...Recorded 108 tackles and two
picks...Named to the Grand Rapids Press All-Area team...Earned AllO.K. Conference and all-area honors...Team finished 11-2...Rushed for a school-record 3,240 yards during his career...Recorded 253 career tackles...Team was 28-8 during prep career...Played on state championship basketball team and is the school record holder in the 400m run. personal: Son of Doug and Lynne Bakker. Year 2007 2008 Totals
Solo 4 16 20
Asst 6 13 19
Total 10 29 39
Sack -
TL/Yds -
PD 1 2 3
Int 0 1 1
FR 0 0 0
Ryan Bass 17 Wide Reciever Jr. • 6-2 • 195 • 2L Portage, Mich. (Northern) 2008: Redshirted after breaking collar bone in season-opener vs. Indianapolis (9/6)...Caught two passes for 78 yards and a TD versus the Greyhounds before sustaining injury. 2007: Earned second varsity letter after seeing action as a wide receiver and on special teams...Hauled in six passes for 58 yards and a TD, while rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries...Rushed three times for 23 yards and a TD, while catching two passes for 22 yards and a TD at Mercyhurst (10/6)...Hauled in three passes for 27 yards and rushed four times for 14 yards vs. Northern Michigan (11/10). 2006: Earned first varsity letter...Played in all 15 games as a reserve wide receiver and special teams performer...Caught four passes for 85 yards on the season with a long of 47...Hauled in all four catches against Mercyhurst (10/7)...Recorded three solo tackles and five assisted, for a total of eight tackles on the year. 2005: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Portage Northern High School...Earned first-team all-conference and all-area honors as a senior...Caught 35 passes for 827 yards and seven TDs as a senior...Named first-team all-conference as a junior when he recorded 43 tackles and a team-high three interceptions. personal: Son of Anthony and Annette Bass...Enjoys playing video games. Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals
Rec 4 6 2 12
Yds 85 58 78 231
Avg 21.2 9.7 39.0 19.2
TD 0 1 1 2
Lg 47 13 76 76
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PLAYER PROFILES
Vince Beachem 32 Cornerback RS Fr. • 5-11 • 185 Addison, Ill. (Addison Trail) 2008: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Addison Trail High School...Played for Paul Parpet...Named honorable mention all-state and first-team allarea as a senior...Also participated in basketball and baseball. personal: Son of Don Beachem and Sandra Daniels.
James Berezik 21 Running Back Jr. • 5-11• 205 • 2L Fraser, Mich. (Warren De La Salle)
preseason all-american candidate career: Enters junior season ranked 10th all-time in rushing yards (2,424) and all-purpose yards (3,363)...Ranks eighth in rushing TDs with 23. 2008: GLIAC Offensive Back of the Year...First-Team AllGLIAC running back...Daktronics, Inc. First-Team All-Super Region 3...D2Football.com Honorable Mention All-American...Don Hansen’s Football Gazette Honorable Mention All-American...Daktronics, Inc. Honorable Mention All-American...Rushed for 1,403 yards and 15 TDs on 169 carries...Led the nation in yards per carry (8.3) for running backs with over 150 carries...Caught 30 passes for 445 yards and five TDs...Recorded 1,846 all-purpose yards (167.8 ypg)...Ranked sixth in the nation in rushing yards per game (127.5 ypg) and fourth in all-purpose yards per game (167.8 ypg)...Tied for sixth in scoring per game (10.9)...1,403 rushing yards ranked third all-time in Laker annals for a single season, while his 2,424 career rushing yards is eighth all-time...Ranks 10th all-time in the Laker record books with 3,363 all-purpose yards...Averaging a GVSU best 7.9 yards per carry in his career...Named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week twice during the 2008 campaign...Rushed for 234 yards and two TDs on 35 carries at Wayne State (11/8) and caught one pass for 11 yards en route to earning GLIAC honors...234 yards was the third-best single-game total in GVSU football history...Named GLIAC Player of the Week at Findlay (10/18) when he rushed for 188 yards and one TD on 23 carries, while also catching four passes for 104 yards and a TD...Became the first player in GVSU history to go over the 100-yards rushing and receiving mark in a singlegame twice when rushed for 106 yards and a TD on 20 carries, while
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catching six passes for 101 yards and two TDs vs. Ashland...Broke the 100-yard rushing mark in 8-of-11 games in 2008 and has 12 in his career...Set the GVSU playoff single-game playoff record with 207 yards and three TDs on 19 carries vs. Ashland (11/22)...Rushed for 144 yards and two TDs on 11 carries vs. Indianapolis (9/6)...Toted the ball 17 times for 117 yards and two TDs at Saginaw Valley State (9/13)...Tallied 108 rushing yards on 13 carries vs. Ferris State...Rushed for 172 yards and three TDs on 14 carries vs. Hillsdale (10/11)...Played just one quarter vs. Michigan Tech (9/27), at Tiffin (10/4) and at Northern Michigan (11/1)...Caught at least two passes in 9-of-11 games...2007: GLIAC Freshman of the Year...Voted GVSU Rookie of the Year...Played in all 13 games...Rushed for a team-high 1,021 yards and eight TDs on 137 carries...Set the GVSU freshman rushing record with 1,021 yards...Established freshman record for allpurpose yards with 1,516...Averaged 7.5 yards per carry...Notched 1,517 yards of total offense (116.7 ypg)...Caught five passes for 49 yards, returned 18 kickoffs for 389 yards (21.6 ypr) and returned seven punts for 58 yards...Broke the 100-yard rushing mark four times...Rushed for 135 yards and two 2 TDs on 10 carries vs. Findlay (9/15)...Toted the ball seven times for 125 yards and two TDs at Mercyhurst (10/6)...Rushed for 100 yards on 11 carries vs. Ferris State (10/27)...Notched 116 yards on 18 carries versus North Dakota in NCAA Playoffs (11/24)...Recorded 100 all-purpose yards or more in eight-of-13 games...Tallied 95 yards on nine carries vs. Indianapolis (10/13). high school: Prepped at Warren De La Salle High School...Played for Paul Verska...Led team to Division II State Championship game as a senior...Rushed for 1,830 yards and 22 TDs as a senior...Earned Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Class A All-State honors as a senior...Named to the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Dream Team...First-Team All-Catholic League. personal: Son of Jim Berezik. Year 2007 2008 Totals
Att 137 169 306
Year 2007 2008 Totals
Rec 5 30 35
Year 2007 2008 Totals
Rush 1,029 1,403 2,432
Rushing Loss Net Yds/Gm 38 1,021 78.5 46 1,403 127.5 84 2,424 101.0 Receiving Yds Avg TD 49 9.6 1 445 14.8 5 494 14.1 6 All Purpose Rec PR KR Total 49 58 389 1,517 445 -2 0 1,846 494 56 389 3,363
Gain 1,059 1,449 2,508
TD 8 15 23
Lg 72 62 72 Lg 20 77 77 Avg/G 116.7 167.8 140.1
PLAYER PROFILES berezik game-by-game ‘07 rushing recieving Opp att yds td Lg rec yds St. Joseph’s 11 78 1 16 0 0 Findlay 10 135 2 64 0 0 at Michigan Tech 12 57 0 14 0 0 vs. Wayne State 5 49 1 33 0 0 at Mercyhurst 7 125 2 72 0 0 Indianapolis 9 95 0 53 0 0 at Northwood 10 57 1 15 1 8 Ferris State 11 100 0 21 0 0 at Saginaw Valley 14 62 0 12 0 0 N. Michigan 14 54 1 14 2 17 North Dakota* 18 116 0 32 0 0 C. Washington* 6 44 0 15 0 0 NW Mo. State* 10 49 0 13 2 24 Totals 137 1,021 8 72 5 49 *NCAA Playoffs
berezik game-by-game ‘08 rushing recieving Opp att yds td Lg rec yds Indianapolis 11 144 2 51 4 34 at Saginaw Valley 17 117 2 22 3 23 Ferris State 13 108 0 28 2 18 Michigan Tech 3 35 0 13 2 64 at Tiffin 10 75 0 16 2 13 Hillsdale 14 172 3 60 1 31 at Findlay 23 188 1 38 4 104 Ashland 20 106 1 16 6 101 at N. Michigan 4 17 1 8 2 34 at Wayne State 35 234 2 37 1 11 Ashland* 19 207 3 62 3 12 Totals 169 1,403 15 62 30 445 *NCAA Playoffs
td 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Lg 8 9 20 20
td 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 5
Lg 14 8 18 42 13 31 77 34 22 11 7 77
Andrew Biedenbender 66 Offensive Line RS Fr. • 6-4 • 290 Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 2008: Redshirted high school: Prepped at Mt. Pleasant High School...Played for Jason McIntyre...Earned all-state, all-conference and all-area honors as a senior...Named to the Saginaw News Dream Team senior year...Four-time all-academic selection...Totaled 15 tackles and one sack on defense...Team was a combined 15-7 during final two prep campaigns. personal: Son of Michael and Rachel Biedenbender...Enjoys hanging out with friends, playing video games, weighlifting and watching movies.
Cameron Bradfield 55 Offensive Tackle Jr. • 6-5 • 295 • 2L Grand Rapids, Mich. (Creston) preseason all-american candidate 2008: Honorable Menion All-GLIAC selection...Named GVSU Most Improved Offensive Player...Started all 12 games at right tackle...Earned second varsity letter...Key part of a Laker offensive line that helped the GVSU average 228.4 yards per game rushing yards and 429.0 yards of total offense...The Lakers ranked 10th in the nation in scoring (38.5 ppg) and 13th in the country in sacks allowed per game (1.08). 2007: Earned first varsity letter...Played in all 13 games...Saw action as a reserve offensive lineman. 2006: Did not play...Moved to the offensive line from tight end. 2005: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Grand Rapids Creston High School...First team all-city pick as a senior...Earned all-area plaudits...Also played basketball. personal: Son of James and Cynthia Bradfield...Business Administration major.
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PLAYER PROFILES
Cameron Bradford 81 Wide Reciever Sr. • 6-3 • 205 • 1L San Jose, Calif. (Foothill) 2008: Started seven-of-10 games played...Earned first varsity letter...Missed two games with an injury...Caught two passes for 19 yards...Key performer in Laker running game as a blocking receiver...Caught one pass for 18 yards vs. Indianapolis (9/6)...Hauled in one pass vs. Ferris State (9/20). prior to gvsu: Spent two years at Foothill College...Led Foothill to a 20-2 record during his two years...Team captured backto-back Silicon Valley Bowl victories...Caught 32 passes for 626 yards and six TDs as a sophomore...Hauled in 10 receptions for 83 yards during his freshman campaign at Foothill. high school: Prepped at Valley Christian High School...Played for Mike Machaco...Led Valley Christian to a 13-2 record and sectional title as a junior, followed by a 13-1 mark and another sectional crown as a senior...Earned all-league and all-sectional plaudits as a senior. personal: Son of Ron and Gwen Bradford...Enjoys playing video games.
2007: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Rockford High School...Played for Ralph Munger...Led Rockford to a combined 36-6 record during three-year varsity career...Team captured Divsion I State Championship during sophomore and junior campaigns and appeared in the title game during senior year...Rushed for a combined 3,311 yards and scored 50 TDs during prep career. Caught 49 passes for 814 yards and six TDs, while returning 20 kickoffs for 547 yards...Tallied career marks of 4,672 all-purpose yards and 57 TDs...Earned Detroit Free Press, Detroit News and Associated Press First-Team All-State honors as a senior...Named to the Grand Rapids Press Dream Team as a senior...Three-time All-O.K. Conference selection. personal: Son of Randy and Linda Breen...Enjoys hunting and fishing. Year 2008 Totals
Solo 22 22
Asst 34 34
Total 56 56
Sack 1.5/10 1.5/10
TL/Yds 3.5/14 3.5/14
PD 2 2
Int 1 1
FR 1 1
Zach Breen 30 Strong Safety So. • 5-10 • 200 • 1L Rockford, Mich.
2008: Academic All-GLIAC honoree...Earned first varsity letter after playing in all 12 games...Started the final eight games of the 2008 campaign...Outstanding special teams player...Ranked third on the squad in total tackles with 56 (22 solo/34 assisted)...Tallied 3.5 tackles for loss (-14) and 1.5 QB sacks (-10)...Picked off one pass and recovered a fumble...Tallied seven tackles (3 solo/4 assisted) vs. Michigan Tech (9/27)...Notched two tackles and returned an interception 80 yards in first collegiate start at Tiffin (10/4)...Recorded seven tackles vs. Hillsdale (10/11)...Recorded a career high 11 tackles (6 solo/5 assisted), notched 1.5 TFL and recovered a fumble at Wayne State (11/8)...Tallied six tackles (2 solo/4 assisted), 1.5 TFL and a 1.0 QB sacks vs. Ashland in NCAA Playoffs (11/22)...Recorded seven tackles (3 solo/4 assisted) vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) in NCAA Quarterfinal...Key figure on a defense that led the GLIAC in six different categories and ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring defense (4th/12.6), QB sacks (2nd/4.17) and tackles for loss (6th/9.17).
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Zach Breen
Frazer Burton 69 Offensive Line So. • 6-4 • 305 • SQ Brighton, Mich.
2008: Member of the squad. 2007: Member of the squad. 2006: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Brighton High School...Earned Kensington Valley All-Conferece honors as a junior and senior...Spent one year at the University of Idaho. personal: Son of Damon and Sally Burton...Brother, Drew, was a three-year letterwinner for Grand Valley State.
PLAYER PROFILES
Tory Buter
Tony Carreri
76 Offensive Line Jr. • 6-8 • 325 • 1L Zeeland, Mich. (West)
9 Tight End Jr. • 6-3 • 245 • 2L Clinton Township, Mich. (L’Anse Creuse)
2008: Earned first varsity letter after seeing action as a reserve offensive lineman. 2007: Member of the squad. 2006: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Zeeland West High School...Earned First-Team All-O.K. Green Conference honors as a senior...Named to the All-Area Dream Team following senior campaign...Secondteam all-state...Tallied 50 tackles on defense and played offensive line...Team finished 9-2 senior year...Played in 2006 Michigan High School All-Star game. personal: Son of Tom and Jayne Buter...Business management major.
Robert Carlisle 2 Cornerback Sr. • 6-1 • 200 • 2L Detroit, Mich. (Lutheran East)
2008: Saw action as a reserved tight end and earned second varsity letter...Caught two passes for 48 yards and a TD...Also saw action on special teams...Caught one pass for 16 yards and a TD vs. Indianapolis (9/6)...Hauled in one pass for 32 yards vs. Michigan Tech (9/27). 2007: Earned first varsity letter...Saw action as a reserve tight end. 2006: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at L’Anse Creuse High School...Caught 27 passes for 625 yards and three TDs as a senior...Rushed for 537 yards and 10 TDs in limited time as a running back...Earned Associated Press Class A All-State plaudits as a senior...Earned FirstTeam All-Macomb Area Conference, All-Metro and All-County laurels...Listed #54 on the Detroit News Blue Chip list...Selected to play in the Michigan High School All-Star game...Rushed for 266 yards and three TDs in just over one quarter of action vs. Grosse Pointe South...Hauled in a combined 26 passes for 568 yards and two TDs during his sophomore and junior campaigns...Also participated in basketball and baseball. personal: Son of Dominic and Tamara Carreri...Finance major...Younger brother, Nick, is a member of the GVSU basketball team.
2008: Earned second varsity letter after seeing action in all 12 games with four starts...Tallied 29 total tackles (21 solo/8 assisted) and picked off two passes...Forced one fumble...Tallied four tackles (2 solo/2 assisted) vs. Indianapolis (9/6)...Recorded five tackles (4 solo/1 assisted) vs. Hillsdale (10/11)...Notched six tackles (3 solo/3 assisted) and picked off two passes vs. Minnesota-Duluth in NCAA Playoffs (11/29). 2007: Sustained season-ending hip injury in opener vs. St. Joseph’s. Moved from receiver to cornerback in the spring. 2006: Earned first varsity letter...Saw action on special teams and as a wide receiver. 2005: Did not play. 2004: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Lutheran East High...Three-time AllMetro Conference performer...Also participated in basketball, track and baseball. personal: Son of Robert and Allecia Bruce...Majoring in mathematics and music. Year 2007 2008 Totals
Solo 16 9 25
Asst 17 15 32
Total 33 24 57
Sack 2/13 1/13 3/26
TL/Yds 4/17 1.5/14 5.5/31
PD 0 0 0
Int 0 0 0
FR 0 0 0
Robert Carlisle
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Carlos Clark
Chris Crawford
84 Wide Receiver Jr. • 6-0 • 170 • 1L Belleville, Mich.
15 Cornerback RS Fr. • 6-0 • 185 Muskegon, Mich.
2008: Earned first varsity letter after seeing action in 10 games as a reserve wide receiver...Caught three passes for 51 yards and a TD...Toted the ball five times for 44 yards...Averaged 8.8 yards per carry...Caught one pass for 22 yards vs. Michigan Tech (9/27)...Hauled in one reception for 15 yards at Tiffin (10/4), while rushing four times for 33 yards vs. Hillsdale (10/11)...Caught one pass for 14 yards at Northern Michigan (11/1). 2007: Saw action as a reserve. 2006: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Belleville High School...Played for Bob Lapointe...Earned all-conference honors as a senior...Rushed for 608 yards and 10 TDs, while also recording 137 tackles and picking off four passes as a senior...Also participated in basketball. personal: Son of Carlos Clark and Sharon Shropshire.
Jarrod Cox 28 Strong Safety RS Fr. • 6-1 • 205 Port Clinton, Ohio
2008: Redshirted high school: Prepped at Port Clinton High School...Played for Toby Hammond...Named first-team all-conference as a senior and second-team as a sophomore and junior...Finished four-year career with 338 carries for 1,648 yards and 15 touchdowns...Added 89 receptions for 914 yards and six touchdowns...Totalled 205 tackles and four interceptions as a safety...Also participated in basketball and track. personal: Son of Jerry and Sylvia Cox...Enjoys working out and spending time with family and friends.
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2008: Redshirted...GVSU offensive scout team Player of the Year. high school: Prepped at Muskegon High School...Played for Tony Anesse...Named first-team all-state, all-conference and allarea...Led team to 2006 Division 2 State Championship...Totaled 365 yards rushing and passing in championship game...Threw 33 touchdown passes and just seven interceptions in nearly three years as a starter at quarterback...Passed for over 2,000 yards and rushed for over 2,000 yards during prep career...Led Muskegon to a 30-5 record as a starting QB...Participated in basketball. personal: Son of Clinton Crawford and Shannon Finley.
Mike Cuddeback 42 Defensive Back RS Fr. • 5-10 • 184 Sterling Heights, Mich. (Stevenson) 2008: Redshirted high school: Prepped at Stevenson High School...Played for Rick Bye...Named all-conference as a junior and senior...Earned AllMetro East and all county honors as a senior...Rushed for 800 yards and five touchdowns during senior campaign...Finished with 41 tackles and two interceptions on defense as a senior...Totaled 450 yards rushing and nine touchdowns, while also recording 400 yards receiving yards as a junior...Also participated in track. personal: Son of Jeff and Cheryl Cuddeback...Enjoys weightlifting and boxing.
PLAYER PROFILES
Dominic Cundari
Ian Evans
63 Offensive Line RS Fr. • 6-2 • 290 Traverse City, Mich. (West)
83 Tight End Jr. • 6-3 • 265 • 1L Clearwater, Fla. (Countryside)
2008: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Traverse City West High School...Played for Matt Prisk...Earned All Big North Conference honors as a junior and senior...Named to the Traverse City Record Eagle All-Area team as a senior. personal: Son of Joe and Margaret Cundari...Enjoys playing video games and going to the beach.
Dominique Darden 24 Cornerback So. • 6-0 • 180 • 1L North Beverly Hillls, Mich. (Groves)
2008: Earned first varsity letter as a reserve offensive lineman...Also participated in the throws for the GVSU track & field team. 2007: Member of the squad...Also participated for the GVSU track & field team in the throws. 2006: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Countryside High School in Clearwater, Florida...Tallied 57 tackles and five QB sacks as a senior...Earned All-Suncoast Conference plaudits as a senior...Named all-county as a junior and senior...Defensive line MVP as a senior...Team was a combined 27-7 during prep career...Earned all-state honors in the shot and discus as a junior and senior. personal: Son of Gary and Kim Evans...Business major...Father was an all-american and the the first GVSU football player to play professional football (N.Y. Jets).
Gary Fant 2008: Earned first varsity letter...Saw action in 12 games as a reserve defensive back...Recorded eight tackles and deflected two passes...Tallied three tackles at Saginaw Valley State (9/13)...Notched three tackles at Tiffin (10/4). 2007: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Birmingham Groves High School...Played for Braden Flarhety...Earned all-conference honors as a senior...Picked off six passes, returning three for TDs...Caught 10 passes for 203 yards. personal: Son of Clifton and Bevva Darden.
25 Defensive Back Jr. • 5-11 • 200 • 2L Lansing, Mich. (Eastern) 2008: Moved back to defense for the 2008 season...Worked his way back from an injury to play in two games, but injured his knee at Tiffin and was out for the remainder of the season...Recorded four tackles at Tiffin before injury. 2007: Earned first varsity letter...Missed nine games with a leg injury...Rushed for 130 yards on 11 carries...Toted the ball six times for 107 yards vs. Northern Michigan (11/10)...Rushed five times for 23 yards vs. Wayne State (9/29). Moved to running back for the 2007 season 2006: Was injured most of the year and did not play. 2005: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Lansing Eastern High School...Earned All-CAAC First-Team plaudits as a senior...All-area during senior season...Honorable mention all-league as a junior...Rushed for 903 yards and eight TDs as a senior, while toting the ball for 756 yards and six scores as a junior...Also participated in basketball and track. personal: Son of Gary Sr., and Monica Fant...Business administration major.
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David Fox 16 Wide Receiver So. • 6-2 • 195 Muskegon, Mich. (Eastern Michigan) prior to gvsu: Spent two years as a member of the Eastern Michigan football team...Played in seven games during the 2008 season...Redshirted in 2007. high school: Prepped at Muskegon Heights High School...Played for head coach Tommie Elliot...Member of the National Honor Society and the National Honor Roll...During his high school career he hauled in 87 receptions for 2,132 receiving yards and 23 TDs during prep career...Tallied 120 career tackles and picked off 13 passes...Caught 39 passes for 810 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior...Named No. 26 on Mick McCabe’s Fab 50 list of the top state of Michigan recruits...Detroit News and Detroit Free Press honorable mention All-State as a senior...Associated Press second-team All-State selection...Earned Detroit Free Press first-team Division 5 All-State as a junior...Earned all-state and allarea plaudits in basketball and track... personal: Son of Jimmie Fox and Kassandra Kitchen Father, Jimmie, is a Grand Valley State University graduate...Enjoys video games and hanging out with friends.
P.T. Gates 3 Running Back Sr. • 5-11 • 195 • 1L San Diego, Calif. (Saddleback J.C.)
preseason all-american candidate 2008: Earned All-GLIAC Honorable Mention plaudits...Played in 11 games with one start...Missed Wayne State game with an injury...Ranked 10th nationally and led the GLIAC in punt return average (14.1 ypr)...Returned 20 punts for 283 yards...Rushed 51 times for 264 yards and three TDs...Caught 13 passes for 83 yards and returned eight kickoffs for 168 yards (21.0 ypr)...Third on the squad in all-purpose yards with 798...Rushed six times for 36 yards and returned one punt 27 yards vs. Indianapolis (9/6)...Toted the ball 15 times for 46 yards at Saginaw Valley State (9/13)...Rushed seven times for 46 yards and a TD vs. Mchigan Tech (9/27)...Caught two passes for 18 yards, returned three punts for 53 yards and a kickoff 33 yards for 103 all-purpose yards...Rushed 16 times for 107 yards and a TD at Northern Michigan (11/1)...Returned two kickoffs for 41 yards and one punt for 28 yards vs. Ashland (11/22) in NCAA playoffs...Caught three passes for 13 yards, returned two kickoffs for 29
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yards and four punts for 24 yards vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) in NCAA Quarterfinals. prior to gvsu: Spent two years at Saddleback Junior College...Rushed for 1,059 yards and 16 TDs on 177 carries as a sophomore in 2006...Averaged 105.9 yards per game and 5.98 yards per carry...Tallied 1,440 all purpose yards...Ran for 771 yards and six TDs in eight games as a freshman in 2005...Notched 938 all purpose yards...First-team junior college all-american as a sophomore...Earned First-Team All-Mission Conference honors and was named Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore...Earned second-team all-conference plaudits as a freshman...Junior College National Bowl Offensive Player of the Game. high school: Prepped at Marian Catholic High School...Played for Matt White...First-Team All-State selection by CalHi-Sports.com ... San Diego Union-Tribune Offensive Player of the Year and one of the most productive running backs in San Diego County history ... Led Marian Catholic to consecutive undefeated seasons and CIF titles ... Also a standout defensive back ... Lost just one high school game (38-1)...His 5,039 rushing yards represent the third best total in San Diego County history and broke Reggie Bush's record with a 12.69-yards per rush average in 2003 ... Ran for 1,938 yards in 13 games as a senior, including 21 touchdowns...SuperPrep all-region selection and was listed as the No. 17 all-purpose back in America by Rivals.com...Listed as the No. 58 player in California. personal: Son of Benita Gates.
Year 2008 Totals
Att 51 51
Year 2008 Totals
Rec 13 13
Year 2008 Totals
Rush 264 264
Rushing Loss Net Yds/Gm TD Lg 11 264 24.0 3 23 11 264 24.0 3 23 Receiving Yds Avg TD Lg 83 6.4 0 19 83 6.4 0 19 All Purpose Rec PR KR Total Avg/G 83 283 168 798 72,5 83 283 168 798 72,5
Gain 275 275
PLAYER PROFILES
Steve Gawronski 97 Defensive Line Jr. • 6-3 • 290 • 2L Toledo, Ohio (Rogers)
2008: Earned second varsity letter after seeing action in all 12 games, including three as a starter...Tallied 19 total tackles (5 solo/14 assisted), two tackles for loss (-5) and one QB sack (1)...Recorded four assisted tackles vs. Michigan Tech (9/27)...Added three solo tackles and an assist at Tiffin (10/4). 2007: Earned first varsity letter at GVSU...Played in 10 games as a reserve defensive lineman...Recorded 13 total tackles and one tackle for loss (-3)...Tallied three tackles vs. St. Joseph’s (8/30), Findlay (9/15) and at Northwood (10/20). 2006: Did not see game action at Cincinnati. 2005: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Toledo Rogers High School...Threeyear starter on the offensive and defensive line... Earned first team all-city honors as both an offensive guard and defensive end as a senior and was named to the all-district team...Named one of the top 100 players in Ohio by Prepstar...Selected for the Ohio NorthSouth All-Star Game... Helped the Rams to a city league title in wrestling as a junior and was city champ at 275 pounds. personal: Son of Robert and Susan Gawronski...Criminal justice major...A state and national champion martial arts student who holds a black belt...Won two gold and one silver medal at the Goodwill Martial Arts Games in Mexico. Year 2007 2008 Totals
Solo 2 5 7
Asst 11 14 25
Total 13 19 32
Sack 0 0.5/1 0.5/1
TL/Yds 1/3 2/5 3/8
PD 0 0 0
Int 0 0 0
FR 0 0 0
Greg Gay 8 Wide Receiver So. • 6-1 • 190 • 1L Macomb, Mich. (Dakota)
2008: Earned first varsity letter after playing in all 12 games with five starts...All-purpose performer who saw action both as a running back and receiver...Rushed seven times for 56 yards and three TDs, while also hauling in 13 receptions for 163 yards and four TDs...Returned two kickoffs for 29 yards...Totaled 248 all-purpose yards...Averaged 11.2 yards every time he touched the ball...Scored a TD every 3.1 touches...Rushed four times for 15
yards and a TD vs. Indianapolis (9/6)...Toted the ball one time for 38 yards and a TD at Saginaw Valley State (9/13)...Caught three passes for 33 yards and a TD vs. Ferris State (9/20)...Caught three passes for 31 yards and three TDs at Tiffin (10/4). 2007: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Macomb Dakota High School...Led Macomb Dakota to the 2006 Division I State Championship and a 13-1 record...Tied Division I title game record with four TDs...Rushed for 1,137 yards and hauled in 43 receptions for 660 yards as a senior...Member of the Detroit News Class A Dream Team...Named to the Detroit Free Press Class A Dream Team...Associated Press Class A All-State...Detroit Free Press First-Team AllEast Detroit...Earned all-county, all-metro and all-conference honors...Rushed for 1,137 yards as a junior. personal: Son of Greg, Sr. and Colleen Gay...Enjoys playing all sports.
Alex Gilde 93 Defensive Line Sr. • 6-0 • 285 • 2L McBain, Mich.
2008: Honorable Mention All-GLIAC selection...Academic AllGLIAC selection...Admitted to the Michigan State College of Human Medicine through Grand Valley State...Started eight-of-12 games played...Tallied 30 tackles (5 solo/25 assisted), seven tackles for loss (-25) and 3.5 QB sacks (-16)...Recorded three or more tackles in seven games and notched a tackle for loss in eight games...Tallied four total tackles vs. Ferris State (9/20)...Notched five tackles vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) in NCAA Quarterfinal. 2007: Academic All-GLIAC selection...Earned first varsity letter playing in a reserve role on the defensive line...Recorded 14 total tackles (3 solo/11 assisted)...Tallied three tackles in first collegiate game vs. St. Joseph’s (8/30)...Notched three tackles, blocked two kicks and recorded a tackle for loss vs. Findlay (10/15). 2006: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at McBain High School...Notched 56 tackles, five QB sacks and 20 tackles for loss as a senior...Earned Associated Press Class C All-State plaudits...Named to the Traverse City Record-Eagle Dream Team...Four-time All-Highland Conference and all-area honoree...Three-time all-region performer...Notched 54 tackles, three QB sacks and 14 tackles for loss as a junior...Fouryear, two-way varsity starter...Notched 53 tackles for loss and 13 QB sacks during his career...Academic All-State honoree...National powerlifting champion...Class Valedictorian with a 4.0 GPA...Member of National Honor Society. personal: Son of Ken and Judy Gilde...Chemistry major...Enjoys hunting, exercising and reading. Year 2007 2008 Totals
Solo 3 5 8
Asst 11 25 36
Total 14 30 44
Sack 0 3.5/16 3.5/16
TL/Yds .5/4 7/25 7.5/29
PD 0 0 0
FF 0 0 0
FR 0 0 0
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PLAYER PROFILES
John Godush
Blair Hollis
70 Offensive Line Jr. • 6-3 • 315 • 2L Stevensville, Mich. (Lakeshore)
14 Defensive Line So. • 6-1 • 235 • 1L Eastpointe, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary’s)
2008: Earned second varsity letter after seeing action as a reserve offensive lineman...Also saw action on special teams. 2007: Earned first varsity letter after seeing action as a reserve offensive lineman. 2006: Redshirted...GVSU Scout Team Offensive Player of the year. high school: Prepped at Stevensville Lakeshore High School...Two-time All-Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference honoree...Earned all-area plaudits....Team was a combined 18-3 during final two prep campaigns...Also participated in baseball and track...Continues a tradition of 11 straight years having a former Stevensville-Lakeshore player on the GVSU roster. personal: Son of John and Jacquie Godush...Business major...Enjoys hunting, fishing and golf.
2008: Earned first varsity letter after seeing action in all 12 games...Tallied 32 total tackles (6 solo/26 assisted) and 3.5 tackles for loss (-15)...Forced one fumble...Recorded seven tackles (2 solo/5 assisted) and 1.5 TFL (-6) vs. Michigan Tech (9/27)...Tallied nine total tackles (3 solo/6 assisted) and two TFL (-9) at Tiffin (10/4). 2007: GVSU Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year...Redshirted. high school: Prepped at St. Mary’s High School...Played for George Porritt......Earned all-conference and all-area honors as a senior...Named to the Detroit Free Press All-North squad. personal: Son of Robin Hollis and Dorrinda Dudley. Year 2008 Totals
Solo 6 6
Asst 26 26
Total 32 32
Sack -
TL/Yds 3.5/15 3.5/15
PD -
FF 1 1
FR -
James Hardy Brad Howard
57 Offensive Line Jr. • 6-5 • 295 • 2L Buffalo Grove, Ill. (Stevenson) 2008: Earned second varsity letter as a reserve offensive lineman...Also saw action on Laker special teams. 2007: Earned first varsity letter as a reserve offensive lineman...Also saw action on Laker special teams. 2006: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Stevenson High School...First-Team All North Suburban honoree as a senior...Named to the Daily Herald All-Area Team senior year...Team was a combined 19-5 during junior and senior campaigns...Also participated in basketball and track. personal: Son of Gary and Judy Hardy...Enjoys going to the movies.
20 Linebacker So. • 6-2 • 235 • 1L Mishawaka, Ind.
2008: Second-Team All-GLIAC selection...GVSU Rookie of the Year...Led the team in total tackles with 77 (29 solo/48 assisted)...Ranked second on the team in TFL with 14.5 (-32)...Picked off two passes...Recorded six or more tackles seven times...Averaged 7.4 tackles and 1.7 TFL in final five games...Notched a career-high 13 total tackles (3 solo/10 assisted) vs. Ferris State (9/20)...Tallied 10 tackles (7 solo/3 assisted) vs. Ashland (10/25)...Notched nine tackles (2 solo/7 assisted) and 2.5 TFL vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) in NCAA Quarterfinals...Tallied six tackles and three TFL (-5) at Wayne State (11/8)...Key figure on a defense that led the GLIAC in six different categories and ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring defense (4th/12.6), QB sacks (2nd/4.17) and tackles for loss (6th/9.17). 2007: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Mishawaka (Ind.) High School...Played for Jim Aldrich......Earned all-state honorable mention honors as a junior...Named all-conference and all-area following junior campaign...Tallied 46 tackles, including four QB sacks as a junior. personal: Son of Angela Hubbard. Year 2008 Totals
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Solo 29 29
Asst 48 48
Total 77 77
Sack TL/Yds 1.5/-2 14.5/-32 1.5/-2 14.5/-32
PD -
FF 2 2
FR -
PLAYER PROFILES
Brad Iciek 13 Quarterback Sr. • 6-1 • 195 • 3L Grandville, Mich.
Preseason All-American Candidate career: Ranks fourth all-time in Laker annals with 63 TD passes...Ranks 5th in passing yards (5,267) and sixth in total offense (5,249)...23-2 record as a starting QB. 2008: 2008 Harlon Hill Award finalist...Finished fifth in the final Harlon Hill voting...Daktronics, Inc. Super Region 3 Second-Team selection...Second-Team All-GLIAC choice...Completed 144-for260 passes for 2,252 yards and 31 TDs...Ranked seventh in the nation in pass efficiency rating (162.8)...Averaged 187.7 passing yards per game...Leader of a Laker offense that averaged 228.4 yards per game rushing yards and 429.0 yards of total offense...The Lakers ranked 10th in the nation in scoring (38.5 ppg)...Played less than three quarters in seven-of-12 games...Completed 10-of-19 passes for 102 yards and one TD vs. Ashland in NCAA playoffs (11/22)...Iciek completed 11-of-24 passes for 112 yards and one TD in rainy and windy conditions at Wayne State (11/8)...Led GVSU to three TDs on final three possessions of the game...Completed 12-of14 passes for 266 yards and three TDs in less than two quarters of action at Northern Michigan (11/1)...Namd GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week when he completed 16-of-25 passes for 319 yards and four TDs vs. Ashland (10/25). Iciek also rushed for one score and led Lakers back from a 36-21 deficit with four straight TD drives to end the game...Completed 8-of-16 for 159 and three TDs in three quarters of action at Findlay (10/18)...Completed 13of-19 passes for 275 yards and three TDs in three quarters of action vs. Hillsdale (10/11)...Iciek completed 9-of-16 passes for 111 yards and five TDs in just a little over a quarter of action at Tiffin (10/4)...Named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week when he completed 9-of-10 passes for 190 yards and four TDs in just a little over a quarter of action vs. Michigan Tech (9/27)...Completed 14-of-26 passes for 158 yards and three TDs vs. Ferris State (9/20)...Completed 18-of-27 passes for 285 yards and two TDs vs. Indianapolis (9/6) in season opener. 2007: 2007 Harlon Hill Award finalist...Finished seventh in the voting for the 2007 Harlon Hill Award...D2football.com Honorable Mention All-American...Daktronics Second-Team All-Northwest Region...Honorable Mention All-GLIAC...GVSU Most Valuable Player...Ranked second nationally in pass efficiency rating (168.1)...Led the GLIAC in passing efficiency and ranked second in passing yards (2,850) and total offense (3,010)...Completed 185-of303 passes for 2,850 yards and 30 TDs...His 2,850 passing yards ranks 6th on the single-season list, while his 30 TDs is the fourthbest single-season total...Tallied a 4.5 - 1.0 touchdown-interception ratio...Recorded the third-best, single-game passing total in GVSU football history twice during the 2007 campaign...Completed 25of-45 passes for 403 yards and four TDs in just over three quarters of action in just his fourth career star vs. Wayne State
(9/29)...Equalled that feat in his seventh start at Northwood (10/20) when he completed 17-of-24 passes for 403 yards and four TDs in three quarters...Just the second QB in GVSU’s football history to surpass the 400-yard passing mark twice in the same season. (Curt Anes’ 434/MTU and 419/Hillsdale in 2001)...Iciek was named the Don Hansen’s Football Gazette National Player of the Week following the Wayne State game and the DII Sports Report DII Player of the Week after Northwood...Named the GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week 10/1 (Wayne State)...Completed 10-of-12 passes for 203 yards and three TDs vs. Findlay (9/15)...Accounted for 442 yards of total offense (403 passing/39 rushing) and five TDs vs. Wayne State (9/29)...Accounted for six TDs (4 rushing and 2 passing) vs. Central Washington in NCAA Northwest Region title game. 2006: Earned first varsity letter...Appeared in all 15 games as the holder...Completed 8-of-12 passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns as a backup quarterback. 2005: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Grandville High School...Earned Detroit News All-State honors as a senior...Named First-Team All-O.K. Red Conference...Associated Press Honorable Mention AllState...Threw for 1,973 yards and 21 TDs as a senior...Participated in basketball and baseball. personal: Son of Ted and Patti Iciek. Enjoys video games, all sports and fishing. Year Comp Att 2006 8 12 2007 185 303 2008 144 260 Totals 337 575
Yds 165 2850 2252 5267
Pct Yds/Gm TD Int 66.7 11.0 2 1 61.1 219.2 30 7 55.4 187.7 31 6 58.6 131.7 63 14
Lg 47 67 88 88
Effic 220.5 168.1 162.9 166.8
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PLAYER PROFILES iciek game-by-game 2008 indianapolis at Saginaw Valley ferris state michigan tech at Tiffin hillsdale at Findlay ashland at Northern Michigan at Wayne State ashland * minnesota-duluth * 12 games *playoffs
com 18 11 14 9 9 13 8 16 12 11 10 13 144
att 27 18 26 10 16 19 16 25 14 24 19 46 260
int yds td 0 285 2 0 111 1 0 158 3 0 190 4 0 115 5 2 275 3 1 159 3 0 319 4 0 266 3 0 112 1 0 102 1 3 160 1 6 2,252 31
iciek game-by-game 2007 com att int yds td st. Joseph’s 13 21 1 176 2 findlay 10 12 0 203 3 at Michigan Tech 12 22 0 168 2 vs. Wayne State 25 40 2 403 4 at Mercyhurst 2 5 0 38 1 indianapolis 20 26 0 283 3 at Northwood 17 24 1 403 4 ferris state 11 15 0 161 2 at Saginaw Valley 12 28 1 188 1 northern michigan 16 22 1 225 3 north dakota* 10 24 0 153 2 central Washington* 14 22 0 176 2 at nW mo. state* 23 42 1 273 1 13 games 185 303 7 2,850 30 *playoffs
Jay Jandasek 99 Kicker Jr. • 5-11 • 190 • SQ Brighton, Mich.
2008: Member of the squad. 2007: Member of the squad. 2006: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Brighton High School...Converted 10-of-15 field goal attempts, with a long of 42 yards as a senior...Hit on 30-of-31 PATs during final prep campaign...24-of-52 kickoffs were touchbacks during senior season...Named to the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Dream Teams...Associated Press Class A All-State honoree...First-Team All-Kensington Valley Conference and All-Detroit Metro performer...First-team all-area and allcounty...Hit a career-best 52-yard field goal as a junior...Converted 24 field goals during prep career...Entered senior season as the #10 kicker on ESPN.com...Earned all-conference, all-area and allcounty honors as a junior...Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Honorable Mention All-State honoree...Also played lacrosse. personal: Son of John and Lynne Jandasek.
Jahan Jones 18 Wide Receiver Sr. • 6-1 • 180 • 1L New Orleans, La. (Victor Valley College) 2008: Earned first varsity letter...Caught one pass for 17 yards at Northern Michigan (11/1). prior to gvsu: Played two years at Victor Valley (Calif.) College...Caught 38 passes for 949 yards and 12 TDs as a sophomore...Team finished 9-2 his second season at Victor Valley...Earned First-Team All-Foothill Conference, First-Team All-California Junior College and honorable mention all-american honors as a sophomore...Hauled in 19 receptions for 319 yards as a freshman. high school: Prepped at Redeemer-Seton (La.) High School...Played for Brantley Williams......Earned all-state, all-area and all-conference honors as a prep. personal: Son of Freddie and Mary Jones of New Orleans, La...Family home was destroyed in Hurrican Katrina.
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Lawrence Kimble 29 Running Back So. • 5-9 • 190 • 1L Muskegon, Mich. (Mona Shores) 2008: Earned first varsity letter...Rushed for 65 yards on 16 carries...Toted the ball 14 times for 56 yards vs. Michigan Tech. 2007: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Muskegon Mona Shores High School...Played for Ken Rose...Rushed for 1,542 yards and 24 TDs as a senior...Earned All-O.K. Conference, All-Muskegon Chronicle and all-state honors as a senior...Toted the ball for 1,530 yards and 21 TDs as a junior en route to earning all-conference and all-area plaudits...Also participated in track. personal: Son of Brad and Jennifer Perkins.
School All-Star game...Michigan High School Football all-time leader in career receptions (214) and career yards (3,666)...Ranks second in career touchdowns with 42...Caught 86 passes for 1,305 yards and 17 TDs as a sophomore, followed by a 70-catch, 1,250yard season as a junior...Finished career with 58 catches for 1,111 yards and 15 TDs as a senior...Team was a combined 37-3 during prep career with two state championships. personal: Son of Barney and Cheryl Koster...Also participated in basketball, baseball and track...Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes...Enjoys watching movies. Year 2006 2007 Totals
Rec 5 17 22
Yds 91 246 337
Avg 18.2 14.4 15.3
TD 2 2 4
Lg 45 43 45
Max Larson 71 Offensive Line RS Fr. • 6-6 • 260 Caledonia, Mich.
Mike Koster 86 Wide Receiver Jr. • 6-3 • 220 • 2L Lowell, Mich.
2008: Sat out the 2008 campaign. 2007: Earned second varsity letter after playing in all 13 games...Caught 17 passes for 246 yards and two TDs...Also saw action on special teams...Hauled in four passes for 64 yards in seasonopener vs. St. Joseph’s (8/30)...Caught four passes for 60 yards vs. Ferris State (10/27)...Pulled in two passes for 52 yards and a TD vs. Indianapolis (10/13)...Hauled in 20-yard TD pass vs. Central Washington (12/1) in NCAA Playoffs. 2006: Earned first varsity letter...Played in 14 games with one start...Play came for the most part as a backup wide receiver and on special teams...Caught five passes for 91 yards and two touchdowns...Caught three passes for 23 yards and his first collegiate touchdown vs. Northwood (10/21)...Hauled in two passes for 68 yards at Northern Michigan (11/11)...One reception covered 45 yards and the other 23 yards for a TD...Tallied nine tackles on the year. 2005: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Lowell High School...Three-time Associated Press All-State honoree...Named to the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Dream Teams as a junior and senior...Three-time All-OK White Conference selection...Played in Michigan High
2008: Redshirted high school: Prepped at Caledonia High School...Played for Tom Berrill...Helped team win 2005 Division 3 State Championship...Named first-team all-conference, all-area and second-team all-state...Caught 48 passes for 600 yards and nine touchdowns...Totaled 110 tackles and 10 sacks as a junior and 118 tackles and 13 sacks as a senior...Participated in basketball. personal: Son of Jim and Molly Larson.
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Nick Lawrence
Andrew Lorman
49 Defensive Line Jr. • 6-3 • 245 • 1L Brighton, Mich.
5 Tight End So • 6-1 • 215 • 1L Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove)
2008: Earned first varsity letter after seeing action in 12 games, including seven as a starter...Notched 19 total tackles (8 solo/11 assissted)...Sixth on the squad in tackles for loss with six (-25)...Tallied two QB sacks (-15) and recovered a fumble...Recorded a season-high four tackles (1 solo/3 assisted) and a TFL (-2) at Saginaw Valley State (10/13)...Notched two solo tackles and a TFL (-10) vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) in NCAA Quarterfinals... prior to gvsu: Spent two years at Bowling Green State...Played in four games during the 2006 campaign...Tallied three total tackles...Recorded one tackle at Ohio State and two tackles vs. Akron...Redshirt during the 2005 season...Named special teams scout MVP for the Western Michigan and Kent State games. high school: Prepped at Brighton High School...Played for Bill Murray...Earned three letters for the Bulldogs...Team captain...Earned All-Livingston County honors all three years...Also Earned First-Team All-Kensington Valley Conference honors all three years...Recorded 79 tackles his senior year...Recorded a career-best 128 tackles his junior year...Also lettered in track. personal: Son of Larry and Kate Lawrence. Year 2008 Totals
Solo 8 8
Asst 11 11
Total 19 19
Sack 2/15 2/15
TL/Yds 6/25 6/25
QBH 0 0
FF 0 0
FR 1 1
Tim Lelito 51 Offensive Guard RS Fr. • 6-4 • 315 St. Clair, Mich.
2008: Sustained a broken ankle in preseason practice and missed entire season. 2007: Redshirted...Also participated for the Grand Valley State track & field team...Qualified for the NCAA DII Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the discus. high school: Prepped at St. Clair High School...Played for William Nesbitt...Detroit Free Press All-State honoree...Earned honorable mention Associated Press all-state honors as a junior and senior...Two-time Macomb Area Conference and All-Metro East selection...Earned four letters in track and one in basketball...Earned all-state honors in track & field. personal: Son of Jeff and Jennifer Inwood.
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2008: Earned first varsity letter after seeing action in all 12 games as a reserve tight end...Also saw action on virtually every GVSU special team...Caught one pass for 16 yards vs. Ashland (11/22) in NCAA Playoffs...Tallied nine special teams tackles on the year...Notched three special teams tackles vs. Ashland (10/25)...Chipped in two tackles vs. both Michigan Tech (9/27) and Hillsdale (10/11). 2007: Redshirted...Moved to tight end from linebacker in spring practice. high school: Prepped at Cary-Grove (Ill.) High School...Played for Bruce Kay...Led team to a combined 35-3 record during three years on the varsity and a runner-up finish in the 2004 season...Rushed for 1,284 yards and 13 TDs as a junior...Tallied 1,007 all-purpose yards as a senior...Notched 52 tackles, five interceptions, returning two for TDs, and 6.5 sacks as a senior...Named the Pioneer Press Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...Chicago Sun-Times All-Area team and the Daily Herald Player of the Year...Two-time all-conference and all-area selection...Also earned all-conference, all-area and all-state honors in baseball. personal: Son of Don and Denise Lorman.
Charles Martin 53 Defensive Line RS Fr. • 6-2 • 285 Macomb, Mich. (Dakota) high school: Prepped at Macomb Dakota High School...Helped team to back-to-back Division 1 State Football Championships as a junior and senior...Named Macomb Daily AllStar, all-county, and All-MAC Red First-Teams...Earned Detroit Free Press First-Team All-State and All-Metro East FirstTeam...Named Detroit News All-Metro East First-Team...Had the "Charles Martin Most Outstanding Defensive Lineman of the Year" award named for him at Dakota High School and was the first recipient...Recorded 84 total tackles and 11 sacks as a senior and career-high 16 sacks as a sophomore...Also participated in wrestling as well as track and field, where he was named to the Macomb-Area Conference All-Academic Team...Member of the National Honor Society. personal: Son of Charles and Robin Martin...Graphic design major...Was a boy scout for 11 years.
PLAYER PROFILES
Nick McDonald 77 Offensive Tackle Sr. • 6-5 • 305 • 3L Sterling Heights, Mich. (Henry Ford II)
Preseason All-American Candidate 2008: Second-Team All-GLIAC honoree...Started all 12 games for the Lakers at right guard...Key part of a Laker offensive line that helped the GVSU offense average 228.4 yards per game rushing yards and 429.0 yards of total offense...The Lakers ranked 10th in the nation in scoring (38.5 ppg) and 13th in the country in sacks allowed per game (1.08). 2007: Earned second varsity letter after seeing action on the offensive line as a reserve...Also saw action on special teams. 2006: Earned first varsity letter...Appeared in 14 games as a reserve offensive lineman...Saw action on special teams. 2005: Redshirted...Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year. high school: Prepped at Henry Ford High School...Earned AllMacomb Area Conference plaudits as a junior and senior...Tabbed all-area and all-county as a senior. personal: Has two brothers (Will and Chris) and one sister (Kathy)...Chris is a member of the Michigan State football team as an offensive lineman.
Jacob McGuckin 10 Strong Safety Sr. • 6-3 • 218 • 3L Allen Park, Mich.
2007: Earned second varsity letter...Started 11 of 12 games played...Missed season-opener with an injury...Second-Team AllGLIAC selection...Ranked third on the team in total tackles with 70 (33 solo/37 assissted)...Second on the squad in interceptions with four...Recovered one fumble...Notched four pass breakups and forced a fumble...Recorded a season-high 12 tackles vs. NW Missouri State (12/8) in NCAA DII Playoffs...Tallied four tackles and picked off two passes vs. Northern Michigan (11/10)...Notched four tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss (-7) and picked off a pass vs. Ferris State (10/27)...Recorded nine tackles and a tackle for loss vs. Indianapolis (10/13)...Tallied eight tackles and recorded a pair of pass deflections vs. Wayne State (9/29). 2006: Named the GVSU Rookie of the Year...Earned first varsity letter after playing in all 15 games wth 14 starts...Ranked fifth on the squad with 70 total tackles...Tallied 2.5 tackles for loss (7)...Tied for third on the team in interceptions with two...Recorded two tackles and a tackle for loss (-5) versus NW Missouri State (12/16)...Notched four tackles vs. Delta State (12/10)...Tallied eight tackles vs. North Dakota (12/2)...Recorded a career-high 15 tackles vs. South Dakota (11/25) in NCAA playoffs...Notched two tackles and a TFL (-4) at Northern Michigan (11/11)...Recorded a seasonhigh eight tackles and returned an interception 33 yards for a TD vs. Saginaw Valley State (11/4)...Notched four tackles, an interception and forced a fumble at Ferris State (10/28)...Tallied two tackles vs. Northwood (10/21)...Recorded five tackles at Indianapolis (10/14)...Notched four tackles vs Mercyhurst (10/7)...Recorded a then career-high nine tackles and a TFL (-2) at Wayne State (9/30). 2005: Medical Redshirt. 2004: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Allen Park High School...Earned allstate, All-Metro West, All Mega Red and All-Downriver honors as a senior...Named Allen Park Defensive MVP as a senior...Led team to the Division 3 State Title game as a senior...Tallied 120 tackles and 11 interceptions as a senior...Caught 44 passes for 946 yards and 10 TDs during final prep campaign...Team was 11-2 junior year and 13-1 senior year...Also participated in basketball and track. personal: Son of Brian and Frances McGuckin. Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals
Solo 38 33 27 98
Asst 32 37 28 97
Total 70 70 55 195
Sack 0 0 1/5 1/5
TL/Yds 2.5/7 4/12 2/7 8.5/26
PBU 1 4 3 8
Int 2 4 3 9
FR 0 1 0 1
Preseason All-American Candidate 2008: First-Team All-GLIAC selection...Started 10 games as a strong safety...Missed Northern Michigan and Wayne State games with an injury...Ranked fourth on the squad in total tackles with 55 (27 solo/28 assisted)...Led the team in interceptions with three...Also tallied three pass breakups, two tackles for loss (-7) and one QB sack (-5)...Ranks 12th all-time in Laker annals with nine career interceptions...Tallied seven total tackles (3 solo/4 assisted) in season opener vs. Indianapolis (9/6)...Recorded three tackles and picked off two passes (57 return yards) vs. Ferris State (9/20)...Recorded six tackles vs. Hillsdale (10/11)...Notched seven tackles in back-to-back games vs Findlay (10/18) and Ashland (10/25)...Matched a careerhigh with 12 tackles (6 solo/6 assisted) vs. Minnesota-Duluth in NCAA Quarterfinals...Key figure on a defense that led the GLIAC in six different categories and ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring defense (4th/12.6), QB sacks (2nd/4.17) and tackles for loss (6th/9.17).
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Tyler Moran 87 Tight End RS Fr. • 6-6 • 220 Allendale, Mich.
2008: Redshirted high school: Prepped at Allendale High School...Played for Ben Burk...First-Team All-O.K. Silver Conference honoree as a junior and senior...Caught 15 passes for 300 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior...Added 20 receptions for 400 yards and four touchdowns as a senior...Participated in basketball and baseball. personal: Son of Curt and Kris Moran...Enjoys hunting and fishing.
Mark Morrison 62 Offensive Line So. • 6-5 • 315 • 1L Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (Seaholm) 2008: Earned first varsity letter after seeing action as a reserve offensive lineman...Also saw action on the Laker extra point and field goal teams. 2007: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Birmingham Seaholm High School...Played for Chris Fahr...Two-time All-Oakland Activities Association selection...Earned all-county and all-area plaudits. personal: Son of David and Jill Morrison.
Jordan Munson 4 Linebacker Sr. • 6-4 • 225 Petoskey, Mich.
2008: Sat out the 2008 season after injuring achilles tendon in preseason camp. 2007: Earned second varsity letter...Started two games...Ranked eighth on the squad in tackles with 45 (18 solo/27 assisted)...Tal-
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lied six tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss (-3), a QB sack vs. Central Washington (12/1)...Recorded eight tackles and a pass break up vs. North Dakota (11/24)...Tied a career-high with nine tackles vs. Indianapolis (10/13)...Notched a career-high nine tackles vs. St. Joseph’s (8/30). 2006: Earned first varsity letter after seeing action in 14 games...Saw action as a reserve linebacker and on special teams...Recorded 19 tackles on the year...Notched six tackles vs. Mercyhurst (10/7)...Tallied a team-high seven tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and a QB sack at St. Joseph’s (9/16). 2005: Medical redshirt. 2004: Redshirted...Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year. high school: Prepped at Petoskey High School...First-Team All-Big North Conference selection as a senior...Recorded 85 tackles and picked off seven passes during final prep campaign...Earned Second-Team All-Big North Conference plaudits as a junior when he tallied 78 tackles...Three-time state qualifier in track & field...Earned honorable mention all-league honors in basketball as a senior. personal: Son of Bill and Peggy Munson...Brother was an AllGLIAC performer at Northern Michigan. Year 2006 2007 Totals
Solo 9 18 27
Asst 10 27 37
Total 19 45 64
Sack 1/3 1/7 2/10
TL/Yds 3.5/6 2.5/9 6/15
QBH 0 0 0
FF 0 0 0
FR 0 1 1
Will Napier 82 Tight End Jr. • 6-4 • 245 Detroit, Mich. (Joliet Junior College) 2008: Redshirted prior to gvsu: Spent two years at Joliet Junior College...Caught six passes for 83 yards and a TD in 2007...Hauled in three receptions for 95 yards and a TD as a freshman. high school: Prepped at Hazel Park High School...Played for Jim Dobersky...Caught 23 passes for 438 yards and seven TDs as a senior...Earned all-conference and all-area plaudits as a senior. personal: Son of Tom Ashley and June Napier.
PLAYER PROFILES
Marquel Neasman
Chad O’Shell
7 Quarterback Jr. • 5-10 • 187 • 2L Bradenton, Fla. (Southeast)
34 Defensive Back RS Fr. • 5-10 • 185 Sterling Heights, Mich. (Warren De La Salle)
2008: Earned second varsity letter after seeing action in eight games as a reserve quarterback...Completed 10-of-19 passes for 156 yards and one TD...Rushed 16 times for 22 yards and one TD...Completed 3-of-6 passes for 85 yards vs. Michigan Tech (9/27)...Completed 5-of-8 passes for 33 yards and rushed eight times for 13 yards and a TD at Northern Michigan (11/1). 2007: Earned first varsity letter...Played in nine games...Rushed for 200 yards on 56 carries with one TD...Completed 9-of-18 passes for 108 yards and one TD...Toted the ball 18 times for 31 yards and completed 6-of-10 passes for 77 yards vs. Ferris State (10/27)...Rushed for 47 yards on seven carries vs. Indianapolis (10/13)...Caried the ball five times for 32 yards at Mercyhurst (10/6)...Rushed for 40 yards and a TD on four carries vs. St. Joseph’s (8/30). 2006: Practiced with the team at Central Florida. 2005: Redshirted at Central Florida. high school: Prepped at Bradenton Southeast High School...Coached by Paul Maecthle...Class 3A second team all-state utility selection...County player of the year as a senior...All-area selection who was also named the all-area quarterback of the year...Completed 90-of-144 passes for 1,200 yards and 14 touchdowns...Rushed 480 yards and two TDs on 88 attempts and two touchdowns. personal: Son of Arthur Huggins and LaTanya Neasman. Year Comp 2007 9 2008 10 Totals 19
Att 18 19 37
Yds 108 156 264
Pct Yds/Gm TD Int 50.0 13.5 1 0 52.6 17.3 1 0 51.3 16.5 2 0
Lg 35 32 35
Effic 118.7 138.9 129.1
2008: Redshirted high school: Prepped at Warren De La Salle...Played for Paul Verska...As a sophomore and junior, split carries with current GVSU running back James Berezik...Named all-league, all-catholic, allcounty and Detroit News All-Metro East...Earned All-State honors from the Detroit Free Press and Associated Press as a senior...Tallied 988 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns on 115 carries (8.6 ypc avg.) his senior year despite playing only six games due to injury. personal: Son of Brien and Laurie O'Shell...Business major.
John Orlando 80 Wide Receiver RS Fr. • 6-0 • 185 Shelby Twp., Mich. (Utica Eisenhower)
2008: Redshirted high school: Prepped at Utica Eisenhower...Earned All-East honorable mention plaudits as a junior and was team MVP after catching 42 passes for 640 yards and nine touchdowns...Named varsity captain as a senior...Broke ankle in first game of senior season and did not play until the playoffs...Caught nine passes for 75 yards vs. Clarkston in playoffs. personal: Son of John and Patricia Orlando...Enjoys playing cards, golf and paintball...Education major.
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Mac Parker 54 Offensive Line RS Fr. • 6-2 • 280 Muskegon, Mich.
ior... Rushed 74 times for 483 yards and scored 11 touchdowns from fullback spot senior year...Racked up 90 tackles and five sacks as a junior, while rushing the ball 16 times for 157 yards and a touchdown ... rushed for over 700 yards and 11 touchdowns as a sophomore at Flint Powers ... Other Sports... played varsity basketball freshman year ... competed in track for one year ... played varsity baseball freshman year.
Myron Puryear 2008: redshirted high school: Prepped at Muskegon High School...Played for Tony Annese...Named First-Team All-State Offensive Line by the Detroit Free Press and Division Two Honorable Mention All-State Defensive Line by the Associated Press...Earned All-OK Red FirstTeam and all-area honors...Named First-Team All-OK Green as a junior and second-team all-area...Started 35 games in high school and did not give up a sack...Member of National Honor Society...Also participated in basketball, track, and power-lifting. personal: Son of Tim and Karen Parker...Enjoys watching movies, playing video games, fishing, and camping.
Quintin Patilla 36 Defensive Line So. • 6-3 • 255 Flint, Mich. (Michigan)
2008: Redshirted prior to gvsu: Spent two years at the University of Michigan...Played in six games as a redshirt freshman in 2007...Made career debut on special teams against Eastern Michigan (10/6) ...Played fullback and special teams vs. Purdue (10/13)...Saw action on punt return team at Illinois (10/20)...Played fullback and special teams vs. Minnesota (10/27)...Saw action on special teams at Michigan State (11/3)...Played on special teams units vs. Ohio State (11/17)...Redshirted as a freshman in 2006. high school: Prepped at Flint Carman-Ainsworth High School...Coached by Jerry Parker...Lettered two years at Flint Powers before transferring to Flint Carmen-Ainsworth, where he lettered two years...Selected first-team all-conference defense and second-team all-conference offense as a senior...Three-star prospect and the 24th-best outside linebacker nationally according to Rivals.com...Listed as the sixth-best player in the state of Michigan by Rivals.com...Tabbed No. 2 on The Detroit News Blue Chip list and No. 5 on the Detroit Free Press ranking of Fab 50 Michigan recruits...Selected to Tom Lemming's 2005 All Star Team...Participated in Michigan High School All-Star Game...SuperPrep All-Midwest Regional Team member...Ranked No. 31 of Hot 100 Midwest by Scout.com...Tallied 86 tackles and seven sacks as a sen-
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22 Cornerback RS Fr. • 5-10 • 180 Canton, Mich. (Plymouth Canton) 2008: Redshirted high school: Prepped at Plymouth High School...Played for Mike Sawchuck...Named team MVP as a senior as well as Western Lakes All-Conference...Carried the ball 121 times for 797 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior, along with returning six kicks for 157 yards (26.2 yard avg.) and seven punts for 159 yards (22.7 yard avg.)...Also played basketball. personal: Son of Calvin and Lashon Brown...Electrical engineering major.
Deon Reed 33 Free Safety RS Fr. • 6-0 • 212 Flint, Mich. (Cincinnati) prior to gvsu: Spent two years at the University of Cincinnati...Redshirted in 2007 and was a member of the squad in 2008. high school: Prepped at Flint Hamaday High School: Played running back and defensive back for head coach Nate Williams...Four-time Genessee Area Conference honoree...Earned first-team honors as a sophomore and junior as a running back...First-team performer as a wide receiver following senior season. personal: Son of Deon Hall and Lisa Reed.
PLAYER PROFILES
Danny Richard 23 Defensive Line Jr. • 6-4 • 255 • 2L West Bloomfield, Mich.
Preseason All-American Candidate 2008: Don Hansen’s Football Gazette Second-Team All-American...D2Football.com Honorable Mention All-American...Daktronics, Inc. Super Region 3 Second-Team honoree...First-Team All-GLIAC selection...GVSU Most Valuable Defensive Player...Academic All-GLIAC honoree...Started all 12 games on the defensive line...Led team in tackles for loss with 17.0 (-83), while ranking second in QB sacks with 8.0 (-62) and total tackles with 60 (30 solo/30 assisted)...Recorded a TFL in nine-of-12 games played...Opened the season with a career-best 12 tackle (4 solo/8 assisted) effort vs. Indianapolis (9/6). Added 3.0 TFL (-12), 1.5 QB sacks (-10) and two QB hurries vs. the Greyhounds...Notched seven tackles (5 solo/2 assisted) and 3.5 TFL at Findlay (10/18)...Turned in a seven-tackle (4 solo/3 assisted), two-sack effort vs. Ashland (10/25)...Recorded nine tackles (2 solo/7 assisted) and 1.5 TFL vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29)...Key figure on a defense that led the GLIAC in six different categories and ranked in the top 10 nationally in scoring defense (4th/12.6), QB sacks (2nd/4.17) and tackles for loss (6th/9.17)...All-GLIAC pitcher that helped the Laker baseball team to the 2009 DII World Series. 2007: Honorable Mention All-GLIAC...Academic All-GLIAC selection...Played in all 13 games with nine starts...Ranked seventh on the team in total tackles (24 solo/30 assisted)...Second on the squad in QB sacks with nine (-52) and fourth in tackles for loss with 15.5 (-62)...Recovered a fumble...Averaged nearly five tackles per game over last 11 games...Tallied a tackle for loss in each of the final 11 contests...Notched 27 tackles, eight tackles for loss (-42) and six QB sacks (-39) in last five games...Recorded a career-high seven tackles vs. NW Missouri State (12/8) in NCAA Playoffs...Tallied six total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and and 2.5 QB sacks (-13) vs. Central Washington (12/1)...Recorded three tackles a tackle for loss and a QB sack vs. North Dakota...Tallied six tackles on three occasions during regular season...Notched five tackles, two tackles for loss (-17) and two QB sacks vs. Northern Michigan (11/10). 2006: Redshirted in football, but was a member of the Grand Valley State baseball team...Richard earned Daktronics First-Team AllNorth Central Region honors...Named honorable mention All-GLIAC...Compiled a 6-1 record with a 2.77 ERA in 10 starts.
high school: Three-year starter and letterwinner...Tallied 127 tackles and 10 QB sacks as a senior linebacker...Rushed for 570 yards and seven TDs as a running back...Listed #17 on the Detroit News Blue Chip list and #18 on Mick McCabe’s Detroit Free Press Michigan Fab 50 list...Associated Press Class A All-State...Named to the Detroit Free Press Dream Team...Earned all-conference, all-area and all-metro following his final prep campaign...Tallied 112 tackles and seven QB sacks, while rushing for 835 yards and four TDs as a junior...Selected to all-conference, all-area and all-county teams...Tallied 54 tackles as a sophomore. personal: Son of Michael and Sharleen Richard...Enjoys lifting weights, baseball and music. Year 2007 2008 Totals
Solo 24 30 54
Asst 30 30 60
Total 54 60 114
Sack 9/52 8/62 17/114
TL/Yds QBH 15.5/62 3 17.0/83 5 32.5/145 8
FF 2 1 3
FR 1 1 2
Danny Richard
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Darris Sawtelle 79 Offensive Line RS Fr. • 6-5 • 318 Bloomfield, Mich. (Tennessee) prior to gvsu: Spent two years at the University of Tennessee...Redshirted as a freshman in 2007 and was out due to injury in 2008. high school: Prepped at Birmingham Brother Rice High School...Played for Al Fracassa...Earned All-Catholic, all-county and all-metro honors...Also named to the Detroit News Dream Team...Recorded 121 knockdown blocks and finished with a blocking percentage of 94 percent as a senior...Rivals four stars recruit...Ranked as the No. 14 overall offensive tackle prospect in the country...No. 7 overall prospect in Michigan...Four Star Scout.com recruit...Scout.com No. 14 overall offensive lineman prospect in the country...No. 26 overall offensive tackle as selected by ESPN...Played in the Offensive-Defensive All-American Bowl in Florida. personal: Son of Sherman and Vickie Sawtelle...Grandfather Darris McCord (1952-54) was a captain and All-America tackle at Tennessee and played 13 years as a member of the Detroit Lions.
Kurt Schnittger 52 Long Snapper So. • 6-2 • 255 • 1L Cleveland, Ohio (Lutheran West) 2008: Earned first varsity letter for the Lakers...Long snapper for punts, field goals and PATs. 2007: Practiced with the squad as a long snapper. high school: Prepped at Lutheran West High School in Cleveland, Ohio...Played for Troy Fehrs...Two-time all-state, all-area and all-conference selection...Tallied 120 total tackles during senior campaign. personal: Son of Philip and Wendy Schnittger...Enjoys lifting weights and swimming.
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Enrique Shaw 1 Cornerback So. • 6-1 • 193 • 1L Lexington, Ky.
2008: Earned first varsity letter for the GVSU after seeing action in all 12 games...Played on both sides of the ball for the Lakers due to injuries...Caught two passes for 39 yards and retured a kickoff 10 yards...Tallied 10 total tackles (6 solo/4 assisted)...Tallied a QB sack and a tackle for loss...Caught one pass for 16 yards and recorded two tackles vs. Indianapolis (9/6)...Hauled in one pass for 23 yards at Tiffin (10/4)...Recorded five tackles (4 solo/1 assisted) and a QB sack (-23) at Northern Michigan (11/1). prior to gvsu: Spent two years at Michigan State...Redshirted the 2006 season and missed the 2007 season due to injury... high school: Prepped at Lafayette High School in Lexington, Kentucky...earned All-Southeast Region honors from PrepStar...Second-team all-state selection by The Louisville Courier-Journal in 2005 . . . member of the Tremendous 26, a preseason list of the state's top prospects compiled by the Kentucky Football Coaches Association...Ranked among Kentucky's top 20 seniors by SuperPrep (No. 17) and Rivals.com (No. 19)...Named to SuperPrep's All-Dixie Team...Produced 100 all-purpose yards per game and scored a team-best eight touchdowns in 2005...Rushed for 341 yards (27 carries) and four TDs as a senior...Had 32 catches for 332 yards (10.4 avg.) and two TDs in 2005...Recorded 36 tackles, two interceptions and forced two fumbles as a senior. personal: Son of Eric Shaw...Father, Eric, played linebacker for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals (1992-94).
Justin Sherrod 19 Wide Receiver So. • 5-9 • 185 • 1L Wyoming, Mich. (Park)
2008: Academic All-GLIAC honoree...Earned first varsity letter after playing in seven games as a reserve running back...Rushed 49 times for 297 yards and two TDs...Toted the ball 10 times for 117 yards at Northern Michigan (11/1)...Rushed 19 times for 99 yards and a TD at Tiffin (10/4). 2007: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Wyoming Park High School...Played for Jack Verdin...Earned all-state honors as a defensive back and all-conference honors as a running back...Rushed for 1,050 yards and 12 TDs, while recording 59 tackles and picking off five passes. personal: Son of Frank and Sue Sherrod.
PLAYER PROFILES
Ricky Shorkey 44 Linebacker RS Fr. • 6-3 • 215 Clinton Twp., Mich. (Chippewa Valley)
2008: Redshirted high school: Prepped at Chippewa Valley High School...Played in 2008 East-West All-Star Game at Spartan Stadium...Named all-state as a senior as well as first-team all-county and First-Team All-MAC...As a junior, was named first-team allcounty and county defensive player of the year...Recorded 118 tackles, one interception and three sacks as a senior...Also rushed the ball 44 times for 286 yards and one touchdown while catching 21 passes for 213 yards and two touchdowns. personal: Son of Richard and Stacey Shorkey...Criminal justice major.
Blake Smolen 11 Wide Receiver Sr. • 6-0 • 198 • 3L Grosse Ile, Mich.
2008: D2Football.com Honorable Mention All-American...Daktronics, Inc. Super Region 3 First-Team selection...First-Team AllGLIAC...Academic All-GLIAC selection...Ranked second on the team in rushing yards with 639 and four TDs on 100 carries...Ranked third on the team in receptions with 28 for a teambest 636 yards...Ranked second on the squad in receiving TDs (7) and all-purpose yards (1,592)...Ranked 29th in the country in allpurpose yards per game (132.6)...Returned 16 kickoffs for 317 yards...Fourth on the team in scoring with 66 points...Sixth in career all-purpose yards with 3,937...Rushed for 1,748 yards and caught 76 passes for 1,303 yards during career...Only the second player in GVSU history to rush for more than 1,000 yards and have over 1,000-receiving yards in his career. (Ray Buckner 2120 rush/1080 rec)...Needs 114 yards (884) in kickoff return yards to go over 1,000 yards...Broke the 200-yard all-purpose yard mark five times in his career...Recorded a career-high 259 all-purpose yards vs. Hillsdale (10/11). Caught five passes for 185 yard and two TDs, rushed six times for 47 yards and returned two kickoffs 27 yards...Tallied 239 all-purpose yards (77 rushing/75 receiving/87 KO returns) vs. Ashland (10/25)...Rushed for one TD and caught a 75 yard TD pass vs. Ashland...Rushed for a season-high 128 yards on 27 carries vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) in NCAA Quarterfinal...Caught three passes for 133 yards at Northern Michigan (11/1)...Rushed 10 times for 77 yards at Saginaw Valley State (10/13)...Rushed 12 times for 83 yards vs. Ashland (11/22) in NCAA Playoffs.
2007: Honorable Mention All-GLIAC...Led the team in all-purpose yards (1,631), while ranking second in rushing yards (869), kickoff return yards (317) and third in receiving yards (445)...Averaged 10.1 yards every time he touched the ball...Surpassed 200 all-purpose yards in a game three times...Toted the ball for 869 yards and seven TDs on 118 carries...Averaged 7.4 yards per carry...Caught 29 passes for 445 yards and one TD...Set a then GVSU single-game playoff record with his 200-yard rushing performance vs. Central Washington (12/1). In addition, his 200 rushing yards was the 10th-best single-game rushing performance in Laker fooball history...Tallied 532 all-purpose yards (177.3 ypg) and rushed for 357 yards (119 ypg) in three NCAA Playoffs games...Toted the ball 20 times for 200 yards vs. Central Washington and returned a kickoff 34 yards...Tallied 139 yards rushing and a TD on 27 carries, caught two passes for 34 yards and returned two kickoffs 38 yards vs. North Dakota (11/24) in NCAA Playoffs...Rushed for 92 yards and a TD on nine carries, and hauled in three receptions for 74 yards vs. Northern Michigan (11/10)...Rushed for 73 yards on 14 carries, caught one pass for 17 yards and returned two kickoff for 64 yards at Saginaw Valley (11/3)...Toted the ball eight times for 73 yards vs. Ferris State (10/27)...Rushed for 50 yards and a TD on six carries, caught three passes for 74 yards and returned two kickoffs for 72 yards at Northwood (10/20). 2006: Rushed 33 times for 240 yards (7.4 ypc), caught 19 passes for 222 yards and returned 12 kickoffs 252 yards (20.6)...Averaging 10.8 yards every time he touches the ball...Returned one kickoff 22 yards vs. NW Missouri State (12/16) in National Championship game...Caught two passes for 30 yards and scored first career TD on a 13 yard reception vs. Delta State (12/10)...Toted the ball two times for seven yards vs. North Dakota (12/2)...Rushed twice for 13 yards and returned two kickoffs for 39 yards vs. South Dakota (11/25) in NCAA playoffs...Caught three passes for 24 yards vs. Saginaw Valley State (11/4)...Rushed 16 times for a career-high 110 yards, caught three passes for 36 yards and returned a kickoff 21 yards at Ferris State (10/28)...Tallied 167 all-purpose yards at FSU...Hauled in two passes for 36 yards and returned two kickoffs 45 yards vs. Northwood (10/21)...Rushed five times for 58 yards, caught four passes for 35 yards and returned a kickoff 13 yards at Indianapolis (10/14)...Rushed three times for 16 yards and caught one pass for eight yards vs. Mercyhurst (10/7)...Caught two passes for eight yards at Wayne State (9/30)...Returned two kickoffs for 58 yards, including a long of 35 yards versus Michigan Tech (9/21)...First reception of his career went for 19 yards at Findlay (9/2)...Missed Ashland and St. Joseph’s games with an injury. 2005: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Grosse Ile High School...Associated Press, Detroit News and Detroit Free Press All-State honors...Detroit News All-West and All-Suburban First-Team...Detroit Free Press Metro West First-Team...All-Huron League honors as a junior and senior...Earned All-Huron League Academic honors...Rushed for 1,018 yards and 15 TDs as a senior...Caught 52 passes for 731 yards and five TDs...Recorded 108 tackles and eight interceptions, five of which he returned for touchdowns...Also participated in baseball and basketball. personal: Son of Michael and Marcie Smolen...Majoring in Education...Grandfather played at South Dakota...Enjoys skateboarding and biking.
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PLAYER PROFILES
Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals
Att 33 118 100 251
Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals
Rec 19 29 28 76
Year 2006 2007 2008 Totals
Rush 240 869 639 1,748
Rushing Loss Net Yds/Gm TD Lg 7 240 18.5 0 30 14 869 66.8 7 49 36 639 53.2 4 52 57 1,748 46.0 11 52 Receiving Yds Avg TD Lg 222 11.7 1 26 445 15.3 1 55 636 22.7 7 88 1,303 17.1 9 88 All Purpose Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G 222 0 252 0 714 54.9 445 0 317 0 1,631 125.5 636 0 317 0 1,592 132.7 1,303 0 886 0 3,937 103.6
Gain 247 883 675 1,805
smolen game-by-game ‘07 rushing recieving Opp att yds td Lg rec yds St. Joseph’s 1 5 0 5 1 28 Findlay 5 56 0 21 2 10 at Michigan Tech 7 34 2 13 1 11 vs. Wayne State 7 49 0 34 8 119 at Mercyhurst 7 49 1 13 0 0 Indianapolis 4 21 0 9 3 29 at Northwood 6 50 1 29 3 74 Ferris State 8 83 1 33 1 15 at Saginaw Valley 14 73 0 23 1 17 N. Michigan 9 92 1 31 3 74 North Dakota* 27 139 1 17 2 34 C. Washington* 20 200 0 49 1 12 NW Mo. State* 3 18 0 9 3 22 Totals 118 869 7 49 29 445 *NCAA Playoffs
smolen game-by-game ‘08 rushing recieving Opp att yds td Lg rec yds Indianapolis 7 33 1 26 2 26 at Saginaw Valley 10 77 0 28 2 14 Ferris State 7 45 1 15 3 58 Michigan Tech 4 35 0 22 1 21 at Tiffin 2 14 0 8 3 61 Hillsdale 6 47 0 18 5 185 at Findlay 5 26 0 18 0 0 Ashland 8 77 1 20 1 75 at N. Michigan 0 0 0 3 133 at Wayne State 12 74 0 23 2 16 Ashland* 12 83 1 52 2 29 Minnesota-Duluth* 27 128 0 19 4 18 Totals 100 639 4 52 28 636 *NCAA Playoffs
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td 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Lg 28 9 11 24 20 55 15 17 34 27 12 11 55
td 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 7
Lg 17 10 39 21 33 88 75 50 16 23 15 88
Joey Teague 73 Offensive Line Jr. • 6-2 • 285 • 2L Fairfield, Ohio
2008: Earned second varsity letter as a reserve offensive lineman. 2007: Earned first letter as reserve offensive lineman. 2006: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Fairfield (Ohio) High School...FirstTeam All-Greater Miami Conference honoree as a senior...Earned all-district and all-state honors following final prep campaign...Team finished 8-3 senior season...Earned all-conference and all-county honors as a junior. personal: Son of Linda Teague...Education major.
Andre Thomas 6 Defensive Line So. • 6-2 • 250 • 1L Detroit, Mich. (Denby)
2008: Played in 10 games with three starts...Earned first varsity letter...Tallied 23 total tackles (8 solo/15 assisted), six tackles for loss (-26) and 1.5 QB sacks (-7)...Tallid four tackles (3 solo/1 assisted) and 1.5 TFL (-9) vs. Hillsdale (10/11)...Notched four tackles (1 solo/4 assisted) and 1.5 TFL (-4) at Northern Michigan (11/1). 2007: Redshirted high school: Prepped at Detroit Denby High School...Played for Drake Wilkins...Detroit Free Press Class A First-Team AllState...Detroit Free Press All-North...Detroit Free Press SecondTeam honoree...Earned All-PSL honors as a senior...Recorded 130 tackles as a senior and 98 tackles as a junior. personal: Son of Stephaine Thomas. Year 2008 Totals
Solo 8 8
Asst 15 15
Total 23 23
Sack 1.5/7 1.5/7
TL/Yds 6/26 6/26
PD 0 0
Int 0 0
FR 0 0
PLAYER PROFILES
Bryan Thomas
Erik Thompson
90 Defensive Line Sr. • 6-0 • 265 • 2L South Lyon, Mich.
31 Running Back RS Fr. • 6-1 • 190 Pontiac, Mich. (L’Anse Creuse North)
2008: Earned second varsity letter after seeing action as a reserve defensive lineman...Tallied four tackles and a tackle for loss...Notched three tackles (2 solo/1 assisted) at Northern Michigan (11/1). 2007: Earned first varsity letter after seeing action as a reserve on the defensive line...Recorded six tackles...Tallied two tackles vs. Northern Michigan (11/10). 2006: Member of the team 2005: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at South Lyon High School...Two-time First-Team All-Kensington Valley Conference honoree...All-state as a senior...Recorded 107 tackles and eight QB sacks senior year...Accounted for 98 total tackles junior year...Team was 10-3 senior season and 8-3 his junior campaign. personal: Son of Mark and Donna Thomas...Business major.
