But this sophomore-dominated team regrouped and finished by winning 7 of 8 remaining games, posting a 7–4 record. Grand Valley State Lakers. Winning this game allowed Grand Valley to sign many top All-State players which started their push to national attention. GVSU entered the game 0–6 against the Indians all-time, however, the Lakers scored on their first eight possessions in the first half and built a 50–7 halftime lead. The game was sure to be a defensive battle as both teams rode their defenses to the title game. The winter following the 1990 season, Coach Beck left 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 Laker's to success on the gridiron. Steve Brockelbank was the offensive coordinator for the second year as well as the assistant head coach. The Grand Valley State Lakers football team represent Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in NCAA Division II football. [citation needed] Lubbers Stadium also saw numerous improvements, including a new football complex with home and visiting locker rooms, and expanded seating, bringing the official capacity of Lubbers Stadium to nearly 9,000. [citation needed]. [citation needed] The Lakers went out and defeated Evansville 28–14 and finished the year 6–5. Leading the way was junior defensive end Michael McFadden who was a consensus All-American and the National Defensive Player of the Year. Grand Valley outscored their opponents 259–120[citation needed] and posted their first winning season at 6–3. Check back here for all the latest news. Additionally, senior defensive end Michael McFadden tied the NCAA All-Division record for consecutive games with a quarterback sack (17), and broke the Division II quarterback sack record (33.5) for a career. In 1978, with Quinley at the controls, the Lakers suffered early losses to Northern Michigan and Bowling Green State, but bounced back to win eight straight games including a repeat of the GLIAC title and an NAIA Playoff victory over Wisconsin-LaCrosse. Ht. MON: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Luke McLean Rockford (Rockford, MI) 5-11 / 180. [citation needed] Conference AD's selected Ashland, despite losing to GV 31–20 earlier in the season, to represent the conference in the playoffs. The Lakers then posted back-to-back 8–3 seasons in "95" and "96", finishing second in the MIFC both years, but no playoff games either season. [citation needed] Scott Mackey, GV's All-American DB picked off a pass late in the second quarter to score the games only TD and give GVSU a 10–3 win. Grand Valley finished the season 13–1 overall and set the school record for most wins in a single season. NA. Sep 14 Sat Football . [5] Grand Valley was ranked #1 and was undefeated and Northwest was ranked #5 and had lost one game but hosted the game because of strength of schedule. Ware and Matt Judon paced the defense in sacks with 3.5 a piece. Box Office Hours. The 1993 season saw the Lakers slide a bit posting a 6–3–2 record with key losses to Indiana (PA), Ashland and Hillsdale. 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 the NAIA playoffs. He also returned two kickoffs for touchdowns. [citation needed]. Luther Ware led in sacks and Rob Carlisle and Matt Baker were tops with four interceptions a pice. 2021 Notre Dame Season 0-0. List of Green Bay Packers starting quarterbacks, List of Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterbacks, List of Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks. Recruiting Guidance; Teams; Commits; Pricing; Log In; Sign Up ; Grand Valley High School Orwell, OH. The Lakers, playing 21 seniors built up a 24–0 lead and went on to shock the Wildcats 31–14 before a large crowd, which included many top recruites. Grand Valley finished third in the final 1989 Division II regular season 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. Jeff Fox was awarded AA status from CoSIDA/Daktronics/Football Gazette as did Billy Cook, Spcl Teams – AA Football Gazette. Charles Johnson led the receivers with 1030 yards and 15 touchdowns. Recruiting Guidance; Teams; Commits; Pricing; Log In; Sign Up ; Grand Valley Christian Grand Rapids, MI. Then came a matchup against longtime nemesis Indiana University of Pennsylvania. GVSU claimed their fourth consecutive GLIAC championship. 1973 also marked the beginning of the multitude of individual national honors coming to GVSU players with the first NAIA All-American Honorable Mention (AAHM) awarded to offensive guard Tom Tefft. [citation needed] Hawkins forced the Sioux QB to fumble, and Lucius returned the ball 59 yards to the North Dakota 20-yard line. Five plays later, Omon broke loose for a 98-yard touchdown run with just over 9 minutes remaining. 11-2 2020. Andre Thomas finished second in the GLIAC in tackles for loss and sacks. This loss knocked GVSU out of the playoffs even though they won the conference. The second decade of the program saw a continuation of its winning ways. 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. [citation needed] However, Martin led the Lakers to their second undefeated season in history, going 13–0 and defeating Northwest Missouri State University, ranked 21st in the nation coming into the tournament, lowest ever in Division II football. 1979 also saw the completion and dedication of the new stadium and track complex named after its president, Arend D. Lubbers, on September 15. They played the NSIC champion Winona State University at their field and won a hard fought game 16–13. Charles Johnson again lead the team in receiving with 1199 yards and 16 tds. Jeff Quinn Coaching Résumé. Robert "Rip" Collins, a successful high school coach at Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills High School, became the program's first head coach. [citation needed] However, since they were the lowest-seed (6th) in the Northwest region (the GLIAC had been moved out of the NE after other conferenced lobbied the NCAA[citation needed]), GV had to go on the road in the playoffs, again. Senior linebacker Mike Hoad picked off a pass on the Laker 10-yard line to preserve the win and give GVSU back-to-back NCAA D-II National Championships. In 2007 the Lakers ran their win streak to 40 games, setting the NCAA Division II record for longest consecutive win streak;[1] this streak ended a loss to Northwest Missouri State in the 2007 National Semi-Final Game. View the Grand Valley Christian Football FieldLevel page to see what athletes have been recruited from the program. Chris Tiede and Eric Lynch earned AA honors for the second year – Tiede from the AP, Football Gazette & Kodak – Lynch from the Football Gazette; Todd Wood, DB – AA (GTE/COSIDA); Mark Smith, OT – AA (GTE/COSIDA); Jim Cramer, DT – AA Football Gazette; Jack Hull, QB – AAHM Football Gazette; Bill McGory, OG – AAHM Football Gazette and Bob Michell, TE – AAHM Football Gazette. The top-ranked Lakers squared off against second-ranked Valdosta State. He posted his 20th and 30th wins faster than any of his predecessors,[citation needed] and upon his departure posted a 118–35–2 record with two National Championships in thirteen seasons of competition. Coach 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. GVYF is committed to ensuring a safe and positive playing environment for all athletes. Following 2002, the 2003 motto was "Tradition Never Graduates. He was also second in receiving tds with 3. [citation needed] The current record of 14,557 people was set when No. 1 Grand Valley State defeated rival Ferris State in the first game of the season. The offense was very explosive once again leading the GLIAC in scoring offense. GVSU led 10–3 in the closing minutes as North Dakota was driving. [citation needed] The 2006 senior class produced a career record of 52–4 over 4 seasons. 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