Ricky Thomas 96 Defensive Line RS Fr. • 6-1 • 275 Detroit, Mich. (Orchard Lake St. Mary’s)
2008: Member of the squad. 2007: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at St. Mary’s High School...Played at Warren De La Salle as a junior and St. Mary’s Prep as a senior...Earned All-Catholic League honors as a senior...Earned Detroit Free Press and Detroit News All-Area honors...Ranked as the #92 player in Michigan by Scout.com senior year...Earned AllCatholic League honors as a junior at De La Salle. personal: Son of Victoria Thomas.
2008: Redshirted high school: Prepped at L'Anse Creuse North High School...Named All-MAC Blue First-Team, All-Macomb SecondTeam, Macomb Player of the Year and all-state first-team as a senior...Had 1,780 yards and 30 touchdowns on 150 carries as a senior...On defense, had 50 total tackles to go with five interceptions and two sacks...Also participated in basketball and track and volunteered for the Special Olympics for four years. personal: Son of Derek Anthony and Katrina Thompson...Business accounting major...Enjoys playing video games.
Justin Trumble 48 Punter/Kicker Sr. • 6-2 • 218 • 3L Grosse Pointe, Mich. (Dakota)
2008: First-Team All-GLIAC selection...First-Team Daktronics, Inc. All-Super Region 3 honoree...Averaged 39.7 yards per punt...Dropped 14 punts inside the opponents 20 yard line...Forced 13 fair catches...Dropped five punts inside the Findlay 20 yard line...Averaged 42.0 yards per punt over a four-game stretch...Averaged 49.0 yards per punt vs. Ferris State (9/20). 2007: Earned second varsity letter...Averaged 36.5 yards per punt...Punted 44 times with a long of 71 yards...Placed 10 punts inside the 20 yard line...Took over place-kicking duties in the playoffs and made 3-of-5 field goals...Hit 3-of-4 field goals (32, 32 and 27) vs. NW Missouri State (12/8)...Converted all seven PATs...Averaged 47.8 yards per punt vs. NW Missouri State (12/8), including career-long 71-yarder...Dropped three punts inside the 20 vs. North Dakota (12/1) and two at NW Missouri State (12/8). 2006: First Team All-GLIAC selection...Averaged 38.2 yards per punt...Punted the ball 52 times, placing 22 inside the 20 and only three touchbacks...Had a long of 63 on the season...Averaged 50.5 yards on two punts vs. Northwood (10/21) and 49.5 yards on two punts at Ferris State (10/28). 2005: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Dakota High School...Detroit News and Detroit Free Press All-State honoree...Earned All-Macomb Area Conference honors as a senior...Converted 38 PATs and six field goals as a senior...Also participated in soccer. personal: Son of Dale and Laura Trumble.
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PLAYER PROFILES
Justin Victor
Luther Ware
43 Linebacker Jr. • 6-1 • 225 • 2L Allen Park, Mich.
45 Linebacker RS Fr. • 6-0 • 205 Bay City, Mich. (Central)
2008: First-Team All-GLIAC selection...Academic All-GLIAC honoree...Earned second varsity letter...Ranked second on the team in total tackles with 60 (20 solo/40 assisted)...Notched 10.5 tackles for loss (-30) and 4.0 QB sacks (-21)...Recovered one fumble, forced two fumbles and blocked a kick...Notched a career-high nine assisted tackles vs. Ferris State (9/20) and Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) in NCAA Quarterfinals...Recorded a career-high three tackles for loss (-11) vs. Minnesota-Duluth...Recorded eight tackles (4 solo/4 assisted) and two TFL at Findlay (10/18)...Tallied seven assisted tackles vs. Indianapolis (9/6), at Wayne State (11/8) and vs. Ashland (11/22) in NCAA Playoffs. 2007: Academic All-GLIAC selection...Earned first varsity letter as a reserve linebacker...Played in eight games and recorded 23 total tackles (5 solo/18 assisted)...Tallied eight tackles and a tackle for loss (-6) vs. Ferris State (10/27)...Recorded five tackles vs. Northern Michigan (11/10). 2006: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Allen Park High School...First-team all-conference as a senior...All-West honorable mention and AllDownriver Dream Team honoree as a senior...Tallied 76 tackles, nine QB sacks and 430 yards rushing senior campaign...Recorded 82 total tackles and six QB sacks as a junior...Second-team all-conference as a junior...Team was a combined 22-2 final two seasons. personal: Son of John and Lisa Victor...Criminal justice major...Enjoys lifting weights, running, kayaking and camping. Year 2007 2008 Totals
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Solo 8 20 28
Asst 16 40 56
Total 24 60 84
Sack 1/6 4/21 5/27
TL/Yds 1/6 10.5/30 11.5/36
PD 0 0 0
Int 0 0 0
FR 0 1 1
2008: Redshirted high school: Prepped at Bay City Central High School...Named First-Team All-SVL as a senior...Carried the ball 143 times for 1,254 yards and 14 touchdowns his senior season after rushing for 1,104 and 946 yards as a junior and sophomore...Was an all-state performer in the 4x100 meter relay team and long jump, where he holds the school record...Became the first Bay City Central athlete since 1957 to graduate with 12 varsity letters. personal: Son of Luther and Tammy Ware...Business major...Enjoys fishing and golfing.
Ryan Wheat 95 Defensive Line So. • 6-5 • 295 Flint, Mich. (Michigan State)
prior to gvsu: Spent two years at Michigan State...Redshirted as a freshman in 2007...Played versus Eastern Michigan in 2008. high school: Prepped at Flint Carman-Ainsworth...Played for Jerry Parker...Recorded 56 tackles, including 13.5 sacks, and 13 quarterback hurries as a senior...Also forced two fumbles...Consistently graded out near 90 percent on his blocking assignments as an offensive tackle and did not allow a sack in 2006...Participated in the 2007 Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (EastWest) All-Star Game...Ranked among the nation's top defensive tackles by Rivals.com (No. 48) and Scout.com (No. 55)...Rated among the Midwest's top prospects by Tom Lemming's Prep Football Report (No. 55) and SuperPrep (No. 66)...Named to PrepStar's All-Midwest Team...listed among the state's top 30 seniors by The Detroit News (No. 12), Lansing State Journal (No. 17), Scout.com (No. 17), Rivals.com (No. 24) and Detroit Free Press (No. 29) . . . Dream Team selection by both The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press. personal: Son of Donald Wheat and Allyson Jones.
PLAYER PROFILES
Colin Williams
Israel Woolfork
74 Offensive Line So. • 6-4 • 280 • 1L Howell, Mich.
85 Wide Receiver RS Fr. • 6-3 • 185 Livonia, Mich. (Franklin)
2008: Earned first varsity letter after seeing action as a reserve offensive lineman. 2007: Member of the team. 2006: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Howell High School...Two-time Firstteam All-Kensington Valley Conference pick...Earned all-county plaudits as a junior and senior...Named all-state as a senior...Lansing State Journal Dream Team honoree as a senior...Also participated in track. personal: Son of Mark and Debra Williams...Enjoys fishing.
2008: Redshirted high school: Prepped at Livonia Franklin High School...Played for Chris Kelbert...Named all-conference and team MVP as a senior as well as an all-state honorable mention...Caught 49 passes for 853 yards and six touchdowns as a senior...On the defensive side of the ball, had 71 total tackles, two interceptions and three sacks...Also ran the ball 12 times for 122 yards and three touchdowns...Participated in basketball and track...Was a member of student congress. personal: Son of Donald and Sheila Woolfork.
James Wojciechowski 35 Linebacker Sr. • 6-0 • 223 • 2L Southfield, Mich. (Brother Rice) 2008: Academic All-GLIAC selection...Played in 11 games and earned second varsity letter...Recorded 16 total tackles...Notched four tackles vs. Michigan Tech (9/27) and at Tiffin (10/4). 2007: Academic All-GLIAC selection...Injured in opener vs. St. Joseph’s and missed rest of season. 2006: Academic All-GLIAC selection...Played in 10 games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams...Tallied 10 tackles with one sack (-2) and two tackles for loss (-3). 2005: Redshirted. high school: Prepped at Birmingham Brother Rice High School...All-area honorable mention selection...All-Catholic League Academic honoree...Recorded 110 tackles and four QB sacks as a junior, followed by 115-tackle senior season...Also participated in track and basketball. personal: Son of Paul and Sue Condino...Engineering major.
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POSTSEASON HONOR CANDIDATES
WR Blake Smolen
QB Brad Iciek
OT Nick McDonald
RB Jimmy Berezik
OT Cam BradямБeld
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POSTSEASON HONOR CANDIDATES
CB Robert Carlisle
P/K Justin Trumble
DE Danny Richard
Lb Brad Howard
S Jacob McGuckin
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OFFENSIVE DEPTH CHART LT
LG
C
RG
RT
77 Nick McDonald (6-5, 305, Sr)
79 Darris Sawtelle (6-5, 318, RFr)
57 James Hardy (6-5, 295, Jr)
70 John Godush (6-3, 315, Jr)
55 Cameron Bradfield (6-5, 295, Jr)
66 Andrew Biedenbender (6-4, 290, RFr)
56 Matt Armstrong (6-3, 290, RFr)
73 Joey Teague (6-2, 285, Jr)
51 Tim Lelito (6-4, 315, RFr)
62 Mark Morrison (6-5, 315, So)
WR
WR
WR
WR
17 Ryan Bass (6-2, 195, Jr)
8 Greg Gay (6-1, 190, So)
86 Mike Koster (6-3, 220, Jr)
11 Blake Smolen (6-0, 198, Sr)
18 Jahan Jones (6-1, 180, Sr)
19 Justin Sherrod (5-9, 185, So)
85 Israel Woolfork (6-3, 185, RFr)
81 Cameron Bradford (6-3, 205, Sr)
16 David Fox (6-2, 195, So)
84 Carlos Clark (6-0, 170, Jr)
RB
QB
TE
TE
PK
21 James Berezik (5-11, 205, Jr)
13 Brad Iciek (6-1, 195, Sr)
9 Tony Carreri (6-3, 245, Jr)
5 Andrew Lorman (6-1, 215, So)
48 Justin Trumble (6-2, 218, Sr)
3 P.T. Gates (5-11, 195, Sr)
7 Marquel Neasman (5-10, 187, Jr)
83 Ian Evans (6-3, 265, So)
82 Will Napier (6-4, 245, Jr)
40 Ryan Stokes (5-9, 155, Fr)
31 Erik Thompson (6-1, 190, RFr) Starters Returning (6) RB James Berezik OL Cameron Bradfield WR Cameron Bradford QB Brad Iciek OL Nick McDonald WR Blake Smolen Starters Lost (5) OL Sam Allen TE Scott Blasko OL Billy Eisenhardt TE Jonn Mathews OL Jacob Topp Lettermen Returning (27) OL Alex Ahee (1L) WR Ryan Bass (2L) RB James Berezik (2L) OL Cameron Bradfield (2L) WR Cameron Bradford (1L) OL Tory Buter (1L) TE Tony Carreri (2L) WR Carlos Clark (1L) TE Ian Evans (1L) RB P.T. Gates (1L) WR Greg Gay (1L) OL John Godush (2L) OL James Hardy (2L) QB Brad Iciek (3L) WR Jahan Jones (1L) RB Lawrence Kimble (1L) WR Mike Koster (2L) TE Andrew Lorman (1L) OL Nick McDonald (3L)
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OL Mark Morrison (1L) QB Marquel Neasman (2L) LS Kurt Schnittger (1L) RB Justin Sherrod (1L) WR Blake Smolen (3L) OL Joey Teague (2L) P/K Justin Trumble (3L) OL Colin Williams (1L) Lettermen Lost (7) OL Sam Allen TE Scott Blasko PK Todd Carter OC Billy Eisenhardt TE Jonn Mathews QB Chad Somerville OL Jacob Topp Seniors (7) WR Cameron Bradford RB P.T. Gates QB Brad Iciek WR Jahan Jones OL Nick McDonald WR Blake Smolen P/K Justin Trumble Juniors (13) WR Ryan Bass RB James Berezik OL Cameron Bradfield OL Tory Buter TE Tony Carreri WR Carlos Clark OL John Godush OL James Hardy
PK Jay Jandasek WR Mike Koster TE Will Napier QB Marquel Neasman OL Joey Teague Sophomores (12) OL Alex Ahee OL Frazer Burton TE Ian Evans WR David Fox WR Greg Gay K/P Mike Hendrix RB Lawrence Kimble TE Andrew Lorman OL Mark Morrison LS Kurt Schnittger RB Justin Sherrod OL Colin Williams Redshirt Freshmen (14) OL Ross Addison OL Matt Armstrong OL Andrew Biedenbender OL Dominic Cundari P Tom Greenwood OL Max Larson OL Tim Lelito TE Tyler Moran WR John Orlando OL Mac Parker OL Darris Sawtelle RB Erik Thompson P/K Michael Wezner WR Israel Woolfork
DEFENSIVE DEPTH CHART LE
NT
DT
RE
23 Danny Richard (6-4, 255, Jr)
93 Alex Gilde (6-0, 285, Sr)
6 Andre Thomas (6-2, 250, So)
49 Nick Lawrence (6-3, 245, Jr)
14 Blair Hollis (6-1, 235, So)
97 Steve Gawronski (6-3, 290, Jr)
96 Ricky Thomas (6-1, 275, RFr)
36 Quintin Patilla (6-3, 255, So)
Will
Mike
Drop
43 Justin Victor (6-1, 225, Jr)
20 Brad Howard (6-2, 235, So)
26 Gary Anderson (5-10, 198, Sr)
4 Jordan Munson (6-4, 225, Sr)
35 James Wojciechowski (6-0, 223, Sr)
25 Gary Fant (5-11, 200, Jr)
44 Ricky Shorkey (6-3, 215, RFr)
45 Luther Ware (6-0, 205, RFr)
CB
FS
SS
CB
P
1 Enrique Shaw (6-1, 193, So)
10 Jacob McGuckin (6-3, 218, Sr)
30 Zach Breen (5-10, 200, So)
2 Robert Carlisle (6-1, 200, Sr)
48 Justin Trumble (6-2, 218, Sr)
24 Dominique Darden (6-0, 180, So)
27 Matt Bakker (6-1, 205, Jr)
28 Jarrod Cox (6-1, 205, RFr)
22 Myron Puryear (5-10, 180, RFr)
15 Chris Crawford (6-0, 185, RFr) Starters Returning (8) DB Gary Anderson FS Zach Breen DL Alex Gilde LB Brad Howard DL Nick Lawrence SS Jacob McGuckin DE Danny Richard LB Justin Victor Starters Lost (3) CB Corey Edwards CB Chris Huley DL Dan Skuta Lettermen Returning (19) DB Gary Anderson (2L) FS Matt Bakker (2L) FS Zach Breen (1L) CB Robert Carlisle (2L) CB Dominique Darden (1L) CB Gary Fant (2L) DL Steve Gawronski (2L) DL Alex Gilde (2L) DL Blair Hollis (1L) LB Brad Howard (1L) DL Nick Lawrence (1L) SS Jacob McGuckin (3L) LB Jordan Munson (2L) DL Danny Richard (2L) CB Enrique Shaw (1L) DL Andre Thomas (1L)
32 Vince Beachem (5-11, 185, RFr) DL Bryan Thomas (2L) LB Justin Victor (2L) LB James Wojciechowski (2L) Lettermen Lost (9) LB P.J. Beuke DB Corey Edwards LB Matt Flutur DL Drew Hinkle LB Denzell Hinton CB Courtney Partee FS Kris Sitgraves DL Dan Skuta DE Lance Travis Seniors (7) DB Gary Anderson CB Robert Carlisle DL Alex Gilde SS Jacob McGuckin LB Jordan Munson DL Bryan Thomas LB James Wojciechowski Juniors (6) FS Matt Bakker CB Gary Fant DL Steve Gawronski DL Nick Lawrence DL Danny Richard LB Justin Victor
Sophomores (9) FS Zach Breen CB Dominique Darden DL Blair Hollis LB Brad Howard DB Justin Hudson DL Quintin Patilla CB Enrique Shaw DL Andre Thomas DL Ryan Wheat Redshirt Freshmen (17) CB Vince Beachem DB Derek Beemer DB Mark Bland SS Jarrod Cox DB Chris Crawford DB Mike Cuddeback DL Scott Kimball LB Hunter Lewis DL Charles Martin DB Chad O’Shell DE Ryan Pettis CB Myron Puryear DL Kevin Rapes FS Deon Reed LB Ricky Shorkey LB Vaquero Tyus LB Luther Ware
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NUMERICAL ROSTER No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
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Name Enrique Shaw Robert Carlisle P.T. Gates Jordan Munson Andrew Lorman Andre Thomas Marquel Neasman Greg Gay Tony Carreri Jacob McGuckin Blake Smolen Reggie Williams Brad Iciek Blair Hollis Chris Crawford David Fox Ryan Bass Jahan Jones Justin Sherrod Brad Howard James Berezik Myron Puryear Danny Richard Dominique Darden Gary Fant Gary Anderson Matt Bakker Jarrod Cox Lawrence Kimble Zach Breen Erik Thompson Vince Beachem Deon Reed Chad O’Shell James Wojciechowski Quintin Patilla Michael Hatcher Suave Lavallis Michael Ratay Ryan Stokes Hersey Jackson Mike Cuddeback Justin Victor Ricky Shorkey Luther Ware Billy Seiler Justin Hudson Justin Trumble Nick Lawrence Kenny McDaniel
Pos CB CB RB LB TE DL QB WR TE SS WR DB QB DL CB WR WR WR WR LB RB CB DL CB DB DB FS SS RB FS RB CB FS DB LB DL DB DB CB K RB DB LB LB LB RB DB P DL DL
Ht 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-0 5-9 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-1 5-9 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-4 6-0 5-11 5-10 6-1 6-1 5-9 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-3 5-10 5-9 5-8 5-9 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-3 6-0 5-7 5-9 6-2 6-3 6-2
Wt 193 200 195 225 215 250 187 190 245 218 198 170 195 235 185 195 195 180 185 235 205 180 255 180 200 198 205 205 190 200 190 185 212 185 223 255 173 172 186 155 215 184 225 215 205 170 185 218 245 265
Yr So Sr Sr Sr So So Jr So Jr Sr Sr Fr Sr So Fr So Jr Sr So So Jr Fr Jr So Jr Sr Jr Fr So So Fr Fr Fr Fr Sr So Fr Fr Fr Fr Fr Fr Jr Fr Fr Fr So Sr Jr Fr
Exp Hometown/High School/College 1L Lexington, Ky. / Michigan State 2L Detroit, Mich. / Lutheran East 1L San Diego, Calif. / Saddleback J.C. 2L Petoskey, Mich. 1L Cary, Ill. / Cary-Grove 1L Detroit, Mich. / Denby 2L Bradenton, Fla. / Southeast 1L Macomb, Mich. / Dakota 2L Clinton Twp., Mich. / L’Anse Creuse 3L Allen Park, Mich. 3L Grosse Ile, Mich. Fr Lansing, Mich. / Everett 3L Grandville, Mich. 1L Eastpointe, Mich. / Orchard Lake St. Mary’s RS Muskegon, Mich. Tr Muskegon Heights, Mich. / Eastern Michigan 2L Portage, Mich. / Northern 1L New Orleans, La. / Victor Valley College 1L Wyoming, Mich. / Park 1L Mishawaka, Ind. 2L Fraser, Mich. / Warren De La Salle RS Canton, Mich. / Plymouth 2L West Bloomfield, Mich. 1L North Beverly Hills, Mich. / Groves 2L Lansing, Mich. / Eastern 2L San Francisco, Calif. / Diablo Valley C.C. 2L Middleville, Mich. / South Christian RS Port Clinton, Ohio 1L Muskegon, Mich. / Mona Shores 1L Rockford, Mich. RS Pontiac, Mich. / L’Anse Creuse North RS Addison, Ill. / Addison Trail Tr Flint, Mich. / Cincinnati RS Sterling Heights, Mich. / Warren De La Salle 2L Southfield, Mich. / Brother Rice Tr Flint, Mich. / Carman-Ainsworth Fr Dearborn, Mich. Fr Orchard Lake, Mich. / St. Mary’s Fr Geneva, Ill. Fr Merrillville, Ind. Fr Allendale, Mich. RS Sterling Heights, Mich. / Stevenson 2L Allen Park, Mich. RS Clinton Township, Mich. / Chippewa Valley RS Bay City, Mich. / Central Fr Alsip, Ill. / Marist SQ Cedar Springs, Mich. 3L Grosse Pointe, Mich. / Dakota 1L Brighton, Mich. Fr Muskegon, Mich. / Muskegon Heights
NUMERICAL ROSTER No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr 51 Tim Lelito OL 6-4 315 Fr 52 Kurt Schnittger LS 6-2 255 So 53 Charles Martin DL 6-2 285 Fr 54 Mac Parker OL 6-2 280 Fr 55 Cameron Bradfield OL 6-5 295 Jr 56 Matt Armstrong OL 6-3 290 Fr 57 James Hardy OL 6-5 295 Jr 58 Ryan Pettis DE 6-2 225 Fr 59 Derek Beemer DB 5-11 195 Fr 60 Ross Addison OL 6-3 290 Fr 61 Hunter Lewis LB 5-9 205 Fr 62 Mark Morrison OL 6-5 315 So 63 Dominic Cundari OL 6-2 290 Fr 64 Austin Green OL 6-3 255 Fr 65 Derrell Haygood OL 6-2 257 Fr 66 Andrew Biedenbender OL 6-4 290 Fr 67 Jake Carra OL 6-3 270 Fr 68 Mike Hendrix K/P 5-9 185 So 69 Frazer Burton OL 6-4 305 So 70 John Godush OL 6-3 315 Jr 71 Max Larson OL 6-6 260 Fr 72 Nick Duronio DL 6-4 235 Fr 73 Joey Teague OL 6-2 285 Jr 74 Colin Williams OL 6-4 280 So 75 Eric LaBuhn OL 6-5 315 Fr 76 Tory Buter OL 6-8 325 Jr 77 Nick McDonald OL 6-5 305 Sr 78 Alex Ahee OL 6-5 310 So 79 Darris Sawtelle OL 6-5 318 Fr 80 John Orlando WR 6-0 185 Fr 81 Cameron Bradford WR 6-3 205 Sr 82 Will Napier TE 6-4 245 Jr 83 Ian Evans TE 6-3 265 Jr 84 Carlos Clark WR 6-0 170 Jr 85 Israel Woolfork WR 6-3 185 Fr 86 Mike Koster WR 6-3 220 Jr 87 Tyler Moran TE 6-6 220 Fr 88 Darryl Pitts WR 6-2 185 Fr 89 Tony Stramaglia WR 6-1 190 Fr 90 Bryan Thomas DL 6-0 265 Sr 91 Ed Vushaj TE 6-4 219 Fr 92 Derrick Smith WR 6-2 194 Fr 93 Alex Gilde DL 6-0 285 Sr 94 Lucas Kozuch DE 6-2 220 Fr 95 Ryan Wheat DL 6-5 295 So 96 Ricky Thomas DL 6-1 275 Fr 97 Steve Gawronski DL 6-3 290 Jr 98 Denzel Rodgers DE 6-2 230 Fr 99 Jay Jandasek PK 5-11 190 So L=Letters Earned RS=Redshirt SQ=Squad Member Tr=Transfer
Exp Hometown/High School/College RS St. Clair, Mich. 1L Cleveland, Ohio / Lutheran West RS Macomb, Mich. / Dakota RS Muskegon, Mich. 2L Grand Rapids, Mich. / Creston RS Lansing, Mich. / Sexton 2L Buffalo Grove, Ill. / Stevenson RS Columbus, Ohio / Olentangy Liberty RS Rockford, Mich. RS Fowlerville, Mich. RS Battle Creek, Mich. / Lakeview 1L Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Seaholm RS Traverse City, Mich./ West Fr Lapeer, Mich. / East Fr Southfield, Mich. / Lathrup RS Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Fr Traverse City, Mich. / Central SQ Stevensville, Mich. / Lakeshore SQ Brighton, Mich. 2L Stevensville, Mich. / Lakeshore RS Caledonia, Mich. Fr Romeo, Mich. 2L Fairfield, Ohio 1L Howell, Mich. Fr Ubly, Mich. 1L Zeeland, Mich. / West 3L Sterling Heights, Mich. / Henry Ford II 1L Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich. / North Tr Bloomfield, Mich. / Brother Rice / Tennessee RS Shelby Township, Mich. / Utica Eisenhower 1L San Jose, Calif. / Foothill College RS Detroit, Mich. / Joliet Junior College 1L Clearwater, Fla. / Countryside 1L Belleville, Mich. RS Livonia, Mich. / Franklin 2L Lowell, Mich. RS Allendale, Mich. Fr Detroit, Mich. / Southeastern Fr Orland Park, Ill. / Carl Sandburg 2L South Lyon, Mich. Fr Walled Lake, Mich. / Western RS Bay City, Mich. / Central 2L McBain, Mich. Fr Bay City, Mich. / Western Tr Flint, Mich. / Michigan State RS Detroit, Mich. / Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 2L Toledo, Ohio / Rogers Fr Clinton Twp., Mich. / Clintondale SQ Brighton, Mich.
Pronunciation Key Berezik • (Brej-ik) Carlisle • (Car-lyle) Carreri • (Kah-Rare-E) Copacia • (Co-PAY-sha) Cuddeback • (Cudd-uh-back) Gilde • (Gil-Dee) Godush • (Good-ish) Iciek • (I-Check) Koster • (Cost-er) Kozuch • (Kuz-U) LaBuhn • (La-BOON) McGuckin • (Mick-Guckin) Richard • (Ra-shard) Saleh • (Sah-law) Sawtelle (Saw-Tell) Schnittger • (Schnit-gurr) Teague • (TEEG)
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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No 60 78 26 56 27 17 32 59 21 66 55 81 30 69 76 2 67 9 84 28 15 42 63 24 72 83 25 16 3 97 8 93 70 64 57 37 65 68 14 20 47 13 41 99 18 29 86 94 75 71 38 49 51 61 5 53 50 77 10 87 62 4
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Name Ross Addison Alex Ahee Gary Anderson Matt Armstrong Matt Bakker Ryan Bass Vince Beachem Derek Beemer James Berezik Andrew Biedenbender Cameron Bradfield Cameron Bradford Zach Breen Frazer Burton Tory Buter Robert Carlisle Jake Carra Tony Carreri Carlos Clark Jarrod Cox Chris Crawford Mike Cuddeback Dominic Cundari Dominique Darden Nick Duronio Ian Evans Gary Fant David Fox P.T. Gates Steve Gawronski Greg Gay Alex Gilde John Godush Austin Green James Hardy Michael Hatcher Derrell Haygood Mike Hendrix Blair Hollis Brad Howard Justin Hudson Brad Iciek Hersey Jackson Jay Jandasek Jahan Jones Lawrence Kimble Mike Koster Lucas Kozuch Eric LaBuhn Max Larson Suave Lavallis Nick Lawrence Tim Lelito Hunter Lewis Andrew Lorman Charles Martin Kenny McDaniel Nick McDonald Jacob McGuckin Tyler Moran Mark Morrison Jordan Munson
Pos OL OL DB OL FS WR CB DB RB OL OL WR FS OL OL CB OL TE WR SS CB DB OL CB DL TE DB WR RB DL WR DL OL OL OL DB OL K/P DL LB DB QB RB PK WR RB WR DE OL OL DB DL OL LB TE DL DL OL SS TE OL LB
Ht 6-3 6-5 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-2 5-11 5-11 5-11 6-4 6-5 6-3 5-10 6-4 6-8 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-3 5-11 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-5 5-10 6-2 5-9 6-1 6-2 5-9 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-9 6-3 6-2 6-5 6-6 5-9 6-3 6-4 5-9 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-6 6-5 6-4
Wt 290 310 198 290 205 195 185 195 205 290 295 205 200 305 325 200 270 245 170 205 185 184 290 180 235 265 200 195 195 290 190 285 315 255 295 173 257 185 235 235 185 195 215 190 180 190 220 220 315 260 172 245 315 205 215 285 265 305 218 220 315 225
Yr Fr So Sr Fr Jr Jr Fr Fr Jr Fr Jr Sr So So Jr Sr Fr Jr Jr Fr Fr Fr Fr So Fr Jr Jr So Sr Jr So Sr Jr Fr Jr Fr Fr So So So So Sr Fr Jr Sr So Jr Fr Fr Fr Fr Jr Fr Fr So Fr Fr Sr Sr Fr So Sr
Exp Hometown/High School/College RS Fowlerville, Mich. 1L Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich. / North 2L San Francisco, Calif. / Diablo Valley C.C. RS Lansing, Mich. / Sexton 2L Middleville, Mich. / South Christian 2L Portage, Mich. / Northern RS Addison, Ill. / Addison Trail RS Rockford, Mich. 2L Fraser, Mich. / Warren De La Salle RS Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 2L Grand Rapids, Mich. / Creston 1L San Jose, Calif. / Foothill College 1L Rockford, Mich. SQ Brighton, Mich. 1L Zeeland, Mich. / West 2L Detroit, Mich. / Lutheran East Fr Traverse City, Mich. / Central 2L Clinton Township, Mich. / L’Anse Creuse 1L Belleville, Mich. RS Port Clinton, Ohio RS Muskegon, Mich. RS Sterling Heights, Mich. / Stevenson RS Traverse City, Mich./ West 1L North Beverly Hills, Mich. / Groves Fr Romeo, Mich. 1L Clearwater, Fla. / Countryside 2L Lansing, Mich. / Eastern Tr Muskegon Heights, Mich. / Eastern Michigan 1L San Diego, Calif. / Saddleback J.C. 2L Toledo, Ohio / Rogers 1L Macomb, Mich. / Dakota 2L McBain, Mich. 2L Stevensville, Mich. / Lakeshore Fr Lapeer, Mich. / East 2L Buffalo Grove, Ill. / Stevenson Fr Dearborn, Mich. Fr Southfield, Mich. / Lathrup SQ Stevensville, Mich. / Lakeshore 1L Eastpointe, Mich. / Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 1L Mishawaka, Ind. SQ Cedar Springs, Mich. 3L Grandville, Mich. Fr Allendale, Mich. SQ Brighton, Mich. 1L New Orleans, La. / Victor Valley College 1L Muskegon, Mich. / Mona Shores 2L Lowell, Mich. Fr Bay City, Mich. / Western Fr Ubly, Mich. RS Caledonia, Mich. Fr Orchard Lake, Mich. / St. Mary’s 1L Brighton, Mich. RS St. Clair, Mich. RS Battle Creek, Mich. / Lakeview 1L Cary, Ill. / Cary-Grove RS Macomb, Mich. / Dakota Fr Muskegon, Mich. / Muskegon Heights 3L Sterling Heights, Mich. / Henry Ford II 3L Allen Park, Mich. RS Allendale, Mich. 1L Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Seaholm 2L Petoskey, Mich.
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No 82 7 34 80 54 36 58 88 22 39 33 23 98 79 52 46 1 19 44 92 11 40 89 73 6 90 96 31 48 43 91 45 95 74 12 35 85
Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Will Napier TE 6-4 245 Jr Marquel Neasman QB 5-10 187 Jr Chad O’Shell DB 5-10 185 Fr John Orlando WR 6-0 185 Fr Mac Parker OL 6-2 280 Fr Quintin Patilla DL 6-3 255 So Ryan Pettis DE 6-2 225 Fr Darryl Pitts WR 6-2 185 Fr Myron Puryear CB 5-10 180 Fr Michael Ratay CB 5-8 186 Fr Deon Reed FS 6-0 212 Fr Danny Richard DL 6-4 255 Jr Denzel Rodgers DE 6-2 230 Fr Darris Sawtelle OL 6-5 318 Fr Kurt Schnittger LS 6-2 255 So Billy Seiler RB 5-7 170 Fr Enrique Shaw CB 6-1 193 So Justin Sherrod WR 5-9 185 So Ricky Shorkey LB 6-3 215 Fr Derrick Smith WR 6-2 194 Fr Blake Smolen WR 6-0 198 Sr Ryan Stokes K 5-9 155 Fr Tony Stramaglia WR 6-1 190 Fr Joey Teague OL 6-2 285 Jr Andre Thomas DL 6-2 250 So Bryan Thomas DL 6-0 265 Sr Ricky Thomas DL 6-1 275 Fr Erik Thompson RB 6-1 190 Fr Justin Trumble P 6-2 218 Sr Justin Victor LB 6-1 225 Jr Edison Vushaj TE 6-4 219 Fr Luther Ware LB 6-0 205 Fr Ryan Wheat DL 6-5 295 So Colin Williams OL 6-4 280 So Reggie Williams DB 5-9 170 Fr James Wojciechowski LB 6-0 223 Sr Israel Woolfork WR 6-3 185 Fr Elan Banks CB 6-0 190 Fr Brogan Bibler DB 5-10 175 Fr Mark Bland DB 5-11 175 Fr Taylor Copacia QB 6-4 195 Fr DeMarco Donaldson DB 5-10 178 Fr David Fortin LB 6-0 205 Fr Zach Galloway DB 6-2 185 Fr Brent Geers DB 5-11 170 Fr Brandan Green WR 5-9 155 Fr Tom Greenwood P 6-2 170 Fr Isiah Grimes QB 6-6 218 Fr Charles Hill DB 6-0 175 Fr Jordan Kaufman DB 6-3 190 Fr Scott Kimball DL 6-3 231 Fr Andrew Longo WR 6-1 170 Fr Anthony Mullins RB 6-0 183 Fr Heath Parling QB 6-2 180 Fr Kyle Partlo QB 6-1 177 Fr Ryan Ploetz TE 6-4 215 Fr Kevin Rapes DL 6-0 245 Fr Gerrit Rauch DB 6-1 190 Fr Albert Saleh LB 6-1 190 Fr James Stallons QB 6-5 200 Fr Vaquero Tyus LB 5-11 195 Fr Lavelle Walker DB 5-10 170 Fr Michael Wezner P/K 5-9 185 Fr Donavan Wilson DB 5-11 170 Fr L=Letters Earned RS=Redshirt SQ=Squad Member Tr=Transfer
Exp Hometown/High School/College RS Detroit, Mich. / Joliet Junior College 2L Bradenton, Fla. / Southeast RS Sterling Heights, Mich. / Warren De La Salle RS Shelby Township, Mich. / Utica Eisenhower RS Muskegon, Mich. Tr Flint, Mich. / Carman-Ainsworth RS Columbus, Ohio / Olentangy Liberty Fr Detroit, Mich. / Southeastern RS Canton, Mich. / Plymouth Fr Geneva, Ill. Tr Flint, Mich. / Hamady / Cincinnati 2L West Bloomfield, Mich. Fr Clinton Township, Mich. / Clintondale Tr Bloomfield, Mich. / Tennessee 1L Cleveland, Ohio / Lutheran West Fr Alsip, Ill. / Marist 1L Lexington, Ky. / Michigan State 1L Wyoming, Mich. / Park RS Clinton Township, Mich. / Chippewa Valley RS Bay City, Mich. / Central 3L Grosse Ile, Mich. Fr Merrillville, Ind. Fr Orland Park, Ill. / Carl Sandburg 2L Fairfield, Ohio 1L Detroit, Mich. / Denby 2L South Lyon, Mich. RS Detroit, Mich. / Orchard Lake St. Mary’s RS Pontiac, Mich. / L’Anse Creuse North 3L Grosse Pointe, Mich. / Dakota 2L Allen Park, Mich. Fr Walled Lake, Mich. / Western RS Bay City, Mich. / Central Tr Flint, Mich. / Michigan State 1L Howell, Mich. Fr Lansing, Mich. / Everett 2L Southfield, Mich. / Brother Rice RS Livonia, Mich. / Franklin Fr Muskegon, Mich. Fr Rockford, Mich. RS Dearborn, Mich. / University Prep Fr Utica, Mich. / Eisenhower Fr Southfield, Mich. / Lathrup Fr Livonia, Mich. / Franklin Fr Tecumseh, Mich. Fr Grand Rapids, Mich. / South Christian Fr Linden, Mich. Tr Ypsilanti, Mich./ Farmington Fr South Haven, Mich. Fr Hazel Park, Mich. Fr Ubly, Mich. RS West Branch, Mich. Fr Allendale, Mich. Fr Plymouth, Mich. / Salem Fr Plymouth, Mich. / Salem Fr Midland, Mich. / Dow Fr Mount Vernon, Ind. RS Hart, Mich. Fr Portage, Mich. / Central Fr Dearborn, Mich. Tr Macomb, Mich. / Dakota / Wisconsin RS Plymouth, Mich. Fr Lansing, Mich. / Everett RS Macomb, Mich. / Henry Ford II Fr Detroit, Mich. / Southeastern
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PRESEASON POLLS
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Sporting News College Football Preseason Top 25 Grand Valley State Northwest Missouri State Minnesota-Duluth Delta State Edinboro Pittsburg State Bloomsburg Carson-Newman Central Oklahoma Central Washington North Alabama Tusculum California (Pa.) Ashland Abilene Christian Tuskegee Chadron State Minnesota State-Mankato Valdosta State Nebraska-Kearney Seton Hill Indiana (Pa.) American International Arkansas Tech Shaw
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Lindy’s College Football Preseason Top 25 Northwest Missouri State Grand Valley State Minnesota-Duluth Delta State California (Pa.) Pittsburg State Bloomsburg Abilene Christian Carson-Newman Valdosta State Chadron State West Texas A&M Ashland North Alabama Catawba Tuskegee West Chester Nebraska-Kearney Indiana (Pa.) Tusculum Edinboro Wayne State (Neb.) Seton Hill Mars Hill Central Washington
Preseason Division II All-America Team Defense Offense
Preseason All-Division II First Team Defense Offense
QB-Billy Cundiff, Ashland Danny Richard, GVSU-DL RB-LaRon Council, Northwest Missouri Drew Berube, Hillsdale-DL RB-Isaac Odim, Minnesota-Duluth Marc Schiechl, Col. School of Mines-DL WR-Johnny Spevak, Central Washington Jamaal Steamer, Tarleton State-DL WR-Logan Master, Wayne State (Neb.) Michael Johnson, North Alabama-LB WR-Jeremiah Watts, Merrimack Lardester Hicks-Green, Delta State-LB OL-Tony Washington, Abilene Christian John Jacobs, Saginaw Valley State-LB OL-J’Marcus Webb, West Texas A&M Matt Freed, East Stroudsburg-LB OL-Jared Veldheer, Hillsdale Myles Burnsides, Northwest Missouri-DB OL-Nate Nurse, California (Pa.) Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, Indiana (Pa.)-DB OL-Sam Whitney, Minnesota-Duluth Cole Strilzuk, Minnesota-Duluth-DB ATH-Scott Buisson, Ark.-Monticello Jake Mandelko, Nebraska-Kearney-DB PK-Mark Petro, Hillsdale John Gregory, Tusculum-P
QB-Brad Iciek, GVSU Danny Richard, GVSU-DL RB-LaRon Council, Northwest Missouri Drew Berube, Hillsdale-DL RB-Isaac Odim, Minnesota-Duluth Sean Paddock, Northwest Missouri-DL WR-Logan Masters, Wayne State (Neb.) Marc Schiechl, Colorado Mines-DL WR-D.J. Winfield, Minnesota-Duluth John Jacobs, Saginaw Valley State-LB TE-Jarrell NeSmith, Tusculum Lardester Hicks-Green, Delta State-LB OL-Tony Washington, Abilene Christian Michael Johnson, North Alabama-LB OL-J’Marcus Webb, West Texas A&M Terrence Johnson, California (Pa.)-DB OL-Bill Behling, Michigan Tech Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, Indiana (Pa.)-DB OL-Jack Hiett, Nebraska-Kearney Myles Burnsides, Northwest Missouri-DB OL-Terence Crosby, Catawba Jesse Cooper, Bloomsburg-DB AP-Josh Murray, North Dakota PK-Nick Hope, Wayne State (Neb.) John Gregory, Tusculum -P
Preseason Players of the Year MVP: Brad Iciek, Grand Valley State Offense: LaRon Council, Northwest Missouri State Defense: Myles Burnsides, Northwest Missouri State Top Newcomer: Cam Sexton, QB, Catawba
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The 2008 Grand Valley State football season certainly didn’t end the way everyone associated with Laker football wanted. GVSU had won 15 straight NCAA Division II home playoff games and looked to run that streak to 16 versus the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs. However, a solid performance by UMD and an uncharacteristic mistake and turnover filled performance by Grand Valley State resulted in a 19-13 double overtime win for the Bulldogs. Three turnovers, three missed field goals and untimely mistakes cost the Lakers dearly in the end. Grand Valley State finished the 2008 campaign with an 11-1 record. Although the postseason didn’t end the way the Lakers would have liked, Grand Valley State turned in many great performances during the 2008 campaign. The Lakers claimed their fourth straight undefeated regular season and their fourth straight undefeated GLIAC campaign. The Lakers have won 40 straight GLIAC games and 42 straight regular season games. The Lakes rolled through the first seven games of the season, winning by an average scored of 41.7 - 8.5. The Laker offense scored 40 or more points four times and shutout two opponents. Game eight saw Ashland build a 36-21 lead over the Lakers, but 27 unan-
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swered points in just over a quarter of action in the second half gave GVSU a 48-36 lead en route to a 48-42 win. Two road wins to end the year set the Lakers up with a home field advantage in the first round of the NCAA DII Playoffs versus those very same Eagles that gave the Lakers fits just three weeks earlier. However, this game shaped up to be nothing like the first meeting as GVSU built a 24-0 halftime lead and eventually led 27-0 after three quarters. Ashland scored early in the fourth quarter, but the Lakers added 13 more points en route to a 40-7 win. GVSU struggled offensively for most of afternoon versus Minnesota-Duluth. The Lakers took a 30 lead on a Todd Carter field goal, but UMD answered with a touchdown. Carter pulled the Lakers within a point (7-6) at the half, but the Bulldogs took a 13-6 lead midway through the third quarter. Grand Valley State battled the entire game and moved into scoring position in the closing moments. Iciek hit tight end Jonn Mathews with a 7-yard TD pass and Carter added the PAT to send the contest into overtime. The Lakers missed a golden opportunity in the first overtime when they forced a Minnesota-Duluth turnover, however, after their own drive stalled Carter was wide right on a 37-yard field goal attempt. UMD scored in the second OT and
Iciek’s fourth down pass intended for Mathews was picked off to seal the Bulldog victory. The 2008 Grand Valley State senior class finished with a 51-2 career record, two NCAA DII National Championships, four GLIAC Championships and 42-0 in regular season action. Several Lakers earned postseason honors in 2008, highlighted by seven players that earned all-america honors. Senior center Billy Eisenhardt and senior defensive tackle Dan Skuta were consensus all-american, while offensive tackle Sam Allen, running back James Berezik, wide receiver Blake Smolen, tight end Jonn Mathews and defensive lineman Danny Richard earned allamerica plaudits. QB Brad Iciek was finalist for the Harlon Hill Award for the second straight year and Skuta was a finalist for the Gene Upshaw Award that goes to the top interior lineman in DII. Grand Valley State placed 22 players on the All-GLIAC teams, highlighted by Berezik being named the Offensive Back of the Year, Eisenhardt earning the Offensive Lineman of the Year and Skuta being named the Co-Defensive Lineman of the Year.
SEASON REVIEW Notes from the 2008 season...
• GVSU has been ranked in the AFCA top 25 in 108 straight polls and have been ranked in the top 5 of every poll since the beginning of the 2005 season.
• Grand Valley State is the only DII team to make the NCAA DII playoffs in each of the last eight years. GVSU is 243 in the NCAA playoffs since 2001 with four NCAA DII National Championships.
• Grand Valley State has been ranked number one in the country in 72-of-thelast-95 polls since the opening game of the 2002 season...GVSU has finished the year ranked in the top 10 (2001-2, 2002-1, 2003-1, 2004-9, 2005 -1, 20061, 2007-4, 2008-4) in eight straight postseason polls.
• GVSU is 94-6 in its last 100 games. The Lakers are 108-7 in its last 115 games and 84-3 in its last 87 regular season games. • The 2008 GVSU senior class finished their careers 51-2 with two National Championships and four GLIAC titles. In addition, the 2008 senior class never lost a regular season game (42-0), finished with an undefeated record (40-0) in GLIAC action and is 11-2 in NCAA Playoff action. • Since 2001, the Lakers are 57-4 at home, 42-3 in their last 45 road games and 46-4 in all games away from Lubbers Stadium in their last 50. • Grand Valley State played a single-season high five ranked opponents during the 2008 regular season. GVSU defeated #25 Wayne State 24-10, #23 Ashland (48-42), #24 Michigan Tech (52-6), #24 Ferris State (31-13), and #25 Saginaw Valley State (36-0). In-
cluding the playoffs, GVSU played seven ranked opponents #17 Ashland and #6 Minnesota-Duluth during the 2008 season. • Grand Valley State is 73-3 in its last 76 GLIAC games. The Lakers have won a GLIAC record record 40 straight GLIAC games dating back to the 2004 season. GVSU also held the previous record of 29 from 2001 - 2003. The Lakers’ last GLIAC loss was a 35-14 decision to Northwood on 10/23/04 at Lubbers Stadium.
• Grand Valley State featured a balanced offense in 2008, rushing for 2,741 yards and passing for 2,408 yards. In addition, the Lakers tallied 29 rushing TDs and 32 passing TDs. • The Laker defense has held four opponents under 100 yards passing and four more under 100 yards rushing this season. Under 100 passing Indianapolis - 90 yards Saginaw Valley State - 97 yards Michigan Tech - 66 yards Wayne State - 37 Under 100 yards rushing Saginaw Valley State - 4 Tiffin - -15 Hillsdale - 34 Northern Michigan - 78 • GVSU established a single-season GVSU and GLIAC record for points scored in the first quarter with 164 in GLIAC action and 181 through 12 games. Grand Valley State outscored its first 11 opponents 181-35 in the first quarter and 304-68 in the first half. GVSU is averaging 16.1 points in the first quarter and 11.0 in the second quarter for a 27.1 point per game average in the first half.
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Game 1 September 6, 2008
Indianapolis Grand Valley State
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Lubbers Stadium Allendale, Mich. Attendance - 13,201
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First Quarter GV-Bass 2 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 8:27 (7 plays, 82 yards, 3:10) GV 7 - UI 0 GV-Berezik 2 yd run (Carter kick), 2:35 (5 plays, 81 yards, 1:46) GV 14 -UI 0 Second Quarter GV-Gates 5 yd run (Carter kick), 12:40 (6 plays, 45 yards, 2:20) GV 21 - UI 0 GV-Berezik 1 yd run (Carter kick), 8:50 (4 plays, 41 yards, 1:58) GV 28 - UI 0
Allendale, Mich. - No. 2 Grand Valley State opened the 2008 season in fine fashion with touchdowns in its first four possessions and never looked back en route to a 49-21 victory over GLIAC foe Indianapolis (1-1) before the fourth-largest crowd in Lubbers Stadium history (13,201). GVSU also improved to 18-1 all-time versus Indianapolis. Grand Valley State took its opening possession of the 2008 season and drove 82 yards in seven plays for a score. Junior QB Brad Iciek hit junior wide receiver Ryan Bass with a 2-yard pass and Todd Carter converted the first of his seven PATs for a 70 Laker lead. The GVSU defense dominated the Indianapolis offense on its next three possessions, holding the Greyhounds to 11 yards on nine plays. Meanwhile, the Laker offense was rolling. Sophomore running back James Berezik scored on a 4-yard run to conclude a 5-play, 81-yard drive that took just 1:46 off the clock. Junior P.T. Gates capped a 6-play, 45-yard drive with a 5-yard TD run to give GVSU a 21-0 lead. Berezik tallied his second TD run of the first half on a 1-yard score to up the Laker lead to 28-0 with 8:50 left in the second quarter. Indianapolis scored with 1:46 left in the second quarter to make it 28-7. GVSU rolled up 233 yards in the first half, while Indianapolis was limited to just 65 total yards. Iciek completed 13-of-18 passes for 233 yards in the opening two quarters, while TE Jonn Mathews hauled in five passes for 66 yards. Sophomore TE Tony Carreri hauled in his first collegiate catch, which just happened to cover 16 yards for TD at the 7:37 mark of the third quarter. Indianapolis answered with a TD of its own early in the fourth quarter, but Iciek directed a 7-play, 70yard scoring drive that junior RB Blake Smolen ended with a 1-yard TD run. The Greyhounds scored midway through the third quarter to pull within 42-21, but GVSU went 68 yards in nine plays for its final points of the night. Redshirt freshman Greg Gay scored on a 4-yard run to put the finishing touches on a 49-21 win. Berezik led the Laker offense with 144 yards and two rushing TDs on just 11 carries. Gates added 36 yards and a TD on six carries, while Smolen chipped in 33 yards and a score on seven carries. Iciek completed 18-of-27 passes for 285 yards and two TDs. Senior TE Jonn Mathews hauled in six catches for 82 yards and led a core of eight receivers that caught passes. Berezik hauled in four receptions for 34 yards, while Ryan Bass pulled in two catches for 78 yards. Sophomore DL Danny Richard led the defense with a career-high 12 tackles, including 1.5 QB sacks (-10), three tackles for loss (-12) and two QB hurries. Safety Jacob McGuckin and LB Justin Victor each collected seven tackles. GVSU notched three QB sack (-23) and nine tackles for loss (-35).
TEAM STATISTICS UI First Downs 16 Rushing 12 Passing 4 Penalty 0 Rushing Attempts 36 Yards Gained Rushing 245 Yards Lost Rushing 36 Net Yards Rushing 209 Net Yards Passing 90 Passes Attempted 20 Passes Completed 12 Had Intercepted 0 Total Offensive Plays 56 Total Net Yards 299 Avg. Gain Per Play 5.3 Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-0 Penalties: No.-Yds. 1-5 No. of Punts-Yards 5-178 Avg. Per Punt 35.6 Punt Returns: No.-Yds 1-0 Kickoff Returns:No.-Yds 7-179 Interceptions:No.-Yds 0-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 31:44 3rd Down Conversions 3-11 4th Down Conversions 1-3 Sacks By:No.-Yds 0-0
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UI-Campbell 16 yd run (Morrison kick), 1:46 (12 plays, 73 yards, 7:04) GV 28 - UI 7 Third Quarter GV-Carreri 16 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 7:37 (7 plays, 44 yds, 2:54) GV 35 - UI 7 Fourth Quarter UI-Lasker 1 yd run (Morrison kick), 14:38 (6 plays, 71 yards, 2:07) GV 35 - UI 14 GV-Smolen 1 yd run (Carter kick), 10:40 (7 plays, 70 yards, 3:58) GV 42 - UI 14 UI-Campbell 18 yd run (Morrison kick), 7:46 (6 plays, 64 yards, 2:54) GV 42 - UI 21 GV-Gay 4 yd run (Carter kick), 2:52 (9 plays, 68 yards, 4:54) GV 49 - UI 21
GV 23 10 12 1 33 259 14 245 285 28 18 0 61 530 8.7 1-0 3-20 1-37 37.0 1-27 4-75 0-0 0-0 0 28:16 4-8 1-2 3-23
Indianapolis Individual Statistics
Grand Valley State Individual Statistics Rushing Att Gain Berezik 11 148 Gates 6 36 Smolen 7 38 Neasman 2 22 Gay 4 15 Iciek 1 0 Passing Att Comp Iciek 27 18 Neasman 1 0 Receiving No. Mathews 6 Berezik 4 Bass 2 Smolen 2 Bradford 1 Shaw 1 Carreri 1 Gates 1 Punting No. Yds Trumble 1 37 Returns PR Smolen Gates 1-27 Field Goal Attempts Carter 3rd Defense S-A-T Richard 4-8-12 McGuckin 3-4-7 Victor 0-7-7 Edwards 4-2-6
Lost 4 0 5 0 0 1 INT 0 0 Yds 82 34 78 26 18 16 16 15 AVG 37.0 KOR 4-75 -
Net TD 144 2 36 1 33 1 22 0 15 1 -1 0 Yds TD 285 2 0 0 TD LG 0 23 0 14 1 76 0 17 0 18 0 16 1 16 0 15 LG In20 37 0 INTR -
LG 51 17 26 19 8 0 LG 76 0
1:45 46 yards Missed TFL S INT 3.0/12 1.5/10 0.5/1 -
Rushing Att Gain Lasker 12 96 Jenkins 11 78 Campbell 8 61 Love 1 0 Doyle 4 10 Passing Att Comp Lasker 12 6 Doyle 8 6 Receiving No. Jenkins 4 Sanford 3 Wright 2 Ladd 1 Geller 1 Campbell 1 Punting No. Yds Puntarelli 5 178 Returns PR Geller 1-0 Ikudabo Field Goal Attempts None Defense S-A-T Ray 5-5-10 Ruth 5-5-10 Frempong 2-7-9 Axum 3-3-6
Lost 7 5 1 0 23 INT 0 0 Yds 35 23 24 3 3 2 AVG 35.6 KOR 4-101 3-78
TFL 0.5/1 -
Net TD 89 1 73 0 60 2 0 0 -13 0 Yds TD 50 0 40 0 TD LG 0 16 0 10 0 19 0 3 0 3 0 2 LG In20 45 2 INTR -
S -
INT -
LG 35 26 18 0 10 LG 16 19
SEASON REVIEW Scoring
1
Grand Valley State 17 Saginaw Valley State 0
2 7 0
3
7 0
First Quarter GV-Berezik 3 yd run (Carter kick), 5:12 (16 plays, 81 yards, 7:32) GV 7 - SV 0 GV-Gay 38 yd run (Carter kick), 3:30 (2 plays, 49 yards, 0:41) GV 14 - SV 0 GV-Carter 19 yd field goal, 0:19 (4 plays, 1 yard, 2:20) GV 17 - SV 0
4 TP 5 0
36 0
Second Quarter GV-Berezik 22 yd run (Carter kick), 5:12 (5 plays, 80 yards, 1:50) GV 24 - SV 0 Third Quarter Mathews 12 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 0:29 (11 plays, 88 yards, 6:29) GV 31 - SV 0 Fourth Quarter GV-Team Safety, 14:09 GV 33 - SV 0 GV-Carter 24 yd field goal, 9:31 (4 plays, 2 yards, 1:54) GV 36 - SV 0
University Center, Mich. - No. 2 Grand Valley State started fast and finished strong en route to a convincing 36-0 shutout victory over No. 25 Saginaw Valley State in a driving rainstorm Saturday afternoon in University Center, Mich. GVSU improves to 2-0 on the year, while SVSU falls to 1-1. The shutout was the first time the Lakers shutout the Cardinals in the 37-game series. Grand Valley State forced a three-and-out on its opening defensive possession and promptly went on a 16-play, 82-yard drive that consumed 7:32 and ended with a James Berezik's 3-yard run. The Laker defense forced another threeand-out and took possession on the SVSU 49 yard line. Junior RB Blake Smolen rushed for 11 yards, followed by a 38yard TD run by freshman RB/WR Greg Gay to up the Laker lead to 14-0 with 3:30 left in the first quarter. Sophomore CB Chris Huley picked off a Danny Stiefel pass on the Cardinals second play and returned it 25 yards to the Saginaw Valley State 3-yard line. The Cardinal defense held and forced a Todd Carter 19-yard field goal to put the Lakers up 17-0. Saginaw Valley State picked up its initial first down on a Grand Valley State face mask penalty on the final play of the first quarter. The teams traded punts until midway through the second quarter when the Lakers drove 80 yards in five plays plays for a TD. Junior QB Brad Iciek hit Jonn Mathews with a 30-yard pass, before Berezik scored on a nifty 22-yard run to put the Lakers up 24-0 with 3:06 left in the second stanza. GVSU rushed for 183 yards on 27 carries, while Iciek completed 7-of-14 passes for 75 yards. The Laker defense held Saginaw Valley State to -8 yards rushing on eight carries and 28 yards passing in the first half for a total of a total of 20 yards. Grand Valley State scored its only points of the third quarter on an 11-play, 88-yard drive that took 6:29 off the clock. Iciek hit TE Jonn Mathews with a 12-yard TD pass to put the Lakers up 31-0. Grand Valley State scored a safety when the snap from center on a punt went through the endzone. Freshman LB Brad Howard picked off a pass that led to a Carter 18-yard field goal and a 36-0 Laker lead. Berezik led the Laker ground game with 17 carries for 117 yards and two TDs, while Smolen added 77 yards on 10 carries. Iciek completed 11-of-18 passes for 111 yards and one TD. Mathews caught three passes for 48 yards. GVSU recorded eight tackles for loss (-29 yards) and three QB sacks (-17). Sophomore safety Matt Bakker led the defense with seven tackles, while Huley chipped in six tackles in addition to his interception. GVSU rushed for 277 yards on 49 carries and passed for 111 yards. The Lakers tallied 388 yards of total offense, while Saginaw Valley State was limited to 101 yards of total offense, including just four on the ground.
TEAM STATISTICS GV First Downs 22 Rushing 15 Passing 7 Penalty 0 Rushing Attempts 49 Yards Gained Rushing 302 Yards Lost Rushing 25 Net Yards Rushing 277 Net Yards Passing 111 Passes Attempted 19 Passes Completed 11 Had Intercepted 0 Total Offensive Plays 68 Total Net Yards 388 Avg. Gain Per Play 5.7 Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-0 Penalties: No.-Yds. 4-35 No. of Punts-Yards 4-149 Avg. Per Punt 37.2 Punt Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 Kickoff Returns:No.-Yds 2-36 Interceptions:No.-Yds 2-37 Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 35:54 3rd Down Conversions 4-12 4th Down Conversions 1-1 Sacks By:No.-Yds 3-17
SV 9 4 4 1 24 61 57 4 97 30 17 2 54 101 1.9 3-0 0-0 7-300 42.9 1-5 3-53 0-0 0-0 0 24:06 2-13 1-3 1-8
Saginaw Valley State Individual Statistics Rushing Att Gain Robertson 7 24 Emeott 4 11 Mayner 2 14 Williams 1 3 Spears 4 2 Stiefel 5 7 Passing Att Comp Stiefel 25 13 Mayner 5 4 Receiving No. Meade 6 Stone 2 Grimes 2 Matthews 2 Williams 1 Fleet 1 Gallina 1 Beaver 1 Spears 1 Punting No. Yds Fournier 7 300 Returns PR Grimes 1-5 Fleet Ingraham 1-5 Field Goal Attempts None Defense S-A-T Jacobs 6-10-16 Downs 5-3-8 Black 5-2-7 Bush 1-5-6
Lost 0 0 4 0 3 27 INT 2 0 Yds 36 19 9 6 16 10 8 0 -7 AVG 42.9 KOR 1-12 2-41
TFL 1.0/2 1.0/5 -
Net TD 24 0 11 0 10 0 3 0 -1 0 -20 0 Yds TD 63 0 34 0 TD LG 0 13 0 14 0 8 0 5 0 16 0 10 0 8 0 0 0 -7 LG In20 48 4 INTR -
S -
INT -
Game 2 September 13, 2008
Grand Valley State 36 Saginaw Valley State 0 Wickes Stadium Univ. Center, Mich. Attendance - 7,468
Grand Valley State Individual Statistics LG 5 11 14 3 2 6 LG 14 16
Rushing Att Gain Berezik 17 123 Smolen 10 77 Gates 15 54 Gay 1 38 Iciek 4 10 Passing Att Comp Iciek 18 11 Neasman 1 0 Receiving No. Mathews 3 Berezik 3 Blasko 2 Smolen 2 Gates 1 Punting No. Yds Trumble 4 149 Returns PR Smolen Gates Howard Huley Field Goal Attempts Carter 1st Carter 4th Defense S-A-T Bakker 2-5-7 Huley 3-3-6 Lawrence 3-1-4 Richard 2-2-4
Lost 6 0 8 0 11 INT 0 0 Yds 48 23 18 14 8 AVG 37.2 KOR 1-25 1-11 -
Net TD 117 2 77 0 46 0 38 1 -1 0 Yds TD 111 1 0 0 TD LG 1 30 0 8 0 14 0 10 0 8 LG In20 41 2 INTR 1-12 1-25
LG 22 28 11 38 7 LG 30 0
0:19 19 yds Good 9:31 24 yds Good TFL S INT - 1-25 1.0/2 1.0/6 0.5/6 -
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SEASON REVIEW
Game 3
Scoring
September 20, 2008
Ferris State Grand Valley State
13 31
Lubbers Stadium Allendale, Mich. Attendance - 14,612
Ferris State Grand Valley State
60
0 14
2 7 7
3 6 0
4
0 10
(13 plays, 83 yards, 7:44) FS 7 - GV 14 GV-Smolen 39 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 1:22 (5 plays, 80 yards, 1:13) FS 7 - GV 21 Third Quarter FS-Schneider 1 yd run (Yates kick blocked), 3:41 (7 plays, 58 yards, 4:08) FS 13 - GV 21 Fourth Quarter GV-Smolen 15 yd run (Carter kick), 14:51 (8 plays, 64 yards, 3:50) FS 13 - GV 28 GV-Carter 37 yd field goal, 6:14 (9 plays, 61 yards, 3:56) FS 13 - GV 31
TP
13 31
First Quarter GV-Gay 3 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 7:33 (4 plays, 20 yards, 2:16) FS 0 - GV 7 GV-Smolen 10 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 2:10 (7 plays, 59 yards, 3:45) FS 0 - GV 14 Second Quarter FS-Holloman 2 yd run (Yates kick), 9:26
Allendale, Mich. - #2 Grand Valley State built a 21-7 halftime lead and never looked back en route to a 31-13 GLIAC victory over #24 Ferris State before a Lubbers Stadium record crowd of 14,612. GVSU improves to 3-0 overall and GLIAC action, while Ferris State falls to 3-1 overall and 2-1 in GLIAC play. GVSU will host Michigan Tech next Saturday (Sept. 27) at 7 p.m. Following a punt on its first possession the Lakers' senior DT Dan Skuta forced a fumble on the first play of the Bulldog's second possession. GVSU drove 20 yards in four plays, highlighted by a diving touchdown catch by freshman receiver Greg Gay from junior QB Brad Iciek. Senior PK Todd Carter added the PAT for a 7-0 Laker lead. The Laker defense foreced a three-and-out and the Laker offense went back into motion. GVSU drove 59 yards in seven plays for the scored. Iciek hit junior RB Blake Smolen with a 10-yard TD pass and Carter added the PAT for a 14-0 GVSU lead. Ferris State struck back with a 13-play, 83-yard drive that resulted in a Paris Holloman 2-yard TD run and Jim Yates added the PAT. Following a missed field goal by the Bulldogs, GVSU drove 80 yards in five plays for a TD. Iciek hit sophomore RB James Berezik with a 18-yard pass, followed by a 23-yard pass from Iciek to TE Jonn Mathews. Iciek then hit Smolen with a 39-yard TD pass over the middle to build the Laker lead to 21-7 after 30 minutes. Ferris State pulled to within 21-13 late in the third quarter, but the Lakers answered with an 8-play, 64-yard scoring drive to up its lead to 28-13. Smolen carries the ball four times for 21 yards, followed by three straight completions from Iciek to Blasko that covered 18 yards. Smolen finished the drive with a 15-yard touchdown run to up the Laker lead to 28-13. Junior safety Jacob McGuckin picked off a fourth down pass from Ferris State quarterback Tom Schneider to thwart one fourthquarter Bulldog drive. Smolen and Berezik keyed another Laker scoring drive that resulted in a 37-yard Carter field goal. Berezik toted the ball four times for 46 yards on the drive. McGuckin picked off another Schneider pass and returned it 57 yards to the Bulldog one. However, a loss of one yard on a running play was followed by two incomplete passes and then a blocked field goal. Berezik broke the 100-yard rushing mark for the the third straight game with 108 yards on 13 carries. Smolen added 45 yards rushing and one TD, while also catching three passes for 58 yards and two TDs. Smolen notched 141 all-purpose yards, while Berezik added 126. Iciek completed 14-of-26 passes for 158 yards and three TDs. Blasko led the receiving corps with four catches for 25 yards. Sophomore LB P.J. Beuke and freshman LB Brad Howard each collected career-high's in tackles with 13 apiece. Sophomore LB Justin Victor added nine tackles and senior safety Samad Cain chipped in eight.
Grand Valley State Individual Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS FS First Downs 17 Rushing 7 Passing 9 Penalty 1 Rushing Attempts 35 Yards Gained Rushing 174 Yards Lost Rushing 7 Net Yards Rushing 167 Net Yards Passing 193 Passes Attempted 32 Passes Completed 21 Had Intercepted 2 Total Offensive Plays 67 Total Net Yards 360 Avg. Gain Per Play 5.4 Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-1 Penalties: No.-Yds. 4-40 No. of Punts-Yards 4-156 Avg. Per Punt 39.0 Punt Returns: No.-Yds 1-6 Kickoff Returns:No.-Yds 3-75 Interceptions:No.-Yds 0-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 10 Possession Time 35:00 3rd Down Conversions 9-16 4th Down Conversions 0-1 Sacks By:No.-Yds 0-0
1
GV 17 8 7 2 26 177 3 174 158 26 14 0 52 332 6.4 1-1 4-35 3-147 49.0 2-7 3-67 2-57 0-0 0 25:00 5-10 0-0 1-1
Rushing Att Gain Berezik 13 108 Smolen 7 46 Iciek 4 18 Gates 1 5 Team 1 0 Passing Att Comp Iciek 14 26 Receiving No. Blasko 4 Smolen 3 Gay 3 Berezik 2 Mathews 1 Bradford 1 Punting No. Yds Trumble 3 147 Returns PR Smolen McGuckin Gates 2-7 Field Goal Attempts Carter 4th Carter 4th Defense S-A-T Beuke 5-8-13 Howard 3-10-13 Victor 0-9-9 Cain 3-5-8
Lost 0 1 0 0 2 INT 0 Yds 25 58 33 18 23 1 AVG 49.0 KOR 2-38 1-29
Net TD 108 0 45 1 18 0 5 0 -2 0 Yds TD 158 3 TD LG 0 10 2 39 1 18 0 18 0 23 0 1 LG In20 62 1 INTR 2-57 -
Ferris State Individual Statistics LG 28 15 6 5 0 LG 39
6:14 37 yds Good 2:22 20 yds Blocked TFL S INT 0.5-0 1.0-3 1.0-2 0.5-1 -
Rushing Att Gain Holloman 9 63 Schneider 13 59 Hogue 11 49 Parrish 1 3 Freeman 1 0 Passing Att Comp Schneider 20 30 Parrish 1 2 Receiving No. Hogue 10 Meredith 4 Ryan 3 Holloman 2 Jones-Salaam 1 Guirand 1 Punting No. Yds Yates 3 123 Schneider 1 33 Returns PR Hogue Ryan 1-6 Weatherspoon Field Goal Attempts Yates 2nd Defense S-A-T Noe 6-5-11 Moore 4-5-9 Heggins 4-2-6 Hollandsworth 2-4-6
Lost 0 4 3 0 0 INT 2 0 Yds 77 49 52 8 7 0 AVG 41.0 33.0 KOR 2-62 1-13
Net TD 63 1 55 1 46 0 3 0 0 0 Yds TD 193 0 0 0 TD LG 0 28 0 16 0 37 0 7 0 7 0 0 LG In20 43 1 33 0 INTR -
LG 25 17 22 3 0 LG 37 0
2:35 24 yds Missed TFL S INT 0.5-0 -
SEASON REVIEW Scoring
Michigan Tech Grand Valley State
1
0 28
2
0 17
3 6 0
4 TP 0 7
6 52
First Quarter GV-Gay 2 yd run (Carter kick), 12:50 (5 plays, 48 yards, 2:10) GV 7 - MT 0 GV-Mathews 32 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 8:57 (6 plays, 48 yards, 2:45) GV 14 - MT 0 GV-Mathews 27 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 7:01 (2 plays, 36 yards, 0:51) GV 21 - MT 0 GV-Smolen 21 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 2:40 (4 plays, 83 yards, 1:44) GV 28 - MT 0
Second Quarter GV-Berezik 22 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 12:20 (1 play, 22 yards, 0:09) GV 35 - MT 0 GV-Carter 28 yd field goal, 6:08 (8 plays, 47 yards, 3:06) GV 38 - MT 0 GV-Gates 6 yd run (Carter kick), 4:19 (1 play, 6 yards, 0:10) GV 45 - MT 0 Third Quarter MT-White 7 yd pass from Short (kick blocked), 9:24 (11 plays, 60 yards, 5:36) GV 45 - MT 6 Fourth Quarter GV-Sherrod 8 yd run (Carter kick), 5:29 (4 plays, 21 yards, 2:34) GV 52 - MT 6
Allendale, Mich. - #2 Grand Valley State led 28-0 after one quarter and 45-0 after two quarters en route to a 52-6 victory over #23 Michigan Tech Saturday night before a Lubbers Statdium crowd of 12,405. GVSU improves to 4-0 overall and in GLIAC action, while Michigan Tech falls to 3-2 and 2-2. GVSU will hit the road for a GLIAC tilt at Tiffin next Saturay (Oct. 4). The Lakers made a statement quickly as Blake Smolen (Grosse Ile, Mich.) took the opening kickoff back 31 yards to the Michigan Tech 48. James Berezik (Fraser, Mich./Warren De La Salle) tallied runs of 13 and 10-yards, followed by runs of one and 22-yards by Smolen. Freshman Greg Gay (Macomb, Mich./Dakota) finished the 5-play, 48-yard drive with a 2-yard TD run at the 12:50 mark of the first quarter. Michigan Tech picked up just two yards on three plays and was forced to punt. P.T. Gates returned the punt 21 yards to the MTU 48 and the Laker offense was back in action. QB Brad Iciek was sacked twice, but completed passes for 25 and 32-yards to TE Jonn Mathews. The 32-yard reception was on fourth down and went for a TD to put GVSU up 14-0 with 8:57 remaining in the opening quarter. "I thought we really got off to a fast start and put Michigan Tech back on their heals," said fourth-year head coach Chukck Martin. "We really came out playing fast and when we do that we are a good football team." Grand Valley State's Brad Howard (Mishawaka, Ind.) forced a fumble by MTU's Phil Milbrath that DT Danny Richard recovered. Smolen rushed for nine yards on first down and Iciek hit Mathews with a 27-yard scoring pass. PK Todd Carter (Flint, Mich.) hit the third of his seven PATs for a 21-0 GVSU lead. Drive number four for the Lakers consisted of four plays and covered 83 yards for a score. Iciek flipped a pass to Berezik that covered 42 yards and Mathews caught a 2-yard pass, followed by a 18-yard pass and catch from Iciek to Gay. Smolen then hauled in a 21-yard scoring pass from Iciek and GVSU led 28-0 after one quarter. Howard picked off a Steve Short pass at the MTU 22 and Iciek quickly converted that turnover in points as he hit Berezik with a 22-yard scoring pass to up the Laker lead to 35-0. Backup QB Marquel Neasman (Bradenton, Fla) drove the Lakers 47 yards in eight plays as Carter connected on a 28-yard field goal. Gates then set up the Lakers' final scored of the half when he returned a punt 71 yards to the MTU six. Gates finished the scoring drive with a 6-yard TD run. The Lakers' 45 first half points were their most since scoring 50 in the first half of a playoff game versus Indiana (Pa.) in 2002. Iciek led the starting offense to touchdowns on five-of-six first half possessions. Michigan Tech scored its only points on its opening possession of the second half, while GVSU sophomore Justin Sherrod (Wyoming, Mich./Park) scored the Lakers' only points of the second half on a 6-yard TD run midway through the fourth quarter. Iciek completed 9-of-10 passes for 190 yards and four TDs. Lawrence Kimble (Muskegon, Mich./Mona Shores) rushed for 56 yards on 14 carries, while Gates chipped in 46 yards on seven carries. Mathews caught four passes for 86 yards and two TDs. Defensively, Howard recorded nine tackles, two TFL (-7), forced a fumble, and picked off a pass. Matt Baker (Byron Center, Mich./South Christian) and Zach Breen (Rockford, Mich.) each collected seven tackles. GVSU tallied four QB sacks and 11 tackles for loss.
TEAM STATISTICS MT First Downs 10 Rushing 5 Passing 5 Penalty 0 Rushing Attempts 36 Yards Gained Rushing 170 Yards Lost Rushing 36 Net Yards Rushing 134 Net Yards Passing 66 Passes Attempted 17 Passes Completed 8 Had Intercepted 1 Total Offensive Plays 53 Total Net Yards 200 Avg. Gain Per Play 3.8 Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-2 Penalties: No.-Yds. 1-15 No. of Punts-Yards 8-320 Avg. Per Punt 40.0 Punt Returns: No.-Yds 2-5 Kickoff Returns:No.-Yds 6-106 Interceptions:No.-Yds 0-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 27:39 3rd Down Conversions 2-12 4th Down Conversions 0-1 Sacks By:No.-Yds 4-22
GV 22 11 10 1 47 229 41 188 275 16 12 0 63 463 7.3 4-2 3-25 3-128 42.7 2-97 1-31 1--1 0-0 0 32:21 5-11 1-2 4-17
Grand Valley State Individual Statistics Rushing Att Gain Kimble 14 61 Gates 7 46 Sherrod 9 39 Smolen 4 35 Berezik 3 35 Gay 1 2 Neasman 4 11 Iciek 3 0 Passing Att Comp Iciek 10 9 Neasman 6 3 Receiving No. Mathews 4 Berezik 2 Carreri 1 Blasko 1 Clark 1 Smolen 1 Gay 1 Gates 1 Punting No. Yds Trumble 3 128 Returns PR Gates 2-97 Smolen Howard Field Goal Attempts Carter 2nd Defense S-A-T Howard 1-8-9 Bakker 4-3-7 Breen 3-4-7 Hollis 2-5-7
Lost 5 0 2 0 0 0 12 20 INT 0 0 Yds 86 64 32 31 22 21 18 1 AVG 42.7 KOR 1-31 -
Net TD 56 0 46 1 37 1 35 0 35 0 2 1 -1 0 -20 0 Yds TD 190 4 85 0 TD LG 2 32 1 42 0 32 0 31 0 22 1 21 0 18 0 1 LG In20 46 0 INTR 1-(-1)
Game 4 September 27, 2008
Michigan Tech Grand Valley State
6 52
Lubbers Stadium Allendale, Mich. Attendance - 12,405
Michigan Tech Individual Statistics LG 22 10 8 22 13 2 11 0 LG 42 32
Rushing Att Gain Cason 11 105 Milbrath 15 40 Short 7 21 Macpherson1 3 Allen 2 1 Passing Att Comp Short 15 8 Heim 2 0 Receiving No. K. White 3 Milbrath 3 Brynick 1 Schlaud 1 Punting No. Yds Mills 8 320 Returns PR Slowik 2-5 Petr Haynes Field Goal Attempts None Defense S-A-T C. White 4-5-9 Carmody 1-7-8 Vanderlin 3-4-7 Vandenberg 1-6-7
Lost 7 11 17 0 1 INT 1 0 Yds 28 22 11 5 AVG 40.0 KOR 2-28 4-78
Net TD 98 0 29 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 Yds TD 66 1 0 0 TD LG 1 14 0 11 0 11 0 5 LG In20 49 2 INTR -
LG 63 8 8 3 1 LG 14 0
TFL S INT 0.5-1 0.5-1 1.5-7 1.5-7 1.0-9 1.0-9 -
6:08 28 yds Good TFL S INT 2.0-7 - 1--1 1.5-6 -
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SEASON REVIEW
Game 5 October 4, 2008
Grand Valley State Tiffin
49 0
Frost Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, Ohio Attendance - 1,450
Scoring
1
2
3
4
TP
Grand Valley State Tiffin
21 0
21 0
0 0
7 0
49 0
First Quarter GV-Mathews 10 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 13:28 (4 plays, 27 yards, 1:32) GV 7 - TU 0 GV-Gay 5 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 4:11 (3 plays, 5 yards, 0:56) GV 14 - TU 0 GV-Smolen 33 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 0:01 (6 plays, 65 yards, 2:27) GV 21 - TU 0
Tiffin, Ohio - #2 Grand Valley State built a 42-0 halftime lead and never looked back en route to a 49-0 shutout win over Tiffin University Saturday. GVSU improves to 5-0 on the year and will likely move up to the #1 spot in the next AFCA coaches poll with Valdosta State losing to Delta State. The Laker offense got on the board early as LB Matt Flutur returned the opening kickoff 43 yards to the Tiffin 27 yard line. QB Brad Iciek hit Jonn Mathews with a 10-yard scoring pass on the fourth play from scrimmage and PK Todd Carter kicked the first of his seven PATs for a 7-0 Laker lead just 1:32 into the game. Redshirt freshman safety Zach Breen picked off a pass and returned it 80 yards to the Tiffin 5-yard line midway through the first quarter. Iciek hit Redshirt freshman Greg Gay with a 5-yard pass for a TD and GVSU led 14-0. Following three plays for a -4 yards for the Dragons, Iciek drove the Laker 65-yards in six plays and hit RB Blake Smolen with a 33-yard TD pass on the final play of the first quarter. Sophomore DL Danny Richard blocked a Tiffin punt that was recovered by the Lakers on the Tiffin 24 yard line. Iciek found Gay in the corner of the end zone four plays later with a 16-yard scoring pass for a 28-0 GVSU lead. The Laker defense continued to dominate and forced another three and out. Iciek finished an 8-play, 55-yard drive with his fifth TD pass of the day and his third to Gay that covered 10 yards. Reserve QB Marquel Neasman finished the first half for the Laker offense and hit WR Carlos Clark with a 15-yard TD pass to up the GVSU halftime lead to 42-0. The second half consisted of Neasman handing the ball off to sophomore RB Justin Sherrod and the reseve defense holding on to the shutout. Tiffin moved inside the Laker 10 yard line on its opening drive of the third quarter, but the defense held Tiffin on nine plays inside the Laker 10 to keep the shutout alive. Sherrod broke loose with a 44-yard scoring run midway through the fourth quarter to conclude the scoring. Sherrod led the Laker ground game with 99 yards and TD on 19 carries, while sophomore James Berezik added 75 yards on 10 carries. Iciek completed 9-of-16 passes for 115 yards and five TDs, while Neasman completed 2-of-3 for 38 yards and a TD. Smolen hauled in three receptions for 61 yards and a TD, while Gay turned all three catches into TDs that covered 31 total yards. Freshman LB Blair Hollis led the defense with nine tackles and two tackles for loss (-9), while Kris Sitgraves chipped in five tackles and an interception. Senior DL Dan Skuta picked up three tackles and a QB sack. His QB sack tied him for third all-time in Laker annals with 26 career QB sacks. GVSU recorded a season-high eight QB sacks (-55) and 13 tackles for loss (-76). GVSU held Tiffin to -15 yards rushing, the fourth lowest rushing total for an opponent in GVSU football history.
Tiffin Individual Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS GV First Downs 16 Rushing 9 Passing 7 Penalty 0 Rushing Attempts 37 Yards Gained Rushing 211 Yards Lost Rushing 5 Net Yards Rushing 206 Net Yards Passing 153 Passes Attempted 19 Passes Completed 11 Had Intercepted 0 Total Offensive Plays 56 Total Net Yards 359 Avg. Gain Per Play 6.4 Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-1 Penalties: No.-Yds. 5-26 No. of Punts-Yards 3-92 Avg. Per Punt 30.7 Punt Returns: No.-Yds 1-7 Kickoff Returns:No.-Yds 1-43 Interceptions:No.-Yds 2-80 Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 28:04 3rd Down Conversions 3-10 4th Down Conversions 3-4 Sacks By:No.-Yds 8-55
62
Second Quarter GV-Gay 16 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 12:39 (4 plays, 24 yards, 1:00) GV 28 - TU 0 GV-Gay 10 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 8:19 (8 plays, 55 yards, 3:26) GV 35 - TU 0 GV-Clark 15 yd pass from Neasman (Carter kick), 4:38 (5 plays, 48 yards, 1:59) GV 42 - TU 0 Third Quarter No Scoring Fourth Quarter GV-Sherrod 44 yd run (Carter kick), 2:39 (1 play, 44 yards, 0:10) GV 49 - TU 0
TU 11 2 8 1 28 55 70 -15 193 42 23 2 69 178 2.6 1-1 2-15 5-153 30.6 0-0 7-134 0-0 0-0 0 31:56 2-15 3-8 0-0
Rushing Att Gain Winters 6 12 Phillips 6 18 Lento 3 14 McVety 1 6 Mobley 4 5 Edwards 1 0 McKnight 1 0 Root 6 0 Passing Att Comp Root 35 19 Phillips 6 4 Receiving No. Mobley 6 Edwards 5 Lento 5 Raspberry 4 Williams 1 Winters 1 Sitterly 1 Punting No. Yds Douthit 3 118 Ballistrea 1 35 Returns PR Brown Edwards Mobley Field Goal Attempts None Defense S-A-T Douthit 3-5-8 Burt 4-3-7 Evans 3-2-5 Wilson 2-3-5
Lost 0 7 3 0 0 6 6 48 INT 2 0 Yds 35 64 52 25 11 5 1 AVG 39.3 35.0 KOR 1-25 4-69 2-40
TFL 1.0-1 2.0-2 1.0-1 -
Net TD 12 0 11 0 11 0 6 0 5 0 -6 0 -6 0 -48 0 Yds TD 176 0 17 0 TD LG 0 20 0 35 0 21 0 13 0 11 0 5 0 1 LG In20 44 0 35 0 INTR -
S -
INT -
Grand Valley State Individual Statistics LG 5 8 11 6 3 0 0 0 LG 35 8
Rushing Att Gain Sherrod 19 101 Berezik 10 75 Gates 2 20 Smolen 2 14 Gay 1 1 Shaw 1 0 Somerville 2 0 Passing Att Comp Iciek 16 9 Neasman 3 2 Receiving No. Smolen 3 Gay 3 Berezik 2 Shaw 1 Clark 1 Mathews 1 Punting No. Yds Trumble 3 92 Returns PR Richard 1-7 Breen Flutur Sitgraves Field Goal Attempts None Defense S-A-T Hollis 3-6-9 Sitgraves 4-1-5 Flutur 3-2-5 Richard 3-1-4 Gawronski 3-1-4
Lost 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 INT 0 0 Yds 61 31 13 23 15 10 AVG 30.7 KOR 1-43 -
Net TD 99 1 75 0 20 0 14 0 1 0 -1 0 -2 0 Yds TD 115 5 38 1 TD LG 1 33 3 16 0 13 0 23 1 15 1 10 LG In20 38 1 INTR 1-80 1-0
TFL S INT 2.0-9 1-0 1.0-13 1.0-13 2.0-11 1.0-5 0.5-2 -
LG 44 16 16 8 1 0 0 LG 33 23
SEASON REVIEW Scoring
Hillsdale Grand Valley State
1
7 14
2
0 14
3
4 TP
3 13
0 10 0 41
First Quarter GV-Smolen 88 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 8:40 (3 plays, 99 yards, 1:13) GV 7 - HC 0 GV-Berezik 60 yd run (Carter kick), 7:20 (1 play, 60 yards, 0:12) GV 14 - HC 0 HC-Kegg 9 yd pass from Weatherhead (Petro kick), 1:38 (11 plays, 80 yards, 5:42) GV 14 - HC 7
Second Quarter GV-Smolen 41 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 14:19 (6 plays, 81 yards, 2:19) GV 21 - HC 7 GV-Mathews 6 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 1:59 (5 plays, 45 yards, 2:34) GV 28 - HC 7 Third Quarter GV-Berezik 22 yd run (Carter kick), 12:22 (5 plays, 60 yards, 2:38) GV 35 - HC 7 HC-Petro 36 yd field goal, 10:52 (6 plays, 57 yards, 1:30) GV 35 - HC 10 GV-Berezik 32 yd run (kick failed), 8:27 (4 plays, 50 yards, 2:25) GV 41 - HC 10 Fourth Quarter No Scoring
Allendale, Mich. - #1-Ranked Grand Valley State built a 28-7 halftime lead and never looked back en route to a convincing 41-10 victory over Hillsdale College before the fourth largest crowd in Lubbers Stadium history (14,161). GVSU improves to 6-0 both overall and in GLIAC action, while Hillsdale falls to 4-3 overall and 3-3 in GLIAC play. The Lakers scored TDs on their first three possessions, highlighted by a 3-play, 99-yard scoring drive on its opening possession. Hillsdale downded a punt at the GVSU one yard line following an 8-play, 33-yard drive. Junior QB Brad Iciek hit TE Jonn Mathews on first down for 11 yards, followed by rush for 0 yards by RB James Berezik. Iciek then found a wide open Blake Smolen over the middle with a pass that he took 88 yards for a TD. The pass play was the fourth longest in GVSU football history. Hillsdale was unable to move the ball and was forced to punt on its second possession. RB P.T. Gates returned the punt 16 yards and on first down Berezik broke a couple of tackles and raced 60 yards for a TD to up the Laker lead to 14-0. Hillsdale pulled to within 14-7 with an 11-play, 80-yard drive that took 5:42 off the clock. The seven points were the first points scored against Grand Valley State in the first quarter this season (108-7). Grand Valley State answered quickly with a 6-play, 81-yard scoring drive that took 2:19 off the clock. Iciek hit Smolen with a 41-yard scoring pass over the middle again to up the lead to 21-7. The Laker scoring continued and Berezik continued his stellar running with runs of 25, 9 and 2 yards to give GVSU a first-and-goal. Smolen toted the ball to the six and Iciek hit Mathews with a TD pass in the corner of the end zone for a 28-7 Laker lead. Berezik rushed for 104 yards on eight carries in the first half, while Smolen hauled in three passes for 148 yards and two TDs. Iciek completed 6-of-9 passes for 196 yards. Iciek drove GVSU 60-yards in five plays for a touchdown on its opening drive in the second half. Berezik closed the drive with a 22-yard TD run, then added a 32-yard TD scamper midway through the fourth quarter for the final points in a 41-10 lead. Berezik rushed for a career-high 172 yards and three TDs on 14 carries and caught one pass for 31 yards. Smolen caught five passes for a career-high 185 yards and two TDs, while rushing for 47 yards on six carries. Iciek completed 13-of-19 passes for 275 yards and three TDs. Junior P.T. Gates returned three punts 53 yards and a kickoff 33 yards. Smolen tallied 259 all-purpose yards, while Berezik added 203 all-purpose yards. Senior DT Dan Skuta led the defense with six tackles, four QB sack (-27) and four tackles for loss (-27). The four QB sacks ranks second in Laker annals for a single-game, while his four sacks give him 30 in his career which is second all-time behind Mike McFadden's 36. Sophomore CB Chris Huley led the defense with nine tackles, while sophomore LB P.J. Beuke chipped in eight stops. The Laker defense recorded eight tackles for loss, one interception and five pass breakups.
HC First Downs 17 Rushing 4 Passing 12 Penalty 1 Rushing Attempts 25 Yards Gained Rushing 87 Yards Lost Rushing 53 Net Yards Rushing 34 Net Yards Passing 258 Passes Attempted 38 Passes Completed 28 Had Intercepted 1 Total Offensive Plays 63 Total Net Yards 292 Avg. Gain Per Play 4.6 Fumbles: No.-Lost 3-0 Penalties: No.-Yds. 3-13 No. of Punts-Yards 6-277 Avg. Per Punt 46.2 Punt Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 Kickoff Returns:No.-Yds 5-90 Interceptions:No.-Yds 2-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 32:14 3rd Down Conversions 5-15 4th Down Conversions 0-2 Sacks By:No.-Yds 1-12
GV 21 12 9 0 35 295 28 267 275 19 13 2 54 542 10.0 1-1 4-40 1-41 41.0 3-53 3-60 1-5 0-0 0 27:46 6-8 0-1 4-27
Rushing Att Gain Berezik 14 182 Smolen 6 47 Clark 4 33 Sherrod 3 16 Kimble 2 9 Gates 2 2 TEAM 2 0 Iciek 2 6 Passing Att Comp Iciek 19 13 Receiving No. Smolen 5 Mathews 3 Gates 2 Gay 2 Berezik 1 Punting No. Yds Trumble 1 41 Returns PR Gates 3-53 Bakker Smolen Field Goal Attempts None Defense S-A-T Huley 4-5-9 Beuke 2-6-8 Breen 1-6-7 Skuta 4-2-6
Lost 10 0 0 1 0 3 2 12 INT 2 Yds 185 28 18 13 31 AVG 41.0 KOR 1-33 2-27
Net TD 172 3 47 0 33 0 15 0 9 0 -1 0 -2 0 -6 0 Yds TD 275 3 TD LG 2 88 1 11 0 12 0 7 0 31 LG In20 41 0 INTR 1-5 -
TFL S INT 4.0-27 4.0-27 -
October 11, 2008
Hillsdale Grand Valley State
10 41
Lubbers Stadium Allendale, Mich. Attendance - 14,161
Hillsdale Individual Statistics
Grand Valley State Individual Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS
Game 6
LG 60 18 12 8 5 2 0 6 LG 88
Rushing Att Gain Panizzi 12 52 Alentado 2 20 Lark 3 11 Otterbein 2 4 Blanchard 1 0 Weatherhead 5 0 Passing Att Comp Weatherhead 34 26 Otterbein 4 2 Receiving No. Kegg 9 Blanchard 6 Patillo 3 Waldie 3 Panizzi 3 Holmes 2 Thompson 1 Lark 1 Punting No. Yds Schweller 6 277 Returns PR Waldie Panizzi Wojcik Korte Field Goal Attempts Petro 3rd Defense S-A-T Weber 5-2-7 Wojcik 5-2-7 Korte 1-5-6 Berube 3-2-5
Lost 8 0 0 1 10 34 INT 0 1 Yds 113 38 26 25 21 20 15 0 AVG 46.2 KOR 1-16 4-74 -
Net TD 44 0 20 0 11 0 3 0 -10 0 -34 0 Yds TD 240 1 18 0 TD LG 1 42 0 11 0 13 0 13 0 9 0 13 0 15 0 0 LG In20 55 1 INTR 1-0 1-0
LG 15 18 6 4 0 0 LG 42 15
10:52 36 yds Good TFL S INT 1-0 0.5-2 1-0 1.5-15 1.0-12 -
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Game 7 October 18, 2008
Grand Valley State Findlay
34 10
Donnell Stadium Findlay, Ohio Attendance - 1,054
Scoring
1
2
3
4
TP
Grand Valley State Findlay
14 7
10 3
3 0
7 0
34 10
First Quarter UF-Jackson 1 yd run (Stevens kick), 11:25 (6 plays, 69 yards, 1:37) GV 0 - UF 7 GV-Berezik 38 yd run (Carter kick), 1:56 (5 plays, 68 yards, 2:28) GV 7 - UF 7 GV-Mathews 19 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick) 1:50 (1 play, 19 yards, 0:04) GV 14 - UF 7 Second Quarter UF-Stevens 32 yd field goal, 12:56 (6 plays, 13 yards, 0:59) GV 14 - UF 10
Findlay, Ohio - #1-Ranked Grand Valley State claimed a 34-10 road win over Findlay Saturday afternoon at Donnell Stadium in Finlday, Ohio. GVSU, which upped its record to 7-0 both overall and in GLIAC play, will host Ashland next Saturday (Oct. 25) at Lubbers Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Grand Valley State forced a Findlay punt on its opening possession, however, junior QB Brad Iciek was picked off on the Lakers' first play from scrimmage. Findlay drove 69 yards in six plays, highlighted by a double reverse pass from Dustin Zielaskiewicz to DaJerrian Smith that covered 35 yards to the Laker one. Melvin Jackson scored on the next play and Cameron Stevens added the PAT for a 7-0 Findlay lead. The Lakers answered with a 5-play, 68-yard drive that took 2:28 off the clock. James Berezik concluded the drive with a 38-yard scamper to paydirt and Todd Carter added the PAT for a 7-7 tie. Nick Lawrence recovered a fumble on the Oilers first play from scrimmage to set the Lakers up with outstanding field position. Iciek hit TE Jonn Mathews with a 19-yard TD reception on first down for a Laker TD and a 14-7 advantage. GVSU lost a fumble on its own 36 yard line early in the second quarter and Findlay drove 13 yards in six plays before Stevens converted a 32-yard field goal. Carter gave the Lakers a 17-10 lead with a 27-yard field goal to culminate a 9-play, 28-yard scoring drive with 8:17 left in the second quarter and Iciek hit Mathews with a 13-yard scoring pass over the middle to give the Lakers a 24-10 lead with 1:44 left in the opening half. Findlay drove to the Laker one yard line in the closing seconds of the first half, but Keoishe Jones blocked a 19-yard field goal attempt as time expired. GVSU drove 69 yards in nine plays midway through the third quarter, but stalled inside the Findlay 10. Carter booted a 22yard field goal to up the Laker lead to 27-10. Iciek then hit Berezik with a 77-yard scoring pass midway through the fourth quarter for the final points in the 34-10 win. Sophomore James Berezik turned in a career day and entered the Laker record books. Berezik rushed for a career-high 188 yards on 23 carries and caught four passes for 104 yards. Berezik became just the second player in Laker football history to have over 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game. Michael Tennessee accomplished the feat on 10/4/03 versus Michigan Tech with 123 yards rushing and 105 yards receiving. Iciek completed 8-of-16 passes for 104 yards and three TDs. Mathews caught three passes for 49 yards and two TDs. LB Gary Anderson led the defense with 11 tackles, while CB Chris Huley chipped in eight tackles and a pass deflection. LB/DL Dan Skuta added eight tackles, a QB sack and two pass deflections. Skuta's QB sack moves him into second all-time with 30, just one behind all-time leader Mike McFadden's 31. DL Danny Richard added seven tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss (-5). Punter Justin Trumble dropped five punts inside the Findlay 20 yard line and averaged 42.2 yards per punt.
Findlay Individual Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS GV First Downs 17 Rushing 11 Passing 5 Penalty 1 Rushing Attempts 39 Yards Gained Rushing 261 Yards Lost Rushing 21 Net Yards Rushing 240 Net Yards Passing 159 Passes Attempted 16 Passes Completed 8 Had Intercepted 1 Total Offensive Plays 55 Total Net Yards 399 Avg. Gain Per Play 7.3 Fumbles: No.-Lost 2-1 Penalties: No.-Yds. 6-60 No. of Punts-Yards 5-211 Avg. Per Punt 42.2 Punt Returns: No.-Yds 7-43 Kickoff Returns:No.-Yds 2-49 Interceptions:No.-Yds 0-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 28:45 3rd Down Conversions 2-11 4th Down Conversions 1-2 Sacks By:No.-Yds 1-8
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GV-Carter 27 yd field goal, 8:17 (9 plays, 28 yards, 4:23) GV 17 - UF 10 GV-Mathews 13 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 1:44 (5 plays, 41 yards, 1:48) GV 24 - UF 10 Third Quarter GV-Carter 22 yd field goal, 2:15 (9 plays, 69 yards, 4:57) GV 27 - UF 10 Fourth Quarter GV-Berezik 77 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 10:29 (2 plays, 86 yards, 1:01) GV 34 - UF 10
UF 19 10 8 1 50 239 38 201 158 25 14 0 75 359 4.8 3-1 6-50 9-310 34.4 1-(-6) 3-51 1-25 1-8 -8 31:15 5-18 0-1 1-14
Rushing Att Gain Jackson 18 104 Bell 16 86 Zielaskiewicz 3 13 Richeson 5 10 Lanzara 7 23 Chambers 1 3 Passing Att Comp Lanzara 17 8 Bell 6 4 Zielaskiewicz 1 1 Lorentz 1 1 Receiving No. Chambers 6 Zielaskiewicz 3 Smith 2 Winner 1 Bell 1 Jackson 1 Punting No. Yds Knopick 9 310 Returns PR Zielaskiewicz 1-(-6) Fields Marshall Field Goal Attempts Stevens 2nd Stevens 2nd Defense S-A-T Knopick 6-6-12 Rizzi 4-4-8 Kontras 2-5-7 Emeaghara 4-2-6
Lost 4 15 3 0 16 0 INT 0 0 0 0 Yds 71 23 39 11 10 4 AVG 34.4 KOR 1-23 2-28
Net TD 100 1 71 0 10 0 10 0 7 0 3 0 Yds TD 60 0 52 0 35 0 11 0 TD LG 0 27 0 13 0 35 0 11 0 10 0 4 LG In20 48 1 INTR 1-25
LG 20 18 11 7 10 3 LG 16 27 35 11
12:56 32 yds Good 0:00 19 yds Blocked TFL S INT 1.0-1 0.5-1 1.0-5 -
Grand Valley State Individual Statistics Rushing Att Gain Berezik 23 195 Smolen 5 26 Sherrod 5 19 Clark 1 11 Iciek 2 7 Gates 1 1 Neasman 2 2 Passing Att Comp Iciek 16 8 Receiving No. Berezik 4 Mathews 3 Blasko 1 Punting No. Yds Trumble 5 211 Returns PR Gates 5-35 Carlisle 1-(-3) Mathews 1-11 Flutur Field Goal Attempts Carter 2nd Carter 3rd Defense S-A-T Anderson 4-7-11 Huley 4-4-8 Victor 4-4-8 Skuta 3-5-8 Richard 5-2-7
Lost 7 0 0 0 0 0 14 INT 1 Yds 104 49 6 AVG 42.2 KOR 1-25 1-24
Net TD 188 1 26 0 19 0 11 0 7 0 1 0 -12 0 Yds TD 159 3 TD LG 1 77 2 19 0 6 LG In20 45 5 INTR -
LG 38 18 10 11 5 1 2 LG 77
8:17 27 yds Good 2:15 22 yds Good TFL S INT 2.0-4 1.0-8 1.0-8 3.5-5 -
SEASON REVIEW Scoring Ashland Grand Valley State
1 14 14
2 9 7
3 13 13
4 6 14
First Quarter GV-Berezik 22 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 11:54 (7 plays, 92 yards, 3:06) GV 7 - AU 0 AU-Horn 24 yd pass from Cundiff (Berkshire kick), 8:20 (8 plays, 80 yards, 3:34) GV 7 - AU 7 GV-Berezik 2 yd run (Carter kick), 4:41 (7 plays, 50 yards, 3:39) GV 14 - AU 7 AU-McCoy 5 yd run (Berkshire kick), 1:42 (7 plays, 65 yards, 2:59) GV 14 - AU 14 Second Quarter GV-Berezik 34 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 14:51 (5 plays, 60 yards, 1:51) GV 21 - AU 14 AU-Long 18 yd pass from Cundiff (Berkshire kick), 9:36 (11 plays, 80 yards, 5:24) GV 21 - AU 21
TP 42 48
AU-Team Safety, 7:42 GV 21 - AU 23 Third Quarter AU-Horn 20 yd pass from Cundiff (kick blocked), 12:31 (8 plays, 80 yards, 2:29) GV 21 - AU 29 AU-McCoy 2 yd run (Berkshire kick), 6:37 (6 plays, 62 yards, 2:50) GV 21 - AU 36 GV-Smolen 75 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 5:44 (2 plays, 73 yards, 0:53) GV 28 - AU 36 GV-Mathews 2 yd pass from Iciek (Berezik rush failed), 1:54 (7 plays, 85 yards, 3:44) GV 34 - AU 36 Fourth Quarter GV-Smolen 20 yd run (Gay pass from Iciek), 14:14 (4 plays, 39 yards, 1:09) GV 42 - AU 36 GV-Iciek 1 yd run (Iciek pass failed), 2:21 (15 plays, 71 yards, 8:20) GV 48 - AU 36 AU-Long 26 yd pass from Cundiff (kick blocked), 0:11 (11 plays, 61 yards, 2:10) GV 48 - AU - 42
Game 8 October 25, 2008
Allendale, Mich. - #1-ranked Grand Valley State used an impressive third quarter comeback to claim a 48-42 victory over #23 Ashland Saturday night before 10,132 fans in Lubbers Stadium. Grand Valley State claims at least a share of its fourth straight GLIAC title with victory. GVSU (8-0) will hit the road for a GLIAC tilt at Northern Michigan next Saturday (Nov. 1). It looked like a shootout as both teams scored on each of its first three possessions. Grand Valley State took the opening kickoff an moved 92 yards in seven plays for a score. Junior QB Brad Iciek hit James Berezik with a 22-yard scoring pass over the middle for the first of 90 combined points on the evening at the 11:54 mark. PK Todd Carter added the PAT for a 7-0 Laker lead. Ashland answered and tied the score in just 3:34 with a Bill Cundiff 24yard pass to Joe Horn. RB/WR Blake Smolen returned the ensuing kickoff 36 yards to the 50 and it took just seven plays for the Lakers to drive 50 yards as Berezik scored on a fourth and one from the two. The Eagles answered again as D'Marris McCoy scored on a five-yard run. The second quarter started like the first quarter ended as Berezik scored on a 34-yard shovel pass from Iciek on the first play. From that point on Ashland held the ball for nearly the entire quarter as the Lakers lost a fumble on a kickoff and Ashland recorded a safety. The Eagles tied the game at 21-21 and then took a 23-21 lead when Iciek tripped and touched his knee in the endzone with 7:42 left in the second quarter. Ashland held possession of the ball for 13:22 of the second quarter, but managed just nine points. The Eagles kept the pressure on the Laker defense in the third quarter, scoring on their first two possessions to take a 36-21 lead with 6:37 left in the third quarter. The third quarter lead for Ashland marked the first time since Oct. 23rd 2004 versus Northwood that an opponent held a lead in the third quarter in a regular season game. Iciek started the comeback when he found Smolen streaking down the left sideline for a 75-yard touchdown. The Lakers attempted an onside kick, but Ashland's Alan Dunson made a one-handed grab and gave the Eagles a golden opportunity to answer. However, a blitz put pressure on Cundiff and his errant pass was picked off safety Jacob McGucking to give the Lakers life. Iciek drove GVSU 85 yards in seven plays, highlighted by a 38-yard pass to Greg Gay. Iciek hit TE Jonn Mathews with a two-yard TD pass, but the two-point conversion run failed and the Lakers trailed 36-34 with 1:54 left in the third. The Laker defense continued to stand tall and forced a three-and-out. AU's Derek Riedel uncorked an 18-yard punt to set up the Laker offense on the Ashland 39-yard line. It took GVSU just four plays as Smolen scored on an incredible 20-yard run to give the Lakers their first lead in nearly two quarters. Iciek hit Gay with a two-point play pass to give GVSU a 42-36 lead. The GVSU defense held Ashland for its third straight possession as Cundiff's fourth-down pass on the Laker 29-yard line was incomplete. Iciek directed a 15-play, 71-yard drive that consumed 8:20 off the clock and ended with his one-yard TD run to give GVSU a 48-36 lead. GVSU converted a key third-and-24 play when Iciek hit Berezik with a shovel pass that he took to the AU five. Ashland scored a TD with 11 seconds left in the game on fourth-and-14 pass to pull within six (48-42). However, the Eagles were unable to come up with the onside kick as it didn't travel 10 yards and went out of bounds. Iciek completed 16-of-25 passes for 319 yards and four TDs, while Berezik tallied his second straight game with over 100 yards rushing and receiving. Berezik rushed for 106 yards and one TD on 20 carries and caught six passes for 101 yards and two TDs. Smolen tallied 239 all-purpose yards. Tight end Scott Blasko caught a career-high five passes for a career-high 67 yards. Four of Blasko's five catches resulted in first downs. Brad Howard and Gary Anderson each collected 10 tackles, while Danny Richard added seven tackles, two QB sacks and two TFL. Safety Jacob McGuckin added seven tackles and an interception.
AU First Downs 24 Rushing 8 Passing 15 Penalty 1 Rushing Attempts 33 Yards Gained Rushing 159 Yards Lost Rushing 40 Net Yards Rushing 119 Net Yards Passing 358 Passes Attempted 44 Passes Completed 28 Had Intercepted 1 Total Offensive Plays 77 Total Net Yards 477 Avg. Gain Per Play 6.2 Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-0 Penalties: No.-Yds. 4-24 No. of Punts-Yards 3-63 Avg. Per Punt 21.0 Punt Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 Kickoff Returns:No.-Yds 6-86 Interceptions:No.-Yds 0-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 32:34 3rd Down Conversions 9-17 4th Down Conversions 4-5 Sacks By:No.-Yds 2-18
GV 26 12 12 2 37 204 28 176 319 25 16 0 62 495 8.0 1-1 4-30 1-42 42.0 0-0 5-89 1-0 0-0 0 27:26 6-9 1-2 4-25
Rushing Att Gain Berezik 20 110 Smolen 8 78 TEAM 2 0 Iciek 7 16 Passing Att Comp Iciek 25 16 Receiving No. Berezik 6 Blasko 5 Mathews 2 Smolen 1 Gay 1 Gates 1 Punting No. Yds Trumble 1 42 Returns PR Smolen Allen McGuckin Field Goal Attempts None Defense S-A-T Howard 7-3-10 Anderson 5-5-10 Richard 4-3-7 McGuckin 4-3-7 Victor 4-2-6
Lost 4 1 2 21 INT 0 Yds 101 67 19 75 38 19 AVG 42.0 KOR 4-87 1-2 -
Net TD 106 1 77 1 -2 0 -5 1 Yds TD 319 4 TD LG 2 34 0 20 1 17 1 75 0 38 0 19 LG In20 42 1 INTR 1-0
TFL S INT 1.0-5 2.0-20 2.0-20 1-0 2.0-2 1.0-1 -
42 48
Lubbers Stadium Allendale, Mich. Attendance - 10,132
Ashland Individual Statistics
Grand Valley State Individual Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS
Ashland Grand Valley State
LG 16 20 0 15 LG 75
Rushing Att Gain McCoy 18 85 Cundiff 11 69 Isles 2 5 TEAM 1 0 Long 1 0 Passing Att Comp Cundiff 44 28 Receiving No. Horn 12 Long 8 Bellanco 3 O’Dell 2 McCoy 2 Isles 1 Punting No. Yds Riedel 3 63 Returns PR Bellanco Isles Dunson Horn Field Goal Attempts None Defense S-A-T Harvey 7-3-10 Brenner 4-5-9 Curran 0-8-8 Skoczen 4-3-7
Lost 2 25 5 1 7 INT 1 Yds 183 106 28 28 8 5 AVG 21.0 KOR 1-15 3-57 1-0 1-14
Net TD 83 2 44 0 0 0 -1 0 -7 0 Yds TD 358 4 TD LG 2 41 2 30 0 13 0 20 0 5 0 5 LG In20 38 1 INTR -
LG 23 25 5 0 0 LG 41
TFL S INT 1.5-15 1.0-14 -
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Game 9 November 1, 2008
Grand Valley State Northern Michigan
45 14
Superior Dome Marquette, Mich. Attendance - 1,628
Scoring
1
2
3
4
TP
Grand Valley State Northern Michigan
28 0
10 0
0 7
7 7
45 14
First Quarter GV-Berezik 1 yd run (Carter kick), 9:26 (5 plays, 60 yards, 2:50) GV 7 - NM 0 GV-Berezik 22 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 8:18 (3 plays, 23 yards, 1:00) GV 14 - NM 0 GV-Mathews 2 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 6:20 (4 plays, 55 yards, 1:54) GV 21 - NM 0 GV-Neasman 6 yd run (Carter kick), 0:15 (5 plays, 80 yards, 2:44) GV 28 - NM 0
Marquette, Mich. - #1-Ranked Grand Valley State raced out to a 28-0 first quarter lead and never looked back en route to a 4514 victory Saturday afternoon in Marquette, Michigan. GVSU improves to 9-0 both overall and in GLIAC action, while Northern Michigan falls to 2-7. Grand Valley State also clinched its fourth straight GLIAC title, marking the first time in school history that GVSU has won four straight GLIAC Championships. Grand Valley State will conclude the regular season next Saturday at Wayne State. Kickoff with the 8-2 Warriors is set for 12 noon. The Lakers started quickly as junior CB Rob Carlise got a piece of Northern Michigan's first punt. Junior QB Brad Iciek hit WR Blake Smolen with a 50-yard pass to the NMU 10 on the GVSU's first play and the route was on. Sophomore RB Jimmy Brezik dove over on fourth-and-one for the score at the 9:26 mark of the first quarter. Sophomore LB Justin Victor recovered a Fred Wells fumble on first down and the Lakers were back in scoring position at the NMU 24-yard line. Iciek hit Berezik on a pass that went through the hands of Greg Gay for a 23-yard TD score to increase the Grand Valley State lead to 14-0 with 8:22 left in the first quarter. Gay recovered a Laker onside kick and Iciek drove the Lakers 55 yards in four plays, concluded by an Iciek to Mathews two-yard pass and catch for a 21-0 lead with 6:20 left in the first quarter. Following another Wildcat punt, P.T Gates rambled 23 yards on first down, followed by a Berezik eight yard run and an Iciek to Gay 15-yard pass and catch. Iciek hit Mathews with a 44-yard pass to the NMU six-yard line and sophomore QB Marquel Neasman scored on a six-yard run. Todd Carter added the PAT for a 28-0 first quarter lead for the Grand Valley State. Iciek hit senior TE Scott Blasko with an 18-yard TD reception midway through the second quarter to complete a 6-play, 82yard drive that ended the day for all of the Laker starters on offense. Senior PK Todd Carter kicked a 39-yard field goal with no time left in the second quarter to give GVSU a 38-0 lead. Northern Michigan got on the board with a 4-play, 70-yard drive. NMU added another late TD on a fourth-and-24 pass late in the fourth quarter, while P.T. Gates concluded the scoring for GVSU with a 14-yard run. Iciek completed 12-of-14 passes for 266 yards and three TDs in less than two quarters of action. Smolen hauled in three passes for 133 yards, while Mathews caught three passes for 54 yards. Blasko hauled in two passes for 25 yards and a TD. Justin Sherrod rushed for a career-high 117 yards on 10 carries, while P.T. Gates rushed for 107 yards and a TD on 16 carries. Marquel Neasman completed 5-of-8 passes for 33 yards. Senior DL Dan Skuta passed former Laker All-American Mike McFadden in career sacks with his one sack on the day. Skuta now has 31.5 career sacks. Denzell Hinton led the defense with five tackles. GVSU recorded seven sacks and 10 tackles for loss.
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Grand Valley State Individual Statistics
Northern Michigan Individual Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS GV First Downs 19 Rushing 8 Passing 11 Penalty 0 Rushing Attempts 39 Yards Gained Rushing 259 Yards Lost Rushing 3 Net Yards Rushing 256 Net Yards Passing 299 Passes Attempted 22 Passes Completed 17 Had Intercepted 0 Total Offensive Plays 61 Total Net Yards 555 Avg. Gain Per Play 9.1 Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-0 Penalties: No.-Yds. 7-50 No. of Punts-Yards 5-210 Avg. Per Punt 42.0 Punt Returns: No.-Yds 2-12 Kickoff Returns:No.-Yds 3-59 Interceptions:No.-Yds 0-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 33:16 3rd Down Conversions 2-11 4th Down Conversions 2-3 Sacks By:No.-Yds 7-48
Second Quarter GV-Blasko 18 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 5:52 (6 plays, 82 yards, 2:28) GV 35 - NM 0 GV-Carter 39 yd field goal, 0:01 (9 plays, 27 yards, 4:08) GV 38 - NM 0 Third Quarter NM-Carlson 15 yd pass from Kopach (Laue kick), 3:42 (4 plays, 70 yards, 1:25) GV 38 - NM 7 Fourth Quarter NM-Senn 33 yd pass from Church (Leandri kick), 3:40 (5 plays, 74 yards, 2:21) GV 38 - NM 14 GV-Gates 14 yd run (Carter kick), 1:27 (4 plays, 80 yards, 2:08) GV 45 - NM 14
NM 14 4 10 0 30 135 57 78 196 23 14 0 53 274 5.2 1-1 1-5 7-278 35.1 4-35 5-83 0-0 0-0 0 26:44 1-11 1-2 0-0
Rushing Att Gain VanEffen 8 84 Wells 3 19 Blanchard 5 15 Harris 3 8 Church 1 0 Kopach 10 9 Passing Att Comp Kopach 20 12 Church 2 2 Merckx 1 0 Receiving No. Carlson 6 Nichols 2 Brancheau 2 Senn 1 Blanchard 1 Reynolds 1 Hagans 1 Punting No. Yds Peck 7 278 Returns PR Elmore 4-35 Brancheau Field Goal Attempts None Defense S-A-T Yelk 6-5-11 Strobel 5-1-6 Tribble 4-2-6 Blessing 3-2-5
Lost 0 0 1 0 23 33 INT 0 0 0 Yds 112 18 15 33 10 4 4 AVG 39.7 KOR 3-48 2-35
TFL 1.0-3 -
Net TD 84 0 19 0 14 0 8 0 -23 0 -24 0 Yds TD 159 1 37 1 0 0 TD LG 1 23 0 10 0 10 1 33 0 10 0 4 0 4 LG In20 55 1 INTR -
S -
INT -
LG 60 13 5 7 0 7 LG 23 33 0
Rushing Att Gain Sherrod 10 117 Gates 16 107 Berezik 4 17 Neasman 8 16 Iciek 1 2 Passing Att Comp Iciek 14 12 Neasman 8 5 Receiving No. Gates 4 Smolen 3 Mathews 3 Berezik 2 Blasko 2 Jones 1 Gay 1 Clark 1 Punting No. Yds Trumble 5 210 Returns PR Gates 2-12 Shaw Partee Field Goal Attempts Carter 2nd Defense S-A-T Hinton 5-0-5 Shaw 4-1-5 Partee 3-1-4 Howard 2-2-4
Lost 0 0 0 3 0 INT 0 0 Yds 9 133 54 34 24 17 14 14 AVG 42.0 KOR 1-10 2-49
Net TD 117 0 107 1 17 1 13 1 2 0 Yds TD 266 3 33 0 TD LG 0 10 0 50 1 34 1 22 1 18 0 17 0 14 0 14 LG In20 50 1 INTR -
LG 56 23 8 6 2 LG 50 17
0:01 39 yds Good TFL S INT 1.0-23 1.0-23 2.0-2 1.0-1 -
SEASON REVIEW Scoring
Grand Valley State Wayne State
1 0 7
2 3 0
3
7 3
4 TP
14 0
First Quarter WS-Bell 22 yd run (Chudzinski kick), 12:14 (6 plays, 65 yards, 2:46) GV 0 - WS 7 Second Quarter GV-Carter 20 yd field goal, 0:14 (15 plays, 68 yards, 6:36) GV 3 - WS 7
24 10
Third Quarter WS-Chudzinski 21 yd field goal, 10:03 (9 plays, 66 yards, 3:46) GV 3 - WS 10 GV-Berezik 1 yd run (Carter kick), 6:06 (9 plays, 73 yards, 3:51) GV 10 - WS 10 Fourth Quarter GV-Mathews 19 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 13:22 (10 plays, 83 yards, 4:01) GV 17 - WS 10 GV-Berezik 5 yd run (Carter kick), 1:52 (14 plays, 80 yards, 7:39) GV 24 - WS 10
Detroit, Michigan - #1-Ranked Grand Valley State claimed a 24-10 victory at #25 Wayne State Saturday afternoon in Detroit, Michigan. GVSU completes its fourth consecutive undefeated regular season with the win. GVSU will now await the NCAA DII Football National Championship selection set for Sunday at 3 p.m. Grand Valley State used 21 second half points to pull out the win. Wayne State scored first as Joique Bell scored on a 22-yard run with 12:14 left in the first quarter to take a 7-0 lead. Todd Carter kicked a 20-yard field goal with 14 seconds left in the first half to conclude a 15-play, 68-yard drive that consumed 6:36 off the clock for the Lakers' only points of the first half. Wayne State took a 10-3 lead with a David Chudzinski 21-yard field goal at the 10:03 mark of the third quarter. From that point on it was all Grand Valley State. The Lakers tied the game at 10-10 when sophomore RB James Berezik scored on a 1-yard run with 6:06 left in the third quarter. Grand Valley State took its first lead of the game at the 13:22 mark of the fourth quarter when Iciek hit senior TE Jonn Mathews with a 19-yard TD pass on fourth down. GVSU sealed the win with a 14-play, 80-yard drive that took 7:39 off the clock. Berezik scored on 5-yard run to give GVSU a 24-10 lead with 1:52 left in the game. Berezik notched the third-best single-game rushing total in Laker football history with his 234 yards on 35 carries. Blake Smolen rushed for 74 yards on 12 carries, while Brad Iciek completed 11-of-24 passes for 112 yards and one TD. Mathews caught five passes for 58 yards, while senior TE Scott Blasko caught two key passes for 18 yards. GVSU rushed for a season-high 311 yards and totaled 423 yards of total offense. The Laker defense came up big, led by freshman safety Zach Breen's 11 tackles. Sophomore LB Justin Victor caused a key fumble and recorded seven tackles as the Laker defense limited Wayne State to 279 yards of total offense. GVSU also held a huge advantage in time of possession 37:01-22:59.
Game 10 November 8, 2008
Grand Valley State Wayne State
24 10
Adams Field Detroit, Mich. Attendance - 5,152
TEAM STATISTICS GV First Downs 25 Rushing 17 Passing 8 Penalty 0 Rushing Attempts 51 Yards Gained Rushing 339 Yards Lost Rushing 28 Net Yards Rushing 311 Net Yards Passing 112 Passes Attempted 24 Passes Completed 11 Had Intercepted 0 Total Offensive Plays 75 Total Net Yards 423 Avg. Gain Per Play 5.6 Fumbles: No.-Lost 3-1 Penalties: No.-Yds. 2-21 No. of Punts-Yards 2-76 Avg. Per Punt 38.0 Punt Returns: No.-Yds 2-(-1) Kickoff Returns:No.-Yds 3-41 Interceptions:No.-Yds 0-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 37:01 3rd Down Conversions 8-15 4th Down Conversions 2-4 Sacks By:No.-Yds 3-11
WS 14 12 1 1 35 266 24 242 37 16 5 0 51 279 5.5 1-1 3-26 5-172 34.4 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 22:59 2-11 1-2 2-6
Wayne State Individual Statistics Rushing Att Gain Bell 16 168 Graham 10 64 Smith 9 34 Passing Att Comp Smith 15 5 Bell 1 0 Receiving No. Graham 3 Campbell 1 Bell 1 Punting No. Yds Morris 5 172 Returns PR Thornton Ross Field Goal Attempts Chudzinski 3rd Defense S-A-T Shango 8-1-9 Dillard 8-1-9 Jones 7-0-7 Black 6-1-7
Lost 9 3 12 INT 0 0 Yds 25 6 6 AVG 34.4 KOR 1-2 1-2
Net TD 159 1 61 0 22 0 Yds TD 37 0 0 0 TD LG 0 11 0 6 0 6 LG In20 44 1 INTR -
Grand Valley State Individual Statistics LG 35 23 13 LG 11 0
10:03 21 yds Good TFL S INT 2.0-6 1.5-5 -
Rushing Att Gain Berezik 35 248 Smolen 12 81 Iciek 3 10 Passing Att Comp Iciek 24 11 Receiving No. Mathews 5 Blasko 2 Smolen 2 Berezik 1 Gay 1 Punting No. Yds Trumble 2 76 Returns PR Mathews 1-1 Smolen Berezik 1-(-2) Gay Field Goal Attempts Carter 2nd Defense S-A-T Breen 6-5-11 Victor 3-4-7 Howard 3-3-6 Beuke 3-3-6
Lost 14 7 6 INT 0 Yds 58 18 16 11 9 AVG 38.0 KOR 1-12 2-29
Net TD 234 2 74 0 4 0 Yds TD 112 1 TD LG 1 19 0 10 0 16 0 11 0 9 LG In20 40 0 INTR -
LG 37 23 10 LG 19
0:14 20 yds Good TFL S INT 1.5-3 3.0-5 0.5-1 -
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Game 11 November 22, 2008
Ashland Grand Valley State
7 40
Lubbers Stadium Allendale, Mich. Attendance - 5,580
Scoring
1
2
3
4
TP
Ashland Grand Valley State
0 14
0 10
0 3
7 13
7 40
First Quarter GV-Berezik 34 yd run (Carter kick), 12:08 (5 plays, 70 yards, 1:39) GV 7-AU 0 GV-Berezik 26 yd run (Carter kick), 9:37 (2 plays, 33 yards, 0:42) GV 14-AU 0 Second Quarter GV-Mathews 4 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 9:35 (8 plays, 47 yards, 4:44) GV 21-AU 0
Allendale, Mich. - #1-Ranked Grand Valley State jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead and never looked back en route to a 40-7 NCAA DII Super Region Three semifinal win over Ashland Saturday at Lubbers Stadium. Grand Valley State (11-0) will now host #6 Minnesota-Duluth Saturday, Nov. 29 at 1 p.m. in the Super Region Three title game. The Laker defense, which yielded 42 points in the first meeting with Ashland, forced a three and out (-7 yards) on the Eagles' first possession. Sophomore running back James Berezik rushed for 17, 9, 10 and 34-yards for a TD on four carries the Lakers' first possession. PK Todd Carter added the PAT for a 7-0 GVSU lead. Ashland's second drive was three plays for -2 yards before a punt. Berezik toted the ball two times for 33 yards, including a 26-yard run for a TD and GVSU led 14-0. Ashland managed just 29 yards on its first five possessions. Following two punts, GVSU scored on five straight possessions. The Lakers drove 47 yards in eight plays as junior QB Brad Iciek hit Jonn Mathews with a 4-yard TD reception to up the Laker lead to 21-0. Ashland moved inside the Laker 20 yard on its next possession and had the ball first-and-10 on the GVSU 15 yard line. However, the Laker defense forced an incompletion on first down then junior QB Billy Cundiff was sacked three straight times for a negative nine yards. GVSU drove the ball 65 yards in 14 plays as Carter kicked a 27-yard field goal to up the Laker lead to 24-0 at the half. The Lakers took the second half kickoff and went on a 20-play, 69-yard drive that consumed 11:24 off the clock. Carter kicked his second 27-yard field goal of the day and GVSU had a 27-0 lead with just 3:36 left in the third quarter. The Lakers possessed the ball for a combined 34 plays and 16:49 on its final drive of the first half and the first drive of the second half. Ashland scored its only points in the game with an 8-yard TD pass from Cundiff to Christian Livingston on the first play of the fourth quarter. GVSU added two more rushing TDs, the first a Berezik 62-yard TD run and the second a 52-yard TD run by junior Blake Smolen. Berezik set a GVSU playoff record with 207 rushing yards and three TDs on 19 carries. The previous record was 200 yards by Smolen one year earlier versus Central Washington. Smolen added 83 yards and a TD on 12 carries. GVSU rushed for 292 yards and four TDs on 41 carries as a team. Iciek completed 10-of-19 passes for 102 yards and a TD, while TE Jonn Mathews caught three passes for 38 yards and a score. Junior punter Justin Trumble averaged 43.0 yards on three punts and P.T. Gates returned one punt 28 yards and two kickoffs 41 yards. The Laker defense limited Ashland, which came into the game averaging 457.0 yards per contest, to a season-low 258 yards and seven points. Grand Valley State recorded eight QB sacks (-35) and nine tackles for loss (-42). Freshman LB Brad Howard and sophomore LB Justin Victor each recorded seven tackles, while LB Gary Anderson, DL Danny Richard and Alex Gilde each recorded 1.5 QB sacks. DL Dan Skuta forced a fumble and Richard added the recovery.
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Grand Valley State Individual Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS AU First Downs 18 Rushing 10 Passing 6 Penalty 2 Rushing Attempts 32 Yards Gained Rushing 157 Yards Lost Rushing 43 Net Yards Rushing 114 Net Yards Passing 144 Passes Attempted 30 Passes Completed 14 Had Intercepted 0 Total Offensive Plays 62 Total Net Yards 258 Avg. Gain Per Play 4.2 Fumbles: No.-Lost 1-1 Penalties: No.-Yds. 7-60 No. of Punts-Yards 6-189 Avg. Per Punt 31.5 Punt Returns: No.-Yds 1-5 Kickoff Returns:No.-Yds 5-107 Interceptions:No.-Yds 0-0 Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 27:06 3rd Down Conversions 3-13 4th Down Conversions 1-3 Sacks By:No.-Yds 1-3
GV-Carter 27 yd field goal, 0:05 (14 plays, 65 yards, 5:25) GV 24-AU 0 Third Quarter GV-Carter 27 yd field goal, 3:36 (20 plays, 69 yards, 11:24) GV 27-AU 0 Fourth Quarter AU-Livingston 8 yd pass from Cundiff (Berkshire kick), 14:55 (13 plays, 74 yards, 3:41) GV 27-AU 7 GV-Berezik 62 yd run (Carter kick failed), 14:36 (1 play, 62 yards, 0:19) GV 33-AU 7 GV-Smolen 52 yard run (Carter kick), 9:27 (2 plays, 61 yards, 0:57) GV 40-AU 7
GV 18 11 5 2 41 316 24 292 102 20 10 0 61 394 6.5 0-0 5-34 3-129 43.0 1-28 2-41 0-0 0-0 0 32:54 6-13 1-1 8-33
Rushing Att Gain Berezik 19 208 Smolen 12 94 Sherrod 3 12 TEAM 2 0 Iciek 5 2 Passing Att Comp Iciek 19 10 TEAM 1 0 Receiving No. Mathews 3 Berezik 3 Smolen 2 Lorman 1 Gay 1 Punting No. Yds Trumble 3 129 Returns PR Gates 1-28 Field Goal Attempts Carter 2nd Carter 3rd Defense S-A-T Howard 3-4-7 Victor 3-4-7 Huley 3-3-6 Anderson 2-4-6 Breen 2-4-6
Lost 1 11 2 2 8 INT 0 0 Yds 38 12 29 16 7 AVG 43.0 KOR 2-41
Net TD 207 3 83 1 10 0 -2 0 -6 0 Yds TD 102 1 0 0 TD LG 1 21 0 7 0 23 0 16 0 7 LG In20 49 1 INTR -
LG 62 52 6 0 2 LG 23 0
0:05 3:36 TFL 1.5-7 1.5-7
27 yds Good 27 yds Good S INT 1.5-7 1.0-6 -
Rushing Att Gain Isles 7 78 McCoy 10 42 Riedel 1 6 TEAM 1 0 Cundiff 13 31 Passing Att Comp Cundiff 27 13 Riedel 3 1 Receiving No. Horn 4 Long 3 Bellanco 3 Livingston 2 McCoy 1 Isles 1 Punting No. Yds Riedel 6 189 Returns PR Long 1-5 Isles Field Goal Attempts Berkshire 4th Defense S-A-T Harvey 7-4-11 Lewis 4-5-9 Stoinoff 2-5-7 Douglas 3-2-5 Brenner 3-2-5
Lost 5 0 0 1 37 INT 0 0 Yds 18 41 31 31 23 0 AVG 31.5 KOR 1-11 4-96
Net TD 73 0 42 0 6 0 -1 0 -6 0 Yds TD 134 1 10 0 TD LG 0 9 0 19 0 14 1 23 0 23 0 0 LG In20 38 1 INTR -
LG 25 12 6 0 9 LG 23 10
1:26 33 yds Missed TFL S INT 1.5-1 1.0-4 1.5-9 -
SEASON REVIEW Scoring
1
Minnesota-Duluth 0 Grand Valley State 3
2 7 3
3 6 0
4 0 7
OT TP 6 0
19 13
First Quarter GV-Carter 28 yd field goal, 2:57 (8 plays, 61 yards, 3:16) GV 3-UMD 0 Second Quarter UMD-Odim 16 yd pass from Schlafke (Nadeau kick) 14:54 (2 plays, 27 yards, 0:19) GV 3-UMD 7 GV-Carter 36 yd field goal, 11:08 (11 plays, 70 yards, 3:46) GV 6-UMD 7
Third Quarter UMD-Winfield 34 yd pass from Schlafke (Nadeau kick blocked), 1:56 (6 plays, 80 yards, 3:03) GV 6-UMD 13 Fourth Quarter GV-Mathews 7 yd pass from Iciek (Carter kick), 1:06 (9 plays, 44 yards, 2:08) GV 13-UMD 13 Overtime 1 No Scoring Overtime 2 UMD-Odim 2 yd run (Nadeau kick blocked) (4 plays, 25 yards) GV 13-UMD 19
Game 12 November 29, 2008
Allendale, Mich. - Minnesota-Duluth scored in the second overtime and then picked off a pass to secure a 19-13 victory over Grand Valley State Saturday afternoon in NCAA DII Quarterfinal action. Minnesota-Duluth advances to a semifinal matchup with California (Pa.) next Saturday at a time and site to be determined. GVSU finishes the 2008 campaign with an 11-1 record. Grand Valley State struck first as Todd Carter hit a 28-yard field goal with 2:57 left in the first quarter. The 3-0 Laker lead was the first for a UMD opponent in 14 games. Junior QB Brad Iciek tossed the first of his three interceptions on the day and the Bulldogs needed just two plays to go 27 yards for a TD. Senior QB Ted Schlafke hit Isaac Odim with the 16-yard scoring pass to give UMD a 7-3 lead. Carter pulled the Lakers to within 7-6 with a 36-yard field goal at the 11:08 mark of the second quarter and that remained the score at the half. Minnesota-Duluth took a 13-6 lead at the 1:56 mark of the third quarter when Schlafke hit D.J. Winfield with a 34-yard scoring pass. The PAT was blocked to keep the Lakers within striking distance. GVSU had one last chance after forcing a UMD punt with 3:14 left in the game. The Lakers drove 44 yards in nine plays as Iciek hit senior TE Jonn Mathews with a 7-yard scoring pass with just over a minute left. Carter added the PAT to send the game into overtime. GVSU had the ball first and was forced to attempt a field goal. Carter's attempt was wide left and UMD took possession. On the Bulldogs' first play Dan Skuta picked off a pass to send the contest into a second overtime. Minnesota-Duluth drove 25 yards in four plays as Odim scored on a 3-yard run. The PAT was blocked and UMD held a 19-13 lead. Iciek was picked off for the third time on the day on the Lakers' second play from scrimmage and UMD had the victory. Blake Smolen rushed for 128 yards on 27 carries, while Jonn Mathews hauled in six passes for 129 yards. Iciek completed just 13-of-46 passes for 160 yards. The Lakers blocked two PATs, blocked a punt and stopped a fake punt, however, the Lakers also missed three field goals. Junior CB Rob Carlisle picked off two passes and recorded six tackles. Jacob McGuckin led the defense with 12 tackles, while Justin Victor, Brad Howard and Danny Richard each collected nine tackles.
Grand Valley State Individual Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS UMD First Downs 17 Rushing 7 Passing 10 Penalty 0 Rushing Attempts 42 Yards Gained Rushing 159 Yards Lost Rushing 49 Net Yards Rushing 110 Net Yards Passing 160 Passes Attempted 26 Passes Completed 14 Had Intercepted 3 Total Offensive Plays 68 Total Net Yards 270 Avg. Gain Per Play 4.0 Fumbles: No.-Lost 3-0 Penalties: No.-Yds. 7-50 No. of Punts-Yards 6-155 Avg. Per Punt 25.8 Punt Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 Kickoff Returns:No.-Yds 3-63 Interceptions:No.-Yds 3-32 Fumble Returns: No.-Yds 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 33:01 3rd Down Conversions 6-16 4th Down Conversions 0-1 Sacks By:No.-Yds 1-12
GV 18 9 7 2 30 143 34 109 160 46 13 3 76 269 3.5 2-0 7-58 5-167 33.4 5-31 3-51 3-42 0-0 0 26:59 2-15 1-2 4-28
Rushing Att Gain Smolen 27 139 Gates 1 4 Iciek 2 0 Passing Att Comp Iciek 13 46 Receiving No. Mathews 6 Smolen 4 Gates 3 Punting No. Yds Trumble 5 167 Returns PR Gates 4-24 Flutur 1-7 Carlisle Skuta Smolen Field Goal Attempts Carter 1st Carter 2nd Carter 2nd Carter 3rd Carter OT Defense S-A-T McGuckin 6-6-12 Victor 3-6-9 Howard 2-7-9 Richard 2-7-9
Lost 11 0 23 INT 3 Yds 129 18 13 AVG 33.4 KOR 2-29 1-22
Net TD 128 0 4 0 -23 0 Yds TD 160 1 TD LG 1 39 0 15 0 6 LG In20 48 2 INTR 2-42 1-0 -
Minnesota-Duluth Grand Valley State
19 13
Lubbers Stadium Allendale, Mich. Attendance - 3,548 National Quarterfinal
Minnesota-Duluth Individual Statistics LG 19 4 0 LG 39
2:57 28 yds Good 11:08 36 yds Good 0:00 36 yds Missed 4:59 37 yds Missed - 37 yds Missed TFL S INT 1.0-5 1.0-5 3.0-11 1.5-9 2.5-5 1.5-3 -
Rushing Att Gain Odim 21 130 Foss 7 15 Winfield 1 2 Miller 1 0 TEAM 1 0 Schlafke 11 12 Passing Att Comp Schlafke 26 14 Receiving No. Winfield 6 Odim 3 Pauley 2 Foss 2 Doherty 1 Punting No. Yds Miller 5 155 TEAM 1 0 Returns PR Pauley Fechtelkotter Strilzuk Clements Odim Field Goal Attempts Nadeau 2nd Defense S-A-T Johnson 4-5-9 Aurich 1-8-9 Clements 6-2-8 Fechtelkotter 2-6-8
Lost 6 7 0 1 1 34 INT 3 Yds 92 40 12 9 7 AVG 31.0 0.0 KOR 1-23 2-40
Net TD 124 1 8 0 2 0 -1 0 -1 0 -22 0 Yds TD 160 2 TD LG 1 34 1 16 0 9 0 6 0 7 LG In20 36 0 0 0 INTR 1-0 1-14 1-18 -
LG 19 6 2 0 0 7 LG 34
4:48 39 yds Missed TFL S INT 1.0-1 0.5-1 - 1-18 0.5-1 1-0
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Dan Skuta
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Billy Eisenhardt
Daktronics All-American (1st) D2football.com All-American (1st) AP All-American (1st) Football Gazette All-American (2nd) Gene Upshaw Award Finalist
AFCA All-American (1st) Daktronics All-American (1st) D2football.com All-American (1st) AP All-American (1st)
Brad Iciek
Blake Smolen
Harlon Hill Award Finalist
D2football.com (HM)
Sam Allen Daktronics All-American (2nd) D2football.com All-American (2nd)
Danny Richard Football Gazette All-American (2nd) D2football.com (HM)
Jimmy Berezik
Jonn Mathews
D2football.com (HM)
D2football.com (HM)
2008 STATISTICS Overall Record: 11-1 • GLIAC: 10-0 • Home: 6-1 • Away: 5-0 • Neutral: 0-0 • Playoffs: 1-1 Date Opponent Sept. 6 Indianapolis Sept. 13 at #25 Saginaw Valley State Sept. 20 #24 Ferris State Sept. 27 #23 Michigan Tech Oct. 4 at Tiffin Oct. 11 Hillsdale Oct. 18 at Findlay Oct. 25 #23 Ashland Nov. 1 at Northern Michigan Nov. 8 at #25 Wayne State Nov. 22 #17 Ashland* Nov. 29 #6 Minnesota-Duluth* * - NCAA Playoffs Team Statistics SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards Gained Rushing Yards Lost Rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Att-Comp-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS Kick Return Average PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS Punt Return Average INT RETURNS: #-YARDS INT Return Average FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-YARDS Average Per Game PUNTS-YARDS Average Per Punt Net Punt Average TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 3rd-DOWN CONVERSIONS 3rd-Down Pct. 4th-DOWN CONVERSIONS 4th-Down Pct. SACKS BY YARDS MISCELLANEOUS YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTED PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games
Result W, 49-21 W, 36-0 W, 31-13 W, 52-6 W, 49-0 W, 41-10 W, 34-10 W, 48-42 W, 45-14 W, 24-10 W, 40-7 L, 13-19 OT
GV 462 38.5 244 133 100 11 2,741 2,995 254 464 5.9 228.4 29 2,408 280-154-6 8.6 15.6 200.7 32 5,149 744 6.9 429.1 32-642 20.1 26-304 11.7 12-220 18.3 19-8 54-434 36.2 36-1,429 39.7 36.6 30:18 53/133 40% 14/24 58% 51-300 0 61 12-17 56-58 73.639 7/10,520 -
Atten. 13,201 7,468 14,612 12,405 1,450 14,161 1,054 10,132 1,628 5,152 5,580 3,548
OPP 152 12.7 186 85 92 9 1,397 1,907 510 406 3.4 116.4 10 1,950 342-198-12 5.7 9.8 162.5 11 3,347 748 4.5 278.9 55-1,031 18.7 11-50 4.5 6-57 9.5 21-8 39-303 25.2 71-2,551 35.9 30.0 29:42 49/168 29% 12/32 38% 13-95 2 21 3-7 15-21 16,752 5/3,350 -
Score By Quarters Grand Valley State Opponents
1 181 35
2 123 33
3 53 44
4 105 34
OT 0 6
Rushing James Berezik Blake Smolen Justin Sherrod P.T. Gates Lawrence Kimble Greg Gay Carlos Clark Marquel Neasman Enrique Shaw Chad Somerville TEAM Brad Iciek GVSU OPPONENTS
GP 11 12 7 11 3 12 9 9 11 10 11 12 12 12
Att 169 100 49 51 16 7 5 16 1 2 14 34 464 406
Passing Brad Iciek Marquel Neasman TEAM GVSU OPPONENTS
GP 12 9 11 12 12
Effic. Att-Com-Int Pct. Yds TD Lng Avg/G 162.87 144-260-6 55.4 2252 31 88 187.7 138.97 10-19-0 52.6 156 1 32 17.3 0.0 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 160.67 154-280-6 55.0 2408 32 88 200.7 109.39 198-342-12 57.9 1950 11 42 162.5
Receiving GP Jonn Mathews 12 James Berezik 11 Blake Smolen 12 Scott Blasko 12 Greg Gay 12 P.T. Gates 11 Carlos Clark 10 Ryan Bass 1 Tony Carreri 8 Enrique Shaw 12 Cameron Bradford 10 Jahan Jones 10 Andrew Lorman 12 GVSU 12 OPPONENTS 12 Field Goals Todd Carter
1-19 1-1
Gain Loss Net Avg TD 1449 46 1403 8.3 15 675 36 639 6.4 4 304 7 297 6.1 2 275 11 264 5.2 3 70 5 65 4.1 0 56 0 56 8.0 3 44 0 44 8.8 0 51 29 22 1.4 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 15 -15 -1.1 0 71 102 -31 -0.9 1 2995 254 2741 5.9 29 1907 510 1397 3.4 10
Total 462 152
No. 40 30 28 17 13 13 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 154 198
Yds 624 445 636 189 163 83 51 78 48 39 19 17 16 2408 1950
20-29 30-39 8-9 3-6
Field Goal Sequence Indianapolis at #25 Saginaw Valley State #24 Ferris State #23 Michigan Tech at Tiffin Hillsdale at Findlay #23 Ashland at Northern Michigan at #25 Wayne State #17 Ashland #6 Minnesota-Duluth
Lng Avg/G 62 127.5 52 53.2 56 42.4 23 24.0 22 21.7 38 4.7 12 4.9 19 2.4 0 -0.1 0 -0.2 0 -1.4 15 -2.6 62 228.4 63 116.4
Avg TD Long Avg./G 15.6 12 39 52.0 14.8 5 77 40.5 22.7 7 88 53.0 11.1 1 31 15.8 12.5 4 38 13.6 6.4 0 19 7.5 17.0 1 22 5.1 39.0 1 76 78.0 24.0 1 32 6.0 19.5 0 23 3.2 9.5 0 18 1.9 17.0 0 17 1.7 16.0 0 16 1.3 15.6 32 88 200.7 9.8 11 42 162.5 40-49 0-1
50+ 0-0
Grand Valley State 46 (19), (24) (37),20 (28) (27),(22) (39) (20) (27),(27) (28),(36),36,37,37
Lng Total 39 12-17
Pct. 70.6
Opponents 24 (36) (32),19 (21) 33 39
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made
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Total Offense Brad Iciek James Berezik Blake Smolen Justin Sherrod P.T. Gates Marquel Neasman Lawrence Kimble Greg Gay Carlos Clark Enrique Shaw Chad Somerville TEAM GVSU OPPONENTS
GP 12 11 12 7 11 9 3 12 10 12 11 11 12 12
Plays 294 169 100 49 51 35 16 7 5 1 2 15 744 748
Rush -31 1403 639 297 264 22 65 56 44 -1 -2 -15 2741 1397
All Purpose James Berezik Blake Smolen P.T. Gates Jonn Mathews Justin Sherrod Greg Gay Scott Blasko Carlos Clark Zach Breen Ryan Bass Matt Flutur Lawrence Kimble Jacob McGuckin Courtney Partee Tony Carreri Enrique Shaw Robert Carlisle Chris Huley Marquel Neasman Cameron Bradford Jahan Jones Andrew Lorman Brad Howard Danny Richard Matt Bakker Brandon Allen Chad Somerville TEAM Brad Iciek GVSU OPPONENTS
GP 11 12 11 12 7 12 12 10 12 1 12 3 10 8 8 12 12 12 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 12
Rush Rec 1403 445 639 636 264 83 0 624 297 0 56 163 0 189 44 51 0 0 0 78 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 -1 39 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 19 0 17 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 -15 0 -31 0 2741 2408 1397 1950
Punting Justin Trumble GVSU OPPONENTS
No. 36 36 71
Kickoffs Todd Carter GVSU OPPONENTS Fumble Returns None GVSU OPPONENTS
Pass 2252 0 0 0 0 156 0 0 0 0 0 0 2408 1950
Total Avg/G 2221 185.1 1403 127.5 639 53.2 297 42.4 264 24.0 178 19.8 65 21.7 56 4.7 44 4.4 -1 -0.1 -2 -0.2 -15 -1.4 5149 429.1 3347 278.9
PR -2 0 283 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 304 50
KOR 0 317 168 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 67 0 0 49 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 642 1031
IR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 57 0 0 0 42 25 0 0 0 0 11 0 5 0 0 0 0 220 57
Yds 1429 1429 2551
Avg Lng 39.7 62 39.7 62 35.9 55
TB 3 3 6
FC 13 13 10
No. 84 84 36
Yds 5295 5295 1929
Avg 63.0 63.0 53.6
TB 22 22 0
OB Retn 4 4 1031 3 642
No.
Yds
Avg
TD
Lng
0 1
0 8
0.0 8.0
0 0
0 8
Total Avg/G 1846 167.8 1592 132.7 798 72.5 636 53.0 297 42.4 248 20.7 189 15.8 95 9.5 80 6.7 78 78.0 74 6.2 65 21.7 57 5.7 49 6.1 48 6.0 48 4.0 39 3.2 25 2.1 22 2.4 19 1.9 17 1.7 16 1.3 11 0.9 7 0.6 5 0.4 2 0.2 -2 -0.2 -15 -1.4 -31 -2.6 6315 526.2 4485 373.8 I20 14 14 16
Blkd 0 0 2
Net
YdLn
45.5 35.8
24 34
Interceptions Jacob McGuckin Robert Carlisle Brad Howard Zach Breen Matt Bakker Chris Huley Kris Sitgraves Dan Skuta GVSU OPPONENTS
No. 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 12 6
Yds 57 42 11 80 5 25 0 0 220 57
Avg 19.0 21.0 5.5 80.0 5.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 18.3 9.5
TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lng 57 42 12 80 5 25 0 0 80 25
Punt Returns P.T. Gates Jonn Mathews Matt Flutur James Berezik Danny Richard Robert Carlisle GVSU OPPONENTS
No. 20 2 1 1 1 1 26 11
Yds 283 12 7 -2 7 -3 304 50
Avg 14.1 6.0 7.0 -2.0 7.0 -3.0 11.7 4.5
TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lng 71 11 0 0 0 0 71 14
Kick Returns Blake Smolen P.T. Gates Matt Flutur Courtney Partee Greg Gay Brandon Allen Enrique Shaw GVSU OPPONENTS
No. 16 8 2 2 2 1 1 32 55
Yds 317 168 67 49 29 2 10 642 1031
Avg 19.8 21.0 33.5 24.5 14.5 2.0 10.0 20.1 18.7
TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lng 36 33 43 31 19 2 10 43 47
Scoring James Berezik Todd Carter Jonn Mathews Blake Smolen Greg Gay P.T. Gates Justin Sherrod Marquel Neasman Brad Iciek Ryan Bass Tony Carreri Carlos Clark Scott Blasko TEAM GVSU OPPONENTS
[----------------PAT----------------] TD FG Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points 20 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 120 0 12-17 56-58 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 92 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 72 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 44 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-2 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 61 12-17 56-58 0-1 1 1-2 0 1 462 21 3-7 15-21 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 152
2008 STATISTICS
Defensive Leaders Brad Howard Danny Richard Justin Victor Zach Breen Jacob McGuckin Gary Anderson Chris Huley Dan Skuta P.J. Beuke Blair Hollis Alex Gilde Matt Bakker Robert Carlisle Matt Flutur Corey Edwards Andre Thomas Steve Gawronski Nick Lawrence James Wojciechowski Keioshe Jones Denzell Hinton Samad Cain Courtney Partee Brandon Allen Kris Sitgraves Enrique Shaw Lance Travis Andrew Lorman Dominique Darden Gary Fant Bryan Thomas Drew Hinkle TEAM Justin Hudson Todd Carter Justin Sherrod Jacob Topp Greg Gay Jonn Mathews P.T. Gates Brad Iciek GVSU OPPONENTS
GP 12 12 11 12 10 12 12 12 8 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 12 12 11 11 12 4 8 12 7 12 12 12 11 2 5 6 11 2 12 7 12 12 12 11 12 12 12
[-------------Tackles-------------] [--Sacks--] [------------Pass Def------------] [-------Fumbles-------] Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF 29 48 77 14.5-32 1.5-2 2-11 2 30 30 60 17.0-83 8.0-62 5 2-0 1 20 40 60 10.5-30 4.0-21 1 1-0 2 22 34 56 3.5-14 1.5-10 1-80 1 1-0 27 28 55 2.0-7 1.0-5 3-57 3 23 28 51 5.5-15 4.5-14 2 1 1 29 21 50 2.0-10 1-25 7 16 32 48 14.0-72 11.5-68 1-0 4 3 1-0 2 13 28 41 2.5-7 0.5-3 3 6 26 32 3.5-15 1 5 25 30 7.0-25 3.5-16 16 13 29 1-5 1 21 8 29 2-42 1 9 15 24 1.5-14 1.0-13 14 9 23 9 8 15 23 6.0-26 1.5-7 1 5 14 19 2.0-5 0.5-1 8 11 19 6.0-25 2.0-15 2 1-0 1 15 16 0.5-1 5 10 15 2.0-15 1.0-4 1 8 5 13 1 4 9 13 2 9 3 12 8 4 12 3.5-20 3.5-20 4 7 11 1-0 6 4 10 1.0-23 1.0-23 6 3 9 3.0-12 3.0-12 1 5 4 9 4 4 8 0.5-2 2 4 4 0.5-2 0.5-2 2 2 4 0.5-0 1 2 3 1-0 2 2 1.0-4 1.0-4 1-0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 376 502 878 110-449 51-300 12-220 37 11 8-0 12 365 446 811 61-231 13-95 6-57 32 5 8-8 13
Blkd Kick 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 1
Saf 1 1 1
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2008 STATISTICS Indianapolis Plays Yards TOP 7 82 3:10 5 81 1:46 6 45 2:20 4 41 1:58 7 44 2:54 7 70 3:58 9 68 4:54 at Saginaw Valley State 16 81 7:32 2 49 0:41 4 1 2:20 5 80 1:50 11 88 6:29 4 2 1:54 Ferris State 4 20 2:16 7 59 3:45 5 80 1:13 8 64 3:50 9 61 3:56 Michigan Tech 5 48 2:10 6 48 2:45 2 36 0:51 4 83 1:44 1 22 0:09 8 47 3:06 1 6 0:10 4 21 2:34 at Tiffin 4 27 1:32 3 5 0:56 6 65 2:27 4 24 1:00 8 55 3:26 5 48 1:59 1 44 0:10 Hillsdale 3 99 1:13 1 60 0:12 6 81 2:19 5 45 2:34 5 60 2:38 4 50 2:25 at Findlay 5 68 2:28 1 19 0:04 9 28 4:23 5 41 1:48 9 69 4:57 2 86 1:01 Ashland 7 92 3:06 7 50 3:39 5 60 1:51 2 73 0:53 7 85 3:44 4 39 1:09 15 71 8:20 at Northern Michigan 5 60 2:50 3 23 1:00 4 55 1:54 5 80 2:44 6 82 2:28 9 27 4:08 4 80 2:08 at Wayne State 15 68 6:36 9 73 3:51 10 83 4:01 14 80 7:39 Ashland 5 70 1:39 2 33 0:42 8 47 4:44 14 65 5:25 20 69 11:24 1 62 0:19 2 61 0:57 Minnesota-Duluth 8 61 3:16 11 70 3:46 9 44 2:08
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Scoring Drives Qtr 1 1 2 2 3 4 4
Score Bass 2-yard pass from Iciek Berezik 4-yard run Gates 5-yard run Berezik 1-yard run Carreri 16-yard pass from Iciek Smolen 1-yard run Gay 4-yard run
1 1 1 2 3 4 4
Berezik 3-yard run Gay 38-yard run Carter 19-yard field goal Berezik 22-yard run Mathews 12-yard pass from Iciek Team Safety Carter 24-yard field goal
1 1 2 4 4
Gay 3-yard pass from Iciek Smolen 10-yard pass from Iciek Smolen 39-yard pass from Iciek Smolen 15-yard run Carter 37-yard field goal
1 1 1 1 2 2 2 4
Gay 2-yard run Mathews 32-yard pass from Iciek Mathews 27-yard pass from Iciek Smolen 21-yard pass from Iciek Berezik 22-yard pass from Iciek Carter 28-yard field goal Gates 6-yard run Sherrod 8-yard run
1 1 1 2 2 2 4
Mathews 10-yard pass from Iciek Gay 5-yard pass from Iciek Smolen 33-yard pass from Iciek Gay 16-yard pass from Iciek Gay 10-yard pass from Iciek Clark 15-yard pass from Neasman Sherrod 44-yard run
1 1 2 2 3 3
Smolen 88-yard pass from Iciek Berezik 60-yard run Smolen 41-yard pass from Iciek Mathews 6-yard pass from Iciek Berezik 22-yard run Berezik 32-yard run
1 1 2 2 3 4
Berezik 38-yard run Mathews 19-yard pass from Iciek Carter 27-yard field goal Mathews 13-yard pass from Iciek Carter 22-yard field goal Berezik 77-yard pass from Iciek
1 1 2 3 3 4 4
Berezik 22-yard pass from Iciek Berezik 2-yard run Berezik 34-yard pass from Iciek Smolen 75-yard pass from Iciek Mathews 2-yard pass from Iciek Smolen 20-yard run Iciek 1-yard run
1 1 1 1 2 2 4
Berezik 1-yard run Berezik 22-yard pass from Iciek Mathews 2-yard pass from Iciek Neasman 6-yard run Blasko 18-yard pass from Iciek Carter 39-yard field goal Gates 14-yard run
2 3 4 4
Carter 20-yard field goal Berezik 1-yard run Mathews 19-yard pass from Iciek Berezik 5-yard run
1 1 2 2 3 4 4
Berezik 34-yard run Berezik 26-yard run Mathews 4-yard pass from Iciek Carter 27-yard field goal Carter 27-yard field goal Berezik 62-yard run Smolen 52-yard run
1 2 4
Carter 28-yard field goal Carter 36-yard field goal Mathews 7-yard pass from Iciek
Average Time of Possession (By Quarter) 1 2 Grand Valley State 6:47 7:15 Opponents 8:12 7:44 Conversions (By Quarter) 3rd-Down Conversions Grand Valley State Pct. Opponents Pct.
3 8:33 6:26
4 7:42 7:17
Total 30:18 29:41
1 11-24 45.8 15-43 34.9
2 14-39 35.9 14-49 28.6
3 20-43 46.5 11-33 33.3
4/OT 8-26 30.8 9-43 20.9
Total 53-133 39.9 49-168 29.2
4th-Down Conversions Grand Valley State Pct. Opponents Pct.
1 5-6 83.3 1-2 50.0
2 4-6 66.7 2-3 66.7
3 1-4 25.0 4-8 50.0
4/OT 4-8 50.0 5-19 26.3
Total 14-24 58.3 12-32 37.5
Inside The Red Zone Offense Indianapolis at Saginaw Valley State Ferris State Michigan Tech at Tiffin Hillsdale at Findlay Ashland at Northern Michigan at Wayne State Ashland Minnesota-Duluth Totals
Inside 20 8 4 5 5 5 2 4 4 6 5 3 6 57
TDs 7 2 3 3 5 1 2 4 5 3 1 1 37
FGs 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 12
Score 7 4 4 4 5 1 4 4 6 4 3 3 49
Pct. 87.5 100.0 80.0 80.0 100.0 50.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 80.0 100.0 50.0 86.0
Defense Indianapolis at Saginaw Valley State Ferris State Michigan Tech at Tiffin Hillsdale at Findlay Ashland at Northern Michigan at Wayne State Ashland Minnesota-Duluth Totals
Inside 20 4 1 4 2 3 3 3 4 2 1 3 4 34
TDs 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 4 2 0 1 2 17
FGs 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
Score 3 0 2 1 0 2 2 4 2 1 1 2 20
Pct. 75.0 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 66.7 66.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 33.3 50.0 58.8
Scoring By Quarter GVSU-Opponent Indianapolis at Saginaw Valley State Ferris State Michigan Tech at Tiffin Hillsdale at Findlay Ashland at Northern Michigan at Wayne State Ashland Minnesota-Duluth Totals
1 14-0 17-0 14-0 28-0 21-0 14-7 14-7 14-14 28-0 0-7 14-0 3-0 181-35
2 14-7 7-0 7-7 17-0 21-0 14-0 10-3 7-9 10-0 3-0 10-0 3-7 123-33
3 7-0 7-0 0-6 0-6 0-0 13-3 3-0 13-13 0-7 7-3 3-0 0-6 53-44
4 14-14 5-0 10-0 7-0 7-0 0-0 7-0 14-6 7-7 14-0 13-7 7-0 105-40
OT 0-6 0-6
Total 49-21 36-0 31-13 52-6 49-0 41-10 34-10 48-42 45-14 24-10 40-7 13-19 462-152
2008 STATISTICS
2008 Game-by-Game Statistics Game Indianapolis at Grand Valley State Grand Valley State at Saginaw Valley State Ferris State at Grand Valley State Michigan Tech at Grand Valley State Grand Valley State at Tiffin Hillsdale at Grand Valley State Grand Valley State at Findlay Ashland at Grand Valley State Grand Valley State at Northern Michigan Grand Valley State at Wayne State Ashland at Grand Valley State Minnesota-Duluth at Grand Valley State
Score 21 49 36 0 13 31 6 52 49 0 10 41 34 10 42 48 45 14 24 10 7 40 19 13
First Downs Total (R-Pa-Pn) 16 (12-4-0) 23 (10-12-1) 22 (15-7-0) 9 (4-4-1) 17 (7-9-1) 17 (8-7-2) 10 (5-5-0) 22 (11-10-1) 16 (9-7-0) 11 (2-8-1) 17 (4-12-1) 21 (12-9-0) 17 (11-5-1) 19 (10-8-1) 24 (8-15-1) 26 (12-12-2) 19 (8-11-0) 14 (4-10-0) 25 (17-8-0) 14 (12-1-1) 18 (10-6-2) 18 (11-5-2) 17 (7-10-0) 18 (9-7-2)
Rushing Car.-Yds-TD 36-206-3 33-245-5 49-277-3 43-272-3 35-167-2 26-174-1 36-134-0 47-188-3 37-206-1 28-(-15)-0 25-34-0 35-267-3 39-240-1 50-201-1 33-119-2 37-176-3 39-256-3 30-78-0 51-311-2 35-242-1 32-114-0 41-292-4 42-110-1 30-109-0
Passing C-A-I Yds 12-20-0 90 18-28-0 285 11-19-0 111 10-22-0 203 21-32-2 193 14-26-0 158 8-17-1 66 12-16-0 275 11-19-0 153 23-41-2 193 28-38-1 258 13-19-2 275 8-16-1 159 14-25-0 158 28-44-1 358 16-25-0 319 17-22-0 299 14-23-0 196 11-24-0 112 5-16-0 37 14-30-0 144 10-20-0 102 14-26-3 160 13-46-3 160
TD 0 2 1 3 0 3 1 4 6 0 1 3 3 0 4 4 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 1
Total Off. Punts Pl-Yds No.-Avg 56-299 5-35.6 61-530 1-37.0 68-388 4-37.2 56-475 5-35.8 67-360 4-39.0 52-332 3-49.0 53-200 8-40.0 63-463 3-42.7 56-359 3-30.7 69-178 5-30.6 63-292 6-46.2 54-542 1-41.0 55-399 5-42.2 75-359 9-34.4 77-477 3-21.0 62-495 1-42.0 61-555 5-42.0 53-274 7-39.7 75-423 2-38.0 51-279 5-34.4 62-258 6-31.5 61-394 3-43.0 68-270 6-25.8 76-269 5-33.4
Fum. Penalties F/L No.-Yds 1/0 1-5 1/0 3-20 2/0 4-35 2/1 8-77 1/1 4-40 1/1 4-35 2/2 1-15 4/2 3-25 1/1 5-26 1/1 2-15 3/0 3-13 1/1 4-40 2/1 6-60 3/1 6-50 1/0 4-24 1/1 4-30 1/0 7-50 1/1 1-5 3/1 2-21 1/1 3-26 1/1 7-60 0/0 5-34 3/0 7-50 2/0 7-58
3rd Dns 3-11 4-8 4-12 5-11 9-16 5-10 2-12 5-11 3-10 2-15 5-15 6-8 2-11 5-18 9-17 6-9 2-11 1-11 8-15 2-11 3-13 6-13 6-16 2-15
Time of Poss 31:44 28:16 35:54 27:54 35:00 25:00 27:39 32:21 28:04 31:56 32:14 27:46 28:45 31:15 32:34 27:26 33:16 26:44 37:01 22:59 27:06 32:54 33:01 26:59
2008 Game-by-Game Starters OFFENSE WR Indianapolis Bass at Saginaw Valley State Gay Ferris State Gay Michigan Tech Gates at Tiffin Gay Hillsdale Gay at Findlay Bradford Ashland Bradford at Northern Michigan Bradford at Wayne State Bradford Ashland Bradford Minnesota-Duluth Bradford DEFENSE Indianapolis at Saginaw Valley State Ferris State Michigan Tech at Tiffin Hillsdale at Findlay Ashland at Northern Michigan at Wayne State Ashland Minnesota-Duluth
DE Richard Richard Richard Richard Richard Richard Richard Richard Thomas Richard Richard Richard
LT Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen Allen
LG Topp Topp Topp Topp Topp Topp Topp Topp Topp Topp Topp Topp
NG Gawronski Gawronski Gilde Gilde Gilde Gilde Gilde Gilde Gilde Gilde Thomas Gilde
C Eisenhardt Eisenhardt Eisenhardt Eisenhardt Eisenhardt Eisenhardt Eisenhardt Eisenhardt Eisenhardt Eisenhardt Eisenhardt Eisenhardt DT Skuta Skuta Skuta Skuta Skuta Skuta Skuta Skuta Skuta Skuta Skuta Skuta
RG McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald McDonald
DE Travis Lawrence Victor Gawronski Lawrence Lawrence Thomas Lawrence Lawrence Thomas Lawrence Lawrence
RT Bradfield Bradfield Bradfield Bradfield Bradfield Bradfield Bradfield Bradfield Bradfield Bradfield Bradfield Bradfield
TE Blasko Blasko Blasko Blasko Blasko Blasko Blasko Blasko Blasko Blasko Blasko Blasko
QB Iciek Iciek Iciek Iciek Iciek Iciek Iciek Iciek Iciek Iciek Iciek Iciek
OLB MLB OLB Anderson Howard Victor Anderson Howard Victor Anderson Howard Beuke Anderson Howard Victor Anderson Howard Beuke Anderson Howard Beuke Anderson Victor Beuke Anderson Howard Victor Anderson Howard Wojciechowski Anderson Howard Victor Anderson Howard Victor Anderson Howard Victor
TB/WR* Berezik Berezik Bradford Berezik Berezik Berezik Berezik Berezik Berezik Berezik Berezik Smolen CB Huley Huley Huley Huley Huley Huley Huley Huley Huley Huley Huley Huley
S Cain Cain Cain Cain Breen Breen Breen Breen Breen Breen Breen Breen
WR/TE* Mathews Mathews Mathews Mathews Mathews Mathews Mathews Mathews Mathews Mathews Mathews Mathews S McGuckin McGuckin McGuckin McGuckin McGuckin McGuckin McGuckin McGuckin Bakker Bakker McGuckin McGuckin
WR Smolen Smolen Smolen Smolen Smolen Smolen Smolen Smolen Smolen Smolen Smolen Gay CB Edwards Carlisle Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Carlisle Carlisle Edwards Edwards Carlisle
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2008 STATISTICS Rushing (Attempts-Yards-TDs) Kimble 14-56-0 2-9-0 16-65-0
Gay 4-15-1 1-38-1 1-2-1 1-1-0 7-56-3
Clark 4-33-0 1-11-0 5-44-0
Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs) Smolen Mathews Berezik Blasko Gay Indianapolis 2-26-0 6-82-0 4-34-0 at Saginaw Valley State 2-14-0 3-48-1 3-23-0 2-18-0 Ferris State 3-58-2 1-23-0 2-18-0 4-25-0 3-33-1 Michigan Tech 1-21-1 4-86-2 2-64-1 1-31-0 1-18-0 at Tiffin 3-61-1 1-1-0-1 2-13-0 3-31-3 Hillsdale 5-185-2 3-28-1 1-31-0 2-13-0 at Findlay 3-49-2 4-104-1 1-6-0 Ashland 1-75-1 2-19-1 6-101-2 5-67-0 1-38-0 at Northern Michigan 3-133-0 3-54-1 2-34-1 2-24-1 1-14-0 at Wayne State 2-16-0 5-58-1 1-11-0 2-18-0 1-9-0 Ashland 2-29-0 3-38-1 3-12-0 1-7-0 Minnesota-Duluth 4-18-0 6-129-1 Totals 28-636-7 40-558-12 30-445-5 17-189-1 13-163-4
Bass 2-78-1 2-78-1
Gates 1-15-0 1-8-0 1-1-0 2-18-0 1-19-0 4-9-0 3-13-0 13-83-0
Indianapolis at Saginaw Valley State Ferris State Michigan Tech at Tiffin Hillsdale at Findlay Ashland at Northern Michigan at Wayne State Ashland Minnesota-Duluth Totals
Berezik Smolen Sherrod Gates 11-44-2 7-33-1 6-36-1 17-117-2 10-77-0 15-46-0 13-108-0 7-45-1 1-5-0 3-35-0 4-35-0 9-37-1 7-46-1 10-75-0 2-14-0 19-99-1 2-20-0 14-172-3 6-47-0 3-15-0 2-(-1)-0 23-188-1 5-26-0 5-19-0 1-1-0 20-106-1 8-77-1 4-17-1 10-117-0 16-107-1 35-234-2 12-74-0 19-207-3 12-83-1 3-10-0 27-128-0 1-4-0 169-1403-15 100-639-4 49-297-2 51-264-3
Neasman Shaw Somerville Iciek 2-22-0 1-(-1)-0 4-(-1)-0 4-18-0 4-(-1)-0 3-(-20)-0 1-(-1)-0 2-(-2)-0 2-(-6)-0 2-(-12)-0 2-7-0 7-(-5)-1 8-13-1 1-2-0 3-4-0 5-(-6)-0 2-(-23)-0 16-22-1 1-(-1)-0 2-(-2)-0 34-(-31)-1
Passing (Attempts-Completions-Interceptions-Yards-TDs) Iciek Neasman Indianapolis 27-18-0-285-2 1-0-0-0-0 at Saginaw Valley State 18-11-0-111-1 1-0-0-0-0 Ferris State 26-14-0-158-3 Michigan Tech 10-9-0-190-4 6-3-0-85-0 at Tiffin 16-9-0-115-5 3-2-0-38-1 Hillsdale 19-13-2-275-3 at Findlay 16-8-1-159-3 Ashland 25-16-0-319-4 at Northern Michigan 14-12-0-266-3 8-5-0-33-0 at Wayne State 24-11-0-112-1 Ashland 19-10-0-102-1 Minnesota-Duluth 13-46-3-160-1 Totals 227-177-6-2252-31 19-10-0-156-1
Punting (No.-Avg.-Inside 20) Indianapolis at Saginaw Valley State Ferris State Michigan Tech at Tiffin Hillsdale at Findlay Ashland at Northern Michigan at Wayne State Ashland Minnesota-Duluth
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Trumble 1-37.0-0 4-37.2-2 3-49.0-1 3-42.7-0 3-30.7-1 1-41.0-0 5-42.2-5 1-42.0-1 5-42.0-1 2-38.0-0 3-43.0-1 5-33.4-2
Clark 1-22-0 1-15-1 1-14-0 3-51-1
Carreri 1-16-1 1-32-0 2-48-1
Shaw 1-16-0 1-23-0 2-39-0
Bradford 1-18-0 1-1-0 2-19-0
Jones Lorman 1-17-0 1-16-0 1-17-0 1-16-0
2008 STATISTICS Grand Valley State Team Superlatives Points Scored 52 vs. Michigan Tech (9/27) Low 13 vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) First Downs 26 vs. Ashland (10/25) Low 16 at Tiffin (10/4) Rushing Plays 51 at Wayne State (11/8) Low 26 vs. Ferris State (9/20) Rushing Yards 311 at Wayne State (11/8) Low 109 vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) Rushing TDs 5 vs. Indianapolis (9/6) Low 0 vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) Passes Attempted 46 vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) Low 16 2 times (last at Findlay [10/18]) Passes Completed 18 vs. Indianapolis (9/6) Low 8 at Findlay (10/18) Had Intercepted 3 vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) Low 0 9 times (last vs. Ashland [11/22]) Passing Yards 319 vs. Ashland (10/25) Low 102 vs. Ashland (11/22) Passing TDs 6 at Tiffin (10/4) Low 1 4 times (last vs. Minnesota-Duluth [11/29]) Total Offensive Plays 76 vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) Low 52 vs. Ferris State (9/20) Total Offense 555 at Northern Michigan (11/1) Low 269 vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) Sacks By 8 3 times (last vs. Ashland [11/22]) Low 1 2 times (last at Findlay [10/18]) Interceptions By 3 vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) Low 0 6 times (last vs. Ashland [11/22]) Turnovers Forced 3 2 times (last vs. Minnesota-Duluth [11/29]) Low 0 vs. Indianapolis (9/6) Penalties 7 2 times (last vs. Minnesota-Duluth [11/29]) Low 2 at Wayne State (11/8) Penalty Yards 60 at Findlay (10/18) Low 20 vs. Indianapolis (9/6) Grand Valley State Individual Superlatives Rushing Attempts 35 James Berezik at Wayne State (11/8) Rushing Yards 234 James Berezik at Wayne State (11/8) Rushing TDs 3 James Berezik vs. Hillsdale (10/11) James Berezik vs. Ashland (11/22) Pass Attempts 46 Brad Iciek vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) Pass Completions 18 Brad Iciek vs. Indianapolis (9/6) Passing Yards 319 Brad Iciek vs. Ashland (10/25) Passing TDs 5 Brad Iciek at Tiffin (10/4) Receptions 6 Jonn Mathews vs. Indianapolis (9/6) James Berezik vs. Ashland (10/25) Jonn Mathews vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) Receiving Yards 185 Blake Smolen vs. Hillsdale (10/11) Receiving TDs 3 Greg Gay at Tiffin (10/4) Punts 5 Justin Trumble at Findlay (10/18) Justin Trumble at Northern Michigan (11/1) Justin Trumble vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) Punting Avg. 49.0 Justin Trumble vs. Ferris State (9/20) Tackles 13 P.J. Beuke vs. Ferris State (9/20) Brad Howard vs. Ferris State (9/20) Sacks 4.0 Dan Skuta vs. Hillsdale (10/11) Tackles for Loss 4.0 Dan Skuta vs. Hillsdale (10/11) Interceptions 2 Jacob McGuckin vs. Ferris State (9/20) Robert Carlisle vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29)
Rushing Passing Receiving Field Goal Punt Punt Return Kickoff Return
Grand Valley State Individual Long Plays 62 James Berezik vs. Ashland (11/22) 88 Brad Iciek vs. Hillsdale (10/11) 88 Blake Smolen vs. Hillsdale (10/11) 39 Todd Carter at Northern Michigan (11/1) 62 Justin Trumble vs. Ferris State (9/20) 71 P.T. Gates vs. Michigan Tech (9/27) 43 Matt Flutur at Tiffin (10/4)
Points Scored Low First Downs Low Rushing Plays Low Rushing Yards Low Rushing TDs Low Passes Attempted Low Passes Completed Low Had Intercepted Low Passing Yards Low Passing TDs Low Total Offensive Plays Low Total Offense Low Sacks By Low Interceptions By Low Turnovers Forced Low Penalties Low Penalty Yards Low
Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards Rushing TDs Pass Attempts Pass Completions Passing Yards Passing TDs Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving TDs Punts Punting Avg. Tackles Sacks Tackles for Loss Interceptions
Rushing Passing Receiving Field Goal Punt Punt Return Kickoff Return
Opponent Team Superlatives 42 vs. Ashland (10/25) 0 2 times (last at Tiffin [10/4]) 24 vs. Ashland (10/25) 9 at Saginaw Valley State (9/13) 50 at Findlay (10/18) 25 vs. Hillsdale (10/11) 242 at Wayne State (11/8) -15 at Tiffin (10/4) 3 vs. Indianapolis (9/6) 0 5 times (last vs. Ashland [11/22]) 44 vs. Ashland (10/25) 16 at Wayne State (11/8) 28 2 times (last vs. Ashland [10/25]) 5 at Wayne State (11/8) 3 vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) 0 6 times (last vs. Ashland [11/22]) 358 vs. Ashland (10/25) 37 at Wayne State (11/8) 4 vs. Ashland (10/25) 0 5 times (last at Wayne State [11/8]) 77 vs. Ashland (10/25) 51 at Wayne State (11/8) 477 vs. Ashland (10/25) 178 at Tiffin (10/4) 4 vs. Michigan Tech (9/27) 0 4 times (last at Northern Michigan [11/1]) 3 vs. Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) 0 9 times (last vs. Ashland [11/22]) 3 2 times (last vs. Minnesota-Duluth [11/29]) 0 4 times (last vs. Ashland [11/22]) 7 2 times (last vs. Minnesota-Duluth [11/29]) 0 at Saginaw Valley State (9/13) 60 vs. Ashland (11/22) 0 at Saginaw Valley State (9/13) Opponent Individual Superlatives 21 by Isaac Odim of Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) 159 by Joique Bell of Wayne State (11/8) 2 by Deontra Campbell of Indianapolis (9/6) by D’Marris McCoy of Ashland (10/25) 44 by Billy Cundiff of Ashland (10/25) 28 by Billy Cundiff of Ashland (10/25) 358 by Billy Cundiff of Ashland (10/25) 4 by Billy Cundiff of Ashland (10/25) 12 by Joe Horn of Ashland (10/25) 183 by Joe Horn of Ashland (10/25) 2 by Johnny Long of Ashland (10/25) by Joe Horn of Ashland (10/25) 9 by Joe Knopick of Findlay (10/18) 46.2 by Eric Schweller of Hillsdale (10/11) 16 by John Jacobs of Saginaw Valley State (9/13) 2.0 by Adam Nuckols of Wayne State (11/8) 2.5 by Kyle Clark of Ashland (11/22) 1 by Alex Wojcik of Hillsdale (10/11) by Tom Korte of Hillsdale (10/11) by Jordan Marshall of Findlay (10/18) by Forest Clements of Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) by Kiel Fechtelkotter of Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) by Cole Strilzuk of Minnesota-Duluth (11/29) Opponent Individual Long Plays 63 by Akeem Cason of Michigan Tech (9/27) 42 by Troy Weatherhead of Hillsdale (10/11) 42 by A.J. Kegg of Hillsdale (10/11) 36 by Mark Petro of Hillsdale (10/11) 55 by Eric Schweller of Hillsdale (10/11) 14 by Dan Elmore of Northern Michigan (11/1) 47 by Carlin Isles of Ashland (11/22)
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GLIAC INFORMATION
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GLIAC HISTORY
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GLIAC HISTORY
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GLIAC STANDINGS 2008 FINAL GLIAC STANDINGS Team Grand Valley State* Ashland* Michigan Tech Wayne State Saginaw Valley State Hillsdale Ferris State Indianapolis Northern Michigan Northwood Findlay Tiffin
W 10 8 7 7 7 6 5 4 2 2 1 1
GLIAC Pct 1.000 .800 .700 .700 .700 .600 .500 .400 .200 .200 .100 .100
L 0 2 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 8 9 9
PF 409 376 295 208 262 265 168 246 208 215 186 203
PA 126 278 301 151 224 230 216 242 320 310 275 368
W 11 9 8 8 7 7 6 5 2 2 2 1
Overall Pct .917 .692 .727 .727 .700 .636 .545 .455 .200 .200 .182 .091
L 1 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 8 9 10
PF 462 452 321 222 262 314 182 286 208 215 212 215
PA 152 383 322 161 224 236 228 256 320 310 275 382
* NCAA DII Playoff Participant
2008 All-GLIAC First Team
2008 All-GLIAC Second Team
Offense
Offense
Name Billy Cundiff Joique Bell James Berezik Phil Milbrath Scott Blasko Dyshaun Edwards A.J. Kegg Johnny Long Blake Smolen Sam Allen Bill Behling Billy Eisenhardt Nate Hollins Desi Mayner Jared Veldheer Todd Carter Dante Dunn
School Ashland Wayne State Grand Valley State Michigan Tech Grand Valley State Tiffin Hillsdale Ashland Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Michigan Tech Grand Valley State Ashland Saginaw Valley State Hillsdale Grand Valley State Wayne State
Name Drew Berube Danny Richard Dan Skuta Jason Thomas Jake Visser John Jacobs Tom Korte Kevin Noe Matt Shango Justin Victor Matt Black Cornelius Dillard Dante Dunn Anthony Fields Jacob McGuckin Justin Trumble
School Hillsdale Grand Valley State Grand Valley State Wayne State Ferris State Saginaw Valley State Hillsdale Ferris State Wayne State Grand Valley State Saginaw Valley State Wayne State Wayne State Findlay Grand Valley State Grand Valley State
Pos QB RB RB RB HB WR WR WR WR OL OL OL OL OL OL PK Spec.
Yr Jr Jr So So Sr Sr Jr Sr Jr Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr Jr Sr Sr
Hometown Uniontown, Ohio Benton Harbor, Mich. Fraser, Mich. Norway, Mich. Lansing, Mich. Cincinnati, Ohio Gurnee, Ill. Cincinnati, Ohio Grosse Ile, Mich. Lansing, Mich. Milwaukee, Wis. Macomb, Mich. New Concord, Ohio Gaines, Mich. Grand Rapids, Mich. Flint, Mich. Lansing, Mich.
Pos DL DL DL DL DL LB LB LB LB LB DB DB DB DB DB P
Yr Jr So Sr Sr Sr Jr Sr Sr Jr So Sr Sr Sr Jr Jr Jr
Hometown Hillsdale, Mich. West Bloomfield, Mich. Flint, Mich. Akron, Ohio Coopersville, Mich. Prudenville, Mich. Grand Rapids, Mich. Orleans, Mich. West Bloomfield, Mich. Allen Park, Mich. Toronto, Ont. Detroit, Mich. Lansing, Mich. Ft. Wayne, Ind. Allen Park, Mich. Grosse Point, Mich.
Name Brad Iciek Brandon Emeott Dawon Harvey Craig Jenkins Galen Stone Nick Bellanco Mike Chambers Joe Horn Jonn Mathews Tim Dury Reggie Gamble Kris Krempien Luke Krombach Nick McDonald Justin Magruder Mark Petro Robert Haynes
School Grand Valley State Saginaw Valley State Ashland Indianapolis Saginaw Valley State Ashland Findlay Ashland Grand Valley State Indianapolis Ashland Northern Michigan Northwood Grand Valley State Ashland Hillsdale Michigan Tech
Name Brad Bush Randall Courtney Drew Vanderlin Kyle Walker Eric Weber Tristan Black Tom Brenner Leonard Bush Brad Howard Nathan Yelk David Carmody Corey Edwards Terrell Heggins Craig Ray Alex Wojcik Eric Schweller
School Saginaw Valley State Indianapolis Michigan Tech Ferris State Hillsdale Wayne State Ashland Indianapolis Grand Valley State Northern Michigan Michigan Tech Grand Valley State Ferris State Indianapolis Hillsdale Hillsdale
Pos QB RB RB RB HB WR WR WR WR OL OL OL OL OL OL PK Spec.
Yr Jr Sr Jr Sr Jr Jr Jr So Sr Jr Sr Sr Sr Jr Jr Jr Sr
Hometown Grandville, Mich. Caro, Mich. Columbus, Ohio Indianapolis, Ind. Grand Blanc, Mich. Wooster, Ohio Ravenna, Ohio Waynesfield, Ohio Essexville, Mich. Indianapolis, Ind. Mansfield, Ohio Mukwonago, Wis. Grayslake, Ill. Sterling Heights, Mich. Westerville, Ohio Rocky River, Ohio Lansing, Mich.
Pos DL DL DL DL DL LB LB LB LB LB DB DB DB DB DB P
Yr Sr Jr So Sr Sr Sr Sr Sr Fr Jr Jr Sr Sr So Sr Jr
Hometown Johannesberg, Mich. Indianapolis, Ind. Green Bay, Wis. Grand Haven, Mich. Defiance, Ohio Toronto, Ont. Orrville, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio Mishawaka, Ind. Arlington, Wis. Newberry, Mich. Grand Rapids, Mich. Lansing, Mich. Plainfield, Ind. Northville, Mich. Bellbrook, Ohio
Defense
Coach-Of-The-Year—Paul Winters, Wayne State Player-Of-The-Year—Billy Cundiff, Ashland Offensive Back-Of-The-Year—James Berezik, Grand Valley State Offensive Lineman-Of-The-Year—Billy Eisenhardt, Grand Valley State Co-Defensive Lineman-Of-The-Year—Jake Visser, Ferris State Co-Defensive Lineman-Of-The-Year—Dan Skuta, Grand Valley State Defensive Back-Of-The-Year—Dante Dunn, Wayne State Freshman-Of-The-Year—Kevin Smith, Wayne State
Defense
GVSU Honorable Mention All-GLIAC Cameron Bradfield, So. (OL), Robert Carlisle, Jr. (DB), P.T. Gates, Jr. (RB), Alex Gilde, So. (DL), Chris Huley, So. (DB), Jacob Topp, Sr. (OL)
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GLIAC SCHEDULE Thursday, August 27 Ashland at Bloomsburg (Pa.) Urbana (Ohio) at Findlay Saginaw Valley State at California (Pa.) Kentucky Wesleyan at Indianapolis
6 pm 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm
Saturday, August 29 Hillsdale at St. Joseph’s (Ind.) Tiffin at Ferris State (Non-Conf.) Grand Valley State at West Texas A&M
Noon 7 pm 7 pm
Thursday, September 3 Findlay at Tiffin*
7:30 pm
Saturday, September 5 Michigan Tech at Hillsdale* Northern Michigan at Northwood* Saginaw Valley State at Wayne State* Grand Valley State at Indianapolis* Ashland at Ferris State*
Noon Noon Noon 6 pm 7 pm
Saturday, September 12 Ferris State at Findlay* Hillsdale at Northwood* Michigan Tech at Ashland* Tiffin at Northern Michigan* Wayne State at Indianapolis* Saginaw Valley State at Grand Valley State*
Noon Noon 1 pm 4 pm 6 pm 7 pm
Saturday, September 19 Northwood at Saginaw Valley State* Findlay at Wayne State* Northern Michigan at Michigan Tech* Ashland at Tiffin* Grand Valley State at Ferris State* Indianapolis at Hillsdale*
Noon Noon 1 pm 1:30 pm 7 pm 7 pm
Saturday, September 26 Northwood at Findlay* Hillsdale at Ashland* Wayne State at Tiffin* Ferris State at Northern Michigan* Saginaw Valley State at Indianapolis* Grand Valley State at Michigan Tech*
Noon 1 pm 1:30 pm 4 pm 6 pm 6 pm
Saturday, October 3 Indianapolis at Northwood* Northern Michigan at Saginaw Valley State* Ashland at Wayne State* Hillsdale at Findlay* Michigan Tech at Ferris State*$ Tiffin at Grand Valley State* Saturday, October 10 Findlay at Michigan Tech* Wayne State at Northern Michigan* Northwood at Ashland* Saginaw Valley State at Tiffin* Indianapolis at Ferris State* Grand Valley State at Hillsdale*
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Noon Noon Noon 4 pm 7 pm 7 pm 1 pm 1 pm 1 pm 1:30 pm 2 pm 2:30 pm
Saturday, October 17 Tiffin at northwood* Ashland at Saginaw Valley State* Ferris State at Wayne State* Hillsdale at Northern Michigan* Michigan Tech at Indianapolis* Findlay at Grand Valley State*
Noon Noon Noon 1 pm 6 pm 7 pm
Saturday, October 24 Northern Michigan at Findlay* Ferris State at Northwood* Grand Valley State at Ashland* Saginaw Valley State at Michigan Tech* Wayne State at Hillsdale* Tiffin at Indianapolis*
Noon Noon 1 pm 1 pm 2:30 pm 6 pm
Saturday, October 31 Findlay at Saginaw Valley State* Northwood at Wayne State* Indianapolis at Ashland* Michigan Tech at Tiffin* Hillsdale at Ferris State* Northern Michigan at Grand Valley State*
Noon Noon 1 pm 1:30 pm 2 pm 7 pm
Saturday, November 7 Ashland at Findlay* Ferris State at Saginaw Valley State* Tiffin at Hillsdale* Wayne State at Grand Valley State* Northwood at Michigan Tech* Indianapolis at Northern Michigan*
Noon Noon 1 pm 1 pm 1 pm 1 pm
Saturday, November 14 NCAA Division II First Round Playoffs- campus sites Saturday, November 21 NCAA Division II Second Round Playoffs - campus sites Saturday, November 28 NCAA Division II Quarterfinals - campus sites Saturday, December 5-6 NCAA Division II Semifinals - campus sites Saturday, December 12 NCAA Division II Championship Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, Alabama University of North Alabama, host * - GLIAC Game $ - Game to be played at 5/3rd Ballpark, Grand Rapids, Mich.
OPPONENTS
WEST TExAS A&M BUFFALOES AUGUST 29 • KIMBROUGH MEMORIAL STADIUM • CANYON, TEXAS • 7:00 PM GENERAL INFORMATION Canyon, Texas 1910 7,550 Maroon and White Lone Star (South) Kimbrough Memorial Stadium 20,000 FieldTurf Dr. Patrick O’Brien Michael McBroom
LOCATION FOUNDED ENROLLMENT SCHOOL COLORS CONFERENCE STADIUM CAPACITY SURFACE PRESIDENT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
COACHING INFORMATION
SCHEDULE / RESULTS
HEAD COACH Don Carthel ALMA MATER Eastern New Mexico (‘74) RECORD AT WTAMU (YEARS) 44-7 (4) 88-35-1 (11) CAREER RECORD (YEARS) FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE 806-651-4413
ASSISTANTS Defensive Coordinator Offensive Coordinator Assistant Head Coach / Secondary
Colby Carthel Scott Parr Nick Paremski
Outside Receivers Outside LB’ers Defensive Line Offensive Line Defensive Backs Inside Receivers Offensive Line Secondary Running Backs
Receivers Joel Hinton Offensive Assistant Cole Gutieraz Offensive Assistant Duncan McLean Defensive Assistant Eldon Grimslid Defensive Assistant Seth Hayden Defensive Assistant T.J. Nickleberry Defensive Assistant Brett Watson Defensive Assistant Josh Young Defensive Assistant Colby Huseman
Mike Nesbitt Justin Deason Bob King Billy Best Maurice Lane Jared May Will Blaylock Jarrod Hinton Jake Willingham
DON CARTHEL
SERIES HISTORY First meeting Series record Current streak Martin vs WTAM Carthel vs GVSU
First Meeting 0-0 N/A 0-0 0-0
2009 SCHEDULE Aug. 29 Grand Valley State Sept. 5 Central Oklahoma Sept. 12 at Central Washington Sept. 19 at S’western Oklahoma Sept. 26 Texas A&M-Kingsville Oct. 3 at Midwestern State Oct. 10 Eastern New Mexico Oct. 17 at Abilene Christian Oct. 24 Angelo State Oct. 31 at N’eastern Oklahoma Nov. 7 at Tarleton State Italics denote Non-Conference Game
SPORTS INFORMATION FOOTBALL CONTACT ADDRESS
OFFICE PHONE CELL PHONE E-MAIL FAx PRESS BOx PHONE WEB SITE
GAME-BY-GAME (LAST 10) First Meeting
2008 RESULTS (11-2 (8-1 LSC)) at Mesa State W 23-20 at Central Okla. W 49-18 Azusa Pacific W 75-13 Southwestern Okla. W 42-20 at TAMU-Kingsville W 55-35 Midwestern State W 42-14 at Eastern New Mex. W 51-27 Abilene Christian L 52-35 at Angelo State W 27-0 Northeastern State W 59-9 Tarleton State W 51-0 Central Washington* W 49-42 at Abilene Christian* L 93-68 * - NCAA Division II Playoffs
Kent Johnson West Texas A&M University WTAMU Box 60049 Canyon, TX 79016 806-651-4406 317-979-5507 kjohnson@wtamu.edu 806-651-4409 806-656-6139 www.gobuffsgo.com
TEAM INFORMATION 11-2 2008 RECORD 7-1 (2nd LSC South) CONFERENCE FINISH OFFENSIVE SET Spread DEFENSIVE SET 3-4 38 / 33 LETTERMEN RETURNING / LOST STARTERS RETURNING / LOST 8 / 14
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RETURNING STARTERS
RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING Keithon Flemming PASSING Taylor Harris RECEIVING Keithon Flemming Kelvin Thompson TACKLES Curtis Jefferson Anthony Scott Zane Farris
ATT. 135 A-C-I 55-33-0 REC. 39 13 S-A-T 30-20-50 25-22-47 24-20-44
YDS. 756 YDS. 298 YDS. 341 141 INT 1 0 0
AVG. 5.6 PCT. 60.0 AVG. 8.7 10.8 SACKS 0.5 1.0 0.5
TD 13 TD 3 TD 1 0 TFL 1.0 6.5 1.5
OFFENSE Keithon Flemming J’Marcus Webb Daniel Sherwood DEFENSE Mark Ford Curtis Jefferson Broderick Marshall Anthony Scott
POS. RB OL OL POS. OLB DB DL ILB
CL. Jr. Sr. Jr. CL. Sr. So. Sr. Jr.
HT. 6-0 6-8 6-6 HT. 6-1 6-0 6-3 5-11
WT. 208 320 280 WT. 215 190 285 220
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INDIANAPOLIS GREYHOUNDS SEPTEMBER 5 • KEY STADIUM • INDIANAPOLIS, IND. • 6:00 PM GENERAL INFORMATION Indianapolis, Indiana 1902 4,729 Crimson and Grey Great Lakes Intercollegiate Key Stadium 5,500 Sprinturf Dr. Beverley J. Pitts Dr. Sue Willey
LOCATION FOUNDED ENROLLMENT SCHOOL COLORS CONFERENCE STADIUM CAPACITY SURFACE PRESIDENT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
COACHING INFORMATION HEAD COACH ALMA MATER RECORD AT UI (YEARS) CAREER RECORD (YEARS) FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE
SCHEDULE / RESULTS
Joe Polizzi Hillsdale (‘76) 80-82-1 (15) 80-82-1 (15) 317-788-3413
Assistants Defensive Coordinator Linebackers Offensive Line Assistant Coach
Bob Bartolomeo Chris Keevers Todd Carter Kenny Ray Augustus
JOE POLIzzI
2009 SCHEDULE 2008 RESULTS (5-6 (4-6 GLIAC)) Aug. 27 Kentucky Wesleyan at Kentucky Wesleyan W 40-14 Sept. 5 Grand Valley State at Grand Valley State L 49-21 Sept. 12 Wayne State at Wayne State L 6-0 Sept. 19 at Hillsdale Hillsdale L 29-17 Sept. 26 Saginaw Valley State at Saginaw Valley StateW 14-11 Oct. 3 at Northwood Northwood W 27-23 Oct. 10 at Ferris State Ferris State L 31-24 Oct. 17 Michigan Tech at Michigan Tech L 31-28 Oct. 24 Tiffin at Tiffin W 54-12 Oct. 31 at Ashland Ashland L 44-37 Nov. 7 at Northern Michigan Northern Michigan W 24-6 Italics denote Non-Conference Game
SPORTS INFORMATION
SERIES HISTORY First meeting Series record Current streak Martin vs UI Polizzi vs GVSU
1990 19-1 GV GV, 9 5-0 1-14
FOOTBALL CONTACT ADDRESS
GAME-BY-GAME (LAST 10) 2008: GV - 49 @ UI - 21 2007: GV - 41 vs UI - 17 2006: GV - 33 @ UI - 7 2005: GV - 29 @ UI - 13 2004: GV - 35 vs UI - 9 2003: GV - 53 @ UI - 10 2002: GV - 50 vs UI - 13 2001: GV - 63 @ UI - 27 2000: GV - 56 vs UI - 21 1999: UI - 30 @ GV - 14
Mitch Wigness University of Indianapolis 1400 East Hanna Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46227 317-788-3494 317-223-5635 mwigness@uindy.edu 317-788-3472 317-788-3309 athletics.uindy.edu
OFFICE PHONE HOME PHONE E-MAIL FAx PRESS BOx PHONE WEB SITE
TEAM INFORMATION 5-6 2008 RECORD CONFERENCE FINISH 4-6 (8th GLIAC) Pro-I OFFENSIVE SET DEFENSIVE SET Attack 5-2 LETTERMEN RETURNING / LOST 36 / 14 12 / 10 STARTERS RETURNING / LOST
RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING Halston Love PASSING Rob Doyle
ATT. 22 A-C-I 61-32-3
YDS. 132 YDS. 322
AVG. 6.0 PCT. 52.5
TD 1 TD 3
RECEIVING Stephen Geller Tyran Fakes TACKLES Mike Dum Craig Ray Aaron Ruth
REC. 32 24 S-A-T 47-51-98 41-39-80 42-16-58
YDS. 365 297 INT 2 4 2
AVG. 11.8 12.4 SACKS 2 0 0
TD 2 1 TFL 5.5 1 0
RETURNING STARTERS OFFENSE Stephen Geller Tyran Fakes Tim Dury
POS. WR WR OL
CL. Sr. Sr. Sr.
HT. 6-1 6-3 6-3
WT. 183 210 285
OFFENSE Adam Prichard Andrew Mansaray Eric Quintana DEFENSE Craig Ray J.T. Owens Brandon Axum Aaron Ruth Collin Coffer Mike Dum Josh Martin Randall Courtney
POS. OL OL OL POS. DB DB DB DB DB LB DL DL
CL. Sr. So. Sr. CL. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. So. So. Jr. Sr.
HT. 6-2 6-3 6-3 HT. 6-1 6-2 5-10 5-10 5-9 6-1 6-3 6-2
WT. 266 283 290 WT. 203 205 180 175 171 200 215 224
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SAGINAW VALLEY STATE CARDINALS SEPTEMBER 12 • LUBBERS STADIUM • ALLENDALE, MICH. • 7:00 PM GENERAL INFORMATION University Center, Michigan 1963 9,837 Red, White and Blue Great Lakes Intercollegiate Harvey Randall Wickes Memorial Stadium 6,300 Prescription Athletic Turf Dr. Eric R. Gilbertson Mike Watson
LOCATION FOUNDED ENROLLMENT SCHOOL COLORS CONFERENCE STADIUM CAPACITY SURFACE PRESIDENT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
COACHING INFORMATION HEAD COACH ALMA MATER RECORD AT SVSU (YEARS) CAREER RECORD (YEARS) FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE
SCHEDULE / RESULTS
Jim Collins Wittenberg (‘88) 7-3 (1) 77-80 (14) 989-964-7315
Assistants Defensive Coordinator Running Backs Wide Receivers Defensive Line Linebackers Kickers Tight Ends
Todd Stepsis Andre Griffin Herb Haygood Neil Baumgartner Tesfa Smith Larry Isom Adam Hicks
JIM COLLINS
2009 SCHEDULE Aug. 27 at California (Pa.) Sept. 5 at Wayne State Sept. 12 at Grand Valley State Sept. 19 Northwood Sept. 26 at Indianapolis Oct. 3 Northern Michigan Oct. 10 at Tiffin Oct. 17 Ashland Oct. 24 at Michigan Tech Oct. 31 Findlay Nov. 7 Ferris State
Italics denote Non-Conference Game
SPORTS INFORMATION
SERIES HISTORY First meeting Series record Current streak Martin vs SVSU Collins vs GVSU
2008 RESULTS (7-3 (7-3 GLIAC)) Wayne State W 23-17 Grand Valley State L 36-0 at Northwood W 46-45 Indianapolis L 14-11 at Northern Michigan W 38-21 Tiffin W 33-14 at Ashland L 31-28 Michigan Tech W 40-23 at Findlay W 17-9 at Ferris State W 26-14
FOOTBALL CONTACT ADDRESS
1975 26-10 GV GV, 5 5-1 0-1
GAME-BY-GAME (LAST 10) 2008: GV - 36 @ SV - 0 2007: GV - 21 @ SV - 10 2006: GV - 49 vs SV - 35 2005: GV - 24 vs SV - 17 * 2005: GV - 31 vs SV - 10 2004: SV - 31 vs GV - 20 2003: GV - 10 @ SV - 3 * 2003: SV - 34 @ GV - 20 2002: GV - 23@ SV - 18 Denotes NCAA playoff games * 2001: GV - 33 vs SV - 30 *
OFFICE PHONE CELL PHONE E-MAIL FAx PRESS BOx PHONE WEB SITE
Matthew D. Woodbury 7400 Bay Road Ryder Center 207 University Center, MI 48710 989-964-4053 989-598-5925 mdwoodbu@svsu.edu 989-964-7389 989-755-0016 svsu.edu/athletics
TEAM INFORMATION 7-3 2008 RECORD CONFERENCE FINISH 7-3 (T-3rd GLIAC) OFFENSIVE SET Spread DEFENSIVE SET 4-3 62 / 13 LETTERMEN RETURNING / LOST 17 / 8 STARTERS RETURNING / LOST
RECEIVING Galen Stone Michael Meade TACKLES John Jacobs Mike LeVand Carlton Downs
RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS
RETURNING STARTERS
RUSHING Ronald Spears PASSING Dan Stiefel
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ATT. 35 A-C-I 334-181-12
YDS. 108 YDS. 2,113
AVG. 3.1 PCT. 54.2
TD 2 TD 14
OFFENSE Dan Stiefel Mike Meade Galen Stone Brandon Williams Jordon DeRosia
REC. 47 24 S-A-T 67-64-131 35-36-71 34-28-62 POS. QB WR TE TE OL
YDS. 631 240 INT 2 2 2 CL. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr.
AVG. 13.4 10.0 SACKS 1.5 3.5 0.5 HT. 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-5
TD 8 0 TFL 13.5 8.0 2.0 WT. 210 200 225 230 310
OFFENSE Steven Hudson Jake Meissnest Zach Stiffler DEFENSE Jordan Barley Toby Goetz Bryan Klobucar John Jacobs Mike LeVand Carlton Downs Ja’Vae Ingraham Kyle Rowley Kurtis Fournier
POS. OL OL OL POS. DE DE DT LB LB DB DB DB P
C L. Jr. Sr. Jr. C L. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr.
HT. 6-3 6-4 6-6 HT. 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-2 5-6 5-10 6-0 6-4
WT. 285 300 295 WT. 245 225 270 230 235 165 185 200 210
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FERRIS STATE BULLDOGS SEPTEMBER 19 • TOP TAGGART FIELD • BIG RAPIDS, MICH. • 7:00 PM GENERAL INFORMATION Big Rapids, Michigan 1884 13,532 Crimson and Gold Great Lakes Intercollegiate Top Taggart Field 6,200 Artificial Turf Dr. David L. Eisler Tom Kirinovic
LOCATION FOUNDED ENROLLMENT SCHOOL COLORS CONFERENCE STADIUM CAPACITY SURFACE PRESIDENT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
COACHING INFORMATION HEAD COACH ALMA MATER RECORD AT FSU (YEARS) CAREER RECORD (YEARS) FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE
SCHEDULE / RESULTS
Jeff Pierce Ferris State (‘79) 90-64 (14) 90-64 (14) 231-591-2864
Assistants Asst. H.C. / Def. Coord. / Linebackers Off. Coord. / Quarterbacks / Wide Rec. Offensive Line Defensive Line Special Teams & Running Backs Defensive Backs
Duane Wilson Matt McCarthy Eric Ravellette Whitney Bell Allen Curtiss Chris Reese
JEFF PIERCE
2009 SCHEDULE 2008 RESULTS (6-5 (5-5 GLIAC)) Aug. 29 Tiffin at Tiffin W 14-12 Sept. 5 Ashland at Ashland W 25-24 Sept. 12 at Findlay Findlay W 14-0 Sept. 19 Grand Valley State at Grand Valley State L 31-13 Sept. 26 at Northern Michigan Northern Michigan W 31-24 Oct. 3 vs Michigan Tech at Michigan Tech L 21-7 Oct. 10 Indianapolis at Indianapolis W 31-24 Oct. 17 at Wayne State Wayne State L 19-0 Oct. 24 at Northwood Northwood W 19-13 Oct. 31 Hillsdale at Hillsdale L 34-14 Nov. 7 at Saginaw Valley State Saginaw Valley State L 26-14 Italics denote Non-Conference Game
SPORTS INFORMATION
SERIES HISTORY First meeting Series record Current streak Martin vs FSU Pierce vs GVSU
1971 24-12-1 GV GV, 8 5-0 2-11
GAME-BY-GAME (LAST 10) 2008: GV - 31 vs FSU - 13 2007: GV - 34 vs FSU - 7 2006: GV - 28 @ FSU - 6 2005: GV - 30 vs FSU - 10 2004: GV - 24 @ FSU - 6 2003: GV - 40 vs FSU - 10 2001: GV - 63 @ FSU - 17 2000: GV - 21 vs FSU - 20 1999: FSU - 48 @ GV - 23 1998: GV - 56 @ FSU - 53 (OT)
FOOTBALL CONTACT ADDRESS
OFFICE PHONE HOME PHONE E-MAIL FAx PRESS BOx PHONE WEB SITE
Rob Bentley 210 Sports Drive Sports Complex 002 Big Rapids, MI 49307 231-591-3821 231-796-1178 bentleyr@ferris.edu 231-591-3775 231-591-2397 / 231-349-1934 www.ferris.edu/sports
TEAM INFORMATION 2008 RECORD 6-5 CONFERENCE FINISH 5-5 (7th GLIAC) OFFENSIVE SET Spread 4-3 DEFENSIVE SET LETTERMEN RETURNING / LOST 34 / 27 11 / 13 STARTERS RETURNING / LOST
RETURNING STARTERS
RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING Tom Schneider Tim Hogue PASSING Tom Schneider RECEIVING Tim Hogue Seth Hubbard TACKLES Chad Wilson C.J. Lee Angelo Williams Kory Deering
ATT. 157 92 A-C-I 162-74-8 REC. 32 12 S-A-T 30-23-53 19-13-32 23-6-29 11-15-26
YDS. 519 482 YDS. 884 YDS. 351 207 INT 2 0 0 0
AVG. 3.3 5.2 PCT. 45.7 AVG. 11.0 17.2 SACKS 1 0 1 1.5
TD 6 3 TD 2 TD 0 3 TFL 2 0.5 2 2
OFFENSE Brad Bammert Joe Doman Scott Shattuck Matt Wellman Tim Hogue Tom Schneider Seth Hubbard DEFENSE Kory Deering Angelo Williams Chad Wilson C.J. Lee
POS. OT OG OC OT WR QB WR POS. DT CB SS FS
CL. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. CL. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.
HT. 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-4 5-7 6-3 6-3 HT. 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-3
WT. 280 291 290 280 165 195 180 WT. 282 185 197 200
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MICHIGAN TECH HUSKIES SEPTEMBER 26 • SHERMAN FIELD • HOUGHTON, MICH. • 6:00 PM GENERAL INFORMATION Houghton, Michigan 1885 7,014 Silver, Gold and Black Great Lakes Intercollegiate Sherman Field 3,000 ProGrass Synthetic Turf Dr. Glenn D. Mroz Suzanne Sanregret
LOCATION FOUNDED ENROLLMENT SCHOOL COLORS CONFERENCE STADIUM CAPACITY SURFACE PRESIDENT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
COACHING INFORMATION HEAD COACH ALMA MATER RECORD AT MTU (YEARS) CAREER RECORD (YEARS) FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE
SCHEDULE / RESULTS
Tom Kearly Winona State (‘80) 20-12 (3) 20-12 (3) 906-487-2985
Assistants Asst. Head Coach / Defensive Coord. Offensive Coordinator / Special Teams Linebackers Offensive Line Defensive Line
Tim Driscoll Erik Ieuter Josh Hager David Sartin Ken Klein
TOM KEARLY
2009 SCHEDULE Sept. 5 at Hillsdale Sept. 12 at Ashland Sept. 19 Northern Michigan Sept. 26 Grand Valley State Oct. 3 vs Ferris State Oct. 10 Findlay Oct. 17 at Indianapolis Oct. 24 Saginaw Valley State Oct. 31 at Tiffin Nov. 7 Northwood
2008 RESULTS (8-3 (7-3 GLIAC)) Winona State W 26-21 Hillsdale W 39-36 Ashland L 48-41 at Northern Michigan W 47-21 at Grand Valley State L 52-6 Ferris State W 21-7 at Findlay W 30-28 Indianapolis W 31-28 at Saginaw Valley State L 40-23 Tiffin W 32-28 at Northwood W 25-13
Italics denote Non-Conference Game
SPORTS INFORMATION
SERIES HISTORY First meeting Series record Current streak Martin vs MTU Kearly vs GVSU
FOOTBALL CONTACT ADDRESS
1976 20-2 GV GV, 15 4-0 0-3
GAME-BY-GAME (LAST 10) 2008: GV - 52 vs MTU - 6 2007: GV - 48 @ MTU - 6 2006: GV - 41 vs MTU - 20 2004: GV - 24 vs MTU - 7 * 2003: GV - 48 vs MTU - 17 2002: GV - 56 @ MTU - 14 2001: GV - 44 @ MTU - 34 Denotes “Bash at the Big House” * 2000: GV - 31 vs MTU - 29 played at Michigan Stadium. 1999: GV - 21 vs MTU - 7 (Attendance 50,123) 1998: GV - 43 @ MTU - 23
OFFICE PHONE HOME PHONE E-MAIL FAx PRESS BOx PHONE WEB SITE
Wes Frahm SDC, Room 233 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton, MI 49931 906-487-2350 906-487-5525 wfrahm@mtu.edu 906-487-3062 906-487-2388 www.michigantechhuskies.com
TEAM INFORMATION 8-3 2008 RECORD CONFERENCE FINISH 7-3 (T-3rd GLIAC) OFFENSIVE SET Pro Set 4-2 DEFENSIVE SET LETTERMEN RETURNING / LOST 42 / 7 STARTERS RETURNING / LOST 19 / 5
RECEIVING REC. Bobby Slowik 43 Mat Brynick 18 TACKLES S-A-T David Carmody 61-36-97 John van der Laan 24-41-65 Jesse Vandenberg 26-39-65
RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS
RETURNING STARTERS
RUSHING Phil Milbrath PASSING Steven Short
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ATT. 263 A-C-I 263-169-9
YDS. 1,343 YDS. 2,192
AVG. 5.1 PCT. 64.3
TD 21 TD 15
OFFENSE Steve Short Phil Milbrath Mike Macpherson Bobby Slowik Mat Brynick
POS. QB RB FB WR TE
YDS. 603 210 INT 4 0 0 CL. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr.
AVG. 14.0 11.7 SACKS 0 0 2.0 HT. 6-0 5-9 6-0 5-10 6-3
TD 4 0 TFL 2.0 3.5 3.5 WT. 190 200 250 170 240
OFFENSE Bill Behling Matt Desotell Josh Frantti Anthony Santi Tyler Cattelino DEFENSE Kirk Kunnen Drew Vanderlin Jake Klingelhutz Ian Coughlin John van der Laan David Carmody Matt Petr Jesse Vandenberg Jon Mills
POS. OL OL OL OL K POS. DE DE DT LB LB DB DB DB P
CL. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. CL. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr.
HT. 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-1 6-0 HT. 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-1 5-9 6-1 6-1
WT. 305 290 300 275 200 WT. 240 270 280 230 230 200 175 220 190
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TIFFIN DRAGONS OCTOBER 3 • LUBBERS STADIUM • ALLENDALE, MICH. • 7:00 PM GENERAL INFORMATION Tiffin, Ohio 1888 2,700 Green and Gold Great Lakes Intercollegiate Frost-Kalnow Stadium 4,500 FieldTurf Dr. Paul Marion Lonny Allen
LOCATION FOUNDED ENROLLMENT SCHOOL COLORS CONFERENCE STADIUM CAPACITY SURFACE PRESIDENT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
COACHING INFORMATION HEAD COACH ALMA MATER RECORD AT TU (YEARS) CAREER RECORD (YEARS) FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE
SCHEDULE / RESULTS
Dave Walkosky Toledo (‘91) 1-10 (1) 1-10 (1) 419-448-3394
Assistants Offensive Coordinator Defensive Coach Defensive Coach Offensive Line
Bill Unsworth Paul Smith Ron Jones Rob Williams
DAVE WALKOSKY
2009 SCHEDULE Aug. 29 at Ferris State Sept. 3 Findlay Sept. 12 at Northern Michigan Sept. 19 Ashland Sept. 26 Wayne State Oct. 3 at Grand Valley State Oct. 10 Saginaw Valley State Oct. 17 at Northwood Oct. 24 at Indianapolis Oct. 31 Michigan Tech Nov. 7 at Hillsdale
2008 RESULTS (1-10 (1-9 GLIAC)) Ferris State L 14-12 at Findlay L 36-27 Northern Michigan W 34-28 at Ashland L 34-6 at Wayne State L 34-18 Grand Valley State L 49-0 at Saginaw Valley State L 33-14 Northwood L 31-28 Indianapolis L 54-12 at Michigan Tech L 32-28 Hillsdale L 37-36
Italics denote Non-Conference Game
SPORTS INFORMATION
SERIES HISTORY First meeting Series record Current streak Martin vs TU Walkosky vs GVSU
2008 1-0 GV GV, 1 1-0 0-1
FOOTBALL CONTACT ADDRESS
GAME-BY-GAME (LAST 10) 2008: GV - 49 @ TU - 0 No Other Meetings
Shane O’Donnell Tiffin University 155 Miami St. Tiffin, OH 44883 419-448-3288 419-448-7014 sodonnel@tiffin.edu 419-443-5007 419-447-0971 www.tiffin.edu/athletics
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TEAM INFORMATION 1-10 2008 RECORD 1-9 (12th GLIAC) CONFERENCE FINISH OFFENSIVE SET Multiple DEFENSIVE SET 3-4 28 / 33 LETTERMEN RETURNING / LOST STARTERS RETURNING / LOST 11 / 9
RETURNING STARTERS
RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING Dustin Winters PASSING Vince Phillips RECEIVING Greg Raspberry Trey Williams TACKLES Rahsan Wilson Arthur Allen DeJuan Graham
ATT. 22 A-C-I 19-10-0 REC. 59 50 S-A-T 36-35-71 42-18-60 28-20-48
YDS. 57 YDS. 80 YDS. 574 556 INT 1 2 0
AVG. 2.6 PCT. 52.6 AVG. 9.7 11.1 SACKS 2.0 0 0
TD 0 TD 0 TD 5 2 TFL 5.5 2.0 5.5
OFFENSE Greg Raspberry Joe Maynard Trey Williams Alvin McKnight DEFENSE Chris Evans DeJuan Graham Arthur Allen Rahsan Wilson Wyatt Thames John Pemberton Jackson Davis
POS. WR OL WR WR POS. DB DB CB DB DL DL DB
CL. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. CL. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr.
HT. 6-3 6-2 6-0 5-7 HT. 6-3 5-11 5-9 6-0 6-5 6-3 6-1
WT. 205 270 183 170 WT. 190 190 185 210 240 295 200
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HILLSDALE CHARGERS OCTOBER 10 • “MUDDY” WATERS STADIUM • HILLSDALE, MICH. • 2:30 PM GENERAL INFORMATION Hillsdale, Michigan 1844 1,200 Royal Blue and White Great Lakes Intercollegiate Frank D. “Muddy” Waters Stadium 8,500 Pro Grass Artificial Surface Dr. Larry Arnn Don Brubacher
LOCATION FOUNDED ENROLLMENT SCHOOL COLORS CONFERENCE STADIUM CAPACITY SURFACE PRESIDENT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
COACHING INFORMATION HEAD COACH ALMA MATER RECORD AT HC (YEARS) CAREER RECORD (YEARS) FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE
SCHEDULE / RESULTS
Keith Otterbein Hillsdale (‘79) 38-39 (7) 98-78-3 (15) 517-607-3138
Assistants Offensive Coordinator Defensive Coordinator Linebackers Defensive Line Offensive Line H-Backs and Tight Ends Kickers
Barry Fagan Craig Blanchard John Lindley Aaron Shreffler Nate Shreffler Pat Hornak Dr. John Wilson
KEITH OTTERBEIN
2009 SCHEDULE Aug. 29 at St. Joseph’s Sept. 5 Michigan Tech Sept. 12 at Northwood Sept. 19 Indianapolis Sept. 26 at Ashland Oct. 3 at Findlay Oct. 10 Grand Valley State Oct. 17 at Northern Michigan Oct. 24 Wayne State Oct. 31 at Ferris State Nov. 7 Tiffin
Italics denote Non-Conference Game
SPORTS INFORMATION
SERIES HISTORY First meeting Series record Current streak Martin vs HC Otterbein vs GVSU
1974 22-9 GV GV, 10 3-0 0-5
2008 RESULTS (7-4 (6-4 GLIAC)) St. Joseph’s W 49-6 at Michigan Tech L 39-36 Northwood W 26-7 at Indianapolis W 29-17 Ashland L 24-17 Findlay W 20-13 at Grand Valley State L 41-10 Northern Michigan W 49-25 at Wayne State L 14-7 Ferris State W 34-14 at Tiffin W 37-36
FOOTBALL CONTACT ADDRESS
GAME-BY-GAME (LAST 10) 2008: GV - 41 vs HC - 10 2005: GV - 38 @ HC - 10 2004: GV - 58 vs HC - 7 2003: GV - 37 @ HC - 24 2002: GV - 44 vs HC - 19 2001: GV - 57 vs HC - 21 2000: GV - 31 @ HC - 29 1997: GV - 14 vs HC - 12 1996: GV - 17 @ HC - 16 1995: GV - 25 vs HC - 20
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Brad Monastiere Hillsdale College 201 Oak Street Hillsdale, MI 49242 517-607-3172 517-425-1786 brad.monastiere@hillsdale.edu 517-607-3310 517-607-2220 hillsdale.edu/athletics
TEAM INFORMATION 7-4 2008 RECORD 6-4 (4th GLIAC) CONFERENCE FINISH OFFENSIVE SET Multiple One Back DEFENSIVE SET 4-3 71 / 23 LETTERMEN RETURNING / LOST STARTERS RETURNING / LOST 13 / 9
RECEIVING A.J. Kegg Matt Patillo TACKLES Mat Szula Drew Berube Lance Smith
RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS
RETURNING STARTERS
RUSHING ATT. Vinnie Panizzi 229 PASSING A-C-I Troy Weatherhead 366-242-10
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YDS. 1086 YDS. 2874
AVG. 4.7 PCT. 66.1
TD 11 TD 21
OFFENSE Troy Weatherhead Vinnie Panizzi A.J. Kegg
REC. 74 29 S-A-T 42-30-72 30-24-54 26-10-36 POS. QB RB WR
YDS. 888 329 INT 3 0 0 CL. Jr. Sr. Sr.
AVG. 12.0 11.3 SACKS 1 10.5 0 HT. 6-3 5-10 6-1
TD 9 4 TFL 7.5 19 0.5 WT. 205 203 192
OFFENSE Matt Patillo Jared Veldheer Phil Doerfler Mark Petro DEFENSE Drew Berube Jordan Knudsen Mark Yassay Mat Szula Lance Smith Nick Hixson
POS. TE OL OL K POS. DE DL DL LB CB S
CL. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. CL. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So.
HT. 6-4 6-9 6-1 5-9 HT. 6-4 6-3 6-5 6-1 5-11 6-1
WT. 249 321 269 186 WT. 261 256 292 221 185 183
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FINDLAY OILERS OCTOBER 17 • LUBBERS STADIUM • ALLENDALE, MICH. • 7:00 PM GENERAL INFORMATION Findlay, Ohio 1882 4,711 Orange and Black Great Lakes Intercollegiate Donnell Stadium 7,500 FieldTurf Dr. DeBow Freed Steven Rackley
LOCATION FOUNDED ENROLLMENT SCHOOL COLORS CONFERENCE STADIUM CAPACITY SURFACE PRESIDENT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
COACHING INFORMATION HEAD COACH ALMA MATER RECORD AT UF (YEARS) CAREER RECORD (YEARS) FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE
SCHEDULE / RESULTS
Jon Wauford Miami (‘92) 7-15 (2) 7-15 (2) 419-434-4047
Assistants Offensive Coordinator Defensive Coordinator Offensive Line Special Teams Assistant Coach
Doug Downing Kelly Cummings Kory Allen Michael Schanski Mike Pinkard
JON WAUFORD
2009 SCHEDULE Aug. 27 Urbana Sept. 3 at Tiffin Sept. 12 Ferris State Sept. 19 at Wayne State Sept. 26 Northwood Oct. 3 Hillsdale Oct. 10 at Michigan Tech Oct. 17 at Grand Valley State Oct. 24 Northern Michigan Oct. 31 at Saginaw Valley State Nov. 7 Ashland
2008 RESULTS (2-9 (1-9 GLIAC)) at Urbana W 26-0 Tiffin W 36-27 at Ferris State L 14-0 Wayne State L 28-7 at Northwood L 31-24 at Hillsdale L 20-13 Michigan Tech L 30-28 Grand Valley State L 34-10 at Northern Michigan L 29-21 Saginaw Valley State L 17-9 at Ashland L 45-38
Italics denote Non-Conference Game
SPORTS INFORMATION
SERIES HISTORY First meeting Series record Current streak Martin vs UF Wauford vs GVSU
1971 9-2 GV GV, 9 3-0 0-2
FOOTBALL CONTACT ADDRESS
GAME-BY-GAME (LAST 10) 2008: GV - 34 @ UF - 10 2007: GV - 38 vs UF - 15 2006: GV - 13 @ UF - 0 2003: GV - 44 @ UF - 0 2002: GV - 63 vs UF - 19 1999: GV - 37 @ UF - 9 1998: GV - 50 vs UF - 7 1974: GV - 41 vs UF - 7 1973: GV - 52 @ UF - 6 1972: UF - 38 vs GV - 6
David Buck The University of Findlay 1000 N. Main St. Findlay, OH 45840 419-434-4727 419-424-8936 buckd@findlay.edu 419-434-4618 419-721-9239 athletics.findlay.edu
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TEAM INFORMATION 2-9 2008 RECORD 1-9 (11th GLIAC) CONFERENCE FINISH OFFENSIVE SET Multiple DEFENSIVE SET 3-4 34 / 22 LETTERMEN RETURNING / LOST STARTERS RETURNING / LOST 16 / 6
RECEIVING Mike Chambers DaJerrian Smith TACKLES Joe Knopick Brandon Craft Jesse Kontras
RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS
RETURNING STARTERS
RUSHING Melvin Jackson PASSING Anthony Lanzara
ATT. 164 A-C-I 293-155-7
YDS. 661 YDS. 1,568
AVG. 4.0 PCT. 52.9
TD 6 TD 6
OFFENSE Anthony Lanzara Melvin Jackson Mike Chambers DaJerrian Smith Steve Winner
REC. 74 23 S-A-T 58-69-127 40-35-75 31-39-70 POS. QB RB WR WR TE
YDS. 915 262 INT 0 0 0 CL. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr.
AVG. 12.4 11.4 SACKS 1.0 1.0 1.0 HT. 6-2 5-10 6-2 5-10 6-2
TD 5 1 TFL 8.5 7.0 9.0 WT. 210 205 200 185 235
OFFENSE Tom Orlosky Andrew Glotfelty Nathan Schaffer Cameron Stevens DEFENSE E.J. Whitlow Emile Bass Jesse Kontras Brandon Craft Joe Knopick Anthony Fields Ikechi Emeaghara Bryon Rizzi
POS. OT OG OG K POS. DL DL LB LB LB CB CB S
CL. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. CL. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr.
HT. 6-3 6-3 6-4 5-7 HT. 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-10
WT. 285 280 285 145 WT. 280 305 215 215 220 195 185 195
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ASHLAND EAGLES OCTOBER 24 • JACK MILLER STADIUM • ASHLAND, OHIO • 1:00 PM GENERAL INFORMATION LOCATION FOUNDED ENROLLMENT SCHOOL COLORS CONFERENCE STADIUM CAPACITY SURFACE PRESIDENT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Ashland, Ohio 1878 6,100 Purple and Gold Great Lakes Intercollegiate Jack Miller Stadium at Dwight Schar Athletic Compex 5,217 ProGrass Dr. Frederick J. Finks Bill Goldring
COACHING INFORMATION HEAD COACH ALMA MATER RECORD AT AU (YEARS) CAREER RECORD (YEARS) FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE
Lee Owens Bluffton (‘77) 35-20 (6) 75-81 (14) 419-289-5447
Assistants Assoc. Head Coach / Offensive Line Off. Coord. / Quarterbacks / Wide Rec. Tight Ends / Running Backs Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Defensive Line Defensive Backs
Doug Geiser Mike Bath Jeff Kastl Tim Rose Jerome Riase Brad Wilson
SCHEDULE / RESULTS
LEE OWENS
2009 SCHEDULE Aug. 27 at Bloomsburg Sept. 5 at Ferris State Sept. 12 Michigan Tech Sept. 19 at Tiffin Sept. 26 Hillsdale Oct. 3 at Wayne State Oct. 10 Northwood Oct. 17 at Saginaw Valley State Oct. 24 Grand Valley State Oct. 31 Indianapolis Nov. 7 at Findlay Italics denote Non-Conference Game
SPORTS INFORMATION
SERIES HISTORY First meeting Series record Current streak Martin vs AU Owens vs GVSU
2008 RESULTS (9-4 (8-2 GLIAC)) Bloomsburg L 49-42 Ferris State L 25-24 at Michigan Tech W 48-41 Tiffin W 34-6 at Hillsdale W 24-17 Wayne State W 41-14 at Northwood W 43-24 Saginaw Valley State W 31-28 at Grand Valley State L 48-42 at Indianapolis W 44-37 Findlay W 45-38 Minn. St. Mankato* W 27-16 at Grand Valley State*L 40-7 * - NCAA Division II Playoffs
FOOTBALL CONTACT ADDRESS
1990 15-2 GV GV, 13 5-0 0-5
GAME-BY-GAME (LAST 10) 2008: GV - 40 vs AU - 7 * 2008: GV - 48 vs AU - 42 2006: GV - 30 vs AU - 24 2005: GV - 14 @ AU - 10 2004: GV - 37 vs AU - 7 2001: GV - 63 @ AU - 19 2000: GV - 38 vs AU - 7 1999: GV - 44 @ AU - 26 1998: GV - 42 vs AU - 35 Denotes NCAA playoff games * 1997: GV - 31 vs AU - 20
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Al King Kates Gymnasium - Ashland University 916 King Rd. Ashland, OH 44805 419-289-5442 419-289-8418 aking@ashland.edu 419-289-5468 TBA www.ashland.edu/athletics
TEAM INFORMATION 9-4 2008 RECORD CONFERENCE FINISH 8-2 (2nd GLIAC) OFFENSIVE SET Spread DEFENSIVE SET 3-4 44 / 14 LETTERMEN RETURNING / LOST STARTERS RETURNING / LOST 15 / 9
RECEIVING Nick Bellanco Joe Horn TACKLES Marcus Council Chris Harvey Tarrell Lewis
RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS
RETURNING STARTERS
RUSHING Dawon Harvey PASSING Billy Cundiff
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ATT. 169 A-C-I 414-279-8
YDS. 741 YDS. 3,776
AVG. 4.4 PCT. 67.4
TD 8 TD 37
OFFENSE Billy Cundiff Dawon Harvey Ryan O’Dell Joe Horn
REC. 72 69 S-A-T 41-40-81 44-29-73 37-27-64 POS. QB RB FB WR
YDS. AVG. 1,101 15.3 1,065 15.4 INT SACKS 1 0 1 0 1 0 CL. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr.
HT. 6-2 5-5 5-10 5-11
TD 9 9 TFL 4.5 1.0 0.5 WT. 209 160 225 179
OFFENSE Nick Bellanco Frank Cardone Kyle Stout Justin Magruder Matt Knez Gregg Berkshire DEFENSE Dustin Basch Dirk Dickerhoof Matt Stoinoff Marcus Council Derek Riedel
POS. WR TE OT OG OC K POS. DT NT LB LB P
CL. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. CL. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr.
HT. 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-2 HT. 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-4
WT. 180 244 285 283 281 195 WT. 251 250 230 235 221
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NORTHERN MICHIGAN WILDCATS OCTOBER 31 • LUBBERS STADIUM • ALLENDALE, MICH. • 7:00 PM GENERAL INFORMATION Marquette, Michigan 1899 9,400 Old Gold and Olive Green Great Lakes Intercollegiate Superior Dome 8,000 Artificial Turf Les Wong Ken Godfrey
LOCATION FOUNDED ENROLLMENT SCHOOL COLORS CONFERENCE STADIUM CAPACITY SURFACE PRESIDENT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
COACHING INFORMATION HEAD COACH ALMA MATER RECORD AT NMU (YEARS) CAREER RECORD (YEARS) FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE
SCHEDULE / RESULTS
Bernie Anderson Northern Michigan (‘78) 10-20 (3) 103-116 (22) 906-227-2039
Assistants Def. Coord. / Defensive Backs Outside Linebackers Tight Ends / H-Backs Off. Coord. / Offensive Line Defensive Line Quarterbacks / Wide Receivers Inside Linebackers
Randy Awrey Joe Ballard Josh De St. Aubin Jeff Duvendeck Rob Boss Dan Mettlach Tom Wender
BERNIE ANDERSON
2009 SCHEDULE Sept. 5 at Northwood Sept. 12 Tiffin Sept. 19 at Michigan Tech Sept. 26 Ferris State Oct. 3 at Saginaw Valley State Oct. 10 Wayne State Oct. 17 Hillsdale Oct. 24 at Findlay Oct. 31 at Grand Valley State Nov. 7 Indianapolis
SPORTS INFORMATION
SERIES HISTORY First meeting Series record Current streak Martin vs NMU Anderson vs GVSU
1975 16-16-1 Tied GV, 8 5-0 0-3
2008 RESULTS (2-8 (2-8 GLIAC)) Northwood W 30-7 at Tiffin L 34-28 Michigan Tech L 47-21 at Ferris State L 31-24 Saginaw Valley State L 38-21 at Wayne State L 24-10 at Hillsdale L 49-25 Findlay W 29-21 Grand Valley State L 45-14 at Indianapolis L 24-6
FOOTBALL CONTACT ADDRESS
GAME-BY-GAME (LAST 10) 2008: GV - 45 @ NMU - 14 2007: GV - 44 vs NMU - 14 2006: GV - 47 @ NMU - 17 2005: GV - 48 vs NMU - 3 2004: GV - 45 @ NMU - 29 2003: GV - 50 @ NMU - 20 2002: GV - 51 vs NMU - 14 2001: GV - 64 vs NMU - 14 2000: NMU - 29 vs GV - 28 1999: NMU - 51 vs GV - 13
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David Faiella Northern Michigan University 235 PEIF Marquette, MI 49855 906-227-1013 906-226-8435 dfaiella@nmu.edu 906-227-2492 906-227-1720 www.nmu.edu/athletics
TEAM INFORMATION 2-8 2008 RECORD CONFERENCE FINISH 2-8 (T-9th GLIAC) OFFENSIVE SET Pro I DEFENSIVE SET 3-4 LETTERMEN RETURNING / LOST 41 / 12 16 / 6 STARTERS RETURNING / LOST
RECEIVING Zach Nichols Dustin Brancheau TACKLES Nathan Yelk Andrew Strobel Marcus Tribble
RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS
RETURNING STARTERS
RUSHING ATT. Mark Bossuah 124 Brennan VanEffen 44 PASSING A-C-I Carter Kopach 225-124-11 Ben Hempel 50-30-1
YDS. 660 237 YDS. 1190 593
AVG. 5.3 5.4 PCT. 55.1 60.0
TD 5 0 TD 9 6
OFFENSE Carter Kopach Dustin Brancheau Zach Nichols Blade Crider
REC. 45 27 S-A-T 61-37-98 48-19-67 37-11-48 POS. QB WR WR TE
YDS. 438 271 INT 1 1 0 CL. So. Jr. Sr. Jr.
AVG. 9.7 10.0 SACKS 2.0 0 0 HT. 6-0 5-11 6-3 6-5
TD 4 1 TFL 6.0 0 5.0 WT. 195 190 215 250
OFFENSE Jonathan Otto Nicholas Owens Jack Rustman DEFENSE Scott Avery John Blessing Jacob Reimer Daniel Catalano Matt Forward Nathan Yelk Michael Boren Marcus Tribble Andrew Strobel
POS. OT OG OC POS. DE DE DT DT NG LB LB CB FS
CL. Sr. Sr. Sr. CL. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. So. Jr.
HT. 6-3 6-1 6-3 HT. 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-1 5-10
WT. 295 290 320 WT. 245 225 260 265 295 235 220 170 180
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WAYNE STATE WARRIORS NOVEMBER 7 • LUBBERS STADIUM • ALLENDALE, MICH. • 1:00 PM GENERAL INFORMATION Detroit, Michigan 1868 29,046 Green and Gold Great Lakes Intercollegiate WSU Stadium / Adams Field 6,000 FieldTurf Dr. Jay Noren Rob Fournier
LOCATION FOUNDED ENROLLMENT SCHOOL COLORS CONFERENCE STADIUM CAPACITY SURFACE PRESIDENT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
COACHING INFORMATION HEAD COACH ALMA MATER RECORD AT WS (YEARS) CAREER RECORD (YEARS) FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE
SCHEDULE / RESULTS
Paul Winters Akron (‘80) 21-32 (5) 21-32 (5) 313-577-4288
Assistants Def. Coord. / Defensive Backs Defensive Line Linebackers Offensive Line Wide Receivers Asst. Defensive Backs Tight Ends Asst. Running Backs Asst. Wide Receivers / Kickers
John Hauser Scott Kazmierski Keith McKenzie Terry Heffernan Steve Neal Jeff Reardon Scott Wooster Virgil Petty Logan Hughes
PAUL WINTERS
2009 SCHEDULE Sept. 5 Saginaw Valley State Sept. 12 at Indianapolis Sept. 19 Findlay Sept. 26 at Tiffin Oct. 3 Ashland Oct. 10 at Northern Michigan Oct. 17 Ferris State Oct. 24 at Hillsdale Oct. 31 Northwood Nov. 7 at Grand Valley State
Italics denote Non-Conference Game
SPORTS INFORMATION
SERIES HISTORY First meeting Series record Current streak Martin vs WSU Winters vs GVSU
2008 RESULTS (8-3 (7-3 GLIAC)) Mercyhurst W 14-10 at Saginaw Valley State L 23-17 Indianapolis W 6-0 at Findlay W 28-7 Tiffin W 34-18 at Ashland L 41-14 Northern Michigan W 24-10 at Ferris State W 19-0 Hillsdale W 14-7 at Northwood W 42-21 Grand Valley State L 24-10
FOOTBALL CONTACT ADDRESS
1975 26-5 GV GV, 22 5-0 0-5
GAME-BY-GAME (LAST 10) 2008: GV - 24 @ WSU - 10 2007: GV - 41 vs WSU - 10 * 2006: GV - 36 @ WSU - 13 2005: GV - 36 vs WSU - 22 2004: GV - 34 @ WSU - 0 2003: GV - 50 vs WSU - 14 2002: GV - 49 @ WSU - 14 2001: GV - 77 vs WSU - 12 Denotes game played at Fifth Third * 2000: GV - 22 @ WSU - 20 1997: GV - 45 @ WSU - 30 Ballpark in Comstock Park, Mich.
Jeff Weiss 5101 John C. Lodge 101 Matthaei Detroit, MI 48202 313-577-7542 419-367-1627 jeff.weiss@wayne.edu 313-577-5997 313-577-4254 www.wsuathletics.com
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TEAM INFORMATION 8-3 2008 RECORD CONFERENCE FINISH 7-3 (T-3rd GLIAC) OFFENSIVE SET Pro I DEFENSIVE SET 4-3 45 / 19 LETTERMEN RETURNING / LOST STARTERS RETURNING / LOST 11 / 11
RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING Joique Bell PASSING Kevin Smith
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ATT. 218 A-C-I 159-74-6
YDS. 1152 YDS. 805
AVG. 5.3 PCT. 46.5
TD 12 TD 9
RECEIVING Joique Bell Ed Sanders TACKLES Matt Shango Jeremy Jones Raleigh Ross
REC. 20 18 S-A-T 43-41-84 39-24-63 26-19-45
YDS. 226 266 INT 1 2 0
AVG. 11.3 14.8 SACKS 7.0 0 1.0
TD 1 1 TFL 14.5 0/0 2.0
RETURNING STARTERS OFFENSE Joique Bell
POS. RB
CL. Sr.
HT. 6-0
WT. 223
OFFENSE Travis Campbell Marc Cuddeback Aaron Higginbottom Ryan Jonik Joe Long Brian Rilley Kevin Smith DEFENSE Athan Anagonye Matt Shango Stan Thornton
POS. WR C WR T T FB QB POS. DE LB CB
CL. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. So. CL. Sr. Sr. Jr.
HT. 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-1 6-2 HT. 6-1 5-11 5-10
WT. 188 274 170 305 293 238 195 WT. 252 213 161
VS GLIAC OPPONENTS
Date Score 1990 14-3 1991 38-7 1992 27-10 1993 29-14 1994 17-7 1995 52-17 1996 14-7 1997 31-20 1998 42-35 1999 44-26 2000 38-7 2001 63-19 2004 37-7 2005 14-10 2006 30-24 2007 Cancelled 2008 48-42 2008 40-7 GVSU leads series 15-2 * NCAA DII Playoffs
ASHLAND Site H A H A A H A H H A H A H A H A H H
FERRIS STATE
Date Score 1971 57-0 1972 42-0 1973 17-13 1974 17-12 1975 38-0 1976 26-23 1977 11-7 1978 38-14 1979 14-9 1980 35-7 1981 46-12 1982 38-35 1983 52-21 1984 13-11 1985 27-21 1986 30-22 1987 21-5 1988 36-20 1989 28-0 1990 42-12 1991 28-6 1992 23-0 1993 17-17 1994 27-21 1995 30-21 1996 36-17 1997 21-18 1998 56-53 (ot) 1999 48-23 2000 21-20 2001 63-17 2003 40-10 2004 24-6 2005 30-10 2006 28-6 2007 34-7 2008 31-13 GVSU leads series 24-12-1
Site A A H H A H A H H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H H A H A H A H H
Res. W W L L W W W W W W W W W W W W W*
Res. L L L L W L L W L W W W W L W W W W W W W L T L L W W W L W W W W W W W W
Date Score 1971 70-6 1972 38-6 1973 52-6 1974 41-7 1998 50-7 1999 37-9 2002 63-19 2003 44-0 2006 13-0 2007 38-15 2008 34-10 GVSU leads series 9-2 Date Score 1974 14-10 1975 31-14 1976 16-3 1977 31-20 1978 28-21 1979 28-6 1980 27-9 1981 23-12 1982 24-19 1983 12-10 1984 20-6 1985 21-14 1986 25-22 1987 28-13 1988 20-0 1989 31-17 1990 38-34 1991 9-6 1992 34-21 1993 38-21 1994 33-20 1995 25-20 1996 17-16 1997 14-12 2000 31-29 2001 57-21 2002 44-19 2003 37-24 2004 58-7 2005 38-10 2008 41-10 GVSU leads series 22-9 Date 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Score 30-12 31-13 21-7 31-7 35-24 56-0 28-14 23-14 28-17 30-14 56-21 63-27 50-13 53-10 35-9 29-13 33-7
FINDLAY Site A A A H H A H A A H A
HILLSDALE Site A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A H
INDIANAPOLIS Site A H A H A H A H A H H A H A H A A
Res. L L W W W W W W W W W
Res. W W W W W W L W L W L L L W L W L W W L L W W W W W W W W W W
Res. W W W W W W W W W L W W W W W W W
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VS GLIAC OPPONENTS INDIANAPOLIS (CONT.)
Date Score 2007 41-17 2008 49-21 GVSU leads series 18-1
Site H H
Res. W W
MICHIGAN TECH
Date Score Site Res. 1976 10-8 A W 1977 10-6 H L 1980 44-6 A W 1981 52-6 H W 1982 35-28 A W 1983 36-34 H W 1984 27-20 A L 1985 42-22 A W 1994 33-7 H W 1995 54-52 A W 1996 56-7 H W 1997 49-21 A W 1998 43-23 A W 1999 21-7 H W 2000 31-29 H W 2001 44-34 A W 2002 56-14 A W 2003 48-17 H W 2004 24-7 N* W 2006 41-20 H W 2007 48-6 A W 2008 52-6 H W *Played at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. (Att. 50,123) GVSU leads series 20-2
NORTHERN MICHIGAN
Date Score 1975 21-17 1976 31-14 1978 49-22 1979 41-14 1980 48-9 1981 29-28 1982 47-29 1983 27-14 1984 59-13 1985 42-7 1986 28-24 1987 28-0 1988 30-20 1989 38-18 1990 45-15 1991 35-0 1992 23-20 1993 28-28 1994 24-17 1995 26-23 1996 14-9 1997 39-22 1998 17-14 1999 51-13 2000 29-28 2001 64-14 2002 51-14 2003 50-20 2004 45-29 2005 48-3 2006 47-17 2007 44-14 2008 45-14 Series tied 16-16-1
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Site A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A A H H A A H A H A
Res. L W L L L L L L L L L L L W W W W T W W L W L L L W W W W W W W W
NORTHWOOD
Date Score 1973 14-7 1974 14-13 1975 7-7 1976 40-14 1977 16-6 1978 36-7 1979 22-14 1980 17-13 1981 38-7 1982 20-10 1983 31-30 1984 21-14 1985 24-21 1986 35-14 1987 45-3 1988 34-2 1989 42-17 1993 35-0 1994 70-13 1995 43-7 1996 38-34 1997 24-20 1998 44-41 1999 41-30 2000 45-17 2002 33-14 2003 33-14 2004 35-14 2004 10-7 2005 30-14 2006 45-7 2007 51-20 GVSU leads series 23-8-1 *NCAA DII Playoffs Date 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2001 2002
Site A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A H A A H A H H A H H A H A A H A
SAGINAW VALLEY
Score 32-5 17-6 41-14 24-14 32-24 45-22 31-7 55-7 15-14 28-14 35-18 28-13 31-28 14-13 42-17 23-7 14-10 24-20 36-17 27-20 24-21 17-6 30-27 (ot) 37-36 31-7 28-21 38-7 33-30 23-18
Site H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H H A
Res. L L T L W W W W W W L L W W W W W W W W W W W L L W W L W* W W W
Res. W W W W L W W W L L L W W W W W L W W W L W L W W L W W* W
VS GLIAC OPPONENTS SAGINAW VALLEY (CONT.)
Date Score 2003 34-20 2003 10-3 2004 31-20 2005 31-10 2005 24-17 2006 49-35 2007 21-10 2008 36-0 GVSU leads series 27-10 *NCAA DII Playoffs Date Score 2008 49-0 GVSU leads series 1-0
Site H A A H H H A A
TIFFIN
Site A
WAYNE STATE
Date Score Site 1975 15-6 A 1976 3-0 H 1977 6-3 A 1978 24-10 H 1979 17-14 A 1980 10-7 H 1981 40-17 A 1982 32-14 H 1983 22-10 A 1984 30-3 H 1985 10-7 H 1986 21-3 A 1987 28-0 H 1988 13-10 A 1989 49-10 H 1990 35-15 H 1991 59-28 A 1992 16-14 H 1993 28-25 A 1994 31-14 H 1995 42-10 A 1996 23-0 H 1997 45-30 A 2000 22-20 A 2001 77-12 H 2002 49-14 A 2003 50-14 H 2004 34-0 A 2005 36-22 H 2006 36-13 A 2007 41-10 N* 2008 24-10 A GVSU leads series 27-5 * Played at Fifth Third Ballpark
Res. L W* L W W* W W W
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Res. L W W W L L W W L L W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
GVSU’s record in the state of... Alabama Califorina Connecticut Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Massachusets Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Pennsylvania South Dakota Tennessee Texas Wisconsin Total
Record 4-1 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 7-3 21-2 0-1 1-0 242-93-3 3-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-1 1-1 12-6 4-0 1-0 0-1 1-2 1-1 301-116-3
Pct. .800 .500 1.000 .000 .000 .700 .913 .000 1.000 .716 1.000 .000 .333 .000 .000 .500 .667 1.000 1.000 .000 .333 .500 .717
GVSU’s record against teams from... Calfornia Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Massachusets Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Pennsylvania South Dakota Tennessee Texas Washington Wisconsin Total
Record 2-2 1-0 2-0 0-1 1-0 15-5 43-3 1-1 1-0 168-74-3 7-1 1-0 4-5 1-0 1-1 5-2 29-7 14-7 1-2 0-1 1-3 1-0 2-1 301-116-3
Pct. .500 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 .750 .935 .500 1.000 .686 .875 1.000 .444 1.000 .500 .714 .806 .667 .333 .000 .250 1.000 .667 .717
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VS ALL OPPONENTS
Team Adrian Alma Ashland Bentley Bloomsburg Bowling Green Butler California (Pa.) California-Davis Carson-Newman Catawba Central Connecticut Central Florida Central State (Ohio) Central Washington C.W Post Defiance Delta State East Texas State East Stroudsburg Eastern Illinois Elon College (NC) Evansville Ferris State Findlay Franklin College Gannon Grand Rapids JC Hillsdale Hope College Illinois Benedictine Illinois-Chicago Indiana (Pa) Indianapolis Kalamazoo College Manchester Mankato State Mercyhurst Michigan Tech Minnesota-Crookston Minnesota-Duluth Missouri-Rolla North Dakota North Dakota State Northeast Missouri Northeastern Illinois Northern Colorado Northern Iowa Northern Michigan Northwest Missouri St. Northwestern Iowa Northwood Saginaw Valley State Slippery Rock South Dakota South Dakota State Southeast Missouri Southwest Texas State St. Cloud State St. Francis (Ill.) St. Joseph’s (Ind.) Texas A&M-Kingsville Tiffin Valdosta State (Ga.) Valparaiso Wayne State (Mich.) West Texas A&M Western Illinois Western Michigan Winona State Wisconsin-LaCrosse Wisconsin-Stout Totals: (2009 Opponents in Bold)
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Overall GP W L 2 2 0 4 1 3 17 15 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 6 5 1 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 37 24 12 11 9 2 4 4 0 2 2 0 6 3 3 31 22 9 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 7 1 6 19 18 1 4 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 0 8 8 0 22 20 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 6 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 6 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 33 16 16 4 2 2 1 1 0 32 23 8 37 27 10 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 8 7 1 7 7 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 5 0 32 27 5 First Meeting 1 0 1 2 0 2 3 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 420 301 116
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pct 1.000 .250 .882 1.000 1.00 .000 .666 1.000 .500 .000 1.000 1.000 .000 .600 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 .000 1.000 .649 .818 1.000 1.000 .500 .710 .500 1.000 .500 .142 .947 .500 .666 1.000 1.000 .909 1.000 .000 .500 .667 1.000 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .500 .500 1.000 .719 .730 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 .875 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .844
W 1 1 9 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 12 4 2 1 2 14 0 1 0 1 9 1 1 1 5 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 9 0 1 11 16 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 2 13
Home L 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W 1 0 6 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 5 2 1 1 8 1 0 1 0 9 1 1 1 3 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 3 13
0 0 0 0 0 3
.000 .000 1.000 1.000 .500 .717
0 0 1 0 1 165
0 0 0 0 0 40
0 0 0 0 0 1
0 0 2 1 0 136
Road L T 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 76
0 0 0 0 0 2
Series Began 1973 1971 1990 2003 2001 1977 1986 1989 1997 1984 2001 1985 1987 1978 2007 2002 1977 2006 1990 2005 1983 1978 1985 1971 1971 1976 2004 1971 1974 1971 1975 1971 1989 1990 1971 1972 1989 1998 1976 2001 2008 1985 2001 1991 1987 1975 2002 1981 1975 1984 1980 1973 1975 1998 2006 1999 1988 1996 1982 1988 1983 2003 2008 2002 1975 1975
Last Meeting 1974 1974 2008 2003 2001 1978 1992 1989 2002 1984 2001 1986 1987 1987 2007 2002 1977 2006 1991 2005 1984 1978 1986 2008 2008 1979 2005 1976 2008 1980 1975 1973 2002 2008 1972 1974 1990 2007 2008 2001 2008 1986 2007 1991 1988 1980 2002 1981 2008 2007 1980 2007 2008 1998 2006 2000 1988 1996 1982 1998 2007 2003 2008 2002 1992 2008
1988 1979 1987 1977 1985
1988 1982 2004 1977 1986
LUBBERS STADIUM
The Grand Valley State football team enjoys the friendly confines of Arend D. Lubbers Stadium, one of the top Division II facilities in the nation. Gameday at Lubbers Stadium brings a buzz of excitment and pride to the Laker football program. The surroundings of Lubbers Stadium have changed almost yearly and add to the festivities that surround a Laker football Saturday during the fall. Most recently, a new Daktronics Scoreboard with a ProStar Video Display board was added for the 2005 season. Two seating sections were added to each end of the home side and a new student section was built to accomadate the stellar student turnout for Laker football games in 2004. The Lakers have moved all of their football operations into the GVSU Football Center and the Rob Odejewski Weight Room in 2002. The Football Center includes a state-of-the-art locker room, equipment room, the Todd Jager training room and meeting rooms. The design doubled the size of the former building in the north end zone by adding over 4,000 square feet (2,000 sqaure feet on each side). Permanent lighting, a new playing surface, and six executive suites located on each side of the press box are additions added in the last four years. The student seating area, which moved to south endzone in 1998, has created renewed excitment among the student body. The student seating section has doubled in capacity from 1,300 to 2,700 with the new bleachers. The Laker student seating section is routinely filled to capacity with the overflow moving onto the track.
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LUBBERS STADIUM With the increased seating in the south end zone and the two new sections on the home side, Lubbers Stadium now has a permanent seating capacity for 8,550 fans. The Lakers set a Lubbers Stadium and GLIAC single-game record in 2008 as 14,612 fans watched Grand Valley State claim a 31-13 victory over Ferris State. GVSU set a GLIAC single-season attendance record in 2008 as 64,511 fans watched five Laker home games at Lubbers Stadium for an average of 12,902 per game. The Lakers ranked second in total attendance (73,639) and regular season average (12,902) among DII schools for the season. Three of the Lakers’ top six all-time single-game crowds and four of the top 11 came during the 2008 regular season. GVSU played before crowds of 14,612 (Ferris State), 14,161 (Hillsdale), 13,302 (Indianapolis), 12,405 (Michigan Tech) and 10,132 (Ashland) in five regular season dates. Designed with the future in mind, the stadium can have permanent seating added when needed, with ultimate expansion to 20,000 seats. A new track was also installed in the summer of 1998. The stadium and track complex was dedicated on September 15, 1979, and named in honor of former Grand Valley State president, Arend D. Lubbers. Lubbers was instrumental in raising more than $700,000 toward the $1,050,000 project. The majority of the cost was offset by gifts from GVSU football fans and private donors. Lubbers Stadium was built around the existing football field of Prescription Athletic Turf (PAT). The field, which is drained and heated by more than seven miles of tubing and electric coils, was installed in 1972, and opened in 1973. A new automatic sprinkler system was also installed in the summer of 1998. The Lubbers Stadium press box was designed to accomodate both print and electronic media representatives. It’s spacious features include a television booth, two radio booths and an open air television and film platform on the second deck.
TOp 25 LubberS STAdium CrOwdS Year 2008 2005 2005 2008 2006 2008 2003 2006 2003 2006 2008 2002 2007 2007 2004 2007 2004 2004 2005 2007 2005 2007 2006 2008 2006
Opponent Ferris State Ferris State Saginaw Valley Hillsdale Northwood Indianapolis Saginaw Valley Ashland Ferris State Saginaw Valley Michigan Tech UC Davis Indianapolis Findlay Hillsdale St. Joseph’s Northwood Indianapolis Wayne State Ferris State Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Michigan Tech Ashland Mercyhurst
Score W 31-13 W 30-10 W 31-10 W 41-10 W 45-7 W 49-21 L 34-20 W 30-24 W 40-10 W 49-35 W 52-6 W 24-17 W 41-17 W 38-15 W 58-7 W 42-14 L 35-14 W 35-9 W 36-22 W 34-7 W 48-3 W 44-14 W 41-20 W 48-42 W 49-17
Atten. 14,612 14,557 14,472 14,161 13,480 13,201 12,832 12,817 12,627 12,410 12,405 12,361 12,080 11,710 11,610 11,134 11,041 10,969 10,942 10,858 10,460 10,270 10,209 10,132 10,121
Grand Valley’s football team has been very successful in games at Lubbers Stadium. The Lakers have an all-time record of 139-32-1 (.810) since the stadium was completed in 1979 and GVSU is 50-3 at home since 2001.
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GVSu Yearly Attendance records Year
Road Games 2008 5 2007 5 2006 6 2005 4 2004 8 2003 9 2002 4 2001 4 2000 6 Totals 51
Road Att. 16,752 23,559 15,161 12,871 36,715 42,528 16,035 8,789 14,034 186,444
Avg. Road Home Home Avg. Home Neutral Neutral Total Att. Games Att. Att. Games Att. Games 3,350 7 73,639 10,520 0 0 12 4,712 7 66,161 9,452 1 10,124 12 2,527 8 72,651 9,081 1 7,437 15 3,218 8 73,936 9,242 1 6,837 13 4,589 4 42,895 10,723 1 50,123 13 4,725 5 52,225 10,445 1 7,236 15 4,009 9 63,991 7,110 1 9,736 14 2,197 9 49,431 5,492 1 6,113 14 2,339 5 30,155 6,031 0 0 11 3,656 62 525,084 8,469 7 97,606 120
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 Totals
4 6 6 6 5 7 6 5 7 6 58
16,451 25,625 22,870 19,010 13,118 15,345 19,402 6,600 31,436 15,495 185,352
4,113 4,271 3,812 3,168 2,624 2,192 3,234 1,320 4,491 2,583 3,203
6 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 6 55
29,216 30,844 19,981 19,000 20,828 17,974 17,305 23,828 20,142 25,916 225,034
4,869 5,141 3,996 3,800 3,471 3,595 3,461 3,971 4,028 4,319 4,092
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 Totals
5 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 51
19,432 19,518 23,652 19,537 17,035 17,203 7,600 23,488 18,490 18,591 184,546
3,886 3,235 4,730 3,256 2,839 3,441 1,520 4,698 4,623 4,648 3,619
7 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 53
19,584 15,527 18,535 14,763 15,634 12,912 16,787 11,228 11,216 13,355 149,541
2,798 3,105 3,089 2,953 3,127 2,582 3,357 2,246 2,243 2,671 2,822
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 Totals
5 6 4 6 5 4 4 34
5,833 32,073 15,718 9,450 13,377 10,581 11,713 98,745
1,167 5,346 3,930 1,575 2,675 2,645 2,928 2,904
4 6 6 4 5 5 5 35
14,716 9,285 9,459 6,200 17,150 11,876 13,124 81,810
3,679 1,546 1,577 1,550 3,430 2,375 2,625 2,337
Total
194
655,087
3,377
205
981,469
4,788
Note: Insufficient data from before 1973
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Total Att. 90,391 92,548 95,249 93,644 129,733 101,989 89,762 64,333 44,189 809,134
Avg. Total Att. 7,533 7,680 6,350 7.203 9.979 6,799 6,415 4,595 4,017 6,743
10 12 11 11 11 12 11 11 12 12 113
45,667 56,469 42,851 38,010 33,946 33,319 36,707 30,428 51,578 41,411 410,386
4,567 4,706 3,896 3,455 3,086 2,777 3,337 2,766 4,298 3,450 3,632
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12 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 104
39,286 35,045 42,187 34,300 32,669 30,115 24,387 28,015 29,706 31,946 327,656
3,274 3,186 3,835 3,118 2,970 3,012 2,439 2,802 3,301 3,550 3,151
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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9 12 10 10 10 9 9 69
20,549 41,358 25,177 15,560 30,527 22,457 24,837 180,465
2,283 3,447 2,518 1,565 3,053 2,495 2,760 2,615
7
97,606
405
1,727,641
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STORIED TRADITION Grand Valley State was one of only a handful of colleges and universities which began playing football in the 1970’s. According to NCAA records, the Lakers have been one of the most successful of all collegiate squads to take the field during that time period. Laker football has been a key element of Grand Valley’s rise from a small college to a regional university. President Arend D. Lubbers began the push for a team when he arrived in 1969. A year later, a Laker junior varsity team took the field. Then, in the fall of 1971, the Lakers kicked off their first varsity season. “It was clear that Grand Valley was changing from a commuter college, to a residential school in need of activities such as music, drama, and athletics,” Lubbers recalled. “Football gave us the anchor, something you could build your weekend around.” The Origin of the program Lubbers came to Grand Valley from Central College in Pella, Iowa, which had a successful football tradition. He hired Zeeland native Ron Schipper, who had been at Central for 33 years, played in three national finals, and won one national championship. “I was used to success at Central College, so when we started at Grand Valley, I wanted to have a successful program instead of throwing the ball out and saying, ‘O.K. boys, it doesn’t matter whether we win or not.’” But despite Lubbers’ success at Central College, it took almost nine years before Grand Valley had the total package.
The First Varsity Team With blessing from the Board of Control, GV launched its football program to play a junior varsity schedule in 1970 and became varsity in 1971. On March 24, 1970, Lubbers, along with athletic director Charles H. Irwin, announced the hiring of Robert “Rip” Collins, a successful high school coach at Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills. Success didn’t come quickly for the Lakers, and it took almost three years to win a football game. Collins was unable to get the program off to a successful start after going 0-13 and being outscored 534-58 in 1971 and 1972. Harkema begins the Tradition E. James Harkema took over as head coach in January of 1973, coming to GV from Northern Illinois where he was an offensive backfield coach.
Also awaiting Harkema was a brand new football field constructed in 1972 which featured the first “prescription athletic turf” (PAT) football playing surface in the country. It was ironic that Harkema opened the 1973 campaign against his alma mater Kalamazoo College, where he won 10 varsity letters and led the Hornets to six MIAA championships. John Mahan rushed 26 times for 158 yards and Steve Brems added 122 more to lead GV to its first football victory in its season opener at home, a 27-14 win over Kalamazoo. Defensive tackle Bryce Berth and offensive guard Tom Tefft were named the offensive and defensive players of the game. To prove it was not fluke, the Lakers did it again the following week with Mahan rushing for 147 yards and Brems adding 138 as GV defeated Chicago Circle 40-8 in a night game played at Soldier Field in Chicago. Grand Valley outscored opponents 259-120 and posted their first winning season. 1973 marked the start of the great football tradition at Grand Valley, and during the next 10 years under Harkema they would post a 68-29-1 record, win three Great Lakes Conference football championships and make one trip to the NAIA playoffs. Also during that period, a number of Lakers would begin careers in professional football. Jim Schaap and Tom Tefft, 1971-73, were the first Lakers to sign professional football contracts when they signed with the Detroit Wheels of the World Football League in 1974, setting the stage for a number of GV football alums to follow into the National Football League during that period. They include Gary Evans 1975-77 (New York Jets), Ron Essink 1976-79 (Seattle Seahawks), Ron Rubick 1978-81 (Detroit Lions), Steve Michuta 1979-81 (Cleveland Browns), and Jeff Chadwick 1980-82 (Detroit Lions). Many Laker followers feel that the 1975 team, with a 7-2-1 record, may have set the standards for many years to come. After dropping a hard fought 15-6 contest to Wayne State, which also included the loss of their quarterback Scott VanDyken for the season, the Lakers bounced back to shutout Ferris State, 38-0, for their first win over the Bulldogs, defeat Saginaw Valley and Hillsdale, tie Northwood, and lose on a trick play to Northern Michigan, 2117. 1976 was the year Grand Valley would receive national attention in more ways than one. It all started at Michigan Tech when Roger McCoy was credited with a 39-yard field goal although the ball never cleared the crossbar. Instead, the ball hit a public address wire some 50 feet in the air and the ball dropped straight down in front of the goal posts. A lengthy deliberation following was dominated by Michigan Tech coach Jim Kapp, who brought the ground rule to the attention of the officials, that if that ball should hit the wire in flight, the down should be replayed. Kapp’s appeal was denied on the basis that he forgot to tell Grand Valley or the officials before the start of the game that the rule existed, and because the field goal was allowed, the Lakers walked away with a 10-8 victory. McCoy had set a GVSU record with a 60-yard field goal the previous week against Grand Rapids JC at Houseman Field. The Lakers get on the map The game which put Grand Valley on the map was the season finale against Northern Michigan. The Wildcats came into Allendale as defending champions, boasting an 18-game winning streak, ranked No. 1 in Division II and fresh off an 82-7 whipping of Nebraska-Omaha.
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STORIED TRADITION ABC television sent a crew to feature Northern Michigan, but it was the Lakers, playing 21 seniors who built up a 24-0 lead and went on to shock the Wildcats 31-14 before the then largest crowd in GV history at the time. Reflections of that game even hit the state legislature, when the Representative Dominic Jacobetti of Neguanee vowed he would eat a pasties’ box if Northern were to lose. Although humbled, Jacobetti was true to his word, and ate a piece of cake looking like a pasties’ box that was furnished by Grand Valley president Don Lubbers. Grand Valley dominates the GLiAC Harkema’s teams had traditionally been built around defense and a solid running game. In 1977 he decided to go to the air and with senior quarterback Roy Gonzalez at the helm, a transfer from Toledo, the Lakers took to the air and won the first of three Great Lakes Conference Championships in a five year period. Gonzalez was followed by quarterbacks David Quinley, Steve Michuta, and Jeff Lynch, who gave GV the most feared passing in the GLIAC. They were also blessed with outstanding receivers in Clint Nash, Michael Woods, Rubick Chadwick, and Bill Lucksted as the Lakers averaged seven wins a year from 1977-82. Argument still exists over Harkema’s most successful team. The 1976 club, despite an 8-2 record, and posting the biggest victory in the school’s history, finished second in the GLIAC and missed the NAIA playoffs. The First playoff Year In 1978 with Quinley at the controls, the Lakers suffered early 49-22 and 49-3 losses to Northern Michigan and Bowling Green, but bounced back to win eight straight games including a repeat of the GLIAC title and an NCAA playoff victory over WisconsinLaCrosse. The team lost at Elon (NC) College 14-7 in the semifinals of the NAIA playoffs and closed out with a 9-3 record, the most wins in GV history at the time. The 1981 season was similar to 1978 when the Lakers lost 21-20 to Northern Iowa and 29-28 to Northern Michigan, but bounced back to dominate the GLIAC and win their third title despite a rash of injuries which devastated the club. The Lakers earn a New Stadium The Grand Valley football package was completed when the stadium and track complex named after its president, Arend D. Lubbers, was dedicated on September 15, 1979. The majority of these gifts included contributions from Laker football fans and private donors. The stadium was built around the existing PAT field with permanent seating for 4,146 fans. Beside the stadium/track complex, the new practice fields and the new Fieldhouse, which replaced the Dome in 1982, gave GV one of the finest Division II facilities in the Midwest. Harkema was on his way to building another winner when he accepted the head coaching job at Eastern Michigan. He resigned in November 1982 and was replaced by Bob Giesey, Ball State assistant, in December of 1982. Giesey’s team lost the final two games of the season by two points, 31-30 to Northwood and 15-14 to Saginaw Valley to finish 4-6. The roof caved in the following year and GV went 0-10 and managed only 99 points for the season.
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beck Turns GVSu into a winner Again Giesey resigned and Athletic Director Dr. George MacDonald began a nationwide search which climaxed with the hiring of Tom Beck, a Chicago native, who came to Grand Valley from the Chicago Blitz of the United States Football League and who had turned losing programs into winning ones at Illinois Benedictine and Elmhurst College. It took Beck three games to get back on track in 1985. Faced with a 14-game losing streak, Beck made some key personnel changes. Beck installed Guy Schuler at quarterback and moved wide receiver Ray Buckner to tailback, linebacker Sylvester Johnson to fullback, and defensive tackle Brian Mulcahy to middle linebacker. The Lakers went out and defeated Evansville 28-14 and finished the year 6-5. The next five years would see explosive offenses, outstanding players and solid coaching which would result in trips to the NCAA Division II playoffs, as well as the Lakers becoming a fixture in preseason and postseason rankings. Beck’s 1986 team posted a 9-2 record, but that was only an inkling of this to come. undefeated in 1989 After a pair of 7-4 seasons in 1987 and 1988, the Lakers posted their first undefeated regular season with an 11-0 record and the final Great Lakes Conference Championship in 1989. GV led Division II in total offense, averaging 480.9 yards per game and also in points with 44.5. One of the highlights of the 1989 season was GVSU’s record breaking 91-0 victory over Valparaiso. The Lakers jumped out to a 56-0 halftime lead as they rolled up 731 yards in total offense. Freshman kicker Miguel Sagaro from Spain set a Division II record when he connected on 65 of 66 extra points for the season and sophomore fullback Eric Lynch scored 21 touchdowns. Lynch went on to begin an outstanding career with the Detroit Lions. Grand Valley finished third in the final 1989 Division II poll and earned the first of three consecutive playoff berths, losing to Indiana, PA, 34-24 on a frigid November afternoon highlighted by 11 inches of snow on the ground. Grand Valley Joins miFC, wins inaugural Crown In 1990, Grand Valley, along with GLIAC members Ferris State, Hillsdale, Northern Michigan, Saginaw Valley, and Wayne State, joined forces with the schools from the Heartland Conference which included Ashland, Butler, University of Indianapolis, St. Joseph’s College, and Valparaiso to form the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference. The Lakers continued their winning ways, posting a 22-game regular season winning streak before falling at Hillsdale, 38-34.
STORIED TRADITION GV won the inaugural MIFC crown, finished with a 10-2 record and lost to East Texas State, 20-14, in the playoffs. Kelly moves up Beck left Grand Valley the following March to become an assistant at Notre Dame, and Athletic Director Mike Kovalchik filled the position with 28-year old Laker assistant Brian Kelly, a graduate of Assumption College, who continued to lead the Lakers to success on the gridiron. He posted his 20th and 30th wins faster than any of his predecessors, and going into the 2003 season had a 104-34-2 record in twelve seasons of competition. GV defeats defending National Champ, Goes To playoffs For Third Straight Year Kelly’s first season was a roller coaster ride as the Lakers began by defeating defending Division II national champion North Dakota State, 21-17, in Fargo, breaking the Bison 25 game home winning streak as the Lakers became the first team to score a rushing TD in 38 quarters. The following week Grand Valley was shutout 33-0 in the Butler Bowl. Kelly’s 1991 team went on to post a 9-3 record, losing to East Texas State in the playoffs, 36-15. Grand Valley shared its second MIFC crown with Butler, Ferris, and Hillsdale in 1992 with an 8-3 record. Kelly’s club returned to the playoffs in 1994 and posted an 8-4 mark after losing to IUP in the first round.
Kelly Continues winning Tradition The Lakers posted back to back 8-3 seasons in ‘95 and ‘96, finishing second in the MIFC both years. GVSU earned a share of the conference title in 1997, with a 9-2 overall record, and finished the MIFC season 9-1, with only a 30-27 overtime loss at Saginaw Valley State. Quarterback Jeff Fox led the Lakers to their second straight MIFC title and back into the playoffs in 1998 with a 9-1 conference mark. Fox became Grand Valley State’s first-ever Harlon Hill Award Finalist as he rewrote the GVSU single-season and career offensive record books. The Lakers season was ended by Slippery Rock in the first round of the playoffs, 37-14. Kelly decided to go with a youth movement in 1999 and the inexperience showed as the Lakers stumbled to a 5-5 finish. The
2000 season started slowly as a tough early schedule dropped GVSU to 0-3. However, the Lakers did not quit after the rough start and responded with a six-game winning streak to end the season at 7-4. In 2001 the dividends of getting young players some vaulable
experience showed as the Lakers not only won their first- ever playoff game but advanced to the 2001 National Championship. Behind an offensive attack like no Division II school before it, Grand Valley posted a perfect 10-0 regular season with an average of 58.4 points per game and 48.0 average margin of victory. GVSU’s march to the championship game was not easy, however, as quarterback and Harlon Hill Finalist Curt Anes, was injured in the Lakers’ first playoff game. Grand Valley responded with a first round 42-14 victory over Bloomsburg, a 33-30 second round win over Saginaw Valley State, and a semifinal win over Catawba College, 34-16, with two back up quarterbacks. In the championship game against North Dakota the Lakers took a 14-10 lead with 2:46 left in the game, but the Fighting Sioux responded with a last minute drive of their own to take the title, 17-14. Finish what we started was the motto of the 2002 season. Curt Anes returned from a serious knee injury to guide GVSU to a perfect 10-0 regular season mark. GVSU defeated three ranked teams en route to the undefeated season. The playoffs began with a convincing 62-13 win over C.W. Post. Then came a matchup against longtime nemesis Indiana (Pa.). GVSU entered the game 06 against the Indians all-time, however, scored on its first eight possessions in the first half and built a 50-7 lead. The Lakers cruised to a 62-21 win and advanced to the NCAA DII semifinals. Grand Valley State again jumped out to an early lead and never looked back with an impressive 44-7 victory over Northern Colorado. The win advanced GVSU to the NCAA DII National Championship game for the second straight year. The #1 ranked Lakers squared off against #2 Valdosta State for a winner take all game. GVSU led 17-6 at the half and 24-6 midway through the fourth quarter. However, VSU scored 18 unanswered points to tie the game with just over three minutes remaining. Anes, who won the Harlon Hill Award as the DII Player of the Year less than 24 hours earlier, drove the Lakers 68 yards in 2:05 for a TD to give GVSU the 2002 NCAA DII National Championship. Anes hit All-American David Kircus on a 10-yard pass for the winning score. Grand Valley State went wire-to-wire as the top-ranked team in Division II and finished with a perfect 14-0 record.
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STORIED TRADITION Following “Finish What We Started” in 2002, the 2003 motto was “Tradition Never Graduates”. Gone from the 2002 team were 25 seniors that concluded their careers with back-to-back appearances in the NCAA DII Championship game. However, someone forgot to tell the the 2003 squad that the run was over. The 2003 campaign started with a road win over perennial DII power UC Davis that was now a I-AA school. GVSU limited the high-powered Aggie offense to just two field goals, while GVSU’s All-American placekicker, David Hendrix, booted three field goals, the final one coming in overtime to give a young GVSU squad a 9-6 win. A resounding win over West Michigan rival Ferris State followed as the Laker defense scored a pair of TDs. Wins over Wayne State, Hillsdale, Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan built the Lakers’
overall winning streak to 20 games and the conference streak to 29 games. A date with fourth-ranked Saginaw Valley State was next on the ledger and GVSU and GLIAC record crowd of 12,832 attended the much anticipated contest at Lubbers Stadium. GVSU turnovers and miscues filled the second half and the Cardinals capitalized to claim a 34-20 victory. GVSU regrouped and notched a 33-14 win at Northwood to build momentum towards another playoff run. However, this playoff run would have to be done on the road as GVSU entered the playoffs seeded third in the Northeast Region. The Lakers opened with a 65-36 win at Bentley College that set up a rematch with SVSU. Scott Mackey picked off a pass late in the second quarter to score the games only TD and give GVSU a 10-3 win. A win (313) in south Texas over Texas A&M-Kingsville propelled GVSU into its third straigth NCAA DII Championship game. A familar foe, North Dakota, was on the docket in a game that was sure to be a defensive battle. GVSU led 3-0 in the third quarter, but UND was deep in Laker territory and looking to take the lead before junior defensive back Lucius Hawkins made the play of the game. Hawkins forced a fumble by the Sioux QB that he in turn picked up and raced 59 yards to the North Dakota 20-yard line. All-American Michael Tennessee scored three plays later from three yards out to give GVSU a 10-0 lead. GVSU led 10-3 in the closing minutes as North Dakota was driving. Senior linebacker Mike Hoad would have none of that and picked off a pass on the Laker 10 to preserve the win and give GVSU back-to-back NCAA DII National Championships. The 2003 GVSU senior class etched their
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names in the record books by becoming just the second team (North Alabama) in NCAA DII history to make three consecutive trips to the title game. The Laker seniors were 47-2 in their final 49 games and tallied a four-year GLIAC record of 34-4. Chuck martin Takes Over The reins Of Laker Football The 2004 season opened the era of a new mentor as Brian Kelly left following the 2003 season to take the head coach job at Central Michigan. Enter Chuck Martin as the fifth head coach in the history of the Laker football program. Martin won more games (10) than any of the four previous head coaches in their first year at the helm. In addition, the Lakers advanced to the NCAA DII Quarterfinals for the fourth straight year. The 2004 Laker seanior class concluded their careers with a 51-5 record, including two National Championships and three title game appearances. The 51 wins by the Laker senior class tied the DII record for wins in a career. DT Keyonta Marshall became GVSU’s first-ever three-time All-American and Grand Valley State continued to set single-season attendance records with a single-game average of 10,799 in 2004. National Championship Number Three Year number two in the Chuck Martin era started with a lot of promise and ended with a National Championship. GVSU swept through the regular season with a perfect 9-0 record. Grand Valley State held the top spot in the AFCA poll after a 14-10 comeback win at Ashland on Sept. 17. The Lakers claimed a pair of impressive wins in October over nationally-ranked opponents. GVSU claimed a 31-10 victory over #4 Saginaw Valley State and then one week later tallied a 30-14 win at #5 Northwood. The Lakers’ final game of the regular season was cancelled due to lightning on a November night. GVSU received a bye as the top seed in the Northwest Region and opened the playoffs with a familar foe in North Dakota. GVSU dominated the contest defensively and had all the points they needed by the half (14-0) en route to a 17-3 victory. A rematch with Saginaw Valley State was next and the Cardinals built a 14-7 halftime lead. However, a crucial TD on fourth-and-one tied the game in the third quarter and GVSU added 10 more points to claim a 2417 victory. The semifinals were next and East Stroudsburg (Pa.) was all that stood between the Lakers another trip to Florence. The Warriors didn’t stand in the way long and GVSU raced out to a 410 lead midway through the second quarter and went on to claim a 55-20 victory. Grand Valley State was making its fourth appearance in the NCAA DII title game in the last five years. The Lakers trailed Northwest Missouri State 17-14 midway through the fourth quarter when they started their National Championship game-winning drive. Junior QB Cullen Finnerty hit WR Eric Fowler with a key third-down pass to keep the drive alive. Senior WR Brandon Langston thought he let the title slip away when a Finnerty pass just slipped through his hands. However, Finnerty came back to the Lakers’ playmaker later in the drive and boy did he prove worthy of the task. Langston took a screen pass and raced 35 yards to paydirt to give GVSU a 21-17 lead with just over four minutes remaining. The Bearcats picked up a couple of first downs and had one final play from the Laker 25 with one tick left on the clock. The pass was completed, but senior safety Joe Ballard and sophomore linebacker Kirk Carruth made sure it was short of the goal line and GVSU had its third DII football National Championship in four years. The victory also enabled the Laker senior class to pick up
STORIED TRADITION their 51st victory against just four losses to establish the top victory total and best winning percentage in a four-year period. The Lakers placed 18 on the All-GLIAC team, including nine first-teamers. DT Mike McFadden was named the GLIAC Defensive Lineman of the Year, while Cullen Finnerty was named the Offensive Back of the Year. McFadden and OT Josh Bourke were consensus all-americans. McFadden was named the Gene Upshaw Award winner as the top DII interior lineman. Head coach Chuck Martin was named the AFCA DII Coach of the Year. Allendale becomes Titletown Allendale, Michigan officially became titletown of Division II football on Dec. 16, 2006. Grand Valley State captured its fourth NCAA DII Football National Championship in the last five years (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006), becoming just the second team in DII history to finish the the season with a 15-0 mark. Grand Valley State has appeared in five title games since 2001. The Lakers swept through the 2006 regular season in dominating fashion, outscoring its GLIAC foes by an average score of 37.1 -14.6. Grand Valley State then rambled through a playoff run that included wins over two North Central Conference schools (South Dakota and North Dakota) in regional action, a win over a Gulf South Conference team (Delta State) in the semifinals, followed by a victory over Northwest Missouri State (17-14) of the MIAA in the title game. QB Cullen Finnerty scored the game winner early in the fourth quarter on a 4-yard run and the Laker defense preserved the win. Finnerty ran for 117 and passed for 225, while cornerback Bill Brechin picked off two passes and recovered a fumble for the defense. GVSU also played on national television three
times (ESPN2 twice and CSTV) during the 2006 season. An incredible 21 players earned All-GLIAC plaudits, including nine first-teamers. Seven individuals earned all-american honors, including consensus first-teamers in QB Cullen Finnerty, OT Brandon Barnes, DL Mike McFadden, LB Anthony Adams and CB Brandon Carr. GVSU concluded the 2006 season with college football’s longest active winning streak (28 games) and the winners in 85-oftheir-last-90 football games. Grand Valley State quarterback Cullen Finnerty concluded his career as college football’s all-time winningest starting QB in terms of total wins with a 51-4 record. The
GVSU 2006 senior class ended their playing careers with a 52-4 overall mark and three National Championships. Including a redshirt year in 2002, the senior class was 66-4 with four National Championships.
Grand Valley State didn’t win the 2007 NCAA DII Football National Championship, but it took an unforseen road trip, an ice storm and a record-setting performance by an all-american running back to keep the Lakers out of the title game. The Lakers went through the regular season with a perfect 10-0 record and won its first two playoff games en route to the NCAA Division II Semifinals. The 12 straight wins ran the Lakers’ Division II record win streak to 40 games before it ended with a loss at No. 5 Northwest Missouri State in the semifinals. The Lakers were ranked No. 1 in the nation until their loss in the 13th game. Sophomore Brad Iciek excelled in his first season as GVSU’s starting quarterback and compiled a quarterback efficiency rating of 168.12 by completing 61.1 percent of his passes for 2,850 yards and 30 touchdowns. Freshman Jimmy Berezik stepped in and ran for 1,021 yards with eight touchdowns, while Blake Smolen tallied 1,631 all-purpose yards. Senior Brandon Horn caught a teambest 55 passes for 823 yards, while Antione Trent hauled in 34 passes for 585 yards and 11 TDs. Defensively, the Lakers were led by Anthony Adams and Dan Skuta. Adams piled up 94 tackles, 52 solo, along with 20.5 tackles for loss for a total of 74 yards. He also recorded six sacks and two forced fumbles. Skuta was second on the team with 77 tackles, with 17.5 for a loss. He notched 11.5 sacks for 71 yards and forced four fumbles. Following the season, defensive back Brandon Carr was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs as the fifth pick in the fifth round of the NFL draft. Carr was the first Laker to be drafted since Keyonta Marshall was drafted in the second day of the 2005 draft. Three other Lakers earned various all-american honors following the season. Adams was named to the American Football Coaches Association All-American First Team, as well as the AP and Daktronics, Inc. All-American First Teams. Brandon Barnes earned AP and Daktronics First Team All-American plaudits, as well. He also took home the Gene Upshaw award as the best lineman in Division II football. Skuta also earned First Team All-American status from Daktronics, and also second team plaudits from the AP. The selections marked the seventh straight year that a GVSU player was named to the AFCA All-American First Team. Iciek was also named as a Harlon Hill finalist for the most valuable player in Division II football. He became the fourth straight GVSU quarterback to be named as a Harlon Hill finalist. Head coach Chuck Martin was named the NCAA Division II AFCA Region 3 Coach of the Year after leading the Laker football program to a third consecutive undefeated regular season. The Lakers tallied their fourth consecutive undefeated regular season and fourth straight GLIAC title, however, a 19-13 double overtime loss to eventual national champion Minnesota-Duluth dimmed the shine on the regular season. Iciek was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Award for the second straight year, while DT Dan Skuta, OC Billy Eisenhardt and OT Sam Allen were consensus allamerica selections.
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RESULTS WHEN RANKED GV 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 15 15 15 17 19 10 1 1 1 1 1
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Opp H/A 6 H 27 H 25 A NR A 23 H NR A NR H NR A 23 H 24 H 25 A NR H 5 A 21 H 7 H NR H NR A NR H NR A 25 H NR A NR N 25 A NR H NR H 2 N 11 H 8 H 16 H NR A NR H NR A 9 H NR A NR H NR A NR H NR A NR H NR A 21 N 16 H 4 H 16 H NR H 5 A 4 H NR A NR H NR A NR A NR H NR H 14 A 7 A 8 A 4 N NR A 18 H 23 A NR H NR A NR H NR H
Opponent Minnesota-Duluth* Ashland* Wayne State Northern Michigan Ashland Findlay Hillsdale Tiffin Michigan Tech Ferris State Saginaw Valley State Indianapolis NW Missouri State Central Washington North Dakota* Northern Michigan Saginaw Valley State Ferris State Northwood Indianapolis Mercyhurst Wayne State Michigan Tech Findlay St. Joseph’s College NW Missouri State# Delta State* North Dakota* South Dakota* Northern Michigan Saginaw Valley State Ferris State Northwood Indianapolis Mercyhurst Wayne State Michigan Tech St. Joseph’s Ashland Findlay NW Missouri State# East Stroudsburg* Saginaw Valley State* North Dakota* Northern Michigan Northwood Saginaw Valley State Hillsdale Wayne State Ashland Indianpolis Gannon Ferris State North Dakota* Northwood* Winona State* Michigan Tech Northern Michigan Northwood Saginaw Valley State Hillsdale Wayne State Ashland Indianapolis
date result Score 11-29-08 L 19-13 2ot 11-22-08 W 40-7 11-8-08 W 24-10 11-1-08 W 45-14 10-25-08 W 48-42 10-18-08 W 34-10 10-11-08 W 41-10 10-4-08 W 49-0 9-27-08 W 52-6 9-20-08 W 31-13 9-13-08 W 36-0 9-6-08 W 49-21 12-8-07 L 34-16 12-1-07 W 41-21 11-24-07 W 21-14 11-10-07 W 44-14 11-3-07 W 21-10 10-27-07 W 34-7 10-20-07 W 51-20 10-13-07 W 41-17 10-6-07 W 59-7 9-29-07 W 41-10 9-22-07 W 48-6 9-15-07 W 38-15 8-30-07 W 42-14 12-16-06 W 17-14 12-10-06 W 49-30 12-2-06 W 30-20 11-25-06 W 35-17 11-11-06 W 47-17 11-4-06 W 49-35 10-28-06 W 28-6 10-21-06 W 45-7 10-14-06 W 33-7 10-7-06 W 49-17 9-30-06 W 36-13 9-21-06 W 41-20 9-16-06 W 31-6 9-9-06 W 30-24 9-2-06 W 13-0 12-10-05 W 21-17 12-3-05 W 55-20 11-26-05 W 24-17 11-19-05 W 17-3 10-29-05 W 48-3 10-22-05 W 30-14 10-15-05 W 31-10 10-8-05 W 38-10 10-1-05 W 36-22 9-17-05 W 14-10 9-10-05 W 29-13 9-3-05 W 61-10 8-27-05 W 30-10 11-27-04 L 19-15 11-20-04 W 10-7 11-13-04 W 16-13 11-6-04 W 24-7 10-30-04 W 45-29 10-23-04 L 35-14 10-16-04 L 30-21 10-9-04 W 58-7 10-2-04 W 34-0 9-18-04 W 37-7 9-11-04 W 35-19
GV Opp 1 NR 1 NR 4 17 4 3 4 1 4 19 4 NR 4 NR 6 NR 7 NR 1 4 1 NR 1 NR 1 NR 1 NR 1 NR 1 (1-AA) 1 2 1 7 1 6 1 12 1 19 1 NR 1 NR 1 NR 1 3 1 NR 1 NR 1 NR 1 NR 1 6 2 4 2 7 2 9 2 5 3 NR 4 NR 5 NR 7 NR 12 NR 15 NR 15 NR 15 NR 18 21 22 NR
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Opponent Gannon Ferris State North Dakota# Tex. A&M-Kingsville* Saginaw Valley State* Bentley* Findlay Indianapolis Mercyhurst Northwood Saginaw Valley State Northern Michigan Michigan Tech Hillsdale Wayne State Ferris State UC-Davis Vadosta State# Northern Colorado* Indiana (Penn.)* C.W. Post* Findlay Indianapolis Mercyhurst Northwood Saginaw Valley State Northern Michigan Michigan Tech Hillsdale Wayne State UC-Davis North Dakota# Catawba* Saginaw Valley State* Bloomsburg* Hillsdale Wayne State Michigan Tech Mercyhurst Indianapolis Ferris State Northern Michigan Ashland Saginaw Valley State Minnesota-Crookston
when ranked Overall Since 2001 Total: 102-7 Home: 54-3 Away: 42-3 Neutral: 6-1 when ranked #1 Total: 68-4 Home: 39-2 Away: 25-2 Neutral: 4-0 # NCAA DII National Championship game * NCAA DII Playoff game
date result Score 9-4-04 W 48-17 8-28-04 W 24-6 12-13-03 W 10-3 12-6-03 W 31-3 11-29-03 W 10-3 11-22-03 W 65-36 11-15-03 W 44-0 11-8-03 W 53-10 11-1-03 W 51-6 10-25-03 W 33-14 10-18-03 L 34-20 10-11-03 W 50-20 10-4-03 W 48-17 9-27-03 W 37-24 9-20-03 W 50-14 9-13-03 W 40-14 9-6-03 W 9-6 (OT) 12-14-02 W 31-24 12-7-02 W 44-7 11-30-02 W 62-21 11-23-02 W 62-13 11-16-02 W 63-19 11-9-02 W 50-13 11-2-02 W 62-24 10-26-02 W 33-14 10-19-02 W 23-18 10-12-02 W 51-14 10-5-02 W 56-14 9-28-02 W 44-19 9-21-02 W 49-14 9-7-02 W 24-17 12-8-01 L 17-14 12-1-01 W 34-16 11-24-01 W 33-30 11-17-01 W 42-14 11-10-01 W 57-21 11-3-01 W 77-12 10-27-01 W 44-34 10-20-01 W 59-3 10-13-01 W 63-27 10-6-01 W 63-17 9-29-01 W 64-14 9-22-01 W 63-19 9-8-01 W 38-7 8-30-01 W 56-0
FINAL RANKINGS 2003
2001 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
North Dakota Grand Valley St. Catawaba Valdosta St. UC Davis Saginaw Valley St. Chadron St. Indiana (Pa.) Tuskegee Tarleton St. Pittsburg St. Bloomsburg Texas A&M-Kingsville Winona St. Central Arkansas Nebraska-Omaha Tusculum Arkansas Tech C.W. Post Fort Valley St. Central Missouri North Dakota St. Western Washington Virginia Union West Georgia
2002 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Grand Valley St. Valdosta St. Nothern Colorado Texas A&M-Kingsville Carson-Newman Northwest Missouri St. UC Davis Indiana (Pa.) Central Washington Central Missouri Minnesota-Duluth Nebraska-Kearney Saginaw Valley St. Tuskegee Catawaba Fayetteville St. C.W. Post St. Cloud St. Tarleton St. Chadron St. Pittsburg St. Bloomsburg Bentley East Stoudsburg Findlay
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Grand Valley St. North Dakota Texas A&M-Kingsville Saginaw Valley St. North Alabama Carson-Newman Valdosta St. Winona St. Indiana (Pa.) Pittsburg St. Southern Arkansas Catawaba Central Oklahoma Mesa St. Emporia St. Delta St. Central Missouri St. Edinboro Tusculum Tarleton St. Bentley North Dakota St. Chadron St. Nebraska-Omaha Northwest Missouri St.
2004 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Valdosta St. Pittsburg St. Northwest Missouri St. North Dakota Albany St. (Ga.) Texas A&M-Kingsville West Chester Colorado Mines Grand Valley St. Northwood Michigan Tech East Stroudsburg Winona St. Carson-Newman Shippensburg Arkansas Tech St. Cloud St. Edinboro South Dakota Bentley Central Oklahoma Tuskegee Southeastern Oklahoma Nebraska-Omaha Saginaw Valley St.
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2005 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
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Grand Valley St. Northwest Missouri St. Saginaw Valley St. North Alabama East Stroudsburg Central Arkansas Bloomsburg North Dakota Albany St. (Ga.) Presbyterian Tuskegee Pittsburg St. Washburn Valdosta St. West Texas A&M Nebraska-Omaha South Dakota Northwood North Carolina Central Shepherd Carson-Newman C.W. Post Angelo St. Nebraska-Kearney Missouri Western St.
2006 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Grand Valley St. Northwest Missouri St. Delta St. Bloomsburg Chadron St. North Alabama North Dakota Shepherd North Carolina Central West Texas A&M Nebraska-Omaha Newberry South Dakota Valdosta St. Pittsburg St. Missouri Western St. Midwestern St. Northwood Winona St. Abilene Christian Elizabeth City State Tiffin Bemidji St. West Chester Indiana
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 12. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Valdosta St. Northwest Missouri St. Grand Valley St. California (Pa.) Chadron St. North Alabama Nebraska-Omaha West Texas A&M North Dakota Delta St. Central Washington Carson-Newman Catawba Shepherd Abilene Christian Tuskegee West Chester Indiana (Pa.) Mesa St. Newberry Tarleton St. Ashland Winona St. Washburn Midwestern St.
2008 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Minnesota-Duluth Northwest Missouri St. North Alabama Grand Valley State Abilene Christian California (Pa.) Delta State Pittsburg State Chadron State West Texas A&M Bloomsburg Valdosta State Central Washington Tuskegee Ashland Tusculum West Chester Carson-Newman Wayne State (Neb.) Edinboro Indiana (Pa.) Nebraska-Omaha Minnesota St.-Mankato Seton Hill American International
THIS IS GVSU FOOTBALL
LAKER TRADITION Since 1971, when Grand Valley State University kicked off the first season of varsity football in Allendale, the Lakers have established themselves as one of the most successful programs in college football. Grand Valley has won national championships, rewritten record books, and produced numerous all-americans and NFL caliber players on the way to becoming a strong force in Division II football. NCAA Division II All-Time Winningest Teams
.680 - Texas A&M-Kingsville
.685 - West Chester
.687 - Valdosta State
.715 - Bentley
.723 - Grand Valley State
By Percentage
From Grand Valley State's first all-american in 1974 to the 2002 season when 11 Lakers garnered various all-american honors, GVSU has produced some of the best players in the country. Since 2001, the Lakers have had at least four players earn all-american plaudits in each season. Jeff Fox (1998), Eric Lynch (1989-90), Curt Anes (2001), Cullen Finnerty (2006), and current starting QB Brad Iciek (2007-08) finished among the top eight finalists for the Harlon Hill Award. After finishing second in 2001, despite having the most first place votes, Curt Anes claimed Division II’s top award in 2002 while leading Grand Valley State to its first National Championship.
2008 2007 2006 2002 2001 1998 1990 1989
GVSU Harlon Hill Finalists Brad Iciek Brad Iciek Cullen Finnerty Curt Anes Curt Anes Jeff Fox Eric Lynch Eric Lynch
5th 7th 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 8th 6th
Since the new century began, the Lakers have completed eight seasons of football. During that time span, where GVSU earned four national championships, the Lakers have completed five undefeated regular seasons and won more games than any other Division I, Division I-AA, and Division II football team. The Lakers have staked their claim as the team of the decade for the 2000’s.
99 - NW Missouri State
102 - Oklahoma
105 - Montana
109 - Grand Valley State
125 - Mount Union
All-Divisions Most Wins in the 2000s
Florence, Alabama has become a “home away from home” for the Laker football program in the 2000’s. GVSU has made the trip from Allendale to Florence five times this decade. The Lakers own an impressive 5-1 record in national semi-final games, along with a 4-1 record in the championship game. The Lakers hold the longest active streak for playoff appearances in Division II. GVSU has appeared in the playoffs every year since being in the championship game in 2001. Grand Valley holds a 24-4 record in the during the eightyear playoff streak. NCAA Division II Football Championships All-Time 5 - North Dakota State
4 - Grand Valley State
3 - North Alabama
2006NATIONAL CHAMPIONS In 2006, the Lakers successfully defended the national championship. Along with the title defense, the Laker football program went 15-0 for the first time in school history and for just the second time in NCAA history as well. Chuck Martin earned his second AFCA Coach of the Year plaudit in just his third season as the coach of the Lakers. Cullen Finnerty finished second in Harlon Hill balloting, while Mike McFadden received his second consecutive Gene Upshaw Award in 2006. The Lakers went wire to wire as the #1 team in the country. Grand Valley got off to a bit of a rough start early in the season, but was able to peak at the right time despite suffering key injuries on the offensive line and defense. GVSU moved through the playoffs without too much of a scare, defeating South Dakota, North Dakota, and Delta State by an average score of more than two touchdowns. In the championship game, Grand Valley defeated a determined NW Missouri State for the second year in a row, 17-14. Cullen Finnerty was responsible for both Laker touchdowns, while Billy “Pix� Brechin intercepted two passes and recovered a fumble to clinch the win.
2005NATIONAL CHAMPIONS The Lakers again returned to Florence, Ala. making their fourth appearance on ESPN in just five seasons. AFCA Coach of the Year, Chuck Martin, led the Lakers to a second undefeated championship season in just his second campaign as the head coach. Grand Valley State became just the third school to win three Division II football national championships. Cullen Finnerty, who ran for two touchdowns, connected with Brandon Langston on a screen pass which he took 35 yards to paydirt for what would be the eventual winning touchdown. The Laker defensive unit stood tall, as Mike McFadden continued to pressure the NW Missouri State quarterback despite fighting an injury from the week before. As the game came down to the final seconds, Kirk Carruth and Joe Ballard stuffed a last gasp attempt just short of the goal line to seal the victory. Josh Bourke and Mike McFadden garnered all-american honors, and McFadden also earned the Gene Upshaw Award. The senior class finished as the winningest class in GVSU history (51-4).
2003NATIONAL CHAMPIONS In contrast to the 2002 season, the Lakers took to the road to claim its second national championship in back-to-back seasons. In the end, GVSU would travel 13,232 miles to defend the title. Grand Valley continued its winning ways after graduating 13 starters from the previous season. Depsite seeing its 20-game win streak come to an end in the middle of the season, GVSU regrouped to finish strong with only one blemish preventing another undefeated season. Scott Mackey scored the only touchdown against Saginaw Valley in the playoff rematch to give the Lakers a seven point victory over Grand Valley’s biggest in-state rival. The win would give the Lakers a berth to the semifinal game in Kingsville, Texas, where Grand Valley ran over highly touted Texas A&M-Kingsville to return to the championship game in Florence, Ala. Mackey, along with Lucius Hawkins, would help lead the Lakers in a tough battle versus North Dakota in the championship game. In the end, Mike Hoad would play the hero as he put an end to the last Sioux drive by picking off a pass to give the Lakers the 10-3 win against the team who narrowly defeated them in the 2001 championship game.
2002NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Arguably the best and most explosive team in Division II history, the 2002 season saw GVSU tally 11 all-americans, while the Lakers went wire-to-wire as the #1 team in the nation. GVSU completed its second undefeated regular season in 2002, on its way to winning the GLIAC title for the second consecutive year. The Lakers would go on an amazing playoff run before returning to Alabama to face Valdosta State. Grand Valley posted an average margin of victory of 42 points in three playoff games versus C.W. Post, IUP and Northern Colorado. The title game featured the first NCAA Division II championship game in which the top two teams in the country were both undefeated. Grand Valley entered as the #1 team, while Valdosta State was ranked #2. GVSU led for most of the game, but after a Valdosta State comeback effort put the Blazers in the lead in the fourth quarter, Curt Anes found Kircus late in the fourth quarter to cap off a 65 yard drive to take the lead. Darren Smith would then snag his second interception of the game to put Valdosta State away and seal the Lakers’ first championship. All-american David Kircus racked up a Division II championship game record 270 receiving yards along with three touchdowns to lead the Lakers to their first national championship.
Game 1 Aug. 27, 2005
Game 5 Oct. 1, 2005
THE STREAK From August 27, 2005 through December 1, 2007 Grand Valley State’s football team left the field as the victor for 40 consecutive games. GVSU stood the test of time to put its name in the history books by breaking the record for the longest winning streak in NCAA Division II history.
Game 11 Nov. 26, 2005 Game 16 Sept. 16, 2006
Hillsdale College set the record in 1957 with 34 straight wins. That mark stood strong for 50 years with few challengers. As history has shown, the record for the longest winning streak is a virtually impossible task to conquer. Wilkes and Morgan State reached just over 30 wins in the late-60’s but no school would test the record again until 1995 when an undefeated Bentley team dropped what would have been their 31st consecutive win in the last game of the regular season against Stonehill.
Grand Valley’s path to 40 straight wins came from a more unique direction than those in the past. While Hillsdale, Wilkes, Morgan State, and Bentley all made their runs through regular season and in-conference bowl game wins. The Lakers faced the best in the country each year after the regular season concluded in a playoff system. The “second season” provides a different type of challenge by adding four or five extra games against nationally ranked opponents each season.
Game 26 Dec. 2, 2006
Game 30 Sept. 15, 2007
The improbable 40-game win streak consisted of three consecutive undefeated regular seasons, three postseason berths, 11 playoff victories, and two national championships. Entering the 2009 season, the Lakers are riding a new streak as they look for their fifth consecutive undefeated regular season.
Game 37 Nov. 3, 2007
Game 40 Dec. 1, 2007
QUARTERBACK U Brad Iciek enters his senior season in 2009 with two years of experience under center and two years of of being named a finalist for the Harlon Hill Award. No Laker in history has been named a Harlon Hill finalist three times. At the end of the 2006 season, Cullen Finnerty ended his college football career with the Lakers. In four seasons as the starter for Grand Valley, Finnerty became the winningest starting QB in NCAA history with a 51-4 record. Finnerty also led the Lakers to a 14-1 record in the playoffs with three championship victories. Curt Anes finished at the top with the Lakers, leading GVSU to its first ever national championship during his senior year in 2002. Anes held the school record for most passing yards in a career (10,581) when he completed his four year career. Before Cullen Finnerty and Curt Anes, Holland native, Jeff Fox was setting records and laying the foundation for future Laker signal-callers. Fox became the first Grand Valley QB to throw for over 2,000 yards in multiple seasons. each of Fox’s three seasons at the helm of the offense still rank in the top 10 for passing in Laker annals. Kwame McKinnon, Jack Hull, Guy Schuler, Jim Lynch, and David Quinley are just a few more athletes who have stood tall as the field general for the Lakers in past seasons.
NATIONAL AWARDS The Gene Upshaw Award was introduced to NCAA Division II in 2004 to represent the lineman of the year. Since its inception, the Manheim Touchdown Club has named five winners of the award, with three of the five recipients being linemen from GVSU. Mike McFadden earned the honor in 2005 after leading the Lakers to a national championship. McFadden then capped off his career by winning the award again in 2006. Brandon Barnes kept the hardware in Allendale by garnering the most votes in 2007. Curt Anes brought the Harlon Hill Trophy back from Alabama in 2002 along with the first national championship trophy. Anes had finished second in 2001. Jeff Fox and Eric Lynch both preceeded Anes as Harlon Hill finalists. Lynch was the first two-time nominee from Grand Valley (1989, 90) and Jeff Fox reached the national stage in 1998 whne he would finish third in the voting. Cullen Finnerty finished his career with three national championship victories and a second place tally in the Hill voting in 2006. Brad Iciek currently carries the tradition forward as he seeks his third straight chance to claim NCAA Division II’s top award.
ALL AMERICANS This past season, Dan Skuta garnered numerous all-america honors for the second consecutive season while being named a finalist for the Gene Upshaw Award. Billy Eisenhardt earned First-Team awards from Daktronics, AFCA, and d2football.com. Sam Allen was also recognized by d2football.com on the first team and by Daktronics on the second team. Danny Richard was honored with his first national exposure after his sophomore season when he was tabbed by Don Hansen’s Football Gazette as a second-team all-american.
Tom Tefft earned the first postseason award from the NAIA in 1973. Since then, the Lakers have earned well over 100 all-america awards. Just a few seasons later, in 1975, Dan Karpowicz proved to have the talent to lead the Lakers to national prominence. He was the first player from GVSU to earn the national award from the NCAA ranks. In 2002, while the experts were debating if the Lakers were the best team in NCAA Division II history, GVSU tallied eleven different all-americans. Now that the tradition has been built, the Lakers produce some of the nations best players every season as they contend for the national championships, all america honors, and national awards every year.
GAME DAY From players walking to the football center being greeted by tailgaiting fans before the game, to the fireworks that light up the sky to signal a Laker touchdown, a football game at Lubbers Stadium has become a community event. Just before each game the football players rush the field toward the student section to the cheers of well over 10,000 fans at each home game. It doesn’t get any better than Laker football in Lubbers Stadium. Crowd noise isn’t the only reason Lubbers Stadium is an intimidating place to play. GVSU hasn’t lost a regular season home game in over three years.
“The crowd [GVSU student section] was extremely loud. We had a difficult time at that end of the field the whole game. They are one of the loudest crowds we’ve played in front of.” -Bob Biggs, UC Davis head coach after GVSU defeated UC Davis in 2002 Lubbers Stadium is one of the most exciting Division II venues in the country. The stands are regularly packed with thousands of excited students providing a homefield advantage in the south end zone. Opposing players are surrounded on game day between the student section, Laker fans that fill the seats on each side, as well as the GVSU Marching Band in the north end zone. Both fans and players are able to experience game day in Allendale more than most any other program in the country. In the last three seasons, the Lakers have played seven extra home games in the postseason. Laker game days can’t be contained to just five games per year.
THE COMMUNITY Student-athletes at GVSU have the opportunities to gain a great education, participate in college athletics, and make a difference in the world around them. Football players have helped on campus the last few years by lending a helping hand on freshman move-in day. The Lakers have also looked to impact the community in different ways, from hurricane relief in Mississippi, visiting a Ronald McDonalds house, helping with youth football camps, and clearing room for a play area at a local camp. In 2009, the Lakers began a partnership with Mentor 1, a program whose local mission is to find mentors for at-risk youth in West Michigan.
MEDIA COVERAGE GVSU has appeared a number of times in Sports Illustrated because of its success in the 2000’s. The Lakers have also been highlighted twice in the “Leading Off” section of the magazine. They have also been featured on the national stage by USA Today. The Lakers appeared on College Football Live’s 50 States Tour in 2009 during the show that featured the State of Michigan on ESPNU. The Lakers are also regularly covered by the Grand Rapids Press, which is seen by over 300,000 readers in West Michigan on a daily basis. The Grand Rapids Press also runs the website mlive.com which has a dedicated page to cover GVSU athletics. All of Grand Valley State’s home games are shown live on the internet and on TV on the Comcast and Charter cable networks in Michigan. GVSU has also been on the ESPN family of networks seven times in the last eight years.
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FACILITIES Arend D. Lubbers Stadium is the home of Laker football. The Lakers have played at Lubbers Stadium since 1972 and have amassed a .803 winning percentage in those 37 seasons. Lubbers Stadium is the focal point of the Laker football program. Since its construction it has seen many additions to improve the facilities. In recent years the stadium has expanded the home stands by one full section on each side, a new student section was built, luxury suites were added, and a new scoreboard with a prostar video display was constructed in the north end zone. Lubbers Stadium Quick Facts: All-Time Home Record: 132-32-1 All-Time Home Playoff Record: 13-3 Record Attendance: 14,612 Field Surface: Natural Grass Year Built: 1972
FACILITIES The Lakers are housed in the football center that sits next to Lubbers Stadium. The building includes meeting rooms for each position as well as a team room which can be used for full team meetings and media press conferences. Right next to the Football Center sits the Rob Odejewski weight room which was opened just before the 2002 season. In the fall of 2008, the university opened the doors to the Laker Turf Building which has already been honored with national awards for its construction. The football program uses the facility to avoid adverse weather conditions during practices and also during off-season workouts. It features a full six lane track and a 100 yard Field Turf surface.
LAKERS IN THE NFL GVSU saw two players from the 2008 squad enter NFL camps by signing free agent contracts in 2009. Dan Skuta and Sam Allen were both picked up by teams right after the draft and are currently participating in their off-season camps. Skuta and Allen are just the latest players on a list of former Lakers looking to turn the game of football into a career. There are five other Lakers currently on NFL rosters; Eric Fowler (Lions), Derrick Jones (Titans), Brandon Barnes (Colts), and Brandon Carr (Chiefs). Brandon Carr just completed an impressive rookie campaign in 2008 with the Kansas City Chiefs. He became the first Kansas City rookie cornerback to start all 16 games since Kevin Ross in 1984. Carr finished fifth on the team in tackles with 77, picked off two passes, and recovered two fumbles. For his efforts, he was named to the USA Today All-Joe Team which honors players who are overachievers and are overlooked.
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS RUSHING Carries Game 49 Season 342 Career 756
Michael Tennessee, 2003 at Northwood Michael Tennessee, 2003 Michael Tennessee, 2000-04
Yards Game 256 John Mahan at Manchester, 1973 Season 1,633 Michael Tennessee, 2003 Career 3,525 Michael Tennessee, 2000-04 Touchdowns Game 4 Brad Iciek vs. Central Washington 2007; Darnell Jamison at Michigan Tech, 1995; Darnell Jamison at Northwood, 1994; Jamarl Eiland vs. Valparaiso, 1992; Eric Lynch vs. Wayne State, 1989 Season 21 Reggie Spearmon, 2002 Career 58 Eric Lynch, 1988-91 PASSING Completions Game 30 Jeff Fox at Saginaw Valley, 1998 Season 278 Curt Anes, 2002 Career 774 Cullen Finnerty, 2003-06 Attempts Game 50 Jeff Fox at Slippery Rock, 1998 Season 414 Jeff Fox, 1998 Career 1,312 Cullen Finnerty, 2003-06 Yards Game 434 Curt Anes at Michigan Tech, 2001 Season 3,692 Curt Anes, 2002 Career 10,905 Cullen Finnerty, 2003-06 Touchdowns Game 8 Curt Anes at Ferris St., 2001 Season 48 Curt Anes, 2001 Career 114 Curt Anes, 1999-02 Percentage Game .900 Season .697 Career .625
Cullen Finnerty, 2003 (18-20) ( at Indianapolis) Min. 15 comp. Curt Anes, 2001 (189-271) Curt Anes, 1999-02 (741-1186)
Interceptions Thrown Game 5 Cullen Finnerty vs. Northwood, 2004; Guy Schuler at Cent. Florida, 1987; Jim Lynch vs. Northern Michigan, 1983 Season 21 Guy Schuler, 1987 Career 49 Guy Schuler, 1983-87
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RECEIVING Catches Game 13 Season 98 Career 222
Demonte Collins at Gannon, 2004 Terrance Banks, 2002 David Kircus, 1999-02
Yards Game 270 David Kircus vs. Valdosta St., 2002 Season 1,694 Eric Fowler, 2006 Career 4,142 David Kircus, 1999-02
KICKING & RETURNS Punts Game 11 Mike Gendreau at Western Illinois, 1988 Season 63 Randy Spangler, 1982 Career 192 Roger McCoy, 1975-78 Punt Returns Game 8 Mark Catlin at Wayne St., 2004 Season 42 Mark Catlin, 2004 Career 99 Mark Catlin, 2003-06
Game
Touchdowns 5 David Kircus at Ferris State, 2001 Alex Preuss at Winona State, 1988 Season 35 David Kircus, 2002 Career 76 David Kircus, 1999-02
Punt Return Yards Game 119 Scott Mackey at Mercyhurst, 2002 Season 380 Diriki Mose, 1995 Career 871 Mark Catlin, 2003-06
TOTAL OFFENSE Yards Game 503 Curt Anes vs. Hillsdale, 2001 Season 3,821 Curt Anes, 2002 Career 13,285 Cullen Finnerty, 2003-06
Kickoff Returns Game 8 Diriki Mose at Michigan Tech, 1995 Season 33 Lou Scarpino, 1984 Career 75 John Sanders, 1988-91
SCORING Points Game 30 Season 212 Career 464
David Kircus at Ferris St., 2001 Alex Preuss at Winona State, 1988 David Kircus, 2002 David Kircus, 1999-02
Kickoff Return Yards Game 173 Diriki Mose at Michigan Tech, 1995 Season 609 Kurt Johnson, 1978 Career 1,718 Kurt Johnson, 1978-81 INTERCEPTIONS
Touchdowns Game 5 David Kircus at Ferris St., 2001 Alex Preuss at Winona State, 1988 Season 35 David Kircus, 2002 Career 76 David Kircus,1999-02 Extra Points Made Game 13 Miguel Sagaro vs. Valparaiso, 1989 Season 75 Kevin Sonntag, 2001 Career 173 Todd Carter, 2005-08
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3
Season 8 Career 17
Extra Points Attempted Game 13 Miguel Sagaro vs. Valparaiso, 1989 Season 82 Kevin Sonntag, 2001 Career 195 Kevin Sonntag, 1998-2001 Field Goals Made Game 5 Doug Kochanski vs. Ferris St., 1996 Season 25 David Hendrix, 2003 Career 38 Roger McCoy, 1975-78
Scott Mackey at Indianapolis, 2001:Paul Siembida vs. Wayne State, 1995; Dan Reeves at Butler, 1986; Craig Blanchard at Michigan Tech, 1980; Danny Jackson at Franklin, 1976; John Young vs. Alma, 1974 Scott Mackey, 2001 Dan Gunder, 1976 Scott Mackey, 2000-03
TEAM RECORDS
Yards Game 549 Season 3,238 Touchdowns Game 9 Season 60
vs. Findlay, 1974 1976
Number Game 18 Season 119
at Bentley, 2003 2003
vs. Findlay, 1974 2003
Yards Game 731 Season 6,841
Yards Game 172 Season 1,071
at Bentley, 2003 2002
vs. Valparaiso, 1989 2002 FIRST DOWNS
vs. Northeastern Illinois, 1975 1994
Rushing Game 31 Season 157
vs. Findlay, 1974 2003
PASSING Completions Game 30 Season
301
PENALTIES
TOTAL OFFENSE Plays Game 99 at Northern Michigan, 1984 Season 1,135 2003
RUSHING Carries Game 85 Season 681
at Saginaw Valley, 1998; vs Michigan Tech, 2003 2002
Passing Game
19
Season
176
at Northeastern Illinois, 1979; at Wayne State, 2007 2002
Total Game Season
35 354
at Michigan Tech, 2001 2002
Attempts Game 52 Season 454
vs. Saginaw Valley St., 2003 2003
Yards Game 464 Season 3,979
vs. Franklin, 1979 2002
Points Game Season
91 654
vs. Valparaiso, 1989 2002
Touchdowns Game 8 Season 51
at Ferris St., 2001 2002
Touchdowns Game 13 Season 90
vs. Valparaiso, 1989 2002
SCORING
Interceptions By Game 6 vs. Northeastern Illinois, 1975 & 1977; at Franklin, 1976 Season 27 1982
PUNTS Number Game Season
13 64
at Western Illinois, 1988 1982 & 1984
Yards Game 416 Season 2,413
at Western Illinois, 1988 2004
FUMBLES Number By GVSU Game 8 vs. Northeastern Illinois, 1975 (5 lost) Season 42 1974 (23 lost) Number GVSU Recovered Game 5 at Ferris State, 1975 vs. Illinois Benedictine, 1975 vs. Northern Michigan, 1976 Season 22 1980
Extra Points Made Game 13 vs. Valparaiso, 1989 Season 76 2001 Field Goals Made Game 5 vs. Ferris St., 1996 Season 25 2003
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SINGLE SEASON RECORDS
Year 2003 2002 2008 2005 1973 1975 1998 2006 1992 1994 2007 1994 Year 2002 1998 2001 2006 2007 2003 1996 2004 2005 1997 1987 1982
RUSHING Player Michael Tennessee Reggie Spearmon James Berezik Astin Martin John Mahan Jamie Hosford Rick Granata Astin Martin Jamarl Eiland Darnell Jamison James Berezik Spencer Calhoun
PASSING Player Curt Anes Jeff Fox Curt Anes Cullen Finnerty Brad Iciek Cullen Finnerty Jeff Fox Cullen Finnerty Cullen Finnerty Jeff Fox Guy Schuler Jim Lynch
Comp 278 236 189 195 185 230 218 192 157 172 147 126
Att 414 394 271 343 303 363 339 333 273 298 273 287
Player Terrance Banks Eric Fowler David Kircus Demonte Collins Michael Tennessee Jason Trice David Kircus Jason Trice Diriki Mose Grant Malecke
Year 2002 2001 2002 2003 2006 1990 1989 2008 2003 1998 2004 1992
Player David Kircus David Kircus Reggie Spearmon David Hendrix Eric Fowler Eric Lynch Eric Lynch James Berezik Michael Tennessee Rick Granata Scott Greene Jamarl Eiland
Rec 98 83 77 71 63 63 62 62 62 59
KICKOFF RETURNS
Car 342 291 169 252 205 315 219 224 204 209 137 154
YPC 4.8 5.2 8.3 5.4 6.5 4.2 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.9 7.5 6.6
TD 16 21 15 6 6 10 18 8 15 14 8 2
Year 1998 2004 1978 1999 2005 2003 2002 2005 1991 2007 1989
Player Billy Cook Brandon Langston Kurt Johnson Brent Lesniak Brandon Langston Brandon Langston Terrance Banks Mark Catlin John Sanders Blake Smolen Eric Lynch
Pct .671 .599 .697 .569 .611 .634 .643 .577 .575 .577 .538 .439
Yds 3,692 3,260 3,085 3,220 2,850 2,764 2,515 2,462 2,459 2,422 2,331 2,283
TD 47 30 48 41 30 22 14 25 22 18 15 23
Year 1976 2008 1995 1979 1998 2000 2002 1977 1990 1993 1981 2006 1994
Player Alvin Ward P.T. Gates Diriki Mose Craig Blanchard Kenny Brown David Kircus Scott Mackey Joe Pollard Robert Hunt Diriki Mose Pat Kelly Mark Catlin Diriki Mose
Avg 11.9 20.4 17.4 14.2 8.9 15.2 20.9 13.8 15.0 14.9
TD 6 22 35 13 3 8 28 7 13 3
RECEIVING Year 2002 2006 2002 2004 2003 1998 2001 1997 1995 1999
136
Yds 1,633 1,500 1,403 1,353 1,334 1,313 1,132 1,116 1,029 1,022 1,021 1,018
Yds 1,170 1,694 1,341 1,006 561 960 1,301 853 931 881
PUNT RETURNS Rets 19 20 27 18 26 18 24 20 30 16 23 25 19
INTERCEPTIONS Year 1976 2001 1994 1981 2004 2003 1995 1986 2007 2006
Player Dan Gunder Scott Mackey Paul Siembida Fred Glaz Lucius Hawkins Scott Mackey Paul Siembida Dan Reeves Corey Edwards Brandon Carr
Year 1983 1986 1986 1997 1994 1993 1993 1992 1996 1987
Player Jeff Lynch Darrell Smith Dan Reeves Matt Powell Tim Postema Hardie Farr Tim Postema Rusty Stone Jason Kinzler Mike Smits
SCORING Pts (Breakdown) 212 (35 Td’s) 168 (28 Td’s) 144 (24 Td’s) 133 (58 PATs, 25 FG) 132 (22 Td’s) 128 (21 Td’s, 1 2-pt conv.) 126 (21 Td’s) 120 (20 Td’s) 114 (19 Td’s) 108 (18 Td’s) 102 (19 FG’s, 45 PATs) 102 (17 Td’s)
Rets 17 10 22 15 13 15 15 14 22 13 15
No 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
TACKLES Total 152 132 132 127 127 125 124 121 116 115
Yds 597 333 609 397 335 382 372 343 539 317 366
Avg 35.1 33.3 27.7 26.5 25.8 25.5 24.8 24.5 24.5 24.4 24.4
Yds 270 283 380 229 327 219 291 243 364 317 255 274 338
Avg 14.2 14.2 14.1 12.7 12.6 12.2 12.1 12.2 12.1 11.9 11.1 11.0 10.8 Yds 40 73 64 34 128 93 99 54 131 26
Sacks 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4
SINGLE SEASON LEADERS RECEIVING
RUSHING
PASSING
Year
Player
Yards
Year
Player
Yards
1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
John Mahan 356 John Mahan 1,334 Chris Lehmann 1,008 Jamie Hosford 954 Jamie Hosford 1,313 Rick VanEss 894 Rick VanEss 604 Will Roach 663 Will Roach 520 Wayne Robinson 762 Brian Jones 577 Brian Jones 458 Rudy Goodwin 392 Ray Buckner 777 Ray Buckner 650 Ray Buckner 693 Isaiah Lipsey 766 Isaiah Lipsey 1,013 Eric Lynch 977 Anthony Evans 754 Jamarl Eiland 1,029 Rusty Setzer 717 Darnell Jamison 1,022 Darnell Jamison 905 Darnell Jamison 739 Bruce Calhoun 920 Rick Granata 1,132 Brent Lesniak 908 Reggie Spearmon 990 Brent Lesniak 810 Reggie Spearmon 1,500 Michael Tennessee 1,633 Michael Tennessee 764 Astin Martin 1,353 Astin Martin 1,116 James Berezik 1,021 James Berezik 1,403
1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Larry Shattuck Maurice Bobbitt Tim O’Callaghan Tim O’Callaghan Tim O’Callaghan Clint Nash Clint Nash Clint Nash Michael Woods Rob Rubick Jeff Chadwick Bill Lucksted Dan Green Dan Green Frank Miotke Frank Miotke Frank Miotke Bob Mitchell Michael Short Bob Mitchell Todd Gesund Youssef Sareini Youssef Sareini Diriki Mose Jason Trice Jason Trice Jason Trice Grant Malecke David Kircus David Kircus David Kircus Micah Staley Demonte Collins Eric Fowler Eric Fowler Brandon Horn Blake Smolen
119 266 276 263 195 214 403 553 548 558 894 897 519 518 578 963 620 607 671 607 702 843 944 931 521 853 960 881 967 1,301 1,341 743 1,006 882 1,694 823 636
Year
Player
1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Dave Sukup Kerry Rasikas Kerry Rasikas Kurt Bultema Kurt Bultema Roy Gonzalez David Quinley David Quinley David Quinley Steve Michuta Jim Lynch Jim Lynch Jack Houghton Guy Schuler Guy Schuler Guy Schuler Jack Hull Jack Hull Jack Hull Jack Hull Brian Tazic Eric Stover Kwame McKinnon Kwame McKinnon Jeff Fox Jeff Fox Jeff Fox Curt Anes Curt Anes Curt Anes Curt Anes Cullen Finnerty Cullen Finnerty Cullen Finnerty Cullen Finnerty Brad Iciek Brad Iciek
Yards 197 656 308 342 334 775 965 1,900 1,570 1,702 2,283 1,791 817 1,452 1,930 2,331 1,869 1,390 2,152 1,709 2,072 1,800 1,948 2,124 2,515 2,422 3,260 1,900 1,914 3,086 3,692 2,764 2,462 2,459 3,220 2,850 2,252
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CAREER RECORDS
No. 1 2 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Player Michael Tennessee Reggie Spearmon Jamie Hosford Brent Lesniak Darnell Jamison Eric Lynch Isaiah Lipsey Astin Martin Will Roach James Berezik John Mahan
Rushing Years Carries 2000-04 752 1999-02 716 1973-76 664 1999-02 449 1993-96 608 1988-91 497 1988-90 426 2005-06 476 1977-80 511 2007306 1971-73 419
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Player Cullen Finnerty Curt Anes Jeff Fox Jack Hull Guy Schuler Brad Iciek Jim Lynch David Quinley Kwame McKinnon Steve Michuta Brian Tazic
Passing Years Comp 2003-06 774 1999-02 741 1995-98 626 1988-91 485 1983-87 414 2006337 1981-84 287 1977-80 292 1994-95 264 1978-81 164 1989-92 184
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Player David Kircus Jason Trice Brandon Langston Eric Fowler Terrence Banks Diriki Mose Youssef Sareini Frank Miotke Bob Mitchell Bill Lucksted
Receiving Years Rec 1999-02 222 1996-98 173 2001-05 151 2003-06 148 2001-02 125 1992-95 124 1991-94 122 1985-88 121 1988-91 120 1981-83 109
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Punting (Min. 35 punts & 30.0 avg.) Player Years Punts Yards Patrick Williams 1998-01 149 5,867 Matt Regnery 2002-05 202 7,702 Justin Trumble 2006132 5,022 Mike Gendreau 1986-88 58 2,174 Jim Ostrowski 1983-85 101 3,754 Roger McCoy 1975-78 192 6,982 Matt Wengler 1991-93 146 5,241 Randy Spangler 1981-83 146 5,162 Rory Zegunis 1994-97 174 6,154 Jim Flanigan 1979 38 1,303
No. 1 2 5 6 7 8
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Yards 3,515 3,467 3,157 2,947 2,884 2,718 2,581 2,469 2,431 2,424 2,130 Att 1312 1186 1031 841 780 575 616 588 502 277 343
Avg 4.7 4.8 4.7 6.6 4.7 5.5 6.1 5.2 4.7 7.9 5.0
Pct 59.0% 62.5% 61.0% 57.7% 53.1% 58.6% 46.6% 49.7% 52.6% 59.2% 53.6%
Yards 4,142 2,344 2,199 2,701 1,605 1,854 2,133 2,170 1,826 1,984
Punt Returns (Min. 20 returns) Player Years Ret Yards Mark Catlin 2003-06 99 865 Diriki Mose 1992-95 62 777 Scott Mackey 2000-03 62 678 David Kircus 1999-02. 62 647 Alvin Ward 1973-76 60 620 Joe Pollard 1976-78 44 418 Kenny Brown 1996-98 43 422 Pat Kelly 1980-81 40 388
TD 30 42 31 27 36 58 19 14 24 23 8
Yds 10,905 10,581 8,493 7,160 5,786 5,267 4,554 4,455 4,072 2,484 2,196
Avg 18.7 13.5 15.0 18.3 12.8 15.0 17.5 17.9 15.2 18.2
TD 110 114 63 64 34 63 42 28 39 22 11
TD 76 17 27 29 12 19 20 10 14 27 Avg 39.3 38.1 38.0 37.5 37.2 36.4 35.9 35.4 35.3 34.3
Avg 8.7 12.5 10.9 10.4 10.3 9.5 9.8 9.7
9 10 11
Robert Hunt Craig Blanchard P.T. Gates
1987-90 1979-80 2008-
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Kickoff Returns (Min. 20 returns) Player Years Ret Yards Billy Cook 1997-98 24 794 Brandon Langston 2002-05 46 1,195 Mark Catlin 2003-06 36 890 Kenny Brown 1996-98 34 806 Kurt Johnson 1978-81 73 1,718 Brent Lesniak 1999-02 55 1,212 Eric Lynch 1988-92 25 549 Blake Smolen 200641 886 John Sanders 1987-91 75 1,575 Michael Brown 1982-86 37 772
No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Player David Kircus Eric Lynch Reggie Spearmon Todd Carter Kevin Sonntag Miguel Sagaro David Hendrix Roger McCoy Darnell Jamison Brandon Langston Brent Lesniak
No Player 1 Scott Mackey 2 Paul Siembida Dan Gunder 4 Lucius Hawkins 5 Danny Jackson Alvin Ward Mike Flannery Brandon Carr 9 Craig Blanchard Jacob McGuckin David Harris Lou Scarpino 12 Gary Miklosovic Anthony Gary No 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Player Tim Maki Jason Kinzler Tim Postema Jeff Lynch Anthony Adams Anthony Gary Hardie Farr Brian Mulcahy Greg VanDyke Charles Sippial Dan Skuta Terry Foster
30 21 20
Scoring Years 1999-02 1988-91 1999-02 2005-08 1998-01 1989-92 2001-03 1975-78 1993-96 2002-05 1999-02 Interceptions Years Int 2000-03 17 1993-96 16 1973-76 16 2001-04 12 1973-76 11 1973-76 11 1987-90 11 2004-07 11 1979-80 10 200610 1980-83 10 1982-85 10 1981-82 9 1994-97 9
Years 1974-77 1993-96 1992-95 1981-84 2003-07 1994-97 1990-93 1983-85 1994-97 1987-90 2005-08 1998-01
Tackles Solo Ast 278 129 205 207 235 153 218 157 182 175 214 119 191 139 156 132 144 142 152 131 114 168 192 79
364 332 283
12.1 10.7 14.2 Avg 33.1 26.0 24.7 23.7 23.5 22.0 22.0 21.6 21.0 20.9
Points 464 362 288 254 248 241 230 225 218 210 204 Yards 220 197 98 195 195 194 119 78 213 135 119 83 133 93 Tot 417 412 388 375 357 333 330 288 286 283 282 271
Avg 12.9 13.1 6.5 16.3 17.7 17.6 10.8 7.1 21.3 13.5 11.9 8.3 14.8 10.3
Sk Int Fr PB 3 2 5 0 3 2 1 11 6.5 3 2 10 9 6 6 0 15.5 0 7 16 3 9 4 21 0 6 3 18 19 2 1 5 1 3 2 9 4 1 3 6 34.5 3 3 12 4 2 7 20
CAREER RECORDS
Year 2005-08 2003-06 1990-93 2000-04 1993-96 1986-88 1976-79 2000-04 1998-99 1988-90 1999-02 2001-04 1983-86 1989-91 1981-84 2000-02
Quarterback Sacks Player Dan Skuta Mike McFadden Joe Huhn Keyonta Marshall Matt Potter Scott Taylor Bruce Hendricks Marcus Spencer Dan Gibbons Marc Bland Shad Risk Aaron Hein Brian Mulcahy Jim Cramer John Fitzgerald Dan Vaughn
QB sacks 34.5 31 29 26 26 25 25 23 23 22 20 20 19 18.5 18 17
Year 2000-04 1999-02 1973-76 1993-96 2003-06 1977-80 1984-87 1988-91 2005-06 1999-02
Rushing Attempts Player Michael Tennessee Reggie Spearmon Jamie Hosford Darnell Jamison Cullen Finnerty Will Roach Ray Buckner Eric Lynch Astin Martin Brent Lesniak
Attempts 752 716 664 608 565 511 511 497 476 449
Year 1999-02 2003-06 1996-98 2002-05 1985-88 1991-94 1981-83 1992-95 1988-91 2001-02 1998-00 1980-82
Year 1978-81 1980-82 1981-83 1999-02 2003-06 1986-89 1979-81 1985-88 1991-94 20061977-79
Receiving Yards Player David Kircus Eric Fowler Jason Trice Brandon Langston Frank Miotke Youssef Sareini Bill Lucksted Diriki Mose Bob Mitchell Terrence Banks Grant Malecke Jeff Chadwick
Year 20061999-02 2002-06 1979-81 1988-91 1996-98 1994-95 1977-80 1982-84 1985-87 1992-93 1989-92
Rushing Average (min. 100 attempts) Player Att. James Berezik 306 Blake Smolen 251 Spencer Calhoun 303 Brent Lesniak 449 Isaiah Lipsey 426 Ryan Hukill 273 Brandon Langston 164 Anthony Evans 306 Eric Lynch 497 Chris Lehmann 302 Steve Brems 200 Rusty Setzer 130 Jamarl Eiland 367 Astin Martin 476 Quarterback Rating Player Att. Com Yds Brad Iciek 575 337 5,267 Curt Anes 1186 741 10,581 C. Finnerty 1312 792 10,905 Steve Michuta 277 164 2,484 Jack Hull 841 485 7,160 Jeff Fox 1081 652 8,493 K. McKinnon 502 264 4,072 David Quinley 588 292 4,454 Jim Lynch 616 287 4,554 Guy Schuler 780 414 5,786 Eric Stover 286 132 1,981 Brian Tazic 343 184 2,196
Player David Kircus Brent Lesniak Brandon Langston Michael Tennessee Reggie Spearmon Blake Smolen Eric Lynch Diriki Mose John Sanders James Berezik Kurt Johnson Ray Buckner Isaiah Lipsey
Yards 4,142 2,701 2,344 2,297 2,170 2,133 1,984 1,854 1,826 1,605 1,595 1,512
Receiving Average (min. 50 receptions) Player Rec Michael Woods 51 Jeff Chadwick 75 Bill Lucksted 109 David Kircus 222 Eric Fowler 148 Alex Pruess 65 Rob Rubick 80 Frank Miotke 121 Youssef Sareini 122 Blake Smolen 76 Clint Nash 69
Year 200720061992-95 1999-02 1988-90 2002-05 2002-05 1989-93 1988-91 1974-75 1973-74 1993 1989-92 2005-06
Avg. 20.5 20.1 19.2 18.7 18.3 18.5 18.1 17.9 17.5 17.1 16.9
Player Cullen Finnerty Curt Anes Jeff Fox Jack Hull Guy Schuler Brad Iciek Kwame McKinnon David Quinley Jim Lynch Michael Tennessee Jamie Hosford
All-Purpose Yards Rush Receive KR 0 4,142 119 2,947 588 1,212 960 2,297 1,195 3,515 650 0 3,467 487 31 1,748 1,303 886 2,718 393 549 -5 1,854 831 938 882 1,575 2,424 494 389 1,233 389 1,718 2,120 1,080 81 2,584 660 0
Td 63 114 110 22 64 63 39 28 42 34 18 11
Int 14 27 31 15 20 22 15 32 41 49 14 12
PR 647 0 58 0 0 0 0 777 0 56 0 0 0
Total Offense Passing Rushing 10,905 2,383 10,581 1,300 8,493 744 7,160 1,101 5,786 642 5,267 142 4,072 825 4,455 0 4,554 -122 9 3,525 0 3,157
Avg. 7.9 7.0 6.7 6.6 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.2
Rating 166.8 164.6 153.2 149.9 149.5 141.1 140.3 118.1 117.8 117.2 115.3 111.0 Total 4,908 4,747 4,500 4,165 3,985 3,937 3,660 3,457 3,395 3,363 3,340 3,281 3,244
Total 13,288 11,851 9,237 8,261 6,428 5,409 4,897 4,455 4,432 3,554 3,157
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SINGLE GAME RECORDS Rushing Yards No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Player John Mahan Jamarl Eiland James Berezik Anthony Evans Jamarl Eiland Bruce Calhoun Jamie Hosford Isaiah Lipsey James Berezik Isaiah Lipsey Will Roach Blake Smolen
Date Opponent Yards 10/27/73 Manchester 256 10/3/92 Saginaw Valley State 244 11/8/08 @ Wayne State 234 10/12/91 Northern Michigan 226 9/26/92 @Indianapolis 219 9/27/97 @Wayne State 218 10/16/76 @Saginaw Valley State 212 9/27/88 @ Winona State 212 11/22/08 Ashland 207 9/2/89 @ California University (Pa.) 204 11/5/77 Hillsdale 202 12/1/07 Central Washington 200
Tackles No. Player 1 Baart Duffield 2 Tim Postema 3 Darryl Smith 4 Michael Smits 4 John Sanders 4 Mark Szczytko 7 Jeff Lynch 7 Jeff Lynch 7 Dan Reeves 10 Dan Skuta 10 Orlando Williams
Date 9/24/88 10/21/95 11/8/86 11/14/87 11/14/87 10/14/78 10/20/84 10/22/83 10/11/86 9/29/07 10/19/02
Solo Asst. Total Opponent 7 15 22 St. Francis (IL.) 13 8 21 @Michigan Tech 14 6 20 Saginaw Valley 12 7 19 @Saginaw Valley 12 7 19 @Saginaw Valley 8 11 19 @Saginaw Valley 2 16 18 @Michigan Tech 1 17 18 Hillsdale 10 8 18 Cent. Connecticut 5 12 17 Wayne State 8 9 17 @Saginaw Valley
Passing Yards Receiving Yards No. 1 2 3 4 4 6 7 8 9 10
Player David Kircus David Kircus Frank Miotke Eric Fowler Frank Miotke Demonte Collins David Kircus David Kircus Michael Short Grant Malecke
Date 12/14/02 11/10/01 9/24/88 12/10/06 11/14/8 9/4/04 11/11/00 10/21/00 9/23/89 10/30/99
Opponent Yards @Valdosta State 270 Hillsdale 246 St. Francis (IL.) 221 Delta State 218 @Saginaw Valley State 218 @Gannon 217 @Hillsdale 209 @Mercyhurst 201 @St. Francis (IL.) 195 @Ashland 191
No. Player Date Comp. Att. 1 Curt Anes 10/27/01 21 27 2 Curt Anes 11/10/01 24 35 3 Brad Iciek 10/20/08 17 24 3 Brad Iciek 11/29/07 25 40 5 Cullen Finnerty 11/6/04 27 38 6 Curt Anes 11/24/01 23 34 7 Cullen Finnerty 9/4/04 22 35 8 Jeff Fox 11/2/96 30 35 9 Kwame McKinnon 9/23/95 15 23 10 Jeff Fox 10/1798 30 49 Passing TD’s
Receptions No. 1 2 2 4 4 2 2 8 8 8
Player Demonte Collins Eric Fowler Demonte Collins Terrance Banks David Kircus David Kircus Bill Luckstead Clint Nash Diriki Mose Grant Malecke
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Date 9/4/04 12/2/06 10/9/04 12/7/02 12/14/02 11/11/00 11/5/83 9/22/79 9/2/95 9/2/99
Opponent Receptions @Gannon 13 North Dakota 12 Hillsdale 12 Northern Colorado 11 @Valdosta State 11 @Hillsdale 11 @Northwood 11 @Northeastern Illinois 10 Indiana (Pa.) 10 South Dakota State 10
Yards Opponent 434 @Michigan Tech 419 Hillsdale 403 @Northwood 403 Wayne State 399 Michigan Tech 395 Saginaw Valley 391 @Gannon 384 @Northwood 371 Ashland 369 @Saginaw Valley
No. 1 2 3 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7
Player Curt Anes Curt Anes Curt Anes Curt Anes Cullen Finnerty Cullen Finnerty Curt Anes Curt Anes Curt Anes Curt Anes Brad Iciek
Date 10/6/01 10/20/01 11/3/01 11/23/02 12/10/06 11/11/06 8/30/01 9/29/01 10/27/01 11/10/01 10/4/08
Opponent @Ferris State Mercyhurst Wayne State C.W. Post Delta State @Northern Michigan Minnesota-Crookston Northern Michigan @Michigan Tech Hillsdale @ Tiffin
TD’S 8 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
SINGLE GAME HOME RECORDS
Tackles
Rushing Yards No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Player John Mahan Jamarl Eiland Anthony Evans James Berezik Isaiah Lipsey Will Roach Rusty Setzer Brent Lesniak John Mahan Ray Buckner James Berezik Brent Lesniak
Date Opponent Yards 10/27/73 @ Manchester 256 10/3/92 Saginaw Valley State 244 10/12/91 Northern Michigan 226 11/22/08 Ashland 207 9/2/89 @ California University (Pa.) 204 11/5/77 Hillsdale 202 9/7/93 St. Joseph (Ind.) 199 9/9/99 Mercyhurst 187 9/29/73 Alma 180 9/20/86 Evansville 177 10/11/08 Hillsdale 172 11/3/01 Wayne State 170 Receiving Yards
No. 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 9 10
Player David Kircus Frank Miotke Eric Fowler Youssef Sareini David Kircus Jason Trice David Kircus Grant Malecke Michael Woods David Kircus
Date 11/10/01 9/24/88 12/10/06 9/17/94 11/17/01 11/15/97 11/9/02 10/9/99 9/29/79 11/23/02
Opponent Hillsdale St. Francis (IL.) Delta State St. Francis (IL.) Bloomsburg Indianapolis Indianapolis Mercyhurst Franklin College C.W. Post
Yards 246 221 218 189 172 172 168 167 166 161
Receptions No. 1 1 3 4 4 4 4 7 9 9
Player Date Eric Fowler 12/2/06 Demonte Collins 10/9/04 Terrance Banks 12/7/02 Diriki Mose 9/2/95 Grant Malecke 9/2/99 Terrance Banks 9/28/02 Mario Locricchio 10/18/03 Demonte Collins 10/23/04 David Kircus 11/9/02 David Kircus 11/10/01
Opponent Receptions North Dakota 12 Hillsdale 12 Northern Colorado 11 Indiana (Pa.) 10 South Dakota State 10 Hillsdale 10 Saginaw Valley State 10 Northwood 9 Indianapolis 8 Hillsdale 8
No. Player 1 Baart Duffield 2 Darryl Smith 3 Jeff Lynch 3 Dan Reeves 5 William Gray 5 Greg VanDyke 5 Dan McLean 8 Clarence Lindsey 8 William Gray 8 Charles Sippial
Date 9/24/88 11/8/86 10/22/83 10/11/86 9/18/99 10/4/97 10/30/93 9/16/00 11/6/99 9/29/90
Solo 7 14 1 10 10 3 8 8 7 8
Asst. 15 6 17 8 7 14 9 8 9 8
Total Opponent 22 St. Francis (Ill.) 20 Saginaw Valley 18 Hillsdale 18 Cent. Connecticut 17 Indianapolis 17 Hillsdale 17 Hillsdale 16 Northwood 16 Michigan Tech 16 Saginaw Valley
Passing Yards No. Player 1 Curt Anes 2 Brad Iciek 4 Cullen Finnerty 5 Curt Anes 6 Kwame McKinnon 7 Jim Lynch 8 Jeff Fox 9 David Quinley 10 Curt Anes 10 Jeff Fox
Date Comp. 11/10/01 24 11/29/07 25 11/6/04 27 11/24/01 23 9/23/95 15 10/2/82 16 9/12/98 21 11/10/79 19 11/23/02 23 10/31/98 25
Att. 35 40 38 34 23 28 29 27 31 43
Yards Opponent 419 Hillsdale 403 Wayne State 399 Michigan Tech 395 Saginaw Valley 371 Ashland 365 Wayne State 354 Northwood 347 Ferris State 337 C.W. Post 327 U.C. Davis
Passing TD’s No. 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 10
Player Curt Anes Curt Anes Curt Anes Curt Anes Curt Anes Curt Anes Jeff Dock Curt Anes Curt Anes Brad Iciek
Date 10/20/01 11/3/01 11/23/02 8/30/01 9/29/01 11/10/01 11/1/03 11/16/02 9/28/02 9/29/07
Opponent Mercyhurst Wayne State C.W. Post Minnesota-Crookston Northern Michigan Hillsdale Mercyhurst Findlay Hillsdale Wayne State
TD’S 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
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SCORING RECORDS
Average 1. 58.4 2. 46.7 3. 44.5 4. 40.0 5. 38.5 6. 38.2 7. 37.0 8. 36.7 9. 36.1 10. 35.5
Most Points Per Game Year 2001 2002 1989 1998 2008 2007 1995 2003 1990 2006
Fewest Points Per Game Allowed AverageYear 1. 9.60 2. 9.66 3. 11.8 4. 12.2 5. 12.7 6. 12.8 7. 12.8 8. 13.3 9. 13.3 10. 13.4 GVSU Pts. - Year 654 - 2002 584 - 2001 551 - 2003 533 - 2006 497 - 2007 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
1975 1974 1991 2005 2008 1977 1976 2003 1973 1989
Most Points Per Season
Most Points- GVSU at GVSU 91, Valparaiso 0 at GVSU 77 vs. Wayne State 12 at GVSU 76 vs. NE Illinois 0 GVSU 70, at Northwood 14 at GVSU 68, NE Illinois 6 GVSU 65, at Bentley 36 at GVSU 64, Northern Michigan 14 at GVSU 63, Findlay 19 GVSU 63, at Ashland 19 GVSU 63, at Ferris State 17 11. GVSU 62, at Mercyhurst 24 at GVSU 62, C.W. Post 13 at GVSU 62, Indiana, Pa. 21 10. at GVSU 61, Gannon 10
Most Points- Opponents 1. Findlay 70, GVSU 6 2. Central Florida 67, GVSU 3 3. Hope 64, GVSU 0 4. Northern Michigan 59, GVSU 18 5. Ferris State 57, GVSU 0 6. West Illinois 55, GVSU 0 7. Alma 53, GVSU 0 8. GVSU 56, Ferris State 53 (OT) 9. GVSU 54, Michigan Tech 52
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Most Points- Both Teams 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10.
109- GVSU 56, at Ferris State 53 (ot) 106- GVSU 54, at Michigan Tech 52 101- GVSU 65, at Bentley 36 91- at GVSU 91, Valparaiso 0 90- GVSU 63, at Indianapolis 27 90- at GVSU 48, Ashland 42 89- at GVSU 77, Wayne State 12 88- GVSU 56, at St. Francis 32 87- GVSU 59, at Wayne State 28 86- GVSU 62, at Mercyhurst 24
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
91- at GVSU 91, Valparaiso 0 76- at GVSU 76, NE Illinois 0 65- at GVSU 77, Wayne State 12 62- at GVSU 68, NE Illinois 6 56- at GVSU 56, Minn.-Crookston 0 56- at GVSU 56, Indianapolis 0 56- at GVSU 59, Mercyhurst 3 56- GVSU 70, at Northwood 14 55- GVSU 55, at Valparaiso 0 51- at GVSU 61, Gannon 10 50- at GVSU 64, N. Michigan 14
9. 10. 11.
Winning Margin
1998 1995 2003 1989 2001 2008 2001 1989 1991 2002 1989 1980 2001 1975 2001 1995 2001 1994 1990 2005 2001
Did You Know? Opp. Pts. - Year 398 - 1990 335 - 1971 301 - 1984 285 - 1998 284 - 2000 1989 2001 1980 1994 1975 2003 2001 2002 2001 2001 2002 2002 2002 2005 1971 1987 1971 1984 1971 1988 1972 1998 1995
• From 2001-06 GVSU scored 476 TDs (5.0 per game), while yielding just 181 touchdowns (1.8 per game). • From 2001-08 GVSU’s opponents scored 202 total TDs, while the Lakers threw for 295 and rushed for 224. • From 2001-08 GVSU scored: ∆ 60 or more points in 11 of last 109 games ∆ 50 or more points in 26 of last 109 games ∆ 40 or more points in 57 of last 109 games ∆ 30 or more points in 82 of last 109 games ∆ 20 or more points in 95 of last 109 games • Against current GLIAC opponents, the Lakers have scored 40 or more points 81 times, and have accomplished that feat against each team. • GVSU is: ∆ 48-0 (1.000) when scoring 50 points or more. ∆ 115-0 (1.000) when scoring 40 points or more. ∆ 205-6 (.972) when scoring 30 points or more. • GVSU has scored 20 points or more in 105-of-its-last-120 games. • In 2003 GVSU averaged 215.9 yards rushing per game and allowed only 62.0. • In 2001-02 the average score in a Grand Valley game was: ∆ 12.3 - 3.1 at the end of the 1st Qrt. (9.2 to 2.8 in 2003) ∆ 29.1 to 7.9 at the end of the first half (18.5 to 7.7 in 2003) ∆ 48.6 to 16.5 at the end of the game (36.7 to 13.3 in 2003) • In 2001, the Lakers scored over 50 points in five consecutive games. Prior to 2001, Grand Valley had never had back to back 50-point games...GVSU duplicated the feat in 2002 by scoring 50 points or more in five straight games. • In 2001-03 GVSU averaged a 26.2 point margin of victory. • GVSU has not been shutout since 1992.
COACHING RECORDS
GVSU by the Coaches Coach (years) Robert Collins (1971-1972) Jim Harkema (1973-1982) Bob Giesey (1983-1984) Tom Beck (1985-1990) Brian Kelly (1991-2003) Chuck Martin* (2004-Pres.) Total
Record 0-13-0 68-29-1 4-16-0 50-18-0 118-35-2 61-5-0 301-116-3
Pct. .000 .699 .200 .735 .768 .924 .720
PF 58 2611 326 2019 5192 2306 12512
PA Home 534 0-0-0 1480 37-12-0 539 4-6-0 1243 27-7-0 3025 62-14-1 920 33-2-0 7741 163-41-1
Pct. .000 .755 .400 .794 .812 .943 .795
Away 0-13-0 31-17-1 0-10-0 23-11-0 54-20-1 25-3-0 133-74-2
Pct. .000 .643 .000 .676 .727 .893 .636
Neutral 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 3-0-0 5-1-0
*Active coach Wins by coach Brian Kelly . . . . . . . . .118 Jim Harkema . . . . . . . . .68 Chuck Martin . . . . . . . .61 Tom Beck . . . . . . . . . . .50 Bob Giesey . . . . . . . . . . .4 Robert Collins . . . . . . . . .0
Winning percentage by coach Chuck Martin . . . . . . . . ..924 Brian Kelly . . . . . . . . . . ..768 Tom Beck . . . . . . . . . . . ..735 Jim Harkema . . . . . . . . ..699 Bob Giesey . . . . . . . . . . ..200 Robert Collins . . . . . . . ..000
Points scored per game by coach Chuck Martin . . . . . . .34.9 Brian Kelly . . . . . . . . .33.5 Tom Beck . . . . . . . . . .29.7 Jim Harkema . . . . . . .26.6 Bob Giesey . . . . . . . . .16.3 Robert Collins . . . . . . .4.5
Points allowed per game by coach Chuck Martin . . . . . . . . . .13.9 Jim Harkema . . . . . . . . . .14.1 Tom Beck . . . . . . . . . . . . .18.3 Brian Kelly . . . . . . . . . . .19.5 Bob Giesey . . . . . . . . . . .27.0 Robert Collins . . . . . . . . .41.1
Total points scored by coach Brian Kelly . . . . . . . .5192 Jim Harkema . . . . . . .2611 Chuck Martin . . . . . .2306 Tom Beck . . . . . . . . .2019 Bob Giesey . . . . . . . . .326 Robert Collins . . . . . . . .58
Total points allowed by coach Robert Collins . . . . . . . . . .534 Bob Giesey . . . . . . . . . . . .539 Chuck Martin . . . . . . . . . .920 Tom Beck . . . . . . . . . . . .1243 Jim Harkema . . . . . . . . . .1480 Brian Kelly . . . . . . . . . . .3025
Home winning percentage by coach Chuck Martin . . . . . . ..943 Brian Kelly . . . . . . . . ..812 Jim Harkema . . . . . . ..755 Tom Beck . . . . . . . . . ..730 Bob Giesey . . . . . . . . ..400 Robert Collins . . . . . ..000
Road winning percentage by coach Chuck Martin . . . . . . . . . ..893 Brian Kelly . . . . . . . . . . ..727 Tom Beck . . . . . . . . . . . . ..676 Jim Harkema . . . . . . . . . ..643 Bob Giesey . . . . . . . . . . ..000 Robert Collins . . . . . . . . ..000
Home wins by coach Brian Kelly . . . . . . . . . .62 Jim Harkema . . . . . . . . .37 Chuck Martin . . . . . . . .33 Tom Beck . . . . . . . . . . .27 Bob Giesey . . . . . . . . . . .4 Robert Collins . . . . . . . . .0
Road wins by coach Brian Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Jim Harkema . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Chuck Martin . . . . . . . . . . .25 Tom Beck . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Bob Giesey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 Robert Collins . . . . . . . . . . . .0
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100 YARDS RUSHING DATE 10/27/73 10/3/92 11/8/08 10/21/91 9/26/92 9/27/97 10/18/76 9/17/88 11/22/08 9/2/89 11/5/77 12/1/07 9/4/93 10/7/95 11/20/73 10/25/03 10/18/08 10/9/99 11/12/94 9/29/73 9/20/86 9/27/03 10/11/08 9/11/76 10/19/74 9/8/90 10/21/00 11/03/01 10/10/92 10/8/05 9/30/78 11/6/76 9/28/02 11/15/03 10/26/02 10/22/94 11/8/80 9/3/94 10/27/90 8/28/04 9/15/73 9/18/71 11/16/02 12/6/03 11/5/94 11/13/82 10/11/03 11/3/73 10/23/76 11/8/03 11/18/74 10/05/02 9/9/00 9/14/91 9/10/83 10/2/76 10/20/84 10/12/02 10/5/91 10/5/74 9/20/97 9/21/73 10/24/98 11/14/81 9/6/08 9/11/99 12/7/02
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NAME ATT YARDS John Mahan 29 256 Jamarl Eiland 31 244 James Berezik 35 234 Anthony Evans 22 226 Jamarl Eiland 31 219 Bruce Calhoun 25 218 Jamie Hosford 26 212 Isaiah Lipsey 10 212 James Berezik 19 207 Isaiah Lipsey 17 204 Will Roach 18 202 Blake Smolen 20 200 Rusty Setzer 12 199 Spencer Calhoun 11 196 John Mahan 21 193 Michael Tennessee 49 189 James Berezik 23 188 Brent Lesniak 14 187 Darnell Jamison 32 182 John Mahan 27 180 Ray Buckner 21 177 Michael Tennessee 30 176 James Berezik 14 172 Jamie Hosford 30 172 Chris Lehmann 23 172 Eric Lynch 17 172 Reggie Spearmon 31 171 Brent Lesniak 14 170 Anthony Evans 28 170 Astin Martin 17 169 Craig Blanchard 18 167 Jamie Hosford 34 167 Reggie Spearmon 27 165 Michael Tennessee 25 163 Reggie Spearmon 30 163 Spencer Calhoun 13 163 Will Roach 19 162 Spencer Calhoun 20 161 Eric Lynch 30 161 Michael Tennessee 39 159 John Mahan 26 158 John Mahan 38 157 Reggie Spearmon 20 156 Michael Tennessee 37 155 Darnell Jamison 27 155 Brian Jones 11 154 Michael Tennessee 23 153 Kerry Rasikas 26 153 Jamie Hosford 43 153 Michael Tennessee 20 152 Chris Lehmann 22 152 Reggie Spearmon 28 152 Reggie Spearmon 29 152 Eric Lynch 26 151 Brian Jones 24 151 Jamie Hosford 25 151 Rudy Goodwin 29 150 Brandon Langston 12 149 Anthony Evans 21 149 Chris Lehmann 24 149 Bruce Calhoun 32 148 John Mahan 21 147 Rick Granata 21 147 Wayne Robinson 25 145 James Berezik 11 144 Brent Lesniak 20 144 Reggie Spearmon 32 143
SCHOOL Manchester Saginaw Valley Wayne State Northern Michigan U. of Indianapolis Wayne State Saginaw Valley Winona State Ashland% Cal State Pa. Hillsdale Central Washington* St. Joseph’s Wayne State Adrian Northwood Findlay Mercyhurst Northwood Alma Evansville Hillsdale Hillsdale Grand Rapids JC Grand Rapids JC Mankato State Mercyhurst Wayne State Northern Michigan Hillsdale Franklin Wayne State Hillsdale Findlay Northwood Michigan Tech Ferris State Indiana PA Hillsdale Ferris State Kalamazoo Kalamazoo Findlay Texas A&M-Kingsville^ Saginaw Valley Saginaw Valley Northern Michigan Grand Rapids JC Hillsdale Indianapolis Hillsdale Michigan Tech Saginaw Valley North Dakota State St. Joseph’s Northeastern Ill. Michigan Tech Northern Michigan Saginaw Valley Ferris State Ferris State Ill-Chicago Circle Northern Michigan Ferris State Indianapolis Northwood N. Colorado
DATE 10/21/00 9/12/98 10/16/76 10/9/76 11/24/07 9/10/94 10/12/96 9/02/99 9/21/73 11/4/78 10/05/02 10/11/81 10/14/89 9/10/03 9/24/77 11/2/02 10/28/00 9/15/07 10/29/88 10/18/80 10/16/99 12/3/05 9/20/75 10/26/85 11/13/76 9/10/94 9/13/97 11/11/00 10/19/74 11/4/89 9/3/05 11/19/94 11/29/08 10/29/77 10/3/98 11/7/85 10/27/01 10/6/07 9/2/06 10/22/05 11/30/02 10/12/91 10/4/75 10/4/03 10/19/02 11/17/90 11/16/91 9/25/76 10/31/98 11/10/90 10/9/06 12/01/01 11/14/92 9/21/85 9/15/73 11/9/02 11/8/97 9/19/87 10/25/75 9/30/89 10/12/96 10/12/85 11/14/85 11/6/82 10/6/90 9/13/08 11/1/08
NAME ATT YARDS Brent Lesniak 10 143 Rick Granata 26 142 Jamie Hosford 40 142 Jamie Hosford 28 140 Blake Smolen 27 139 Darnell Jamsion 19 139 Bruce Calhoun 14 138 Brent Lesniak 21 138 Steve Brems 25 138 Will Roach 23 138 Brent Lesniak 10 137 Wayne Robinson 22 137 Eric Lynch 13 137 Astin Martin 22 136 Rick VanEss 34 136 Reggie Spearmon 17 136 Reggie Spearmon 21 136 James Berezik 10 135 Isaiah Lipsey 21 135 Kurt Johnson 13 135 Brent Lesniak 21 135 Astin Martin 18 134 Jamie Hosford 24 134 Ray Buckner 15 133 Jamie Hosford 41 133 Spencer Calhoun 14 133 Bruce Calhoun 30 132 Brent Lesniak 12 132 Jamie Hosford 23 131 Isaiah Lipsey 20 130 Astin Martin 14 129 Darnell Jamison 21 129 Blake Smolen 27 128 Will Roach 30 128 Rick Granata 11 128 Ray Buckner 28 128 Reggie Spearmon 25 127 James Berezik 7 125 Astin Martin 26 125 Astin Martin 30 125 Brent Lesniak 16 125 Jamarl Eiland 13 124 Chris Lehmann 11 124 Michael Tennesse 25 123 Brent Lesniak 26 123 Isaiah Lipsey 18 123 Anthony Evans 15 122 Jamie Hosford 38 122 Rick Granata 32 122 Isaiah Lipsey 6 122 Astin Martin 20 121 Reggie Spearmon 20 121 Jamarl Eiland 29 121 Ray Buckner 16 121 Steve Brems 20 121 Reggie Spearmon 25 120 Jeff Fox 20 120 Ray Buckner 19 120 Jamie Hosford 21 119 Eric Lynch 14 119 Darnell Jamison 16 119 Ray Buckner 25 119 Ray Buckner 26 119 Brian Jones 12 118 Eric Lynch 18 118 James Berezik 17 117 Justin Sherrod 10 117
SCHOOL Mercyhurst Northwood Saginaw Valley Ferris State North Dakota* Indianapolis Michigan Tech South Dakota State Ill-Chicago Circle Hillsdale Michigan Tech Wayne State Northern Michigan Indianapolis Franklin Mercyhurst Michigan Tech Findlay Southeast Missouri St. Northwestern Iowa Saginaw Valley East Stroudsburg Grand Rapids JC Michigan Tech Northern Michigan Indianapolis Ashland Hillsdale Grand Rapids JC Northwood Gannon Indiana PA Minnesota-Duluth% Northwood St. Francis Northwood Michigan Tech Mercyhurst Findlay Northwood Indiana (Pa.) Northern Michigan Northeastern Ill. Michigan Tech Saginaw Valley East Texas State Valparaiso Franklin California-Davis Valparaiso Ashland Catawba Valparaiso Evansville Kalamazoo Indianapolis California-Davis Winona State Ferris State Wayne State Michigan Tech Central Connecticut Saginaw Valley Northwood Northern Michigan Saginaw Valley State Northern Michigan
100 YARDS RUSHING DATE 12/6/03 10/11/86 9/6/97 10/23/71 11/24/07 8/27/05 11/10/90 10/2/93 11/07/98 12/16/06 9/23/72 10/12/74 9/17/77 11/2/91 10/30/99 10/7/06 11/24/01 9/30/89 11/9/74 11/30/02 9/08/01 10/5/85 10/26/91 9/5/92 9/28/96 11/12/94 10/29/83 10/06/01 10/12/74 10/28/06 10/14/78 10/16/93 9/16/95 10/20/90 10/5/96 9//03 9/6/97 11/11/78 9/19/92 9/22/79 9/20/08 11/26/05 11/2/02
NAME Cullen Finnerty Ray Buckner Jeff Fox John Mahan James Berezik Astin Martin Jack Hull Anthony Evans Rick Granata Cullen Finnerty John Mahan Kerry Rasikas Rick VanEss Eric Lynch Brent Lesniak Jaquon Morrison Reggie Spearmon Anthony Evans Jamie Hosford Reggie Spearmon Michael Tennessee Ray Buckner Anthony Evans Anthony Evans Darnell Jamison Spencer Calhoun Jackie Hampton Brent Lesniak Chris Lehmann Blake Smolen Rick VanEss Rusty Setzer Darnell Jamison Isaiah Lipsey Darnell Jamison Cullen Finnerty Bruce Calhoun Rick VanEss Jamarl Eiland Will Roach James Berezik Astin Martin Brandon Langston
ATT YARDS 15 117 17 117 17 117 23 117 18 116 19 116 12 116 20 115 30 115 22 115 26 115 16 115 23 115 20 114 21 114 6 113 25 113 9 113 17 113 25 112 13 112 24 112 17 112 19 112 21 112 12 112 18 112 14 111 17 111 16 110 20 110 13 110 13 110 13 110 26 110 10 109 25 109 16 109 21 109 13 109 13 108 22 108 11 108
SCHOOL Texas A&M-Kingsville^ Central Connecticut St. Francis Findlay North Dakota* Ferris State Valparaiso Saginaw Valley Michigan Tech NW Missouri State Ferris State Findly Michigan Tech Hillsdale Ashland Mercyhurst Saginaw Valley Wayne State Adrian Indiana (Pa.) Saginaw Valley Ferris State Ashland University St. Joseph’s Wayne State Northwood Michigan Tech Ferris State Findlay Ferris State Saginaw Valley Ferris State St. Francis Ashland University Hillsdale Wayne State St. Francis Wayne State Butler University Northeastern Ill. Ferris State Saginaw Valley State Mercyhurst
DATE 11/7/75 10/29/94 11/1/08 9/30/06 11/6/04 12/1/01 9/22/01 11/10/07 10/25/08 11/20/73 9/14/74 11/7/87 11/6/04 10/10/92 11/7/81 10/1/05 10/11/80 10/11/97 11/4/00 10/29/88 10/20/01 9/25/99 9/29/01 9/27/75 9/23/89 11/13/93 10/9/04 9/28/74 10/28/89 10/14/95 9/24/94 10/15/05 11/9/74 10/27/07 11/13/04 9/16/72 9/15/84 11/14/98
NAME ATT YARDS Jamie Hosford 29 108 Darnell Jamison 17 108 P.T. Gates 16 107 Astin Martin 19 107 Michael Tennessee 20 107 Ryan Brady 23 107 Brent Lesniak 8 107 Gary Fant 6 108 James Berezik 20 106 Steve Brems 19 106 Chris Lehmann 14 106 Ray Buckner 22 106 Brandon Langston 11 105 Andre Dudley 14 105 Wayne Robinson 27 105 Astin Martin 21 104 Will Roach 18 104 Tarron Adams 21 104 Brent Lesniak 11 104 John Sanders 17 104 Brent Lesniak 10 103 Jerome Knox 13 103 Michael Tennessee 19 103 Brad Rainwater 12 103 Isaiah Lipsey 14 103 Darnell Jamison 7 103 Preston Garris 17 102 Steve Brems 21 102 Eric Lynch 14 102 Darnell Jamison 17 102 Darnell Jamison 27 102 Astin Martin 28 101 Dan Warren 12 101 James Berezik 11 100 Michael Tennessee 23 100 Kerry Rasikas 15 100 Jackie Hampton 15 100 Rick Granata 17 100
SCHOOL Hillsdale Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Wayne State Michigan Tech Catawba Ashland Northern Michigan Ashland Adrian Kalamazoo Northwood Michigan Tech Northern Michigan Northwood Wayne State Saginaw Valley Michigan Tech Wayne State Southeast Missouri Mercyhurst Findlay Northern Michigan Illinois Benedictine St. Francis St. Francis Hillsdale Alma Valparaiso Hillsdale Ashland Saginaw Valley State Adrian Ferris State Winona State Kalamazoo NE Missouri Ferris State
% 2008 NCAA Playoffs * 2007 NCAA Playoffs ^ 2003 NCAA Playoffs Current players listed in Bold
100-YARD RUSHING GAMES 15 Games: Brent Lesniak 14 Games: Reggie Spearmon, Jamie Hosford 12 Games: James Berezik, Astin Martin, Darnell Jamison, Michael Tennessee 10 Games: Ray Buckner 8 Games: Eric Lynch, John Mahan, Anthony Evans, Isaiah Lipsey 6 Games: Chris Lehman, Rick Granata, Will Roach 5 Games: Spencer Calhoun, Jamarl Eiland, Bruce Calhoun 4 Games: Blake Smolen, Steve Brems, Rick VanEss 3 Games: Cullen Finnerty, Wayne Robinson, Brian Jones, Kerry Rasikas, Brandon Langston 2 Games: Jackie Hampton, Rusty Setzer, Jeff Fox 1 Game: Dan Warren, Brad Rainwater, Craig Blanchard, Kurt Johnson, Rudy Goodwin, John Sanders, Andre Dudley, Anthony Evans, Tarron Adams, Jack Hull, Jerome Knox, Ryan Brady, Preston Garris, Jaquan Morrison, Gary Fant, Justin Sherrod, P.T. Gates
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100 YARDS RECEIVING DATE 12/14/02 11/10/01 9/24/88 12/10/06 11/14/87 9/4/04 11/11/00 10/21/00 9/23/89 10/30/99 9/17/94 10/11/08 10/27/01 9/22/79 11/11/06 12/2/06 11/17/01 11/15/97 10/30/04 9/5/97 10/06/01 11/9/02 9/17/88 10/9/99 9/29/79 9/1/90 11/5/83 11/23/02 10/9/04 10/31/98 9/9/06 9/21/02 9/08/01 9/3/05 11/12/94 9/4/04 9/12/92 12/3/05 11/22/03 10/20/07 9/15/82 10/9/82 11/13/82 9/14/74 10/18/03 10/23/82 10/8/83 11/1/08 9/24/83 9/25/82 11/16/91 11/8/97 10/15/83 9/23/95 11/29/08 10/8/94 9/12/87 10/8/05 10/22/05 11/13/93 9/26/87 9/21/06 9/3/05 10/12/96 10/20/01 10/27/90 11/15/03 11/7/87 10/26/96 10/2/07 10/14/06 11/7/95 10/8/88 1/2/07 10/6/84 1/10/07 11/25/06 12/7/02 10/23/93
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NAME David Kircus David Kircus Frank Miotke Eric Fowler Frank Miotke Demonte Collins David Kircus David Kircus Michael Short Grant Malecke Youssef Sareini Blake Smolen David Kircus Clint Nash Eric Fowler Eric Fowler David Kircus Jason Trice Brandon Langston Frank Miotke David Kircus David Kircus Alex Preuss Grant Malecke Michael Woods Michael Short Bill Lucksted David Kircus Demonte Collins Jason Trice Eric Fowler Phil Condon David Kircus Eric Fowler Youssef Sareini Brandon Langston Todd Gesund Brandon Langston Brandon Langston Brandon Horn Bill Lucksted Jeff Chadwick Jeff Chadwick Tim O’Callagan Mario Locricchio Bill Lucksted Bill Lucksted Blake Smolen Bill Lucksted Jeff Chadwick Bob Mitchell Jason Trice Bill Lucksted Diriki Mose Jonn Mathews Diriki Mose Frank Miotke Terry Mitchell Brandon Langston Youssef Sareini Frank Miotke Eric Fowler Terry Mitchell Alcus Smith David Kircus Todd Gesund Micah Staley Frank Miotke Jason Trice Blake Smolen Eric Fowler Diriki Mose Bob Mitchell Brandon Horn Dan Green Antione Trent Eric Fowler Terrance Banks Youssef Sareini
REC YARDS TD SCHOOL 11 270 3 Valdosta State 8 246 4 Hillsdale 8 221 1 St. Francis 7 218 1 Delta State 11 218 1 Saginaw Valley 13 217 3 Gannon* 11 209 0 Hillsdale 6 201 3 Mercyhurst 4 195 2 St. Francis 9 191 0 Ashland 9 189 3 St. Francis 5 185 2 Hillsdale 7 182 3 Michigan Tech 10 180 3 Northeastern Ill. 7 176 3 Northern Michigan 12 174 2 North Dakota 8 172 1 Bloomsburg 7 172 2 Indianapolis 5 170 2 Northern Michigan 6 170 1 Northeast Missouri 8 169 5 Ferris State 8 168 3 Indianapolis 6 169 5 Winona State 6 167 1 Mercyhurst 6 166 0 Franklin College 4 165 3 St. Joseph’s 11 162 3 Northwood 7 161 4 C.W. Post 12 158 1 Hillsdale 9 158 1 California-Davis* 7 155 1 Ashland 7 154 1 Wayne State 7 153 2 Saginaw Valley 7 152 0 Gannon* 9 151 1 Northwood 5 149 2 Gannon* 7 148 2 Indiana, PA 4 148 2 East Stroudsburg 8 148 2 Bentley 6 147 1 Northwood 7 147 1 St. Cloud State* 5 147 4 Ferris State 8 142 2 Saginaw Valley 5 140 1 Kalamazoo 10 139 1 Saginaw Valley 7 136 1 Hillsdale 5 135 2 Ferris State 3 133 0 Northern Michigan 7 132 1 Central State 6 131 3 Central State 8 131 1 Valparaiso 6 130 1 California-Davis 5 130 1 Northern Michigan 5 130 2 Ashland 6 129 1 Minnesota-Duluth 6 129 0 Wayne State 4 134 0 Butler 3 127 1 Hillsdale 3 126 1 Northwood 6 125 1 St. Francis 4 124 2 Central State 5 123 0 Michigan Tech 6 122 3 Gannon* 4 122 1 Michigan Tech 6 121 3 Mercyhurst 4 121 1 Hillsdale 6 120 1 Bentley 5 120 1 Northwood 6 120 0 Saginaw Valley 8 119 1 Wayne State^ 4 119 1 Indianapolis 9 119 0 Wayne State 8 118 0 Ferris State 7 117 0 Wayne State^ 9 117 0 Hillsdale 8 116 2 Northern Michigan 6 116 2 South Dakota 11 116 0 N. Colorado 3 116 2 Ashland
DATE 10/31/81 10/28/78 9/26/81 9/29/01 10/13/01 9/27/80 9/25/99 11/13/99 9/15/82 9/23/95 10/6/79 9/6/80 10/13/90 11/9/91 10/30/93 10/31/98 10/16/82 10/29/94 10/11/03 9/18/93 10/2/07 10/10/81 10/3/98 11/20/04 9/18/04 9/28/02 9/2/95 9/29/84 10/19/02 10/26/02 10/4/03 11/16/02 11/10/79 10/18/08 9/17/05 9/10/83 9/18/99 11/16/02 9/12/81 10/10/87 9/18/93 9/21/02 10/13/01 11/4/89 10/3/98 10/25/08 10/7/06 11/14/81 10/6/90 11/03/01 10/30/82 9/9/95
NAME Rob Rubick Don Stramaglia Rob Rubick David Kircus Brent Lesniak Michael Woods Grant Malecke David Kircus Jeff Chadwick Diriki Mose Rob Rubick Michael Woods Ted Monken John Sanders Youssef Sareini Alcus Smith Jeff Chadwick Youssef Sareini Brandon Langston Youssef Sareini Jonn Mathews Jeff Chadwick Jason Trice Brandon Langston Demonte Collins Terrance Banks Diriki Mose Ray Buckner Terrance Banks David Kircus Michael Tennessee Terrance Banks Rob Rubick James Berezik Eric Fowler Bill Lucksted Grant Malecke David Kircus Jeff Chadwick Frank Miotke Corey J. Sanders Tarrance Banks Phil Condon Bob Mitchell Alcus Smith James Berezik Eric Fowler Wayne Robinson# Michael Short David Kircus Jeff Chadwick Joe Cornelius
REC YARDS TD SCHOOL 7 115 1 Hillsdale 2 114 2 Northwood 8 114 2 Northern Michigan 6 113 2 Northern Michigan 2 113 1 Indianapolis* 6 113 1 Michigan Tech 5 113 2 Findlay 8 112 0 Ferris State 5 112 1 St. Cloud State* 4 112 1 Ferris State 6 111 0 Wayne State 6 111 1 Hope College 6 111 1 Ferris State 2 111 2 Wayne State 5 111 1 Hillsdale College 9 110 0 California-Davis* 4 110 0 Northern Michigan 7 110 2 Northern Michigan 6 109 2 Northern Michigan 6 109 3 Northwood* 5 108 0 Wayne State^ 2 108 2 Wayne State 6 108 1 St. Francis 9 107 1 Northwood 7 107 1 Ashland 10 107 2 Hillsdale 10 107 1 Indiana, PA 4 106 1 Saginaw Valley 9 106 0 Saginaw Valley 6 106 2 Northwood 7 105 2 Michigan Tech% 8 105 1 Findlay 6 105 0 Ferris State 4 104 1 Findlay% 9 104 1 Ashland 5 104 1 St. Joseph’s 8 104 0 Indianapolis 5 103 4 Findlay 5 103 2 Northern Iowa 7 103 2 Ferris State 4 103 0 Northwood* 5 102 1 Wayne State 5 102 2 Indianapolis* 5 102 0 Northwood 6 102 1 St. Francis 6 101 2 Ashland% 3 101 2 Mercyhurst 4 101 0 Ferris State 5 101 0 Northern Michigan 7 100 4 Wayne State 4 100 2 Michigan Tech 4 100 1 Indianapolis
* Nine games with two receivers over 100 yards # First back to have over 100 yards receiving % Over 100 yards rushing and receiving in same game ^ Three receivers with over 100 yards receiving in same game
Current players listed in Bold
100-YARD RECIEVING GAMES 16 Games: 10 Games: 8 Games: 7 Games:
David Kircus Eric Fowler Jeff Chadwick Brandon Langston, Frank Miotke, Youssef Sareini, Bill Lucksted 5 Games: Terrance Banks, Jason Trice, Diriki Mose, 4 Games: Grant Malecke, Rob Rubick 3 Games: Blake Smolen, Demonte Collins, Michael Woods, Bob Mitchell, Michael Short, Alcus Smith 2 Games: James Berezik, Jonn MathewsBrandon Horn,Terry Mitchell, Todd Gesund, Phil Condon 1 Game: Michael Tennessee, Micah Staley, Mario Locricchio, Clint Nash, Alex Preuss, Tim O’Callagan, Dan Green, Don Stramaglia, Ray Buckner, Ted Monken, John Sanders, Corey J. Sanders, Wayne Robinson, Joe Cornelius, Brent Lesniak, Antione Trent
ALL AMERICANS 1973 Tom Tefft, OG- NAIA (HM) 1974 Ron Stallard, OG- NAIA (HM) 1975 Dan Karpowicz, OT- NAIA (1st) Dennis Dermeyer, DE- NAIA (HM) Tim Hill, DT- NAIA (HM) Danny Jackson, LB- NAIA (HM) Tim Maki, LB- NAIA (HM) Tim O’Callaghan, WR- NAIA (HM) 1976 Dennis Dermeyer, DE- NAIA (1st) Tim O’Callaghan, WR-GTE/COSIDA (2nd) Jamie Hosford, FB- NAIA (2nd) 1977 Gary Evans, OT- NAIA (1st) Roy Gonzalez, QB- NAIA (HM) Daryl Gooden, DT- NAIA (HM) Mack Lofton, DE- NAIA (HM) Tim Maki, LB- NAIA (HM) Roger McCoy, PK- NAIA (HM) Clint Nash, WR- NAIA (HM) Joe Pollard, S- NAIA (HM) Rusty Steffens, OG- NAIA (HM) 1978 Bob Beaudrie, C- NAIA (1st) Joe Pollard, S- NAIA (1st) Wade Bent, LB- NAIA (HM) Ron Essink, OT- NAIA (HM) Roger McCoy, PK-NAIA (HM) Rick VanEss, FB- NAIA (HM) 1979 Ron Essink, OT- NCAA Div. II (1st), NAIA (2nd), Kodak (1st) Mark Szczytko, DT- NAIA (HM) Clint Nash, WR- NAIA (HM) 1981 Kurt Fredricks, LB- NCAA Div. II (HM) Steve Michuta, QB- NCAA Div. II (HM) 1986 Dean Clem, OG- AP (HM), Football News (1st) Brian Mulcahy, LB- Football News (HM) Guy Schuler, QB- AP (HM)
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1987 Mark Prins, OT- AP (HM), Football News (HM) Guy Schuler, QB- AP (HM) 1988 Frank Miotke, WR- Football News (HM) Mark Prins, OT- Football News (1st) 1989 Todd Tracey, DT- NCAA Div. II (1st), Kodak (1st) Dave Beebe, OG- Football Gazette (1st), AP (2nd) Mark Smith, GTE/COSIDA (2nd) Miguel Sagaro, PK- Football Gazette (HM) 1990 Chris Tiede, C- Football Gazette (1st) Jim Cramer, DT- Football Gazette (2nd) Eric Lynch, FB- Football Gazette (2nd) Mike Flannery, CB- Football Gazette (3rd) Charles Sippial, LB- Football Gazette (3rd) 1991 Chris Tiede, C- AP (1st), Football Gazette (1st), Kodak (1st) Todd Wood, DB-GTE/COSIDA (1st), Football Gazette (HM) Mark Smith, OT- GTE/COSIDA (1st) Jim Cramer, DT- Football Gazette (2nd) Jack Hull, OB- Football Gazette (HM) Eric Lynch, FB- Football Gazette (2nd) Bill McGory, OG- Football Gazette (HM) Bob Mitchell, TE- Football Gazette (HM) 1992 Miguel Sagaro, PK- Football Gazette (3rd) Jamarl Eiland, FB- Football Gazette (HM) Jorgen Gustafsson, OT- Football Gazette (HM) Brian Tazic, QB- Football Gazette (HM)
1993 Hardie Farr, SS- CM Frank (1st), AP (3rd) Youssef Sareini, WR- Football Gazette (3rd) Jorgen Gustafsson, OT- CM Frank (HM) Dan McLean, CB- Football Gazette (HM) Mike Sheldon, OG- Football Gazette (HM) 1994 Mike Sheldon, OG- AFCA (1st), CM Frank (1st), Football Gazette (1st) Youssef Sareini, WR- CM Frank (HM), Football Gazette (HM) Darnell Jamison, FB- CM Frank (HM) Kwame McKinnon, QB- CM Frank (HM) Tim Postema, LB- CM Frank (HM) 1995 Diriki Mose, WR- AFCA (1st), Football Gazette (1st), CM Frank (2nd), CoSIDA/Daktronics (3rd) Kevin Gee, OL- CM Frank (3rd) Darrell Jamison, FB- CM Frank (HM) Kwame McKinnon, QB- CM Frank (HM) Tim Postema, LB- CM Frank (HM) Matt Potter, DL- CM Frank (HM) Paul Siembida, DB- CM Frank (HM) 1996 Matt Potter, DL- AFCA (1st), Football Gazette (1st), AP (2nd), CoSIDA/Daktronics (2nd) Doug Kochanski, PK- Football Gazette (HM) 1997 Jason Graves, DB- Football Gazette (3rd), CoSIDA/Daktronics (HM) Jeff Fox, QB- Football Gazette (HM) 1998 Jeff Fox, QB- CoSIDA/Daktronics (2nd), Football Gazette (3rd) Billy Cook, Spec.- Football Gazette (2nd) 1999 Dan Gibbons, DT- CoSIDA/Daktronics (2nd), Football Gazette (2nd)
ALL AMERICANS 2001 David Kircus, WR- AFCA (1st), D2Football.com (1st), Daktronics (1st), Football Gazette (1st) Curt Anes, QB- Daktronics (1st), Football Gazette (2nd), D2Football.com (HM) Dale Westrick, OT- Football Gazette (1st), Daktronics (1st) Dan Vaughn, DT- Football Gazette (2nd), D2Football.com (HM) Mike Wilford, OL- D2Football.com (HM) 2002 Curt Anes, QB- Harlon Hill Award Winner, Associated Press (1st), D2Football.com (1st), Football Gazette (1st), Daktronics (1st) David Kircus, WR- AFCA (1st), Associated Press (1st), D2Football.com (1st), Football Gazette (1st), Daktronics (1st) Dale Westrick, OT- D2Football.com (1st), Football Gazette (1st), Daktronics (1st) Keyonta Marshall, DT- Football Gazette (1st), D2Football.com (2nd), Daktronics (1st) Scott Mackey, DB- Football Gazette (1st), Associated Press (2nd), D2Football.com (2nd), Daktronics (2nd) Reggie Spearmon, RB- Football Gazette (1st), D2Football.com (2nd), Daktronics (2nd) Orlando Williams, LB- Football Gazette (2nd), D2Football.com (HM), Daktronics (2nd) Dan Vaughn, DE- Football Gazette (2nd), Associated Press (2nd), D2Football.com (HM) Phil Condon, TE- D2Football.com (2nd) Terrance Banks, WR- Football Gazette (3rd) Tom Hosford, OC- Football Gazette (HM)
2003 Keyonta Marshall, DT- Daktronics (1st), D2Football.com (1st), Football Gazette (HM) Mike Wilford, OT- Daktronics (1st) Michael Tennessee, RB- Daktronics (1st), D2Football.com (HM), Football Gazette (3rd) David Hendrix, PK- Daktronics (1st), D2Football.com (2nd), Football Gazette (1st), Associated Press (1st), AFCA (1st) Scott Mackey, DB- Daktronics (1st), D2Football.com (1st), Football Gazette (1st), Associated Press (1st) Lucius Hawkins, DB- D2Football.com (HM) Derrick Phillips, DB- Football Gazette (HM) Matt Yoches, DT- CoSIDA District Four 2004 Keyonta Marshall, DT- AFCA (1st), Associated Press (1st), Football Gazette (1st), Daktronics (1st), D2Football.com (1st), College Sports Report (1st) Scott Greene, PK- Associated Press (3rd), Football Gazette (HM), D2Football.com (2nd), College Sports Report (2nd) DeJuane Boone, DB- Football Gazette (1st), Daktronics (2nd) Lucius Hawkins, DB- Football Gazette (2nd), Daktronics (1st), D2Football.com (2nd), College Sports Report (1st) Demonte Collins, WR- D2Football.com (HM) 2005 Mike McFadden, DL- Gene Upshaw Award Winner, AFCA (1st), Football Gazette (1st), D2Football.com (1st), Daktronics (1st), Associated Press (2nd) Josh Bourke, OT-Associated Press (1st), D2Football.com (1st), Daktronics (1st), Football Gazette (HM) Brandon Langston, WR- Football Gazette (2nd), D2Football.com (HM) Joe Ballard, SS- D2Football.com (HM) Cullen Finnerty, QB- Football Gazette (HM) Astin Martin, RB- Football Gazette (HM) Joe Wohlscheid, OT- Football Gazette (HM) Mike Pinter, C- ESPN The Magazine Academic (2nd), National Football Foundation (1st)
2006 Anthony Adams, LB- Daktronics (1st), D2Football.com (1st), Football Gazette (2nd) Eric Fowler, WR- Daktronics (1st), D2Football.com (1st), Football Gazette (1st), Associated Press (1st) Cullen Finnerty, QB- Harlon Hill Award (2nd), AFCA (1st), Football Gazette (1st), D2Football.com (1st), Daktronics (1st), Associated Press (1st) Brandon Barnes, OL- Daktronics (1st), D2Football.com (1st), Football Gazette (1st), Associated Press (1st) Mike McFadden, DL- Gene Upshaw Award Winner, Football Gazette (1st), D2Football.com (1st), Daktronics (1st), Associated Press (1st) Brandon Carr, CB- Daktronics (1st), D2Football.com (1st), Football Gazette (2nd), Associated Press (3rd) Derrick Jones, DL- D2Football.com (HM) 2007 Anthony Adams, LB- AFCA (1st), Associated Press (1st), Daktronics (1st) Brandon Barnes, OT - Associated Press (1st), Daktronics (1st) Dan Skuta, DL - Daktronics (1st), Associated Press (2nd) Brandon Carr, CB - Associated Press (2nd) Daktronics (2nd) 2008 Billy Eisenhardt, OC- AFCA (1st), Daktronics (1st), D2Football.com (1st), Associated Press (1st) Dan Skuta, DT- Daktronics (1st), D2Football.com (1st), Associated Press (1st), Gene Upshaw Award Finalist, Don Hansen’s Football Gazette (2nd) Sam Allen, OT- Daktronics (2nd), D2Football.com (2nd) James Berezik, RB- D2Football.com (HM) Blake Smolen, WR- D2Football.com (HM) Jonn Mathews, TE- D2Football.com (HM) Danny Richard, DL- D2Football.com (HM), Don Hansen’s Football Gazette (2nd) Brad Iciek, QB- Harlon Hill Award Finalist
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ALL AMERICANS American Football Coaches Association First Team Billy Eisenhardt, OC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Anthony Adams, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 Cullen Finnerty, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Mike McFadden, DT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 Keyonta Marshall, DT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 David Hendix, PK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 David Kircus, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 David Kircus, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Matt Potter, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996 Diriki Mose, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995 Mike Sheldon, OG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994
Associated Press First Team Billy Eisenhardt, OC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Dan Skuta, DT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Anthony Adams, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 Brad Iciek, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 Cullen Finnerty, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Brandon Barnes, OL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Eric Fowler, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Mike McFadden, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Josh Bourke, OL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 Keyonta Marshall, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 David Hendrix, PK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 Scott Mackey, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 Curt Anes, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 David Kircus, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Dale Westrick, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Curt Anes, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 David Kircus, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 Dale Westrick, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 Chris Tiede, C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991 Second Team Brandon Carr, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 Dan Skuta, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 Mike McFadden, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 Scott Mackey, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Dan Vaughn, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 Matt Potter, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996 Dave Beebe, OG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989
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Third Team Brandon Carr, CB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Scott Greene, PK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 Hardie Farr, SS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993 Honorable Mention Mark Prins, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987 Guy Schuler, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987 Dean Clem, OG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986 Guy Schuler, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986
C.M. Frank First Team Mike Sheldon, OG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994 Hardie Farr, SS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993 Second Team Diriki Mose, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995 Third Team Kevin Gee, OL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995 Honorable Mention Darnell Jamison, RB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995 Kwame McKinnon, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995 Tim Postema, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995 Matt Potter, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995 Paul Siembida, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995 Darnell Jamison, RB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994 Kwame McKinnon, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994 Tim Postema, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994 Youssef Sareini, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994 Jorgen Gustafsson, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993
Football Gazette First Team Dan Skuta, DG/DT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 Anthony Adams, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 Brandon Barnes, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 Mike McFadden, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Cullen Finnerty, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Eric Fowler, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Brandon Barnes, OL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Mike McFadden, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 DeJuane Boone, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
ALL AMERICANS Keyonta Marshall, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 Keyonta Marshall, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 David Hendrix, PK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 Scott Mackey, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 David Kircus, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Dale Westrick, OL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Curt Anes, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Scott Mackey, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Reggie Spearmon, RB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 David Kircus, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 Dale Westrick, OL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 Matt Potter, DE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996 Diriki Mose, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995 Mike Sheldon, OG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994 Chris Tiede, C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991 Chris Tiede, C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990 Dave Beebe, OG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989 Second Team Danny Richard, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Dan Skuta, DT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Anthony Adams, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Brandon Carr, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Brandon Langston, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 Lucius Hawkins, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 Orlando Williams, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Curt Anes, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 Dan Gibbons, DT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 Billy Cook, Spec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998 Jim Cramer, DT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990 Jim Cramer, DT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991 Eric Lynch, FB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990
Third Team Michael Tennessee, RB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 Terrence Banks, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Mike Flannery, CB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990 Charles Sippial, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990 Jeff Fox, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998 Jason Graves, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997 Youssef Sareini, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993 Youssef Sareini, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994 Miguel Sagaro, PK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1992
Honorable Mention Brandon Carr, CB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 Cullen Finnerty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 Astin Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 Joe Wohlscheid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 Josh Bourke, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 Scott Greene, PK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 Keyonta Marshall, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 Derrick Phillips, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 Tom Hosford, OC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Jeff Fox, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997 Doug Kochanski, PK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996 Dan McLean, CB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993 Mike Sheldon, OG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993 Jamarl Eiland, FB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1992 Jorgen Gustafsson, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1992 Brian Tazic, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1992 Jack Hull, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991 Eric Lynch, FB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991 Bill McGory, OG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991 Bob Mitchell, TE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991 Todd Wood, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991 Miguel Sagaro, PK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989
Football News First Team Dean Clem, OG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986 Mark Prins, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988 Honorable Mention Brian Mulcahy, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986 Mark Prins, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987 Frank Miotke, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988
GTE/CoSIDA First Team Mark Smith, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991 Todd Wood, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991 Second Team Tim O’Callaghan, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1976 Mark Smith, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989 District Four College Division
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ALL AMERICANS Matt Yoches, DT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
Honorable Mention Jason Graves, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997
Daktronics First Team Billy Eisenhardt, OC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Dan Skuta, DT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Anthony Adams, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 Brad Iciek, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 Dan Skuta, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 Anthony Adams, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Eric Fowler, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Mike McFadden, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Cullen Finnerty, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Brandon Barnes, OL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Brandon Carr, CB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Mike McFadden, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 Josh Bourke, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 Lucius Hawkins, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 Keyonta Marshall, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 Keyonta Marshall, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 David Hendrix, PK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 Scott Mackey, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 Michael Tennessee, RB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 Mike Wilford, OL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 Keyonta Marshall, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Curt Anes, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 David Kircus, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Dale Westrick, Ot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Curt Anes, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 David Kircus, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 Dale Westrick, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 Second Team Sam Allen, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 DeJuane Boone, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 Reggie Spearmon, RB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Orlando Williams, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Scott Mackey, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Dan Gibbons, DT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 Jeff Fox, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998 Matt Potter, DE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996 Third Team Diriki Mose, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995
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Kodak/NCAA Division II First Team Ron Essink, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1979 Todd Tracey, DT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989 Chris Tiede, C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991 Honorable Mention Kurt Fredericks, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981 Steve Michuta, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981
NAIA First Team Bob Beaudrie, C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1978 Joe Pollard, S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1978 Gary Evans, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977 Dennis Dermeyer, DE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1976 Dan Karpowicz, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1975 Second Team Brandon Carr, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Ron Essink, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1979 Jamie Hosford, FB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1976
Honorable Mention Mark Szczytko, DT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1979 Clint Nash, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1979 Wade Bent, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1978 Ron Essink, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1978 Rick VanEss, FB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1978 Roger McCoy, PK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1978 Roy Gonzalez, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977 Daryl Gooden, DT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977 Mack Lofton, DE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977 Roger McCoy, PK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977 Clint Nash, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977 Joe Pollard, S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977 Rusty Steffens, OG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977 Tim Maki, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977 Dennis Dermeyer, DE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1975 Tim Hill, DT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1975 Danny Jackson, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1975
ALL AMERICANS Tim Maki, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1975 Tim O’Callaghan, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1975 Ron Stallard, OG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1974 Tom Tefft, OG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973
D2Football.com First Team Billy Eisenhardt, OC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Dan Skuta, DT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Anthony Adams, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Eric Fowler, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Mike McFadden, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Cullen Finnerty, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Brandon Barnes, OL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Brandon Carr, CB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Mike McFadden, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 Josh Bourke, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 Keyonta Marshall, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 Keyonta Marshall, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 Scott Mackey, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 Curt Anes, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 David Kircus, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Dale Westrick, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 David Kircus, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 Second Team Sam Allen, OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Scott Greene, PK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 Lucius Hawkins, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 David Hendrix, PK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 Keyonta Marshall, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Scott Mackey, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Reggie Spearmon, RB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Phil Condon, TE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002
Lucius Hawkins, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 Dan Vaughn, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Orlando Williams, LB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Curt Anes, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 Dan Vaughn, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 Mike Wilford, OL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001
College Sports Report First Team Cullen Finnerty, QB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Brandon Barnes, OL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Eric Fowler, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Josh Bourke, OL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 Mike McFadden, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 Keyonta Marshall, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 Lucius Hawkins, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
Second Team Mike McFadden, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Brandon Carr, DB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Scott Greene, PK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004
ESPN Academic Second Team Mike Pinter, C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
National Football Foundation All-Academic Mike Pinter, C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
Honorable Mention James Berezik, RB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Blake Smolen, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 John Mathews, TE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Danny Richard, DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Derrick Jones, HM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Brandon Langston, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 Joe Ballard, SS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 Demonte Collins, WR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 Michael Tennessee, RB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003
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ALL CONFERENCE Anthony Adams, 2005 Defense 2nd, 2006 Defense 1st, 2007 Defense 1st Sam Allen, 2007 Offense HM, 2008 Offense 1st Curt Anes, 2001 Offense 1st, 2002 Offense 1st Joe Ballard, 2005 Defense 1st Terrance Banks, 2002 Offense 1st Brandon Barnes, 2004 Offense HM, 2005 Offense 1st, 2006 Offense 1st, 2007 Offense 1st James Barnes, 2001 Defense 1st Matt Beaty, 2005 Defense 1st, 2007 Defense HM Bob Beaudrie, 1978 Offense 1st Todd Bechler, 1992 Offense HM Brian Beckham, 1997 Defense 1st Dave Beebe, 1988 Offense HM, 1989 Offense 1st Robert Bell, 1989 Defense 2nd, 1990 Defense 2nd Herman Benson, 1983 Offense 1st Wade Bent, 1978 Defense 1st Bryce Berth, 1973 Defense 1st James Berezik, 2008 Offense 1st Jason Bivens, 1996 Offense 2nd Craig Blanchard, 1980 Defense 1st Marc Bland, 1988 Defense HM, 1989 Defense 1st, 1990 Defense HM Scott Blasco, 2007 Offense 1st, 2008 Offense 1st DeJuane Boone, 2004 Defense 1st Dan Bolhuis, 1987 Josh Bourke, 2003 Offense 1st, 2005 Offense 1st Cameron Bradfield, 2008 Offense HM Bill Brechin, 2005 Defense HM, 2006 Defense 2nd, 2007 Defense 1st Kenny Brown, 1997 Offense HM, 1998 Offense HM Matt Brown, 1997 Offense HM Marvis Bryant, 2004 Defense 2nd Ray Buckner, 1986 Offense HM, 1987 Offense HM James Butler, 1991 Defense HM Winfred Caddell, 1986 Offense HM Spencer Calhoun, 1994 Offense HM, 1995 Offense HM, 1997 Off. 1st Rob Carlisle, 2008 Offense HM Todd Carter, 2006 Offense 2nd, 2008 Offense 1st Brandon Carr, 2006 Defense 1st, 2007 Defense 1st Kirk Carruth, 2006 Defense 2nd, 2007 Defense 1st Mark Catlin, 2006 Offense HM Jeff Chadwick, 1982 Offense 1st Jeff Chaney, 1986 Offense 2nd Dion Charity, 2003 Defense HM Dean Clem, 1985 Offense 1st, 1986 Offense 1st Kevin Clemens, 1996 Defense HM, 1997 Defense HM Steve Coda, 1986 Defense HM Dustin Cole, 2003 Defense HM Demonte Collins, 2004 Offense 1st Phil Condon, 2000 Offense HM, 2001 Offense 2nd, 2002 Offense 1st Billy Cook, 1998 Specialist 1st Bryan Cook, 1989 Defense HM Jim Cramer, 1989 Defense 2nd, 1990 Defense 1st, 1991 Defense 1st Andy Dauser, 1998 Offense HM Kelton Davis, 1996 Defense 2nd, 1997 Defense 1st Dennis Dermyer, 1974 Defense 1st, 1975 Defense 1st, 1976 Defense 1st Dan Deshetsky, 1998 Defense HM Bart Duffield, 1988 Defense HM Corey Edwards, 2008 Defense 2nd Jamarl Eiland, 1992 Offense 1st Billy Eisenhardt, 2006 Offense 2nd, 2007 Offense 1st, 2008 Offense 1st Ron Essink, 1978 Offense 1st, 1979 Offense 1st Melvin Estes, 2002 Defense HM Gary Evans, 1977 Offense 1st Anthony Evans, 1991 Offense HM Hardie Farr, 1991 Defense 2nd, 1992 Defense 2nd, 1993 Defense 1st Cullen Finnerty, 2005 Offense 1st, 2006 Offense 1st
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John Fitzgerald, 1984 Defense 2nd Mike Flannery, 1990 Defense 1st Terry Foster, 1999 Defense 2nd, 2000 Defense 2nd, 2001 Defense HM Eric Fowler, 2005 Offense 2nd, 2006 Offense 1st Jeff Fox, 1996 Offense HM, 1997 Offense 2nd, 1998 Offense 1st Kurt Fredricks, 1980 Defense 1st, 1981 Defense 1st Ryan Gadosh, 2007 Defense 2nd Preston Garris, 2007 Offense 2nd Anthony Gary, 1996 Def. HM, 1997 Defense 2nd P.T. Gates, 2008 Offense HM Ryan Gaydosh, 2006 Defense 2nd Kevin Gee, 1994 Offense HM, 1995 Offense 1st Brian Gehrisch, 1999 Offense 1st, 2000 Offense 1st Todd Gesund, 1992 Offense 1st Dan Gibbons, 1998 Defense 2nd, 1999 Defense 1st Chris Gilbert, 1998 Offense 2nd Alex Gilde, 2008 Defense HM Roy Gonzalez, 1977 Offense 1st Daryl Gooden, 1977 Defense 1st Rick Granata, 1998 Offense 1st Jason Graves, 1998 Defense 2nd, 1999 Defense HM William Gray, 1999 Defense HM, 2000 Defense 1st, 2003 Defense 1st Paul Griffeth, 1973 Defense 1st Dan Green, 1985 Offense 2nd Scott Greene, 2004 PK 1st, 2005 PK 1st Matt Guerin, 1986 Defense 2nd Dan Gunder, 1975 Defense HM, 1976 Defense 1st Jorgen Gustafsson, 1992 Offense 1st, 1993 Offense 2nd Lucius Hawkins, 2002 Defense 2nd, 2003 Defense HM, 2004 Def. 1st Mike Hazimeh, 1996 Offense HM, 1997 Offense 1st Keith Heika, 1984 Offense 1st Aaron Hein, 2004 Defense HM Bob Hein, 1985 Offense 2nd David Hendrix, 2003 PK 1st Jacob Henige, 2006 Offense HM, 2007 Offense HM Tim Hill, 1975 Defense1st Brandon Horn, 2007 Offense 2nd Matt Horodyski, 1999 Defense HM, 2000 Defense HM Dan Hosford, 2001 Defense HM, 2002 Defense HM Jamie Hosford, 1975 Offense 1st, 1976 Offense 1st Tom Hosford, 2001 Offense HM, 2002 Offense 1st Brad Howard, 2008 Defense 2nd Bill Hudson, 1976 Offense 1st Joe Huhn, 1991 Defense HM, 1992 Defense HM, 1993 Defense 2nd Chris Huley, 2008 Defense HM Jack Hull, 1988 Offense 1st, 1989 Off. 1st, 1990 Off. 1st, 1991 Off. 2nd Robert Hunt, 1990 Defense 2nd Rich Hurley, 1995 Offense HM Brad Iciek, 2007 Offense HM, 2008 Offense 2nd Danny Jackson, 1975 Offense HM Darnell Jamison, 1994 Offense 2nd, 1995 Off. 1st, 1996 Offense 1st, John Jancek, 1990 Defense 2nd Doug Johnson, 1987 Defense HM, 1988 Defense 1st Rich Johnson, 1984 Offense 2nd Derrick Jones, 2006 Defense 1st Dan Karpowicz, 1974 Offense 1st, 1975 Offense 1st Pat Kelly, 1981 Defense1st Jason Kinzler, 1996 Defense 1st David Kircus, 2000 Offense 2nd, 2001 Offense 1st, 2002 Offense 1st Jerome Knox, 2000 Defense 2nd Mike Kennedy, 2001 Offense 2nd Doug Kochanski, 1996 Offense 1st Brandon Langston, 2003 Offense HM, 2004 Offense & Specialist 1st, 2005 Offense 1st, Specialist 2nd Buster Larkins, 2006 Defense HM
ALL CONFERENCE Chris Lehmann, 1974 Offense 1st, 1975 Offense HM Brent Lesniak, 1999 Offense 2nd, 2001 Offense 1st Ben Lewakowsky, 1989 Defense 2nd Sidney Lewis, 2002 Defense HM Clarence Lindsey, 2000 Defense HM, 2001 Defense 1st Isaiah Lipsey, 1988 Offense HM, 1989 Offense 1st, 1990 Offense 2nd Mack Lofton, 1977 Defense 1st Bill Lucksted, 1983 Offense 1st Todd Luczak, 1990 Offense 3rd, 1992 Offense 2nd Eric Lynch, 1988 Offense HM, 1989 Offense 1st, 1990 Offense 1st, 1991 Offense 1st Jeff Lynch, 1982 Defense 1st, 1983 Defense 1st, 1984 Defense 2nd Scott Mackey, 2001 Defense 2nd, 2002 Defense 1st, 2003 Defense 1st John Mahan, 1973 Offense 1st Tim Maki, 1975 Defense 1st, 1976 Defense 1st Grant Malecke, 1999 Offense HM Ken Marnon, 1989 Defense HM Keyonta Marshall, 2002 Defense 1st, 2003 Defense 1st, 2004 Def. 1st Astin Martin, 2005 Offense 1st, 2006 Offense 2nd Scott Martin, 2002 Offense HM, 2003 Offense 2nd Hubert Massey, 1978 Defense 1st John Mathews, 2008 Offense 2nd Roger McCoy, 1975 P-K 1st, 1976 P-K 1st, 1977 P-K 1st, 1978 P-K 1st Nick McDonald, 2008 Offense 2nd Mike McFadden, 2004 Defense HM, 2005 Defense 1st, 2006 Defense 1st Bill McGory, 1990 Offense 1st, 1991 Offense 1st Jacob McGuckin, 2007 Defense 2nd, 2008 Defense 1st Kwame McKinnon, 1994 Offense 2nd, 1995 Offense 2nd Dan McLean, 1993 Defense 1st Sean Mele, 1992 Offense HM, 1993 Offense HM Steve Michuta, 1981 Offense 1st Gary Miklosovic, 1982 Defense 1st Frank Miotke, 1986 Offense 2nd, 1987 Offense 2nd Bob Mitchell, 1988 Offense HM, 1989 Offense 1st, 1991 Offense 1st Terry Mitchell, 2006 Offense HM Tom Mitchell, 1987 Offense 2nd Ted Monken, 1989 Offense HM Diriki Mose, 1994 Offense HM, 1995 Offense 1st Brian Mulcahy, 1986 Defense 2nd, 1987 Defense 2nd Darin Mulcahy, 1988 Defense HM Clint Nash, 1977 Offense 1st, 1978 Offense1st, 1979 Offense 1st Erik Nielson, 1997 Offense 1st Keith O’Brien, 1997 Defense HM, 1998 Defense HM Tim O’Callaghan, 1975 Offense 1st, 1976 Offense 1st Jason Ohrt, 1999 Offense HM Jim Ostrowski, 1985 Spec. 2nd Sam Pallotini, 1987 Offense HM, 1988 Offense 1st Derrick Phillips, 2003 Defense 1st, 2004 Defense HM Randy Pichan, 1981 Defense 1st, 1982 Defense 1st Mike Pinter, 2005 Offense HM Joe Pollard, 1977 Defense 1st, 1978 Defense 1st Ryan Porte, 1993 Offense HM, 1995 Offense HM Tim Postema, 1993 Defense 2nd, 1994 Defense 2nd, 1995 Defense 2nd Matt Potter, 1994 Defense HM, 1995 Defense 2nd, 1996 Defense 1st Matt Powell, 1997 Defense HM Alex Preuss, 1987 Offense 2nd Mark Prins, 1986 Offense 1st, 1987 Offense 1st, 1988 Offense 1st David Quinley, 1980 Offense 1st Larry Reed, 1974 Defense 1st Dan Reeves, 1986 Offense 1st Matt Regnery, 2005 Specialist HM Danny Richard, 2007 Defense HM, 2008 Defense 1st Shad Risk, 2001 Defense 2nd Will Roach, 1979 Offense 1st, 1980 Offense 1st Jim Robinson, 1985 Defense HM, 1986 Defense HM
Wayne Robinson, 1981 Offense 1st Rob Rubick, 1981 Offense 1st Bill Rugenstein, 1981 Defense 1st Miguel Sagaro, 1989 Off. 1st, 1990 Off. HM, 1991 Off. HM, 1992 Off. 1st John Sanders, 1991 Offense HM, 1991 Specialist Youssef Sareini, 1993 Offense 1st, 1994 Offense 1st Lou Scarpino, 1984 Defense 2nd, 1985 Defense 1st Jim Schaap, 1973 Offense 1st Gary Schuler, 1986 Offense 1st, 1987 Offense 1st Rusty Setzer, 1993 Offense HM Mike Sheldon, 1993 Offense 1st, 1994 Offense 1st Michael Short, 1990 Offense 2nd Paul Siembada, 1994 Defense 2nd, 1995 Defense 2nd, 1996 Defense HM Charles Sippial, 1988 Defense 2nd, 1989 Defense 1st, 1990 Defense 2nd Dan Skuta, 2006 Defense HM, 2006 Defense 1st, 2008 Defense 1st Bill Smith, 1990 Defense HM Darren Smith, 2002 Defense HM Darryl Smith, 1986 Defense 2nd Mark Smith, 1989 Offense 1st, 1990 Offense HM, 1991 Offense 2nd Blake Smolen, 2007 Offense HM, 2008 Offense 1st Stan Snider, 1981 Offense 1st, 1982 Offense 1st, 1983 Offense 1st Reggie Spearmon, 2000 Offense 2nd, 2001 Offense 2nd, 2002 Offense 1st Marcus Spencer, 2004 Defense HM Kevin Sonntag, 2001 Specialist HM Randy Spangler, 1982 Specialist 1st Dave Stachura, 1991 Defense HM, 1992 Defense HM Ron Stallard, 1974 Offense 1st Rusty Steffens, 1977 Offense 1st Sean Stevens, 2006 Offense HM, 2007 Offense 2nd Chris Stoddard, 2005 Offense HM Rusty Stone, 1992 Defense 2nd James Streit, 2004 Offense 2nd Mark Szczytho, 1978 Defense HM, 1979 Defense 1st Jorge Tapia, 2005 Defense 2nd Paul Tater, 2000 Offense 2nd Scott Taylor, 1987 Defense 2nd Brian Tazic, 1992 Offense 1st Tom Tefft, 1973, Offense 1st Michael Tennessee, 2003 Offense 1st Eric Thornton, 1992 Defense HM Chris Tiede, 1989 Offense 1st, 1990 Offense 1st, 1991 Offense 1st Jacob Topp, 2008 Offense HM Todd Tracey, 1989 Defense 1st Antione Trent, 2006 Offense 1st, 2007 Offense 1st Jason Trice, 1997 Offense 1st, 1998 Offense 1st Justin Trumble, 2006 Defense 1st, 2008 Defense 1st Mark Turner, 1986 Defense 2nd Eric VanDenBerg, 2001 Defense HM Greg VanDyke, 1997 Defense 2nd Rick VanEss, 1978 Offense 1st Dan Vaughn, 2000 Defense 2nd, 2001 Defense 1st, 2002 Defense 1st Justin Victor, 2008 Defense 1st Alvin Ward, 1973 Defense 1st Dave Williams, 1980 Offense 1st Orlando Williams, 2002 Defense 1st Matt Wengler, 1992 Defense 1st, 1993 Defense 2nd Dale Westrick, 2000 Offense HM, 2001 Offense 1st, 2002 Offense 1st Mike Wilford, 2001 Offense 1st, 2003 Offense 1st Joe Wohlscheid, 2005 Offense 2nd Todd Wood, 1989 Defense 1st, 1990 Defense 3rd, 1991 Defense 1st Rick Wyka, 1985 Defense 1st Matt Yoches, 2003 Defense HM Seth Yon, 1998 Offense HM
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GLIAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK Player . . . . . . . . . . .Pos. . . . . . .Game Opponent . . . . .Date 1975 Dennis Dermyer . . . .DE . . . . . . .Illinois Benedictine . . .9/27/75 Dennis Dermyer . . . .DE . . . . . . .Ferris State . . . . . . . . . .10/11/75 Jamie Hosford . . . . .FB . . . . . . .Saginaw Valley . . . . . .10/18/75 1976 Roger McCoy . . . . . .P-K . . . . . .Michigan Tech . . . . . . .9/18/76 Jamie Hosford . . . . .FB . . . . . . .Saginaw Valley . . . . . .10/18/76 Dan Gunder . . . . . . .S . . . . . . . .Hillsdale . . . . . . . . . . . .10/23/76 Dennis Dermyer . . . .DE . . . . . . .Wayne State . . . . . . . . .11/06/76 Alvin Ward . . . . . . . .CB . . . . . . .Northern Michigan . . . .11/13/76 1977 Joe Pollard . . . . . . . .S . . . . . . . .Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . .9/24/77 Roy Gonzalez . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Saginaw Valley . . . . . .10/15/77 Wade Bent . . . . . . . .LB . . . . . . .Defiance . . . . . . . . . . . .10/22/77 Will Roach . . . . . . . .TB . . . . . . .Northwood . . . . . . . . . .10/29/77 Gary Evans . . . . . . . .OT . . . . . . .Hillsdale . . . . . . . . . . . .11/05/77 Roger McCoy . . . . . .P-K . . . . . .Wayne State . . . . . . . . .11/12/77 1978 Joe Pollard . . . . . . . .S . . . . . . . .Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . .9/30/78 Bob Beaudrie . . . . . .OC . . . . . .Ferris State . . . . . . . . . .10/07/78 David Quinley . . . . .QB . . . . . .Saginaw Valley . . . . . .10/14/78 David Quinley . . . . .QB . . . . . .Northwood . . . . . . . . . .10/28/78 Will Roach . . . . . . . .TB . . . . . . .Hillsdale . . . . . . . . . . . .11/04/78 Rick VanEss . . . . . . .FB . . . . . . .Wayne State . . . . . . . . .11/11/78 1979 Kurt Fredricks . . . . .LB . . . . . . .NE Illinois . . . . . . . . . .9/22/79 Mike Given . . . . . . .CB . . . . . . .Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . .9/29/79 David Quinley . . . . .QB . . . . . .Hillsdale . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/79 Clint Nash . . . . . . . .WR . . . . . .Northwood . . . . . . . . . .11/03/79 1980 Michael Woods . . . . .WR . . . . . .Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/06/80 Craig Blanchard . . . .CB . . . . . . .Michigan Tech . . . . . . .9/27/80 David Quinley . . . . .QB . . . . . .Michigan Tech . . . . . . .9/27/80 Paul Svabik . . . . . . .LB . . . . . . .Saginaw Valley . . . . . .10/11/80 Craig Blanchard . . . .CB . . . . . . .Northwood . . . . . . . . . .11/01/80 1981 Steve Michuta . . . . .QB . . . . . .Northern Michigan . . . .9/26/81 Tony Schmitt . . . . . .FB . . . . . . .Michigan Tech . . . . . . .10/03/81 Steve Michuta . . . . .QB . . . . . .Wayne State . . . . . . . . .10/10/81 Rob Rubick . . . . . . .TE . . . . . . .Hillsdale . . . . . . . . . . . .10/31/81 Scott Johnston . . . . .LB . . . . . . .Hillsdale . . . . . . . . . . . .10/31/81 Wayne Robinson . . .TB . . . . . . .Ferris State . . . . . . . . . .11/14/81 1982 Jim Lynch . . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .St Cloud State . . . . . . . .9/18/82 Jeff Chadwick . . . . .WR . . . . . .Ferris State . . . . . . . . . .10/09/82 Randy Pichan . . . . . .DE . . . . . . .Northwood . . . . . . . . . .11/06/82 Brian Jones . . . . . . . .TB . . . . . . .Saginaw Valley . . . . . .11/13/82 1983 Brian Jones . . . . . . . .TB . . . . . . .St Joseph’s . . . . . . . . . .09/10/83 Bill Lucksted . . . . . .WR . . . . . .Ferris State . . . . . . . . . .10/08/83 Jeff Lynch . . . . . . . . .LB . . . . . . .Hillsdale . . . . . . . . . . . .10/22/83 Jim Lynch . . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Michigan Tech . . . . . . .10/29/83 Bill Lucksted . . . . . .WR . . . . . .Northwood . . . . . . . . . .11/05/83 1985 Ray Buckner . . . . . . .TB . . . . . . .Evansville . . . . . . . . . . .9/21/85 Darryl Smith . . . . . . .LB . . . . . . .Wayne State . . . . . . . . .9/28/85 Guy Schuler . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Ferris State . . . . . . . . . .10/05/85 Matt Guerin . . . . . . .CB . . . . . . .Michigan Tech . . . . . . .10/26/85 Rick Wyka . . . . . . . .CB . . . . . . .Northwood . . . . . . . . . .11/02/85 1986 Guy Schuler . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/13/86 Dan Reeves . . . . . . .FB . . . . . . .Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/13/86 Tom Kazen . . . . . . . .TE . . . . . . .Ferris State . . . . . . . . . .10/10/86 1987 Frank Miotke . . . . . .WR . . . . . .NE Missouri . . . . . . . . .9/05/87 Ray Buckner . . . . . . .TB . . . . . . .Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/12/87
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Scott Taylor . . . . . . .DE . . . . . .Ferris State . . . . . . . . . .10/10/87 Guy Schuler . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Northwood . . . . . . . . . .11/07/87 Frank Miotke . . . . . .WR . . . . . .Saginaw Valley . . . . . . .11/14/87 1988 Doug Johnson . . . . . .DT . . . . . . .Winona State . . . . . . . .9/17/88 Frank Miotke . . . . . .WR . . . . . .St Francis . . . . . . . . . . .9/24/88 1990 Eric Lynch . . . . . . . .RB . . . . . . .Mankato State . . . . . . . .9/8/90 Charles Sippial . . . . .LB . . . . . . .Indianapolis . . . . . . . . .9/22/90 Jim Cramer . . . . . . . .DE . . . . . . .Northern Michigan . . . .10/6/90 Robert Bell . . . . . . . .LB . . . . . . .Ashland . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/20/90 1991 Hardie Farr . . . . . . . .SS . . . . . . .North Dakota . . . . . . . .9/14/91 Jack Hull . . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Indianapolis . . . . . . . . .9/28/91 Anthony Evans . . . . .TB . . . . . . .Northern Michigan . . . .10/12/91 John Sanders . . . . . .TB . . . . . . .Wayne State . . . . . . . . .11/9/91 1992 Jamarl Eiland . . . . . .TB . . . . . . .Indianapolis . . . . . . . . .9/26/92 Jamarl Eiland . . . . . .TB . . . . . . .Saginaw Valley . . . . . . .10/3/92 Brian Tazic . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Hillsdale . . . . . . . . . . . .10/31/92 Jamarl Eiland . . . . . .TB . . . . . . .Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . .11/14/92
1993 Eric Stover . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Northwood . . . . . . . . . .9/18/93 Dan McLean . . . . . . .DB . . . . . .Ferris State . . . . . . . . . .10/16/93 1994 Youssef Sareini . . . . .WR . . . . . .St. Francis . . . . . . . . . . .9/17/94 Tim Postema . . . . . . .LB . . . . . . .Ashland . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/24/94 Kwame McKinnon . .QB . . . . . .Wayne State . . . . . . . . .10/8/94 Spencer Calhoun . . .RB . . . . . . .Michigan Tech . . . . . . .10/22/94 Jamie Lay . . . . . . . . .CB . . . . . . .Saginaw Valley . . . . . . .11/5/94 Darnell Jamison . . . .RB . . . . . . .Northwood . . . . . . . . . .11/12/94 1995 Diriki Mose . . . . . . .WR . . . . . .Indiana (PA) . . . . . . . . .9/2/95 Kwame McKinnon . .QB . . . . . .Indianapolis . . . . . . . . .9/9/95 Tim Postema . . . . . . .LB . . . . . . .St. Francis . . . . . . . . . . .9/16/95 Kwame McKinnon . .QB . . . . . .Ashland . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/23/95 Paul Siembida . . . . .CB . . . . . . .Wayne State . . . . . . . . .10/7/95 Darnell Jamison . . . .RB . . . . . . .Michigan Tech . . . . . . .10/21/95 1996 Doug Kochanski . . . .PK . . . . . . .Ferris State . . . . . . . . . .9/21/96 Matt Potter . . . . . . . .DL . . . . . . .Ferris State . . . . . . . . . .9/21/96 Jeff Fox . . . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Saginaw Valley . . . . . .10/26/96 Jeff Fox . . . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Northwood . . . . . . . . . .11/2/96 Matt Potter . . . . . . . .DL . . . . . . .Indianapolis . . . . . . . . .11/16/96
GLIAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK 1997 Bruce Calhoun . . . . .RB . . . . . . .Ashland . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/13/97 Bruce Calhoun . . . . .RB . . . . . . .Wayne State . . . . . . . . .9/27/97 Anthony Gary . . . . . .SS . . . . . . .Indianapolis . . . . . . . . .11/15/97 1998 Jeff Fox . . . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Northwood . . . . . . . . . .9/14/98 Jeff Fox . . . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Saginaw Valley . . . . . . .10/19/97 1999 William Gray . . . . . .LB . . . . . . .Northern Michigan . . . .10/23/98 2000 William Gray . . . . . .LB . . . . . . .Ferris State . . . . . . . . . .10/9/00 Jeremy Koger . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Indianapolis . . . . . . . . .10/16/00 David Kircus . . . . . .WR . . . . . .Mercyhurst . . . . . . . . . .10/23/00 Daivd Kircus . . . . . .WR . . . . . .Hillsdale . . . . . . . . . . . .11/13/00 2001 Curt Anes . . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Saginaw Valley . . . . . . .9/10/01 Curt Anes . . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Ferris State . . . . . . . . . .10/8/01 Scott Mackey . . . . . .SS . . . . . . .Indianapolis . . . . . . . . .10/15/01 Curt Anes . . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Mercyhurst . . . . . . . . . .10/22/01 Curt Anes . . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Michigan Tech . . . . . . .10/29/01 David Kircus . . . . . .WR . . . . . .Wayne State . . . . . . . . .11/5/01 David Kircus . . . . . .WR . . . . . .Hillsdale . . . . . . . . . . . .11/12/01
Anthony Adams . . . .LB . . . . . . .Indianapolis . . . . . . . . .10/16/06 Anthony Adams . . . .LB . . . . . . .Northwood . . . . . . . . . .10/23/06 Mike McFadden . . . .DL . . . . . . .Ferris State . . . . . . . . . .10/30/06 Cullen Finnerty . . . .QB . . . . . .Ferris State . . . . . . . . . .10/30/06 Cullen Finnerty . . . .QB . . . . . .Northern Michigan . . . .11/13/06 2007 Brandon Carr . . . . . .CB . . . . . . .St. Joseph’s . . . . . . . . . .11/3//07 Kirk Carruth . . . . . . .LB . . . . . . .Michigan Tech . . . . . . .11/24/07 Brad Iciek . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Wayne State . . . . . . . .10/1/07 Dan Skuta . . . . . . . .DT . . . . . . .Wayne State . . . . . . . . .10/1/07 2008 Brad Iciek . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Michigan Tech . . . . . . .9/29/08 Dan Skuta . . . . . . . . .DT . . . . . . .Hillsdale . . . . . . . . . . . .10/13/08 James Berezik . . . . .RB . . . . . .Findlay . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/20/08 Brad Iciek . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Ashland . . . . . . . . . . . .10/27/08 James Berezik . . . . .RB . . . . . .Wayne State . . . . . . . .11/10/08
2002 Scott Mackey . . . . . .SS . . . . . . .UC Davis . . . . . . . . . . .9/9/02 Curt Anes . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Hillsdale . . . . . . . . . . . .9/30/02 Orlando Williams . . .LB . . . . . . .Saginaw Valley . . . . . . .10/21/02 Curt Anes . . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Indianapolis . . . . . . . . .11/11/02 Curt Anes . . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Findlay . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/18/02 2003 David Hendrix . . . . .PK . . . . . . .UC-Davis . . . . . . . . . . .9/8/03 Dustin Cole . . . . . . .LB . . . . . . .Ferris State . . . . . . . . . .9/15/03 Matt Regnery . . . . . .PK . . . . . . .Ferris State . . . . . . . . . .9/15/03 Michael Tennessee . .RB . . . . . . .Hillsdale . . . . . . . . . . . .9/29/03 Cullen Finnerty . . . .QB . . . . . .Michigan Tech . . . . . . .10/6/03 Derrick Phillips . . . .CB . . . . . . .Northwood . . . . . . . . . .10/27/03 Jeff Dock . . . . . . . . .QB . . . . . .Mercyhurst . . . . . . . . . .11/3/03 Cullen Finnerty . . . .QB . . . . . .Indianapolis . . . . . . . . .11/10/03 Scott Mackey . . . . . .DB . . . . . .Findlay . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/17/03 2004 Demonte Collins . . .WR . . . . . .Gannon . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/4/04 Brandon Langston . .WR . . . . . .Gannon . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/4/04 Scott Greene . . . . . . .PK . . . . . . .Hillsdale . . . . . . . . . . . .11/9/04 Marcus Spencer . . . .DL . . . . . . .Michigan Tech . . . . . . .11/6/04 2005 Athony Adams . . . . .LB . . . . . . .Hillsdale . . . . . . . . . . . .10/8/05 2006 Todd Carter . . . . . . .PK . . . . . . .Wayne State . . . . . . . . .10/2/06
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HARLON HILL AWARD The Harlon Hill Trophy annually goes to the top football player in Division II, recognizing that individual as the NCAA Division II Player of the Year. Six Laker football players have been nominated a total of 9 times for the Harlon Hill Award. Current signal caller, Brad Iciek, was the most recent nominee in 2007. In just his first season as the starting QB, Iciek finished 7th in the voting. Cullen Finnerty was one of three finalists in 2006, while Michael Tennessee was nominated in 2003. Curt Anes (2001-02), Jeff Fox (1997-98) and Eric Lynch (1990-91) earned multiple nominations for the award. These five former Laker gridiron greats have earned the right to be mentioned among the top players in Division II football. Finnerty became the second Laker quarterback to finish runner-up for the award this decade (Anes 2001). Tennessee was one of six nominees from the Northeast region to move on to the 24-member national ballot. Prior to 2002 when Anes won the Harlon Hill Award, his runner-up finish in 2001 was the Lakers’ highest finisher in the Hill Award voting. Anes garnered the most first-place votes (52), but finished eight points (201) behind Dusty Bonner’s total of 209. Laker quarterback Jeff Fox finished third in the Harlon Hill Award voting in 1998 with 76 points and two first-place votes. Former Laker running back Eric Lynch finished tied for sixth in 1989 and eighth in 1990.
Brad Iciek continued the success of Laker quarterbacks by finishing 7th for the Harlon Hill after just his first season as the signal caller. Iciek was the only sophomore to finish in the top 8. In 2007, Iciek threw for 2850 yards and 30 TDs, while leading the Lakers to the NCAA DII national semifinal game.
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QB Cullen Finnerty finished second in the 2006 Harlon Hill voting. Finnerty led Division II in pass efficiency (169.3) and ranked 13th in total offense (253.3 ypg). Finnerty led his team to the 2006 DII National Championship and a 15-0 record. Finnerty completed 195-of-343 passes for 3,220 yards and 41 TDs, while rushing for 580 yards and eight TDs.
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RB Eric Lynch finished sixth in the 1989 Harlon Hill voting. Lynch rushed for 839 yards and scored 20 TDs as the Lakers went 11-1. Lynch finished eighth in the 1990 voting. He rushed for 977 yards and 20 TDs as the Lakers finished 10-2 and qualified for the NCAA DII Playoffs.
QB Jeff Fox finished third in the 1998 Harlon Hill voting. Fox completed 236-of-394 passes for 3,260 yards and 30 TDs. He led GVSU to the 1998 MIFC Championship and a spot in the NCAA Division II Playoffs. Fox was a nominee in 1997 when he passed for 2,422 yards and 18 TDs, while rushing for 482.
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HARLON HILL AWARD
Quarterback Curt Anes Wins Harlon Hill Award
Grand Valley State University quarterback Curt Anes claimed the Harlon Hill Trophy as the Division II College Football Player of the year, with the second highest vote total in the award’s 17year history. Anes recieved 271 total points in the voting and 63 first-place votes, the second highest in points as well as second highest total for first-place votes. Anes became the first-ever Harlon Hill Award winner from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The award winner is determined in voting by the Division II sports information directors and was presented in front of a crowd of almost 500 at the seventeenth annual Harlon Hill Trophy award banquet at the Florence Conference Center. Anes, a senior from Kentwood, Michigan, was the runner-up for last year’s Hill Trophy, finishing just eight points behind 2001 winner Dusty Bonner. In 2002 he quarterbacked Grand Valley State to an undefeated regular-season and No. 1 ranking all season, while ranking third nationally in passing efficiency and third in total offense. He ranks third in Division II history for career touchdown passes (114) and first in total offense (11,881) and is fifth all-time in career pass efficiency. He threw for 3,692 yards and 47 TDs in 2002 and led the Lakers to a 14-0 record and to the Division II National Championship. “Being a part of the Harlon Hill Trophy Award was an incredible experience,” said Anes. “It is such an honor to be mentioned in the same sentence as all of the previous winners,” added Anes. Anes became one of five individuals to win the Harlon Hill Award on Friday night and then lead his team to the NCAA DII National Championship on Saturday. “This is not an individual award. I was blessed with incredible team, coaches and support staff that all played a key role in helping achieve this honor,” stated Anes. C.W. Post senior running back Ian Smart was second with 180 points and 31 first-place votes, and St. Cloud State junior quarterback Keith Heckendorf was third with 93 points and 7 firstplace votes.
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2002 Hill Vote Totals Total Player Points 271 180 93 43 26 26 24 21 0
Curt Anes Ian Smart Keith Heckendorf Leonard Guyton Zak Clark Abel Gonzalez Michael Oliva Kevin Curtin Phillip Boggs
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GENE UPSHAW AWARD
Mike McFadden Wins 2005 & 2006 Gene Upshaw Award SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Michael McFadden, a senior defensive end on Grand Valley State University’s national championship team, was selected as the repeat winner of the Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year Award, sponsored by the Manheim Touchdown Club. The Upshaw Award winner is selected by the sports information directors of the 150 football-playing NCAA Division II institutions and is named in honor of the current Executive Director of the National Football League Players Association. Gene Upshaw was a standout lineman at Texas A&I University (now Texas A&M-Kingsville) before achieving All-Pro status six times during his 16-year career with the NFL Oakland Raiders. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987, his first year of eligibility and has served as the NFLPA executive director since 1983. “I congratulate Mike McFadden on being named the winner of the Division II Lineman of the Year Award for the second consecutive year,” Mr. Upshaw said. “It comes as no surprise that Mike continues to receive accolades for his play on the football field. He continues to dominate against opposing quarterbacks as evidenced by his 23 sacks in the last 30 games.” Don Harris, president of the Manheim Touchdown Club, which sponsors the award, added: “When you look at all Mike McFadden has accomplished on the football field, it is only fitting that he should be the first two-time winner of this award. After hosting Mike and his family at our 2005 banquet last year, you could see that this young man processes a great deal of character to go along with his athletic ability.” McFadden was the overwhelming choice in this year’s balloting; he was listed as one of the top three choices by 83 percent of the voters and was the No. 1 choice of 46 percent of the voters. Jason Capizzi, a senior offensive tackle for Indiana University of Pa., and Robbie Klinetobe, a junior offensive guard for Chadron State University, tied for second place in this year’s voting. The other finalists for the award included Newberry College offensive tackle Heath Benedict, North Carolina Central University center Robert Duncan, California University of Pa. center Tim McCutcheon, University of South Dakota center Chris Morton and Northwest Missouri State University defensive end Ryan Waters. “It is truly an honor to be named the Gene Upshaw Award winner for a second time,” McFadden said. “I have so much respect for Mr. Upshaw and what the Gene Upshaw Award stands for and I am humbled with this honor when so many deserving candidates were nominated.” Grand Valley State head coach Chuck Martin added, “Mike McFadden is everything the Gene Upshaw Awards stands for. Mike is an amazing football player, but more than that, Mike is even a better person, and we are excited to see Mike get his just due for his accomplishments both on and off the football field.” McFadden, a 6-foot-1, 255-pound native of Saginaw, Mich. (Heritage High School), received Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year AwardSponsored by the Manheim Touchdown ClubMike McFadden double-team attention from opposing teams but still recorded 61 tackles this fall, including 29 solo takedowns, 13.5 tackles for loss (-54 yards) and seven quarterback sacks (-41 yards). He also received the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Defensive Lineman of the Year honor for the second straight year, as well as a second successive first-team All-GLIAC citation. McFadden recorded at least one tackle for loss in 30 of the last 39 games and at least one QB sack in 23 of the last 30 games. He is the NCAA D-II all-time record holder for career QB sacks with 34.5 and ranks fourth all-time in career
tackles for loss with 55.5. Earlier this season, McFadden tied the NCAA all-division record for consecutive games with a QB sacks with 17. What does not show up in McFadden’s statistics is the fact that, because of the attention paid to him by rivals, all three of his defensive line mates were able to record career highs in every category this fall.“I was fortunate to have the opportunity to play with so many quality football players at Grand Valley State and this is just as much of a team award as an idividual award. I was just 1/11th of our defense and that is how we approached every down defensively at Grand Valley State.” As a unit, Grand Valley’s defensive unit led the nation in QB sacks per game (3.75) and ranked 13th in scoring defense (14.1) and 38th in rushing defense (105.1). In addition to receiving the Upshaw Award in 2005, McFadden was named as a first-team All-American by the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Don Hansen’s Football Gazette, D2Football.com and Daktronics, Inc. and was named as the Football Gazette’s Defensive Lineman of the Year. McFadden earned honorable mention All-GLIAC honors as a sophomore and was a Freshman All-American in 2003. McFadden is also actively involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. McFadden was a dominent figure en route to earning the award as a junior. He concluded his junior campaign as the national co-leader in quarterback sacks with 19 and was third in the nation in tackles for loss with 21.5 (-110 yards). He recorded at least one quarterback sack and tackle for loss in each of Grand Valley State’s 13 games last fall, a run that resulted in the Lakers winning their third national title in the last four seasons. Despite playing the entire game with a hip flexor injury, McFadden recorded one QB sack (-7 yards) in Grand Valley State’s national championship-game win over Northwest Missouri State. He recorded five tackles, four tackles for loss (-13 yards) and three QB sacks (-12 yards) in less than two quarters of action in the Lakers’ national semifinal win over East Stroudsburg (Pa.). McFadden, the only junior among the eight national finalists for this year’s Upshaw Award, is currently tied for the GVSU career record for QB sacks with 29. His 2005 total of 19 set a school singleseason record. He was the Lakers’ No. 2 tackler with 83.
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GENE UPSHAW AWARD
Brandon Barnes Wins 2007 Gene Upshaw Award Kingsville, Texas – Grand Valley State (Mich.) offensive lineman Brandon Barnes was named the 2007 recipient of the Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year Award, given annually to the top lineman in NCAA Division II football. Don Harris, past President of the Manheim Touchdown Club, Announced the winner of the award at the Valero Cactus Bowl banquet Thursday night. Barnes earned Associated Press and Daktronics First-Team All-American plaudits for the second straight year. Brandon was the top vote getter among offensive linemen on the 2007 Daktronics All-American Team. Barnes has earned eight All-American honors during his career at GVSU. He was a two-time GLIAC Offensive Lineman of the Year award winner and a three-time First-Team All-GLIAC honoree. Barnes became the first offensive lineman to earn four All-GLIAC honors during his career. The Lakers had a 40-game winning streak snapped in this year’s NCAA Division II semifinals. Grand Valley was 12-1 this season and during his four years the Lakers went 50-4 with two NCAA DII National Championships and three GLIAC titles. The award is named after former Texas A&I and Oakland Raiders star and Robstown, Texas, native Gene Upshaw. Upshaw, currently the Executive Director of the National Football League Players Association, is the only NFL player to play in Super Bowls in three different decades and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Junior or senior offensive and defensive linemen from any of the 150 football playing members of the NCAA Division II are eligible to win the award which is administered by the Manheim Touchdown Club of Manheim, Pa., and is voted on by Sports Information Directors from all football playing NCAA Division II schools. Other finalists for the award included Heath Benedict (Newberry), Mike Butterworth (Slippery Rock), Ben Hochstein (Nebraska-Omaha), Kurt Kissner (Mesa State), Kurt Kutscher (Henderson State), Tim McCutcheon (California, Pa.) and Nathan Young (Abilene Christian).
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Chaney, Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1984-86 Charity, Dion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000-03 Chatfield, Matt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-97 Chatfield, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 Chlebek, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Clark, Carlos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Clark, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996 Clem, Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1984-86 Clemens, Kevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996-97 Clemmons, Rodney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1972 Clossen, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1975 Cnossen, Carl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981 Cochrane, Jeremy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002-05 Coda, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1984-85 Cole, Dustin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000-03 Coleman, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1974 Collins, Demonte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 Condon, Phil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999-02 Conner, Chuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 Conti, Aaron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Cook, Billy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997-98 Cook, Bryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989 Cornelius, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-95 Corona, Tony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1979 Cowell, Gary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971-72 Cox, Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993-95 Cramatie, Tony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973-76 Cramer, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989-91 Cramner, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1992 Crisen, Bob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1980-82 Crowley, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985-86 Crump, Anthony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Cummings, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 Cunningham, Rick . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977, 79-80 Damstra, Randy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1978-81 Darden, Dominique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Dauser, Andy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997-98 Dauser, Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999-02 Davis, Eugene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973 Davis, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Davis, Jewell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971-72 Davis, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 Davis, Kelton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996-97 Davis, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Davis, Vester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973-74 Day, Chad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 DeBoer, Larry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971-72 Dell, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997-00 Denbrock, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1984-85 Denison, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Dennis, Vashun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998 Dermeyer, Dennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973-76 Deshetsky, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995-98 DeVito, Bernard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1972 DeVree, Todd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Dew, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981-82 Dickerson, Orlando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000-02 Dickerson, Tony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973-74 Dickson, Glenn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973 Dillard, Jamel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001-03 Dillard, Marcel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001-03 Dock, Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002-05 Doctor, Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989 Dongvillo, Ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977-80 Dood, Al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971-73 Draeger, Lars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996-97 Draper, Roy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Dudley, Andre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990-93 Duffield, Bart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987-90 Dunneback, Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-95 Edwards, Corey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005-08 Ehinger, Jeremy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Eiland, Doug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996-99 Eiland, Jamarl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989-92 Eisenhardt, Billy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005-08 Elzay, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1972 Erickson, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Essink, Ron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1976-79 Estes, Melvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Evans, Anthony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989-92
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LETTERWINNERS Evans, Gary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1975-77 Evans, Ian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Fakir, Abdul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1992-93 Fant, Gary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007-08 Farber, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000 Farr, Hardie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990-93 Feringa, Tom III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973 Fields, Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 Fields, Kashka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995 Finnerty, Cullen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-06 Fitzgerald, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981-84 Flanigan, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1979 Flannery, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987-90 Flutur, Matt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007-08 Fonnesbeck, Ian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996-99 Ford, Roy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973-74 Foster, Terry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998-01 Fowler, Eric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-06 Fowler, Don . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991-92 Fox, Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996-98 Foys, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986-87 Fredricks, Kurt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1978-81 Fuller, Ron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1972 Garmhausen, Brad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1984 Garrick, Dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1974 Garris, Preston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004-07 Gary, Anthony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-97 Gates, P.T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Gawronski, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007-08 Gay, Greg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Gaydosh, Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004-07 Gee, Kevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993-95 Gehrisch, Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997-00 Gendreau, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988 Gesund, Todd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989-92 Gibbons, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998-99 Gielczyk, Pat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1972 Gilbert, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998 Gilde, Alex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007-08 Gilmour, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973-76 Given, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977-80 Glass, Brennan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 Glass, Sam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997 Glaz, Fred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1980-81 Goeddeke, Andy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987-89 Gohn, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985 Gonzalez, Roy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977 Gooden, Daryl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1974-77 Goodush, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007-08 Goodwin, Rudy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1984 Gore, Maurics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Gosselin, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Gragg, Archie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Granata, Rick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998 Graves, Jason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996-99 Graves, Kevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973-76 Gray, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999-00, 02-03 Green, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1984-85 Greene, Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002-05 Gregory, Randy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1983 Greve, Pat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985-87 Griffeth, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971-73 Griffin, Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973 Grignon, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1976-78 Guerin, Matt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1984-87 Gunder, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973-76 Gustafsson, Jorgen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991-93 Halstead, Don . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1992 Hampton, Jackie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1983-84 Harden, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1992-93 Hardy, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Harley, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Harris, Anthony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995 Harris, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1979-83 Hartman, Todd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995-96 Hatfield, Jon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994 Hawkins, Lucius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001-04 Hawn, Greg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981-83 Hawn, Phil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988-89 Haywood, Josh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998-99
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LETTERWINNERS Rohn, Danny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990-92 Roland, Sean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-06 Romer, Nick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 Rose, Ken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991-94 Ross, Jamie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981-83 Rozich, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986-89 Rubick, Rob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1978-81 Rudicil, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-95 Rugensein, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1979-81 Rumler, Todd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1992 Rush, Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996-99 Rusilowski, Gerald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Russell, Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Ryan, Brandon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004-06 Ryan, Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 Saad, Hadar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994 Sagaro, Miguel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989-92 Salcina, Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Sallie, Randy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996 Sanders, Corey E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993-96 Sanders, Corey J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993 Sanders, Jerrod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-97 Sanders, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987-91 Sanders, Will . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-95 Sareini, Youssef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991-94 Sarquez, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1974 Sattler, Jeff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990-92 Savone, Mario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998 Scarpino, Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1982-85 Scarpino, Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981-84 Schaap, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971-73 Scheid, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993-94 Schmidt, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987-88 Schmidt, Tony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1979-83 Schmuckal, Rick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987-89 Schoen, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971-73 Schoenhard, Dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1979 Schnittger, Kurt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Schrumpf, Karl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973-74 Schuler, Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985-87 Scott, Darronte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996 Scott, Dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1982 Scott, Malcolm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 Scott, Ramon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001, 03 Scribner, Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986-87 Seeger, Steve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1978-79 Selkirk, Larry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973-74 Setzer, Rusty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993 Shackelford, Artis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1984-88 Shattuck, Larry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971-73 Shakarian, Aaron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994 Sheldon, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991-94 Shelton, Eric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1995-98 Shereda, Tony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985 Sheridan, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977-81 Sherman, Ron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Sherrod, Justin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Short, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988-90 Showers, Kirk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990-92 Siembida, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993-96 Sietsma, Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985 Simmons, Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981 Simmons, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973-74 Singleton, Kofi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991-92 Sippial, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987-90 Sisson, Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-95 Sitgraves, Kris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Skuta, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005-08 Slazinski, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985-88 Slazinski, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986-89 Smith, Alcus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996-98 Smith, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988-90 Smith, Darryl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1983-86 Smith, Darren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999-02 Smith, Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971-72 Smith, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002-05 Smith, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989-91 Smith, Melvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000 Smith, Troy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981 Smits, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1984-87
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Smolen, Blake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006-08 Smolen, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1982 Snider, Stan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1980-83 Sommerville, Chad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007-08 Sonntag, Kevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998-01 Soper, Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 Spangler, Randy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981-83 Spearmon, Reggie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999-02 Spehn, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1978-80 Speiser, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1983-84 Spencer, Marcus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001-04 Spikes, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997,1999 Sprecken, Gary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971-73 Stachura, Dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991-93 Stafford, Philip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973 Stair, Roland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1976 Stallard, Ron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1974 Stallworth, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977 Stansbery, Derek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006-07 Steffens, Rusty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1974-77 Steinbach, Rory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004-05 Sterba, Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1992-95 Stevens, Robert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1972 Stevens, Sean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004-07 Stoddard, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002-05 Stoddard, Greg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002-05 Stoddard, Rob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1982 Stone, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990 Stone, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977-78 Stone, Rusty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991-92 Stovall, Jovawnte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 Stover, Eric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993 Strameglia, Don . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977-78 Strehl, Doug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990 Streit, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001-04 Strowbridge, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Sturdivant, Adam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998-99 Sucaet, Matt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 Sucaet, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981-83 Sukup, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971-73 Sullivan, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989-91 Sutton, Bruce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971-74 Svabik, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1978-80 Sykes, Wardell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1975-77 Szczytko, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977-79 Takas, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1983 Tape, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004-05 Tater, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997-00 Taylor, Rick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1982-84 Taylor, Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986-88 Tazic, Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989-92 Teague, Joey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007-08 Teal, Anthony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Tefft, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971-73 Tennessee, Michael . . . . . . . . . .2000-01, 03-04 Teschler, Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Thwaites, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Thomas, Andre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Thomas, Bryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007-08 Thomas, Rob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1984-87 Thomas, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996-97 Thompson, Tony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 Thornton, Craig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985-88 Thornton, Eric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990-92 Tiede, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989-91 Topp, Jacob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005-08 Tracey, Todd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986-89 Travis, Lance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006-08 Treece, Lance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991 Treece, Lenny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998-99 Trent, Antione . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004-07 Trice, Corey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998 Trice, Jason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996-98 Trombley, Ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973 Trumble, Justin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006-08 Turner, Brian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1983-84 Turner, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985-87 Tuttle, Rick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1974-75 Tyler, Rhoderick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005
Ulberg, Justin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004-07 Vandenberg, Eric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998-01 VanderKamp, Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 VanDuinen, Dale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1972-74 VanDyke, Greg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-997 VanDyken, Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1974 VanEss, Rick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977-78 VanderPloeg, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1972 Vaughn, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000-02 Velthouse, Ron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Viau, Nicholas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001-02 Victor, Justin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007-08 Vickerson, Quartez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003-05 Vogel, Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971-72 Walcott, R. “Butch” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973-74 Waldie, Doug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1979 Washington, Derek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000-02 Ward, Alvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973-76 Warren, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971-74 Weinman, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990 Wells, Carey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991-93 Wengler, Matt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991-93 Weldy, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1984 Westrick, Dale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999-02 Wiggins, Abdallah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999-00 Wilford, Mike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000-01, 02 Wilhelm, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998-99 Wilkinson, Colin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001 Williams, Colin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2008 Williams, Dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1977-80 Williams, Dick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1975-79 Williams, Orlando . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001-02 Williams, Pat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1998-01 Williams, Troy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2002 Willin, Greg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Wilson, Alan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1980-82 Wilson, Alonzo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 Wilson, Bryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1974-76 Wilson, Gregory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Winstrom, Luke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000, 02 Wisinski, Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1992-93 Wohlscheid, Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005-07 Wojciechowski, James . . . . . . . . . .2006, 2008 Wojciechowski, Todd . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001-02 Wood, Todd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988-91 Woodcock, Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1980 Woods, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1979-81 Worthy, Kevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1990-91 Wright, Curt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2004 Wyffels, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1982-84 Wyka, Rich Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1983-85 Wynn, Jason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2001-03 Yalch, Al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1974-75 Yesh, Frank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1976-77 Yoches, Matt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2000-03 Yon, Seth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996-98 Young, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1974 Young, Lawan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993-94 Zaban, Fouad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989-90 Zegunis, Rory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-97 Zatarga, Daniel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1972-73 Zelmanski, Kenneth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981-82
YEAR BY YEAR RESULTS 1971 Head Coach: GVSU 7 7 7 0 0 6 0 27
0-7-0 Robert Collins OPPONENT at Grand Rapids J.C. at Kalamazoo College at Ill.-Chicago Circle at Alma College at Ferris State at Findlay at Hope College
1972 Head Coach: GVSU 14 0 0 6 0 11 31
0-6-0 Robert Collins OPPONENT at Kalamazoo College at Ferris State at Alma College at Findlay at Manchester at Grand Rapids J.C.
1973 Head Coach: GVSU 27 40 14 13 30 52 28 7 48 259
OPP 24 42 53 38 21 21 199
6-3-0 Jim Harkema OPPONENT Kalamazoo College at Ill.-Chicago Circle Alma College Ferris State Grand Rapids J.C. at Findlay Manchester at Northwood at Adrian College
1974 Head Coach: Jim Harkema (1-3 GLIAC, T-3rd) GVSU OPPONENT 28 at Kalamazoo College 7 Alma College 12 Ferris State 41 Findlay 19 at Grand Rapids J.C. 49 at Manchester 13 Northwood 42 Adrian College 14 at Hillsdale 225
1975 Head Coach: Jim Harkema (3-1-1 GLIAC, T-2nd) GVSU OPPONENT 6 at Wayne State 17 at Valparaiso 17 Grand Rapids J.C. 31 Illinois Benedictine 68 NE Illinois 38 at Ferris State 32 Saginaw Valley 7 at Northwood 17 at Northern Michigan 31 Hillsdale 264
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OPP 47 42 24 31 57 70 64 335
OPP 14 8 28 17 21 6 9 14 3 120
6-3-0 OPP 12 0 17 7 21 0 14 6 10 87
7-2-1 OPP 15 6 13 6 6 0 5 7 21 14 93
1976
8-2-0
Head Coach: Jim Harkema (2-3 GLIAC, T-2nd) GVSU OPPONENT 23 at Grand Rapids J.C. 10 at Michigan Tech 31 at Franklin College 26 at NE Illinois 23 Ferris State 17 at Saginaw Valley 16 at Hillsdale 14 Northwood 3 Wayne State 31 Northern Michigan 194
1977
OPP 7 8 27 0 26 6 3 40 0 14 131
7-3-0
Head Coach: Jim Harkema (4-1 GLIAC, 1st) GVSU OPPONENT 6 Bowling Green 6 Michigan Tech 41 Franklin College 34 at NE Illinois 7 at Ferris State 41 Saginaw Valley 24 Defiance College 16 at Northwood 31 Hillsdale 6 at Wayne State 212
OPP 17 10 35 12 11 14 0 6 20 3 128
1980 Head Coach: Jim Harkema (4-2 GLIAC, T-2nd) GVSU OPPONENT 14 at Hope College 9 at Northern Michigan 76 NE Illinois 44 at Michigan Tech 7 Wayne State 45 Saginaw Valley 34 Northwestern Iowa 9 at Hillsdale 17 Northwood 35 at Ferris State 290
1981 Head Coach: Jim Harkema (6-0 GLIAC, 1st) GVSU OPPONENT 20 at Northern Iowa 28 Northern Michigan 52 Michigan Tech 40 at Wayne State 31 at Saginaw Valley 31 Central State (OH) 23 Hillsdale 38 at Northwood 46 Ferris State 309
1982 1978
9-3-0 NAIA DI Playoffs
Head Coach: Jim Harkema (5-0 GLIAC, 1st) * NAIA Division I Playoffs GVSU OPPONENT 34 NE Illinois 22 at Northern Michigan 3 at Bowling Green 62 at Franklin College 38 Ferris State 24 at Saginaw Valley 31 Central State (OH) 36 Northwood 28 at Hillsdale 24 Wayne State 24 at Wisc.-LaCrosse* 7 at Elon College (NC)* 333
1979 Head Coach: Jim Harkema (2-3 GLIAC, 4th) GVSU OPPONENT 14 Northern Michigan 48 at NE Illinois 56 Franklin College 14 at Wayne State 24 at Saginaw Valley 0 at Western Michigan 28 Hillsdale 22 at Northwood 9 Ferris State 215
OPP 7 49 49 19 14 14 12 7 21 10 14 13 229
4-5-0 OPP 41 7 14 17 32 37 6 14 14 182
Head Coach: Jim Harkema (5-1 GLIAC, 2nd) GVSU OPPONENT 3 at Western Michigan 44 St. Cloud State 35 Central State (OH) 32 Wayne State 38 at Ferris State 29 at Northern Michigan 19 at Hillsdale 35 at Michigan Tech 20 Northwood 55 Saginaw Valley 310
1983 Head Coach: Bob Giesey (3-3 GLIAC, T-4th) GVSU OPPONENT 24 St. Joseph’s (IN) 21 at Eastern Illinois 14 at Central State (OH) 10 at Wayne State 52 Ferris State 14 Northern Michigan 12 Hillsdale 36 Michigan Tech 30 at Northwood 14 at Saginaw Valley 227
7-3-0 OPP 7 48 0 6 10 22 26 27 13 7 166
7-2-0 OPP 21 29 6 17 7 20 12 7 12 131
7-3-0 OPP 28 7 12 14 35 47 24 28 10 7 212
4-6-0 OPP 22 35 21 22 21 27 10 34 31 15 238
YEAR BY YEAR RESULTS 1984 Head Coach: Bob Giesey (0-6 GLIAC, 7th) GVSU OPPONENT 9 Eastern Illinois 9 at Carson-Newman 0 NW Missouri State 18 at Northern Michigan 14 Saginaw Valley 6 at Hillsdale 20 at Michigan Tech 11 at Ferris State 14 Northwood 3 Wayne State 104
1985 Head Coach: Tom Beck (4-2 GLIAC, 3rd tie) GVSU OPPONENT 7 at Wisconsin-Stout 7 Northern Michigan 28 at Evansville 10 Wayne State 27 at Ferris State 21 at Central Connecticut 14 Hillsdale 42 at Michigan Tech 24 Northwood 18 at Saginaw Valley 15 Missouri-Rolla 213
1986 Head Coach: Tom Beck (4-1 GLIAC, 2nd) GVSU OPPONENT 35 Wisconsin-Stout 30 at Butler University 49 Evansville University 21 at Wayne State 30 Ferris State 21 Central Connecticut 22 at Hillsdale 24 at Northern Michigan 35 at Northwood 28 Saginaw Valley 30 at Missouri-Rolla 325
1987 Head Coach: Tom Beck (4-1 GLIAC, 2nd) GVSU OPPONENT 23 at NE Missouri 24 Butler University 50 Winona State 23 at Central State (OH) 28 Wayne State 21 at Ferris State 0 Northern Michigan 28 Hillsdale 3 at Central Florida 45 Northwood 31 at Saginaw Valley 276
0-10-0
OPP 35 42 26 59 28 20 27 13 21 30 301
6-5-0
1988
7-4-0
Head Coach: Tom Beck (3-2 GLIAC, 3rd) GVSU OPPONENT 35 NE Missouri State 0 at Western Illinois 45 at Winona State 35 St. Francis (IL) 13 at Wayne State 36 Ferris State 20 at Northern Michigan 0 at Hillsdale 46 SE Missouri State 34 at Northwood 14 Saginaw Valley 278
1989 OPP 23 42 14 7 21 14 21 22 21 35 17 237
9-2-0 OPP 0 28 7 3 22 11 25 28 14 13 20 171
7-4-0 OPP 30 19 16 25 0 5 28 13 67 3 28 234
OPP 36 55 26 21 10 20 30 20 24 2 13 257
11-1-0
1990
Head Coach: Brian Kelly (8-2 MIFC, T-2nd) NCAA Division II Playoffs GVSU OPPONENT 31 St. Joseph’s (IN) 21 at North Dakota State 0 at Butler University 31 Indianapolis 10 at Saginaw Valley 35 Northern Michigan 28 at Ferris State 38 at Ashland 9 Hillsdale 59 at Wayne State 36 Valparaiso 15 at East Texas State* 313 *NCAA Division II Playoffs
1992 OPP 7 16 18 32 10 0 14 17 0 17 17 34 182
10-2-0 NCAA DII Playoffs
Head Coach: Tom Beck (9-1 MIFC, 1st) NCAA Division II Playoffs GVSU OPPONENT 58 at St. Joseph’s (IN) 27 at Mankato State 35 Butler University 30 at Indianapolis 23 Saginaw Valley 45 at Northern Michigan 42 Ferris State 14 Ashland 34 at Hillsdale 35 Wayne State 55 at Valparaiso 14 East Texas State* 412 *NCAA Division II Playoffs
9-3-0 NCAA DII Playoffs
NCAA DII Playoffs Head Coach: Tom Beck (5-0 GLIAC, 1st) NCAA Division II Playoffs GVSU OPPONENT 41 at California (PA) 45 Mankato State 27 at Butler University 56 at St. Francis (IL) 49 Wayne State 28 at Ferris State 38 Northern Michigan 31 Hillsdale 91 Valparaiso 42 Northwood 42 at Saginaw Valley 24 Indiana (PA)* 514 *NCAA Division II Playoffs
1991
OPP 16 24 0 12 7 15 12 3 38 15 0 20 162
Head Coach: Brian Kelly (8-2 MIFC, T-1st) GVSU OPPONENT 28 at St. Joseph’s (IN) 27 Indiana (PA) 21 Butler University 21 at Indianapolis 24 Saginaw Valley 23 at Northern Michigan 0 Ferris State 10 Ashland 34 at Hillsdale 16 Wayne State 45 at Valparaiso 249
1993 Head Coach: Brian Kelly (6-2-2 MIFC, 3rd) GVSU OPPONENT 38 St. Joseph’s (IN) 3 at Indiana (PA) 35 at Northwood 31 Indianapolis 36 at Saginaw Valley 28 Northern Michigan 17 at Ferris State 14 at Ashland 21 Hillsdale College 28 at Wayne State 20 St. Francis (IL) 271
OPP 3 17 33 13 14 0 6 7 6 28 3 36 166
8-3-0 OPP 18 45 10 7 20 20 23 27 21 14 14 219
6-3-2 OPP 14 34 0 7 17 28 17 29 38 25 18 227
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YEAR BY YEAR RESULTS 1994
8-4-0 NCAA DII Playoffs
Head Coach: Brian Kelly (8-2 MIFC, 2nd) NCAA Division II Playoffs GVSU OPPONENT 33 at Indiana (PA) 35 at Indianapolis 49 St. Francis (IL) 17 at Ashland 21 Ferris State 31 Wayne State 20 at Hillsdale 33 Michigan Tech 24 at Northern Michigan 27 Saginaw Valley 70 at Northwood 27 at Indiana (PA)* 387
OPP 35 24 7 7 27 14 33 7 17 20 13 35 239
*NCAA Division II Playoffs
1995 Head Coach: Brian Kelly (8-2 MIFC, 2nd) GVSU OPPONENT 25 Indiana (PA) 56 Indianapolis 42 at St. Francis (IL) 52 Ashland 21 at Ferris State 42 at Wayne State 25 Hillsdale 54 at Michigan Tech 26 Northern Michigan 20 at Saginaw Valley 43 Northwood 406
1996 Head Coach: Brian Kelly (8-2 MIFC, 2nd) GVSU OPPONENT 14 at SW Texas State 20 St. Francis (IL) 14 at Ashland 36 Ferris State 23 Wayne State 17 at Hillsdale 56 Michigan Tech 9 at Northern Michigan 17 Saginaw Valley 38 at Northwood 28 at Indianapolis 272
8-3-0 OPP 28 0 0 17 30 10 20 52 23 24 7 211
1997
9-2-0
Head Coach: Brian Kelly (9-1 MIFC, T-1st) GVSU OPPONENT 38 at St. Francis (IL) 31 Ashland 21 at Ferris State 45 at Wayne State 14 Hillsdale 49 at Michigan Tech 39 Northern Michigan 27 at Saginaw Valley (ot) 24 Northwood 19 at UC Davis 23 Indianapolis 330
1998
OPP 29 20 18 30 12 21 22 30 20 21 14 237
9-3-0 NCAA DII Playoffs
Head Coach: Brian Kelly (9-1 MIFC, 1st) NCAA Division II Playoffs GVSU OPPONENT 42 Ashland 44 Northwood 28 at Indianapolis 50 Findlay 40 St. Francis (IL.) 49 at Mercyhurst 37 at Saginaw Valley 14 Northern Michigan 38 UC Davis 43 at Michigan Tech 56 at Ferris State (ot) 14 at Slippery Rock* 455
OPP 35 41 17 7 2 14 36 17 40 23 53 37 322
*NCAA Division II Playoffs
2000
7-4
Head Coach: Brian Kelly (7-3 GLIAC, 3rd) GVSU OPPONENT 27 at South Dakota State 21 at Saginaw Valley 17 Northwood 38 Ashland 28 at Northern Michigan 21 Ferris State 56 Indianapolis 45 at Mercyhurst 31 Michigan Tech 22 at Wayne State 31 at Hillsdale 337
2001
13-1 NCAA DII National Finalist
Head Coach: Brian Kelly (9-0 GLIAC, 1st) GVSU OPPONENT 56 Minnesota-Crookston 38 Saginaw Valley 63 at Ashland 64 Northern Michigan 63 at Ferris State 63 at Indianapolis 59 Mercyhurst 44 at Michigan Tech 77 Wayne State 57 Hillsdale 42 Bloomsburg* 33 Saginaw Valley* 34 Catawba* 14 North Dakota* 707
OPP 0 7 19 14 17 27 3 34 12 21 14 30 16 17 231
*NCAA Division II Playoffs
8-3-0 1999 OPP 19 31 7 17 0 16 7 14 6 34 14 165
Head Coach: Brian Kelly (5-4 GLIAC, T-7th) GVSU OPPONENT 20 South Dakota State 30 at Northwood 14 Indianapolis 37 at Findlay 26 Mercyhurst 31 Saginaw Valley State 13 at Northern Michigan 44 at Ashland 21 Michigan Tech 23 Ferris State 259
5-5 OPP 35 41 30 9 19 7 51 26 7 48 273
2002
14-0 NCAA Division II National Champions
Head Coach: Brian Kelly (9-0 GLIAC, 1st) GVSU OPPONENT 24 UC Davis 49 at Wayne State 44 Hillsdale 56 at Michigan Tech 51 Northern Michigan 23 at Saginaw Valley 33 Northwood 62 at Mercyhurst 50 Indianapolis 63 Findlay 62 C.W. Post* 62 Indiana (PA.)* 44 Northern Colorado* 31 Valdosta State* 654 *NCAA Division II Playoffs
170
OPP 36 28 45 7 29 20 21 20 29 20 29 284
OPP 17 14 19 14 14 18 14 24 13 19 13 21 7 24 231
YEAR BY YEAR RESULTS 14-1
2003
2005
NCAA Division II National Champions Head Coach: Brian Kelly (9-1 GLIAC, 2nd) OPPONENT GVSU at UC Davis (ot) 9 Ferris State 40 Wayne State 50 at Hillsdale 37 Michigan Tech 48 at Northern Michigan 50 Saginaw Valley 20 at Northwood 33 Mercyhurst 51 at Indianapolis 53 at Findlay 44 at Bentley* 65 at Saginaw Valley* 10 at TX A&M-Kingsville* 31 North Dakota* 10 551
OPP 6 10 14 24 17 20 34 14 6 10 0 36 3 3 3 220
*NCAA Division II Playoffs
NCAA DII Playoffs Head Coach: Chuck Martin (8-2 GLIAC, 2nd) NCAA Playoffs OPPONENT GVSU at Ferris State 24 at Gannon 48 Indianapolis 35 Ashland 37 at Wayne State 34 Hillsdale 58 at Saginaw Valley 20 Northwood 14 at Northern Michigan 45 Michigan Tech^ 24 at Winona State* 16 at Northwood* 10 at North Dakota* 15 380
OPP 6 17 9 7 0 7 31 35 29 7 13 7 19 187
*NCAA Division II Playoffs ^Bash At The Big House (50,123)
OPP 10 10 13 10 22 10 10 14 3 3 17 20 17 159
*NCAA Division II Playoffs
2006
15-0 NCAA Division II National Champions
Head Coach: Chuck Martin (10-0 GLIAC, 1st) GVSU OPPONENT 13 at Findlay 30 Ashland 31 at St. Joseph’s 41 Michigan Tech 36 at Wayne State 49 Mercyhurst 33 at Indianapolis 45 Northwood 28 at Ferris State 49 Saginaw Valley State 47 at Northern Michigan 35 South Dakota* 30 North Dakota* 49 Delta State* 17 NW Missour State* 533
12-1
2007 NCAA DII Playoffs
Head Coach: Chuck Martin (9-0 GLIAC, 1st) GVSU OPPONENT 30 Ferris State 61 Gannon 29 at Indianapolis 14 at Ashland 36 Wayne State 38 at Hillsdale 31 Saginaw Valley 30 at Northwood 48 Northern Michigan 17 North Dakota* 24 Saginaw Valley* 55 East Stroudsburg* 21 NW Missouri State* 434
10-3-0
2004
13-0 NCAA Division II National Champions
OPP 0 24 6 20 13 17 7 7 6 35 17 17 20 30 14 233
Head Coach: Chuck Martin (9-0 GLIAC, 1st) GVSU OPPONENT 42 St. Joseph’s 38 Findlay 48 at Michigan Tech 41 Wayne State^ 59 at Mercyhurst 41 Indianapolis 51 at Northwood 34 Ferris State 21 at Saginaw Valley State 44 Northern Michigan 21 North Dakota* 41 Central Washington* 16 NW Missouri State* 497
OPP 14 15 6 10 7 17 20 7 10 14 14 21 34 189
*NCAA Division II Playoffs ^ Game at Fifth Third
11-1
2008 NCAA DII Playoffs Head Coach: Chuck Martin (10-0 GLIAC, 1st) GVSU OPPONENT 49 Indianapolis 36 at Saginaw Valley State 31 Ferris State 52 Michigan Tech 49 at Tiffin 41 Hillsdale 34 at Findlay 48 Ashland 45 at Northern Michigan 24 Wayne State 40 Ashland* 13 Minnesota- Duluth* 462
OPP 21 0 13 6 0 10 10 42 14 10 7 19 152
*NCAA Division II Playoffs
*NCAA Division II Playoffs
GVSU by the Decades Decade 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Overall
Record 47-34-1 65-40-0 80-31-2 109-11-0 301-116-3
Pct. .577 .619 .717 .908 .720
PF 1760 2846 3354 4555 12512
PA 1504 2130 2221 1886 7741
Home 24-9-0 39-14-0 41-13-1 56-4-0 160-40-1
Pct. .727 .736 .755 .933 .795
Away 24-24-1 26-26-0 39-18-1 46-6-0 135-75-2
Pct. .490 .500 .681 .885 .637
Neutral 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 6-1-0 6-1-0
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POSTSEASON SUMMARIES 2008 NCAA Division II Playoffs 2008 NCAA DII Regional Finalist (11-1; 1-1 Playoffs) Allendale, Mich. • Grand Valley State 40, Ashland 7 • Minnesota-Duluth 19, Grand Valley State 13 (2 OT) 2007 NCAA Division II Playoffs 2007 NCAA DII Semi-Finalist (12-1; 2-1 Playoffs) Allendale, Mich. • Grand Valley State 21, North Dakota 14 • Grand Valley State 41, Central Washington 21 Maryville, Mo. • NW Missouri State 34, Grand Valley State 16 2006 NCAA Division II Playoffs 2006 NCAA DII National Champions (15-0; 4-0 Playoffs) Allendale, Mich. • Grand Valley State 35, South Dakota 17 • Grand Valley State 30, North Dakota 20 • Grand Valley State 49, Delta State 30 Florence, Ala. • Grand Valley State 17, NW Missouri State 14 (National Championship Game) 2005 NCAA Division II Playoffs 2005 NCAA DII National Champions (13-0; 4-0 Playoffs) Allendale, Mich. • Grand Valley State 17, North Dakota 3 • Grand Valley State 24, Saginaw Valley State 17 • Grand Valley State 55, East Stroudsburg 20 Florence, Ala. • Grand Valley State 21, NW Missouri State 17 (National Championship Game) 2004 NCAA Division II Playoffs 2004 NCAA DII Northwest Regional Finalist (12-1; 3-1 Playoffs) Winona, Minn. • Grand Valley State 16, Winona State 13 Midland, Mich. • Grand Valley State 10, Northwood 7 Grand Forks, ND • North Dakota 19, Grand Valley State 15 2003 NCAA Division II Playoffs 2003 NCAA DII National Champions (14-1; 4-0 Playoffs) Walthham, Mass. • Grand Valley State 65, Bentley 36 University Center, Mich. • Grand Valley State 10, Saginaw Valley 3 Kingsville, Tex. • Grand Valley State 31, Texas A&M-Kingsville 3 Florence, Ala. • Grand Valley State 10, North Dakota 3 (National Championship Game)
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2002 NCAA Division II Playoffs 2002 NCAA DII National Champions (14-0; 4-0 Playoffs) Allendale, Mich. • Grand Valley State 63, C.W. Post 13 • Grand Valley State 62, Indiana (Pa.) 21 • Grand Valley State 44, N. Colorado 7 Florence, Ala. • Grand Valley State 31, Valdosta State 24 (National Championship Game) 2001 NCAA Division II Playoffs 2001 NCAA DII National Runner-Up (13-1; 3-1 Playoffs) Allendale, Mich. • Grand Valley State 42, Bloomsburg 14 • Grand Valley State 33, Saginaw Valley 30 • Grand Valley State 34, Catawba 16 Florence, Ala. • North Dakota 17, GVSU 14 (National Championship Game) 1998 NCAA Division II Playoffs Slippery Rock, Pa. • Slippery Rock 37, Grand Valley State14 1994 NCAA Division II Playoffs Indiana, Pa. • Indiana (Pa.) 35, Grand Valley State 27 1991 NCAA Division II Playoffs San Marcos, Tex. • East Texas State 36, Grand Valley State 15 1990 NCAA Division II Playoffs Allendale, Mich. • East Texas State 20, Grand Valley State 14 1989 NCAA Division II Playoffs Allendale, Mich. • Indiana (Pa.) 34, Grand Valley State 24 1978 NAIA Division I Playoffs LaCrosse, Wis. • Grand Valley State 24, UW-LaCrosse 14 Elon, N.C. • Elon 13, Grand Valley State 7 Postseason Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 NCAA DII Playoff Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Postseason Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25-10 NCAA Playoff Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(24-4 since 2001) NCAA Home Playoff Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(15-1 since 2001) NCAA Road Playoff Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5 NCAA Neutral Site Playoff Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1 NCAA Championship Game Appearances . . . . . . . . . . .5 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) NCAA Championship Game Record . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1 NAIA Playoff Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
POSTSEASON SUMMARIES 1978 NAIA Playoffs Semifinal Game Elon 13, Gramd Valley State 7 Burlington, NC • Dec. 9, 1978 Burlington Memorial Stadium
1978 NAIA Playoff Quarterfinal Final Game Grand Valley State 24, UW-Lacrosse 14 Lacrosse, Wis. • Dec. 2, 1978 Memorial Field Scoring
1
2
3
4
TP
Scoring
1
2
3
4
TP
Grand Valley State UW-Lacrosse
14 7
7 0
0 0
3 7
24 14
Grand Valley State Elon College
0 0
0 3
0 0
7 10
7 13
GV
UW
QTR Time 2 0:05
0
7
QTR Time 1 8:04
1
1
4:17
0:16
2
9:48
4
14:55
4
1:28
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} UW Paul Radcliffe 6 yd run (Siedel kick) {13-69, 6:56} GV
Vaneess 38 yd pass from Quinley (McCoy kick) {8-59, 3:43}
7
7
Vaneess 1 yd run (McCoy kick) {8-35, 3:42}
14
7
Roach 2 yd run (McCoy kick) {10-51, 5:05}
21
7
UW Robinson 17 yd pass from Draxler (Seidel kick) {15-77, 5:34}
21
14
GV
24
14
GV
GV
McCoy 37 yd field goal {9-28, 3:21} TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles Penalties
GV 13 45-140 14/5/2 95 235 4-35.2 1-1 2-20
UW 19 50-160 36/17/5 225 385 1-32 2-1 7-30
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Roach 13-46, Vaneess 13-38. UW-Pieper 18-66, Radcliffe15-61. PASSING: GV-Quinley 5-14, 95. UW-Draxler 16-35, 211. RECEIVING: GV-Nash 2-25, Vaneess 1-38. UW-Robinson 6-125, Pieper 5-46. A - 2148
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} EC Rippy 27 yd field goal {5-27, 1:26}
GV 0
EC 3
4
12:46
EC
Hedrick 1 yd run (Rippy kick) {7-24, 2:49}
0
10
4
5:16
EC
Rippy 30 yd field goal {9-40, 4:44}
0
13
4
2:44
GV
Rubick 10 yd pass from Quinley (McCoy kick) {7-77, 1:42}
7
13
TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles Penalties Time of Possession
GV 12 43/114 16-9-2 95 209 5-27.2 9-4 7-57 27:37
EC 12 55/182 7-3-1 48 230 5-31.6 5-3 5-26 32:23
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: EC-Corpening 20-90, Hedrick 22-76. GV-Vaneess 11-49, Roach 1433. PASSING: EC-Currin 3-7, 48. GV-Quinley 9-16, 95. RECEIVING: EC-Hackett 3-48. GV-Nash 4-58, Rubick 2-26. A - 3500
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POSTSEASON SUMMARIES 1990 NCAA Division II First Round Playoff Game East Texas State 20, Grand Valley State 14 Allendale, Mich. • Nov. 17, 1990 Lubbers Stadium
1989 NCAA Division II First Round Playoff Game Indiana (Pa.) 34, Grand Valley State 24 Allendale, Mich. • Nov. 18, 1989 Lubbers Stadium Scoring
1
2
3
4
TP
Scoring
1
2
3
4
TP
Indiana (Pa.) Grand Valley State
0 3
7 7
7 7
20 7
34 24
East Texas State Grand Valley State
7 6
3 0
7 0
3 8
20 14
IU
GV
QTR Time 1 7:25
0
3
QTR Time 1 8:24 2
14:58
2
10:44
3
8:52
3
2:25
4
14:55
4
10:13
4
9:33
4
4:16
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} GV Miguel Sagaro 31 yd field goal {10-36, 5:10} GV Eric Lynch 1 yd run (Miguel Sagaro kick) {7-18, 2:38} IU Doug Adamrovich 9 yd run {Rob Grims kick) {10-51, 4:18} GV Eric Lynch 2 yd run (Miguel Sagaro kick) {12-64, 6:04} IU Ken Rock 1 yd run (Rob Grims kick) {8-55, 3:13} IU Ken Rock 19 yd run (Rob Grims kick failed) {5-44, 1:32} GV Eric Lynch 1 yd run (Miguel Sagaro kick) {7-27, 2:59} IU Hill 58 yd pass from Tony Alliucci (Rob Grims kick) {2-58,0:39} IU Ken Rock 1 yd run (Rob Grims kick) {10-50, 3:43}
TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles/Lost Penalties Time of Possession
IU 18 38/136 20-13-1 224 360 4/34.0 2/2 8/76 26:42
0 7 7 14
2:20
2
6:32
3
5:42
4
9:09
4
4:02
10 10 17 17
20
17
20
24
27
24
34
24
GV 18 49/182 29-13-0 144 326 5/24.0 4/2 9/63 33:18
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: IU- Rock 26-121, Adamrovich 6-22. GV- Lipsey 17-76, Lynch 19-74. PASSING: IU-Alliucci 13-20-1, 224; GV- Hull 13-29-0, 144. RECEIVING: IU- Hill 7-154, Kovell 2-27; GV- Mitchell 5-67, E. Lynch 3-23. A - 1837
174
1
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} GV Eric Lynch 1 yd run (Miguel Sagaro kick failed) {8-57, 3:21} ET Gary Perry 4 yd run (Billy Watkins kick) {15-83, 5:05} ET Billy Watkins 42 yd field goal {9-30, 3:26} ET Gary Compton pass from Bob Bounds (Billy Watkins kick) {4-54, 0:50} GV Jack Hull 4 yd run (Hull pass to Mele good) {8-70, 2:54} ET Billy Watkins 35 yd field goal {6-43, 3:16}
ET
GV
0
6
7
6
10
6
17
6
17
14
20
14
TEAM STATISTICS ET GV First Downs 22 24 Rushes/Yards 40/76 46/231 Passes (A-C-I) 29-18-1 22-9-3 Yards Passing 225 113 Total Offense 301 344 Punts/Average 4/39.3 4/25.7 Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1 Penalties 8/85 10/89 Time of Possession 31:20 28:40
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: ET- Bounds 13-65, Chapman 10-33; GV-Lipsey 18-127, Lynch 15-85. PASSING: ET- Bounds 16-26-1, 207; GV- Hull 9-21-3 113 RECEIVING: ET- Harp 6-73, Compton 4-71; GV-Mele 3-46, Short 2-27 A - 3103
POSTSEASON SUMMARIES 1994 NCAA Division II First Round Playoff Game Indiana (Pa.) 35, Grand Valley State 27 Indiana, Pa. • Nov. 19, 1994 George P. Miller Stadium
1991 NCAA Division II First Round Playoff Game East Texas State 36, Grand Valley State 15 Commerce, Tex. • Nov. 23, 1991 Memorial Stadium Scoring
1
2
3
4
TP
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1
2
3
4
TP
Grand Valley State East Texas State
7 7
0 0
0 22
8 7
15 36
Grand Valley State Indiana (Pa.)
0 7
10 7
10 7
7 14
27 35
QTR Time 1 10:41
ET
1
4:50
GV
3
7:30
ET
3 3
2:37 0:48
ET ET
3
0:00
ET
4
4:34
ET
4
0:31
GV
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} GV Gary Perry 2 yd run (Billy Watkins kick) {4-35, 1:19} 0 Jack Hull 23 yd run (Miguel Sagaro kick) {11-78, 5:15} 7 Bob Bounds 13 yd run (pass failed) {3-14, 0:56} 7 Anthony Evans tackles in end zone by Joe Brookins, safety 7 Gary Perry 1 yd run (Billy Watkins kick) {4-80, 1:49} 7 Wille Mozeke 48 yd pass from Mike Meador (Billy Watkins kick) {1-48, 0:09} 7 Eddie Tenison 11 yd run (Billy Watkins kick) {6-86, 3:33} 7 John Sanders 7 yd pass from Jack Hull (Jack Hull pass good) {9-80, 2:40} 15 TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards Time of Possession
GV 22 37/159 36/16/3 182 341 5/38.4 7/5 9/69 27:57
ET 28 52/278 26/13/1 229 507 5/37.4 3/2 12/127 32:03
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: ET-Perry 19-122, Mozeke 11-68; GV-Lynch 18-77, Evans 7-57. PASSING: ET-Meador 8-13-0, 168; GV-Hull 16-36-3, 182. RECEIVING: ET-Perry 3-37, Minor 2-81; GV-Mitchell 6-70, Sanders 3-24 A - 3000
ET 7
QTR Time 1 0:52
7
2 2
14:04 7:12
13
2
4:04
15
3
7:33
22
3 3
4:13 1:50
4
14:30
4
7:28
4
1:25
29 36 36
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} GV IU Dennis Robinson 36 yd run (John Ruff kick) {7-65, 2:58} 0 GV Will Sanders 34 yd field goal {7-81, 1:43} 3 IU Dennis Robinson (John Ruff kick) {9-51, 4:12} 3 GV Youseff Sareini 28 yd pass from Kwame McKinnon (Sanders kick) {8-86, 3:08} 10 GV Scott Kuderick 3 yd run (Will Sanders) {7-67, 3:51) 17 GV Will Sanders 38 yd field goal {4-16, 1:37} 20 IU Dennis Robinson 4 yd run (John Ruff kick) {6-73, 2:23} 20 IU Taun Henderson 62 yd pass from Ken Fergusen (John Ruff kick) {3-76, 1:05} 20 IU Dennis Robinson 20 yd run (John Ruff kick) {3-45, 1:14) 20 GV Darnell Jamison 3 yd run (Will Sanders kick) {9-88, 2:04} 27
TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles Penalties Time of Possession
GV 16 39/154 28/12/1 197 351 9-32.7 0/0 10/62 30:55
IU 7 7 14 14 14 14 21 28 35 35
IU 19 56/279 15/7/3 196 427 5-34.6 3/1 7/41 29:05
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: IU-Robinson 33-203. Campolo 7-45; GV-Jamison 21-130, McKinnon 11-44. PASSING: IU-Fergusen 4-9-2, 162; GV-McKinnon 12-28-1, 197. RECEIVING: IU-Henderson 3-101, Glass 1-50; GV-Sareini 3-55, Porte 3-38. A - 1824
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POSTSEASON SUMMARIES 1998 NCAA Division II First Round Playoff Game Slippery Rock 37, Grand Valley State 14 Slippery Rock, Pa. • Nov. 21, 1998 N. Kerr Thompson Stadium Scoring 1 2 3 4 TP
2001 NCAA Division II First Round Playoff Game Grand Valley State 42, Bloomsburg 14 Allendale, Mich. • Nov. 17, 2001 Lubbers Stadium Scoring 1 2 3 4
TP
Grand Valley State Slippery Rock
Bloomsburg Grand Valley State
14 42
QTR Time 2 2:53 2
0:13
3 3
11:04 6:18
3 3 3 4
6:01 4:49 0:53 6:29
0 0
7 7
7 23
0 7
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} GV SR D.J. Flick 11 yd pass from Randy McKavish (Morgan Anderson kick) {8-70, 3:45} 0 GV Jason Trice 23 yd pass fro m Jeff Fox (Kevin Sonntag kick) {8-74, 2:32} 7 SR Morgan Anderson 24 yd field goal {10-69, 3:48} 7 SR Brian Polk 47 yd fumble return (Morgan Anderson kick) 7 GV Billy Cook 85 yd kickoff return (Kevin Sanntog kick) 14 SR D.J. Flick 65 yd pass from Randy McKavish (Morgan Anderson kick failed) {3-65, 1:02} 14 SR Scott Whipple 40 yd pass from Randy McKavish (Morgan Anderson kick) {4-82, 1:45) 14 SR D.J. Flick 67 yd pass from Randy McKavish (Morgan Anderson kick) {1-67, 0:14} 14 TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles Penalties Time of Possession
GV 17 24/112 50/26/2 296 408 5/39.0 3/3 9/81 28:04
14 37 SR
GV
7 1
1:52
BU
7 10
2
14:56
GV
17
2
11:27
GV
17
2
8:02
GV
23
2
0:57
BU
30
3
3:01
GV
37
3
0:55
GV
SR 22 42/218 29/14/0 277 495 7/35.7 1/0 6/52 31:56
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: SR-Magulick 21-88, Kennedy 9-64; GV-Granata 8-70, Catledge 10-47 PASSING: SR-McKavish 14-29-0, 277; GV-Fox 26-50-2, 296. RECEIVING: SR-Whipple 6-79, Flick 3-143; GV-Smith 9-96, Trice 7-99. A - 5500
176
QTR Time 1 3:28
7 7
7 21
0 14
0 0
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} Darren Smith 35 yd interception return (Kevin Sonntag kick) Darryl Williams 18 yd pass from Chris Thompson (Ton Oliver kick) {5-57, 1:36} David Kircus 10 yd pass from Curt Anes (Kevin Sonntag kick) {6-62, 1:56} Curt Anes 29 yd run (Kevin Sonntag kick) {3-35, 1:23} Reggie Spearmon 1 yd run (Kevin Sonntag kick) {3-46, 1:19} Rocco Forgione 11 yd pass from Chris Thompson (Tom Oliver kick) {15-75, 7:05} Reggie Spearmon 1 yd run (Kevin Sonntag kick) {8-80, 3:21} Reggie Spearmon 4 yd run (Kevin Sonntag kick) {3-13, 0:39} TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards Time of Possession
BU 19 35/104 33/19/2 214 255 7/35.9 4/2 6/61 27:54
BU
GV
0
7
7
7
7
14
7
21
7
28
14
28
14
35
14
42
GV 25 52/241 25/16/2 277 493 2/15.0 1/1 7/75 32:06
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Spearmon 24-94, Lesniak 14-56; BU-Glaze 18-63, Henry 6-32. PASSING: GV-Anes 12-17-0, 187; BU-Thompson 19-33-2, 214. RECEIVING: GV-Kircus 8-172, Hibbler 3-61; BU-Forgione 7-107, Johnson 5-30. A - 4858
POSTSEASON SUMMARIES 2001 NCAA Division II Quarterfinal Playoff Game Grand Valley State 33, Saginaw Valley State 30 Allendale, Mich. • Nov. 24, 2001 Lubbers Stadium
2001 NCAA Division II Semifinal Playoff Game Grand Valley State 34, Catawaba 16 Allendale, Mich. • Dec. 1, 2001 Lubbers Stadium Scoring 1 2 3 4
TP 16 34
Scoring
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2
3
4
TP
Saginaw Valley State Grand Valley State
10 0
7 13
6 14
7 6
30 33
Catawaba College Grand Valley State
SV
GV
QTR Time 1 7:15
7 10
0 0
2
9:27
10
6
2
0:54
10
13
3 4
5:03 14:58
17
13
4
6:36
17
20
4
5:19
17
27
4
0:39
23
27
23
33
30
33
QTR Time 1 10:01 1 2
0:06 13:24
SV SV GV
2
9:33
GV
2
3:33
SV
3 3 3 4 4
9:44 4:55 1:03 5:34 3:27
GV GV SV GV SV
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} Mark LaFreniere 2 yd pass from Matt LaFleur (Eric Houle kick) {6-39, 2:50} Eric Houle 39 yd field goal {6-58, 2:28} David Kircus 25 yd pass from Todd Wojciechowski (Ryan Brady pass failed) {5-42, 1:42} David Kircus 3 yd pass from Todd Wojciechowski (Kevin Sonntag kick) {9-33, 2:42} Matt LaFleur 70 yd run (Eric Houle kick) {3-59, 1:30} Phil Condon 11 yd pass from Ryan Brady (Kevin Sonntag kick) {7-45, 1:44} David Kircus 38 yd pass from Ryan Brady (Kevin Sonntag kick) {1-38, 0:01} Matt LaFleur 4 yd run (Eric Houle kick blocked) {8-46, 3:52} Ryan Brady 3 yd run (Ryan Brady pass falied) {6-64, 2:07} Keath Bartynski 13 yd pass from Matt LaFleur (Eric Houle kick) {6-64, 2:07} TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles/Lost Penalties/Yards Time of Possession
SV 14 33/175 23/15/2 213 354 4/38.3 3/1 6/36 28:19
GV 24 59/276 22/11/1 136 382 5/41.4 1/1 6/36 31:41
7 0
0 13
3 0
6 21
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} CC Nick Means 27 yd pass from Luke Samples (Matt Gross kick) {3-51, 0:54} GV Terrance Banks 12 yd pass from Todd Wojciechowski (Kevin Sonntag kick) {5-54, 1:06} GV Scott Mackey 39 yd interception return (Kevin Sonntag kick failed) CC Matt Gross 25 yd field goal {6-54, 2:05} GV Reggie Spearmon 1 yd run (Kevin Sonntag kick) {11-77, 5:05) CC Rodney Wallace 4 yd run (Matt Gross kick failed) {8-41, 3:35} GV Reggie Spearmon 3 yd run (Kevin Sonntag kick) {3-72, 1:17} GV Reggie Spearmon 2 yd run (Kevin Sonntag kick) {8-53, 4:22} TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles Penalties Time of Possession
CC 16 33/91 36/22/2 238 329 7/30.7 0/0 4/30 32:26
CC
GV
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0
7
7
7 10
13 13
10
20
16
20
16
27
16
34
GV 18 50/242 14/7/0 155 397 6/40.3 1/1 5/45 27:34
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Spearmon 20-121, Brady 23-107; CC-Wallace 19-68, Bland 6-16; PASSING: GV-Wojciechowski 4-7-0, 63; CC-Samples 22-36-2, 238 RECEIVING: GV-Kircus 3-78, Banks 2-39; CC-Squirewell 8-51, Means 7-64 A - 6585
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Spearmon 25-113, Brady 22-88; SV-LaFleur 15-87, Bartynski 1248. PASSING: GV-Wojciechowski 8-15-0, 77; SV-LaFleur 15-23-2, 213. RECEIVING: GV-Kircus 4-73, Condon 3-31; SV LaFreniere 6-45, Bartnski 4-73 A - 3737
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POSTSEASON SUMMARIES North Dakota Wins First Division II Football Championship By BOB JOHNSON Associated Press Writer December 08, 2001 -
2001 NCAA Division II Championship Game North Dakota 17, Grand Valley State 14 Florence, Ala. • Dec. 8, 2001 Braly Municipal Stadium Scoring
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TP
Grand Valley State North Dakota
7 3
0 0
0 0
7 14
14 17
QTR Time 1 11:18 1 5:55 4
12:55
4
2:46
4
0:29
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} GV ND Cameron Peterka 36 yd field goal {10-56, 3:42} 0 GV Ryan Brady 2 yd run (Kevin Sonntag kick) {10-70, 3:14} 7 ND Kelly Klosterman 9 yd run (Cameron Peterka kick) {7-30, 3:32} 7 GV Ryan Brady 12 yd run (Kevin Sonntag kick) {10-81, 3:34} 14 ND Jed Perkerewicz 1 yd run (Cameron Peterka kick) {9-80, 2:!7} 14
TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles Penalties Time of Possession
GV 16 34/161 27/13/2 138 299 6/35.5 5/1 10/85 24:38
ND 3 3 10 10 17
ND 19 50/187 27/8/0 139 326 5/33.2 0/0 8/50 35:22
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: ND-Perkerewicz 26-96, Klosterman 18-61; GV-Brady 15-83, Spearmon 7-52. PASSING: ND-Klosterman 8-27-0, 139; GV-Wojciechowski 11-22-2, 128. RECEIVING: ND-Schleuser 3-76, Graf 3-41; GV-Kircus 4-58, Banks 3-33. A - 6113
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) -- Jed Perkerewiez scored on a 1-yard with 29 seconds to play as North Dakota outlasted Grand Valley State 17-14 on Saturday for its first NCAA Division II championship. Grand Valley State (13-1) appeared poised to win its first national championship when quarterback Ryan Brady scored his second touchdown of the day on a 12-yard run with 2:46 to play. North Dakota (14-1) then drove 80 yards in nine plays for the winning score. On fourth down with 38 seconds to play, Kelby Klosterman hit Luke Schleusner with a 58-yard pass to the 1. Perkerewiez scored on the next play. Perkerewiez ran 26 times for 96 yards to lead a North Dakota team that did most of its damage on the ground on an overcast, damp day. North Dakota took the lead with 12:55 to play on Klosterman's 9-yard run. The Fighting Sioux quarterback ran for 61 yards and completed 8 of 27 passes for 139 yards. For Grand Valley State, Brady and Todd Wojciechowski split quarterbacking duties, with Brady rushing for 89 yards. Wojciechowski was the Lakers' passing quarterback, completing 11 of 22 attempts for 128 yards. Brady, a receiver for much of the season, and Wojciechowski were filling in for injured Curt Anes, a finalist for Harlon Hill Trophy who suffered a season-ending knee injury in the Lakers' first playoff game. Grand Valley State led 7-3 at halftime after a sloppy first half that featured three missed field goals by North Dakota and two turnovers by the Lakers. The Fighting Sioux took the opening kickoff and drove 56 yards in 10 plays to set up a 36-yard field goal by Cameron Peterka. The North Dakota kicker missed field-goal attempts from 47, 38 and 36 yards later in the half. The Lakers drove 70 yards in 10 plays late in the first quarter with Brady scoring on a two-yard-run. The drive featured both Grand Valley State quarterbacks, with Wojciechowski completing passes of 19 and 20 yards to David Kircus, and Brady setting up the score with an 18-yard run to the 5. North Dakota's Mike O'Neil intercepted two of Wojciechowski's passes in the first half, including one at the goal line when the Lakers were threatening midway through the second quarter.
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POSTSEASON SUMMARIES 2002 NCAA Division II First Round Playoff Game Grand Valley State 62, C.W. Post 13 Allendale, Mich. • Nov. 23, 2002 Lubbers Stadium
2002 NCAA Division II Quarterfinal Playoff Game Grand Valley State 62, Indiana (Pa.) 21 Allendale, Mich. • Nov. 30, 2002 Lubbers Stadium
Scoring
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C.W. Post Grand Valley State
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6 21
0 13
13 62
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0:04
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13:14
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11:27
2 3 3
1:14 10:54 8:07
3
0:51
3
0:28
4
12:56
4
4:08
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} CWP GV David Kircus 7-yard pass from Curt Anes (Dave Hendrix-kick) {12-74, 5:49} 0 CWP T.J. Brocking 1-yard run (Tim Wagner-kick) {13-51, 4:53} 7 GV David Kircus 48-yard pass from Curt Anes (Ryan Brady-rush failed) {5-80, 1:50} 7 GV David Kircus 24-yard pass from Curt Anes (David Kircus-pass) {2-27, 0:37} 7 GV Reggie Spearmon 34-yard pass from Curt Anes (Dave Hendrix-kick) {1-34, 0:12} 7 GV Reggie Spearmon 1-yard run (Dave Hendrix-kick) {8-45, 2:19} 7 GV David Kircus 34-yard pass from Curt Anes (Dave Hendrix-kick) {3-38, 0:45} 7 GV Todd DeVree 5-yard pass from Ryan Brady (Dave Hendrix-kick) {10-58, 3:57} 7 CWP Ian Smart 76-yard run (Tim Wagner-kick failed) 13 GV Reggie Spearmon 15-yard pass from Curt Anes (Dave Hendrix-kick) {9-56, 2:32} 13 GV Brent Lesniak 5-yard run (kick failed) {9-70, 4:35} 13 TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles/Lost Penalties Time of Possession
CWP 11 44/183 14-3 21 204 8/27.3 0/0 7/44 29:43
GV 25 42/137 33-25 391 528 1/40.0 1/1 10/88 30:17
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Spearmon 25-71; CWP-Smart 23-139. PASSING: GV-Anes 23-31, 337 CWP-Blount 3-14, 21. RECEIVING: GV-Kircus 7-161, Banks 7-68; CWP-Brocking 1-9. A-4223
Scoring Indiana (Pa.) Grand Valley State QTR 1
Time 12:23
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7:11
1
5:09
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0:52
2
13:46
21
2
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28
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6:51
35
2
4:18
2
0:51
3
14:15
3
12:59
3
10:13
3
1:32
4
1:22
GV 7 7 13
42 49 49 56 62
1 7 19
2 0 31
3 14 10
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} GV Brent Lesniak 15-yard run (Dave Hendrix-kick) {8-69, 2:37} GV David Kircus 11-yard pass from Curt Anes (Dave Hendrix-kick failed) {11-64, 4:01} IUP J.R. Thomas 38-yard pass from Brian Eyerman (Josh Telenko-kick) {4-59, 2:02} GV Reggie Spearmon 1-yard run (Curt Anes pass failed) {11-70, 4:17} GV Dave Hendrix 35-yard field goal {5-25, 1:14} GV Reggie Spearmon 16-yard run (Dave Hendrix-kick) {2-36, 0:17} GV Reggie Spearmon 1-yard run (Dave Hendrix-kick) {8-50, 3:19} GV B. Langston 4-yard blocked punt return (Dave Hendrix-kick) GV Reggie Spearmon 1-yard run (Dave Hendrix-kick) {7-28, 2:46} IUP Elice Parker 70-yard run (Josh Telenko-kick) {1-75, 0:45} GV Brent Lesniak 15-yard run (Dave Hendrix-kick) {4-57, 1:16} IUP LeRon McCoy 4-yard pass from Brian Eyerman (Josh Telenko-kick) {8-75, 2:46} GV Dave Hendrix 42-yard field goal {13-60, 6:19} GV Team Saftey TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles/Lost Penalties Time of Possession
IUP 9 25/103 20-8-1 125 228 6/20.7 3/3 9/72 21:08
4 0 2
TP 21 62 IUP
GV
0
7
0
13
7
13
7
19
7
22
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29
7
36
7
43
7
50
14
50
14
57
21
57
21 21
60 62
GV 33 58/291 28-21 235 526 1/13.0 2/2 8/59 38:52
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Lesniak 16-125, Spearmon 25-112; IUP-Parker 11-101. PASSING: GV-Anes 17-22, 191; IUP-Eyerman 6-15, 113. RECEIVING: GV-Banks 7-96; IUP-Howard 2-39. A-3705
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POSTSEASON SUMMARIES 2002 NCAA Division II Semifinal Playoff Game Grand Valley State 44, Northern Colorado 7 Allendale, Mich. • Dec. 7, 2002 Lubbers Stadium Scoring 1 2 3 4
TP
Northern Colorado Grand Valley State
7 44
QTR Time 1 10:45 2
13:32
2
8:18
2 3
2:26 13:37
3
11:50
3
2:58
4
3:42
0 7
0 17
7 13
Grand Valley to play for National Championship
0 7
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} NC GV Reggie Spearmon 3-yard run (Dave Hendrix-kick) {11-65, 4:15} 0 GV David Kircus 16-yard pass from Curt Anes (Dave Hendrix-kick) {13-89, 5:11} 0 GV David Kircus 24-yard pass from Curt Anes (Dave Hendrix-kick) {7-63, 2:47} 0 GV Dave Hendrix 24-yard field goal {8-31, 4:10} 0 NC Jared Jackson 22-yard pass from Mark Passard (Mark Swim-kick) {4-65, 1:23} 7 GV Reggie Spearmon 13-yard run (Dave Hendrix-kick) {5-67, 1:47} 7 GV David Kircus 21-yard pass from Curt Anes (Dave Hendrix-kick failed) {5-35, 1:48} 7 GV David Kircus 5-yard pass from Curt Anes (Dave Hendrix-kick) {10-60, 5:12} 7
TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles/Lost Penalties Time of Possession
NC 15 25/5 32-20-3 243 248 6/42.8 0-0 8-90 28:02
GV 27 41/189 28-20-0 243 432 3/28.7 3-1 3-35 31:58
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Spearmon 32-143; NC-Matthews 13-50. PASSING: GV-Anes 20-28, 243; NC-Passard 20-32, 243. RECEIVING: GV-Banks 11-116, Kircus 7-90; NC-Pyatt 6-60, Jackson 5-75. A-5215
GV 7 14 21 24 24 31 37 44
Allendale, Mich. - Grand Valley State will make its second straight trip to Florence, Alabama for the NCAA DII National Championship game after rolling past Northern Colorado 44-7 in Saturday's semifinal matchup at Lubbers Stadium. The Lakers jumped out to a 24-0 halftime lead and never looked back as GVSU recorded its 22nd straight home victory. Senior Harlon Hill candidate Curt Anes hooked up with AllAmerican WR David Kircus on four of the Laker touchdowns, while Reggie Spearmon added the other two scores. GVSU, which has been ranked #1 all season, will play #2 Valdosta State in next week's National Championship on Saturday, December 14th, at 4:00 pm EST. GVSU took the opening kickoff 65 yards in 11 plays, culiminated by Spearmon's 3-yard TD run. The Lakers drove 89 yards in 13 plays as Kircus and Anes hooked up for the first of their four pass-catch TDs. The first covered 16 yards. Kircus and Anes hooked up again, this time from 24 yards out at the 8:18 mark of the second quarter to put GVSU up 21-0. Anes scrambled around for near 10 seconds before finding Kircus. PK David Hendrix drilled a 24-yard field goal with 2:26 left in the second quarter to give GVSU a 24-0 lead. Northern Colorado drove down to the Laker five yard line with under a minute left in the opeing half, but three straight Laker QB sacks forced the Bears into a field goal which Keyonta Marshall blocked. Northern Colorado got on the board with their first possession of the second half with a 4-play, 65-yard drive. QB Mark Passard connected with Jared Jackson on a 22yard TD. However, the Lakes answered with an impressive 5-play, 67-yard TD drive with Spearmon going the final 13 yards for the TD. Anes and Kircus hooked up with 2:58 left in the third quarter on a 21-yard TD and again in the fourth quarter, this from 5-yards out. The Grand Valley State defense recorded nine QB sacks and limited UNC to just five yards rushing on 25 carries. Eight Lakers combined for the nine QB sacks, while GVSU also picked off three passes. Scott Mackey, Joe Ballard and Marvis Bryant each recorded a pick. Orlando Williams led the defense with nine tackles and three QB sacks, while Scott Mackey and Dan Vaughn each recorded seven. Vaughn also notched a career-high four QB sacks. Anes completed 20-28 passes for 243 yards and four TDs, while running for 22 yards on four carries. Spearmon rushed 32 times for 143 yards and two TDs, while Terrance Banks tied the GVSU single-game record with 11 receptions for 116 yards. Kircus caught seven passes for 90 yards and four TDs. Mark Passard completed 20-32 passes for 243 yards and one TD, but was sacked nine times. Brad Pyatt caught six passes for 60 yards, while Jared Jackson hauled in five passes for 75 yards. Adam Matthews rushed 13 times for 50 yards. Notes... Grand Valley State has now won 22 straight games at Lubbers Stadium...WR David Kircus caught four TD passes (32), breaking college football all-division mark of 28 he set last year. Kircus also has 73 career TD receptions, the second highest total in college football history and just two behind the all-time record of 75...Curt Anes moved past the 10,000-yard mark in career passing yards. Anes has thrown for 10,220 yards and 111 TDs in his career.
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POSTSEASON SUMMARIES 2002 NCAA Division II National Championship Game Grand Valley State 31, Valdosta State 24 Florence, Ala. • Dec. 14, 2002 Braly Municipal Stadium Scoring 1 2 3 4 TP Valdosta State Grand Valley State QTR Time 1 6:23 1 5:37 1
1:06
2 2 3
12:54 0:34 12:28
3
3:51
4 4
3:30 3:09
4
1:04
3 14
3 3
7 7
11 7
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} VS VS Will Rhody 26-yard field goal {9-89, 2:54} 3 GV Reggie Spearmon 9-yard run (Dave Hendrix-kick) {2-58, 0:46} 3 GV David Kircus 54-yard pass from Curt Anes (Dave Hendrix-kick) {3-54, 1:35} 3 GV Dave Hendrix 38-yard field goal {5-23, 2:01} 3 VS Will Rhody 27-yard field goal {4-2, 2:00} 6 GV David Kircus 67-yard pass from Curt Anes (Dave Hendrix-kick) {4-69, 1:37} 6 VS Aaron Jenkins 7-yard run (Will Rhody Kick) {14-56, 4:51} 13 VS Will Rhody 43-yard field goal {10-38, 3:50} 16 VS Tim Thompson 0-yard fumble recovery (C.J. Lofton pass) 24 GV David Kircus 10-yard pass from Curt Anes (Dave Hendrix-kick) {7-68, 2:05} 24
TEAM STATISTICS VS First Downs 14 Rushes/Yards 35/133 Passes (A-C-I) 42-27-3 Yards Passing 181 Total Offense 314 Punts/Average 7-35.3 Fumbles/Lost 3-0 Penalties 1-10 Time of Possession 32:35
24 31 GV 0
GV 17 30/118 36-23-1 361 479 4-41.8 2-2 6-39 27:25
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Lesniak 8-56; VS-Jenkins 20-111. PASSING: GV-Anes 23-36, 361; VS-Faulkner 26-41, 139. RECEIVING: GV-Kircus 11-270, Banks 9-66; VS- Jordan 4-57, Mosley 9-47. A-9783
7 14 17 17 24
Grand Valley Claims Division II National Championship 24 24 24 31
Florence, Ala. - Harlon Hill Award winner Curt Anes hit All-American wide receiver David Kircus with a 10-yard scoring pass with 1:04 left in the game to lift Grand Valley State to a 31-24 victory and the 2002 NCAA Division II Football National Championship. The National Championship is the school's first-ever in a varsity sport. Valdosta State opened the scoring with a field goal by Will Rhody at the 6:23 mark of the first quarter. The field goal capped an 8-play, 89-yard drive and put the Lakers behind for just the second time in 2002. The VSU lead didn't last long as GVSU went 58 yards in just two plays. Anes hit Kircus with a 49-yard pass play, and Reggie Spearmon carried the ball in from 9-yards out to put the Lakers up 7-3. The Blazers were forced to punt on its ensuing drive and the Lakers struck quickly again. Anes hit Kircus again, this time with a 54-yards out and David Hendrix added the PAT to put the Lakers up 14-3. GVSU drove 23 yards in five plays and Hendrix hit a 38-yard field goal to put GVSU up 17-3. VSU added a field goal late in the second quarter to pull the Blazers within 11 (17-6) at the half. The Lakers forced a three and out to open the second half and the GVSU took advantage as Anes hit Kircus with a 67-yard scoring pass. Hendrix added the PAT and GVSU led 24-6. VSU scored it first TD of the game midway through the third quarter as Aaron Jenkins rambled in from seven yards out to cap a 14-play, 56-yard drive. GVSU missed a pair of scoring opportunities and the Blazers capitalized to close the margin. Rhody kicked a 43-yard field goal, followed by a mishandled snap by Laker QB Curt Anes that VSU's Tim Thompson recovered for TD. Buster Faulkner hit C.J. Lofton with the two-point conversion to tie the game at 24-24 with 3:09 left. Terrence Banks put the Lakers in good field position with a 30-yard kickoff return. Anes and Kircus then went to work. Anes hit Kircus with an 8-yard completion, then a 33-yard stop-n-go. Facing a third and nine from the VSU 26 yard line, Anes hit Kircus with a 10-yard completion. Spearmon ran six yards to the Blazer 10 to set up the winning score. Anes checked from a run play to pass play and hit Kircus with the National Championship winning score. Anes completed 23-of-36 passes for 361 yards and three TDs. Kircus caught a championship game record 11 passes for record 270 yards and three TDs. Terrence Banks caught nine passes for 66 yards, while Brent Lesniak rushed eight times for 56 yards. Spearmon rushed 14 times for 29 yards. DB Melvin Estes and DL Keyonta Marshal led the defense with a combined 24 tackles and 12 tackles for loss (37 yards). Estes notched 12 tackles, six tackles for loss (-21) and 2.5 QB sacks, while Marshall chipped in 12 stops, six tackles for loss and one QB sack. LB Orlando Williams notched eight tackles, two tackles for loss and one QB sack. CB Darren Smith snagged a pair of interception and notched two pass deflections. GVSU completed the 2002 season with a perfect 14-0 record, including wins in 33of-its-last-34 games.
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POSTSEASON SUMMARIES 2003 NCAA Division II First Round Playoff Game Grand Valley State 65, Bentley College 36 Waltham, Mass. • Nov. 22, 2003 Bentley Stadium Scoring Grand Valley State Bentley College QTR 1
Time 12:31
1 17 6
2 20 16
3 7 6
4 21 8
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} GV GV Mario Locricchio 34-yd blocked punt return 7 (Dave Hendrix-kick) 1 10:00 BC Dallas Mall 18-yd pass from Marc Eddy (Enzo Tirino-kick) {7-80, 2:31} 7 1 8:51 GV Brandon Langston 93-yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (David Hendrix-kick) {3-92, 1:09} 14 1 6:25 GV David Hendrix 33-yd field goal {7-12, 2:12} 17 2 14:49 GV David Hendrix 35-yd field goal {6-20, 2:04} 20 2 10:06 BC Enzo Tirino 34-yd field goal {13-53, 4:43} 20 2 9:06 GV Michael Tennessee 5-yd run (Dave Hendrix-kick) {3-19, 1:00} 27 2 6:14 GV Micah Staley 27-yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Dave Hendrix-kick) {4-28, 0:57} 34 2 3:19 BC Dallas Mall 5-yd pass from Marc Eddy (Enzo Tirino-kick) {8-70, 2:55) 34 2 1:01 BC Dallas Mall 34-yd pass from Marc Eddy (Enzo Tirino-kick) {5-82, 1:15) 34 2 00:00 GV David Hendrix 29-yd field goal {5-53, 1:01} 37 3 12:11 GV Brandon Langston 29-yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Dave Hendrix-kick) {6-67, 2:49} 44 3 3:47 BC Mark Dhooge 17-yd pass from Marc Eddy (Marc Eddy pass failed) {7-67, 2:24} 44 4 13:47 GV Cullen Finnerty 20-yd run (Dave Hendrix-kick) {2-20, 0:14} 51 4 12:14 GV Scott Mackey 37-yd interception return (David Hendrix-kick) 58 4 6:43 BC Dallas Mall 5-yd pass from Marc Eddy (Russ Bonilla pass from Marc Eddy) {15-71, 5:31} 58 4 3:44 GV Ryan Hukill 18-yd run (David Hendrix-kick) {2-26, 0:48} 65 TEAM STATISTICS GV BC First Downs 17 22 Rushes/Yards 38/218 25/-14 Passes (A-C-I) 31/17/0 59/34/5 Yards Passing 317 446 Total Offense 535 432 Punts/Average 3/111 4/87 Fumbles 0/0 0/0 Penalties 18/172 6/43 Time of Possession 27:27 32:33 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Finnnerty 13-92; BC-Breda 10-9. PASSING: GV-Finnerty 17-31-0, 317; BC-Eddy 34-59-5, 446. RECEIVING: GV-Langston 8-148; BC-Mall 14-170. A-4433
2003 NCAA Division II Quarterfinal Playoff Game Grand Valley State 10, Saginaw Valley 3 Saginaw, Mich. • Nov. 29, 2003 Wickes Memorial Stadium TP 65 36 BC 0
6 6 6 6 9
Scoring
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Grand Valley State Saginaw Valley State
0 3
10 0
0 0
0 0
10 3
QTR Time 1 5:47 2 3:12 2 1:33
TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles Penalties Time of Possession
9 9 15 22 22 22 28 28 28 36 36
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} SV Eric Houle 21-yd field goal {16-74,6:28} GV Dave Hendrix 31-yd field goal{9-50, 3:39} GV Scott Mackey 46-yd interception return (Dave Hendrix-kick) GV 14 33/93 26/13/1 204 297 5/184 0/0 4/28 27:15
GV 0 3
SV 3 3
10
3
SV 20 33/46 46/27/2 300 346 5/214 0/0 7/35 32:45
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Tennessee 16-66; SV-Bridges 15-46 PASSING: GV-C. Finnerty 12-25-1, 196; SV-Radlinski 27-46-2, 300. RECEIVING: GV-Langston 4-74; SV-Martinez 8-107. A-9267
2003 NCAA Division II Semifinal Playoff Game Grand Valley State 31, Texas A&M-Kingsville 3 Kingsville, Tex. • Dec. 6, 2003 Javelina Stadium Scoring 1 2 3 4
TP
Grand Valley State Texas A&M-Kingsville
31 3
QTR Time 1 12:18 1
7:29
2
1:01
3 4
10:17 9:30
4
6:18
7 3
7 0
3 0
14 0
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} GV TAM Richard Hammond 37-yard field goal {4-5, 1:28} 0 GV Cullen Finnerty 20-yard run (Dave Hendrix-kick) {14-67, 4:49} 7 GV Michael Tennessee 30-yard run (Dave Hendrix-kick) {4-39, 1:25} 14 GV Dave Hendrix 23-yard field goal {5-13, 1:27} 17 GV Cullen Finnerty 3-yard run (Dave Hendrix-kick) {16-80, 8:54} 24 GV Michael Tennessee 15-yard run (Dave Hendrix-kick) {4-35, 1:27} 31 TEAM STATISTICS GV TAM First Downs 19 10 Rushes/Yards 61/299 27/46 Passes (A-C-I) 19-8-0 21-11-3 Yards Passing 54 84 Total Offense 353 130 Punts/Average 3/33 0/0 Fumbles/Lost 1--7 0-0 Penalties 11-114 10-82 Time of Possession 37:20 22:40
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Tennessee 37-155, Finnerty 17-117; TAM-Williams 16-72. PASSING: GV-Finnerty 8-17-0, 54; TAM-Taylor 11-21-3, 84. RECEIVING: GV-Tennessee 5-17; TAM-Washington 4-42, Williams 3-33. A-10500
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POSTSEASON SUMMARIES 2003 NCAA Division II National Championship Game Grand Valley State 10, North Dakota 3 Florence, Ala. • Dec. 13, 2003 Braly Municipal Stadium Scoring
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North Dakota Grand Valley State
0 3
0 0
0 7
3 0
3 10
QTR Time 1 7:32 3
9:15
4
9:47
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} GV David Hendrix 19-yard field goal {17-79, 7:28} GV M. Tennessee 1-yard run (David Hendrix-kick) {4-20, 1:29} ND Jeff Glas 35-yard field goal {14-6, 5:33} TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles/Lost Penalties Time of Possession
ND 17 23/22 42-28-1 281 303 3/38.3 3-1 7-64 30:13
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GV
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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Finnerty 19-78, Tennessee 12-38-1; ND-Roland 12-43. PASSING: GV-Finnerty 19-29, 149 ND- Bowenkamp 28-41-1, 281. RECEIVING: GV-Staley 4-45, Locricchio 4-44; ND- Johnson 7-101, Stattleman 8-57. A-7236
Florence, Ala. - A determined North Dakota football team could not break the will of the Grand Valley State University defense this time. The Lakers held off a potential game-winning drive late, intercepting a pass near the goal line to preserve a 10-3 win in the NCAA Division II Championship Game Saturday. The effort in front of a Braly Municipal Stadium crowd of 7,236 allowed GVSU to become the sixth Division II team to win back-to-back national titles since the first championship game in 1973. Grand Valley (14-1) would be celebrating three titles in a row if North Dakota hadn't rallied in 2001 to beat the Lakers 17-14 with a fourth-quarter drive. “That was deja vu that North Dakota moved the ball down field," GVSU coach Brian Kelly said, referring to the game's dramatic finish. "Our defense has just answered
the bell the past three weeks. They have not let up a touchdown now in 12 consecutive quarters of playoff competition. That's a lot to be said in terms of how we got back here. "We got back here on the backs of our defense." The defense sought redemption for a dejecting end to the 2001 contest against North Dakota. The Fighting Sioux edged Grand Valley two years ago when they scored on a 1yard touchdown run with 29 seconds left. A 58-yard reception for a tight end off a missed tackle set up the decisive score. This year, North Dakota were thinking of a similar end when GVSU's David Hendrix missed a 43-yard field goal with 3 minutes, 54 seconds remaining. The Fighting Sioux (12-2) moved up the field and put themselves in a 1st-and-10 at the Grand Valley 17-yard line. They downed the ball to stop the clock. The Lakers then forced two incomplete passes, including a third-down one that fell incomplete in the end zone. North Dakota quarterback John Bowenkamp looked to keep the drive alive on fourth quarter, but GVSU linebacker Mike Hoad stepped in front of the pass at the 5yard line. The Lakers squashed the comeback bid. "We thought the defense had to step up a lot this year," said Hoad, a senior. "We had our backs up against the wall at the end. I think (the resilience) was typical of our seniors and our character." Hoad and his teammates would have been tested further had the Fighting Sioux got into the end zone. North Dakota, which missed two field goals during the game, would have gone for the go-ahead two-point conversion had they scored, according to Fighting Sioux coach Dale Lennon. Instead, North Dakota was dealing with a tough loss. "They beat us at our game," Lennon said. The low-scoring contest featured only a 19-yard David Hendrix field goal midway through the first quarter. The Lakers too the opening drive 79 yards in 17 plays before reaching the 1-yard line and settling for a field goal. The drive was Grand Valley's second-longest of the season. Neither team scored in the half. The 3-0 score was the lowest at halftime of NCAA Division II Championship Game history since 1989 when Mississippi College and Jacksonville State were scoreless. North Dakota, which had not been shutout in a half this season, threatened right away in the third quarter, though The Fighting Sioux took the opening drive of the second half and marched 63 yards to the GVSU 7-yard line. On third-and-four, quarterback John Bowenkamp dropped back to pass then scrambled to his right. A charging Grand Valley linebacker, Lucius Hawkins, hit Bowenkamp after he pump-faked and forced a fumble. Hawkins scooped up the football and raced 59 yards to the North Dakota 20-yard line. Four plays later, running back Michael Tennessee barrelled into the end zone from 1 yard out. Tennessee's 16th touchdown of the season and a Hendrix extra point put the Lakers ahead 10-0 with 9:15 remaining in the third quarter. The Fighting Sioux bounced back on their next series and set themselves up for a 43-yard field goal. Kicker Jeff Glas, however, slipped on his approach and Grand Valley defensive lineman Keyonta Marshall easily deflected the kick. Glas also pulled a 46-yard field goal in the first quarter. It was the fourth time this season Glas had missed at least two field goals in a game. Glas finally connected on a 35-yard field goal 9:47 into the fourth quarter. It wasn't enough. Grand Valley joined the 1999 Northern Colorado team as the only ones to win a national championship while never playing at a home. The Lakers won four road games in the playoffs and six in a row including the regular season. "It means a lot (to earn a national title by winning four consecutive games on the road.)," Kelly said. "They did it in tough circumstances. Maybe they can get credit for being one of those all-time great teams."
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POSTSEASON SUMMARIES 2004 NCAA Division II Second Round Playoff Game Grand Valley State 10, Northwood 7 Midland, Mich. • Nov. 20, 2004 Hantz Stadium
2004 NCAA Division II First Round Playoff Game Grand Valley State 16, Winona State 13 Winona, Minn. • Nov. 13, 2004 Maxwell Field Scoring 1 2 3 4
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Grand Valley State Northwood
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0 10 7 0
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8:34
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0:08
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8:07
3
2:51
4
9:43
3 0
6 0
0 13
7 0
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} GV GV Scott Greene 35 yd field goal {7-6, 1:52} 3 GV Scott Greene 37 yd field goal {6-31, 1:45} 6 GV Scott Greene 24 yd field goal {6-21, 1:31} 9 WS Chris Samp 18 yd pass from Ryan Eversman (Eric Kraus kick) {3-47, 0:58} 9 WS Alex Wiese 2 yd run (Ryan Eversman pass failed) {7-79, 2:51} 9 GV Cullen Finnerty 9 yd run (Scott Greene kick) {10-59, 5:01} 16 TEAM STATISTICS GV WS First Downs 11 18 Rushes/Yards 44/135 30/13 Passes (A-C-I) 21-10 35-17-2 Yards Passing 112 296 Total Offense 247 309 Punts/Average 9/31.7 7/33.1 Fumbles/Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties 16-95 5-40 Time of Possession 32:38 27:22
0 0
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4:23
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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Tennessee 23-100, Finnerty 16-18; WS-Khamratthanome 6-19, Wiese 5-17. PASSING: GV-Finnerty 10-20, 112, WS-Eversman 17-35-2, 296. RECEIVING: GV-Collins 5-87, Langston 4-28; WS-Samp 7-62, Hynes 4-130. A-1658
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} GV NU Robert Height 70 yd pass from Kyle Koble (Doug Daniel kick) {2-69, 0:58} 0 GV Scott Greene 36 yd field goal {13-42, 5:32} 3 GV Brandon Langston 37 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Scott Greene kick) {1-37, 0:07} 10 TEAM STATISTICS GV NU First Downs 18 8 Rushes/Yards 51/176 31/51 Passes (A-C-I) 22-10-1 23-5-0 Yards Passing 116 123 Total Offense 292 174 Punts/Average 7/41.1 11/33.1 Fumbles/Lost 1-0 2-0 Penalties 4-30 3-25 Time of Possession 37:33 22:27
NU 7 7 7
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Tennessee 27-80, Finnerty 16-75; NU-Kolbe 12-19, Height 4-18. PASSING: GV-Finnerty 10-21-1, 116, NU-Kolbe 3-13-0, 91. RECEIVING: GV-Langston 9-107, Hukill 1-9; NU-Gills 2-24, Height 1-70. A-4215
2004 NCAA Division II Quarterfinal Playoff Game North Dakota 19, Grand Valley State 15 Grand Forks, ND • Nov. 27, 2004 Alerus Center Scoring
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6 16
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1:13
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12:17
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11:29
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4:59
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} GV ND Jeff Glas 28 yd field goal {11-54, 4:51} 0 GV Demonte Collins 31 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Scott Greene kick) {7-74, 1:13} 7 GV Anthony Adams safety 9 ND Jeff Glas 37 yd field goal {9-34, 3:28} 9 GV Brandon Langston 76 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Scott Greene kick failed) {3-80, 1:07} 15 ND Strouth 24 yd run (Jeff Glas kick failed) {4-68, 0:41} 15 ND Belmore 2 yd run (Jeff Glas kick) {4-29, 1:50} 15 TEAM STATISTICS GV ND First Downs 14 18 Rushes/Yards 43/104 35/154 Passes (A-C-I) 26-13-0 36-14-2 Yards Passing 225 168 Total Offense 329 322 Punts/Average 8/46.0 4/37.8 Fumbles/Lost 2-2 2-1 Penalties 13-81 5-44 Time of Possession 35:41 24:19
ND 3 3 3 6 6 12 19
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: ND-Roland 14-66; GV-Langston 13-75, Tennessee 10-21. PASSING: ND-Belmore 9-18-2, 86; GV- Finnerty 13-26-0, 225. RECEIVING: ND-Johnson 9-96, Strowth 2-18; GV-Collins 5-87, Langston 3-92. A-8222
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POSTSEASON SUMMARIES 2005 NCAA Division II Quarterfinal Playoff Game Grand Valley State 24, Saginaw Valley State 17 Allendale, Mich. • Nov. 26, 2005 Lubbers Stadium
2005 NCAA Division II Second Round Playoff Game Grand Valley State 17, North Dakota 3 Allendale, Mich. • Nov. 19, 2005 Lubbers Stadium Scoring
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0 14
0 3
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3 17
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7 7
0 10
3 7
17 24
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Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} ND GV GV Jeremy Cochrane 26 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Scott Greene kick) {12-85, 4:33} 0 7 2 6:08 GV Antoine Trent 26 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Scott Greene kick) {5-69, 1:42} 0 14 3 5:01 GV Scott Greene 50 yd field goal {6-48, 2:40} 0 17 4 10:05 ND Jeff Glas 27 yd field goal {15-70, 4:55} 3 17 TEAM STATISTICS ND GV First Downs 23 15 Rushes/Yards 33/64 37/41 Passes (A-C-I) 44-26-0 27-14-0 Yards Passing 268 245 Total Offense 332 286 Punts/Average 7/36.7 7/42.4 Fumbles/Lost 3-3 1-0 Penalties 13-81 5-44 Time of Possession 28:36 31:24 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Martin 16-27, Finnerty 13-12; ND-Brady 11-47, Manke 17-36. PASSING: GV-Finnerty 14-26-0, 245; ND-Manke 26-41-0, 268. RECEIVING: GV-Langston 6-79, Fowler 5-75; ND-Grossman 12-117, Dressler 7-60. A-5429
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0:18
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4:47
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5:18
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1:38
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} SV Logan Barnhart 3 yd run (Bobby Belmonte kick) {8-50, 2:52} GV Terry Mitchell 8 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Scott Greene kick) {4-13, 1:42} SV Justin Barcey 8 yd pass from Chris Dougherty (Bobby Belmonte kick) {4-20, 0:31} GV Jeremy Cochrane 16 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Scott Greene kick) {12-58, 4:50} GV Scott Greene 33 yd field goal {6-66, 1:59} GV Ryan Hukill 1 yd run (Scott Greene kick) {9-59, 4:18} SV Bobby Belmonte 27 yd field goal {7-19, 1:59} TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles/Lost Penalties Time of Possession
SV 15 36/98 32-19-2 169 267 7/39.9 4-3 4-34 27:24
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14
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24
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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Martin 22-108, Hukill 11-48; SV-Barnhart 23-79, Dougherty 7-20 PASSING: GV-Finnerty 8-18-0, 118; SV-Dougherty 14-25-2, 140. RECEIVING: GV-Mitchell 3-27, Fowler 2-60; SV-Cottengim 6-64, Jackson 3-28. A-5364
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POSTSEASON SUMMARIES 2005 NCAA Division II Semifinal Playoff Game Grand Valley State 55, East Stroudsburg 20 Allendale, Mich. • Dec. 3, 2005 Lubbers Stadium Scoring 1 2 3 4 TP East Stroudsburg 0 7 7 6 20 Grand Valley State 34 7 7 7 55 QTR Time Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} ES GV 1 11:39 GV Brandon Langston 18 yd run (Scott Greene kick) {7-87, 3:21} 0 7 1 9:04 GV Brandon Langston 22 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Scott Greene kick) {2-21, 0:29} 0 14 1 3:17 GV Astin Martin 1 yd run (Scott Greene kick) {4-64, 1:32} 0 21 1 2:13 GV Brandon Carr 40 yd fumble recovery (Scott Greene kick failed) 0 27 1 0:03 GV Brandon Langston 81 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty {1-81, 0:12} (Kick failed) 0 34 2 8:20 GV Ryan Hukill 5 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Scott Greene kick) {9-79, 3:42} 0 41 2 3:16 ES Jim Terwilliger 2 yd run (Mark Brubaker kick) {5-20, 1:37} 7 41 3 8:57 GV Astin Martin 44 yd run (Scott Greene kick) {5-82, 2:24} 7 48 3 6:01 ES Evan Prall 20 yd pass from Jim Terwilliger (Mark Brubaker kick) {7-55, 2:44} 14 48 4 7:15 ES Tim Strenfel 11 yd pass from Jim Terwilliger (Mark Brubaker kick failed) {8-53, 5:24} 20 48 4 7:07 GV Brandon Carr 47 yd kickoff return (Scott Greene kick) 20 55 TEAM STATISTICS ES GV First Downs 20 25 Rushes/Yards 28/10 46/320 Passes (A-C-I) 47-24-0 15-11-1 Yards Passing 287 242 Total Offense 297 562 Punts/Average 7/30.6 1/28.0 Fumbles/Lost 2-1 2-2 Penalties 2-20 10-87 Time of Possession 31:23 28:37 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Martin 18-134, Hukill 9-90; ES-Lucas 11-42, Carfagno 2-10 PASSING: GV-Finnerty 10-14-1, 241; ES-Terwilliger 24-47-0, 287. RECEIVING: GV-Hukill 5-64, Langston 4-148; ES-Prall 8-104, Strenfel 6-79. A-5521 Allendale, Mich. - #1 Ranked Grand Valley State scored 34 first-quarter points and cruised to a 55-20 NCAA DII National Semifinal victory at Lubbers Stadium in Allendale Saturday afternoon. Grand Valley State will now appear in its fourth NCAA DII National Championship game in the last five years. GVSU lost the 2001 title game, but won back-to-back DII National Championships in 2002 and 2003. "I'm so proud of how this team has competed and played together as a team for 15 weeks," said second-year head coach Chuck Martin. "This group is so close on both sides of the ball and they compete with one another to make each other better," added Martin. Grand Valley State took the opening kickoff and drove 87 yards in seven plays for a a TD. Brandon Langston finished the drive with an 18 yard TD run at the 11:39 mark of the first quarter. Langston continued his stellar play when he blocked a punt on East Stroudsburg's second straight three and out. QB Cullen Finnerty found Langston all alone over the middle in endzone for a 22-yard TD and a 14-0 Laker lead. That was the first of four consecutive touchdowns for the Lakers. RB Astin Martin scored from one yard out to put the finishing touches on a 4-play, 64-yard drive and Brandon Carr returned a fumble 40 yards for a TD to give GVSU a 27-0 lead. Grand Valley State put the finishing touches on an incredible first quarter when Finnerty hit Langston on a fly pattern that covered 81 yards on the final play of the first quarter for a score. The Lakers' 34 first quarter points set a GVSU playoff record for points in a quarter, breaking the previous mark of 31 (2nd Q) set in 2002 versus Indiana (Pa.). RB Ryan Hukill put GVSU up 41-0 with 8:20 left in the second quarter when he finished
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a 9-play, 79-yard drive with a 5-yard shovel pass for a TD. East Stroudsburg's only points in the first half came following a Finnerty interception that was returned to the Laker 20. Jim Terwilliger ran it in from two yards out for the Warriors first score. GVSU's 41 first half points were the second most in a half for a playoff game behind the 51 put up against Indiana (Pa.) in 2002. GVSU sacked Terwilliger seven times in the opening 30 minutes and limited the Warriors to just 150 yards of total offense. ESU was held to -1 yard rushing on 17 carries and Terwilliger completed just 10-of-27 passes for 151 yards. GVSU dominated the game offensively, racking up 409 yards of total offense. Finnerty completed 10-of-14 passes for 241 yards and three TDs, while Astin Martin rushed for 73 yards and one TD on 14 carries. Langston caught four passes for 148 yards and two TDs, while rushing for 18 yards and one TD. Martin opened the second half with a 44 yard TD run to put the Lakers up 48-7. Martin's TD run capped a 5-play, 82-yard scoring drive. ESU added third and fourth quarter TDs, but GVSU's Brandon Carr returned an onside kick 47 yards for the final score of the day. GVSU ran the ball 26 times in the second half and attempted just one pass. GVSU rolled up 562 yards of total offense on the day, including 320 rushing and 242 passing. The Laker starting offensive unit finished its day midway through the third quarter. Martin broke the 100-yard rushing mark for the ninth time this season with 134 yards and two TDs on 18 carries. Ryan Hukill rushed for 90 yards on nine carries, while Mark Catlin chipped in 51 yards on nine carries. Finnerty completed 10-fo-14 passes for 241 yards and three TDs, while rushing for 39 yards on four carries. The Laker defense was dominating, sacking the Harlon Hill Finalist, Jimmy Terwilliger, 10 times for a -42 yards. ESU finished with 10 net rushing yards. Terwilliger completed 24-of-47 passes for 287 yards and two TDs, with most of that yardage coming when the outcome of the game was already decided. Sophomore LB Anthony Adams recorded 10 tackles, three tackles for loss (-20) and two QB sacks (-19). Kirk Carruth chipped in seven tackles and sack, while Dan Skuta added six tackles and a QB sack. All-American and Gene Upshaw Award finalist Mike McFadden tallied five tackles, four tackles for loss (-13) and three QB sacks (-12). CB Brandon Carr returned a fumble 40 yards for a TD and recorded five tackles. GVSU notched 11 pass deflections and 13 tackles for loss (-72 yards).
POSTSEASON SUMMARIES 2005 NCAA Division II National Championship Game Grand Valley State 21, Northwest Missouri State 17 Florence, Ala. • Dec. 10, 2005 Braly Municipal Stadium Scoring
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0 7
3 7
17 21
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4:15
2
13:43
3
2:15
4
14:56
4
4:25
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} NW NW Mike Peterson 30 yd pass from Josh 7 Lamberson (Tommy Frevert kick) {13-70,7:13} GV Cullen Finnerty 5 yd run (Scott Greene kick) {8-69, 3:26} 7 NW Xavier Omon 2 yd run (Tommy Frevert kick) {12-80, 5:32} 14 GV Cullen Finnerty 3 yd run (Scott Greene kick) {10-80, 2:48} 14 NW Tommy Frevert 35 yd field goal {7-62, 2:19} 17 GV Brandon Langston 35 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Scott Greene kick) {9-82, 4:32} 17
TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles/Lost Penalties Time of Possession
NW 20 24/54 51-33-0 326 380 6/33.8 0-0 1-6 32:21
GV 0
7 7 14 14 21
GV 16 42/165 19-12-0 172 337 5/40.2 0-0 3-15 27:39
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Martin 18-72, Finnerty 14-59; NW-Omon 13-63, Falkner, E.J. 1-6 PASSING: GV-Finnerty 12-19-0, 172; NW-Lamberson 33-49-0, 326. RECEIVING: GV-Langston 4-62, Hukill 3-46; NW-Peterson 9-150, Wright 5-44. A-6837
Rory Steinbach and Justin Ulberg for a loss on third down with just one second remaining. Northwest Missouri used its last timeout to set up the final play. Robinson was wide open briefly, but the defense swarmed after the ball and kept him out of the end zone. “I was very confident,” Lamberson said Saturday night. “That’s been the motto of our team - our backs against the wall. And they’ve been against the wall all year. So when we got in that huddle, it was like last week. We were very confident that we were going to move the ball down the field and score.” Grand Valley, ranked No. 1 in national Division II polls, ended its season 13-0. “It’s been a great season,” said Joe Ballard of Chesaning, who helped make the game-ending tackle. “I’ll miss everyone here. I hope they go get it again next year.” Senior wide receiver Brandon Langston of Northville caught a 35-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Cullen Finnerty of Brighton with 4:25 left for the winning score. Finnerty moved Grand Valley 82 yards after taking over midway through the fourth quarter. He converted three thirddown plays on the drive. On third-and-four, he hit Langston on a slant pattern, and the receiver raced 35 yards for a score with 4:25 to play. “They gave me an inch of space and I got great blocks from Antoine Trent and Jeremy Cochrane,” Langston said. “I had the easy part, I just had to catch it and run down the field.” Ballard said he had one thing on his mind on the game’s last play. “I just wanted to keep him (Robinson) out of the end zone,” the Lakers safety said. “That was the biggest thing. We wanted to make sure we made the tackle.” Martin, the defensive coordinator of the first two championship teams, said each national title celebration has been enjoyable. “The journey is too far and still a lot of fun,” he said. It’s never old hat. If we go there again in the future, that moment would be just as special.” Northwest Missouri (11-4) was the first team to win four straight road playoff games, but lost for the first time in three championship game appearances. The Bearcats made the championship game with Raphael Robinson’s only touchdown catch of the season, a three-yarder with 23 seconds left to beat North Alabama the previous week, also at Braly Municipal Stadium. Coach Mel Tjeerdsma practically assumed Robinson would score and his team would pull out another improbable win. “I felt like we were going to win the game until he didn’t get in the end zone,” Tjeerdsma said. “I didn’t have any doubts.”
Florence, Ala. - Celebrating a national championship is starting to become routine for Grand Valley State football fans. More than 200 fans greeted the Lakers at the Grand Valley Fieldhouse Sunday, a day after the team won the school’s third NCAA Division II national championship in four years. After flying into Grand Rapids, coach Chuck Martin and his team were on campus for the first time since their 21-17 victory over Northwest Missouri State on Saturday in Florence, Ala. “We want to thank all our great fans and friends,” Martin said. “We have the best fans in Division II by far.” The Lakers, who also won the national title in 2002 and 2003, were runners-up in 2001. Martin pointed out that all four games came down “to the last tick of the clock.” On the last play of Saturday’s game, from the Lakers’ 22-yard line, Northwest Missouri quarterback Josh Lamberson rolled right and hit Raphael Robinson inside the 5 on the opposite side of the field. Robinson spun, but the Lakers brought him down four yards short to end the 81-yard drive and clinch the national championship. “We wanted to make sure it wasn’t a boring game for you,” Martin joked to Lakers fans. “I told the team that we wanted to make sure that another game came down to the end. Obviously, we found a way to make that last play.” Lamberson completed five consecutive passes to move the Bearcats downfield. They made it to the 17 but Lamberson was chased out of bounds by
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POSTSEASON SUMMARIES 2006 NCAA Division II Quarterfinal Playoff Game Grand Valley State 30, North Dakota 20 Allendale, Mich. • Dec. 2, 2006 Lubbers Stadium
2006 NCAA Division II Second Round Playoff Game Grand Valley State 35, South Dakota 17 Allendale, Mich. • Nov. 25, 2006 Lubbers Stadium Scoring South Dakota Grand Valley State QTR Time 1 10:03 1
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8:53
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7:04
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3 0 0
4 14 7
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} SD SD Frank Leibfarth 25 yd field goal {9-72, 4:57} 3 GV Cullen Finnerty 5 yd run (Todd Carter kick) {5-66, 2:17} 3 GV Mark Catlin 45 yd punt return (Todd Carter kick) 3 GV Eric Fowler 22 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Todd Carter kick) {5-80, 2:04} 3 GV Astin Martin 8 yd run (Todd Carter kick) {6-46, 2:05} 3 SD Ryan Allison 18 yd pass from Noah Shepard (Frank Leibfarth kick) {10-96, 2:28} 10 GV Eric Fowler 12 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Todd Carter kick) {6-68, 2:35} 10 SD Noah Shepard 1 yd run (Frank Leibfarth kick) {7-62, 1:39} 17 TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles/Lost Penalties Time of Possession
SD 23 43/186 32-16-1 214 400 5/36.0 1-1 5-45 29:42
TP 17 35
Scoring North Dakota Grand Valley State
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QTR Time 1 12:08
GV 19 31/134 23-14-0 228 362 6/39.8 0-0 8-55 30:18
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Martin 20-96, Finnerty 7-27; SD-Logan 17-95, Shepard 20-61. PASSING: GV-Finnerty 14-23-0, 228; SD-Shepard 16-32-1, 214. RECEIVING: GV-Fowler 6-116, Trent 6-60; SD-Allison 7-76, Little 4-32. A-4133
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Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} ND GV Terry Mitchell 20 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Todd Carter kick) {3-53, 0:44} 0 GV Eric Fowler 10 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Todd Carter kick) {6-43, 1:42} 0 GV Anthony Adams 28 yd fumble return (Todd Carter kick) 0 GV Eric Fowler 4 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Kick failed) {6-34, 1:44} 0 ND Brady Trenbeath 46 yd pass from Reed Manke (B. Hellevang kick) {4-72, 2:14} 7 ND Brandon Brady 1 yd run (B. Hellevang kick) {8-41, 2:32} 14 GV Todd Carter 28 yd field goal {7-69, 3:45} 14 ND Weston Dressler 17 yd pass from Reed Manke (Rush failed) {7-22, 2:37} 20 TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles/Lost Penalties Time of Possession
ND 19 27/68 51-29-2 328 396 7/29.4 2-2 5-36 29:27
GV 18 33/159 29-15-1 248 407 5/33.2 5-4 7-55 30:33
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Finnerty 16-85, Martin 11-76; ND-Chappell 15-70. PASSING: GV-Finnerty 15-29-1, 248; ND-Manke 29-51-2, 328. RECEIVING: GV-Fowler 12-174, Mitchell 3-74; ND-Dressler 10-122, Trenbeath 10-119. A-5184
TP 20 30 GV 7 14 21 27 27 27 30 30
POSTSEASON SUMMARIES 2006 NCAA Division II Semifinal Playoff Game Grand Valley State 49, Delta State 30 Allendale, Mich. • Dec. 10, 2006 Lubbers Stadium Scoring 1 2 3 4 TP Delta State 0 14 2 14 30 Grand Valley State 14 14 7 14 49 QTR Time Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} DS GV 1 10:29 GV Terry Mitchell 30 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Todd Carter kick) {3-89, 0:45} 0 7 1 0:35 GV Terry Mitchell 27 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Todd Carter kick) {2-80, 0:35} 0 14 2 11:15 DS Eric Marshall 7 yd pass from Scott Eyster (Sid Halliday kick) {2-8, 1:03} 7 14 2 1:40 DS Chad Schroeder 0 yd blocked punt return (Sid Halliday kick) 14 14 2 10:16 GV Antione Trent 10 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Todd Carter kick) {5-51, 1:11} 14 21 2 0:21 GV Antione Trent 4 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Todd Carter kick) {5-48, 1:49} 14 28 3 11:36 GV Blake Smolen 13 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Todd Carter kick) {7-67, 3:11} 14 35 3 1:47 DS TM safety 16 35 4 13:45 GV Eric Fowler 25 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Todd Carter kick) {3-59, 1:36} 16 42 4 11:32 DS Eric Marshall 65 yd pass from Scott Eyster (Sid Halliday kick) {4-85, 2:05} 23 42 4 8:55 GV Astin Martin 3 yd run (Todd Carter kick) {5-56, 2:33} 23 49 4 2:58 DS Robert Davis 7 yd pass from Scott Eyster (Sid Halliday kick) {13-80, 5:50} 30 49 TEAM STATISTICS DS GV First Downs 17 22 Rushes/Yards 21/34 31/136 Passes (A-C-I) 48-31-1 30-16-1 Yards Passing 324 365 Total Offense 358 501 Punts/Average 7-37.7 5-21.6 Fumbles/Lost 2-0 2-1 Penalties 6-54 5-30 Time of Possession 35:04 24:56 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Martin 16-99, Finnerty 6-25; DS-Ken Cox 3-19. PASSING: GV-Finnerty 1-30-1, 365; DS-Eyster 31-48-1, 324. RECEIVING: GV-Fowler 7-218, Mitchell 4-97; DS-Davis 10-126, Marshall 5100. A-4297
Allendale, Mich. - Sweet Home Alabama. Grand Valley State will be making its fifth NCAA DII National Championship game appearance in the last six years after claiming an impressive 49-30 victory over Delta State Sunday night at Lubbers Stadium in Allendale. GVSU (14-0) will play Northwest Missouri State (14-0) in the National Championship game Saturday (Dec. 16) in Florence, Alabama. The game is a rematch of the 2005 final in which GVSU claimed a 21-17 victory in the title game. The Laker offense started quickly following a Delta State punt down to the GVSU 11 yard line. RB Astin Martin carried the ball for 19 yards on the first play, followed by a 40-yard completion from Cullen Finnerty to WR Eric Fowler. Finnerty then found WR Terry Mitchell quarantined in the corner of the endzone for a 30-yard TD reception. The drive covered 89 yards in three plays and took just 45 ticks off the clock. Delta State drove 63 yards in nine plays late in the first quarter, but failed to score when Sid Halliday's 35-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left. The Lakers wasted little time while looking for another score. Finnerty hit Fowler with a 53-yard pass and catch on the first play, then found Mitchell again, this time all alone in the left corner of the endzone on the very next play for a 27yard TD reception. The drive took 35 seconds and covered 80 yards in two plays. Delta State regrouped and took advantage of a GVSU fumble for its first points of the game. Finnerty was sacked and fumbled the ball on his own 8-yard line. Delta State QB Scott Eyster hit WR Eric Marshall on the second play for a 7yard TD reception. Delta State's special teams then took advantage of another Laker miscue. The Statesmen blocked a Laker punt and Chad Schroeder recovered it the endzone for another Statesmen score to tie the game at 14-14.
Mark Catlin sparked the Lakers, returning the kickoff 44 yards to the 49. Astin Martin toted the ball for 16 yards on the first play and Finnerty found Fowler again, this one covering 21 yards. Preston Garris carried the ball for a 4-yard run before Finnerty hit Antione Trent with a 10-yard TD pass. The Laker defense made a key play on DSU's next possession as LB Kirk Carruth picked off a Scott Eyster pass at Delta State 48. Following a Laker penalty and 22-yard rush by Finnerty, GVSU faced a 4th-and-1 on the Delta State 39. Chuck Martin rolled the dice and went for it on fourth down. Finnerty looked for Fowler down the right sideline, but a DSU defender has hit off his pads into the hands of Fowler for a 35-yard completion. Finnerty found Trent over the middle and GVSU led 28-14 at the half. Leading 28-14, the Laker offense made a statment with its opening drive of the second half. Finnerty guided GVSU on a 7-play, 67-yard scoring drive that took 3:11 off the clock. Finnerty hit freshman receiver Blake Smolen with a short pass that Smolen took the final 8 yards for a score and a 35-14 Laker lead. GVSU's special teams had its second punt blocked, this one went out of the endzone for a safety and Delta State trailed 35-16. However, the quick strike Laker offense struck again, this drive covering 59-yards in three plays. Finnerty completed passes of 29 yards to Mitchell and 22 yards to Fowler for a TD and a 42-16 GVSU lead. Delta State's Scott Eyster hit WR Eric Marshall with a 65-yard TD pass on its next possession, but Finnerty once again drove the Lakers to paydirt. RB Astin Martin finished the 5-play, 56-yard scoring drive with a 3-yard TD run. Eyster finished the Statesmen scoring when he capped off a 13-play, 80-yard drive with a 7-yard TD pass to Robert Davis. Finnerty led the offense, completing 16-of-30 passes for 365 yards and six TDs. The six TDs equelled his career-high he set in the regular season finale at Northern Michigan. WR Eric Fowler hauled in seven receptions for a career-high 218 yards and one TD, while Terry Mitchell caught four passes for 97 yards and two TDs. Antion Trent cuaght three passes for 20 yards and two TDs, while Blacke Smolen hauled in two passes for 30 yards and a TD. RB Astin Martin rushed for 99 yards and a TD on 16 carries. Dan Skuta led the Laker defense with 11 tackles and a TFL (-2). Buster Larkins, Anthony Adams and Brandon Carr each chipped in six tackles. GVSU recorded nine tackles for loss (-37) and four QB sacks (-24). Scott Eyster completed 31-of-48 passes for 324 yards and three TDs. Eyster passed for 155 yards in the first three quarters, and 169 yards in the fourth when the outcome of the game had already been decided. WR Robert Davis caught 10 passes for 126 yards, while Eric Marshall hauled in five passes for 100 yards. GVSU held Delta State to just 34 rushing yards.
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POSTSEASON SUMMARIES 2006 NCAA Division II National Championship Game Grand Valley State 17, Northwest Missouri State 14 Florence, Ala. • Dec. 16, 2006 Braly Municipal Stadium Scoring
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Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} NW GV Todd Carter 30 yd field goal {11-67, 4:30} 0 NW Kendall Wright 26 yd pass from R. Robinson (Tommy Frevert kick) {8-80, 3:26} 7 GV Eric Fowler 2yd pass from Cullen Finnerty (Todd Carter kick) {11-70, 4:14} 7 NW Xavier Omon 7 yd run (Tommy Frevert kick) {5-25, 2:16} 14 GV Cullen Finnerty 4 yd run (Todd Carter kick) {6-36, 2:49} 14 TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles/Lost Penalties Time of Possession
NW 21 29/124 33-21-3 226 350 5/33.0 1-1 3-20 27:27
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GV 19 38/123 33-15-0 225 348 5/33.0 3-2 6-35 32:33
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Finnerty 22-115, Martin 12-40; NW-Omon 26-129. PASSING: GV-Finnerty 15-33-0, 225; NW-Mathews 20-32-3, 200. RECEIVING: GV-Fowler 7-96, Mitchell 2-55; NW-Wright 5-44, Robinson 4-60. A-7437
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Florence, AL. - Grand Valley State claimed its fourth NCAA DII National Championship in the last five years Saturday afternoon at Braly Municipal Stadium with its 17-14 victory over Northwest Missouri State in the title game. GVSU finished the year 15-0, becoming just the second team in NCAA DII history to go 15-0 in a season. Cullen Finnerty's 4-yard TD run with 13:06 left in the game proved to be the game-winner and he engineered a 7-play, 19-yard drive that ran out the clock for the victory in the fourth quarter. Finnerty carried the ball three times for 12 yards and completed two passes for nine yards on the closing drive. Finnerty completed a 4-yard pass to Eric Fowler on thirdand-two to seal the win. Finnerty's game-winning drive started after the Laker defense forced a three-and-out deep in NW Missouri State territory. The Bearcats were pinned deep in their own territory after Bill Brechin downed a Justin Trumble punt at the NWMST 2-yard line. Kyle Johnson's punt went out of bounds at the NWMST 36-yard line to give the Lakers good field position and set up the game winning drive. Astin Martin started the drive with a 5-yard carry and Finnerty then completed a 17-yard pass to Antion Trent. Finnerty carried the ball 4-yards to the Bearcat 10 and Martin then toted the ball to the three before Finnerty capped the drive with his TD run. "These guys just kept playing for 60 minutes and found a way to win another game," said GVSU head coach Chuck Martin. The Laker defense came up big late in the game when Matt Beaty forced a fumble that Bill Brechin recovered at the Laker 21 with 3:15 left in the game. GVSU picked up two first downs and ran out the clock. Junior corner Bill Brechin kept the Lakers in the game in the first quarter. He picked off a pass in the endzone on NW Missouri's first possession, then picked off another pass at the Laker seven to foil another drive. "Bill Brechin made four game changing plays in the game and those two first quarter interceptions kept us in the game," said GVSU head coach Chuck Martin. Grand Valley State got on the board first early in the second quarter. Todd Carter hit a 30-yard field goal after Finnerty drove the Lakers 67-yards in 11 plays. The Bearcats answered quickly, driving 80-yards in 8-plays. Kendall Wright hit Rafael Robinson with a 26-yard halfback pass to give NW Missouri its first lead. The lead was shortlived as Finnerty drove GVSU 70-yards in 11plays for a score. Finnerty found Fowler all alone in the left corner of the endzone for a 2-yard TD pass. Finnerty rushed for 33 yards on the drive and completed three passes for 37 yards. Todd Carter added the PAT for a 10-7 Laker lead. NW Missouri State appeared to be going in for a score late in the first half, but junior corner Brandon Carr picked off the Lakers' third pass of the first half when he stepped in front of a Josh Mathews pass at the goal line with 2:11 left in the second quarter. GVSU gave the Bearcats the ball deep in its own end following a low snap that Justin Trumble went down to field and put his knee down. NWMST needed five plays to go 25 yards for the score and a 14-10 lead. Cullen Finnerty completed 15-of-33 passes for 225 yards and rushed for 115 yards on 22 carries for 340 yards of total offense. Finnerty passed for one TD and ran for another. Finnerty became the first QB in NCAA DII Championship game history to pass for over 200 yards (225 passing) and rush for over 100 (115). Astin Martin rushed for 40 yards on 12 carries. Eric Fowler caught seven passes for 96 yards, despite missing almost all of the second half with a hamstring injury. Terry Mitchell caught two passes for 55 yards. John Mathews added two receptions for 24 yards, Sean Stevens one for 19 yards and Preston Garris one for 17 yards. Matt Beaty led the defense with a season-high 12 tackles, while senior Mike McFadden chipped in seven stops. Dan Skuta added seven stops and Samad Cain six.
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2007 NCAA Division II Second Round Game Grand Valley State 21, North Dakota 14 Allendale, Mich. • Nov. 24, 2007 Lubbers Stadium 1 2 3 4
North Dakota Grand Valley State QTR Time 1 2:38 2
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7:27
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13:06
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Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} UND GV Blake Smolen 17 yd run (Todd Carter kick) {7-75, 2:16} 0 GV Brandon Horn 7 yd pass from Brad Iciek (Todd Carter kick) {9-80, 2:20} 0 GV Jonn Mathews 22 yd pass from Brad Iciek (Todd Carter kick) {1-22, 0:07} 0 UND Weston Dressler 39 yd pass from Jake Landry (B. Hellevang kick blocked){1-39, 0:09} 6 UND Josh Murray 3 yd run (Josh Murray Rush) {4-57, 1:22} 14 TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles/Lost Penalties Time of Possession
UND 9 36/36 17-29-0 176 212 11/33.4 0-0 5-37 24:33
GV 28 56/280 10-24-0 153 433 6/26.0 3-2 9-63 35:27
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Smolen 27-142, Berezik 18-123; UND-Murry 8-39. PASSING: Iciek 24-10-0, 153; UND-Landry 12-8-0, 110. RECEIVING: GV-Mathews 3-62, Blasko 3-37; UND-Dressler 6-99, Trenbeath 4-28. A-4862
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2007 NCAA Division II Quarter Final Game Grand Valley State 41, Central Washington 21 Allendale, Mich. • Dec. 1, 2007 Lubbers Stadium Scoring 1 2 3 4
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Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} CWU GV Brad Iciek 3 yd run (Todd Carter kick failed) {8-66, 3:16} 0 GV Antione Trent 16 yd pass from Brad Iciek (Justin Trumble kick) {2-24, 0:20} 0 GV Brad Iciek 5 yd run (Justin Trumble kick) {9-76, 4:08} 0 GV Brad Iciek 2 yd run (Justin Trumble kick) {9-79, 4:09} 0 CWU Spevak 17 yd pass from Reilly (Rolsma kick) {9-67, 2:56} 7 GV Mike Koster 20 yd pass from BradIciek (Justin Trumble kick){7-61, 4:13} 7 CWU Stout 9 yd pass from Reilly (Rolsma kick) {10-59, 3:35} 14 GV Brad Iciek 5 yd run (Justin Trumble kick) {6-71, 3:16} 14 CWU Smith 22 yd pass from Reilly (Rolsma kick) {6-59, 2:51} 21 TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles/Lost Penalties Time of Possession
CWU 19 28/38 27-45-2 275 313 6/33.0 4-2 3-15 27:04
GV 6 13 20 27 27 34 34 41 41
GV 23 44/297 14-22-0 176 473 6/36.5 2-2 8-70 32:56
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV-Smolen 20-201, Berezik 6-45; CWU-Reilly 19-63. PASSING: Iciek 22-14-0, 176; CWU-Reilly 45-27-2, 275. RECEIVING: GV-Horn 6-92, Blasko 3-12; CWU-Spevak 10-134,Stout 5-37. A-5247
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2007 NCAA Division II Quarter Final Game Grand Valley State 16, NW Missouri State 34 Maryville, Mo. • Dec. 8, 2007 Bearcat Stadium 1 2 3 4
Grand Valley State NW Missouri State QTR Time 1 4:19 2
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1:20
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0:04
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8:55
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4:08
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13:33
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11:05
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11:57
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3 7
Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} GV Justin Trumble 27 yd field goal {14-83, 4:35} NWMOman 33 yd run (Frevert kick) {3-45, 0:40} GV Justin Trumble 32 yd field goal {11-50, 5:52} GV James Berezik 20 yd pass from BradIciek (Justin Trumble kick){10-75, 3:13} NWMFrevert 30 yd field goal {9-59, 1:10} NWMOman 8 yd run (Frevert kick) {10-69, 4:14} GV Justin Trumble 32 yd field goal {10-51, 4:41} NWMFrevert 22 yd field goal {12-56, 5:31} NWMOman 11 yd pass from Osborn (Frevert kick) {3-15, 1:36} NWMOman 98 yd run (Frevert kick) {1-98, 0:14}
TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes/Yards Passes (A-C-I) Yards Passing Total Offense Punts/Average Fumbles/Lost Penalties Time of Possession
NWM 20 39/290 20-26-0 238 528 2/41.5 1-1 5-35 28:14
2008 NCAA Division II Second Round Game Grand Valley State 40, Ashland 7 Allendale, Mich. • Nov. 22, 2008 Lubbers Stadium Scoring
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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS: RUSHING: GV- Berezik 10-53, Garris 9-25; NWM-Oman 31-307. PASSING: GV-Iciek 42-23-1, 273; NWM-Osborn 25-20-0, 238. RECEIVING: GV-Horn 7-89, Trent 5-74; NWM-Peterson 6-93, Wright 5-55. A-7296
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Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} AU GV GV James Berezik 34 yd run (Todd Carter kick) {5-70, 1:39} 0 7 1 9:37 GV Berezik 26 yd run (Carter kick) {2-33, 0:42} 0 14 2 9:35 GV Jonn Mathews 4 yd pass from Brad Iciek (Carter kick) {8-47, 4:44} 0 21 2 0:05 GV Carter 27 yd field goal {14-65, 5:25} 0 24 3 3:36 GV Carter 27 yd field goal {20-69, 11:24} 0 27 4 14:55 AU C. Livingston 8 yd pass from Billy Cundiff (Gregg Berkshire kick) {13-74, 3:41} 7 27 4 14:36 GV Berezik 62 yd run (Carter kick failed) {1-62, 0:19} 7 33 4 9:27 GV Blake Smolen 52 yd run (Carter kick) {2-61, 0:57} 7 40 TEAM STATISTICS AU GV First Downs 18 18 Rushes/Yards 32-114 41-292 Passes (A-C-I) 30-14-0 20-10-0 Yards Passing 144 102 Total Offense 62-258 61-394 Punts/Average 6-31.5 3-43.0 Fumbles 1-1 0-0 Penalties 7-60 5-34 Time of Possession 27:06 32:54 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS - Rushing: GV-James Berezik 19-207, 3 TD, Blake Smolen 12-83, AU-Carlin Isles 7-73, D’Marris McCoy 10-42 Passing: GV-Brad Iciek 10-19, 102 1 TD. AU-Billy Cundiff 13-27, 134 1 TD. Receiving: GV-Jonn Mathews 3-38, 1 TD, Blake Smolen 2-29. AU-Joe Horn 4-18, C. Livingston 2-31, 1 TD.
2008 NCAA Division II Quarter Final Game Grand Valley State 13, Minnesota-Duluth 19 Allendale, Mich. • Nov. 29, 2008 Lubbers Stadium Scoring
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Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} UMD GV GV Todd Carter 28 yd field goal {8-61, 3:16} 0 3 UMD Isaac Odim 16 yd pass from Ted Schlafke (David Nadeau kick) {2-27, 0:19} 7 3 2 11:08 GV Carter 36 yd field goal {11-70, 3:46} 7 6 3 1:56 UMD D.J. Winfield 34 yd pass from Schlafke {Nadeau kick blocked) {6-80, 3:03} 13 6 4 1:06 GV Jonn Mathews 7 yd pass from Brad Iciek (Carter kick) {9-44, 2:08} 13 13 OT N/A UMD Odim 2 yd run (Nadeau kick blocked) {4-25, N/A} 19 13 TEAM STATISTICS UMD GV First Downs 17 18 Rushes/Yards 42-110 30-109 Passes (A-C-I) 26-14-3 46-13-3 Yards Passing 160 160 Total Offense 68-270 76-269 Punts/Average 6-25.8 7-33.4 Fumbles 3-0 2-0 Penalties 7-50 7-58 Time of Possession 33:01 26:59 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS - Rushing: GV-Blake Smolen 27-128. UMD-Isaac Odim 21-124 1 TD. Passing: GV-Brad Iciek 13-46, 160 1 TD. UMD-Ted Schlafke 14-26, 160 2 TD. Receiving: GV-Jonn Mathews 6-129, 1 TD, Blake Smolen 4-18. UMD-D.J. Winfield 6-92, 1 TD, Isaac Odim 3-40, 1 TD.
Grand Valley State University Grand Valley features a rich academic environment focusing on excellent faculty, outstanding students, hands-on research opportunities and nationally renowned graduate programs. Grand Valley offers over 200 areas of study, including 68 undergraduate majors and 25 graduate programs. A liberal arts emphasis teaches students critical thinking and problem resolution. Grand Valley's strong academic focus creates a challenging and rewarding educational experience.
National Champions 2006 Football National Champions Grand Valley successfully defended its national championship in 2006. The Lakers finished their second straight undefeated season with a 17-14 win over NW Missouri State. With the win over NW Missouri State in the title game, the Lakers finished the 2006 season 15-0 and continued the nations longest active win streak (28 games). Cullen Finnerty finished second in Harlon Hill balloting and Chuck Martin earned his second AFCA Coach of the Year honor. Not only did the 2006 championship give the Lakers their fourth in five seasons, but it also put Grand Valley in the record books as just the second team in NCAA history to finish a season 15-0.
2005-06 Women’s Basketball National Champions Head coach Dawn Plitzuweit led the Lakers to their second consecutive NCAA Division II Elite 8 tournament appearance in the 2005-06 basketball season. The national championship victory brought GVSU its third team championship for the 2005-06 academic year. The women’s basketball team capped its 22 game-win streak with a 58-52 victory over American International College, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to claim the program’s first national championship. Plitzuweit earned coach of the year honors, while Niki Reams was named to the Kodak/WBCA All-American Team, as the team finished the season with a 33-3 record.
2005 Football National Champions The Lakers, under second year head coach Chuck Martin, won its third national championship in four years in 2005. The football team also completed it’s second undefeated season with a record of 13-0. In the championship game, Cullen Finnerty ran for two touchdowns and threw the game winner to Brandon Langston, while the defense stood tall holding the NW Missouri State offense just short of the goalline in the final seconds. Chuck Martin was named the AFCA Coach of the Year and Mike McFadden captured the Upshaw Award for the nation’s best defensive lineman.
2005 Volleyball National Champions
The Laker Volleyball team started off the championship celebrations for Grand Valley State in 2005 when they brought home the school’s first team national championship for the year. Grand Valley upset the home-favorite Nebraska-Kearney Lopers in Kearney, Nebraska in front of 5,025 fans. GVSU made history as they defeated the #1 team in the nation, 3-1. Deanne Scanlon was named AVCA Coach of the Year, while Tracy Kirk completed an exceptional four-year career by being named to the AVCA All-American Team for the second straight year.
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National Champions 2003 Football National Champions The Laker football team returned to Florence, Alabama for the third consecutive season, but for the first time attempting to defend the title. The story had changed from the previous year, in 2003 the Lakers were led by Scott Mackey, Keyonta Marshall, Lucius Hawkins and the rest of an impressive defensive unit as they ended the season with six consecutive road wins to win claim their second national championship. Grand Valley avenged its 2001 championship loss to North Dakota by defeating the Sioux in a defensive battle by a score of 10-3. Mike Tennessee scored the game’s only touchdown, while the defense held North Dakota to only a field goal.
2002 Football National Champions The 2002 national championship team is considered one of the best teams in Division II football history. Curt Anes, David Kircus and Reggie Spearmon led an unstoppable offense under the direction of head coach Brian Kelly. David Kircus racked up an incredible 270 yards and three touchdowns on his way to an MVP performance against Valdosta State (Ga.) to complete the Lakers run to earn it’s first national championship. The Lakers finished the season with a perfect 14-0 record. Brian Kelly was named AFCA Coach of the Year. Curt Anes was voted the Haron Hill winner, while a total of seven Lakers were listed as AllAmericans.
Individual National Champions Mandi Zemba 8-time National Champion
In the last race of her collegiate career, Mandi Zemba claimed her eighth national championship, seven of which were individual titles. Zemba claimed the 5000m race title in dominating fashion, finishing 48 seconds ahead of the second place finisher.
Bryant Wilson Pole Vault 2007, 2008 4-time National Champion
Maegan Doyen Indoor High Jump 2008 National Champion
Troy Rock, Nate Peck, Nick Polk, Todd Schuster Indoor Distance Medley Relay 2008 National Champion
Melissa Sneller Golf 2005 National Champion
Jason VanElst 20lb Weight Throw 2001 National Champion
Steph Kuhlman Outdoor 800 2003 National Champion 195
Thomas J. Haas
- University President
President Thomas J. Haas, the university's fourth president, is beginning his fourth academic year at Grand Valley State University. During the past 20 years, Haas has been a tenured faculty member, department chair, dean, vice president and president. Just prior to his appointment in 2006, Haas was president of the State University of New York campus at Cobleskill. Haas has professional and personal ties to Michigan. He is a 1973 honors graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and served two years on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Acacia in Port Huron. He then earned a Master of Science in chemistry and another in environmental health sciences at the University of Michigan. Haas also holds a Master of Science in human resource management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Connecticut. Haas is an internationally recognized expert in hazardous material transportation and has published more than 70 articles in a variety of journals. In addition to his appointment as president of Grand Valley, Haas has also been appointed professor of chemistry. "Dr. Haas is the visionary, collaborative, experienced leader that Grand Valley needs as the university continues to grow and develop," said Gayle R. Davis, provost at Grand Valley. "I am thrilled to be called to service at Grand Valley," said Haas. "I look forward to working with colleagues inside and outside the university to advance Grand Valley as a learning community with a global vision." Haas is married to Marcia (Knapp) Haas, who is a native of Union City and a graduate of Albion College. They have three children and two grandchildren and have other family living in Grand Rapids. Grand Valley State University attracts more than 23,000 students with high quality programs and state-of-the-art facilities. Grand Valley is the comprehensive regional university for the state's second largest metropolitan area and offers 70 undergraduate and 26 graduate degree programs. It has campuses in Allendale, Grand Rapids, and Holland and centers in Muskegon and Traverse City. The university is dedicated to individual student achievement, going beyond the traditional classroom experience, with research opportunities and business partnerships.
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Tim W. Selgo
- Director of Athletics
Tim W. Selgo enters his 14th year as athletic director at Grand Valley State. He was appointed athletic director on February 12, 1996 and has put his own stamp of leadership on Laker athletics. A promoter of a well-rounded athletic department, Selgo has been a key figure in the Lakers’ rise to the top of Division II athletics. Grand Valley State University won its sixth straight Directors' Cup in 2008-09, staking a claim as the top all-around athletic department in the country. GVSU is the first DII school to win the Directors’ Cup six straight years and tied UC Davis (6) for the most Directors’ Cup titles won. The prestigious award is presented annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), Learfield Sports and the USA TODAY to the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country. In addition to the Lakers’ six straight Directors’ Cup titles (2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 200809), GVSU finished second in 2001-02 and 2002-03 in the Directors’ Cup standings. In addition, GVSU has won 11 straight Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference President’s Cup titles as the top athletic program in the 13-team GLIAC. The Lakers’ 16 all-time Presiden’t Cup titles top all GLIAC institutions. Grand Valley State has also won 92 GLIAC titles since 2000. A well respected leader in college athletics, Tim was appointed to the NCAA DII Management Council to serve a term of one year (2009-10). A term on the NCAA DII Management Council is the highest position in DII athletics. Selgo, who is on the NCAA DII Budget and Finance Committee, was named the Division II Central Region Astroturf Athletic Director of the Year in 2006-07 and was also honored as the Central Region AD of the Year in 2002-03. Selgo has been the key figure in the development of the athletic facilities and programs at Grand Valley State. The Laker Turf Building opened for all university activities in August 2008. The Laker Turf Building will allow academic classes and athletic teams the opportunity to work inside in inclement weather. The 137,662 square foot facility has a 100 x 55-yard fieldturf surface, a six-lane track with nine sprint lanes and batting cages that drop from the ceiling. The Laker softball team began play on its new field in 2008 and the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena is going through renovations. GVSU expanded its football stadium seating capacity to 8,550, added executive suites and a new scoreboard with a ProStar video display board. The GVSU Football Center, located in the north end zone of Lubbers Stadium, has been expanded by more than 4,000 feet, and a new track around the football field was installed in the summer of 1998. Lights were installed at Lubbers Stadium and the Rob Odejewski Weight Room was built in honor of the late Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Promotions. The baseball and soccer fields have added press boxes, storage space and concession areas. In addition, the fieldhouse locker room project, that enabled every varsity sport at Grand Valley State to have its own locker room, was spearheaded by Selgo. Prior to his arrival at Grand Valley State, Selgo was an Associate AD at the University of Toledo. While at Toledo Selgo was responsible for the day-to-day operations for Toledo’s 10 women’s and nine men’s sports teams that competed at the Division I level in the Mid-American Conference. Selgo was instrumental in the marketing and promoting of all 19 sports that the Toledo athletic department sponsored. A native of Pettisville, Ohio, Selgo was inducted into the Toledo Athletic Hall of Fame in February of 2001. He was a standout basketball player at Toledo from 1977-80, earning four varsity letters. The Rockets posted a four-year record of 87-26 during Selgo’s playing days on the hardwood. Selgo participated in two NCAA Midwest Regional Tournaments for Toledo. His 1978-79 Rocket squad claimed a first-round, 74-72, win over Iowa, before dropping a 79-71 decision to Notre Dame in the second round. In 1980, Selgo scored 18 points in Toledo’s 94-91 loss to Florida State in a first-round NCAA Tournament game. Selgo was part of two MAC Championship teams (1978-79 and 1979-80) and was co-captain of the ‘79-80 squad. He earned Mid-American Conference All-Academic honors in 1978, 1979 and 1980 and was named Senior Scholar/Athlete-of-the-Year at Toledo in 1980. Known as an outstanding shooter, Selgo still holds the UT record for free throw percentage in a single-season, converting 92.3 percent (48-of-52) during the 1978-79 season. He also holds the Toledo career free throw percentage record in MAC games, hitting 86.1 percent (62-of-72) and the single-season Rocket mark for MAC games of 93.9 percent (31of-33). Selgo graduated from Toledo in 1980 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and a minor in mathematics. Following graduation, Selgo remained at Toledo as a graduate assistant for the Toledo men’s basketball program and earned his master’s degree in education administration in 1982. He then served as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Toledo from 1982-1985. In 1985 he was named head women’s basketball coach at Toledo. Selgo served as head coach of the Rockets women’s basketball program for three years, turning around a program that is now at the top of the MAC. Selgo is married to the former Terry Bush and together the couple have three children: Jennifer (24), Rachel (22), and Daniel (16). Jennifer is married to Matt Mitchell and the couple has a newborn son, Trayton.
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Athletic Administration
Lisa Sweany
Tim Nott
Doug Lipinski
Walter Moore
Sandra Jennings
Janine Freeman
Sr. Associate Athletic Director Senior Woman Administrator
Associate Athletic Director Media Relations
Associate Athletic Director Marketing
Assistant Athletic Director Compliance
Administrative Assistant
Irwin Club Coordinator
Doug Witte
DJ Foster
Kelsey Deacon
Andy Fry
Josh Munk
Al Owens
Web and Graphic Designer Photographer
Assistant Sports Information Director
Sports Information Graduate Assistant
Ticket and Fan Development Manager
Game and Event Operations Manager
Game Management Assistant
Damon Arnold
Alicia Adell
Jamie Guigar
Mark Stoessner
Meghan Berry
Gretchen Gariepy
Director of Laker Advising
Assistant Director of Laker Advising
Laker Advising Graduate Assistant
Head Athletic Trainer
Assistant Athletic Director
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Barbara Helms Sharon Kowalczyk Medical Benefits Coordinator
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Athletic Department Secretary
Kate Harmon
Brad Wallace
Dorothy Vice
Elliot Jones
Athletic and Rec Facilities Manager
Athletic and Rec Facilities Manager
Athletic and Rec Facilities Office Assistant
Athletic and Rec Facilities Assistant Manager
Mark Nawrocki
Joe Bitely
Lynnea MacGeorge
Jessica Becker
Whitney Marsh
Athletic and Rec Facilties Equipment Manager
Climbing Center Manager
Athletic and Rec Facilities Memberships
Rec Center Graduate Assistant
Laker Turf Building Graduate Assistant
Head Coaches
Jerry Baltes
John Black
Andy Boyce
Track and Field Cross Country
Tennis
Swimming and Diving
Janel Burgess
Dave DiIanni
Steve Lyon
Women’s Basketball
Women’s Soccer
Baseball
Rebecca Mailloux
Chuck Martin
Deanne Scanlon
Women’s Golf
Football
Volleyball
Don Underwood
Ric Wesley
Doug Woods
Men’s Golf
Men’s Basketball
Softball
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Laker Facilities Lubbers Stadium With a permanent seating capacity of 8,550, Lubbers Stadium regularly welcomes over 12,000 fans to watch the Lakers play football. The football field is also surrounded by a full-sized track which has hosted the GLIAC Track and Field Championships.
Laker Soccer Field The Lakers claimed their first Great Lakes Region Championship in the friendly confines of the Laker Soccer Field. The field has also played host to several other NCAA Division II playoff games.
Laker Baseball Field The field that has seen the Lakers advance to the NCAA Division II World Series three-times has taken on a new look. The Lakers have added a new pro-style scoreboard along with a new clubhouse and suites located directly behind the home dugout.
Meadows Golf Course The Meadows Golf Course has hosted both the Men’s and Women’s NCAA Division II Golf National Championships. Golf Digest Magazine rated the course four and one half stars, while The Detroit News named it one of the top 25 public golf courses in Michigan.
Swimming Pool Built in 1982, the pool contains a competitive six lane swimming area, two diving platforms and has seating for 450 spectators. It is used primarily for Laker Swimming and Diving teams, but also used for open swim, lap swim, classes, and community programs.
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Where Champions Compete Laker Turf Building Grand Valley opened the indoor facility in 2008. It features a six lane track with nine sprint lanes along each side. There is also a 100 yard field-turf field inside the track that can be used for a variety of sports and activities. On the south side of the building there is seating for 800.
Laker Softball Field The Lakers compete at home on the field that was completed in the spring of 2008. The field was moved to accomodate the turf building. Along with the new field, GVSU added stadium seating behind home plate.
GVSU Fieldhouse Arena The arena has seen GVSU claim NCAA regional championships at home in men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and volleyball. The facility was partially renovated in 2008 to add full size courts on the ends of the main court.
GVSU Tennis Courts The Lakers play on six hard surface tennis courts located next to the Laker Turf Building. The lighted courts have also seen the recent addition of an outdoor basketball court as well as a beach volleyball area that has expanded the area.
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Grand Valley State University
Academic Excellence Outstanding students, rich learning environments, excellent faculty, individual advisors and mentors, a wide range of majors, hands-on research opportunities, and nationally ranked graduate programs all contribute to a challenging and rewarding educational experience. Our liberal education focus emphasizes critical thinking, creative problem solving, and cultural understanding, preparing students for life in a fast-changing world. It fosters a commitment to economic, social, and environmental sustainability and an inclusive campus that values diversity. Through this forward-thinking education, students are empowered to positively affect the global community now and in the future. Grand Valley reaches out to the community through its Continuing Education programs, VanAndel Global Trade Center, Annis Water Resources Institute, Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center, and many other programs and centers. •More than 200 areas of study, including 69 undergraduate majors and 26 graduate programs •Graduate-level research opportunities for undergraduate students •Diverse environment that promotes the development of intellect and creativity for both faculty and students •Nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review First-Rate Faculty Excellent academic credentials, unparalleled dedication, and active engagement in their scholarship and disciplines make for energized, accessible, and responsive faculty. •Talented and highly credentialed faculty are dedicated to teaching •Faculty are actively engaged in their disciplines •Faculty care about students, frequently developing mentoring relationships that last long after graduation
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Grand Valley State University Great Return on Investment An average class size of 28, collaborative faculty/student research opportunities, and classes taught by faculty, not teaching assistants, contribute to an exceptional learning environment. In addition, Grand Valley has been recognizedfor 11 straight years as one of “America’s 100 Best College Buys.” The return is that Grand Valley degrees are highly respected and valued by employers and graduate schools. • Smaller class sizes ensure personal, interactive learning • Faculty, not graduate students or teaching assistants, teach at all levels • Exceptional student life (more than 240 student organizations) and service learning experiences in world-class learning, living, and research facilities • More than 97 percent of Grand Valley graduates are successfully employed or pursuing advanced degrees
State-of-the-Art Facilities Grand Valley is continually setting new standards for excellence in how our facilities are used to promote academic achievement. Inspiring classroom and research facilities, modern living centers, wireless academic buildings, and convenient student services make Grand Valley campuses ideal places to study, learn, and live. Our commitment to sustainability and the environment is evident in our meeting LEED (Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design) specifications in all our new construction projects. •New academic, research, performance, and athletic facilities provide forums for learning on every level •Lake Ontario Hall, opened in 2005, is the newest of Grand Valley’s “green” buildings and part of the university’s sustainability initiative •The Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences, located in the heart of West Michigan’s life science corridor, will help prepare the next generation of professionals for advanced opportunities in health care research, education, diagnosis, and treatment •Wireless academic buildings make connecting to email and the Internet easy and convenient •Modern living centers are some of the newest in the state, tripling our number of beds over the past five years
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Grand Valley State University Outstanding Locations The vibrant residential main campus in Allendale and dynamic urban campus in Grand Rapids are connected by a convenient shuttle system. The safe, secure campuses are located in Michigan’s West Coast, close to the sandy beaches of Lake Michigan and the cultural opportunities of Grand Rapids. Plus, both campuses are just a few hours from Chicago and Detroit. Grand Valley also has regional locations in Holland, Muskegon, and Traverse City. • The Pew Grand Rapids Campus is located in the heart of Michigan’s second largest city, close to internship, employment, and community outreach programs • The free campus shuttle links students, faculty, and staff to the entire Grand Rapids transit system • Grand Valley also offers bachelor’s and master’s degree courses in Holland, Muskegon, and Traverse City
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